Dale Earnhardt - wikipedia Dale Earnhardt This article is about the elder Dale Earnhardt. For his son, see Dale Earnhardt Jr. For the racing team he founded, see Dale Earnhardt, Inc. `` Intimidator '' redirects here. For other uses, see Intimidator ( disambiguation ). Dale Earnhardt Earnhardt in 1997. Ralph Dale Earnhardt ( 1951 - 04 - 29 ) April 29, 1951 Kannapolis, North Carolina, U.S. February 18, 2001 ( 2001 - 02 - 18 ) ( aged 49 ) Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S. Cause of death Autoracing accident Height 6 ft 1 in ( 185 cm ) Weight 195 lb ( 88 kg ; 13 st 13 lb ) Achievements 1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 Winston Cup Series Champion 1990, 1995, 1999, 2000 IROC Champion 1998 Daytona 500 winner 1995 Brickyard 400 winner 1987, 1989, 1990 Southern 500 winner 1986, 1992, 1993 Coca - Cola 600 winner 1990, 1994, 1999, 2000 Winston 500 winner The Winston winner ( 1987, 1990, 1993 ) Led Winston Cup Series in wins in 1987 and 1990 Led Winston Cup Series in poles in 1990 Winner of the first ever Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race in 1982 Led Busch Series in wins in 1986 Awards 1979 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year 2001 Winston Cup Series Most Popular Driver ( posthumously ) Named as one of NASCAR 's 50 Greatest Drivers ( 1998 ) 2002 Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee 2006 International Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee 2010 NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career 676 races run over 27 years 2001 position 57th Best finish 1st ( 1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 ) First race 1975 World 600 ( Charlotte ) Last race 2001 Daytona 500 ( Daytona ) First win 1979 Southeastern 500 ( Bristol ) Last win 2000 Winston 500 ( Talladega ) Wins Top tens Poles 76 428 22 NASCAR Xfinity Series career 136 races run over 13 years Best finish 21st ( 1982 ) First race 1982 Goody 's 300 ( Daytona ) Last race 1994 All Pro 300 ( Charlotte ) First win 1982 Goody 's 300 ( Daytona ) Last win 1994 Goody 's 300 ( Daytona ) Wins Top tens Poles 21 75 7 Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr. ( / ˈɜːrnhɑːrt / ; April 29, 1951 -- February 18, 2001 ), known professionally as Dale Earnhardt, was an American professional stock car 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. Regarded as one of the most significant drivers in NASCAR history, Earnhardt won a total of 76 Winston Cup races over the course of his career, including the 1998 Daytona 500. He also earned seven NASCAR Winston Cup championships, tying for the most all - time with Richard Petty. This feat, accomplished in 1994, was not equaled again for 22 years until Jimmie Johnson in 2016. His aggressive driving style earned him the nickname `` The Intimidator '' & `` The Count of Monte Carlo ''. In February 2001, Earnhardt was killed instantly after a collision with Ken Schrader during the final lap of the Daytona 500 -- an unexpected event that was widely lamented in the racing industry. Earnhardt has been inducted into numerous halls of fame, including the NASCAR Hall of Fame inaugural class in 2010. Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early and personal life 2 NASCAR career 2.1 Early Winston Cup career ( 1975 -- 1978 ) 2.2 Rod Osterlund Racing ( 1979 -- 1980 ) 2.3 Rod Osterlund Racing, Stacy Racing, and Richard Childress Racing ( 1981 ) 2.4 Bud Moore Engineering ( 1982 -- 1983 ) 2.5 Return to Richard Childress Racing ( 1984 -- 2001 ) 2.5. 1 1984 -- 1985 2.5. 2 1986 -- 1987 2.5. 3 1988 -- 1989 2.5. 4 1990 2.5. 5 1991 2.5. 6 1992 2.5. 7 1993 2.5. 8 1994 2.5. 9 1995 2.5. 10 1996 2.5. 11 1997 2.5. 12 1998 2.5. 13 1999 2.5. 14 2000 2.6 Death 2.6. 1 Aftermath 3 No. 3 car 4 Legacy 5 Awards 6 Motorsports career results 6.1 NASCAR 6.1. 1 Winston Cup Series 6.1. 1.1 Daytona 500 6.1. 2 Busch Series 6.2 International Race of Champions 6.3 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series 6.4 24 Hours of Daytona 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Biography Early and personal life Earnhardt had German ancestry. He was born on April 29, 1951, in Kannapolis, North Carolina, as the third child of Martha ( Coleman ) and Ralph Earnhardt. Earnhardt 's father was then one of the best short - track drivers in North Carolina and won his first and only NASCAR Sportsman Championship in 1956 at Greenville Pickens Speedway in Greenville, South Carolina. Although Ralph did not want his son to pursue a career as a race car driver, Dale dropped out of school to pursue his dreams. Ralph was a hard teacher for Dale, and after Ralph died of a heart attack at his home in 1973 at age 45, it took many years before Dale felt as though he had finally `` proven '' himself to his father. Earnhardt had four siblings : two brothers, Danny and Randy ( died 2013 ) ; and two sisters, Cathy and Kaye. In 1968, at the age of 17, Earnhardt married his first wife, Latane Brown. With her, Earnhardt fathered his first son, Kerry, a year later. Dale and Latane divorced in 1970. In 1971, Earnhardt married his second wife, Brenda Gee, the daughter of NASCAR car builder Robert Gee. In his marriage with Gee, Earnhardt had two more children : a daughter, Kelley King Earnhardt, in 1972, and a son, Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr., in 1974. Not long after Dale Jr. was born, Earnhardt and Gee divorced. Earnhardt then married his third and final wife, Teresa Houston ( Tommy Houston 's niece ), in 1982. She gave birth to their daughter, Taylor Nicole Earnhardt, in 1988. Taylor and her husband, Brandon Putnam, are professional rodeo performers. NASCAR career Early Winston Cup career ( 1975 -- 1978 ) Earnhardt began his professional career in the Winston Cup in 1975, making his debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina in the longest race on the Cup circuit -- the 1975 World 600. He drove the No. 8 Ed Niegre Dodge Charger and finished 22nd in that race, just one spot ahead of his future car owner, Richard Childress. Earnhardt competed in eight more races until 1979. Rod Osterlund racing ( 1979 -- 1980 ) When he joined car owner Rod Osterlund Racing in a season that included a rookie class of future stars including Earnhardt, Harry Gant, and Terry Labonte in his rookie season, Earnhardt won one race at Bristol, captured four poles, scored eleven Top 5 's and seventeen Top 10 's, and finished seventh in the points standings despite missing four races due to a broken collarbone, winning Rookie of the Year honors. During his sophomore season, Earnhardt, now with 20 - year - old Doug Richert as his crew chief, began the season winning the Busch Clash. With wins at Atlanta, Bristol, Nashville, Martinsville, and Charlotte, Earnhardt won his first Winston Cup points championship. He is the only driver in NASCAR Winston Cup history to follow a Rookie of the Year title with a NASCAR Winston Cup Championship the next season. He was also the third driver in NASCAR history to win both the Rookie of the Year and Cup Series championship, following David Pearson ( 1960, 1966 ) and Richard Petty ( 1959, 1964 ). Only seven drivers have joined this exclusive club since : Rusty Wallace ( 1984, 1989 ), Alan Kulwicki ( 1986, 1992 ), Jeff Gordon ( 1993, 1995 ), Tony Stewart ( 1999, 2002 ), Matt Kenseth ( 2000, 2003 ), Kevin