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Ralph Dale Earnhardt (
The third child of racing driver Ralph Earnhardt and Martha Earnhardt, he began his career in 1975 in the World 600. Earnhardt won a total of 76 Winston Cup races over the course of his 26-year career, including four Winston 500s (1990, 1994, 1999, and 2000) and the 1998 Daytona 500. Along with his 76 career points wins, he has also won 24 non-points exhibition events, bringing his overall Winston Cup win total to 100, one of only four drivers in NASCAR history to do so. He is the only driver in NASCAR history to score at least one win in four different and consecutive decades (scoring his first career win in 1979, 38 wins in the 1980s, 35 wins in the 1990s, & scoring his final two career wins in 2000). He also earned seven Winston Cup championships, a record held with Richard Petty and Jimmie Johnson.
On February 18, 2001, Earnhardt died in a sudden last-lap crash during the Daytona 500 due to a basilar skull fracture. His death was regarded in the racing industry as being a crucial moment in improving safety in all aspects of car racing, especially NASCAR. He was 49 years old.[2][6] Earnhardt has been inducted into numerous halls of fame, including the NASCAR Hall of Fame inaugural class in 2010.[7]
Biography
Early and personal life
Ralph Dale Earnhardt was born on April 29, 1951, in the suburb of
Earnhardt was married three times. 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. Earnhardt and Brown 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 children: a daughter, Kelley King Earnhardt, in 1972, and a son, Dale Earnhardt Jr., in 1974. Not long after Dale Jr. was born, Earnhardt and Gee divorced. Earnhardt then married his third wife, Teresa Houston, in 1982. She gave birth to their daughter, Taylor Nicole Earnhardt, in 1988.[9]
NASCAR career
Early Winston Cup career (1975–1978)
Earnhardt began his professional career in the NASCAR
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 5s and seventeen Top 10s, and finished seventh in the points standings despite missing four races due to a broken collarbone, winning Rookie of the Year honors.[11]
During his sophomore season, Earnhardt, now with 20-year-old
Rod Osterlund Racing, Stacy Racing, and Richard Childress Racing (1981)
1981 would prove to be tumultuous for the defending Winston Cup champion. Sixteen races into the season, Rod Osterlund suddenly sold his team to Jim Stacy, an entrepreneur from Kentucky who entered NASCAR in 1977. After just four races, Earnhardt fell out with Stacy and left the team. Earnhardt finished out the year driving Pontiacs for Richard Childress Racing and managed to place seventh in the final points standings. Earnhardt departed RCR at the end of the season, citing a lack of chemistry.
Earnhardt was also a color commentator for the Busch Clash, while he also drove on that same day.
Bud Moore Engineering (1982–1983)
The following year, at
Return to Richard Childress Racing (1984–2001)
1984–1985
After the 1983 season, Earnhardt returned to
1986–1987
The 1986 season saw Earnhardt win his second career Winston Cup Championship and the first owner's championship for Richard Childress Racing. He won five races and had 16 top-fives and 23 top-10s. Earnhardt successfully defended his championship the following year, going to victory lane 11 times and winning the championship by 489 points over
1988–1989
The 1988 season saw Earnhardt racing with a new sponsor,
1990–1995
The 1990 season started for Earnhardt with victories in the
Earnhardt's only win of the 1992 season came at Charlotte, in the
In 1994, Earnhardt achieved a feat that he himself had believed to be impossible—he scored his seventh Winston Cup championship, tying
Earnhardt almost was ready to leave the #3 at the end of the 1995 season, according to his former crew chief Larry McReynolds. At the time, McReynolds was the crew chief for the #28 Havoline Ford Thunderbird at Robert Yates Racing.[17] Earnhardt had actually been approached by Yates to drive the #28 for the 1995 season in place of Ernie Irvan, who was injured in a crash during the 1994 season. Instead, Robert Yates signed Dale Jarrett to a one-year deal to drive the #28. During the 1995 season, Yates was being pressed by his manufacturer to start a second team and sent a contract to Earnhardt to drive it.[18] Earnhardt never returned the contract, and according to McReynolds the reason he did not sign was because he only wanted to drive the #28 for Yates; the team fully intended to put Irvan back behind the wheel of his old car once he was able to resume driving. Instead, Earnhardt stayed with RCR and the #3, while Jarrett was signed to drive Yates’ new car, numbered 88.
