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Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. ( April 29, 1951February 18, 2001 ) was an American race car driver, best known for his involvement in stock car racing for NASCAR.

In 1971, Earnhardt married his second wife, Brenda Gee ( the daughter of NASCAR car builder Robert Gee ), with whom he had a daughter, Kelley King, in 1972, and a son, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., in 1974.

Earnhardt 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.

1996 for Earnhardt started just as it had done in 1993 – he dominated Speedweeks only to finish second in the Daytona 500 to Dale Jarrett for a second time.

Earnhardt did not win again in 1996, but still finished 4th in the standings behind Terry Labonte, Jeff Gordon and Dale Jarrett.

Before the 1999 season, fans began discussing Earnhardt's age and speculating that with his son, Dale Jr. getting into racing, Earnhardt might be contemplating retirement.

Michael Waltrip won first place in the race, with Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in second place.

In response, Michael Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. absolved Marlin of any responsibility.

* Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Pepsi 400 on July 7, 2001.

* In 2010, Dale Earnhardt was one of the five inductees in the inaugural class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

* Every three years since Earnhardt's death, someone associated with Earnhardt has won the Daytona 500 ( his son Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in 2004, Earnhardt's replacement Cup driver Kevin Harvick in 2007, and Earnhardt Ganassi's Jamie McMurray in 2010.

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.

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 his father made his first Winston Cup start ( Charlotte ).

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The injury failed to slow him down, however as he finished a remarkable 10th on the road course at Watkins Glen, then was second at Michigan, a photo-finish in which Dale Jarrett scored his first Winston Cup victory.

After Captain Richard Pearson of the Serapis struck his flag and declared the battle an American victory, Dale, as second in command of the Bon Homme Richard, was the first American to board the British vessel.

Dale qualified for the World Championship with a 10 – 3 victory over Ben Woollaston to set up another first round meeting with Judd Trump.

The sole top-ten came in his second place finish to Dale Earnhardt, in the then Winston 500 ( now UAW Ford 500 ) which was Earnhardt's final victory.

As a political novice, Cafaro won a surprise victory in the 2004 Democratic primary for Ohio's 14th congressional district, topping a five-candidate field, which included 2002 nominee Dale V. Blanchard, columnist Herb Hammer, U. S. Marine Charles L. Wolfe, and Ohio state Rep. Edward Jerse ( who received the endorsement of the Akron Beacon Journal newspaper ).

Michael Waltrip in second, but it's going to be Dale Earnhardt, Jr., using lessons learned from his father to go from 6th to 1st and score the victory in the Pepsi 400!

* 1987: Bill Elliott ran out of fuel on the final lap, and coasted out of turn 4, allowing Dale Earnhardt to sweep by and take the victory.

Also in that scene, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is shown hugging his father in victory lane.

His comeback season started well when he qualified on the front row for the season opening Daytona 500 beside Dale Earnhardt, Sr .. During Speedweeks, Irvan captured a victory in the 125-mile qualifying race for the Daytona 500.

His first competitive game as Oldham manager ended in a 2 – 1 victory at rivals Tranmere with Dale Stephens scoring both goals, Dickov also praised the traveling army of Oldham Fans.

The win came 10 years to the day of the tragic death of Dale Earnhardt and his first Sprint Cup Series victory.

Earnhardt's victory was a then-record for fewest races to notch a victory in the " modern era " on the Cup circuit, winning in just his 12th start, breaking the record held by his father, Dale Earnhardt ( 16 starts ).

Another famous moment was when he called Dale's victory at the 1993 Daytona 500, openly siding with his son on the last lap and coaching him home to victory over Dale Earnhardt.

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* Dale Earnhardt ( 1951 – 2001 ), American race car driver

* Dale Earnhardt, Jr. ( b. 1974 ), American race car driver, son of Dale Earnhardt, Sr.

Examples of this would be the first ever winner of a Nationwide Series race, Dale Earnhardt, and the winner of the most races in Nationwide Series history, Kyle Busch.

** Michael Waltrip won the Daytona 500, a race that also saw the death of seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Dale Earnhardt in an unspectacular crash during the final lap.

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At Talladega Labonte finished 10th place, and at one point was running second in that race to Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

The company contracted with Richard Childress Racing in late 2000 to be an associate sponsor for Dale Earnhardt, Sr. during the 2001 NASCAR race season.

In September 2002, Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran ( and won in ) a special Gossamer paint scheme at Richmond International Raceway during the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 weekend in which he and his brother Kerry ran Looney Tunes cars ( Kerry ran a Yosemite Sam car, who was also on Mike Skinner's Winston Cup car the next night ) in the Busch Series race, and nine drivers ( Skinner, Terry Labonte, Jeff Gordon crashed his Bugs Bunny car in final practice for the race and, therefore, the Bugs car never saw race action, Joe Nemechek, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Green, Robby Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Greg Biffle place of Bobby Hamilton, who was injured in a Truck Series race two days before ran Looney Tunes paint schemes.

After a late race restart, eventual winner Ernie Irvan passed Dale Earnhardt for the lead.

As the race wound down, Davey Allison was poised for yet another win behind leader Dale Earnhardt.

In the final, 10-lap segment of the race, Dale Earnhardt led, followed by Kyle Petty and Davey.

After the final race of the season, series champion Dale Earnhardt and race winner Wallace drove a side by side Polish Victory Lap carrying flags for fallen drivers Alan Kulwicki and Allison.

The reason the team gave for removing the car from the race was a blown engine, however Bonnett was teamed with points leader Dale Earnhardt, and the car was retired to assist Earnhardt in winning the season's championship.

In January, Stewart teamed with Andy Wallace and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in a Boss Motorsports Chevrolet to take fourth in the 24 Hours of Daytona sports car endurance race.