Harvick ( 2001, 2014 ), and Kyle Busch ( 2005, 2015 ). Rod Osterlund racing, stacy racing, and Richard Childress racing ( 1981 ) In 1981, after Osterlund sold his team to J.D. Stacy, Earnhardt left for Richard Childress Racing and finished the season seventh in the points standings but winless. Bud Moore engineering ( 1982 -- 1983 ) Eartnhardt 's 1983 Ford Thunderbird The following year, at Childress 's suggestion, Earnhardt joined car owner Bud Moore for the 1982 and 1983 seasons driving the No. 15 Wrangler Jeans - sponsored Ford Thunderbird ( the only full - time Ford ride in his career ). During the 1982 season, Earnhardt struggled. Although he won at Darlington, he failed to finish 15 races and completed the season 12th in points, the worst of his career. He also suffered a broken kneecap at Pocono Raceway when he flipped after contact with Tim Richmond. In 1983, Earnhardt rebounded and won his first of 12 Twin 125 Daytona 500 qualifying races. He won at Nashville and at Talladega, finishing eighth in the points standings. Return to Richard Childress racing ( 1984 -- 2001 ) 1984 -- 1985 After the 1983 season, Earnhardt returned to Richard Childress Racing, replacing Ricky Rudd in the No. 3. Rudd went to Bud Moore 's No. 15, replacing Earnhardt. Wrangler sponsored both drivers at their respective teams. During the 1984 and 1985 seasons, Earnhardt went to victory lane six times, at Talladega, Atlanta, Richmond, Bristol ( twice ), and Martinsville, where he finished fourth and eighth in the season standings respectively. 1986 -- 1987 The 1986 season saw Earnhardt win his second career Winston Cup Championship and the first owner 's championship for RCR. He won five races and had ten Top 5 's and sixteen Top 10 's. Earnhardt successfully defended his championship the following year, going to victory lane eleven times and winning the championship by 489 points over Bill Elliott. In the process, Earnhardt set a NASCAR modern era record of four consecutive wins and won five of the first seven races. In the 1987 season, he earned the nickname `` The Intimidator '', and his final season for the blue and yellow Wrangler Jeans sponsorship. During this race, Earnhardt was briefly forced into the infield grass but kept control of his car and returned to the track without giving up his lead. The maneuver is now referred to as the `` Pass in the Grass '', even though Earnhardt did not pass anyone while he was off the track. 1988 -- 1989 The 1988 season saw Earnhardt racing with a new sponsor, GM Goodwrench, after Wrangler Jeans dropped its sponsorship in 1987. During this season, he changed the color of his paint scheme from blue and yellow to black, in which the No. 3 car was painted. He won three races in 1988, finishing third in the points standings behind Bill Elliott in first and Rusty Wallace in second. The following year, Earnhardt won five races, but a late spin out at North Wilkesboro arguably cost him the 1989 championship, as Rusty Wallace edged him out for it. It was his first season for the GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Lumina. 1990 The 1990 season started for Earnhardt with victories in the Busch Clash and his heat of the Gatorade Twin 125 's. Near the end of the Daytona 500, he had a dominant forty - second lead when the final caution flag came out with a handful of laps to go. When the green flag waved, Earnhardt was leading Derrike Cope. On the final lap, Earnhardt ran over a piece of metal, which was later revealed as a bell housing, in turn 4, cutting down a tire. Cope, in an upset, won the race while Earnhardt finished fifth after leading 155 of the 200 laps. The No. 3 Goodwrench - sponsored Chevy team took the flat tire that cost them the win and hung it on the shop wall as a reminder of how close they had come to winning the Daytona 500. Earnhardt won nine races that season and won his fourth Winston Cup title, beating Mark Martin by 26 points. He also became the first multiple winner of the annual all - star race, The Winston. 1991 The 1991 season saw Earnhardt win his fifth Winston Cup championship. This season, he scored four wins and won the championship by 195 points over Ricky Rudd. One of his wins came at North Wilkesboro, in a race where Harry Gant had a chance to set a single - season record by winning his fifth consecutive race, breaking a record held by Earnhardt. Late in the race, Gant lost his brakes, which gave Earnhardt the chance he needed to make the pass for the win and maintain his record. 1992 Earnhardt 's only win of the 1992 season came at Charlotte, in the Coca - Cola 600, ending a 13 - race win streak by Ford teams. Earnhardt finished a career - low 12th in the points for the second time in his career, and the only time he had finished that low since joining RCR. He still made the trip to the annual Awards Banquet with Rusty Wallace but did not have the best seat in the house. Wallace stated he and Earnhardt had to sit on the backs of their chairs to see, and Earnhardt said, `` This sucks, I could have gone hunting. '' At the end of the year, longtime crew chief Kirk Shelmerdine left to become a driver. Andy Petree took over as crew chief. 1993 Hiring Petree turned out to be beneficial, as Earnhardt returned to the front in 1993. He once again came close to a win at the Daytona 500 and dominated Speedweeks before finishing second to Dale Jarrett on a last - lap pass. Earnhardt scored six wins en route to his sixth Winston Cup title, including wins in the first prime - time Coca - Cola 600 and The Winston both at Charlotte, and the Pepsi 400 at Daytona. He beat Rusty Wallace for the championship by 80 points. On November 14, 1993, after the Hooters 500 ( Atlanta ), the last race of that season, the race winner Wallace and 1993 series champion Dale Earnhardt ran a Polish Victory Lap together while carrying # 28 and # 7 flags commemorating Davey Allison and Alan Kulwicki, both drivers died during the season, respectively. Earnhardt 's 1994 racecar 1994 In 1994, Earnhardt achieved a feat that he himself had believed to be impossible -- he scored his seventh Winston Cup championship, tying Richard Petty. He was very consistent, scoring four wins, and after Ernie Irvan was sidelined due to a near - deadly crash at Michigan ( the two were neck - and - neck at the top of the points up until the crash ), won the title by over 400 points over Mark Martin. Earnhardt sealed the deal at Rockingham by winning the race over Rick Mast. It was his final NASCAR championship and his final season for the GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Lumina. 1995 Earnhardt started off the 1995 season by finishing second in the Daytona 500 to Sterling Marlin. He won five races in 1995, including his first road course victory at Sears Point. He also won the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a win he called the biggest of his career. But in the end, Earnhardt lost the championship to Jeff Gordon by 34 points. The GM Goodwrench racing team changed to Chevrolet Monte Carlos. Earnhardt at Phoenix International Raceway. 