The heaven 500 was getting an all-star race...
for the racing departed, heroes of the track, with nerves of steel
and sitting on the pole, was a cat named Neil

Adam Petty was there with his beautiful smile
Kenny Irvan determined to finish in style.

Lee Petty was glowing with grandfatherly pride,
with Davey and Clifford both in a new ride

Fireball Roberts floated in on a cloud,
while Tony Roper waved to the heavenly crowd

Morrosso and Nemecheck, then Tim Richmond appeared
Alan Kulwicki strapped in while the racing fans cheered

The honorary started for this heavenly race,
Ralph Earnhardt was chosen, a tear on his face

But the red flag flew, it had just begun,
and every eye was open wide and looking to the son

A last minute entry was the cause of the delay
the fans were instructed to kneel and pray

The heavens turned black and the clouds turned dark
the lightening was brilliant, the thunder did bark

Then out of the rumbling for all to see
The clouds formed a number... a black number three

The heavenly fans then erupted with pride
and welcomed this star who had recently died

With a bolt of lightening Dale Earnhardt arrived
and he stood before Jesus, his spirit revived

Jesus hugged his precious child then revealed his perfect plan
"I brought you home to let you know that I'm your biggest fan!"

The intimidator was needed for this heavenly race
leaving all of earthly fans with honor and grace

Ralph Earnhardt stepped forward and embraced his son
then whispered in his ear, "let's go have some fun!"

As Ralph stood proud the green flag flew
The crown went wild and the tension grew

And just like salvation the admission was free
and every eye focused on the black number 3

When the checkered flag dropped not a dry eye remained:
It was a photo finish and Jesus explained...

There are no losers on this heavenly track
This was a welcome party for the man in black

This poem was written right after Earnhardt's untimely death by an old and close friend of mine, Calvin, a die-hard Earnhardt fan.
He gave me permission to post it, but remember,
this poem is not for distribution and may NOT be copied in any way.

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