Yes seven times he has been champion, and the eigth is on the way! In his career he has won over 5 dozen races, over 30 million dollars in earnings, and not to mention becoming an American hero and being the most recognized figure in all of motorsports. His endorsements through different company's such as Chase racing apparel, Coca-Cola, Burger King and Chevrolet have his yearly endorsement earnings exceeding 15 million.
He has already signed to be a Lifetime spokesperson for Chevrolet, joining another American hero one of my all time favorite singers George Strait. Earnhardt already owns his own Chevy dealership in Kannopplis, North Carolina. Of course he has helped make Chevrolet the all time most winningest car in Motorsports history. We all know chevrolet is the car more champions trust.
Some people will say Richard Petty is the King of racing I, disagree very much, Petty raced in a time when racing wasn't as competitive as it is today. There wasn't as many great drivers out there, these days any one of 20 drivers have top teams and are capable of winning each Sunday. In Petty's time it was more of a monopoly, they had the money so they had the cars, the team, and the equipment so they won the races. With today's rules and regulations The STP team wouldn't even be top ten material, much less owning the title of "THE KING". If you really want a glimpse of the greatest man to ever get behind the wheel of any car, look no further than Than the Black Monte Carlo, it shouldn't be hard to find just look towards the front of the pack on Sunday's you will usually find him there.
Dale
Earnhardt Statistical Information
Date of Birth: April 29,1951
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 201 lbs
Hobbies: Boating, Fishing, Hunting
Resides: Mooresville, NC
Hometown: Kannapolis, NC
Wife: Teresa
Children: Kerry Dale - Kelley King - Ralph Dale, Jr. - Taylor
Nicole
Sponsor: GM Goodwrench Service Plus
Car: #3 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Car Owner: Richard Childress (RCR)
Crew Chief: Kevin Hamlin
Here are a few stats to back up why he is the "The Greatest"
Career Stats
Year Starts Wins Top 5 Top10 Money 1975 1 0 0 0 $1,925 1976 2 0 0 0 3,085 1977 1 0 0 0 1,375 1978 5 0 1 2 20,145 1979 27 1 11 17 264,086 1980 31 5 19 24 588,926 1981 31 0 9 17 347,113 1982 30 1 7 12 375,325 1983 30 2 9 14 446,272 1984 30 2 12 22 616,788 1985 28 4 10 16 546,596 1986 29 5 16 23 1,783,880 1987 29 11 21 24 2,099,243 1988 29 3 13 19 1,214,089 1989 29 5 14 19 1,435,730 1990 29 9 18 23 3,083,056 1991 29 4 14 21 2,796,685 1992 29 1 6 15 915,463 1993 30 6 17 21 3,353,789 1994 31 4 20 25 3,300,733 1995 31 5 19 23 3,154,241 1996 31 2 13 17 2,285,926 1997 32 0 7 16 2,151,909 1998 33 1 5 13 2,588,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Years Total Total Total Total Total Winnings Racing Races Wins Top 5's Top 10's 24 607 71 261 383 32,974,780
If all this is still not enough to convince you, then I have one last pictures for you too see. It's the image of a champion finally winning the one race that seemed would elude him forever. These are some of my all-time favorite pictures,because this probably the happiest Earnhardt has ever been. You can just see the joy and excitement on his face as he finally wins the Daytona 500. The picture where he is trying to get to victory lane but he can't for all the teams lined to shake his hand as he came by, truly a salute to the "GREATEST EVER".