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|caption            = Earnhardt at [[Phoenix International Raceway]] before the start of the [[1997 Dura Lube 500]]

|death_cause        = [[Death of Dale Earnhardt|Basilar skull fracture sustained from 2001 Daytona 500 crash]]

|Best_Busch_Pos    = 21st ([[1982 NASCAR Busch Series|1982]])

'''Ralph Dale Earnhardt'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Dale Earnhardt {{!}} American race–car driver {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dale-Earnhardt |website=Britannica.com |access-date=March 20, 2022}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɜr|n|h|ɑr|t|}}; April 29, 1951{{snd}}February 18, 2001) was an American professional [[Stock car racing|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.{{nbsp}}3 [[Chevrolet]] for [[Richard Childress Racing]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dale Earnhardt|url=http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/e/earnhardtdale.php|access-date=May 7, 2007|work=The Crittenden Automotive Library|archive-date=May 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516181936/http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/e/earnhardtdale.php|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.''' and '''Dale Sr.''' He is widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in [[NASCAR]] history and was named as one of the [[NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers]] class in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ranking the 20 greatest NASCAR drivers of all time |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/lists/Ranking-the-20-greatest-NASCAR-drivers-of-all-time |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322024057/http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/lists/Ranking-the-20-greatest-NASCAR-drivers-of-all-time |archive-date=March 22, 2014 |access-date=May 7, 2016 |work=Fox Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Greatest Race Car Drivers of All Time |url=http://www.carophile.org/greatest-race-car-drivers-of-all-time/4/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021341/http://www.carophile.org/greatest-race-car-drivers-of-all-time/4/ |archive-date=April 9, 2017 |access-date=April 8, 2017 |website=Carophile.com |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The third child of racing driver [[Ralph Earnhardt]] and Martha Earnhardt, he began his career in 1975 in the [[1975 World 600|World 600]]. Earnhardt won a total of 76 Winston Cup races over the course of his 26-year career, including crown jewel victories in four [[Jack Link's 500|Winston 500s]] (1990, 1994, 1999, and [[2000 Winston 500|2000]]), three [[World 600|Cola-Cola 600s]] (1986, 1992, and 1993), three [[Southern 500|Southern 500s]] (1987, 1989, and 1990), the [[Brickyard 400]] in 1995, and the [[1998 Daytona 500|1998]] [[Daytona 500]]. Along with his 76 career points wins, he has also won 24 non-points exhibition events, bringing his overall Winston Cup win total to 100, one of only four drivers in NASCAR history to do so. He is the only driver in NASCAR history to score at least one win in four different and consecutive decades (scoring his first career win in 1979, 38 wins in the 1980s, 35 wins in the 1990s, & scoring his final two career wins in 2000). He also earned seven Winston Cup championships, a record held with [[Richard Petty]] and [[Jimmie Johnson]].

On February 18, 2001, Earnhardt [[Death of Dale Earnhardt|died]] as a result of a [[basilar skull fracture]] sustained in a sudden last-lap crash during the [[2001 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]]. His death was regarded in the racing industry as being a crucial moment in improving safety in all aspects of car racing, especially NASCAR. He was 49 years old.<ref name="EarnhardtCrash">{{cite news|last=Brinster|first=Dick|date=February 19, 2001|title=Dale Earnhardt dies in crash on final lap of Daytona 500|agency=Associated Press|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kPMwAAAAIBAJ&pg=2760,1972698&dq=dale+earnhardt+crash|access-date=September 19, 2010|archive-date=April 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423172406/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kPMwAAAAIBAJ&pg=2760%2C1972698&dq=dale+earnhardt+crash|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Lars|last=Anderson|title=Number 3 Still Roars Ten Years After: Dale Earnhardt died in the 2001 Daytona 500, but even as the green flag flies for this year's race and a new Sprint Cup season, his legacy is felt throughout the sport—and in the lives of three men in particular|date=February 21, 2011|publisher=Time Inc|magazine=Sports Illustrated|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1182014/index.htm|access-date=February 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628223114/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1182014/index.htm|archive-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref> Earnhardt has been inducted into numerous halls of fame, including the [[NASCAR Hall of Fame]] inaugural class in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nascarhall.com/media/news/inaugural-nascar-hall-of-fame-class-announced|title=Inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Class Announced|work=[[NASCAR Hall of Fame]]|date=October 14, 2009|access-date=April 29, 2013|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906053543/http://www.nascarhall.com/media/news/inaugural-nascar-hall-of-fame-class-announced|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Biography==

Ralph Dale Earnhardt was born on April 29, 1951, in the suburb of [[Kannapolis, North Carolina]], as the third child of Martha ({{née}} Coleman, 1930–2021) and [[Ralph Earnhardt]] (1928–1973). Earnhardt's father was one of the best short-track drivers in North Carolina at the time and won his first and only NASCAR Sportsman Championship in 1956 at [[Greenville Pickens Speedway]] in [[Greenville, South Carolina]]. In 1963 at the age of 12, Dale Earnhardt secretly drove his father's car in one of his races and had a near victory against one of his father's closest competitors.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} In 1972, he raced his father at Metrolina Speedway in a race with cars from semi mod and sportsman divisions. Although Ralph did not want his son to pursue a career as a race car driver, Dale dropped out of school to pursue his dreams. Ralph was a hard teacher for Dale, and after Ralph suddenly died of a [[heart attack]] at his home in 1973 at age 45, it took many years before Dale felt as though he had finally "proven" himself to his father. Earnhardt had four siblings: two brothers, Danny (died 2021) and Randy (died 2013);<ref>{{cite web|last=Caraviello|first=David|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/07/28/dale-earnhardt-junior-sees-struggles-on-off-track-at-indy.html|title=Earnhardt meets struggles on, off track at Indy|publisher=[[NASCAR]]|date=July 28, 2013|access-date=July 30, 2013|archive-date=July 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731070528/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/07/28/dale-earnhardt-junior-sees-struggles-on-off-track-at-indy.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and two sisters, Cathy and Kaye.

