Dale Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt: Summary

Recent Role:: Himself (archive footage) on SportsCentury

Birthday:: 4-29-1951

Birthplace:: Kannapolis,NC

Birth Name:: Ralph Dale Earnhardt

American race-car champion and favorite of the fans known as "the Intimidator" due to being a relentless, hard-charging driver who never let up. Earnhardt is the first driver in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series history who ever won the Rookie title of the year one year and the following year, went on to win his first Championship in the same series. He has won nearly every major event and title...

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One of Dale's biggest rivals was his good friend, Rusty Wallace.(edit)
Dale appeared in the Brooks and Dunn music video for Honky Tonk Truth. (edit)
Dale was named NASCAR's Most Popular Driver in 2001. This was the only time he ever received this award.(edit)
Dale married Latane Key in 1968, when he was only 17 years old. They had one son, Kerry, in 1969. They divorced in 1970.

Dale married for the second time in 1971. He married Brenda Gee, who gave birth to a daughter, Kelley, in 1972, and a son, Dale Jr., in 1974. After the birth of their children they divorced.

Dale married Teresa Houston in 1982. They were still married at the time of his death. They had no children together. (edit)
In 1997 Dale Earnhardt just came short at Daytona and ended up in 2nd place. In 1998, he added the last jewel to his crown and won the Daytona 500 for the first time in his career.(edit)

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Went way before his time! ...Continue »
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The Bottom Line: "One of the all-time greats"
He was better than the rest ...Continue »
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