Daytona Beach News-Journal has a special plan for Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s 75th birth anniversary 

The Daytona Beach News-Journal announced a project to honor NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr. on his 75th birthday. The media house aims to keep Dale Sr.'s legacy alive for the new generation and came up with an idea to do so.

The Kannapolis native was born on April 29, 1951, and made his first stock car racing appearance in 1975 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He drove the #8 Dodge for Negre Racing and finished 22nd. This was just the start of the Intimidator's career. He then switched multiple teams until he landed a full-time seat with Osterlund Racing. Earnhardt Sr. won his maiden Cup Series title in 1980, driving the #2 Chevy and Olds for the team.

Dale Earnhardt Sr. then found his home at Richard Childress Racing in 1984 and stayed with the team until his death. He clinched six more Cup Series championship titles while piloting the iconic #3 Chevy for RCR. Reflecting on his remarkable legacy, the Daytona Beach Journal House is producing a coffee-table book about the NASCAR champion.

The media house titled the book (via Jayski):

“EARNHARDT! The Intimidator’s life, legacy and enduring popularity after 75 years.”

The book will include 160 pages providing flag-to-flag coverage of Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s NASCAR career. It will also cover multiple pictures and stories about the late seven-time Cup Series champion.

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Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s son opened up about his legacy being lost in the new generation

In February 2025, Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s son, Dale Jr., invited ARCA Menards driver Cleetus McFarland to his Dale Jr. Download podcast on YouTube. During the interaction, Earnhardt Jr. expressed his fear that his father's legacy would be forgotten by time.

Dale Sr. achieved remarkable success in his nearly three-decade-long stock car racing career. He logged 76 victories, 428 top tens, 22 pole positions, and seven Cup Series championship titles. Also, he secured three crown jewel events, the Coca-Cola 600 victories, and two Daytona 500 wins. His first triumph came as a driver, and his second as an owner.

Reflecting on that, Dale Earnhardt Jr. told Cleetus McFarland:

"I love it. My fear is that he'll one day just be forgotten with time. My worry would be that he would just, he would just disappear into the distance right as we get further and further removed from his career."

"I just hope he's never forgotten because he left such an impact on the sport. So that kind of thing is the same power that is the reminder to me, like that he's he resonated with people," he added.

Unlike Dale Earnhardt Sr., a seven-time NASCAR champion, his son, Dale Jr., never once won the Cup Series title. However, he secured two back-to-back titles in the Xfinity Series and won the most popular driver award in the Cup Series 15 times from 2003 to 2017.