Dale Earnhardt Sr. drove the #
K-2 car when he drove dirt at the start of his racing career
2 Wrangler car at the start of his career in Nascar
3 Wrangler car when he started driving for RCR
3 Goodwrench car for the majority of his Nascar career it's also the car he died in, at the 2001 Daytona 500
During his Winston Cup career, he drove cars full-time for Rod Osterlund, JD Stacy, Bud Moore and Richard Childress.
Before his full-time debut in 1979, Earnhardt drove 8 races for various owners, most notably in Ed Negre's #8 Dodge Charger.
In the 1981 Winston Cup Series, Dale Sr. drove the #2 and #3 Pontiac Grand Prix with Wrangler sponsorship.
The #2 car was used in the first 20 races, with the #3 being used in the final 11 races of the season.
In the Nascar Cup Series, Dale Sr. drove the following numbers during his career:
8, 30, 77, 19, 96, 98, 2, 15, 3
Dale Sr. died in his only race of 2001. It was the Daytona 500 and he drove a Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
In 2001, Dale Sr. drove a Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the only race he entered, the Daytona 500. He was killed on the last lap of that race.
Dale Sr. drove a Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the 2001 Daytona 500.
Dale Sr. did not drive a Dodge in the 2001 Daytona 500. He drove a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, owned by Richard Childress Racing.
Dale was killed in a wreck at the Daytona 500 in February, 2001.
Dale Earnhardt Sr. died on February 18, 2001 at Daytona International Speedway.
He died at Daytona when he had a very hard straight on impact with the wall.Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in the 2001 Daytona 500.February 18, 2001 in a last lap crash in Turn 3 at the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Dale Sr's crew chief for the 2001 Daytona 500 was Kevin Hamlin.
Dale was killed in a wreck at the Daytona 500 in February, 2001.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. held off Michael Waltrip to win the 2001 Pepsi 400. It was the first race at Daytona since Dale Earnhardt Sr. died at the 2001 Daytona 500.
Dale Sr. was killed at Daytona International Speedway, located in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Dale Earnhardt Sr. died on February 18, 2001, on the final lap of the Daytona 500.
Dale Sr. started the Daytona 500 23 times from 1979 to 2001.
Dale Earnhardt Sr. had just one start, the first race of the season. It was the 2001 Daytona 500, in which Dale Sr. was killed on the last lap.
Dale finished 12th, 199 laps and $194,111.00