No, to my knowledge Dale Sr. never sat down in an open wheel racecar for any type of competitive race.
The Indy 500 also takes place on the same day as the Coca Cola 600 and there have been only a small number of people compete in both. (Tony Stewart, Robby Gordon, & John Andretti are the only ones I can think of)
AnswerHe had raced at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in the "Brickyard 400" NASCAR race. But never in the "Indianapolis 500" Indy car race.Chat with our AI personalities
Dale Earnhardt Sr. did drive for Dale Earnhardt Inc. in the Busch (now Nationwide) Series, but never in the Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) Series.
Yes, they did. In 2000 and also in the 2001 race. In fact, Jr. was running in 2nd behind Michael Waltrip and just in front of his dad going into the fateful Turn 4 of the 200th lap.