Earnhardt was married three times. In 1968, at the age of 17, Earnhardt married his first wife, Latane Brown. With her, Earnhardt fathered his first son, [[Kerry Earnhardt|Kerry]], a year later. Earnhardt and Brown divorced in 1970. In 1971, Earnhardt married his second wife, Brenda Gee, the daughter of NASCAR car builder Robert Gee. In his marriage with Gee, Earnhardt had two children: a daughter, [[Kelley Earnhardt Miller|Kelley King Earnhardt]], in 1972, and a son, [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]], in 1974. Not long after Dale Jr. was born, Earnhardt and Gee divorced. Earnhardt then married his third wife, [[Teresa Earnhardt|Teresa Houston]], in 1982. She gave birth to their daughter, Taylor Nicole Earnhardt, in 1988.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Sam|url=http://www.oleantimesherald.com/sports/article_76cd428c-21e9-11e5-9931-ffa4325f22b0.html|title=A familiar name at Ellicottville rodeo|work=Olean Times Herald|date=July 4, 2015|access-date=July 4, 2015|archive-date=July 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707112436/http://www.oleantimesherald.com/sports/article_76cd428c-21e9-11e5-9931-ffa4325f22b0.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

When he joined car owner [[Rod Osterlund|Rod Osterlund Racing]] in a season that included a rookie class of future stars including Earnhardt, [[Harry Gant]], and [[Terry Labonte]] in his rookie season, Earnhardt won one race at [[Bristol Motor Speedway|Bristol]], captured four poles, scored eleven Top 5s and seventeen Top 10s, and finished seventh in the points standings despite missing four races due to a broken collarbone, winning [[NASCAR Rookie of the Year|Rookie of the Year]] honors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/1/20/top-10-nascar-rookies-tony-stewart-jimmie-johnson-dale-earnhardt.html|title=TOP 10 ROOKIE CAMPAIGNS AT NASCAR'S HIGHEST LEVEL|last=Caraviello|first=David|date=January 20, 2014|publisher=[[NASCAR]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122082015/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/1/20/top-10-nascar-rookies-tony-stewart-jimmie-johnson-dale-earnhardt.html|archive-date=2014-01-22|access-date=January 20, 2014}}</ref>

During his sophomore season, Earnhardt, now with 20-year-old [[Doug Richert]] as his crew chief, began the season winning the [[Budweiser Shootout|Busch Clash]]. With wins at [[Atlanta Motor Speedway|Atlanta]], Bristol, [[Music City Motorplex|Nashville]], [[Martinsville Speedway|Martinsville]], and Charlotte, Earnhardt won his first [[Winston Cup]] points championship. He is the only driver in NASCAR Cup history to follow a Rookie of the Year title with a NASCAR Winston Cup Championship the next season. He was also the third driver in NASCAR history to win both the Rookie of the Year and Winston Cup Series championship, following [[David Pearson (NASCAR driver)|David Pearson]] (1960, 1966) and Richard Petty (1959, 1964). Ten drivers have since joined this exclusive club: [[Rusty Wallace]] (1984, 1989), [[Alan Kulwicki]] (1986, 1992), [[Jeff Gordon]] (1993, 1995), [[Tony Stewart]] (1999, 2002), [[Matt Kenseth]] (2000, 2003), [[Kevin Harvick]] (2001, 2014), [[Kyle Busch]] (2005, 2015), [[Joey Logano]] (2009, 2018), [[Chase Elliott]] (2016, 2020), and [[Kyle Larson]] (2014, 2021).

Earnhardt was also a color commentator for the [[Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum|Busch Clash]], while he also drove on that same day.

[[File:DaleEarnhardt15racecar1983.jpg|right|thumb|Earnhardt's 1983 Ford Thunderbird]]

The following year, at [[Richard Childress|Childress's]] suggestion, Earnhardt joined car owner [[Bud Moore (NASCAR owner)|Bud Moore]] for the 1982 and 1983 seasons driving the No. 15 [[Wrangler Jeans]]-sponsored [[Ford Thunderbird]] (the only full-time Ford ride in his career). During the 1982 season, Earnhardt struggled. Although he won at [[Darlington Raceway|Darlington]], he failed to finish 18 of the 30 races and ended the season 12th in points, the worst of his career. He also suffered a broken kneecap at [[Pocono Raceway]] when he flipped after contact with [[Tim Richmond]]. In 1983, Earnhardt rebounded and won his first of 12 [[Daytona 500#Qualifying procedure|Twin 125]] [[Daytona 500]] qualifying races. He won at Nashville and at [[Talladega Superspeedway|Talladega]], finishing eighth in the points standings, despite failing to finish 13 of the 30 races.

The 1986 season saw Earnhardt win his second career Winston Cup Championship and the first owner's championship for Richard Childress Racing. He won five races and had 16 top-fives and 23 top-10s. Earnhardt successfully defended his championship the following year, going to victory lane 11 times and winning the championship by 489 points over [[Bill Elliott]]. In the process, Earnhardt set a NASCAR modern-era record of four consecutive wins and won five of the first seven races. In the 1987 season, he earned the nickname "the Intimidator", due in part to the [[1987 The Winston|1987 Winston All-Star Race]]. During this race, Earnhardt was briefly forced into the infield grass but kept control of his car and returned to the track without giving up his lead. The maneuver is now referred to as the "'''Pass in the Grass'''", even though Earnhardt did not pass anyone while he was off the track. After The Winston, an angry fan sent [[Bill France Jr.]] a letter threatening to kill Earnhardt at [[Pocono Raceway|Pocono]], [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]], or [[Dover International Speedway|Dover]], prompting the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] to provide security for Earnhardt on the three tracks. The investigation was closed after the races at the three tracks finished without incident.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadspin.com/5936579/when-i-get-a-clear-shot-25-years-ago-dale-earnhardt-received-this-death-threat-for-his-pass-in-the-grass |title="When I Get A Clear Shot...": 25 Years Ago, Dale Earnhardt Received This Death Threat For His Ornery Driving |first=Barry |last=Petchesky |website=Deadspin |publisher=[[Gizmodo Media Group]] |date=August 21, 2012 |access-date=November 30, 2018 |archive-date=November 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130113001/https://deadspin.com/5936579/when-i-get-a-clear-shot-25-years-ago-dale-earnhardt-received-this-death-threat-for-his-pass-in-the-grass |url-status=live }}</ref> Many of Earnhardt's competitors on the racetrack disliked his personal driving style. Earnhardt's relentless pursuit of victory on the racetrack combined with his uniquely offensive driving ability led to many rivalries with fellow drivers and fines levied by [[NASCAR Cup Series|NASCAR]]. In 1987, [[NASCAR Cup Series|NASCAR]] began to implement a measure that was designed to incentivize less aggressive driving styles by forcing drivers who cause these undesired hazardous racing conditions to be subjected to time at the garage region during the race.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Beekman |first=Scott |title=NASCAR Nation: a History of Stock Car Racing in the United States : A History of Stock Car Racing in the United States |publisher=ABC-CLIO, LLC |date=2010-04-09 |isbn=9781567206616 |pages=108–109}}</ref>

