Dale Earnhardt Sr. drove for Richard Childress from 1984 through the 2001 Daytona 500. They won 67 races and 6 championships together.
Richard Childress
After the 2001 Daytona 500, Kevin Harvick replaced Dale Sr. at Richard Childress Racing.
In the back area of the Richard Childress racing museum in Welcome, NC
Dale Sr. won his first Winston Cup championship in 1980 with owner Rod Osterlund. His next six championships were with Richard Childress Racing.
Nobody. When Dale Sr. died in 2001, he was driving for Richard Childress Racing and was still very competitive.
At the time of Dale Sr's death, Kevin Harvick was driving for Richard Childress in the Busch Series. After Dale Sr. died, Childress named Harvick as his replacement in the #29 GM Goodwrench car.
Dale Earnhardt's first NASCAR race was in the 1975 World 600 at Charlotte (finished 22nd, one spot ahead of his future car owner, Richard Childress). His first full season was in 1979.
Dale Sr. did not drive a Dodge in the 2001 Daytona 500. He drove a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, owned by Richard Childress Racing.
The number is owned by his late father's team owner, Richard Childress of RCR Enterprises.
Dale Sr's car made slight contact with Sterling Marlin's #40 and as he slid up the track he collided with Ken Schrader's #36, causing both cars to go nose first into the wall.
No, he did not. Dale Sr. died on February 18, 2001 and Jimmie Johnson's first Cup Series race was on October 7, 2001.
Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr. Both with seven.