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Biography of Dale Earnhardt
Name: Dale Earnhardt
Birth Date: April 29, 1951
Death Date: February 18, 2001
Place of Birth: Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: race car driver
Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt (1951-2001) was a race car driver who drove on the NASCAR circuit for 22 seasons, won 7 Winston Cups, had 76 career wins, and made more money driving than any other driver in NASCAR history. His life was ended with an automobile crash that occurred during the 2001 Daytona 500.Racing in the FamilyEarnhardt was born in the Kannapolis, North Carolina, a textile mill town. His father, Ralph Earnhardt, was known as "Ironheart" on the short-track racing circuit, and he taught his son how to drive stock cars and work with engines. He had converted a barn behind the family home into a garage, and was well-known for his skill with engines. Earnhardt's earliest memory is of watching his father race.Earnhardt dropped out of high school after eighth grade; according to Bill Hewitt in People Weekly he later said, "I tried the ninth grade twice and quit. Couldn't hang, man. Couldn't hang." He …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…shrines and memorials all over the country, particularly in his hometown of Mooresville.According to Hewitt, Earnhardt once summed up his driving style by saying, "I want to give more than 100 percent every race, and if that's aggressive, then I reckon I am." He also said of driving, "It's not a sport for the faint of heart." Fellow driver Bobby Hamilton, who sometimes came head-to-head with Earnhardt over Earnhardt's aggressive style, said, "There is never, ever gonna be anybody as good as Earnhardt."Bechtel quoted long-time friend H.A. Wheeler, who said, "Here's a kid who came from the bottom, worked hard for everything he got and didn't have any airs about him. . . . Truck drivers, dockworkers, welders and shrimp-boat captains loved that. He was everything they dreamed about being." Further Reading Auto Racing Digest, July 2001.Hot Rod, June 2001.People Weekly,March 5, 2001; March 12, 2001.Sporting News, February 12, 2001.Sports Illustrated, February 28, 2001.Time, March 5, 2001.
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