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
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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.