The 1988 season saw Earnhardt racing with a new sponsor, [[GM Certified Service|GM Goodwrench]], after [[Wrangler Jeans]] dropped its sponsorship in 1987. During this season, he changed the color of his paint scheme from [[blue]] and [[yellow]] to the signature [[black]] in which the No. 3 car was painted for the rest of his life. He won three races in 1988, finishing third in the points standings behind Bill Elliott in first and Rusty Wallace in second. The following year, Earnhardt won five races, but a late spin out at [[North Wilkesboro Speedway|North Wilkesboro]] arguably cost him the 1989 championship, as [[Rusty Wallace]] edged him out for it by 12 points (Earnhardt won the [[1989 Atlanta Journal 500|final race]], but Wallace finished 15th when needing to finish at least 18th to win). It was his first season for the [[GM Certified Service|GM Goodwrench]] [[Chevrolet Lumina]].

Despite entering the next season as a championship favorite, 1992 would be one of Earnhardt's worst seasons. Scoring only one victory all year, at the [[Coca-Cola 600]] in Charlotte, and ending a 13-race win streak by Ford teams, Earnhardt finished a career-low 12th in the points for the second time in his career, with three last place finishes (Daytona and Talladega in July and Martinsville in September),<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/earnhda01/1992/W/| title = Driver Season Stats - Racing-Reference}}</ref> and his lowest points finish since joining Richard Childress Racing. He still made the trip to the annual Awards Banquet with Rusty Wallace but did not have the best seat in the house. Wallace stated he and Earnhardt had to sit on the backs of their chairs to see, and Earnhardt said, "This sucks, I should have gone hunting."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/columns/story?columnist=mcgee_ryan&id=3736700 |title=Ryan McGee: Best and worst of NASCAR Sprint Cup banquet nights past&nbsp;— ESPN |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=January 12, 2009 |access-date=December 17, 2010 |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629004108/http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/columns/story?columnist=mcgee_ryan&id=3736700 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the end of the year, longtime crew chief [[Kirk Shelmerdine]] left to become a driver. [[Andy Petree]] took over as crew chief. Hiring Petree turned out to be beneficial, as Earnhardt returned to the front in 1993. He once again came close to a win at the Daytona 500 and dominated [[Speedweeks]] before finishing second to [[Dale Jarrett]] on a last-lap pass. Earnhardt scored six wins en route to his sixth Winston Cup title, including wins in the first prime-time Coca-Cola 600 and [[1993 The Winston|The Winston]], both at Charlotte, and the [[Coke Zero 400|Pepsi 400]] at Daytona. He beat Rusty Wallace for the championship by 80 points. On November 14, 1993, after the season-ending Hooters 500 at Atlanta, the race winner Wallace and 1993 series champion Earnhardt ran a dual [[Polish Victory Lap]] together while carrying #28 and #7 flags commemorating [[1992 Daytona 500]] winner [[Davey Allison]] and [[1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series]] champion [[Alan Kulwicki]] respectively, who both had died in separate plane accidents during the season.

Earnhardt almost was ready to leave the #3 at the end of the 1995 season, according to his former crew chief [[Larry McReynolds]]. At the time, McReynolds was the crew chief for the #28 [[Havoline]] [[Ford Thunderbird]] at [[Yates Racing|Robert Yates Racing]].<ref>''The Scene Vault Podcast'' episode 140, July 2020</ref> Earnhardt had actually been approached by Yates to drive the #28 for the 1995 season in place of [[Ernie Irvan]], who was injured in a crash during the 1994 season. Instead, Robert Yates signed [[Dale Jarrett]] to a one-year deal to drive the #28. During the 1995 season, Yates was being pressed by his manufacturer to start a second team and sent a contract to Earnhardt to drive it.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nascarhall.com/blog/different-dale-and-dale-show | title=A Different Dale & Dale Show &#124; NASCAR Hall of Fame &#124; Curators' Corner }}</ref> Earnhardt never returned the contract, and according to McReynolds the reason he did not sign was because he only wanted to drive the #28 for Yates; the team fully intended to put Irvan back behind the wheel of his old car once he was able to resume driving. Instead, Earnhardt stayed with RCR and the #3, while Jarrett was signed to drive Yates' new car, numbered 88.

Rain delays had canceled the live telecast of the race, and most fans first learned of the accident during the night's sports newscasts. Video of the crash showed what appeared to be a fatal incident, but once medical workers arrived at the car, Earnhardt climbed out and waved to the crowd, refusing to be loaded onto a stretcher despite a broken collarbone, sternum, and shoulder blade. Although the incident looked like it would end his season early, Earnhardt refused to stay out of the car. The next week at Indianapolis, he started the race but exited the car on the first pit stop, allowing [[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]] to take the wheel. When asked, Earnhardt said that vacating the No. 3 car was the hardest thing he had ever done. The following weekend at [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen]], he drove the No. 3 Goodwrench Chevrolet to the fastest time in qualifying, earning the "True Grit" pole. T-shirts emblazoned with Earnhardt's face were quickly printed up, brandishing the caption, "It Hurt So Good". Earnhardt led for most of the race and looked to have victory in hand, but fatigue took its toll and he ended up sixth behind race winner [[Geoff Bodine]]. Earnhardt did not win again in 1996 but still finished fourth in the standings behind [[Terry Labonte]], [[Jeff Gordon]], and [[Dale Jarrett]], with 2 wins, 13 top fives, 17 top tens, and his last 2 career poles, with an average finish of 10.6. David Smith departed as crew chief of the No. 3 team and RCR at the end of the year for personal reasons, and he was replaced by [[Larry McReynolds]].

