Dale Earnhardt Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

Key facts:

Dale Earnhardt had a net worth of $70 million at the time of his death in 2001.

He won a total of 76 Cup races and earned seven Cup championships during his career.

Earnhardt was known for following his Rookie of the Year title with a NASCAR Cup Championship the very next year, making him the only driver in NASCAR history to do so.

He won the Daytona 500 in 1998 on his 20th attempt, which was considered one of his greatest victories.

Earnhardt's tragic death in a crash during the final lap of the Daytona 500 in 2001 led to improved safety protocols in NASCAR, including the mandating of a head restraint known as HANS.

Basic Information About Dale Earnhardt

Category	Athletes › Race Car Drivers
Professions	Race car driver
Net worth	$70,000,000
Date of birth	1951-04-29
Place of birth	Kannapolis
Date of death	2001-02-18 (aged 49)
Nationality	United States of America
Gender	Male
Height	6 ft (1.85 m)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia

Famous Network of Racing with Similar Net Worth

Mark Martin

Carl Edwards

Kurt Busch

Max Verstappen

Jeremy Clarkson

Dale Earnhardt's photos

References & Fact Checks ✅

1/ Filename: daleearnhardt15racecar1983-85z2mP09.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 01:45:30)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DaleEarnhardt15racecar1983.jpg
Original Source: Flickr
Author: us44mt
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 10 July 2007, 06:57:54

2/ Filename: dale-sr-1994-Cw50fI65.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 01:45:32)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dale_Sr_1994.jpg
Original Source: Flickr
Author: James Phelps
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 14 June 1994, 16:32:56

3/ Filename: dale-earnhardt-nascar-photography-by-darryl-moran-89PUm7H9.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 01:45:33)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dale_Earnhardt_-_NASCAR_Photography_By_Darryl_Moran.jpg
Original Source: Flickr
Author: Darryl Moran
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 2 September 2012

4/ Filename: dale-earnhardt-drives-a-bomb-lift-truck-S284gG02.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 01:45:35)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dale_Earnhardt_drives_a_Bomb_Lift_Truck.jpg
Original Source: ID:DF-SD-01-06399 / Service Depicted: Air Force / 000908-F-1851B-012
Author: Camera Operator: TSGT JACK BRADEN, USAF
Date taken: Taken on 8 September 2000

5/ Filename: 2001dalesrcrash-4074ubG9.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 01:45:36)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2001DaleSrCrash.jpg

6/ Filename: daleearnhardtincar-63G05249.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 01:45:37)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DaleEarnhardtInCar.jpg
Original Source: originally posted to Flickr as Dale Earnhardt: Nascar Photography By Darryl Moran
Author: Darryl Moran
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 25 July 2009, 16:20:35

7/ Filename: dale-sr-1994-J0yh5i26.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 01:45:38)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dale_Sr_1994.jpg
Original Source: Flickr
Author: James Phelps
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 14 June 1994, 16:32:56

8/ Filename: dale-earnhardt-sr-statue-Fsd07vR0.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 01:45:39)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dale_Earnhardt_Sr_statue.jpg
Original Source: Own work
Author: Bill Golladay
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Date taken: Taken on 31 October 2016, 09:28:57

9/ Filename: earnhardt-grandstand-U9Iil26R.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 01:45:40)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Earnhardt_Grandstand.jpg
Original Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cantoni/2276329172/in/photostream
Author: Brian Cantoni
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 18 February 2008

10/ Filename: ncshf-earnhardt-suit-5gZuWfe3.jpg