Had lived. Would there have been the go or go homers? Would there have been a COT? How about some of the other safety devices that are in use today? These are questions that no one really knows for sure but we do know, according to NASCAR, the COT was developed for safety because of the wreck that Dale had. Would the Hans device be mandatory today? Again, it was being encourged at the time of Dales Death, but would it be mandatory? Would Richmond (meant Rockingham as my friend Section pointed out) have closed? That is another question that can be brought up, would Dale have had some influence in keeping a race at the Rock.
It is easy to ask what would of happened if..... Reality is we don't really know, what we do know his death lead to a lot of changes in NASCAR, some of them good some not so good but all done in the name of safety to keep someone else from coming to the same fate as Dale did.
Dale was an individual that you either liked or you didn't like. There seemed to be no inbetween. Personnelly, I was an Individual that didn't like Dale, Just when he did things that could allow you to tolerate him he would dump someone and piss you off once again. But that was Dale, It would have been interesting to see how he handled the likes of a Kyle Bush, Kury Bush, even his own son. What would his thoughts of JJ have been? Would Mikey still be at DEI and if not would he still be an owner of Toyotas. What would Dale think of Toyota coming into NASCAR. Personnelly, I think Dale would have welcomed Toyota, just one more whipping post.
Again there are numerous what if"s that could be brought up. But there is one What if that I don't think anyone can disagree with. Whether you liked him or dispised him Dale Earnhardt was, is and always will be missed in NASCAR.. Happy Birthday Dale, and may you rest in peace.