In 1997, Earnhardt went winless for only the second time in his career. The only (non-points) win came during Speedweeks at Daytona in the Twin 125-mile qualifying race, his record eighth-straight win in the event. Once again in the hunt for the Daytona 500 with 10 laps to go, Earnhardt was taken out of contention by a late crash which sent his car upside down on the backstretch. He hit the low point of his year when he blacked out early in the [[1997 Mountain Dew Southern 500|Mountain Dew Southern 500]] at [[Darlington Raceway|Darlington]] in September, causing him to hit the wall. Afterward, he was disoriented, and it took several laps before he could find his pit stall. When asked, Earnhardt complained of double vision which made it difficult to pit. [[Mike Dillon (racing driver)|Mike Dillon]] (Richard Childress's son-in-law) was brought in to relieve Earnhardt for the remainder of the race. Earnhardt was evaluated at a local hospital and cleared to race the next week, but the cause of the blackout and double vision was never determined. Despite no wins, Earnhardt finished the season fifth in the final standings with 7 top fives and 16 top tens, with an average finish of 12.1.

On February 15, 1998, Earnhardt finally won the [[1998 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]] in his 20th attempt after failing to win in his previous 19 attempts.<ref>Persinger, p. 12 & 13.</ref> He began the season by winning his Twin 125-mile qualifier race for the ninth straight year, and the week before was the first to drive around the track under the newly installed lights, for coincidentally 20 laps. On race day, he showed himself to be a contender early. Halfway through the race, however, it seemed that [[Jeff Gordon]] had the upper hand. But by lap 138, Earnhardt had taken the lead and thanks to a push by teammate [[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]], he maintained it. Earnhardt made it to the caution-checkered flag before [[Bobby Labonte]]. Afterwards, there was a large show of respect for Earnhardt, in which every crew member of every team lined [[pit road]] to shake his hand as he made his way to [[List of motorsport terminology#V|victory lane]]. Earnhardt then drove his No. 3 into the infield grass, starting a trend of post-race celebrations. He spun the car twice, throwing grass and leaving tire tracks in the shape of a No. 3 in the grass. He then spoke about the victory, saying, "I have had a lot of great fans and people behind me all through the years and I just can't thank them enough. The Daytona 500 is ours. We won it, we won it, we won it!" The rest of the season did not go as well, and the Daytona 500 was his only victory that year. Despite that, he did almost pull off a Daytona sweep, where he was one of the contenders for the win in the first nighttime Pepsi 400, but a pit stop late in the race in which a rogue tire cost him the race win. He slipped to 12th in the point standings halfway through the season, and Richard Childress decided to make a crew chief change, taking [[Mike Skinner (racing driver)|Mike Skinner]]'s crew chief [[Kevin Hamlin]] and putting him with Earnhardt while giving Skinner [[Larry McReynolds]] (Earnhardt's crew chief). Earnhardt finished the 1998 season eighth in the final points standings, with 1 win, 5 top fives, and 13 top tens, with an average finish of 16.2.

Before the 1999 season, fans began discussing Earnhardt's age and speculating that with his son, [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.|Dale Jr.]], making his Winston Cup debut, Earnhardt might be contemplating retirement. Earnhardt swept both races for the year at Talladega, leading some to conclude that his talent had become limited to the restrictor plate tracks, which require a unique skill set and an exceptionally powerful racecar to win. But halfway through the year, Earnhardt began to show some of the old spark. In the August race at [[Michigan International Speedway|Michigan]], he led laps late in the race and nearly pulled off his first win on a non-restrictor-plate track since 1996. One week later, he provided NASCAR with one of its most controversial moments. At the [[1999 Goody's Headache Powder 500|Bristol night race]], Earnhardt found himself in contention to win his first short track race since Martinsville in 1995. When a caution came out with 15 laps to go, leader Terry Labonte got hit from behind by the lapped car of [[Darrell Waltrip]]. His spin put Earnhardt in the lead with five cars between him and Labonte with five laps to go. Labonte had four fresh tires, and Earnhardt was driving on old tires, which made Earnhardt's car considerably slower. Labonte caught Earnhardt and passed him coming to the [[white flag]], but Earnhardt drove hard into turn two, bumping Labonte and spinning him around. Earnhardt collected the win while spectators booed and made obscene gestures. "I didn't mean to turn him around, I just wanted to rattle his cage," Earnhardt said of the incident. He finished seventh in the standings that year, with 3 wins, 7 top fives, and 21 top tens, with an average finish of 12.0.

[[File:Dale Earnhardt drives a Bomb Lift Truck.jpg|thumb|As part of a Winston No Bull 5 fan contest, Earnhardt drove a Bomb Lift Truck and attempts to load an [[AIM-120 AMRAAM|AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM)]] missile as he competes in a load crew competition at [[Langley Air Force Base]], Virginia, September 2000. Coincidentally, this position on a load crew is known unofficially as "Jammer Driver" or officially as Number ''3'' man.]]

In the 2000 season, Earnhardt had a resurgence, which was commonly attributed to neck surgery he underwent to correct a lingering injury from his 1996 Talladega crash. He scored what were considered the two most exciting wins of the year—winning by 0.010 seconds over [[Bobby Labonte]] at Atlanta, then gaining seventeen positions in the final four laps to win at Talladega, claiming his only [[Winston Million|No Bull]] million-dollar bonus along with his record 10th win at the track. Earnhardt also had second-place runs at Richmond and Martinsville, tracks where he had struggled through the late 1990s. On the strength of those performances, Earnhardt got to second in the standings. However, poor performances at the road course of Watkins Glen, where he wrecked coming out of the [[chicane]], a wreck with [[Kenny Irwin Jr.]] while leading the spring race at Bristol, and mid-pack runs at intermediate tracks like Charlotte and Dover in a season dominated by the [[Ford Taurus]] in those tracks from [[Roush Fenway Racing|Roush]], [[Yates Racing|Yates]], and [[Team Penske|Penske]], coupled with Bobby Labonte's extreme consistency, denied Earnhardt an eighth championship title. Earnhardt finished 2000 with two wins, 13 top fives, 24 top tens, an average finish of 9.4, and was the only driver besides Labonte to finish the season with zero DNF's.

