戴尔·恩哈特（Dale Earnhardt）的幸运便士

停止生产一分钱，让收藏家吞噬了1美分硬币的剩下的东西，并且仍然将永远粘在戴尔·恩哈特（Dale Earnhardt）的旧雪佛兰（Chevrolet）上，这是纳斯卡（Nascar）历史上最幸运的变化。

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.

佛罗里达州代托纳比奇（AP） - 停止赚钱，让收藏家ho积1美分硬币，仍然将永远粘在戴尔·恩哈特（Dale Earnhardt）的旧雪佛兰（Chevrolet）上，这是纳斯卡（Nascar）历史上最幸运的变化。

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.

唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）总统本周指示财政部停止铸造新的，理由是生产硬币的成本上涨，因此一分钱注定要默默无闻。

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年后，Earnhardt的回忆以及一分钱在1998年Daytona 500胜利之前给他的一分钱，对那些在那里的人来说是无价的NASCAR的开创性时刻。

“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）船长拉里·麦克雷诺兹（Larry McReynolds）本周说，当被问及他是否听说了一分钱即将来临的灭亡时，“ '98 Lucky Penny。”

Lucky, indeed.

幸运的是。

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.

那时，恩哈特（Earnhardt）即使获得了七个NASCAR冠军，也是运气不好的受害者，错过了机会，并在NASCAR最大的比赛中为他获得了19杆的近距离电话。

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）是纳斯卡（NASCAR）的“恐吓者”，这是一个绰号，以凶猛的驾驶风格和对助长他名人堂职业的方格旗帜的不懈追求。

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

在他职业生涯的前二十年中，赢得Daytona 500是唯一避开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）在比赛中发生了许多频率的失败。在1997年，有10圈可走在前面，他卷入了一次后期的撞车事故，使他的汽车在倒退上翻转。 1993年，戴尔·贾瑞特（Dale Jarrett）在最后一圈获得领先。在1991年，他在倒带上抹去了一只海鸥，损坏了散热器，并迫使他进行维修。在1990年，他距终点线不到一英里的轮胎，使Derrike Cope抢走了他的两次职业胜利之一。

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

恩哈特·朗（Earnhardt Long）拥有NASCAR驾驶的最佳球队之一Richard Childress。

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

谁知道他需要一个小女孩和她的便士才能终于赢得代托纳？

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）归功于6岁的韦莎·米勒（Wessa Miller）帮助他获得了难以捉摸的胜利。在比赛的最终练习之后，他通过愿意的基金会与米勒会面。米勒给了恩哈特一分钱，并告诉他她已经擦了它，这会给他带来好运。当她把它交给他时，他说他希望如此。

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）刷了车库里的麦克雷诺（McReynolds），开始挖掘他的工具箱和抽屉，寻找一种天气缠绕的粘合剂，该粘合剂通常被用来粘在车轮上。恩哈特（Earnhardt）本质上将他的头盔换成一顶硬帽，然后去工作，把那笔便士贴在第三名的破折号上。

“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?”

麦克雷诺兹说：“他有足够的胶水粘合一美元的便士。” “它沿着他的制服的袖子奔跑。最后，我说：“如果我帮助您将这一分钱粘在破折号上，我们可以开始做生意并谈论这辆赛车吗？”

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.

无论是一分钱，赛车终于终于站在他们身边，还是恩哈特真是太好了，他终于赢得了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.

随着恩哈特（Earnhardt）越过终点线，看台爆发在庆祝活动中。没有人期望这种情绪能带入维修区。当恩哈特（Earnhardt）朝胜利巷（Victory Lane）开车时，几乎每个团队的机组人员都排队向他表示祝贺。

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年后的现在，在北卡罗来纳州欢迎的RCR博物馆中，雪佛兰第三十字的雪佛兰永远被冻结。

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

麦克雷诺兹说：“我总是喜欢去那里看到胜利车道照片的壁画。”

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

胜利是在NASCAR的一刻，值得每一分钱，尤其是最后一分钱。

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