List of NASCAR race wins by Dale Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt was an American professional stock car driver and team owner, who raced from 1975 to 2001 in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, most notably driving the No. 3 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing. He began his career in the 1975 World 600 and won a total of 76 Winston Cup races over the course of his 26-year career, including ten times at Talladega Superspeedway and the 1998 Daytona 500. He is the only driver in the modern era of NASCAR (1972–present) to score at least one win in each of four different decades (having collected his first career win in 1979, 38 wins in the 1980s, 35 wins in the 1990s, and his final two career wins in 2000). He won seven Winston Cup championships from 1980 to 1994, a record held with Richard Petty and Jimmie Johnson.

NASCAR

Winston Cup Series

Earnhardt won 76 races in the Winston Cup Series from 1979 to 2000. Of those, 67 wins came with Richard Childress Racing in the No. 3, with sponsorship from Wrangler Jeans and GM Goodwrench. Earnhardt won his first six races in 1979 and 1980 driving for Rod Osterlund, winning Rookie of the Year honors in 1979 and his first of seven championships in 1980. He drove for Bud Moore Engineering from 1982 to 1983, picking up three victories, before moving to Childress in 1984, where he won six more championships (1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994).^[1]

NASCAR Cup Series victories^[1]
No.	Date	Season	Race	Track	Location
1	April 1	1979	Southeastern 500	Bristol International Raceway	Bristol, Tennessee
2	March 16	1980	Atlanta 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Hampton, Georgia
3	March 30		Valleydale Southeastern 500	Bristol International Raceway	Bristol, Tennessee
4	July 12		Busch Nashville 420	Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway	Nashville, Tennessee
5	September 28		Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Ridgeway, Virginia
6	October 5		National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Concord, North Carolina
7	April 4	1982	CRC Chemicals Rebel 500	Darlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina
8	July 16	1983	Busch Nashville 420	Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway	Nashville, Tennessee
9	July 31	1983	Talladega 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway	Lincoln, Alabama
10	July 29	1984	Talladega 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway	Lincoln, Alabama
11	November 11	1984	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Hampton, Georgia
12	February 24	1985	Miller High Life 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Richmond, Virginia
13	April 6		Valleydale 500	Bristol International Raceway	Bristol, Tennessee
14	August 24		Busch 500	Bristol International Raceway	Bristol, Tennessee
15	September 22		Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway	Ridgeway, Virginia
16	April 13	1986	TranSouth 500	Darlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina
17	April 20		First Union 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
18	May 25		Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Concord, North Carolina
19	October 5		Oakwood Homes 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Concord, North Carolina
20	November 2		Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Hampton, Georgia
21	March 1	1987	Goodwrench 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Rockingham, North Carolina
22	March 8		Miller High Life 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Richmond, Virginia
23	March 29		TranSouth 500	Darlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina
24	April 5		First Union 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
25	April 12		Valleydale Meats 500	Bristol International Raceway	Bristol, Tennessee
26	April 26		Sovran Bank 500	Martinsville Speedway	Ridgeway, Virginia
27	June 28		Miller American 400	Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan
28	July 19		Summer 500	Pocono International Raceway	Long Pond, Pennsylvania
29	August 22		Busch 500	Bristol International Raceway	Bristol, Tennessee
30	September 6		Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina
31	September 13		Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Richmond, Virginia
32	March 20	1988	Motorcraft Quality Parts 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Hampton, Georgia
33	April 24		Pannill Sweatshirts 500	Martinsville Speedway	Ridgeway, Virginia
34	August 27		Busch 500	Bristol International Raceway	Bristol, Tennessee
35	April 16	1989	First Union 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
36	June 4		Budweiser 500	Dover Downs International Speedway	Dover, Delaware
37	September 3		Heinz Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina
38	September 17		Peak Performance 500	Dover Downs International Speedway	Dover, Delaware
39	November 19		Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Hampton, Georgia
40	March 18	1990	Motorcraft Quality Parts 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Hampton, Georgia
41	April 1		TranSouth 500	Darlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina
42	May 6		Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, Alabama
43	June 24		Miller Genuine Draft 400	Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan
44	July 7		Pepsi 400	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
45	July 29		DieHard 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, Alabama
46	September 2		Heinz Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina
47	September 9		Miller Genuine Draft 400	Richmond International Raceway	Richmond, Virginia
48	November 4		Checker 500	Phoenix International Raceway	Avondale, Arizona
49	February 24	1991	Pontiac Excitement 400	Richmond International Raceway	Richmond, Virginia
50	April 28		Hanes 500	Martinsville Speedway	Ridgeway, Virginia
51	July 28		DieHard 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, Alabama
52	September 29		Tyson Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
53	May 24	1992	Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Concord, North Carolina
54	March 28	1993	TranSouth 500	Darlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina
55	May 30		Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Concord, North Carolina
56	June 6		Budweiser 500	Dover Downs International Speedway	Dover, Delaware
57	July 3		Pepsi 400	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
58	July 18		Miller Genuine Draft 500	Pocono International Raceway	Long Pond, Pennsylvania
59	July 25		DieHard 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, Alabama
60	March 27	1994	TranSouth Financial 400	Darlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina
61	April 10		Food City 500	Bristol International Raceway	Bristol, Tennessee
62	May 1		Winston Select 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, Alabama
63	October 23		AC Delco 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Rockingham, North Carolina
64	April 9	1995	First Union 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
65	May 7		Save Mart Supermarkets 300	Sears Point Raceway	Sonoma, California
66	August 5		Brickyard 400	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana
67	September 24		Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway	Ridgeway, Virginia
68	November 12		NAPA 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Hampton, Georgia
69	February 26	1996	Goodwrench Service 400	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Rockingham, North Carolina
70	March 10	1996	Purolator 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Hampton, Georgia
71	February 15	1998	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
72	April 25	1999	DieHard 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, Alabama
73	August 28		Goody's Headache Powder 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Bristol, Tennessee
74	October 17		Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, Alabama
75	March 12	2000	Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Hampton, Georgia
76	October 15	2000	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, Alabama