Harvick's car always displayed the Earnhardt stylized number 3 on the "B" posts (metal portion on each side of the car to the rear of the front windows) above the number 29 until the end of 2013, when he departed for [[Stewart-Haas Racing]]. The number 3 returned for the [[2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2014 season]], this time not sponsored by GM Goodwrench (which was rebranded [[GM Certified Service]] in 2011), driven by Childress's grandson [[Austin Dillon]].<!-- <ref name=BR>{{cite news |title=Transcend – The Intimidator |work=Bleacher Report Media Lab |quote=He was a living legend by 2001, when he raced in the Daytona 500 and shared the track with his son, Dale Jr. |url=http://thelab.bleacherreport.com/transcend/#the-intimidator |access-date=27 March 2017 |archive-date=January 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119094458/http://thelab.bleacherreport.com/transcend/#the-intimidator |url-status=live }}</ref> -->

[[File:DaleEarnhardtInCar.jpg|thumb|right|Earnhardt in the No. 3 car]]

Richard Childress Racing entered a No. 3 in the Daytona truck race on February 13, 2010, with sponsorship from Bass Pro Shops driven by Austin Dillon. It was involved in a wreck almost identical to that which took the life of Earnhardt: being spun out, colliding with another vehicle, and being turned into the outside wall in turn number four.<ref>{{cite web |title=Daytona, USA, Lap 1 crash: Austin Dillon, Johnny Sauter, Ted Musgrave, Kyle Busch and Dennis Setzer collide |url=https://xpbimages.com/nascar/event/nascar-trucks-2009-01/view/351899 |website=XPB Images |publisher=XPB Images Ltd |access-date=24 January 2010}}</ref> Dillon again returned to a No. 3 marked racecar when he started fifth in the 2012 Daytona Nationwide Series opener in an Advocare-sponsored black [[Chevrolet Impala]]. On December 11, 2013, RCR announced that Austin Dillon would drive the No. 3 car in the upcoming 2014 Sprint Cup season, bringing the number back to the series for the first time in 13 years.<ref>On May 28, 2016, the #3 returned to victory lane in the Cup Series for the first time since 2000 when Austin Dillon won the Coca-Cola 600 on a fuel mileage gamble. {{cite web|last=Bruce|first=Kenny|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/12/11/austin-dillon-driving-number-3-car-dale-earnhardt-sprint-cup-series.html|title=DILLON TO DRIVE NO. 3 SPRINT CUP CAR FOR RCR|publisher=[[NASCAR]]|date=December 11, 2013|access-date=December 11, 2013|archive-date=December 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213035643/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2013/12/11/austin-dillon-driving-number-3-car-dale-earnhardt-sprint-cup-series.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Formula One]] driver [[Daniel Ricciardo]] chose the number 3 as his permanent racing number when F1's rules changed to allow drivers to choose their own numbers for [[2014 Formula 1 season|2014]] and stated on Twitter that part of the reason for his choice was that he was a fan of Earnhardt's,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/danielricciardo/status/421830907171840000|title=Daniel Ricciardo on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=May 26, 2014|archive-date=August 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801134322/https://twitter.com/danielricciardo/status/421830907171840000|url-status=live}}</ref> while his helmet design features the number stylized in the same way.

"Earnhardt Tower", a seating section at Daytona International Speedway was opened and named in his honor a month before his death at the track.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20100809/name-dedication-at-speedway-truly-an-honor |title=Name dedication at Speedway truly an honor |newspaper=Daytona Beach News-Journal |date=August 9, 2010 |access-date=January 29, 2018 |archive-date=January 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130091439/http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/20100809/name-dedication-at-speedway-truly-an-honor |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Dale Earnhardt Sr statue.jpg|thumb|Statue of Dale Earnhardt Sr. holding his winner's trophy at the Daytona International Speedway]]

Earnhardt has several roads named after him, including a street in his hometown Kannapolis. Dale Earnhardt Boulevard (originally Earnhardt Road) is marked as exit&nbsp;60 off [[Interstate 85]] in North Carolina, northeast of [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]. Dale Earnhardt Drive is also the start of The Dale Journey Trail,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daletrail.com/ |title=Welcome to "The Dale Trail" |publisher=Daletrail.com |date=January 1, 1999 |access-date=February 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128204325/http://www.daletrail.com/ |archive-date=November 28, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> a self-guided driving tour of landmarks in the lives of Earnhardt and his family. The [[North Carolina Department of Transportation]] switched the designation of a road between Kannapolis and [[Mooresville, North Carolina|Mooresville]] near the headquarters of DEI (that used to be called NC 136) with [[North Carolina Highway 3|NC 3]], which was in [[Currituck County, North Carolina|Currituck County]]. In addition, exit&nbsp;72 off [[Interstate 35W (Texas)|Interstate 35W]], one of the entrances to [[Texas Motor Speedway]], is named "Dale Earnhardt Way".<ref>{{cite web |title=Interchange named in honor of Earnhardt |url=https://www.espn.com/rpm/wc/2001/0401/1165732.html |website=espn.com |publisher=ESPN Enterprises |access-date=1 April 2001}}</ref>

In the summer of 2007, [[Dale Earnhardt, Inc.]] (DEI) with the Dale Earnhardt Foundation, announced it will fund an annual [[undergraduate]] scholarship at [[Clemson University]] in [[Clemson, South Carolina]], for students interested in [[motorsports]] and [[automotive]] engineering. Scholarship winners are also eligible to work at DEI in internships.<ref>"DEI partners with Clemson motorsports. ''Clemson World''. Fall 2007. p. 5.</ref> The first winner was William Bostic, a senior at Clemson majoring in [[mechanical engineering]].<ref>"Earnhardt Motorsports Scholar". ''Clemson World''. Fall 2007. p. 31.</ref>

In 2010, the [[Intimidator 305]] roller coaster opened at [[Kings Dominion]] in [[Doswell, Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rcdb.com/4520.htm|title=Intimidator 305 - Kings Dominion (Doswell, Virginia, USA)|website=rcdb.com|access-date=2019-03-20|archive-date=November 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121132003/https://rcdb.com/4520.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Named after Earnhardt, the ride's trains were modeled after his black-and-red Chevrolet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intimidator305.com/public/ride/ |title=The Ride :: Intimidator 305 :: Kings Dominion :: Doswell, Virginia |publisher=Intimidator 305 |access-date=December 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090826092730/http://www.intimidator305.com/public/ride/ |archive-date=August 26, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref> Another [[Intimidator (roller coaster)|Intimidator]] coaster also opened at [[Carowinds]] in North Carolina the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rcdb.com/8588.htm|title=Intimidator - Carowinds (Charlotte, North Carolina, USA)|website=rcdb.com|access-date=2019-03-20|archive-date=March 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320221534/https://rcdb.com/8588.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Both were themed to Earnhardt's legacy, featuring signs, flags, various artwork, as well as replicas of the cars he drove at each location. The "Intimidator" name and all Earnhardt branding were removed from both rides in 2024 as a result of an expiring licensing agreement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=No more 'Intimidator' at America's theme parks |url=https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/202402/10072/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=Theme Park Insider}}</ref><ref name="Project305-Taylor">{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Blake |date=February 28, 2024 |title=Carowinds' Intimidator roller coaster is now Thunder Striker, Kings Dominion to follow |url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/carowinds-intimidator-roller-coaster-thunder-striker-kings-dominion/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228211157/https://attractionsmagazine.com/carowinds-intimidator-roller-coaster-thunder-striker-kings-dominion/ |archive-date=February 28, 2024 |access-date=February 28, 2024 |publisher=Attractions Magazine}}</ref>

