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Dale Earnhardt is a man that will not soon be forgotten. More than ten years after his passing NASCAR drivers and fans still discuss the legendary Dale Earnhardt. He was a man that could do anything with a race car and when he was in a groove he was unstoppable.

Dale Earnhardt was the best restrictor plate driver of all time and many said it was because he could see the wind. It was more than that. Earnhardt knew the special physics of restrictor plate racing and every driver on the track knew that if they hooked up to the No. 3 cars bumper they would make it up to the front.

Earnhardt was known as “The Intimidator” but was also the driver in the garage that took the younger drivers under his wing and taught them the unwritten rules of the garage. He befriended a young Jeff Gordon and he also reached outside of NASCAR to athletes outside of the sport. Former baseball player Jody Davis was also a close friend of Earnhardt.

Winning seven championships and 76 races do not begin to tell the entire story of Earnhardt. He was the voice anf the leader in the NASCAR garage.