1996 for Earnhardt started just like it had done in 1993 -- he dominated Speedweeks, only to finish second in the Daytona 500 to Dale Jarrett for the second time. He won early in the year, scoring consecutive victories at Rockingham and Atlanta. In late July in the DieHard 500 at Talladega, he was in the points lead and looking for his eighth season title, despite the departure of crew chief Andy Petree. Late in the race, Ernie Irvan lost control of his No. 28 Havoline - sponsored Ford Thunderbird, made contact with the No. 4 Kodak - sponsored Chevy Monte Carlo of Sterling Marlin, and ignited a crash that saw Earnhardt 's No. 3 Chevrolet hit the tri-oval wall nearly head - on at almost 200 mph. After hitting the wall, Earnhardt 's car flipped and slid across the track, in front of race - traffic. His car was hit in the roof and windshield. This accident, as well as a similar accident that led to the death of Russell Phillips at Charlotte, led NASCAR to mandate the `` Earnhardt Bar '', a metal brace located in the center of the windshield that reinforces the roof in case of a similar crash. This bar is also required in NASCAR - owned United SportsCar Racing and its predecessors for road racing. Rain delays had canceled the live telecast of the race, and most fans first learned of the accident during the night 's sports newscasts. Video of the crash showed what appeared to be a fatal incident, but once medical workers arrived at the car, Earnhardt climbed out and waved to the crowd, refusing to be loaded onto a stretcher despite a broken collarbone, sternum, and shoulder blade. Many thought the incident would end his season early, but Earnhardt refused to give up. The next week at Indianapolis, he started the race but exited the car on the first pit stop, allowing Mike Skinner to take the wheel. When asked, Earnhardt said that vacating the No. 3 car was the hardest thing he had ever done. The following weekend at Watkins Glen, he drove the No. 3 Goodwrench Chevrolet to the fastest time in qualifying, earning the `` True Grit '' pole. T - shirts emblazoned with Earnhardt 's face were quickly printed up, brandishing the caption, `` It Hurt So Good ''. Earnhardt led for most of the race and looked to have victory in hand, but fatigue took its toll and he ended up sixth behind race winner Geoff Bodine. Earnhardt did not win again in 1996 but still finished fourth in the standings behind Terry Labonte, Jeff Gordon, and Dale Jarrett. David Smith departed as crew chief of the No. 3 team and RCR at the end of the year for personal reasons, and he was replaced by Larry McReynolds. 1997 In 1997, Earnhardt went winless for only the second time in his career. The only ( non-points ) win came during Speedweeks at Daytona in the Twin 125 - mile qualifying race, his record eighth - straight win in the event. Once again in the hunt for the Daytona 500 with 10 laps to go, Earnhardt was taken out of contention by a late crash which sent his car upside down on the backstretch. He hit the low point of his year when he blacked out early in the Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington in September, causing him to hit the wall. Afterward, he was disoriented, and it took several laps before he could find his pit stall. When asked, Earnhardt complained of double vision which made it difficult to pit. Mike Dillon ( Richard Childress 's son - in - law ) was brought in to relieve Earnhardt for the remainder of the race. Earnhardt was evaluated at a local hospital and cleared to race the next week, but the cause of the blackout and double vision was never determined. Despite no wins, the RCR team finished the season fifth in the final standings. 1998 1998 saw Earnhardt finally win the Daytona 500 in his 20th attempt after being shut out in his previous 19 attempts. He began the season by winning his Twin 125 - mile qualifier race for the ninth straight year, and the week before was the first to drive around the track under the newly installed lights, for coincidentally 20 times. On race day, he showed himself to be a contender early. Halfway through the race, however, it seemed that Jeff Gordon had the upper hand. But by lap 138, Earnhardt had taken the lead and thanks to a push by teammate Mike Skinner, he maintained it. Earnhardt made it to the caution - checkered flag before Bobby Labonte. Afterwards, there was a large show of respect for Earnhardt, in which every crew member of every team lined pit road to shake his hand as he made his way to victory lane. Earnhardt then drove his No. 3 into the infield grass, starting a trend of post-race celebrations. He spun the car twice, throwing grass and leaving tire tracks in the shape of a No. 3 in the grass. He then spoke about the victory, saying, `` I have had a lot of great fans and people behind me all through the years and I just ca n't thank them enough. The Daytona 500 is ours. We won it, we won it, we won it ! '' The rest of the season did not go as well, and the 500 was his only victory that year. Despite that, he did almost pull off a Daytona sweep, where he was one of the contenders for the win in the first nighttime Pepsi 400, but a pit stop late in the race in which he caught a rogue tire like a hockey puck cost him the race win. He slipped to 12th in the point standings halfway through the season, and Richard Childress decided to make a crew chief change, taking Mike Skinner 's crew chief Kevin Hamlin and putting him with Earnhardt while giving Skinner Larry McReynolds ( Earnhardt 's crew chief ). Earnhardt finished eighth in the final standings. 1999 Before the 1999 season, fans began discussing Earnhardt 's age and speculating that with his son, Dale Jr., making his Winston Cup debut, Earnhardt might be contemplating retirement. Earnhardt swept both races for the year at Talladega, leading some to conclude that his talent had become limited to the restrictor plate tracks, which require a unique skill set and an exceptionally powerful racecar to win. But halfway through the year, Earnhardt began to show some of the old spark. In the August race at Michigan, he led laps late in the race and nearly pulled off his first win on a non-restrictor - plate track since 1996. One week later, he provided NASCAR with one of its most controversial moments. At the Bristol night race, Earnhardt found himself in contention to win his first short track race since Martinsville in 1995. When a caution came out with 15 laps to go, leader Terry Labonte got hit from behind by the lapped car of Darrell Waltrip. His spin put Earnhardt in the lead with five cars between him and Labonte with 5 laps to go. Labonte had four fresh tires, and Earnhardt was driving on old tires, which made Earnhardt 's car considerably slower. Labonte caught Earnhardt and passed him coming to the white flag, but Earnhardt drove hard into turn two, bumping Labonte and spinning him around. Earnhardt collected the win while spectators booed and made obscene gestures. `` I did n't mean to turn him around, I just wanted to rattle his cage, '' Earnhardt said of the incident. He finished seventh in the standings that year. 2000 As part of a Winston No Bull 5 fan contest, Earnhardt drove a Bomb Lift Truck and attempts to load an AIM - 120 advanced medium - range air - to - air missile ( AMRAAM ) missile as he competes in a load crew competition at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, September 2000. Coincidentally, this position on a load crew is known unofficially as `` Jammer Driver '' or officially as Number 3 man. In the 2000 season, Earnhardt had a resurgence, which was commonly