Earnhardt Report Date Pushed Back: NASCAR president Mike Helton said the much-anticipated accident report from the crash that killed Earnhardt at Daytona in February won’t be finished for several weeks. NASCAR initially said the report would be concluded in early August, perhaps before the Brickyard 400. “We’re certainly into the middle of August now (before the release),” Helton said during Brickyard testing at IMS. “It might go to the end of the month, too.” Helton confirmed that the sanctioning body conducted an extensive accident re-creation last week at Daytona International Speedway, although he would not elaborate on the session or discuss the findings that came from it. NASCAR might not be able to pinpoint what killed Earnhardt, given the many elements involved, including the impact of the crash, the driver’s severed seat belt and the lack of a head-and-neck support system(Indianapolis Star)(7-27-2001)
