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Ralph Dale Earnhardt (/ ˈ ɜːr n h ɑːr t /; 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. [3]
His first win in 1982 was the inaugural race in what was then known as the Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series. His first four victories came in cars owned by Robert Gee before starting Dale Earnhardt, Inc. in 1984. He would win his last 17 races in the No. 8 and No. 3 from 1985 to 1994. [3]
[1] [2] [3] The company's flagship vehicle was the Dale, a prototype three-wheeled two-seater automobile designed and built by Dale Clifft. It was touted as being powered by an 850 cc air-cooled engine and featuring 70 mpg ‑US (3.4 L/100 km; 84 mpg ‑imp ) fuel economy and a $2,000 price (roughly equivalent to $12,000 in 2024), which were ...
Richard Petty holds the record for the most NASCAR Cup Series wins in history with 200. David Pearson is second with 105 victories, and Jeff Gordon is third with 93 wins. [5] Petty also holds the record for the longest time between his first win and his last. He won his first race in 1960 and his last in 1984, a span of 24 years. [6]
Dale Earnhardt (1994 car shown) was the second driver to reach seven Drivers' Championships. Jimmie Johnson (2017 car shown) was the third driver to reach seven Drivers' Championships. As of completion of the seventy-sixth season (2024), 36 different drivers have won a NASCAR Cup Series Drivers' Championship – with 17 of these drivers winning ...
The car returned in 2012 once more with Dale Jr. and Fellows driving, and Regan Smith would win the Ford 300 after announcing his addition to the team. Ron Fellows would nearly win a few races at Road America in 2011 & 2012, and then at Watkins Glen in 2012 before running one last race for the team in the inaugural race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car ...
The late Dale Earnhardt suffered dozens of heartbreaks in the Daytona 500 before finally driving RCR’s No. 3 Chevrolet to NASCAR’s top glory in 1998 on his 20th try. “Twenty years of trying.
Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956) is an American former race car driver and current racing commentator for NBC. He is best known for winning the Daytona 500 three times (in 1993 , 1996 , and 2000 ) and winning the NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship in 1999 .