• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    10
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    He was just a very talented and seemingly likeable person who a lot of people loved and admired. The fact that he died young trying to win a race* probably added to his regional hero status.

    You’d probably need to understand how big a deal NASCAR really is in some parts of the South to fully get it 🤷

    *death actually even MORE badass, see the reply below