Dale Earnhardt

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Dale Earnhardt Oct 9, 2018 17:49:34 GMT -5

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Basic information:

Full name: Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr.

Born: April 29, 1951

Died: February 18, 2001

Hometown: Kannapolis, NC

Competition history:

NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series (1975-2001)

NASCAR Xfinity Series (1982-1994)

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West (1981-1985)

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (1988-1993)

NASCAR North Tour (1983)

NASCAR Southwest Series (1988)

ARCA Racing Series (1991-1993)

International Race of Champions (1980-2001)

Weathertech Sports Car Championship Series (2001)

Championships:

1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series: #2 Hodgdon Chevrolet (owner: Rod Osterlund, crew chief: Doug Richert)

1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Series: #3 Wrangler Jeans Chevrolet (owner: Richard Childress Racing, crew chief: Kirk Shelmerdine)

1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series: #3 Wrangler Jeans Chevrolet (owner: Richard Childress Racing, crew chief: Kirk Shelmerdine)

1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series: #3 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet (owner: Richard Childress Racing, crew chief: Kirk Shelmerdine)

1990 International Race of Champions: #9 Dodge

1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series: #3 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet (owner: Richard Childress Racing, crew chief: Kirk Shelmerdine)

1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series: #3 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet (owner: Richard Childress Racing, crew chief: Andy Petree)

1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series: #3 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet (owner: Richard Childress Racing, crew chief: Andy Petree)

1995 International Race of Champions: #2 Dodge

1999 International Race of Champions: #1 Pontiac

2000 International Race of Champions: #1 Pontiac

Other statistics:

www.racing-reference.info/driver/Dale_Earnhardt

Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American professional auto racing driver and team owner, best known for his involvement in stock car racing for NASCAR. The third child of racing driver Ralph Earnhardt and first of two to Martha Coleman, he began his career in 1975 in the World 600 as part of the Winston Cup Series and raced until 2001, when he tragically died in a crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500.

Earnhardt is considered by many to be the most talented driver to ever step in a stock car, and his seven NASCAR cup series championships is tied for the all-time record along with Richard Petty and Jimmie Johnson. Earnhardt was one of the pioneers of NASCAR's modern era and his legacy has played a big part in shaping the sport as we know it today, most notably all the safety advancements that have been developed ever since his death.

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Dale Earnhardt Oct 9, 2018 22:58:58 GMT -5

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Post by sean on Oct 9, 2018 22:58:58 GMT -5

Nobody had a consistent car number in IROC in those seasons. Drivers drew their car number randomly at the first race and then their car numbers were based on their IROC points ranks in the subsequent races. So the points leader entering the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th races would draw car #1 but start last, and the last driver in points would draw car #12 but start first. This did change in the very later years after Earnhardt's death before the series folded when drivers were allowed to pick numbers consistent with their numbers in their regular series, except for Castroneves who was not allowed to pick #3 because it got retired for Earnhardt (even though he may never have even used it in IROC.) Just an FYI.

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JSPorts Administrator Administrator Posts: 494	Dale Earnhardt Oct 9, 2018 23:50:23 GMT -5 chevyfan98 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by JSPorts on Oct 9, 2018 23:50:23 GMT -5 For situations like that, I generally refer to the most commonly-used car number in that season. Same goes for a sponsor, manufacturer, crew chief, owner, etc. if there was more than one used in a season.

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Dale Earnhardt Oct 10, 2018 6:20:21 GMT -5 via mobile JSPorts likes this

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Oct 9, 2018 23:50:23 GMT -5 JSPorts said:

For situations like that, I generally refer to the most commonly-used car number in that season. Same goes for a sponsor, manufacturer, crew chief, owner, etc. if there was more than one used in a season.

Yeah, that’s what I did.

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