Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

Tom Gillispie
Cumberland House Publishing (2008)
ISBN 9781581826388
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer for Reader Views (6/08)


Mr. Gillispie has given us a view of Dale Earnhardt that many do not see. His ability to show both sides of Dale is riveting, easy-to-read and makes one thankful he came into our lives.

Several famous drivers have given their impression of what it was like to be around Dale on and off the track. Even though he was one of the best and toughest drivers around, he also was a man who gave back to his community by visiting sick children in hospitals and providing funds and seeds for farmers whose land was going under due to disasters.

“Angel in Black” begins when Dale was younger and racing was his only goal in life. His father taught him the trade and during middle school Dale quit school and began training full time.  At the age of twenty-nine, Dale won his first race, but his dad wouldn’t be there to see it as he had died of a heart attack.

“Angel in Black” is a wonderful, true story of those who feared and loved Dale Earnhardt.

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