Earnhardt sealed the deal at Rockingham by winning the race over Rick Mast.
Three weeks after Earnhardt's death, Harvick, driving a car that had been prepared for Earnhardt, scored his first career Cup win at Atlanta. Dale Earnhardt Jr. made two special appearances in 2002 in a No. 3 SPRINT CUP CAR FOR RCR", "Name dedication at Speedway truly an honor", "Intimidator 305 - Kings Dominion (Doswell, Virginia, USA)", "The Ride :: Intimidator 305 :: Kings Dominion :: Doswell, Virginia", "Intimidator - Carowinds (Charlotte, North Carolina, USA)", "Bayne Becomes Youngest Daytona 500 Winner as Nascar's Past, Future Unite", "AVONDALE NAMES STREET AFTER DALE EARNHARDT", "Racing Helmet Worn by Dale Earnhardt Sr., 1998 – Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution", "Weedeater "Sixteen Tons Collector's Bundle" Bundle - Weedeater", "Jimmie Johnson ties late Dale Earnhardt's record with 76th victory", "Jayski's® NASCAR Silly Season Site - Sprint Cup Series All-Time Winners", "North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame | Raleigh, NC", http://www.oceansiderotary.org/stockcarhalloffame/D_Earnhardt.htm, "Dale Earnhardt – 1991 ARCA Permatex SuperCar Series Results", "Dale Earnhardt – 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Results", NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year, NASCAR Winston Cup Series Most Popular Driver, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dale_Earnhardt&oldid=985424247, International Motorsports Hall of Fame inductees, Articles with dead external links from September 2017, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles needing additional references from April 2019, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2014, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. After Earnhardt's death, both a police investigation and a NASCAR-sanctioned investigation commenced; nearly every detail of the crash was made public. With her, Earnhardt fathered his first son, Kerry, a year later.
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 gonna get him though...Gordon got loose... it's Harvick! [citation needed] Dillon again returned to a No. Rudd went to Bud Moore's No. 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. 1950 B. Rexford He also raced a No. When asked, Earnhardt said that vacating the No. Earnhardt then married his third and final wife, Teresa Houston, in 1982. [28] In 2012, Austin Dillon began driving in the Nationwide Series full-time, using the No. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! 1968 D. Pearson, 1969 D. Pearson 2017 M. Truex Jr. © 2020 Biography and the Biography logo are registered trademarks of A&E Television Networks, LLC. 1975 R. Petty 2016 J. Johnson 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).
3 continues to be one of the most famous logos in North American motor racing. 1995 J. Gordon 3; he had previously used the No. His father, Ralph Earnhardt, was a successful race car driver and renowned mechanic, and Dale developed a love for cars at an early age.
He spun the car twice, throwing grass and leaving tire tracks in the shape of a No. [43][44] This was following Johnson's 76th Cup Series win, which tied the career mark of Earnhardt's. During his sophomore season, Earnhardt, now with 20-year-old Doug Richert as his crew chief, began the season winning the Busch Clash. 3 logo. On July 28 in the DieHard 500 at Talladega, he was second in points and looking for his eighth season title, despite the departure of crew chief Andy Petree. Although he had other sponsors during his career, his No. [18] An autopsy conducted on February 19, 2001 concluded that Earnhardt sustained a fatal basilar skull fracture. 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). 2012 B. Keselowski 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. Dale Earnhardt Jr. NASCAR Statistics. 3 car back to NASCAR – March 20, 2008", "DILLON TO DRIVE NO. When asked, Earnhardt complained of double vision which made it difficult to pit. 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. 1 Martin Truex Jr.; and No. 1996 T. Labonte 1973 B. Parsons 1955 T. Flock
3 back to national level — Sep 3, 2009", "– Childress' grandson driving No. The following year, at Childress's suggestion, Earnhardt joined car owner Bud Moore for the 1982 and 1983 seasons driving the No. 2003 M. Kenseth Scholarship winners are also eligible to work at DEI in internships. After winning four races in 1985, Earnhardt recorded five wins and a second Winston Cup championship in 1986. 3 again had to use No. 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. ", Achievements, awards, and sporting positions of Dale Earnhardt, Rod Osterlund Racing, Stacy Racing, and Richard Childress Racing (1981), Return to Richard Childress Racing (1984–2001). 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. 3 Goodwrench Chevrolet to the fastest time in qualifying, earning the "True Grit" pole. Hiring Petree turned out to be beneficial, as Earnhardt returned to the front in 1993. 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.
His car was hit in the roof and windshield. [19] Days later, on February 22, public funeral services were held at the Calvary Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.[20][21][22]. 1952 T. Flock
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For other uses, see, "No fire could burn his character. [16][17] 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. 2001 J. Gordon
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