1996–1999
1996 for Earnhardt started just like it had done in 1993—he dominated Speedweeks, only to finish second in the
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. Although the incident looked like it would end his season early, Earnhardt refused to stay out of the car. 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, with 2 wins, 13 top fives, 17 top tens, and his last 2 career poles, with an average finish of 10.6. 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.
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, Earnhardt finished the season fifth in the final standings with 7 top fives and 16 top tens, with an average finish of 12.1.
On February 15, 1998, Earnhardt finally won the
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 five 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 didn'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, with 3 wins, 7 top fives, and 21 top tens, with an average finish of 12.0.
2000
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
, coupled with Bobby Labonte's extreme consistency, denied Earnhardt an eighth championship title. Earnhardt finished 2000 with two wins, 13 top fives, 24 top tens, an average finish of 9.4, and was the only driver besides Labonte to finish the season with zero DNF's.Death
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. He had been blocking Schrader on the outside and Marlin on the inside at the time of the crash. Earnhardt's 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 Michael’s teammate and his son Dale Earnhardt Jr. finishing second.[20][21] Earnhardt was pronounced dead 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.[22] An autopsy conducted on February 19, 2001, concluded that Earnhardt sustained a fatal basilar skull fracture.[23] Four days later, on February 22, public funeral services for Earnhardt were held at the Calvary Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.[24][25][26]
Aftermath
After Earnhardt's death, two investigations led by the Daytona Beach Police Department and NASCAR 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.[27] NASCAR implemented rigorous safety improvements, such as mandating the HANS device, which Earnhardt refused to wear after finding it restrictive and uncomfortable.[28] 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. The number returned for the 2014 season, this time not sponsored by GM Goodwrench (which was rebranded GM Certified Service in 2011), driven by Childress's grandson Austin Dillon.
At this time, his team was re-christened as the No. 29 team. Childress's second-year Busch Series driver
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
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 at his estate in Mooresville, North Carolina after a private funeral service on February 21, 2001.[24][26]
No. 3 car
Earnhardt drove the No. 3 car for the majority of his career, spanning the latter half of the 1981 season, and then again from 1984 until he died 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 was that Richard Childress Racing "owned the rights" to the No. 3 in NASCAR competition (fueled by the fact that Kevin Harvick's car had a little No. 3 as an homage to Earnhardt from 2001 to 2013 and the usage of the No. 3 on the
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.
Otherwise, the No. 3 was missing from the national touring series until September 5, 2009, when
Richard Childress Racing entered a No. 3 in the Daytona truck race on February 13, 2010, with sponsorship from Bass Pro Shops driven by Austin 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.[31] Dillon again returned to a No. 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 Austin 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.[32]
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.[citation needed]
Legacy
"Earnhardt Tower", a seating section at Daytona International Speedway was opened and named in his honor a month before his death at the track.[34]
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,[35] 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".[36]
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
On June 18, 2006, at Michigan for the
In the summer of 2007,
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.
In 2010, the
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), and 2021 Daytona 500 (two decades since Earnhardt's death) the commentators on FOX fell silent while fans raised three fingers in a similar fashion to the tributes throughout 2001.[44]
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.[45]
His helmet from the 1998 season is at the National Museum of American History in the Smithsonian museum in Washington D.C.[46]
Weedeater, a sludge metal band from North Carolina, paid tribute to Earnhardt on their 2003 album Sixteen Tons, with the song "No. 3".[47] The song is played with audio clips from television broadcasts about Earnhardt mixed in the background.[48] He is also mentioned in a 2001 song composed by John Hiatt entitled The Tiki Bar Is Open, along with his legendary race number.
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.[49][50] 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.[51]
In the week of the 2021 United States Grand Prix, McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo drove the iconic Wrangler car from 1984 as Ricciardo has been a fan of Earnhardt since he was a child. The opportunity came after he won the Italian Grand Prix that year, and McLaren CEO Zak Brown, who owns the car, promised him that he would give him a chance to drive it.[52]
Awards
- He was awarded the : 634
- He was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.[54]
- Earnhardt was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Driversin 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[55] 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.[56]
- 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.
