What were Dale Earnhardt Sr's interests?
Amongst others:
Despite all his accolades and accomplishments on the track, his greatest accomplishment of all may have come posthumously. Since his untimely death at Daytona in 2001, many safety regulations have been changed to better protect drivers from the basal skull fracture that killed Earnhardt. The HANS Device (a head and neck restraint system) was ordered mandatory, and many tracks on the circuit have implemented "soft wall" (or, Safer Barrier) technology, to shoulder some of the force of a wall collision. Since his untimely death, no driver has died in a racing accident in NASCAR's top three series.
Who are the mother's of Dale Earnhardt Sr's children?
Dale Sr's first wife Latane Brown is the mother to son Kerry. Dale Sr's second wife Brenda Gee is the mother to daughter Kelley and son Dale Jr. Dale Sr's third wife Teresa Houston is the mother to Taylor Nicole.
Can Dale Earnhardt Sr. be considered a hero?
Yes, considered by some to be the best ever, although he didn't win the most races. The competition had gotten tougher than in the days when Richard Petty and David Pearson were racing, and Earnhardt showed a toughness and an uncanny ability to use air flow to make passes in tough turns. Jeff Gordon once said Dale could "See the air". Earnhardt's aggressive style earned him two nicknames, "Ironhead", and "The Intimidator".
Who has more championships Dale Earnhardt Sr. or Jimmie Johnson?
Currently, Kyle Busch has 29 wins and Kevin Harvick has 25 wins in the Nascar Cup Series.
How much is a Dale Earnhardt signed t-shirt worth?
Went to Dale Earnhardt Sr dealership for 10 year open house he autographed the shirt for me
How many Busch Series wins did Dale Earnhardt Sr have in his career?
Dale won 21 Busch Series races between 1982 and 1994 including consecutive wins from 1989 to 1994 at Daytona in the February race. He won a lot of races before 1982 when the series was known as the Grand National Series.
What make of car did Dale Earnhardt Sr. win his 1st championship in?
No, he did not. Dale Sr. won all seven of his championships driving a Chevrolet. Although during his 1980 championship season, he did drive an Oldsmobile in three races.
How much does a six pack of unopened 1982 Rose Bowl coke bottles worth?
6 buck per bottle, and another 15 if you have the 6 pack carrier
How much is a Dale Earnhardt Sr. 22k gold plated card worth?
Just to let you know, there are many many gold cards for Dale Sr. You can check ebay. If it's the one with the baseball 50th anniversary (highest priced), it's selling for 38.00 on ebay. Others are ranging from 4.00- 14.00.
What time did Dale Earnhardt Sr. die?
He died at Daytona when he had a very hard straight on impact with the wall.
Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in the 2001 Daytona 500.
February 18, 2001 in a last lap crash in Turn 3 at the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
How many Winston Cup Series championships did Dale Earnhardt Sr. win?
Denny Hamlin has yet to win the Sprint Cup (Winston Cup in older parlance) during his career.
(as of March 2010)
What were all of Dale Earnhardt Sr's race car numbers?
Dale Sr. won his first championship in 1980. He drove the #2 car for Rod Osterlund.
How much are Dale Earnhardt Sr. 1990 and 1991 Maxx cards worth?
I have seen prices at $200, but if this is true, I would wait until the down times are over to sell because it should be at over $300. With the economy, ALL collectibles are cheap and no one wants to buy...so...if you save well, buy collectibles at pennies on the dollar. I recently bought Steiff animals at $20 each and they are worth over $200 when times are good. So do not think about selling now, think about any possible way to make money and BUY! Things will get better once the GOP stops blockading progress, which should be soon due to the OCCUPY movement.
What year did Dale Earnhardt Sr. win at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway?
Dale Sr. won nine Cup Series races and one Busch Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway (formerly known as Bristol International Speedway).
Did Dale Earnhardt Sr. have any children with Teresa Earnhardt?
Yes. Dale Sr. and Teresa Earnhardt had a daughter named Taylor Nicole, born on December 20, 1988.
How many times did Dale Earnhardt Sr. win at the Daytona track in the Busch Series?
Ironically enough...3. He won the Daytona 500 in 1998 and the Pepsi 400 in 1990 and 1993.
While the above information is true in terms of points races in Sprint Cup, Dale Sr. actually won a total of 34 races at Daytona if you include Nationwide Series wins, Gatorade Duel Wins, Budweiser Shootouts, and IROC races.
How long did Dale Earnhardt Sr. race in Nascar?
Dale Sr's first race was on May 25, 1975 and his last race was on February 18, 2001. Dale only competed in 9 races from 1975 to 1978. He then drove full time, up until the 2001 Daytona 500, the first race of the season, in which he died.
How many brothers and sisters did Dale Earnhardt Sr. have?
Dale Jr. has one older half-brother named Kerry. He also has two sisters, an older sister named Kelley and a younger half-sister named Taylor Nicole.
What year did Dale Earnhardt Sr. start driving the number 3 car?
Dale Sr. drove the blue and yellow Wrangler #3 car for the last 11 races of the 1981 season, (switching from the #2 Wrangler car) and also from 1984 to 1987. In 1982 and 1983 he drove the #15 Wrangler car.
Who did Dale Earnhardt Sr. sponsor?
He drove for Richard Childress Racing from 1984-2001 Daytona 500. Before that, he drove for Bud Moore in the #15 Wrangler Jeans Ford in 1982 and 1983. Before that, he drove for Rod Osterlund in 1978 (a few races) -1980. In 1981, he did drive for Osterlund for a while til Osterlund sold the team. Earnhardt stayed with the team for a while after J.D. Stacy bought the team. He also drove for Ed Negre, and Will Cronkite. Those are the only teams I know of that he drove for in the Cup series. I do not know what teams he drove for in the Busch Series when he raced in that series.
In the Busch Series, Dale Sr. drove for his father-in-law Robert Gee in 1982 & 1983. He drove for Ed Whitaker for a few races in 1984, before switching to his own team (DEI) for a few races in 1984. Dale Sr. drove his DEI cars from 1985-1994 and on one occasion in 1992, he drove one race for Ken Schrader. Dale's Busch Series racing was always a part time schedule.
Who was Dale Earnhardt Sr's crew chief at the time of his death?
No, he was not. Steve Letarte announced that he will leave Hendrick Motorsports at the end of the 2014 season and pursue a broadcasting career. Greg Ives will be Dale Jr's crew chief beginning in 2015.
What is the font type for Dale Earnhardt Sr's number 3 car?
The last one was a Chevy Monte Carlo, before that it was a Chevy Lumina.
What car did Dale Earnhardt Sr. drive in the 2001 Daytona 500?
Dale Earnhardt Sr. drove the #
K-2 car when he drove dirt at the start of his racing career
2 Wrangler car at the start of his career in Nascar
3 Wrangler car when he started driving for RCR
3 Goodwrench car for the majority of his Nascar career it's also the car he died in, at the 2001 Daytona 500