Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr., better known simply as Dale Earnhardt, (April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001) was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's top division. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt. His widow, Teresa Earnhardt (whom he married in 1982) was the owner of current Earnhardt Ganassi Racing,
(EGR) the race team and merchandising corporation Earnhardt founded
with Teresa in February 1980. The DEI corporation merged with Chip
Ganassi at the end of the 2008 race season, and is now known as
Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates.
