Ralph "Dale" Earnhardt, Sr.

Professional NASCAR Driver

1979 NASCAR Rookie of the Year

NASCAR Wins – 76, Top Ten Finishes – 428 times, Pole Sitter – 22 times

NASCAR Nationwide series career – 136 races run over 13 years

7 Time Winston Cup Series Champion

Awarded the order of the Long Leaf Pine by Governor Hunt

NASCAR named him one of the 50 greatest drivers

1994 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame

2001 Daytona 500, February 18 – Died in a tragic race car accident

2002 Motorsports Hall of Fame 

2010 NASCAR Hall of Fame