attributed to neck surgery he underwent to correct a lingering injury from his 1996 Talladega crash. He scored what were considered the two most exciting wins of the year -- winning by 0.010 seconds over Bobby Labonte at Atlanta, then gaining seventeen positions in the final four laps to win at Talladega, claiming his only No Bull million - dollar bonus along with his record 10th win at the track. Earnhardt also had second - place runs at Richmond and Martinsville, tracks where he had struggled through the late 1990s. On the strength of those performances, Earnhardt got to second in the standings. However, poor performances at the road course of Watkins Glen, where he wrecked coming out of the chicane, a wreck with Kenny Irwin Jr. while leading the spring race at Bristol, and mid-pack runs at intermediate tracks like Charlotte and Dover in a season dominated by the Ford Taurus in those tracks from Roush, Yates, and Penske, coupled with Labonte 's extreme consistency, denied Earnhardt an eighth championship title. Death Main article : Death of Dale Earnhardt The final - lap crash that took Earnhardt 's life. He and Ken Schrader ( No. 36 ) have just made contact with each other. During the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2001, Earnhardt was killed in a three - car crash on the final lap of the race. He collided with Ken Schrader after making small contact with Sterling Marlin and hit the outside wall head - on. Earnhardt and Schrader 's cars both slid off the track 's asphalt banking into the infield grass just inside of turn 4. Seconds later, his driver Michael Waltrip won the race, with his teammate and son Dale Earnhardt Jr. finishing second. Earnhardt 's death was officially pronounced at the Halifax Medical Center at 5 : 16 PM Eastern Standard Time ( 22 : 16 UTC ) ; he was 49 years old. NASCAR president Mike Helton confirmed Earnhardt 's death in a statement to the press. An autopsy conducted on February 19, 2001 concluded that Earnhardt died instantly of blunt force trauma to his head due to the accident, and it also reported that Earnhardt sustained a fatal basilar skull fracture. Days later, on February 22, public funeral services were held at the Calvary Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Aftermath After Earnhardt 's death, both a police investigation and a NASCAR - sanctioned investigation commenced ; nearly every detail of the crash was made public. The allegations of seatbelt failure resulted in Bill Simpson 's resignation from the company bearing his name, which manufactured the seatbelts used in Earnhardt 's car and nearly every other NASCAR driver 's car. NASCAR implemented rigorous safety improvements, such as mandating the HANS device, which Earnhardt refused to wear after finding it restrictive and uncomfortable. Several press conferences were held in the days following Earnhardt 's death. After driver Sterling Marlin and his relatives received hate mail and death threats from angry fans, Waltrip and Earnhardt Jr. absolved him of any responsibility. Richard Childress made a public pledge that the number 3 would never again adorn the side of a black race car with a GM Goodwrench sponsorship. Childress, who holds the rights from NASCAR to the No. 3, placed a moratorium on using it ; the number returned for the 2014 season, driven by Childress 's grandson Austin Dillon. `` No fire could burn his character. No stone could break it. '' -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. on February 18, 2001. At this time, his team was re-christened as the No. 29 team. Childress ' second - year Busch Series driver Kevin Harvick was named as Earnhardt 's replacement, beginning with the 2001 Dura Lube 400 at North Carolina Speedway. Special pennants bearing the No. 3 were distributed to everyone at the track to honor Earnhardt, and the Childress team wore blank uniforms out of respect, something which disappeared quickly and was soon replaced by the previous GM Goodwrench Service Plus uniforms. Harvick 's car always displayed the Earnhardt stylized number 3 on the `` B '' posts ( metal portion on each side of the car to the rear of the front windows ) above the number 29 until the end of 2013, when he departed for Stewart - Haas Racing. Fans began honoring Earnhardt by holding three fingers aloft on the third lap of every race, a black screen of No. 3 in the beginning of NASCAR Thunder 2002 before the EA Sports logo, and the television coverage of NASCAR on Fox and NASCAR on NBC went silent for each third lap from Rockingham to the following year 's race there in honor of Earnhardt. On - track incidents brought out the caution flag on the third lap. Three weeks after Earnhardt 's death, Harvick, driving a car that had been prepared for Earnhardt, scored his first career Cup win at Atlanta. On the final lap of the 2001 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500, he beat Jeff Gordon by. 006 seconds ( the margin being 0.004 of a second closer than Earnhardt had won over Bobby Labonte at the same race a year ago ) in an identical photo finish, and the images of Earnhardt 's longtime gas man Danny `` Chocolate '' Myers crying after the victory, Harvick 's tire - smoking burnout on the frontstretch with three fingers held aloft outside the driver 's window ; and the Fox television call by Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds, and Darrell Waltrip concluding with `` Just like a year ago ( with Earnhardt and Bobby Labonte ), but he ( Harvick ) is gon na get him though... Gordon got loose... it 's Harvick ! Harvick by inches ! '' are memorable to many NASCAR fans. The win was also considered cathartic for a sport whose epicenter had been ripped away. Harvick would win another race at the inaugural event at Chicagoland en route to a ninth - place finish in the final points, and won Rookie of the Year honors along with the 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Championship. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. won five races in the 2001 season, beginning with Steve Park 's victory in the race at Rockingham just one week after Earnhardt 's death. Earnhardt Jr. and Waltrip finished first and second in the series ' return to Daytona in July for the Pepsi 400, a reverse of the finish in the Daytona 500. Earnhardt Jr. also won the fall races at Dover ( first post 9 / 11 race ) and Talladega and came to an eighth - place points finish. Earnhardt 's remains were interred in Kannapolis after a private funeral service on February 21, 2001. No. 3 car Earnhardt in the No. 3 car Earnhardt drove the No. 3 car for the majority of his career, spanning the early 1980s until his death in 2001. Although he had other sponsors during his career, his No. 3 is associated in fans ' minds with his last sponsor GM Goodwrench and his last color scheme -- a predominantly black car with bold red and silver trim. The black and red No. 3 continues to be one of the most famous logos in North American motor racing. A common misconception is that Richard Childress Racing `` owns the rights '' to the No. 3 in NASCAR competition ( fueled by the fact that Kevin Harvick 's car has a little No. 3 as an homage to Earnhardt and the usage of the No. 3 on the Camping World Series truck of Ty Dillon ), but in fact no team owns the rights to this or any other number. However, according