Ethan ReidBiography Project

Dale Earnhardt

Dale’s Personal Page

Champion Nascar Driver Born on Apr. 29, 1951 in Kannapolis,

North Carolina. Died Feb. 18, 2001 in Daytona,

Florida in the last lap of the Daytona 500.

Accomplishments

Won 7 Winston Cups! Won the 1998 Daytona 500 after 20

years of trying Got the reputation of the toughest

driver in Nascar

Challenges/Obstacles

Work on a farm while having to fulfill a racing life

His father never got to see him race He didn’t get a full education

Interesting/Fun facts about Dale

Known as “The Intimidator” and “One Tough Customer”

Had an intense rivalry with Jeff Gordon

Won 76 races in his career

Bibliogaphy

"Earnhardt, Dale." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Columbia University Press, 2000.   Reproduced in Kids InfoBits.  Detroit:  Gale, 2012.   http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits

“Dale Earnhardt Q & A”. Nascar.com- Nascar Inc

“Dale Earnhardt Bio”- DEI 2007

About the Author

Ethan Reid: Born: June 27, 1998 Birthplace: Red Oak, Virginia/Danville, Virginia Fun fact: I have worked on a farm my whole life

I love NASCAR and I love watching football and hunting and fishing.

Accomplishments: I have killed 14 deer, I have caught a 6-pound bass and a 20-pound catfish, I have killed a 21 1/2 pound turkey that had a 10 ¾ inch beard and 1 inch spurs, and I won 2nd place in Charlotte County Wrestling.