- He was posthumously inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame in 2020.[57]
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
Winston Cup Series results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 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 | Ref | ||
1975 | Negre Racing | 8 | Dodge | RSD | DAY | RCH
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CAR
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BRI
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ATL
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NWS
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DAR
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MAR
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TAL | NSV | DOV
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CLT 22 |
RSD
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MCH
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DAY
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NSV
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POC
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TAL
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MCH | DAR | DOV
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NWS
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MAR
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CLT | RCH
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CAR
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BRI
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ATL
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ONT | NA | 0 | [58] | ||||||||
1976 | Ballard Racing
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30 | Chevy | RSD | DAY | CAR
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RCH
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BRI
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ATL
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NWS | DAR
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MAR
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TAL | NSV | DOV | CLT 31 |
RSD | MCH | DAY | NSV
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POC
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TAL
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MCH
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BRI | DAR | RCH
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DOV
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MAR
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NWS
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CLT | CAR | 103rd | 70 | [59] | ||||||||||
Johnny Ray | 77 | Chevy | ATL 19 |
ONT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1977 | Gray Racing | 19 | Chevy | RSD | DAY | RCH
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CAR
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ATL
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NWS
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DAR
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BRI
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MAR
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TAL | NSV | DOV
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CLT | RSD
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MCH | DAY | NSV | POC
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TAL | MCH | BRI
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DAR | RCH
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DOV
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MAR | NWS | CLT 38 |
CAR
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ATL
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ONT | 118th | 49 | [60] | ||||||||
1978 | Cronkrite Racing | 96 | Ford | RSD | DAY | RCH
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CAR
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ATL
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BRI
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DAR
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NWS
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MAR
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TAL
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DOV
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CLT 17 |
NSV
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RSD
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MCH
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DAY 7 |
NSV
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POC
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TAL 12 |
MCH
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BRI
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DAR 16 |
RCH | DOV | MAR | NWS
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CLT | CAR | 43rd | 558 | [61] | ||||||||||
Osterlund Racing | 98 | Chevy | ATL 4 |
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1979 | 2 | RSD 21 |
CAR 12 |
RCH 13 |
NWS 4 |
BRI 1* |
DAR 23 |
MAR 8 |
NSV 4 |
DOV 5 |
CLT 3 |
TWS 12 |
RSD 13 |
MCH 6 |
NSV 3 |
POC 29 |
TAL | MCH | BRI
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DAR | RCH 4 |
DOV 9 |
MAR 29 |
CLT 10 |
NWS 4 |
CAR 5 |
ATL 2 |
ONT 9 |
7th | 3749 | [62] | |||||||||||||
Buick | DAY 8 |
ATL 12 |
TAL 36 |
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Olds | DAY 3 |
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1980 | Chevy | RSD 2 |
RCH 5 |
CAR 3 |
ATL 1 |
BRI 1* |
DAR 29 |
NWS 6 |
MAR 13 |
NSV 6 |
DOV 10 |
CLT 20 |
TWS 9 |
RSD 5 |
MCH 12 |
DAY 3 |
NSV 1 |
POC 4 |
MCH 35 |
BRI 2 |
DAR 7 |
RCH 4 |
DOV 34 |
NWS 5 |
MAR 1* |
CLT 1* |
CAR 18 |
ATL 3 |
ONT 5 |
1st | 4661 | [63] | ||||||||||||
Olds | DAY 4 |
TAL 2 |
TAL 3 |
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1981 | Pontiac | RSD 3 |
DAY 5 |
RCH 7 |
CAR 26 |
ATL 3 |
BRI 28 |
NWS 10 |
DAR 17 |
MAR 25 |
TAL 8 |
NSV 20 |
DOV 3 |
CLT 18 |
TWS 2* |
RSD 2 |
MCH 5 |
7th | 3975 | [64] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jim Stacy Racing
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DAY 35 |
NSV 7 |
POC 11 |
TAL 29 |
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Richard Childress Racing | 3 | Pontiac | MCH 9 |
BRI 27 |
DAR 6 |
RCH 6 |
DOV 15 |
MAR 26 |
NWS 4 |
CLT 25 |
CAR 9 |
ATL 24 |
RSD 4 |
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1982 | Bud Moore Engineering | 15 | Ford | DAY 36 |
RCH 4 |
BRI 2* |
ATL 28* |
CAR 25 |
DAR 1* |
NWS 3 |
MAR 23 |
TAL 8 |
NSV 10 |
