Dale Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt was the kind of racer who made you feel the sport in your chest. Growing up in Kannapolis, North Carolina, the son of a racing man, he clawed his way up through dirt tracks and shoestring budgets to become one of the most dominant forces NASCAR ever saw — seven Winston Cup championships, tied with Richard Petty, and a driving style so aggressive and fearless that the nickname "The Intimidator" was less a nickname and more a plain description. Nobody worked a bumper or held a line under pressure quite like he did in that black No. 3 Chevrolet. Losing him on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500 was a gut-punch the sport still hasn't fully shaken off. He earned his place in every motorsports hall of fame that exists.

Name (English)

Dale Earnhardt

Name (Japanese)

デイル・アーンハート

Reading

でいる・あーんはーと

Born

April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rabbit

Origin

Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States

Height

185 cm

Occupation

motorcycle racer / racing automobile driver

Awards & achievements

• Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
• 1994 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88

Tags

• North Carolina
• motorcycle racer
• racing automobile driver

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.