On February 28, 2016, after winning the [[2016 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500|Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500]] at Atlanta Motor Speedway, during his victory lap, driver [[Jimmie Johnson]] held his hand out of his window, with three fingers extended in tribute to Earnhardt.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxmw1efUwtg| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907054153/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bxmw1efUwtg| archive-date=2020-09-07 | url-status=dead|title=Winner's Weekend: Jimmie Johnson- Atlanta 2016|date=February 29, 2016|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/jimmie-johnson-dale-earnhardt-jr-ties-dale-earnhardt-atlanta-motor-speedway-sprint-cup-022816|title=Jimmie Johnson ties late Dale Earnhardt's record with 76th victory|first=Tom|last=Jensen|work=Fox Sports|date=February 28, 2016|access-date=May 7, 2016|archive-date=April 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406225920/http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/jimmie-johnson-dale-earnhardt-jr-ties-dale-earnhardt-atlanta-motor-speedway-sprint-cup-022816|url-status=live}}</ref> This was following Johnson's 76th Cup Series win, which tied the career mark of Earnhardt's. This is also the track where Earnhardt claimed his sixth Winston Cup Series title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/story/_/page/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Series-Alltime-Winners|title=Jayski's® NASCAR Silly Season Site - Sprint Cup Series All-Time Winners|publisher=Jayski's|access-date=May 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105073914/http://www.jayski.com/news/stats/story/_/page/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup-Series-Alltime-Winners|archive-date=January 5, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In the week of the [[2021 United States Grand Prix]], [[McLaren]] driver [[Daniel Ricciardo]] drove the iconic Wrangler car from 1984 as Ricciardo has been a fan of Earnhardt since he was a child. The opportunity came after he won the [[2021 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]] that year, and McLaren CEO [[Zak Brown]], who owns the car, promised him that he would give him a chance to drive it.<ref name="l458">{{cite web | last=Malsher-Lopez | first=David | title=Ricciardo "would have cried" if he'd heard Earnhardt's comments | website=Motorsport.com | date=2021-10-24 | url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ricciardo-would-have-cried-if-he-heard-earnhardt-comments/6705766/ | access-date=2024-10-14}}</ref>

A star is named after him through International Star Registry. The star, officially named "Dale Earnhardt, Sr.," is located in the Aquila constellation at coordinates RA 19h 1m 36.36s D 16° 34′ 25.00″.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.starregistry.com/name-a-star/e/dale-earnhardt-sr-blog |title=Dale-Earnhardt-Sr-blog }}/</ref>

He appeared as himself in an episode of ''[[Arli$$]]'' in 1998.

He had a cameo in the movie ''[[BASEketball]]'' in 1998.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

[[Paul Newman]] narrated a documentary on Earnhardt's life entitled ''Dale'', which premiered in 2007.<ref>{{Citation |last=Karpf |first=Rory |title=Dale |type=Documentary, Sport |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0815140/ |access-date=2025-05-29 |others=Marshall Brooks, Richard Childress, Dale Earnhardt Jr |publisher=CMT Films, NASCAR Images, CMT |last2=Viney |first2=Mike}}</ref>{{bcn|date=May 2025}}

[[Weedeater (band)|Weedeater]], a sludge metal band from North Carolina, paid tribute to Earnhardt on their 2003 album ''Sixteen Tons'' with the song "No. 3". The song is played with audio clips from television broadcasts about Earnhardt mixed in the background. {{cn|date=May 2025}}

* He was posthumously inducted into the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum#Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame|Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indyracingmuseum.org/guthrie-earnhardt-voted-into-indianapolis-motor-speedway-hall-of-fame/ |title=Guthrie, Earnhardt Voted into Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame |date=February 19, 2020 |publisher=Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum |access-date=February 19, 2020 |archive-date=August 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807211327/https://indyracingmuseum.org/guthrie-earnhardt-voted-into-indianapolis-motor-speedway-hall-of-fame/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

!colspan=45| [[NASCAR]] [[Winston Cup Series]] results

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1975/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1975 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

| [[Cook Out 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]

! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1976/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1976 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

| [[Cook Out 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1977/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1977 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

! [[Cronkrite Racing]]

! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1978/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1978 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Cook Out 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]'''<br>{{small|4}}

! rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1979/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Cook Out 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]<br>{{small|4}}

! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1980/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

! rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1981/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]'''<br><small>28*</small>

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[World 600|CLT]]<br><small>30*</small>

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1982/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1983/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1984/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Southern 500 (1950-2004)|DAR]]<br><small>19*</small>

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1985/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[1986 Firecracker 400|DAY]]<br><small>27*</small>

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Talladega 500 (Fall Race)|TAL]]<br><small>26*</small>

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Miller High Life 400 (Spring Richmond)|RCH]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''[[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]'''<br><small>16*</small>

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[First Union 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Valleydale Meats 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Sovran Bank 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|20}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Miller High Life 500 (Pocono)|POC]]<br>{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Budweiser 400|RSD]]<br>{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Miller American 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pepsi Firecracker 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Summer 500|POC]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Talladega 500 (Fall Race)|TAL]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[The Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]<br>{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|2*}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Busch 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Southern 500 (1950-2004)|DAR]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Delaware 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|31}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Oakwood Homes 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|2}}

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1987/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br><small>10*</small>

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Valleydale Meats 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[First Union 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|3*}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]<br>{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Budweiser 400|RSD]]<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Miller High Life 500 (Pocono)|POC]]<br>{{small|33}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1988 Miller High Life 400 (June)|MCH]]<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Pepsi Firecracker 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|4*}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[AC Spark Plug 500|POC]]<br>{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Talladega DieHard 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[The Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]<br>{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|29}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Busch 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1988 Miller High Life 400 (September)|RCH]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Delaware 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Oakwood Homes 500|CLT]]<br><small>17*</small>