DOV 3 |
CLT 30* |
POC 34 |
RSD 4 |
MCH 7 |
DAY 29 |
NSV 9 |
POC 25 |
TAL 35 |
MCH 30 |
BRI 6 |
DAR 3 |
RCH 27 |
DOV 20 |
NWS 20 |
CLT 25 |
MAR 27 |
CAR 14 |
ATL 34 |
RSD 42 |
12th | 3402 | [65] | ||||||||
1983 | DAY 35 |
RCH 2 |
CAR 33 |
ATL 33 |
DAR 13 |
NWS 29 |
MAR 26 |
TAL 24 |
NSV 24 |
DOV 8 |
BRI 9 |
CLT 5 |
RSD 4 |
POC 8 |
MCH 15 |
DAY 9 |
NSV 1* |
POC 30 |
TAL 1* |
MCH 7 |
BRI 2 |
DAR 11 |
RCH 22 |
DOV 35 |
MAR 4 |
NWS 2 |
CLT 14 |
CAR 17 |
ATL 33 |
RSD 4 |
8th | 3732 | [66] | |||||||||||
1984 | Richard Childress Racing | 3 | Chevy | DAY 2 |
RCH 6 |
CAR 14 |
ATL 2 |
BRI 7 |
NWS 8 |
DAR 5 |
MAR 9 |
TAL 27 |
NSV 19 |
DOV 5 |
CLT 2 |
RSD 5 |
POC 8 |
MCH 2 |
DAY 8 |
NSV 3 |
POC 10 |
TAL 1 |
MCH 7 |
BRI 10 |
DAR 38 |
RCH 3 |
DOV 5 |
MAR 12 |
CLT 39 |
NWS 7 |
CAR 13 |
ATL 1 |
RSD 11 |
4th | 4265 | [67] | ||||||||
1985 | DAY 32 |
RCH 1 |
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 4 |
DOV 7 |
MAR 1 |
NWS 4 |
CLT 20 |
CAR 8 |
ATL 4 |
RSD 5 |
8th | 3561 | [68] | |||||||||||||
1986 | DAY 14 |
RCH 3* |
CAR 8 |
ATL 2* |
BRI 10 |
DAR 1* |
NWS 1* |
MAR 21 |
TAL 2 |
DOV 3 |
CLT 1 |
RSD 5 |
POC 2 |
MCH 6 |
DAY 27* |
POC 7 |
TAL 26* |
GLN 3 |
MCH 5 |
BRI 4 |
DAR 9 |
RCH 2 |
DOV 21 |
MAR 12 |
NWS 9 |
CLT 1 |
CAR 6 |
ATL 1* |
RSD 2 |
1st | 4468 | [69] | ||||||||||||
1987 | DAY 5 |
CAR 1* |
RCH 1* |
ATL 16* |
DAR 1* |
NWS 1* |
BRI 1 |
MAR 1* |
TAL 4 |
CLT 20 |
DOV 4 |
POC 5 |
RSD 7 |
MCH 1* |
DAY 6 |
POC 1* |
TAL 3 |
GLN 8 |
MCH 2* |
BRI 1* |
DAR 1* |
RCH 1* |
DOV 31 |
MAR 2* |
NWS 2 |
CLT 12 |
CAR 2 |
RSD 30 |
ATL 2 |
1st | 4696 | [70] | ||||||||||||
1988 | DAY 10 |
RCH 10* |
CAR 5 |
ATL 1* |
DAR 11 |
BRI 14 |
NWS 3* |
MAR 1* |
TAL 9 |
CLT 13 |
DOV 16 |
RSD 4 |
POC 33 |
MCH 4 |
DAY 4* |
POC 11 |
TAL 3 |
GLN 6 |
MCH 29 |
BRI 1* |
DAR 3 |
RCH 2 |
DOV 2 |
MAR 8 |
CLT 17* |
NWS 6 |
CAR 5 |
PHO 11 |
ATL 14 |
3rd | 4256 | [71] | ||||||||||||
1989 | DAY 3 |
CAR 3 |
ATL 2 |
RCH 3 |
DAR 33 |
BRI 16 |
NWS 1* |
MAR 2 |
TAL 8 |
CLT 38 |
DOV 1* |
SON 4 |
POC 3 |
MCH 17 |
DAY 18 |
POC 9 |
TAL 11 |
GLN 3 |
MCH 17 |
BRI 14 |
DAR 1* |
RCH 2 |
DOV 1* |
MAR 9 |
CLT 42 |
NWS 10* |
CAR 20 |
PHO 6 |
ATL 1* |
2nd | 4164 | [72] | ||||||||||||
1990 | DAY 5* |
RCH 2 |
CAR 10 |
ATL 1* |
DAR 1 |
BRI 19 |
NWS 3 |
MAR 5 |
TAL 1* |
CLT 30 |
DOV 31 |
SON 34 |
POC 13 |
MCH 1 |
DAY 1* |
POC 4 |
TAL 1* |
GLN 7 |
MCH 8 |
BRI 8* |
DAR 1* |
RCH 1* |
DOV 3 |
MAR 2 |
NWS 2* |
CLT 25 |
CAR 10 |
PHO 1* |
ATL 3 |
1st | 4430 | [73] | ||||||||||||
1991 | DAY 5 |
RCH 1 |
CAR 8 |
ATL 3 |
DAR 29 |
BRI 20 |
NWS 2 |
MAR 1* |
TAL 3* |
CLT 3 |
DOV 2* |
SON 7 |
POC 2 |
MCH 4 |
DAY 7 |
POC 22 |
TAL 1* |
GLN 15 |
MCH 24 |
BRI 7 |
DAR 8 |
RCH 11 |
DOV 15 |
MAR 3 |
NWS 1 |
CLT 25 |
CAR 7 |
PHO 9 |
ATL 5 |
1st | 4287 | [74] | ||||||||||||
1992 | DAY 9 |
CAR 24 |
RCH 11 |
ATL 3 |
DAR 10 |
BRI 18 |
NWS 6 |
MAR 9 |
TAL 3 |
CLT 1 |
DOV 2 |
SON 6 |
POC 28 |
MCH 9 |
DAY 40 |
POC 23 |
TAL 40 |
GLN 9 |
MCH 16 |
BRI 2 |
DAR 29 |
RCH 4 |
DOV 21 |
MAR 31 |
NWS 19 |
CLT 14 |
CAR 8 |
PHO 10 |
ATL 26 |
12th | 3574 | [75] | ||||||||||||
1993 | DAY 2* |
CAR 2 |
RCH 10 |
ATL 11 |
DAR 1* |
BRI 2 |
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 3 |
DAR 4 |
RCH 3 |
DOV 27 |
MAR 29 |
NWS 2 |
CLT 3 |
CAR 2 |
PHO 4 |
ATL 10 |
1st | 4526 | [76] | |||||||||||