Wins by track

Earnhardt won on 17 different tracks in the Cup Series during his career. Most of his success came at Talladega (10), Bristol, Atlanta, and Darlington (9), with these four tracks accounting for 37 of his 76 wins. Earnhardt only won three points-paying Winston Cup races at Daytona, although he won six Busch Clashes, twelve Twin 125 qualifying races, and seven Busch series races, accounting for ^[1]

NASCAR Cup Series victories by racetrack^[1]
Order	Track	Wins	First Win	Last Win
1	Talladega Superspeedway	10	1983	2000
2	Bristol Motor Speedway	9	1979	1999
	Atlanta Motor Speedway	9	1980	2000
	Darlington Raceway	9	1982	1994
5	Martinsville Speedway	6	1980	1995
6	Charlotte Motor Speedway	5	1980	1993
	Richmond International Raceway	5	1985	1991
	North Wilkesboro Speedway	5	1986	1995
9	North Carolina Motor Speedway	3	1987	1996
	Dover International Speedway	3	1989	1993
	Daytona International Speedway	3	1990	1998
12	Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway	2	1980	1983
	Michigan International Speedway	2	1987	1990
	Pocono Raceway	2	1987	1993
15	Phoenix International Raceway	1	1990	1990
	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	1	1995	1995
	Sears Point Raceway	1	1995	1995

