He won 76 races between 1975-2001, and his last win was in the Winston 500 Talladega race in 2000.
2. What was his first ever Winston Cup race?
Answer: 1975 World 600 at Charlotte
He drove #96 and finished 22nd.
3. When was his first win?
Answer: 1979 Southeastern 500 at Bristol
He won in Bristol for his first win, and he would go on to win many more times at this famed track.
4. What was Earnhardt's first nickname given to him?
Answer: Ironhead
He earned this nickname racing the dirt tracks in the South.
5. Dale was injured at Talladega in the 1990s. What was the injury?
Answer: Broken collar bone
In 1996, he suffered a broken collar bone and fractured sternum in a crash at Talladega.
6. How many career poles did he win?
Answer: 29
Kind of funny that the car which he made famous would later switch to the #29.
7. What were the years of his championships in the NASCAR series?
Answer: 1980,1986,1987,1990,1991,1993,1994
He is tied with Richard Petty for the most in Nascar history with 7.
8. How many times has he won at Daytona, including the Bud Shootout?
Answer: 34
He was the ultimate restrictor plate driver. Only his son Dale Jr. and Jeff Gordon have had as much success on the superspeedways as Earnhardt Sr. did.
9. What is Earnhardts' complete real name?
Answer: Ralph Dale Earnhardt
He got this name from his father who was also a good racer on the dirt tracks. Ralph Earnhardt dominated the dirt tracks down south in '50s, '60s, and early '70s. Dale got his famous driving style from his father it seems.
10. What year did Goodwrench take over as primary sponsor for Dale Earnhardt?
Answer: 1988
This partnership would go on until his death in 2001, and was continued with the Childress team until the end of 2006. The Goodwrench sponsor in 2007, was an associate sponsor and not the main sponsor.
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