1994 | DAY 7 |
CAR 7 |
RCH 4 |
ATL 12 |
DAR 1* |
BRI 1* |
NWS 5 |
MAR 11 |
TAL 1 |
SON 3 |
CLT 9 |
DOV 28 |
POC 2 |
MCH 2 |
DAY 3 |
NHA 2 |
POC 7 |
TAL 34 |
IND 5 |
GLN 3 |
MCH 37 |
BRI 3 |
DAR 2 |
RCH 3 |
DOV 2 |
MAR 2 |
NWS 7 |
CLT 3 |
CAR 1* |
PHO 40 |
ATL 2 |
1st | 4694 | [77] | ||||||||||
1995 | DAY 2 |
CAR 3 |
RCH 2 |
ATL 4 |
DAR 2 |
BRI 25 |
NWS 1* |
MAR 29 |
TAL 21 |
SON 1 |
CLT 6 |
DOV 5 |
POC 8 |
MCH 35 |
DAY 3 |
NHA 22 |
POC 20 |
TAL 3 |
IND 1 |
GLN 23 |
MCH 35 |
BRI 2 |
DAR 2* |
RCH 3 |
DOV 5 |
MAR 1* |
NWS 9 |
CLT 2 |
CAR 7 |
PHO 3 |
ATL 1* |
2nd | 4580 | [78] | ||||||||||
1996 | DAY 2 |
CAR 1 |
RCH 31 |
ATL 1* |
DAR 14 |
BRI 4 |
NWS 3 |
MAR 5 |
TAL 3 |
SON 4 |
CLT 2 |
DOV 3 |
POC 32 |
MCH 9 |
DAY 4 |
NHA 12 |
POC 14 |
TAL 28* |
IND 15 |
GLN 6* |
MCH 17 |
BRI 24 |
DAR 12 |
RCH 20 |
DOV 16 |
MAR 15 |
NWS 2 |
CLT 6 |
CAR 9 |
PHO 12 |
ATL 4 |
4th | 4327 | [79] | ||||||||||
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 4 |
NHA 2 |
POC 12 |
IND 29 |
GLN 16 |
MCH 9 |
BRI 14 |
DAR 30 |
RCH 15 |
NHA 8 |
DOV 2 |
MAR 2 |
CLT 3 |
TAL 29 |
CAR 8 |
PHO 5 |
ATL 16 |
5th | 4216 | [80] | |||||||||
1998 | DAY 1* |
CAR 17 |
LVS 8 |
ATL 13 |
DAR 12 |
BRI 22 |
TEX 35 |
MAR 4 |
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 4 |
RCH 38 |
DOV 23 |
MAR 22 |
CLT 29 |
TAL 32 |
DAY 10 |
PHO 3 |
CAR 9 |
ATL 13 |
8th | 3928 | [81] | ||||||||
1999 | DAY 2 |
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 2 |
NHA 8 |
POC 9 |
IND 10 |
GLN 20 |
MCH 5 |
BRI 1 |
DAR 22 |
RCH 6 |
NHA 13 |
DOV 8 |
MAR 2 |
CLT 12 |
TAL 1 |
CAR 40 |
PHO 11 |
HOM 8 |
ATL 9 |
7th | 4492 | [82] | |||||||
2000 | DAY 21 |
CAR 2 |
LVS 8 |
ATL 1 |
DAR 3 |
BRI 39 |
TEX 7 |
MAR 9 |
TAL 3 |
CAL 17 |
RCH 10 |
CLT 3 |
DOV 6 |
MCH 2 |
POC 4 |
SON 6 |
DAY 8 |
NHA 6 |
POC 25 |
IND 8 |
GLN 25 |
MCH 6 |
BRI 4 |
DAR 3 |
RCH 2 |
NHA 12 |
DOV 17 |
MAR 2 |
CLT 11 |
TAL 1 |
CAR 17 |
PHO 9 |
HOM 20 |
ATL 2 |
2nd | 4865 | [83] | |||||||
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 | [84] |
Daytona 500
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | Osterlund Racing | Buick | 10 | 8 |
1980 | Oldsmobile | 32 | 4 | |
1981 | Pontiac | 7 | 5 | |
1982 | Bud Moore Engineering | Ford | 10 | 36 |
1983 | 3 | 35 | ||
1984 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29 | 2 |
1985 | 18 | 32 | ||
1986 | 4 | 14 | ||
1987 | 13 | 5 | ||
1988 | 6 | 10 | ||
1989 | 8 | 3 | ||
1990 | 2 | 5 | ||
1991 | 4 | 5 | ||
1992 | 3 | 9 | ||
1993 | 4 | 2 | ||
1994 | 2 | 7 | ||
1995 | 2 | 2 | ||
1996 | 1 | 2 | ||
1997 | 4 | 31 | ||
1998 | 4 | 1 | ||
1999 | 4 | 2 | ||
2000 | 21 | 21 | ||
2001 | 7 | 12 |
Busch Series
Busch Series results
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 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 | Ref |
1982 | Robert Gee | 15 | Pontiac | DAY 1* |
RCH
|
DAR 21 |
HCY
|
SBO
|
DOV 18 |
HCY | CLT 2 |
ASH | HCY | SBO | CAR 2 |
CRW | SBO
|
HCY | LGY | IRP | RCH 23 |
MAR
|
CLT DNQ |
HCY | MAR
|
21st | 1188 | [85] | |||||||||||||
45 | Pontiac | BRI 17 |
MAR
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Gee | 15 | Olds | CRW 1 |
RCH | LGY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Whitaker Racing | Pontiac | BRI 30 |
HCY
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1983 | Robert Gee | DAY 21 |
