
The third child of racing driver Ralph Earnhardt and Martha Earnhardt, he began his career in 1975 in the World 600 as part of the Winston Cup Series. (/ˈ ɜːr n h ɑːr t / Ap– February 18, 2001) was an American professional auto racing driver and team owner, best known for his involvement in stock car racing for NASCAR. He was married to his third wife Teresa Earnhardt from 1982 until his death in 2001. He was the son of Ralph Earnhardt and Martha Coleman, and he grew up with his sister Kelley and two half siblings. Earnhardt had four siblings: two brothers, Danny and Randy (died 2013) and two sisters, Cathy and Kaye (died 2015) Ralph was a hard teacher for Dale, and after Ralph died of a heart attack at his home in 1973 at age 45, it took many years before Dale felt as though he had finally “proven” himself to his father. Although Ralph did not want his son to pursue a career as a race car driver, Dale dropped out of school to pursue his dreams.
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Earnhardt’s father was one of the best short-track drivers in North Carolina at the time and won his first and only NASCAR Sportsman Championship in 1956 at Greenville Pickens Speedway in Greenville, South Carolina.

Of German ancestry, Dale Earnhardt was born on April 29, 1951, in the Charlotte suburb of Kannapolis, North Carolina, as the third child of Martha (née Coleman) and Ralph Earnhardt. According to Astrologers, Dale Earnhardt's zodiac sign is Taurus.

He won seven Winston Cup Series Championships as well as the 1998 Daytona 500. Legendary Winston Cup NASCAR driver in the 1980s and 1990s.

Dale Earnhardt is a famous Race Car Driver, who was born on Apin United States.
