Nascar's Dale Earnhardt Sr. - From Boy To Superstar

Dale Earnhardt Sr. was born April 29, 1951 in Kannapolis, North Carolina and sadly died in 49 years February 18, 2001, as a result of massive head trauma from a fall on the last lap of 2001 Daytona 500. Earnhardt's father was also known as The Intimidator but those who knew him, I would say otherwise. He was a philanthropist and never found the need for media coverage of his donations. His father, Ralph Earnhardt, was one of the most famous short drivers issue in North Carolina. It was very encouraging of Earnhardt Sr's ambition of racing cars and even when Earnhardt father left high school career, Ralph Earnhardt was hard on his son. Mr. Earnhardt Ralph Earnhardt taught everything he knew and set the stage to make him the driver has become. His father realized that his driving skill came naturally and as such made his son view his mistakes, casually open as possible. Mr. Earnhardt appreciates all that his father did for him and miss his presence difficult when Ralph Earnhardt died of a heart attack in 1973. Although Mr. Earnhardt began racing professionally at age 23, ran his first race at Charlotte Fairgrounds Metolina in 1970 season where he finished 10th. In 1971, he finally won his first race, which then bring about 26 more wins, while still in the race to Metolina and Concord Motor Speedway. After leaving school he worked in several places, as a society of isolation and was also a welder who performed brake work well. Earnhardt Sr decision to run for a race that occurred after the death of his father. He bought an asphalt car still on the track while competing at Metrolina. Although money was scarce, Mr. Earnhardt is far from always get through it. He began his Winston Cup career in 1975. In 1978, things took a turn for the better when he met Teresa Houston who helped pave the way for the path of Earnhardt Sr NASCAR success. Once out of his rookie season, Earnhardt Mr. began the season with a shock victory in the Busch. He became the engine and only now he has won the Rookie of the year and then win the NASCAR Winston Cup championship. He continued the career of Richard Childress Racing in 1981 and then joined Bud Moore during the 1982 season and 1983. After that he returned to Richard Childress Racing, and in that time, managed to secure victory 6 times at Talladega, Atlanta, Richmond, Bristol and Martinsville. Was to carve NASCAR history in the next two decades. You spoke of things larger than could have been achieved had Earnhardt's father survived the fatal accident was a legend of NASCAR. His car # 3 was retired by the owner of a team that has never promised to stop another car from your computer to be designed similarly. Although he was so loved and hated in NASCAR, has remained one of the most popular sport pilots. Earnhardt's father that his private life kept private. When not on the track, was with his family, hunting, fishing, working on his farm and known as generous donors to his friends. In 2004, his life story became a television movie titled "3: The Dale Earnhardt Story" and in 2007, a documentary-style movie was released in theaters. Even in death, many still remember the great things you do and Mr. Earnhardt tribute in songs, films and books have been devoted to the transition to NASCAR's brightest star.