Biography

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Biography

• Born April 29, 1951
• Parents - Ralph and Martha
• Dropped out of High School in 9th Grade
• Hometown Kannapolis, NC
• Married 3 times
• Had 4 children
• Kerry
• Dale, Jr.
• Kelly
• Taylor

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Nicknames

• the Man in Black
• Ironhead
• the Intimidator

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Dales Family
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Racing Career

• First Race was in 1970
• Metralina Fairgrounds, SC
• 1974 - Switched from dirt to asphalt tracks
• Made his first NASCAR start
• May 29, 1975
• Started racing full time in 1979

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Racing Career

• Won his 1st NASCAR Race in 1979
• Bristol, TN
• Join Richard Childress Racing in 1984
• 1996 became the third driver to start 500
  consecutive races
• Won last race on October 15, 2000
• Talladega, AL

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Driving Style

• Stubborn
• Aggressive
• Fearless
• Bold

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NASCAR Stats

• Starts 676
• Wins 76
• Top 5s 281
• Top 10s 428
• Poles 22

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Championships

• Winston Cup
• 1980
• 1986
• 1987
• 1990
• 1991
• 1993
• 1994

• IROC
• 1990
• 1995
• 1999
• 2000

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Daytona

• Won 34 races in all forms of racing
• Won 10 consecutive 125 qualifying races
• Finally won the Daytona 500 in 1998
• After twenty years of trying
• Lost because of
• Ran out of gas
• Blow tire
• Passed on the last lap

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Weve lost Dale Earnhardt

• NASCAR President Mike Helton February 18, 2001

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2.18.01

• Dales 23rd Daytona 500 start
• Running 3rd on the last lap in turn 3
• Michael and Dale, Jr. running 1-2
• Taken to Halifax Medical Center straight from the
  track
• He was pronounced Dead at 1716

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Tributes to Dale

• Tracks
• Painted 3 on the track
• Released balloons
• Planted flowers
• Fans
• Made make shift memorials
• Held up 3 fingers on the 3rd lap
• Media
• Had silent a Silent Lap 3 at NASCAR WC Races.

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Charlotte Observer, 2/19/01
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Honors

• Rookie of the Year award in 1979
• Seven Winston Cup championships
• Tying him with Richard Petty
• 4 IROC championships
• 76 career victories
• Sixth all time
• 2001 Most Popular Driver
• One of NASCARs 50 greatest drivers of all time

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Records

• 7 Championships
• Most Wins at Talladega 9
• Most wins at Daytona 34
• Won the Winston 3 times
• Career winnings
• 41,742,384
• First driver to appear an a Wheaties box
• 1997

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Business Adventures

• Owned a Chevrolet Dealership
• Had his own line of vehicles
• Owned farm
• Raised Perdue Chickens
• Started own racing shop
• Dale Earnhardt Incorporated (DEI)

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