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Checker 500|PHO]]<br>{{small|11}}

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1988/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1988 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|33}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Valleydale Meats 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|16}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[First Union 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Pannill Sweatshirts 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]<br>{{small|8}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|38}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Banquet Frozen Foods 300|SON]]<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Miller High Life 500 (Pocono)|POC]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Miller High Life 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br>{{small|17}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|18}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[AC Spark Plug 500|POC]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Talladega DieHard 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[The Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|17}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Busch 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|14}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Heinz Southern 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Miller High Life 400 (Fall Richmond)|RCH]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Peak Performance 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[All Pro Auto Parts 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|42}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ''[[1989 Holly Farms 400|NWS]]''<br><small>10*</small>

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|20}}

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1989/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[1990 Daytona 500|DAY]]<br><small>5*</small>

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[GM Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]''<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Valleydale Meats 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|19}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[First Union 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Hanes Activewear 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|30}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]<br>{{small|31}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Banquet Frozen Foods 300|SON]]<br>{{small|34}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (1st Pocono)|POC]]<br>{{small|13}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br>{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[AC Spark Plug 500|POC]]<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]'''<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''[[Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]'''<br>{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|8}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''[[Busch 500|BRI]]'''<br><small>8*</small>

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''[[Heinz Southern 500|DAR]]'''<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Peak Antifreeze 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Tyson Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|2*}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Mello Yello 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|25}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Checker 500|PHO]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|3}}

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1990/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[GM Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|29}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Valleydale Meats 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|20}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[First Union 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Hanes 500 (Spring Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]<br>{{small|3*}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]<br>{{small|2*}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 500|POC]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|7}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (2nd Pocono)|POC]]<br>{{small|22}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|24}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Bud 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Heinz Southern 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]<br>{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Peak Antifreeze 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|15}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Tyson Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Mello Yello 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|25}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Checker 500|PHO]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Hardee's 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|5}}

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1991/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1991 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[GM Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|24}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Food City 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|18}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[First Union 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Hanes 500 (Spring Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Winston 500 (Spring)|TAL]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Save Mart 300K|SON]]<br>{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 500|POC]]<br>{{small|28}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|40}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (1st Pocono)|POC]]<br>{{small|23}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]<br>{{small|40}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''[[Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]'''<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Bud 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|29}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Peak Antifreeze 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|21}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|31}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Tyson Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|19}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Mello Yello 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|14}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|8}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pyroil 500K|PHO]]<br>{{small|10}}

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1992/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[GM Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|11}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ''[[TranSouth 500|DAR]]''<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Food City 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Hanes 500 (Spring Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|22}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''[[Save Mart Supermarkets 300K|SON]]'''<br><small>6*</small>

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Dover)|DOV]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 500|POC]]<br>{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br>{{small|14}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Slick 50 300|NHA]]<br>{{small|26}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (2nd Pocono)|POC]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]<br>{{small|18}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Bud 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[SplitFire Spark Plug 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|27}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|29}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Tyson Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Mello Yello 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Slick 50 500|PHO]]<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Hooters 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|10}}

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1993/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Purolator 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]<br>{{small|12}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Food City 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[First Union 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Hanes 500 (Spring Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|11}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Winston Select 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Save Mart Supermarkets 300K|SON]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]<br>{{small|28}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[UAW-GM Teamwork 500|POC]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Pepsi 400|DAY]]'''<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Slick 50 300|NHA]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (2nd Pocono)|POC]]<br>{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]'''<br>{{small|34}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Brickyard 400|IND]]<br>{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[The Bud At The Glen|GLN]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[GM Goodwrench Dealer 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|37}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol)|BRI]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[SplitFire Spark Plug 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Tyson Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Mello Yello 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Slick 50 500|PHO]]<br>{{small|40}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Hooters 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|2}}

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1994/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Purolator 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]'''<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Food City 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|25}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[First Union 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Hanes 500 (Spring Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|29}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Winston Select 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|21}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Save Mart Supermarkets 300|SON]]<br>{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]<br>{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Dover)|DOV]]<br>{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[UAW-GM Teamwork 500|POC]]<br>{{small|8}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br>{{small|35}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Pepsi 400|DAY]]'''<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Slick 50 300|NHA]]<br>{{small|22}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Miller Genuine Draft 500 (2nd Pocono)|POC]]<br>{{small|20}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[The Bud At The Glen|GLN]]<br>{{small|23}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[GM Goodwrench Dealer 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|35}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol)|BRI]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|2*}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''[[Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]'''<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[MBNA 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Goody's 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Tyson Holly Farms 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[AC Delco 400|CAR]]<br>{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Dura Lube 500|PHO]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[NAPA 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|1*}}

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1995/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1995 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]]<br>{{small|1}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|31}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Golden Corral 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Food City 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[First Union 400|NWS]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Winston Select 500|TAL]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Save Mart Supermarkets 300|SON]]<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Miller 500 (Dover)|DOV]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[UAW-GM Teamwork 500|POC]]<br>{{small|32}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Miller 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Slick 50 300|NHA]]<br>{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Miller 500 (Pocono)|POC]]<br>{{small|14}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]<br><small>28*</small>

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''[[The Bud At The Glen|GLN]]'''<br><small>6*</small>

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[GM Goodwrench Dealer 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|17}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol)|BRI]]<br>{{small|24}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Mountain Dew Southern 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Miller 400 (Richmond)|RCH]]<br>{{small|20}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[MBNA 500|DOV]]<br>{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Hanes 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|15}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[AC Delco 400|CAR]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Dura Lube 500|PHO]]<br>{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[NAPA 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|4}}

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1996/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Goodwrench Service 400|CAR]]<br>{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|25}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Primestar 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]<br>{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[TranSouth Financial 400|DAR]]<br>{{small|15}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Food City 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Save Mart Supermarkets 300|SON]]<br>{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Miller 500 (Dover)|DOV]]<br>{{small|16}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pocono Organics CBD 325|POC]]<br>{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Miller 400 (Michigan)|MCH]]<br>{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Jiffy Lube 300|NHA]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Pennsylvania 500|POC]]<br>{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[The Bud At The Glen|GLN]]<br>{{small|16}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[DeVilbiss 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol)|BRI]]<br>{{small|14}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|15}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[CMT 300|NHA]]<br>{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[MBNA 400|DOV]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Hanes 500 (Fall Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Fall Talladega)|TAL]]<br>{{small|29}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[AC Delco 400|CAR]]<br>{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Dura Lube 500 Presented by Kmart|PHO]]<br>{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[NAPA 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|16}}

