NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr breaks his silence after escaping fiery plane crash saying his wife, daughter and dog Gus are 'truly blessed' to have survived as he thanks emergency services
NEW Dale Earnhardt Jr released a statement on Monday, four days after his private plane went up in flames and careened off the runway at Elizabethton Municipal Airport in Tennessee. The racer, his wife Amy and their one-year-old daughter Ilsa were hospitalized with minor injuries. Earnhardt said the family would not be speculating about the cause of the crash, which is now under investigation.