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Dale Earnhardt

1951 - 2001

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Ralph Dale Earnhardt (; April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001) was an American professional stock car driver and racing team owner, who raced from 1975 to 2001 in the former NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now called the NASCAR Cup Series), most notably driving the No. 3 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. His aggressive driving style earned him the nicknames "the Intimidator", "the Man in Black" and "Ironhead"; after his son Dale Earnhardt Jr. joined the Cup Series circuit in 1999, Earnhardt was generally known by the retronyms Dale Earnhardt Sr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dale Earnhardt is the 501st most popular racing driver (down from 457th in 2019), the 8,954th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,814th in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Dale Earnhardt ranks 501 out of 1,080. Before him are Piero Drogo, Jackie Pretorius, François Mazet, Vitantonio Liuzzi, David Walker, and Michael Bleekemolen. After him are Christian Danner, Luis Pérez-Sala, Fritz Riess, Carlo Facetti, Kamui Kobayashi, and Fred Agabashian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Dale Earnhardt ranks 474. Before him are Hans Schlegel, Gregory Isaacs, Nana Patekar, Cristine Rose, Olga Jackowska, and Scott Gorham. After him are Celia Weston, Dani, Bruce Arena, Vytenis Andriukaitis, Sally Mann, and Gianpiero Marini. Among people deceased in 2001, Dale Earnhardt ranks 277. Before him are Boris Stenin, Zoltán Nemere, Mirvarid Dilbazi, Trịnh Công Sơn, Cornelius Warmerdam, and Sachiko Hidari. After him are Brenda Helser, Dipendra of Nepal, Lee Cronbach, Pavel Sadyrin, Leonid Ostrovski, and Richard Evans Schultes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dale Earnhardt ranks 8,956 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry Dreyfuss (1904), Doc Rivers (1961), Connie Sawyer (1912), Gerald Guralnik (1936), Ramblin' Jack Elliott (1931), and Carl Johnson (1898). After him are William C. deMille (1878), Mel Tormé (1925), Armin Shimerman (1949), Gordon Bell (1934), Elliott Smith (1969), and Cathy Ferguson (1948).

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Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Dale Earnhardt ranks 35. Before him are Ronnie Bucknum (1936), Bobby Unser (1934), Chet Miller (1902), Masten Gregory (1932), Johnnie Parsons (1918), and Michael Andretti (1962). After him are Fred Agabashian (1913), Walt Ader (1913), George Follmer (1934), Harry Blanchard (1929), A. J. Foyt (1935), and Danny Ongais (1942).

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