Dale Earnhardt Sr. ~The #1 Intimidator~

Information I have gathered on Dale

He was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina, 25 miles out of Charlotte.
Born on April 29, 1951. Death on Febuary 18, 2001.
He drove a stock Chevy car, black #3 in the Nascar Winston Cup Series.
His car was sponsered by GM Goodwich and owned by Richard Childress Racing.
His first win was at Bristol International Speedway in 1979.
In 1982, Dale flipped his car at the Pocono 500, but he walked away.
In 1996, Dale suffered a broken collarbone and sternum in a crash a Telladega.
Two weeks after this crash, he won the pole at Walkins Glen with a track record.
Dale had 649 consecutive starts. In April, he would have surpassed Terry labonte's Nascar Winston Cup Series record of 655 consecutive starts.

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