After the 1983 season, Earnhardt returned to Richard Childress Racing, replacing Ricky Rudd in the No.

[29], Only the former International Race of Champions actually retired the No. 3 car for the majority of his career, spanning the latter half of the 1981 season, and then again from 1984 until his death in 2001. Earnhardt also had second-place runs at Richmond and Martinsville, tracks where he had struggled through the late 1990s. Earnhardt collected the win while spectators booed and made obscene gestures. Jordan and Hamlin announced Thursday that the newly created single-car team will be named 23XI Racing. [1] The third child of racing driver Ralph Earnhardt and Martha Earnhardt, he began his career in 1974 in the 1974 Metrolina 200 as part of the Winston Cup Series.

1965  N. Jarrett 2010  J. Johnson Earnhardt's remains were interred at his estate in Mooresville, North Carolina after a private funeral service on February 21, 2001.[20][22][26].

In 1971, Earnhardt married his second wife, Brenda Gee, the daughter of NASCAR car builder Robert Gee. 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,[30] while his helmet design features the number stylized in the same way. The 1990 season started for Earnhardt with victories in the Busch Clash and his heat of the Gatorade Twin 125's. On May 28, 2016 the #3 returned to victory lane in the Cup Series for the first time since 2000 when Austin Dillon won the Coca-Cola 600 on a fuel mileage gamble. 3". [28] In 2012, Austin Dillon began driving in the Nationwide Series full-time, using the No. Learn how and when to remove this template message, International Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee, AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM), 2001 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500, North Carolina Department of Transportation, 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, "Dale Earnhardt dies in crash on final lap of Daytona 500", "Ranking the 20 greatest NASCAR drivers of all time", "Number 3 Still Roars Ten Years After: Dale Earnhardt died in the 2001 Daytona 500, but even as the green flag flies for this year's race and a new Sprint Cup season, his legacy is felt throughout the sport—and in the lives of three men in particular", "Inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Class Announced", "Earnhardt meets struggles on, off track at Indy", "Historical Motorsports Stories: Dale Earnhardt's "First" Cup Race and the Fall of Metrolina - Racing-Reference.info", "TOP 10 ROOKIE CAMPAIGNS AT NASCAR'S HIGHEST LEVEL", "Ryan McGee: Best and worst of NASCAR Sprint Cup banquet nights past — ESPN", "Earnhardt dies instantly of head injuries", "Earnhardt dies following Daytona 500 accident", "CNNSI.com: Earnhardt autopsy report answers, leaves questions", "Earnhardt Family Has A Funeral In Secret", "Earnhardt Buried as Pastor Recalls Their Final Prayer", "HANS device acceptance slow until fateful crash", "Childress grandson brings No. Please check your email for a confirmation. 1950  B. Rexford Fans began honoring Earnhardt by holding three fingers aloft on the third lap of every race, a black screen of No. 1982  D. Waltrip 3 again had to use No. Earnhardt led more than two-thirds of the 188 laps -- 134 to be exact -- to top Bill Elliott and Sterling Marlin for the season sweep at the 2.66-mile track. 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. The Daytona 500 is ours. "[14] At the end of the year, longtime crew chief Kirk Shelmerdine left to become a driver. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr.; No. 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. 2001  J. Gordon 3 in the grass. Earnhardt was Mr. Restrictor Plate – he won more races at Daytona and Talladega, the two tracks that used restrictor plates on the engines to slow the car’s speeds, than any other NASCAR driver in the 1990s. He also won the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a win he called the biggest of his career. Dale Earnhardt Sr. scored his 76th and final NASCAR victory at the Talladega fall race in 2000—and it was truly one for the ages. 1975  R. Petty April 6, 2003: In a race that saw 43 lead changes, including eight over the final 13 laps, Dale Jr., Matt Kenseth and a host of others battled in the closing laps of this high-speed chess match. 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. Kenseth took the lead back with three to go, but then Junior came back to the lead with two to go and then put on a clinic in holding the lead for his fourth win in a row at 'Dega.

He was also the third driver in NASCAR history to win both the Rookie of the Year and Winston Cup Series championship, following David Pearson (1960, 1966) and Richard Petty (1959, 1964). [citation needed]. Taylor and her husband, Brandon Putnam, are professional rodeo performers.[9]. It was his first season for the GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Lumina. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. Sixteen races into the season, Rod Osterlund suddenly sold his team to Jim Stacy, an entrepreneur from Kentucky who entered NASCAR in 1977. After Earnhardt's death, both a police investigation and a NASCAR-sanctioned investigation commenced; nearly every detail of the crash was made public. 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 also became the first multiple winner of the annual all-star race, The Winston. 3 car back to NASCAR – March 20, 2008", "DILLON TO DRIVE NO. During the 1982 season, Earnhardt struggled.

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 can't thank them enough. For the second straight Talladega race, Ernie Irvan was second. In a battle of the Dales, Earnhardt held off Dale Jarrett for the victory. In his marriage with Gee, Earnhardt had two more children: a daughter, Kelley King Earnhardt, in 1972, and a son, Dale Earnhardt Jr., in 1974. Seconds later, his driver Michael Waltrip won the race, with his teammate and son Dale Earnhardt Jr. finishing second.

April 25, 1999: Earnhardt's first win since his long-awaited Daytona 500 victory in 1998 came on this date. [18] An autopsy conducted on February 19, 2001 concluded that Earnhardt sustained a fatal basilar skull fracture. (No. 1954  L. Petty Three weeks after Earnhardt's death, Harvick, driving a car that had been prepared for Earnhardt, scored his first career Cup win at Atlanta. He won four races in the 2020 season. Photo by Racing Photo Archives/Getty Images. He still made the trip to the annual Awards Banquet with Rusty Wallace but did not have the best seat in the house.

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