It all began in 1998, when Dale Earnhardt won the Daytona 500 for the only time in his legendary career. The day before that race, a girl named Wessa Miller gave Earnhardt a lucky penny. He glued.

Genealogy for Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Jr. family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. ... (Denny Hamlin was the last driver). This win tied Earnhardt Jr. with Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski for most wins of the season up to that point. At Watkins Glen, Earnhardt Jr. finished 11th, and due to Jeff. In a career spanning 27 years, Dale Earnhardt won 76 races and seven Winston Cup championships. But more than that, he was a charismatic, controversial figure race fans either loved, or loved to hate.

But Stewart blocked him every time. At last, Dale saw an opening. He dropped back behind Stewart, sneaked around the side, then gunned his engine. In one burst, #8 surged to the head of the pack. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr. would go on to win many more races after that one. He was named NASCAR's Most Popular Driver fifteen years in a row—­a.

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Dale Earnhardt won the very last ÒWinston 500,Ó as R.J. Reynolds had announced the 2000 race would be the last to carry their cigarette brand name,... Race car driver Dale Earnhardt Sr. Poses for a portrait during Daytona Speedweek February 10, 2000 in Datyona Beach, Florida.

Death Of Dale Earnhardt. Dale Earnhardt was an American race car driver who gained fame driving stock cars for NASCAR and winning seven championships. He won his first Daytona 500 in 1998. He was involved in a car accident during the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2001..

Watch the final laps of the 2000 Winston 500 from Talladega Superspeedway as Dale Earnhardt charges from the back of the pack to win his 76th and final NASCA....

July 7, 2001. Daytona, Florida. It was one of, if not the most emotional race in NASCAR history as Dale Earnhardt Jr. won on the same superspeedway that had tragically taken his father's life on the last lap of the Daytona 500 just months before.. The summer race at Daytona was always run on the first Saturday of the month, closest to the July 4th holiday weekend.

He placed 10th. Despite Rusty Wallace winning 10 wins in ’93 (a single-season feat that hadn’t been accomplished since Earnhardt in ’87), including the title race in Atlanta, he couldn’t get it done over The Intimidator. Dale Sr. championship win in 1993 marked his sixth and second-to-last title for Richard Childress Racing.

Dale Sr. had said that for the first time in decades it didn't actually hurt to drive the car. It would be extremely tough when you look at who won the championship the years after his death: Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Tony Stewart again, and then Jimmie Johnson for a million years in a row.

Recreate the magical 5 lap finish to the 2000 Winston 500 in Dales Ride! Does not include custom numbers. Modeled after pictures of the real machine (Chassis #58) owned by Richard Childress Racing. Features a light-accurate custom spec map. I do not own the rights to any logos, likenesses, or other representations of any copyrighted work. This is being distributed as a non-commercial copy only.