Sundays Will Never Be the Same by Darrell Waltrip

February 18, 2001, was the day NASCAR racing changed forever.  It was the first race of the first season of Fox NASCAR coverage (they had been covering speedweeks for the last two weeks); it was Darryl Waltrip's first race as an announcer; it was Michael Waltrip's first Daytona 500 win, and it was the day Dale Earnhardt crashed in the next to last lap of the race and died.

This book is more than a discussion of Earnhardt's death.  Waltrip covers his career from young dirt track racer, to NASCAR, to the announce booth.  Although encouraged by his parents, he created his career from the ground up.  He was lucky, sincere, and hard working.  He was also honest and funny. He tells how his faith in God helped him overcome his bad boy behavior. It's a great read if you are interested in the 80's and 90's in NASCAR.

If you want to read more about the events surrounding Dale Earnhardt's death, read Michael Waltrip;s book In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day that Changed Everything.