to established NASCAR procedures, RCR would have priority over other teams if and when the time came to reuse the number. RCR owns the stylized No. 3 logos used during Earnhardt 's lifetime ; however these rights may not prevent a future racing team from using a different No. 3 design ( also, a new No. 3 team would most likely, in any case, need to create logos which fit with their sponsor 's logos ). In 2004, ESPN released a made - for - TV movie entitled 3 : The Dale Earnhardt Story, which used a new ( but similarly colored ) No. 3 logo. The movie was a sympathetic portrayal of Earnhardt 's life, but the producers were sued for using the No. 3 logo. In December 2006, the ESPN lawsuit was settled, but details were not released to the public. It is generally believed that current NASCAR owners have agreed never to use the No. 3 in Sprint Cup competition again, although this is not official NASCAR policy. Dale Earnhardt Jr. made two special appearances in 2002 in a No. 3 Busch Series car : these appearances were at the track where his father died ( Daytona ) and the track where he made his first Winston Cup start ( Charlotte ). Earnhardt Jr. won the first of those two races, which was the season - opening event at Daytona. He also raced a No. 3 sponsored by Wrangler on July 2, 2010, for Richard Childress Racing at Daytona. In a green - white - checker finish he outran Joey Logano to win his second race in the No. 3. Otherwise, the No. 3 was missing from the national touring series until September 5, 2009, when Austin Dillon, the 19 - year - old grandson of Richard Childress, debuted an RCR - owned No. 3 truck in the Camping World Truck Series. Dillon and his younger brother Ty Dillon drove No. 3s in various lower level competitions for several years, including the Camping World East Series. In 2012, A. Dillon began driving in the Nationwide Series full - time, using the No. 3 ; he had previously used the No. 33 while driving in that series part - time. Richard Childress Racing entered a No. 3 in the Daytona truck race on February 13, 2010, painted identically to when Earnhardt drove it, but with a sponsorship from Bass Pro Shops. It was driven by A. Dillon. It was involved in a wreck almost identical to that which took the life of Earnhardt : being spun out, colliding with another vehicle, and being turned into the outside wall in turn number four. Dillon again returned to a number 3 marked racecar when he started fifth in the 2012 Daytona Nationwide Series opener in an Advocare sponsored black Chevrolet Impala. On December 11, 2013, RCR announced that A. Dillon would drive the No. 3 car in the upcoming 2014 Sprint Cup season, bringing the number back to the series for the first time in 13 years. Only the former International Race of Champions actually retired the No. 3, which they did in a rule change effective in 2004. Until the series folded in 2007, anyone wishing to use the No. 3 again had to use No. 03 instead. Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo chose the number 3 as his permanent racing number when F1 's rules changed to allow drivers to choose their own numbers for 2014 and stated on Twitter that part of the reason for his choice was that he was a fan of Earnhardt 's, while his helmet design features the number stylized in the same way. Legacy `` Earnhardt Tower '', a seating section at Daytona International Speedway was opened and named in his honor shortly after his death at the track. Statue of Dale Earnhardt Sr. holding his winner 's trophy at the Daytona International Speedway Earnhardt has several roads named after him, including a street in his hometown Kannapolis. Dale Earnhardt Boulevard ( originally Earnhardt Road ) is marked as Exit 60 off Interstate 85, northeast of Charlotte. Dale Earnhardt Drive is also the start of The Dale Journey Trail, a self - guided driving tour of landmarks in the lives of Earnhardt and his family. The North Carolina Department of Transportation switched the designation of a road between Kannapolis and Mooresville near the headquarters of DEI ( that used to be called NC 136 ) with NC 3, which was in Currituck County. In addition, Exit 72 off Interstate 35W, one of the entrances to Texas Motor Speedway, is named `` Dale Earnhardt Way ''. Between the 2004 and 2005 JGTC ( renamed Super GT from 2005 ) season, Hasemi Sport competed in the series with a sole black G'Zox sponsored Nissan 350Z with the same number and letterset as Earnhardt on the roof. During the NASCAR weekend races at Talladega Superspeedway on April 29, 2006 -- May 1, 2006, the DEI cars competed in identical special black paint schemes on Dale Earnhardt Day, which is held annually on his birthday -- April 29. Martin Truex Jr., won the Aaron 's 312 in the black car, painted to reflect Earnhardt 's Intimidating Black No. 3 NASCAR Busch Grand National series car. In the Nextel Cup race on May 1, No. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. ; No. 1 Martin Truex Jr. ; and No. 15 Paul Menard competed in cars with the same type of paint scheme. On June 18, 2006, at Michigan for the 3M Performance 400, Earnhardt Jr. ran a special vintage Budweiser car to honor his father and his grandfather Ralph Earnhardt. He finished third after rain caused the race to be cut short. The car was painted to resemble Ralph 's 1956 dirt cars, and carried 1956 - era Budweiser logos to complete the throwback look. In the summer of 2007, Dale Earnhardt, Inc. ( DEI ) with the Dale Earnhardt Foundation, announced it will fund an annual undergraduate scholarship at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina for students interested in motorsports and automotive engineering. Scholarship winners are also eligible to work at DEI in internships. The first winner was William Bostic, a senior at Clemson majoring in mechanical engineering. The former Earnhardt Grandstand at Daytona International Speedway In 2008, on the 50th anniversary of the first Daytona 500 race, DEI and RCR teamed up to make a special COT sporting Earnhardt 's 1998 Daytona 500 paint scheme to honor the tenth anniversary of his Daytona 500 victory. In a tribute to all previous Daytona 500 winners, the winning drivers appeared in a lineup on stage, in chronological order. The throwback No. 3 car stood in the infield, in the approximate position Earnhardt would have taken in the processional. The throwback car featured the authentic 1998 - era design on a current - era car, a concept similar to modern throwback jerseys in other sports. The car was later sold in 1 : 64 and 1 : 24 scale models. The Intimidator 305 roller coaster has been open since April 2010 at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. Named after Earnhardt, the ride 's trains are modeled after his black - and - red Chevrolet. Another Intimidator was built at Carowinds, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Atlanta Braves assistant coach Ned Yost was a friend of Earnhardt, and Richard Childress. When Yost was named Milwaukee Brewers manager, he changed jersey numbers, from No. 5 to No. 3 in Earnhardt 's honor. ( No. 3 is retired by the Braves in honor of outfielder Dale Murphy, so Yost could not make the change while in Atlanta. ) When Yost was named Kansas City Royals assistant coach, he wore No. 2 for the 2010 season, even when he was named manager in May 