Pictures: Friends, family and fans mourn the death of Dale Earnhardt

A memorial stands outside the gates of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt’s corporate headquarters with flags at half-staff February 19, 2001 in Mooresville, NC. The memorial was started by fans paying tribute to Earnhardt, who was killed during a final lap crash of the February 18, 2001 Daytona 500 NASCAR race.   (ERIK PEREL, AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

Robert Holdsworth, holding his son Travis, and his daughter Kyla, look over a memorial outside the gates of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt’s corporate headquarters 19 February 2001 in Moorseville, NC. The memorial was started by fans paying tribute to Earnhardt, who was killed during a final lap crash of the 18 February 2001 Daytona 500 NASCAR race.   (ERIK PEREL, AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

Deatria Thomas of Salisbury, NC holds a candle at a memorial outside the gates of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt’s corporate headquarters in Moorseville, NC 19 February 2001. The memorial was started by fans paying tribute to Earnhardt, who was killed in a final lap crash of the 18 February 2001 Daytona 500 NASCAR race.   (ERIK PEREL, AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

A portrait of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Sr., adorns a memorial outside Earnhardt’s corporate headquarters February 19, 2001 in Mooresville, NC. The memorial was started by fans paying tribute to the NASCAR legend, who was killed during a final-lap crash of the 2001 Daytona 500 NASCAR race.   (ERIK PEREL, AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

Friends and family of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Sr. enter Calvary Church in Charlotte, NC, February 22, 2001 for Earnhardt’s memorial service. Earnhardt was killed instantly in a last-lap crash of the 2001 Daytona 500 NASCAR race.   (ERIK PEREL, AFP/GETTY IMAGES)

Friends and family of Dale Earnhardt Sr. enter Calvary Church in Charlotte, N.C. for Earnhardt’s 22 February 2001 memorial service. Earnhardt Sr. was killed instantly in a last-lap crash of the 2001 Daytona 500 NASCAR race.   (ERIK PEREL, AFP/GETTY IMAGES)