Dale Earnhardt Sr.
Dale Earnhardt Sr.
date of birth
Apr 29, 1951
place of birth
Kannapolis, North Carolina
date of death
Feb 18, 2001
age
49
date of death
Feb 18, 2001
place of death
Daytona, Florida
age
49
nationality
USA
Dale Earnhardt Sr. Statistics and Results
NASCAR Cup
career highlights
Career statistics
Years
27
Best Championship position
1
Entries
676
Starts
676
Wins
76
11.24%
Win from pole
5
20%
Win & Fastest lap
0
Hat-Trick
0
Grand Slams
0
Most wins in a season
11
Win Streak
4
Stage Wins
0
Best Finish
1
AVG. Finish
11.06
Podiums
205
30.33%
Top 5
281
41.57%
P2 Finishes
70
P3 Finishes
59
P4 Finishes
43
P5 Finishes
33
Top 10
428
63.31%
Poles
25
3.7%
Best Grid
1
AVG. Grid
12.92
Fastest Laps
0
Fastest Laps Streak
0
Points
93650
138.54
Consecutive Points
671
Retirements
95
14.05%
Laps Raced
202888
Career summary
Year | Entrant | RS | W | T5 | T10 | PP | AF | AG | DNF | WC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 57th | |
| 2000 | 34 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 9.38 | 21.09 | 0 | 2nd | |
| 1999 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 12.03 | 24.79 | 3 | 7th | |
| 1998 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 16.15 | 26.45 | 3 | 8th | |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 12.12 | 19.97 | 0 | 5th | |
| 1996 | 31 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 10.65 | 14.61 | 2 | 4th | |
| 1995 | 31 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 9.23 | 13.81 | 2 | 2nd | |
| 1994 | 31 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 8.03 | 15.26 | 3 | WC | |
| 1993 | 30 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 2 | WC | |
| 1992 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 14.86 | 14.69 | 4 | 12th | |
| 1991 | 29 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 8.62 | 11.1 | 2 | WC | |
| 1990 | 29 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 8.03 | 5.86 | 1 | WC | |
| 1989 | 29 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 10.28 | 8.29 | 2 | 2nd | |
| 1988 | 29 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 8.83 | 10.17 | 1 | 3rd | |
| 1987 | 29 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 5.93 | 7.28 | 2 | WC | |
| 1986 | 29 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 7.38 | 6.9 | 4 | WC | |
| 1985 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 14.68 | 9.54 | 9 | 8th | |
| 1984 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 9.63 | 10.83 | 2 | 4th | |
| 1983 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 15.33 | 9.2 | 13 | 8th | |
| 1982 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 18.8 | 10.6 | 18 | 12th | |
| 1981 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 13.2 | 6.1 | 6 | 7th | |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 14.09 | 11.36 | 4 | 7th | |
| 1980 | 31 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 8.19 | 9 | 4 | WC | |
| 1979 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 10.67 | 7.74 | 4 | 7th | |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11.2 | 21.4 | 0 | 44th | |
| 676 | 76 | 281 | 428 | 25 | 11.06 | 12.92 | 95 |
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RS
Starts
W
Wins
T5
Top 5
T10
Top 10
PP
Poles
AF
AVG. Finish
AG
AVG. Grid
DNF
Retirements
WC
World Champion