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Helmet of Ralph Lee Earnhardt

Flag of U.S.A. Ralph Lee Earnhardt

nationality American born February 23, 1928 hometown Kannapolis, North Carolina died September 26, 1973 place of death Kannapolis, North Carolina

Racing highlights

19573rdNASCAR Sportsman Division
19561stNASCAR Sportsman Division
19552ndNASCAR Sportsman Division

Racing career summary

Races entered54
Wins0
Podiums3
Pole positions1
Fastest laps0
Race win percentage0%
Podium percentage5.6%

Driver relations

Father of Dale Earnhardt. Grandfather of Dale Earnhardt Jr.. Grandfather of Kerry Earnhardt.

Disclaimer: the data and summaries are all taken from the data available in the career details section further below on this page. If you know of things missing or have corrections, please log in and submit them.

Career overview – years in numbers

The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details further below on the page. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2013-14 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends.

1968Racing1 race0 wins0 podiums0 pole position? fastest race laps
1966Racing? races? wins? podiums? pole position? fastest race laps
1964Racing11 races0 wins0 podiums0 pole position? fastest race laps
1963Racing5 races0 wins0 podiums0 pole position? fastest race laps
1962Racing17 races0 wins0 podiums0 pole position? fastest race laps
1961Racing8 races0 wins2 podiums0 pole position? fastest race laps
1959Racing1 race0 wins0 podiums0 pole position0 fastest race laps
1957Racing10 races0 wins0 podiums0 pole position0 fastest race laps
1956Racing1 race0 wins1 podium1 pole positions? fastest race laps
1955Racing? races? wins? podiums? pole position? fastest race laps

Career details – the racing career of Ralph Lee Earnhardt

1968 NASCAR Grand Touring

PositionPointsTeam
0
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
1000?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
CarEngineTyres
Chevrolet Camaro

1966 NASCAR Sportsman Division

PositionPointsTeam
0
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
?????
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.

1964 NASCAR Grand National

PositionPointsTeam
46th3720
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
11000?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
CarEngineTyres
Pontiac
Ford

1963 NASCAR Grand National

PositionPointsTeam
94th544
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
5000?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
CarEngineTyres
Pontiac
Ford

1962 NASCAR Grand National

PositionPointsTeam
29th5472
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
17000?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
CarEngineTyres
Pontiac
Chevrolet
Dodge

1961 NASCAR Grand National

PositionPointsTeam
17th10182Cotton Owens
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
8020?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
CarEngineTyres
Pontiac

1959 NASCAR Convertible Series

PositionPointsTeam
62nd176Wood Brothers Racing
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
10000
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
CarEngineTyres
Ford

1957 NASCAR Grand National

PositionPointsTeam
37th1180Petty Enterprises
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
9000?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
CarEngineTyres
Ford
Oldsmobile

1957 NASCAR Convertible Series

PositionPointsTeam
0Petty Engineering
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
10000
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
CarEngineTyres
'57 Oldsmobile
Click to show race results for NASCAR Convertible Series 1957.

1957 NASCAR Sportsman Division

PositionPointsTeam
3rd0
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
?????
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.

1956 NASCAR Grand National

PositionPointsTeam
148th0
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
1011?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
CarEngineTyres
Ford

1956 NASCAR Sportsman Division

PositionPointsTeam
1st0
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
?????
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.

1955 NASCAR Sportsman Division

PositionPointsTeam
2nd0
RacesWinsPodiumsPole positions*Fastest laps
?????
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
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