RCH
|
CAR 1* |
HCY
|
MAR
|
NWS | SBO | GPS | LGY | DOV 4 |
BRI
|
CLT 1* |
SBO
|
HCY | ROU | SBO
|
ROU | CRW | ROU | SBO | HCY | LGY | IRP | GPS | BRI
|
HCY
|
DAR
|
RCH
|
NWS | SBO
|
MAR
|
ROU | CLT 2 |
HCY | MAR
|
31st | 790 | [86] | ||
1984
|
Whitaker Racing | 7 | Olds | DAY 37 |
RCH 3 |
CAR
|
HCY
|
MAR
|
DAR 31 |
ROU | NSV
|
LGY | MLW
|
DOV
|
39th | 553 | [87] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 8 | Pontiac | CLT 4 |
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 4 |
HCY | CAR
|
MAR
|
47th | 391 | [88] | |||||||||||
1986
|
DAY 1 |
CAR 1 |
HCY
|
MAR
|
DAR 2* |
SBO
|
LGY | JFC | DOV
|
CLT 15 |
SBO | HCY
|
ROU
|
DAR 1* |
CLT 1* |
CAR
|
MAR
|
25th | 1611 | [89] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | BRI 2 |
IRP 25 |
SBO
|
RAL 3 |
OXF
|
SBO | HCY
|
LGY
|
ROU | BRI 2 |
RCH 1* |
DOV
|
MAR
|
ROU
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987
|
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 | [90] | |||||||||||
1988 | DAY 37 |
HCY 8 |
CAR 27* |
MAR
|
DAR 4 |
BRI 1 |
LNG | NZH 6 |
SBO 25 |
NSV
|
CLT 5 |
DOV
|
ROU
|
LAN | LVL | MYB 27 |
OXF
|
SBO
|
HCY
|
LNG
|
IRP 29 |
ROU
|
BRI 3 |
DAR 32 |
RCH
|
DOV
|
MAR
|
CLT 33 |
CAR 2 |
MAR
|
25th | 1633 | [91] | ||||||||
1989 | 3 | Pontiac | DAY 4 |
25th | 1637 | [92] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chevy | CAR 2 |
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
|
||||||||||||||||||
Baker-Schiff Racing | 87 | Pontiac | DOV 3 |
ROU
|
LVL | VOL
|
MYB
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 3 | Chevy | DAY 1* |
RCH 2 |
CAR 1 |
MAR
|
HCY 20 |
DAR 29 |
BRI 5 |
LAN | SBO
|
NZH
|
HCY
|
CLT 8 |
DOV
|
ROU
|
VOL
|
MYB
|
OXF | NHA 7 |
SBO
|
DUB
|
IRP 3 |
ROU | BRI 24* |
DAR 38 |
RCH 4 |
DOV
|
MAR
|
CLT 4 |
NHA
|
CAR 2 |
MAR
|
26th | 1947 | [93] | ||||
1991 | DAY 1* |
RCH 2 |
CAR 3 |
MAR
|
VOL
|
HCY
|
DAR 3 |
BRI 3 |
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 | [94] | |||||||
1992 | DAY 1* |
CAR 4* |
RCH
|
ATL 31 |
MAR
|
DAR 17 |
BRI
|
CLT 28 |
DOV 16 |
ROU
|
MYB
|
GLN
|
VOL
|
NHA
|
TAL 4 |
IRP | ROU | MCH 3 |
NHA 2 |
BRI
|
DAR 4 |
RCH
|
DOV
|
CLT 41 |
MAR
|
CAR 12 |
HCY | 23rd | 1665 | [95] | |||||||||||
Ken Schrader Racing | 15 | Chevy | HCY 12 |
LAN
|
DUB
|
NZH
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 3 | Chevy | DAY 1* |
CAR 3 |
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 3 |
MAR
|
CAR
|
HCY | ATL QL† |
37th | 989 | [96] | |||||||
1994 | DAY 1 |
CAR 38 |
RCH DNQ |
ATL 10 |
MAR
|
DAR 6 |
HCY
|
BRI
|
ROU | NHA 31 |
NZH
|
CLT 23 |
DOV 39 |
MYB
|
GLN
|
MLW
|
SBO
|
TAL 3 |
HCY | IRP | MCH 32 |
BRI
|
DAR 41 |
RCH 3 |
DOV
|
CLT 45 |
MAR
|
CAR
|
34th | 1188 | [97] | ||||||||||
† - Qualified but replaced by Neil Bonnett |
Winston West Series
NASCAR Winston West Series results
| ||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team/Owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NWWC | Pts | Ref |
1981 | Osterlund Racing
|
72 | Pontiac | RSD | S99 | AAS
|
MMR | RSD | LAG
|
POR 19 |
WSP | EVG | SHA | RSD | SON | RSD | PHO
|
43rd | 35 | [98] |
1985 | Bill Schmidt | 3 | Chevy | SON | SHA | RSD | MMR | SIR 1* |
POR | STA | YAK | EVG | WSR
|
MMR | RSD | 33rd | 60 | [99] |
Busch North Series
