A strange story from Dale Earnhardt, Jr. this week. The Associated Press reported that, in an interview for CBS's "60 Minutes" Earnhardt says that his late father may have helped him get out of the flames that erupted after a crash in a sports car this past summer.
Earnhardt was practicing for a road race at Sonoma, California last July. His car slid off the course, crashed and caught fire. Speaking with Mike Wallace, Earnhardt said that he doesn't remember anything from the time he unbuckled his belts until the time he was laying on a stretcher.
His father died three years ago in a racing accident on the final lap of the Daytona 500.
The interview was aired on "60 Minutes" Wednesday night.
The younger Earnhardt suffered second degree burns on his legs, neck and chin. He missed some racing time over the next several weeks. During his recovery he was able to start the NASCAR races where his reputation shines, but had to get out during pit stops and be replaced by a substitute.
In the interview with Mike Wallace, Earnhardt said that, despite his lack of memory of those moments, he feels that someone had him under the arms and helped him out of the burning car. As soon as he was freed, he yelled at one of his representatives to "find the guy" who helped him.
The representative replied that no one helped him get out. He had gotten out by himself before a rescue crew arrived.
If only his late father had warned him to slow down for the curve, he might not have crashed.
It looks like baseball is finally returning to the nation's capital. This past week, MLB told the city housing the nation's capital that it has approved the moving of the Expos from Montreal to RFK stadium in D.C.
As the old Washington Senators, the franchise played in D.C. from 1901 to 1960. They then went to Minnesota as the Twins.
An expansion franchise, also called the Senators, called Washington home from 1961 to 1971, when they moved to Texas as the Rangers.
Since the Rangers' franchise still owns the right to the name, Senators, it is not known whether the team will return as the Senators or whether they will have to come up with something else.
The deal still has to be approved by three fourths of the major league owners and stand up to some legal challenges from the former limited partners of the Expos.