Uptown Charlotte will light up Tuesday night in honor of Dale Earnhardt

  

 

    The Charlotte skyline will illuminate with 45,730 blue LED lights atop the Duke Energy Building in honor of Dale Earnhardt on Feb. 18, 2014. 
   The light presentation at the 786-foot-tall Duke Energy Building, as well as the annual Candlelight Tribute at Dale Earnhardt Inc. in Mooresville, N.C., is presented by The Dale Earnhardt Foundation. 
   Earnhardt was killed in a last-lap wreck in the 2001 Daytona 500. 
   The foundation's mission is to "Continue The Legend" that sustains Earnhardt's lifelong commitment to children, education and environmental/wildlife preservation. 
   The candlelight tribute with open showroom is held from 6-8 p.m. ET at Dale Earnhardt Inc.