戴爾·恩哈特（Dale Earnhardt）的幸運便士

停止生產一分錢，讓收藏家吞噬了1美分硬幣的剩下的東西，並且仍然將永遠粘在戴爾·恩哈特（Dale Earnhardt）的舊雪佛蘭（Chevrolet）上，這是納斯卡（ Nascar）歷史上最幸運的變化。

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla (AP) — Stop making the penny, let collectors hoard what’s left of the 1 cent coin, and there will still be one eternally glued to Dale Earnhardt’s old Chevrolet, the luckiest piece of loose change in NASCAR history.

佛羅里達州代托納比奇（AP） - 停止賺錢，讓收藏家ho積1美分硬幣，仍然將永遠粘在戴爾·恩哈特（Dale Earnhardt）的舊雪佛蘭（Chevrolet）上，這是納斯卡（Nascar）歷史上最幸運的變化。

The penny was doomed into obscurity after President Donald Trump this week directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new ones, citing the rising cost of producing the coin.

唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）總統本週指示財政部停止鑄造新的，理由是生產硬幣的成本上漲，因此一分錢注定要默默無聞。

The memories that linger of Earnhardt, 24 years after his death in the 2001 Daytona 500, and of the penny given to him by a 6-year-old girl ahead of his 1998 Daytona 500 victory, are priceless to those who were there for one of NASCAR’s seminal moments.

在他在2001年Daytona 500去世24年後，Earnhardt的回憶以及一分錢在1998年Daytona 500勝利之前給他的一分錢，對那些在那裡的人來說是無價的NASCAR的開創性時刻。

“I know,” Earnhardt crew chief Larry McReynolds said this week, when asked if he heard of the penny’s impending demise, “the ’98 lucky penny.”

“我知道，”恩哈特（Earnhardt）船長拉里·麥克雷諾茲（Larry McReynolds）本周說，當被問及他是否聽說了一分錢即將來臨的滅亡時，“ '98 Lucky Penny。 ”

Lucky, indeed.

幸運的是。

At that point, Earnhardt, even with his seven NASCAR championships, was a victim of bad luck, missed opportunities and close calls that stamped him 0 for 19 in NASCAR’s biggest race.

那時，恩哈特（Earnhardt）即使獲得了七個NASCAR冠軍，也是運氣不好的受害者，錯過了機會，並在NASCAR最大的比賽中為他獲得了19桿的近距離電話。

Earnhardt was NASCAR’s “Intimidator,” a nickname earned for a fierce driving style and a relentless pursuit of the checkered flag that fueled his Hall of Fame career.

恩哈特（Earnhardt）是納斯卡（NASCAR）的“恐嚇者”，這是一個綽號，以凶猛的駕駛風格和對助長他名人堂職業的方格旗幟的不懈追求。

Winning the Daytona 500 was the only milestone that eluded Earnhardt over the first two decades of his career.

在他職業生涯的前二十年中，贏得Daytona 500是唯一避開Earnhardt的里程碑。

Earnhardt had a number of fluky failures in the race. In 1997, with 10 laps to go and running near the front, he was involved in a late crash that sent his car flipping down on the backstretch. In 1993, Dale Jarrett passed him for the lead on the last lap. In ギリス 1991, he obliterated a seagull on the backstretch, damaging his radiator and forcing him to pit for repairs. In 1990, he cut a tire less than a mile from the finish line, allowing Derrike Cope to steal one of his two career victories.

恩哈特（Earnhardt）在比賽中發生了許多頻率的失敗。在1997年，有10圈可走在前面，他捲入了一次後期的撞車事故，使他的汽車在倒退上翻轉。 1993年，戴爾·賈瑞特（Dale Jarrett）在最後一圈獲得領先。在1991年，他在倒帶上抹去了一隻海鷗，損壞了散熱器，並迫使他進行維修。在1990年，他距終點線不到一英里的輪胎，使Derrike Cope搶走了他的兩次職業勝利之一。

Earnhardt long boasted one of the best teams in NASCAR driving for team owner Richard Childress.

恩哈特·朗（Earnhardt Long）擁有NASCAR駕駛的最佳球隊之一Richard Childress。

Who knew he needed a little girl and her penny to finally win Daytona?

誰知道他需要一個小女孩和她的便士才能終於贏得代托納？

Earnhardt credited 6-year-old Wessa Miller for helping him get that elusive win. He met Miller through the Make-A-Wish Foundation following the final practice for the race. Miller gave Earnhardt the penny and told him she had rubbed it and that it would bring him good luck. As she handed it to him, he said he hoped so.

恩哈特（Earnhardt）歸功於6歲的韋莎·米勒（Wessa Miller）幫助他獲得了難以捉摸的勝利。在比賽的最終練習之後，他通過願意的基金會與米勒會面。米勒給了恩哈特一分錢，並告訴他她已經擦了它，這會給他帶來好運。當她把它交給他時，他說他希望如此。

Earnhardt brushed past McReynolds in the garage and started digging through his tool box and drawers looking for a weather-strip adhesive that was often used to glue lug nuts on the wheels. Earnhardt essentially traded his helmet for a hard hat and went to work sticking that penny on the dash of the No. 3.

恩哈特（Earnhardt）刷了車庫裡的麥克雷諾（McReynolds），開始挖掘他的工具箱和抽屜，尋找一種天氣纏繞的粘合劑，該粘合劑通常被用來粘在車輪上。恩哈特（Earnhardt）本質上將他的頭盔換成一頂硬帽，然後去工作，把那筆便士貼在第三名的破折號上。

“He had enough glue to glue a dollar’s worth of pennies on,” McReynolds said. “It was running down the sleeve of his uniform. Finally I said, ‘if I help you glue this penny on the dash, can we get down to business and talk about this race car?”

麥克雷諾茲說：“他有足夠的膠水粘合一美元的便士。” “它沿著他的製服的袖子奔跑。最後，我說：“如果我幫助您將這一分錢粘在破折號上，我們可以開始做生意並談論這輛賽車嗎？”

Whether it was the penny, the racing Gods finally on their side, or maybe Earnhardt was just that damn good, he finally won the Daytona 500.

無論是一分錢，賽車終於終於站在他們身邊，還是恩哈特真是太好了，他終於贏得了Daytona 500。

As Earnhardt crossed the finish line, the grandstands erupted in celebration. No one expected that emotion to carry onto pit road. As Earnhardt drove toward victory lane, crew members from nearly every team lined up to congratulate him.

隨著恩哈特（Earnhardt）越過終點線，看台爆發在慶祝活動中。沒有人期望這種情緒能帶入維修區。當恩哈特（Earnhardt）朝勝利巷（Victory Lane）開車時，幾乎每個團隊的機組人員都排隊向他表示祝賀。

Now, 27 years later, the No. 3 Chevrolet is forever frozen as it was in victory lane, confetti and all — penny glued on the dash — at the RCR Museum in Welcome, North Carolina.

27年後的現在，在北卡羅來納州歡迎的RCR博物館中，雪佛蘭第三十字的雪佛蘭永遠被凍結。

“I always enjoy going in there and seeing the mural of the victory lane photo behind it,” McReynolds said.

麥克雷諾茲說：“我總是喜歡去那裡看到勝利車道照片的壁畫。”

The win was a moment in NASCAR worth every penny — especially that last one.

勝利是在NASCAR的一刻，值得每一分錢，尤其是最後一分錢。

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