“Ralph Earnhardt was a legend in his own time, he was the guy you had to beat when you went to the racetrack. That’s what Dale wanted to be… I want to be the guy like my dad, when I pull ...

Ralph Earnhardt, a former Late Model Sportsman national champion, was in his garage in Kannapolis, N.C., making carburetor parts for his son’s race car when a heart attack killed him in 1973. He ...

“Ralph Earnhardt was a legend in his own time, he was the guy you had to beat when you went to the racetrack. That’s what Dale wanted to be… I want to be the guy like my dad, when I pull ...

EARNHARDT: It's more than just a name; it's a family legacy. It all began in the 1950s with a hard-nosed grassroots racer by the name of Ralph Earnhardt. