Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Ralph Lee Earnhardt ~ A Biography

Ralph Lee Earnhardt on Findagrave

Birth: Feb. 23, 1928
Kannapolis
Cabarrus County
North Carolina, USA

Death: Sep. 26, 1973
Kannapolis
Cabarrus County
North Carolina, USA

Auto Race Car Driver. He was the first in a third generation racing family, which included his son, racing great Dale Earnhardt (who was tragically killed during the 2001 Daytona 500), and his grandson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (who drove a car with the number 8 car in honor of his grandfather). The garages where he built race cars now houses the Dale Earnhardt Enterprises, which features all the trophies his son, Dale, had won. (bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson) 

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