2010, but for the 2011 season, he switched back to No. 3. During the third lap of the 2011 Daytona 500 ( a decade since Earnhardt 's death ), the commentators on FOX fell silent while fans raised three fingers in a similar fashion to the tributes throughout 2001. The north entrance to New Avondale City Center in Arizona will bear the name Dale Earnhardt Drive. Avondale is where Earnhardt won a Cup race in 1990. His helmet from the 1998 season is at the National Museum of American History in the Smithsonian museum in Washington D.C. Weedeater, a sludge metal band from North Carolina, paid tribute to Earnhardt on their 2003 album Sixteen Tons, with the song `` No. 3 ''. The song is played with audio clips from television broadcasts about Earnhardt mixed in the background. On February 28, 2016, after winning the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, during his victory lap, driver Jimmie Johnson held his hand out of his window, with three fingers extended in tribute to Earnhardt. This was following Johnson 's 76th Cup Series win, which tied the career mark of Earnhardt 's. This is also the track where Earnhardt claimed his sixth Winston Cup Series title. Awards Earnhardt 's suit on display at the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame He was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt in 1994. He was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. Earnhardt was named one of NASCAR 's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998. Earnhardt was posthumously named `` NASCAR 's Most Popular Driver '' in 2001. This was the only time he received the award. He was posthumously inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2002, a year after his death. He was posthumously inducted in the Oceanside Rotary Club Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame at Daytona Beach in 2004. He was posthumously inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2006. Earnhardt was named first on ESPN 's list of `` NASCAR 's 20 Greatest Drivers '' in 2007 in front of Richard Petty. He was posthumously inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2006. He was posthumously inducted in the Inaugural Class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame on May 23, 2010. Motorsports career Results NASCAR ( key ) ( Bold -- Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics -- Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * -- Most laps led. ) Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NWCC Pts Negre Racing 8 Dodge RSD DAY RCH CAR BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT 22 RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH DAR DOV NWS MAR CLT RCH CAR BRI ATL ONT NA 0 1976 Ballard Racing 30 Chevy RSD DAY CAR RCH BRI ATL NWS DAR MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT 31 RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR 103rd 70 Johnny Ray 77 Chevy ATL 19 ONT 1977 Gray Racing 19 Chevy RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL NWS DAR BRI MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT RSD MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT 38 CAR ATL ONT 118th 49 1978 Cronkrite Racing 96 Ford RSD DAY RCH CAR ATL BRI DAR NWS MAR TAL DOV CLT 17 NSV RSD MCH DAY 7 NSV POC TAL 12 MCH BRI DAR 16 RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR 43rd 558 Osterlund Racing 98 Chevy ATL ONT 1979 RSD 21 CAR 12 RCH 13 NWS BRI 1 * DAR 23 MAR 8 NSV DOV 5 CLT TWS 12 RSD 13 MCH 6 NSV POC 29 TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV 9 MAR 29 CLT 10 NWS CAR 5 ATL ONT 9 7th 3749 Buick DAY 8 ATL 12 TAL 36 Olds DAY 1980 Chevy RSD RCH 5 CAR ATL BRI 1 * DAR 29 NWS 6 MAR 13 NSV 6 DOV 10 CLT 20 TWS 9 RSD 5 MCH 12 DAY NSV POC MCH 35 BRI DAR 7 RCH DOV 34 NWS 5 MAR 1 * CLT 1 * CAR 18 ATL ONT 5 1st 4661 Olds DAY TAL TAL 1981 Pontiac RSD DAY 5 RCH 7 CAR 26 ATL BRI 28 NWS 10 DAR 17 MAR 25 TAL 8 NSV 20 DOV CLT 18 TWS 2 * RSD MCH 5 7th 3975 Jim Stacy Racing DAY 35 NSV 7 POC 11 TAL 29 Richard Childress Racing Pontiac MCH 9 BRI 27 DAR 6 RCH 6 DOV 15 MAR 26 NWS CLT 25 CAR 9 ATL 24 RSD 1982 Bud Moore Engineering 15 Ford DAY 36 RCH BRI 2 * ATL 28 * CAR 25 DAR 1 * NWS MAR 23 TAL 8 NSV 10 DOV CLT 30 * POC 34 RSD MCH 7 DAY 29 NSV 9 POC 25 TAL 35 MCH 30 BRI 6 DAR RCH 27 DOV 20 NWS 20 CLT 25 MAR 27 CAR 14 ATL 34 RSD 42 12th 3402 DAY 35 RCH CAR 33 ATL 33 DAR 13 NWS 29 MAR 26 TAL 24 NSV 24 DOV 8 BRI 9 CLT 5 RSD POC 8 MCH 15 DAY 9 NSV 1 * POC 30 TAL 1 * MCH 7 BRI DAR 11 RCH 22 DOV 35 MAR NWS CLT 14 CAR 17 ATL 33 RSD 8th 3732 1984 Richard Childress Racing Chevy DAY RCH 6 CAR 14 ATL BRI 7 NWS 8 DAR 5 MAR 9 TAL 27 NSV 19 DOV 5 CLT RSD 5 POC 8 MCH DAY 8 NSV POC 10 TAL MCH 7 BRI 10 DAR 38 RCH DOV 5 MAR 12 CLT 39 NWS 7 CAR 13 ATL RSD 11 4th 4265 1985 DAY 32 RCH CAR 10 ATL 9 BRI 1 * DAR 24 NWS 8 MAR 25 TAL 21 DOV 25 CLT 4 * RSD 40 POC 39 MCH 5 DAY 9 POC 39 TAL 24 MCH 22 BRI 1 * DAR 19 * RCH DOV 7 MAR NWS CLT 20 CAR 8 ATL RSD 5 8th 3561 1986 DAY 14 RCH 3 * CAR 8 ATL 2 * BRI 10 DAR 1 * NWS 1 * MAR 21 TAL DOV CLT RSD 5 POC MCH 6 DAY 27 * POC 7 TAL 26 * GLN MCH 5 BRI DAR 9 RCH DOV 21 MAR 12 NWS 9 CLT CAR 6 ATL 1 * RSD 1st 4468 DAY 5 CAR 1 * RCH 1 * ATL 16 * DAR 1 * NWS 1 * BRI MAR 1 * TAL CLT 20 DOV POC 5 RSD 7 MCH 1 * DAY 6 POC 1 * TAL GLN 8 MCH 2 * BRI 1 * DAR 1 * RCH 1 * DOV 31 MAR 2 * NWS CLT 12 CAR RSD 30 ATL 1st 4696 1988 DAY 10 RCH 10 * CAR 5 ATL 1 * DAR 11 BRI 14 NWS 3 * MAR 1 * TAL 9 CLT 13 DOV 16 RSD POC 33 MCH DAY 4 * POC 11 TAL GLN 6 MCH 29 BRI 1 * DAR RCH DOV MAR 8 CLT 17 * NWS 6 CAR 5 PHO 11 ATL 14 3rd 4256 1989 DAY CAR ATL RCH DAR 33 BRI 16 NWS 1 * MAR TAL 8 CLT 38 DOV 1 * SON POC MCH 17 DAY 18 POC 9 TAL 11 GLN MCH 17 BRI 14 DAR 1 * RCH DOV 1 * MAR 9 CLT 42 NWS 10 * CAR 20 PHO 6 ATL 1 * 2nd 4164 1990 DAY 5 * RCH CAR 10 ATL 1 * DAR BRI 19 NWS MAR 5 TAL 1 * CLT 30 DOV 31 SON 34 POC 13 MCH DAY 1 * POC TAL 1 * GLN 7 MCH 8 BRI 8 * DAR 1 * RCH 1 * DOV MAR NWS 2 * CLT 25 CAR 10 PHO 1 * ATL 1st 4430 1991 DAY 5 RCH CAR 8 ATL DAR 29 BRI 20 NWS MAR 1 * TAL 3 * CLT DOV 2 * SON 7 POC MCH DAY 7 POC 22 TAL 1 * GLN 15 MCH 24 BRI 7 DAR 8 RCH 11 DOV 15 MAR NWS CLT 25 CAR 7 PHO 9 ATL 5 1st 4287 1992 DAY 9 CAR 24 RCH 11 ATL DAR 10 BRI 18 NWS 6 MAR 9 TAL CLT DOV SON 6 POC 28 MCH 9 DAY 40 POC 23 TAL 40 GLN 9 MCH 16 BRI DAR 29 RCH DOV 21 MAR 31 NWS 19 CLT 14 CAR 8 PHO 10 ATL 26 12th 3574 1993 DAY 2 * CAR RCH 10 ATL 11 DAR 1 * BRI NWS 16 MAR 22 TAL 4 * SON 6 * CLT 1 * DOV 1 * POC 11 MCH 14 DAY 1 * NHA 26 POC 1 * TAL 1 * GLN 18 MCH 9 BRI DAR RCH DOV 27 MAR 29 NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 10 1st 4526 1994 DAY 7 CAR 7 RCH ATL 12 DAR 1 * BRI 1 * NWS 5 MAR 11 TAL SON CLT 9 DOV 28 POC MCH DAY NHA POC 7 TAL 34 IND 5 GLN MCH 37 BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS 7 CLT CAR 1 * PHO 40 ATL 1st 4694 1995 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI 25 NWS 1 * MAR 29 TAL 21 SON CLT 6 DOV 5 POC 8 MCH 35 DAY NHA 22 POC 20 TAL IND GLN 23 MCH 35 BRI DAR 2 * RCH DOV 5 MAR 1 * NWS 9 CLT CAR 7 PHO ATL 1 * 2nd 4580 DAY CAR RCH 31 ATL 1 * DAR 14 BRI NWS MAR 5 TAL SON CLT DOV POC 32 MCH 9 DAY NHA 12 POC 14 TAL 28 * IND 15 GLN 6 * MCH 17 BRI 24 DAR 12 RCH 20 DOV 16 MAR 15 NWS CLT 6 CAR 9 PHO 12 ATL 4th 4327 1997 DAY 31 CAR 11 RCH 25 ATL 8 DAR 15 TEX 6 BRI 6 MAR 12 SON 12 TAL 2 * CLT 7 DOV 16 POC 10 MCH 7 CAL 16 DAY NHA POC 12 IND 29 GLN 16 MCH 9 BRI 14 DAR 30 RCH 15 NHA 8 DOV MAR CLT TAL 29 CAR 