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Ralph Dale Earnhardt [1] April 29, 1951 Kannapolis, North Carolina, U.S. Died: February 18, 2001 (aged 49) Daytona Beach ... breaking a record held by Earnhardt. Late ...
Earnhardt won 76 races in the Winston Cup Series from 1979 to 2000. Of those, 67 wins came with Richard Childress Racing in the No. 3, with sponsorship from Wrangler Jeans and GM Goodwrench. Earnhardt won his first six races in 1979 and 1980 driving for Rod Osterlund, winning Rookie of the Year honors in 1979 and his first of seven ...
Overall, thirty-six different drivers have won the Championship, [2] with Richard Petty, [6] Dale Earnhardt, [7] and Jimmie Johnson holding the record for most titles at seven. Johnson has the record for most consecutive Drivers' Championships, winning five from 2006 to 2010. [8] Thus far, every champion has originated from the United States. [2]
Dale Earnhardt wins his 12th Gatorade 125 at Daytona, an all-time record. Earnhardt also wins his 10th straight Gatorade 125, another NASCAR record. With his 10th straight victory, Earnhardt won every Gatorade 125 event of the 1990s (1990–1999), becoming the only driver in NASCAR history to win an event for an entire decade.
Earnhardt Jr.'s father, Dale Earnhardt, was a prolific NASCAR driver, winning 76 races in the Winston Cup Series from 1979 to 2000. On Feb . 18, 2001, Earnhardt was killed in a final-lap collision ...
Death of Dale Earnhardt in 2001 Daytona 500 picked as NASCAR's most pivotal moment. DAN GELSTON. July 21, 2023 at 2:11 PM. The 2001 Daytona 500 remains the bleakest day in NASCAR history.
Person Image Role Notes Dale Earnhardt: Driver and owner: 7-time Cup drivers champion, 76 race wins, 281 top 5s, 428 top 10s, 22 poles, 1998 Daytona 500 winner, 3-time Coca-Cola 600 winner, 1995 Brickyard 400 winner, 3-time Southern 500 winner, 3-time All-Star Race winner, leads drivers in wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway (9) and Talladega Superspeedway (10), 1979 Rookie of the Year, founder of ...
“Back in 1998, that would be the win, boys!” Bad luck kept the all-time great driver from the Daytona 500 win that has long eluded him.