NASCAR Winston West Series results
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team/Owner | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | NWWC | Pts | Ref |
1988 | Dale Shaw | 68 | Pontiac | JEN
20 |
56th | 103 | [100] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 8 | Chevrolet | NHA
31 |
70th | 70 | [101] |
International Race of Champions
(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)
International Race of Champions results | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Make | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
1979−80 | Chevy | MCH 7 |
MCH | RSD | RSD | ATL | NA | 0 | [102] | ||
1984 | MCH 7 |
CLE 10 |
TAL 3 |
MCH 11 |
9th | 31 | [103] | ||||
1987 | DAY 2 |
MOH 11 |
MCH 12 |
GLN 9 |
10th | 30 | [104] | ||||
1988 | DAY 2 |
RSD 12 |
MCH 2 |
GLN 7 |
5th | 45 | [105] | ||||
1989 | DAY 3* |
NZH 7 |
MCH 2 |
GLN 5 |
4th | 57 | [106] | ||||
1990 | Dodge | TAL 1 |
CLE 5 |
MCH 1* |
1st | 60 | [107] | ||||
1991 | DAY 12 |
TAL 9 |
MCH 9 |
GLN 4 |
9th | 27 | [108] | ||||
1992 | DAY 1 |
TAL 2 |
MCH 5 |
MCH 5 |
2nd | 63 | [109] | ||||
1993 | DAY | DAR 2 |
TAL 3 |
MCH 5* |
NA | 0 | [110] | ||||
1994 | DAY 1 |
DAR 4 |
TAL 8 |
MCH 4 |
4th | 56 | [111] | ||||
1995 | DAY 1 |
DAR 8 |
TAL 1* |
MCH 11 |
1st | 61 | [112] | ||||
1996 | Pontiac | DAY 1 |
TAL 9 |
CLT 10 |
MCH | 8th | 39 | [113] | |||
1997 | DAY 3 |
CLT 8 |
CAL 9 |
MCH 7 |
7th | 35 | [114] | ||||
1998 | DAY 4 |
CAL 10 |
MCH 4 |
IND 8 |
7th | 36 | [115] | ||||
1999 | DAY 1 |
TAL 1 |
MCH 1* |
IND 8 |
1st | 75 | [116] | ||||
2000 | DAY 1* |
TAL 3 |
MCH 3 |
IND 2 |
1st | 74 | [117] | ||||
2001 | DAY 7* |
TAL | MCH | IND | NA | 0 | [118] |
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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | AHSSC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
1991 | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 3 | Chevy | DAY
|
ATL
|
KIL | TAL | TOL
|
FRS | POC | MCH
|
KIL | FRS | DEL | POC | TAL
|
HPT 30 |
MCH
|
ISF
|
TOL
|
DSF
|
TWS | ATL | 113th | - | [119] | ||||||||||||||||||
1993 | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 3 | Chevy | DAY
|
FIF | TWS 5 |
TAL | KIL | CMS | FRS | TOL
|
POC | MCH
|
FRS | POC | KIL
|
ISF
|
DSF
|
TOL
|
SLM
|
WIN
|
ATL | 109th | - | [120] |
24 Hours of Daytona
(key)
24 Hours of Daytona results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Class | No | Team | Car | Co-drivers | Laps | Position | Class Pos. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | GTS | 3 | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette | Andy Pilgrim Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kelly Collins |
642 | 4 | 2 |
See also
- 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
- List of Daytona 500 winners
- List of Daytona 500 pole position winners
- List of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions
- List of all-time NASCAR Cup Series winners
- List of members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame
Notes
- ^ Michael Waltrip won seconds after Earnhardt’s fatal crash
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External links
- Works about Dale Earnhardt at Open Library
- Dale Earnhardt driver statistics at Racing-Reference