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Earnhardt dies following Daytona euchre contingencyDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Seven-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt, 49, was fatally injured Sunday in a multi-car accident on the final lap of the 43rd Daytona d at Daytona International Speedway. "NASCAR has lost its greatest driver," verbalize NASCAR Chairman of the card Bill France, who himself is recovering from life threatening illnesses, "and I personally begin lost a great friend." His wife Teresa was at his side at the time of death. Dr. Steve Bohannon, emergency trauma surgeon who was on one of the ambulances that responded, said, "My surmise would be head injuries, basically to the base of the skull." Earnhardt, who won the 1998 Daytona 500, was unconscious when he was cut from his no(prenominal) 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet after the accident surrounded by Turns 3 and 4 of the 2.5-mile speedway as a tangled pack of cars raced to the draw flag. He was immediately transpor ted to Halifax, less than one-mile from the speedway. "I dont tell apart what to say. This is incredible, just incredible. I think e very(prenominal)body is just in shock duty now. "I didnt see much of what happened up there (in the one-fourth turn). After the race was over, I heard things didnt look very good but, man, Earnhardt. You figure hell bounce right back," said Jeremy Mayfield, driver of the No. 12 Penske Ford. Your first thought is, hey, hell probably hail back next week at Rockingham and beat us all. "My optic goes out to Theresa and Dale, Jr., Kerry and Kelly, and to Taylor Nicole." Earnhardt was pronounced dead while his driver, Michael Waltrip, was being interviewed in the Daytona put right box after his first career victory in 463 starts. In the accident, Ken Schraders No. 36 Pontiac was pinned against the outside wall by Earnhardts out-of-control No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, which came from a lower lane on the 31-degree banked turn. "I dont know what happened -- all of a sudden we were all crashing," said Schrader, who was unharmed in the accident. "I guess someone got into Dale because Dale got into me and then we went up. We hit more or less hard and Dale hit harder." Schrader tried to visit Earnhardts car after the accident ended, but quickly left the area. I didnt get to talk to Dale," Schrader said of his escape. "I went over there and then they (safety workers) got there real quick, so I got the hell out of the way.