YouTube download / The Orchard Movies video / Trailer for 'Blink of An Eye,' NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip's reflection on the death of Dale Earnhardt in the 2001 Daytona 500. This is a trailer for the movie that opens in theaters on Sept 6th in New York and Los Angeles, and nationwide on Sept. 12 - in partnership with Fathom Events.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The ultimate movie that tells the tragic story of the triumph for NASCAR driver Michael Waltrip and the tragedy of Dale Earnhardt's crash-marred death in the 2001 Daytona 500 hits theaters next month.
Blink of an Eye chronicles the star-crossed relationship between Michael Waltrip, a perennial underdog, and Dale Earnhardt, the most feared & iconic driver in NASCAR history.
On the fateful running of the Daytona 500 at the inception of the 2001 season, Michael Waltrip broke his 462-race losing streak in epic, but heart-breaking fashion, in what is considered the Super Bowl of motorsports.
Triumph becomes tragedy, as Waltrip's best friend and team owner, Dale Earnhardt, crashes in the final lap - creating a shocking debt that is paid back in spectacular and dramatic fashion on Waltrip's emotionally-charged return to Daytona, and a race to the finish with Dale's son, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Triumph becomes tragedy, as Michael Waltrip's best friend and team owner, Dale Earnhardt, crashes in the final lap - creating a shocking debt that is paid back in spectacular and dramatic fashion on Waltrip's emotionally-charged return to Daytona, and a race to the finish with Dale's son, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Blink of an Eye stars Waltrip and Earnhardt Jr. and is directed by multi-Emmy award-winning filmmaker Paul Taublieb, producer of The Vow, Unchained: The Untold Story of Freestyle MotoCross.