8 PHO 5 ATL 16 5th 4216 1998 DAY 1 * CAR 17 LVS 8 ATL 13 DAR 12 BRI 22 TEX 35 MAR TAL 36 CAL 9 CLT 39 DOV 25 RCH 21 MCH 15 POC 8 SON 11 NHA 18 POC 7 IND 5 GLN 11 MCH 18 BRI 6 NHA 9 DAR RCH 38 DOV 23 MAR 22 CLT 29 TAL 32 DAY 10 PHO CAR 9 ATL 13 8th 3928 1999 DAY CAR 41 LVS 7 ATL 40 DAR 25 TEX 8 BRI 10 MAR 19 TAL 1 * CAL 12 RCH 8 CLT 6 DOV 11 MCH 16 POC 7 SON 9 DAY NHA 8 POC 9 IND 10 GLN 20 MCH 5 BRI DAR 22 RCH 6 NHA 13 DOV 8 MAR CLT 12 TAL CAR 40 PHO 11 HOM 8 ATL 9 7th 4492 2000 DAY 21 CAR LVS 8 ATL DAR BRI 39 TEX 7 MAR 9 TAL CAL 17 RCH 10 CLT DOV 6 MCH POC SON 6 DAY 8 NHA 6 POC 25 IND 8 GLN 25 MCH 6 BRI DAR RCH NHA 12 DOV 17 MAR CLT 11 TAL CAR 17 PHO 9 HOM 20 ATL 2nd 4865 2001 DAY 12 CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MAR TAL PHO CAR HOM ATL NHA 57th 132 Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1979 Osterlund Racing Buick 10 8 1980 Oldsmobile 32 1981 Pontiac 7 5 1982 Bud Moore Engineering Ford 10 36 35 1984 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29 1985 18 32 1986 14 13 5 1988 6 10 1989 8 1990 5 1991 5 1992 9 1993 1994 7 1995 1997 31 1998 1999 2000 21 21 2001 7 12 Busch Series NASCAR Busch Series results Year Team No. Make 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NBGNC Pts 1982 Robert Gee 15 Pontiac DAY 1 * RCH DAR 21 HCY SBO DOV 18 HCY CLT ASH HCY SBO CAR CRW SBO HCY LGY IRP RCH 23 MAR CLT DNQ HCY MAR 21st 1188 45 Pontiac BRI 17 MAR Robert Gee 15 Olds CRW RCH LGY Whitaker Racing Pontiac BRI 30 HCY Robert Gee DAY 21 RCH CAR 1 * HCY MAR NWS SBO GPS LGY DOV BRI CLT 1 * SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU CRW ROU SBO HCY LGY IRP GPS BRI HCY DAR RCH NWS SBO MAR ROU CLT HCY MAR 31st 790 1984 Whitaker Racing 7 Olds DAY 37 RCH CAR HCY MAR DAR 31 ROU NSV LGY MLW DOV 39th 553 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 8 Pontiac CLT SBO HCY ROU SBO ROU HCY IRP LGY SBO BRI DAR 19 RCH NWS CLT 38 HCY CAR MAR 1985 DAY 35 CAR 1 * HCY BRI MAR DAR 29 SBO LGY DOV CLT SBO HCY ROU IRP SBO LGY HCY MLW BRI DAR 22 RCH 21 NWS ROU CLT HCY CAR MAR 47th 391 1986 DAY CAR HCY MAR DAR 2 * SBO LGY JFC DOV CLT 15 SBO HCY ROU DAR 1 * CLT 1 * CAR MAR 25th 1611 Chevy BRI IRP 25 SBO RAL OXF SBO HCY LGY ROU BRI RCH 1 * DOV MAR ROU DAY 27 * HCY MAR DAR 1 * BRI 4 * LGY SBO CLT 5 * DOV IRP 31 ROU JFC OXF SBO HCY RAL LGY ROU BRI 32 JFC DAR 35 RCH 31 DOV MAR CLT 21 CAR 3 * MAR 33rd 1107 1988 DAY 37 HCY 8 CAR 27 * MAR DAR BRI LNG NZH 6 SBO 25 NSV CLT 5 DOV ROU LAN LVL MYB 27 OXF SBO HCY LNG IRP 29 ROU BRI DAR 32 RCH DOV MAR CLT 33 CAR MAR 25th 1633 1989 Pontiac DAY 25th 1637 Chevy CAR MAR HCY 10 DAR 6 BRI 27 NZH 37 SBO LAN NSV CLT 20 SBO 28 HCY DUB IRP 5 ROU BRI 5 DAR 4 * RCH 5 DOV MAR CLT 27 CAR MAR Frank Cicci Racing 87 Pontiac DOV ROU LVL VOL MYB 1990 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevy DAY 1 * RCH CAR MAR HCY 20 DAR 29 BRI 5 LAN SBO NZH HCY CLT 8 DOV ROU VOL MYB OXF NHA 7 SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI 24 * DAR 38 RCH DOV MAR CLT NHA CAR MAR 26th 1947 1991 DAY 1 * RCH CAR MAR VOL HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH CLT 1 * DOV ROU HCY MYB GLN OXF NHA 35 SBO DUB IRP 33 ROU BRI 11 DAR 1 * RCH 7 * DOV CLT 39 NHA CAR 6 * MAR 27th 1799 1992 DAY 1 * CAR 4 * RCH ATL 31 MAR DAR 17 BRI CLT 28 DOV 16 ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA TAL IRP ROU MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT 41 MAR CAR 12 HCY 23rd 1665 Ken Schrader Racing 15 Chevy HCY 12 LAN DUB NZH 1993 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevy DAY 1 * CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT 36 DOV 13 MYB GLN MLW TAL 1 * IRP MCH 41 NHA 42 BRI DAR 40 RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR CAR HCY ATL 37th 989 1994 DAY CAR 38 RCH DNQ ATL 10 MAR DAR 6 HCY BRI ROU NHA 31 NZH CLT 23 DOV 39 MYB GLN MLW SBO TAL HCY IRP MCH 32 BRI DAR 41 RCH DOV CLT 45 MAR CAR 34th 1188 International Race of Champions ( key ) ( Bold -- Pole position. * -- Most laps led. ) International Race of Champions results Year Make Q1 Q2 Q3 Pos. Pts Ref 1979 − 80 Chevy MCH 7 MCH RSD RSD ATL NA 0 1984 MCH 7 CLE 10 TAL MCH 11 9th 31 DAY MOH 11 MCH 12 GLN 9 10th 30 1988 DAY RSD 12 MCH GLN 7 5th 45 1989 DAY 3 * NZH 7 MCH GLN 5 4th 57 1990 Dodge TAL CLE 5 MCH 1 * 1st 60 1991 DAY 12 TAL 9 MCH 9 GLN 9th 27 1992 DAY TAL MCH 5 MCH 5 2nd 63 1993 DAY DAR TAL MCH 5 * NA 0 1994 DAY DAR TAL 8 MCH 4th 56 1995 DAY DAR 8 TAL 1 * MCH 11 1st 61 Pontiac DAY TAL 9 CLT 10 MCH 8th 39 1997 DAY CLT 8 CAL 9 MCH 7 7th 35 1998 DAY CAL 10 MCH IND 8 7th 36 1999 DAY TAL MCH 1 * IND 8 1st 75 2000 DAY 1 * TAL MCH IND 1st 74 2001 DAY 7 * TAL MCH IND NA 0 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series ( key ) ( Bold -- Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics -- Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * -- Most laps led. ) ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series results Year Team No. Make 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ARSC Pts Ref 1991 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevy DAY ATL KIL TAL TOL FRS POC MCH KIL FRS DEL POC TAL HPT 30 MCH ISF TOL DSF TWS ATL 113th 1993 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevy DAY FIF TWS 5 TAL KIL CMS FRS TOL POC MCH FRS POC KIL ISF DSF TOL SLM WIN ATL 109th 24 Hours of Daytona ( key ) 24 Hours of Daytona results Year Class No Team Car Co-drivers Laps Position Class Pos. 2001 GTS Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette Andy Pilgrim Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kelly Collins 642 See also Biography portal NASCAR portal Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Ralph Earnhardt, father Teresa Earnhardt, wife Dale Earnhardt Jr., son Kelly Earnhardt Miller, daughter Jeffrey Earnhardt, grandson Kerry Earnhardt, son Bobby Earnhardt, grandson Richard Childress Racing References ^ Jump up to : Brinster, Dick ( February 19, 2001 ). `` Dale Earnhardt dies in crash on final lap of Daytona 500 ''. Associated Press. Retrieved September 19, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Ranking the 20 greatest NASCAR drivers of all time ''. Fox Sports. Retrieved May 7, 2016. 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Dale Earnhardt driver statistics at Racing - Reference Dale Earnhardt on IMDb Orlando Sentinel article on the inquiries into the cause of death Sports Illustrated article on the controversy over Earnhardt 's seat belt Preceded by Kenny Irwin Jr. NASCAR Cup Series fatal accidents 2001 Succeeded by Last NASCAR Cup fatality to date Sporting positions Preceded by Richard Petty Darrell Waltrip Rusty Wallace Alan Kulwicki NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion 1980 1986, 1987 1990, 1991 1993, 1994 Succeeded by Darrell Waltrip Bill Elliott Alan Kulwicki Jeff Gordon Preceded by Terry Labonte Terry Labonte Mark Martin IROC Champion IROC XIV ( 1990 ) IROC XIX ( 1995 ) IROC XXIII ( 1999 ) -- IROC XXIV ( 2000 ) Succeeded by Rusty Wallace Mark Martin Bobby Labonte Achievements Preceded by Jeff Gordon Brickyard 400 winner 1995 Succeeded by Dale Jarrett Preceded by Darrell Waltrip Davey Allison Coca - Cola 600 winner 1986 1992, 1993 Succeeded by Kyle Petty Jeff Gordon Preceded by Jeff Gordon Daytona 500 winner 1998 Succeeded by Jeff Gordon Preceded by Tim Richmond Bill Elliott Southern 500 winner 1989, 1990 Succeeded by Bill Elliott Harry Gant