National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame (1989) International Motorsports Hall of Fame (1997) Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) Oceanside Rotary Club of Daytona Beach Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame (2004) National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame (2007)[1] Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
NASCAR Cup Series career
51 races run over 6 years
Best finish
17th (1961)
First race
1956 Buddy Shuman 250 (Hickory)
Last race
1964 Race No. 29 (Concord)
Wins
Top tens
Poles
0
16
1
Ralph Lee Earnhardt (February 23, 1928 – September 26, 1973) was an American stock car racer and patriarch of the Earnhardt racing family. He was the father of seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt, grandfather of Kerry Earnhardt, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, and Dale Earnhardt Jr..
Earnhardt is considered one of NASCAR's all-time winningest drivers with over 350 NASCAR-sanctioned victories.[2] In addition to his driving accomplishments, he served as a mentor to other racers of his time. A skilled craftsman, he built cars and engines for his competitors and served as a teammate and mentor to future NASCAR Hall of Famer, Bobby Isaac.[3]
^NDLMHOF Announces 2007 Class, written by Bill Holder on December 26, 2006, National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame, Retrieved March 14, 2007
^"Ralph Earnhardt". Motorsports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
^"The Free-Lance Star (Fredericksburg VA) August 25, 1967". Google News. August 25, 1967. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
Ralph Lee Earnhardt (February 23, 1928 – September 26, 1973) was an American stock car racer and patriarch of the Earnhardt racing family. He was the...
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such as Junior Johnson, Ned Jarrett, and RalphEarnhardt also became track champions in the 1950s, with Earnhardt winning five of them. In 1953, NASCAR's...
Lap 16: RalphEarnhardt took over the lead from Joe Weatherly. Lap 34: Jack Smith took over the lead from RalphEarnhardt. Lap 37: RalphEarnhardt took over...
such as Junior Johnson, Ned Jarrett, and RalphEarnhardt also became track champions in the 1950s, with Earnhardt winning five of them. In 1953, NASCAR's...
familiarize themselves with the track. Examples of this would be Dale Earnhardt, who won the very first NXS race, and Kyle Busch, who has won the most...
Championship, a precursor to today's Xfinity Series, by beating out RalphEarnhardt among others. In the late 1960s, MacTavish set his sights on competing...
Los Angeles Died: RalphEarnhardt, 45, a NASCAR racing driver in the U.S., died of a heart attack. The patriarch of the Earnhardt racing family, he was...
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put several notable drivers behind the wheel, including Bobby Johns, RalphEarnhardt, Marvin Panch, Fireball Roberts, Junior Johnson, and fellow Spartanburger...
Samuel Flagg Bemis, American historian and author (b. 1891) 1973 – RalphEarnhardt, American race car driver (b. 1928) 1973 – Anna Magnani, Italian actress...
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Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. The Earnhardt family of Kannapolis began its association with NASCAR with RalphEarnhardt. His son Dale would become a major...
1963 to 1966. Former racing greats such as Lee Petty, Richard Petty, RalphEarnhardt, Ned Jarrett, Bobby Allison, Darrell Waltrip, and Lennie Pond, have...
Richard Petty by more than four laps. Other notable drivers included: RalphEarnhardt, Roy Tyner, Fireball Roberts, Elmo Langley, and Buddy Baker. The top...
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