Dale Earnhardt

(1951-2001)

American racing driver

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Ralph Dale Earnhardt (April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001) was an American professional stock car driver and racing team owner, who raced from 1975 to 2001 in the former NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No. 3 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. His aggressive driving style earned him the nicknames "the Intimidator", "the Man in Black" and "Ironhead"; after his son Dale Earnhardt Jr. joined the Cup Series circuit in 1999, Earnhardt was generally known by the retronyms Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Dale Sr. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history and was named as one of the NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers class in 1998.

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Born	Ralph Dale Earnhardt 29 April 1951 Kannapolis, North Carolina USA
Died	18 February 2001 (aged 49) Daytona, Florida
Zodiac	Taurus
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Betty Latane Brown - · · m. 1968; div. 1972 info edit

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Brenda Jackson 1954-2019 · · m. 1972; div. 1979 info edit

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Teresa Earnhardt 1958- · American stock car racing team owner · m. 1982 info edit

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TAYLOR info 1st child with Teresa Earnhardt Female · - · Celebrity Baby

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Kerry Dale Earnhardt info 2nd child with Betty Latane Brown Male b. 8 Dec 1969 · Age: 55 · 1969- · American stock car racing driver

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Kelley King Earnhardt info 3rd child with Brenda Jackson Female b. 28 Aug 1972 · Age: 52 · 1972- · American stock car racing team owner and former driver

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Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr info 4th child with Brenda Jackson Male b. 10 Oct 1974 · Age: 50 · 1974- · American racecar driver

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