Preceded by Buddy Baker Terry Labonte Bill Elliott Ken Schrader Geoff Bodine Jeff Gordon Busch Clash winner 1980 1986 1988 1991 1993 1995 Succeeded by Darrell Waltrip Bill Elliott Ken Schrader Geoff Bodine Jeff Gordon Dale Jarrett Awards Preceded by Ronnie Thomas NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year 1979 Succeeded by Jody Ridley Preceded by Jeff Gordon NASCAR EA cover athlete 1999, 2000 Succeeded by Tony Stewart Preceded by Bill Elliott NASCAR Winston Cup Series Most Popular Driver 2001 Succeeded by Bill Elliott Dale Earnhardt navigation boxes Richard Childress Racing Personnel Richard Childress Mike Dillon Dave Marcis Chocolate Myers Danny Efland Jason Jarrett Drivers Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ( 3 ) Austin Dillon ( 27 ) Paul Menard ( 31 ) Ryan Newman Xfinity Series ( 2 ) Austin Dillon / Paul Menard / Ben Kennedy ( 3 ) Ty Dillon / Scott Lagasse Jr. / Brian Scott ( 21 ) Daniel Hemric ( 33 ) Brandon Jones ( 62 ) Brendan Gaughan Crew chiefs Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ( 3 ) Gil Martin / Slugger Labbe ( 27 ) Justin Alexander ( 31 ) Luke Lambert / Todd Parrott Xfinity Series ( 2 ) Mike Hillman Jr. ( 3 ) Danny Stockman Jr. / Nick Harrison ( 33 ) Nick Harrison / Danny Stockman Jr. ( 62 ) Shane Wilson Past drivers A.J. Allmendinger Dave Blaney Clint Bowyer Jeff Burton Richard Childress Cale Conley Joey Coulter Matt Crafton Mike Dillon Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Jr. Tim George Jr. Jeff Green Robby Gordon Kevin Harvick Ron Hornaday Jr. Sam Hornish Jr. Scott Lagasse Jr. Stephen Leicht Michael McDowell Casey Mears Brandon Miller Steve Park Jeff Purvis Ricky Rudd Elliott Sadler Jay Sauter Johnny Sauter Kirk Shelmerdine Morgan Shepherd Mike Skinner Regan Smith Scott Wimmer Partnerships and affiliations Circle Sport -- The Motorsports Group Germain Racing GMS Racing Jeremy Clements Racing JTG Daugherty Racing Leavine Family Racing Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Drivers ' Champions 1949 R. Byron 1950 B. Rexford 1951 H. Thomas 1952 T. Flock 1953 H. Thomas 1954 L. Petty 1955 T. Flock 1956 B. Baker 1957 B. Baker 1958 L. Petty 1959 L. Petty 1960 R. White 1961 N. Jarrett 1962 J. Weatherly 1963 J. Weatherly 1964 R. Petty 1965 N. Jarrett 1966 D. Pearson 1967 R. Petty 1968 D. Pearson 1969 D. Pearson 1970 B. Isaac 1971 R. Petty 1972 R. Petty 1973 B. Parsons 1974 R. Petty 1975 R. Petty 1976 C. Yarborough 1977 C. Yarborough 1978 C. Yarborough 1979 R. Petty 1980 D. Earnhardt 1981 D. Waltrip 1982 D. Waltrip 1983 B. Allison 1984 T. Labonte 1985 D. Waltrip 1986 D. Earnhardt 1987 D. Earnhardt 1988 B. Elliott 1989 R. Wallace 1990 D. Earnhardt 1991 D. Earnhardt 1992 A. Kulwicki 1993 D. Earnhardt 1994 D. Earnhardt 1995 J. Gordon 1996 T. Labonte 1997 J. Gordon 1998 J. Gordon 1999 D. Jarrett 2000 B. Labonte 2001 J. Gordon 2002 T. Stewart 2003 M. Kenseth 2004 Ku. Busch 2005 T. Stewart 2006 J. Johnson 2007 J. Johnson 2008 J. Johnson 2009 J. Johnson 2010 J. Johnson 2011 T. Stewart 2012 B. Keselowski 2013 J. Johnson 2014 K. Harvick 2015 Ky. Busch 2016 J. Johnson Earnhardt racing family Ralph Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Teresa Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kerry Earnhardt Kelley Earnhardt Miller Jeffrey Earnhardt Bobby Dale Earnhardt NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2010 Bill France Sr. Bill France Jr. Richard Petty Dale Earnhardt Junior Johnson Daytona 500 winners Multiple Seven - time Richard Petty Four - time Cale Yarborough Three - time Bobby Allison Dale Jarrett Jeff Gordon Two - time Bill Elliott Sterling Marlin Michael Waltrip Matt Kenseth Jimmie Johnson Dale Earnhardt Jr. One - time Lee Petty Junior Johnson Marvin Panch Fireball Roberts Tiny Lund Fred Lorenzen Mario Andretti LeeRoy Yarbrough Pete Hamilton A.J. Foyt Benny Parsons David Pearson Buddy Baker Geoff Bodine Darrell Waltrip Derrike Cope Ernie Irvan Davey Allison Dale Earnhardt Ward Burton Kevin Harvick Ryan Newman Jamie McMurray Trevor Bayne Joey Logano Denny Hamlin Kurt Busch Brickyard 400 winners Multiple Five - time Jeff Gordon Four - time Jimmie Johnson Two - time Dale Jarrett Tony Stewart Kyle Busch One - time Dale Earnhardt Ricky Rudd Bobby Labonte Bill Elliott Kevin Harvick Jamie McMurray Paul Menard Ryan Newman Advance Auto Parts Clash winners Multiple Six - time Dale Earnhardt Three - time Tony Stewart Dale Jarrett Kevin Harvick Denny Hamlin Two - time Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jeff Gordon Ken Schrader Neil Bonnett One - time Buddy Baker Darrell Waltrip Bobby Allison Terry Labonte Bill Elliott Geoff Bodine Rusty Wallace Mark Martin Jimmie Johnson Kurt Busch Matt Kenseth Kyle Busch International Race of Champions winners Donohue B. Unser Foyt Unser Sr Andretti Allison Yarborough Gant Unser Jr Bodine T. Labonte Earnhardt Wallace Rudd Allison / Labonte Martin B. Labonte Harvick Busch Kenseth Stewart EA Sports NASCAR Main series NASCAR 98 NASCAR 99 NASCAR 2000 NASCAR 2001 NASCAR Thunder 2002 NASCAR Thunder 2003 NASCAR Thunder 2004 NASCAR 2005 : Chase for the Cup NASCAR 06 : Total Team Control NASCAR 07 NASCAR 08 NASCAR 09 Other games NASCAR Revolution NASCAR Rumble NASCAR SimRacing EA Sports NASCAR Racing NASCAR Kart Racing Cover athletes Jeff Gordon ( ' 98, ' 02, ' 06, ' 09 ) Dale Earnhardt ( ' 99, ' 00 ) Tony Stewart ( ' 01, ' 04, ' 08 ) Dale Earnhardt Jr. ( ' 03 ) Kevin Harvick ( ' 05 ) Jimmie Johnson ( ' 06 ) Elliott Sadler ( ' 07, ' 09 ) NASCAR Rookies of the Year Sprint Cup 1954 : Pitt 1957 : Rush 1958 : Rollins 1959 : R. Petty 1960 : D. Pearson 1961 : Wilson 1962 : Cox 1963 : Wade 1964 : Cooper 1965 : McQuagg 1966 : Hylton 1967 : Do. Allison 1968 : P. Hamilton 1969 : Brooks 1970 : Dennis 1971 : Ballard 1972 : L. Smith 1973 : Pond 1974 : Ross 1975 : B. Hill 1976 : Manning 1977 : Rudd 1978 : Thomas 1979 : Earnhardt 1980 : Ridley 1981 : R. Bouchard 1982 : G. Bodine 1983 : Marlin 1984 : R. Wallace 1985 : Schrader 1986 : Kulwicki 1987 : Da. Allison 1988 : K. Bouchard 1989 : Trickle 1990 : Moroso 1991 : B. Hamilton 1992 : Hensley 1993 : Gordon 1994 : J. Burton 1995 : Craven 1996 : Benson 1997 : Skinner 1998 : Irwin 1999 : Stewart 2000 : Kenseth 2001 : Harvick 2002 : Newman 2003 : McMurray 2004 : Kahne 2005 : Ky. Busch 2006 : Hamlin 2007 : Montoya 2008 : R. Smith 2009 : Logano 2010 : Conway 2011 : Lally 2012 : Leicht 2013 : Stenhouse Jr. 2014 : K. Larson 2015 : B. Moffitt 2016 : C. Elliott Xfinity Series 1989 : K. Wallace 1990 : Nemechek 1991 : J. Gordon 1992 : Craven 1993 : H. Sadler 1994 : Benson 1995 : Fuller 1996 : G. Allen Jr. 1997 : Park 1998 : Santerre 1999 : Raines 2000 : Harvick 2001 : Biffle 2002 : Riggs 2003 : Stremme 2004 : Ky. Busch 2005 : C. Edwards 2006 : O'Quinn Jr. 2007 : Ragan 2008 : Cassill 2009 : Allgaier 2010 : Stenhouse Jr. 2011 : T. Hill 2012 : A. Dillon 2013 : K. Larson 2014 : C. Elliott 2015 : D. Suárez 2016 : E. Jones Camping World Truck 1996 : Reffner 1997 : Irwin 1998 : Biffle 1999 : Stefanik 2000 : Ku. Busch 2001 : Kvapil 2002 : Gaughan 2003 : C. Edwards 2004 : Reutimann 2005 : Kluever 2006 : Darnell 2007 : W. Allen 2008 : Braun 2009 : Jo. Sauter 2010 : A. Dillon 2011 : Coulter 2012 : T. Dillon 2013 : R. Blaney 2014 : B. Kennedy 2015 : E. Jones 2016 : W. 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Question: how many times did dale earnhardt win daytona
Answer: 76