{"id":1560070,"date":"2023-05-02T12:36:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T16:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1560070"},"modified":"2023-05-02T12:36:15","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T16:36:15","slug":"dale-earnhardt-biography-career-net-worth-family-top-stories-nascar-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dale-earnhardt-biography-career-net-worth-family-top-stories-nascar-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"Dale Earnhardt: Biography, Career, Net Worth, Family, Top Stories for the NASCAR Legend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
No list of American motorsports stars is complete without a nod to Dale Earnhardt, widely heralded as one of the greatest NASCAR<\/a> drivers ever. Earnhardt, Richard Petty, and Jimmie Johnson are the only competitors to win seven season championships in the Cup Series, the top rung of the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Known as \u201cThe Intimidator\u201d by rivals and fans, Earnhardt\u2019s trademarks were an aggressive driving style and consistent success on a variety of tracks. His haul of 76 Cup Series victories included four Winston 500s, three Coca-Cola 600s, three Southern 500s, the 1995 Brickyard 400, and the 1998 Daytona 500<\/a>, all gems of the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He was the most accomplished competitor in a multi-generational racing family and is still widely admired by fans more than two decades after his death in a Daytona 500 tragedy that proved to be a turning point for safety in the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The question of who is the greatest NASCAR driver is no easier to answer than the eternal Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James debate in basketball. Quantum leaps in car performance plus the evolution of NASCAR make it difficult to evaluate Dale Earnhardt against Richard Petty<\/a> and David Pearson<\/a>, even though parts of their careers overlapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\nArticle Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Quick Dale Earnhardt facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018The Athletic\u2019 ranks Dale Earnhardt No. 4 all-time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n