Dale Earnhardt - The Intimidator

Dale Earnhardt got his name "The Intimidator"the Year by NASCAR. The following year Dale
because of his driving skills on the race track. RalphEarnhardt won the Winston Cup Champion to
Dale Earnhardt was born on April 29th, 1951 inbecome the only driver in NASCAR history to win
Kannapolis, North Carolina. Young Earnhardt grew upboth Rookie of the Year and the Winston Cup
in a race car family and he began racing at localChampionship in back to back seasons.
tracks at the age of 15. Dale did not care for schoolDale Earnhardt's career spanned 20 years. His skills
so he dropped out of high school his freshman year.and competitive instinct gave him the hard driving
Dale loved racing cars and made his first appearancestyle and the edge to become a champion in this
on a professional race track on May 1975. Driving hishighly dangerous sport. In his career racing in the
personally built car he finished 22 in the World 600 atNASCAR circuit, Dale won 76 races and 7 Winston
the Charlotte Motor Speedway.Cup races. From the mid1980's through the 1990's
In 1979 Dale Earnhardt signed with a racing carDale was one of the most popular athletes in
sponsor from California and got his first Winston CupAmerica. His final triumph of his career was to win
contract to drive in the National Association for Stockthe Daytona 500 in 1998 in Daytona, Florida. This
Car Racing (NASCAR). His first NASCAR win thatamazing man was loved by his fans that knew him as
year was in the Southwestern 500 at Bristol,#3 "The Intimidator", "The Man in Black" and "Iron
Tennessee. Dale's first season on the track earnedHead", but no matter what you call this man he will
him over $200,000, the first rookie to ever earn thatalways be known as one of the greatest race car
amount of cash and he was named the Rookie ofdriver in NASCAR history.