Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Uncut: 60 Minutes Special   -  About the Series

Dale Earnhardt Jr., the most popular driver on the NASCAR Nextel Cup circuit, sits down with Mike Wallace to talk about the fiery crash that could have ended his life. Get the full story, with an hour of never-before-seen footage in this special CMT edition of 60 Minutes. Earnhardt Jr. crashed while practicing for a road race during a NASCAR off week in July. He suffered second-degree burns on his neck and legs when his car, inside and out, was engulfed in flames. In the 14 seconds it took him to get out of the car, it occurred to him that he might not make it out. "At that moment, you think of everything. This could be how I go. This would really suck if it's the way I'm going out." At 29, Junior, son of the late stock car legend Dale Earnhardt, knows that danger and death are occupational hazards. In fact, he witnessed his father's 2001 life-ending crash through the rearview mirror of his own racecar on the track at Daytona. His father's legacy, something he will always carry, has at times been a burden but more often a blessing and sometimes downright spooky. Junior even thinks it's possible his dad had something to do with him getting out of that fiery car. "I don't want to put some weird psycho twist on it like he was pulling me out or anything, but he had a lot to do with me getting out of that car."