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1997/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[GM Goodwrench Service Plus 400|CAR]]<br>{{small|17}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Primestar 500 (Atlanta)|ATL]]<br>{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[TranSouth Financial 400|DAR]]<br>{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Food City 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Texas 500|TEX]]<br>{{small|35}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville)|MAR]]<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Spring Talladega)|TAL]]<br>{{small|36}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[California 500 Presented by NAPA|CAL]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[MBNA Platinum 400|DOV]]<br>{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|21}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Miller Lite 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|15}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pocono Organics CBD 325|POC]]<br>{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Save Mart/Kragen 350|SON]]<br>{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Jiffy Lube 300|NHA]]<br>{{small|18}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pennsylvania 500|POC]]<br>{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[The Bud At The Glen|GLN]]<br>{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Pepsi 400 Presented by DeVilbiss|MCH]]<br>{{small|18}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol)|BRI]]<br>{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Farm Aid on CMT 300|NHA]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Pepsi Southern 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|38}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[MBNA Gold 400|DOV]]<br>{{small|23}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[NAPA Autocare 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|22}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|29}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Winston 500 (Fall)|TAL]]<br>{{small|32}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Dura Lube 500|PHO]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[AC Delco 400|CAR]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[NAPA 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|13}}

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1998/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Dura Lube/Big K 400|CAR]]<br>{{small|41}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Las Vegas 400|LVS]]<br>{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Cracker Barrel 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|40}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[TranSouth Financial 400|DAR]]<br>{{small|25}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Primestar 500 (Texas)|TEX]]<br>{{small|8}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Food City 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|10}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Goody's Body Pain 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|19}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Spring Talladega)|TAL]]<br>{{small|1*}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[California 500 Presented by NAPA|CAL]]<br>{{small|12}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[MBNA Platinum 400|DOV]]<br>{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Kmart 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|16}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pocono Organics CBD 325|POC]]<br>{{small|7}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Save Mart/Kragen 350|SON]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Jiffy Lube 300|NHA]]<br>{{small|8}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pennsylvania 500|POC]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[The Bud At The Glen|GLN]]<br>{{small|20}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer|MCH]]<br>{{small|5}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pepsi Southern 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|22}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Dura Lube/Kmart 300|NHA]]<br>{{small|13}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[MBNA Gold 400|DOV]]<br>{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[NAPA Autocare 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|12}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Winston 500 (Fall)|TAL]]<br>{{small|1}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Pop Secret 400|CAR]]<br>{{small|40}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500|PHO]]<br>{{small|11}}

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1999/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[KMart/Dura Lube 400|CAR]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[CarsDirect.com 400|LVS]]<br>{{small|8}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| [[Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500|ATL]]<br>{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Mall.com 400|DAR]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Food City 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|39}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Goody's Body Pain 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[DieHard 500 (Spring Talladega)|TAL]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[NAPA Auto Parts 500|CAL]]<br>{{small|17}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[MBNA Platinum 400|DOV]]<br>{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Kmart 400|MCH]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Pocono Organics CBD 325|POC]]<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Save Mart/Kragen 350|SON]]<br>{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pepsi 400|DAY]]<br>{{small|8}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[thatlook.com 300|NHA]]<br>{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Pennsylvania 500|POC]]<br>{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [[Global Crossing @ The Glen|GLN]]<br>{{small|25}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer|MCH]]<br>{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Goracing.com 500|BRI]]<br>{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Pepsi Southern 500|DAR]]<br>{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400|RCH]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[MBNA.com 400|DOV]]<br>{{small|17}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[NAPA Autocare 500|MAR]]<br>{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]<br>{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400|CAR]]<br>{{small|17}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500|PHO]]<br>{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [[Pennzoil 400 (Homestead-Miami)|HOM]]<br>{{small|20}}

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/2000/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

| [[UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400|LVS]]

| [[Carolina Dodge Dealers 400|DAR]]

| [[Harrah's 500|TEX]]

| [[Virginia 500|MAR]]

| [[Pontiac Excitement 400|RCH]]

| [[Kmart 400|MCH]]

| [[Pocono Organics CBD 325|POC]]

| [[Save Mart/Kragen 350|SON]]

| [[2001 Pepsi 400|DAY]]

| [[Tropicana 400|CHI]]

| [[New England 300|NHA]]

| [[Pennsylvania 500|POC]]

| [[Global Crossing @ The Glen|GLN]]

| [[Pepsi 400 Presented by Meijer|MCH]]

| [[Sharpie 500|BRI]]

| [[Chevrolet Monte Carlo 400|RCH]]

| [[UAW-GM Quality 500|CLT]]

| [[Old Dominion 500|MAR]]

| [[EA Sports 500|TAL]]

| [[Checker Auto Parts 500|PHO]]

| [[Pop Secret 400|CAR]]

| [[NAPA 500|ATL]]

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/2001/W|title=Dale Earnhardt – 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

! [[Robert Gee (Nascar)|Robert Gee]]

! rowspan=4| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1982/B|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

! [[Robert Gee (Nascar)|Robert Gee]]

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1983/B|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1984/B|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1984 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1985/B|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1985 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1986/B|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1986 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Goody's 300|DAY]]<br><small>27*</small>

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| [[Winn-Dixie 300 (Charlotte)|CLT]]<br><small>5*</small>

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1987/B|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1987 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''[[Goodwrench 200|CAR]]'''<br><small>27*</small>

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1988/B|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1988 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

! rowspan=3| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1989/B|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1989 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Jay Johnson 250|BRI]]<br><small>24*</small>

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1990/B|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1990 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| [[AC Delco 200|CAR]]<br><small>6*</small>

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1991/B|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1991 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

! rowspan=2| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1992/B|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1992 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1993/B|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1993 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/earnhda01/1994/B|title=Dale Earnhardt – 1994 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 15, 2023}}</ref>

| colspan=42|<small>^† - Qualified but replaced by [[Neil Bonnett]]</small>

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [[Portland Speedway|POR]]<br><small>19</small>