Exhibition races

NASCAR exhibition victories^[2]
No.	Date	Season	Race	Track	Location
1	February 10	1980	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
2	February 17	1983	First UNO Twin 125 Qualifier	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
3	February 9	1986	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
4	February 13	1986	Second 7-Eleven Twin 125	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
5	May 17	1987	The Winston	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Concord, North Carolina
6	February 7	1988	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
7	February 15	1990	Second Twin 125 Qualifier	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
8	May 20	1990	The Winston	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Concord, North Carolina
9	February 10	1991	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
10	February 14	1991	Gatorade Twin 125 Qualifier #2	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
11	February 13	1992	Gatorade Twin 125 Qualifier #1	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
12	February 7	1993	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
13	February 11		Gatorade Twin 125 Qualifier #2	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
14	May 22		The Winston	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Concord, North Carolina
15	February 17	1994	Gatorade Twin 125 #2	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
16	February 12	1995	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
17	February 16	1995	Gatorade Twin 125 #2	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
18	February 15	1996	Gatorade Twin 125 #1	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
19	February 13	1997	Gatorade Twin 125 #2	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
20	February 12	1998	Gatorade Twin 125 #2	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
21	February 11	1999	Gatorade Twin 125 #2	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida

Busch Series

Earnhardt competed part-time in the NASCAR Busch Series from 1982 to 1994, winning 21 races. He most notably won the Daytona 300 seven times, a feat later replicated by Tony Stewart. His first win in 1982 was the inaugural race in what was then known as the Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series. His first four victories came in cars owned by Robert Gee before starting Dale Earnhardt, Inc. in 1984. He would win his last 17 races in the No. 8 and No. 3 from 1985 to 1994.^[3]

NASCAR Busch Series victories^[3]
No.	Date	Season	Race	Track	Location
1	February 13	1982	Goody's 300	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
2	April 23	1982	Budweiser 200	Caraway Speedway	Asheboro, North Carolina
3	March 5	1983	Coca-Cola 200	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Rockingham, North Carolina
4	May 28	1983	Mello Yello 300	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Concord, North Carolina
5	March 2	1985	Komfort Koach 200	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Rockingham, North Carolina
6	February 15	1986	Goody's 300	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
7	March 1		Protecta-Liner 200	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Rockingham, North Carolina
8	September 1		Gatorade 200	Darlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina
9	September 6		Freedlander 200	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Richmond, Virginia
10	October 4		All Pro 300	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Concord, North Carolina
11	March 28	1987	Country Squire 200	Darlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina
12	April 9	1988	Budweiser 200	Bristol International Raceway	Bristol, Tennessee
13	February 17	1990	Goody's 300	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
14	March 3	1990	Goodwrench 200	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Rockingham, North Carolina
15	February 16	1991	Goody's 300	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
16	May 25		Champion 300	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Concord, North Carolina
17	August 31		Gatorade 200	Darlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina
18	February 15	1992	Goody's 300	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
19	February 13	1993	Goody's 300	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
20	July 24	1993	Fram Filter 500K	Talladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, Alabama
21	February 19	1994	Goody's 300	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida

Winston West Series

NASCAR Winston West Series victories^[4]
No.	Date	Season	Race	Track	Location
1	June 23	1985	Stroh's Beer 200	Seattle International Raceways	Kent, Washington

North Tour

NASCAR North Tour victories^[5]
No.	Date	Season	Race	Track	Location
1	August 28	1983	Motion 250	Cayuga International Speedway	Hamilton, Ontario

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Dale Earnhardt NASCAR Cup Series Results (Wins)". Racing Reference. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
^ "Dale Earnhardt". Racing Reference. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Dale Earnhardt NASCAR Busch Series Results (Wins)". Racing Reference. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
^ "1985 Stroh's Beer 200". Racing Reference. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
^ "1983 Motion 250". Racing Reference. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[Cup-1] "Dale Earnhardt NASCAR Cup Series Results (Wins)". Racing Reference. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[2] "Dale Earnhardt". Racing Reference. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[busch-3] "Dale Earnhardt NASCAR Busch Series Results (Wins)". Racing Reference. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[4] "1985 Stroh's Beer 200". Racing Reference. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[5] "1983 Motion 250". Racing Reference. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

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