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In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day that Changed Everything
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In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day that Changed EverythingIn the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day that Changed Everything

There was one lap to go in the 2001 Daytona 500, NASCAR's most celebrated event. Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were running one-two. Junior's legendary dad, the driver race fans called "The Intimidator," was close behind in third, blocking anyone who might try to pass. Waltrip couldn't stop thinking about all the times he'd struggled to stay ahead--and the 462 NASCAR Cup races he'd lost without a single win. He'd been a race-car driver all his adult life, following in the footsteps of his brother Darrell, a three-time NASCAR champion. And his losing streak was getting more painful every race.  
 
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Tags: NASCAR, Waltrip, driver, Daytona, following, Changed
Speed Dating
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Speed DatingSpeed Dating

Dylan Hargreave thinks I'm an actress paid to pose as his girlfriend at a North Carolina society wedding. How did this happen to me, of all people? Kendall Clarke, award-winning actuary, the veritable shining star of number crunchers who, just hours ago, learned her responsible fiance (sorry, ex-fiance) called off our wedding because he'd gotten one of my colleagues pregnant. What are the odds?
 
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Tags: wedding, Dylan, taking, Hargreave, NASCAR, Speed, responsible, fiance, learned