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Dale Earnhardt

Personal information
Birth dateApril 29, 1951
Birth placeKannapolis, North Carolina
DiedFebruary 18, 2001(age 49) Daytona Beach, Florida
Cause of deathBasilar skull fracture from crash in Turn 4 on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.
Achievements1980 / 1986 / 1987 / 1990 / 1991 / 1993 / 1994 Winston Cup Series Champion 1998 Daytona 500 Winner Sprint All-Star Race III, VI, and IX Winner 1990 / 1995 / 1999 / 2000 IROC Champion
Awards1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year Listed as one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers 2001 NASCAR Most Popular Driver 2002 Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee 2006 International Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee 2010 NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series statistics
Total Cup Races677
Years In Cup27
Best cup position1st � 1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994
First race1975 World 600 (Charlotte)
Last race2001 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
First win1979 Southeastern 500 (Bristol)
Last win2000 Winston 500 (Talladega)
Cup Wins76
Top tens428
Pole position22

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Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. (April 29, 1951 � February 18, 2001) was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's top division.

Earnhardt is notable for his success in the Winston Cup Series (now the Sprint Cup Series), winning seventy-six races (including one Daytona 500 victory in 1998). Earnhardt's seven championships are tied for most all-time with Richard Petty. His aggressive driving style led to controversy and earned him the nickname "The Intimidator".

Earnhardt died in a last-lap crash during the 2001 Daytona 500. He has been inducted in numerous halls of fame, including the inaugural class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

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Preceded by
Richard Petty
NASCAR Winston Cup Champion
1980
Succeeded by
Darrell Waltrip
Preceded by
Darrell Waltrip
NASCAR Winston Cup Champion
1986, 1987
Succeeded by
Bill Elliott
Preceded by
Rusty Wallace
NASCAR Winston Cup Champion
1990, 1991
Succeeded by
Alan Kulwicki
Preceded by
Alan Kulwicki
NASCAR Winston Cup Champion
1993, 1994
Succeeded by
Jeff Gordon
Preceded by
Terry Labonte
IROC Champion
IROC XIV (1990)
Succeeded by
Rusty Wallace
Preceded by
Kenny Irwin Jr.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Fatal Accidents
2001
Succeeded by
Last NASCAR Sprint Cup Series fatality to date
Preceded by
Mark Martin
IROC Champion
IROC XIX (1995)
Succeeded by
Mark Martin
Preceded by
Mark Martin
IROC Champion
IROC XXIII (1999), IROC XXIV (2000)
Succeeded by
Bobby Labonte
Preceded by
Jeff Gordon
Daytona 500 winner
1998
Succeeded by
Jeff Gordon
Preceded by
Bill Elliott
NASCAR Most Popular Driver
2001
Succeeded by
Bill Elliott
Preceded by
Jeff Gordon
NASCAR EA cover athlete
1999-2000
Succeeded by
Tony Stewart


Sprint Cup Drivers Kevin Harvick (#29)Jeff Burton (#31)Clint Bowyer (#33)
Nationwide Series Drivers John Wes Townley (#21)
Camping World Truck Series Drivers Austin Dillon (#3)
ARCA RE/MAX Series Drivers Tim George, Jr. (#31)
Driver development program Drivers Ty DillonRyan GiffordBlake Koch
Partnerships and Affiliations Childress-Howard MotorsportsEarnhardt Ganassi RacingKevin Harvick Incorporated
Management/Related Info Richard ChildressMike DillonDale Earnhardt

Earnhardt family Dale EarnhardtTeresa EarnhardtDale Earnhardt, Jr.Kerry EarnhardtJeffrey Earnhardt
Winning drivers Steve ParkDale Earnhardt, Jr.Michael WaltripMartin Truex, Jr.
Partnerships and affiliations Chip Ganassi RacingGinn RacingEarnhardt Ganassi RacingRichard Childress Racing

Sprint Cup drivers Jamie McMurray (#1)Juan Pablo Montoya (#42)
Development drivers Jeffrey EarnhardtJesus Hernandez
Partnerships and affiliations Chip Ganassi RacingRichard Childress RacingTommy Baldwin Racing
Owners/Related info Teresa EarnhardtDale EarnhardtChip GanassiFelix Sabates

NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2010|Class of 2010]]

Bill France, Sr. * Bill France, Jr. * Richard Petty * Dale Earnhardt * Junior Johnson

Daytona 500 Winners

Seven-timeRichard Petty
Four-timeCale Yarborough
Three-timeJeff Gordon * Dale Jarrett * Bobby Allison
Two-timeMichael Waltrip * Sterling Marlin * Bill Elliott
One-timeL. Petty * Junior Johnson * Panch * Roberts * Lund * Lorenzen * Andretti * Yarbrough * Hamilton * Foyt * Parsons * Pearson * Baker * Bodine * D. Waltrip * Cope * Irvan * D. Allison * Earnhardt * Burton * Earnhardt Jr. * Jimmie Johnson * Harvick * Newman * Kenseth * McMurray

Brickyard 400 Winners

Four TimeJeff Gordon
Three TimeJimmie Johnson
Two TimeDale Jarrett * Tony Stewart
One TimeDale Earnhardt, Sr. * Ricky Rudd * Bobby Labonte * Bill Elliott * Kevin Harvick

International Race of Champions Winners

Donohue * B. Unser * Foyt * Unser Sr * Andretti * Allison * Yarborough * Gant * Unser Jr * Bodine * T. Labonte * Earnhardt * Wallace * Rudd * Allison/Labonte * Martin * B. Labonte * Harvick * Busch * Kenseth * Stewart

NASCAR video games EA cover athletes

98: Jeff Gordon * 99: Dale Earnhardt * 00: Dale Earnhardt * 01: Tony Stewart * 02: Jeff Gordon * 03: Dale Earnhardt, Jr. * 04: Tony Stewart
05
: Kevin Harvick * 06: Jeff Gordon/Jimmie Johnson * 07: Elliott Sadler * 08: Tony Stewart * 09: Jeff Gordon

NASCAR Rookies of the Year

Sprint Cup1954: Pitt * 1957: Rush * 1958: Rollins * 1959: R. Petty * 1960: D. Pearson * 1961: Wilson * 1962: Cox * 1963: Wade * 1964: Cooper * 1965: McQuagg * 1966: Hylton * 1967: Do. Allison * 1968: P. Hamilton * 1969: Brooks * 1970: Dennis * 1971: Ballard * 1972: L. Smith * 1973: Pond * 1974: Ross * 1975: B. Hill * 1976: Manning * 1977: Rudd * 1978: Thomas * 1979: Earnhardt * 1980: Ridley * 1981: R. Bouchard * 1982: G. Bodine * 1983: Marlin * 1984: R. Wallace * 1985: Schrader * 1986: Kulwicki * 1987: Da. Allison * 1988: K. Bouchard * 1989: Trickle * 1990: Moroso * 1991: B. Hamilton * 1992: Hensley * 1993: Gordon * 1994: J. Burton * 1995: Craven * 1996: Benson * 1997: Skinner * 1998: Irwin * 1999: Stewart * 2000: Kenseth * 2001: Harvick * 2002: Newman * 2003: McMurray * 2004: Kahne * 2005: Kyle Busch * 2006: Hamlin * 2007: Montoya * 2008: R. Smith * 2009: Logano
Nationwide Series1989: K. Wallace * 1990: Nemechek * 1991: J. Gordon * 1992: Craven * 1993: H. Sadler * 1994: Benson * 1995: J. Fuller * 1996: G. Allen, Jr. * 1997: Park * 1998: Santerre * 1999: Raines * 2000: Harvick * 2001: Biffle * 2002: Riggs * 2003: Stremme * 2004: Kyle Busch * 2005: C. Edwards * 2006: O'Quinn * 2007: Ragan * 2008: Cassill * 2009: Allgaier
Camping World Truck1996: Reffner * 1997: Irwin * 1998: Biffle * 1999: Stefanik * 2000: Kurt Busch * 2001: Kvapil * 2002: Gaughan * 2003: C. Edwards * 2004: Reutimann * 2005: Kluever * 2006: Darnell * 2007: W. Allen * 2008: Braun * 2009: Sauter



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