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Which drivers intimidate now? Nobody's Earnhardt, but there are scary ones

By David Newton
ESPN.com

Friday, October 31, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Terry Labonte was only three turns from the checkered flag as he made his final lap around Bristol Motor Speedway on a picture-perfect night in 1999. Unfortunately, the black No. 3 of Dale Earnhardt loomed in his rearview mirror like a dark cloud. Booo! Before Labonte could get through the 36-degree banking of Turn 2, Earnhardt turned Labonte's car sideways and sent him spinning into the backstretch wall. As he accepted the trophy in Victory Lane, Earnhardt said he didn't m ...

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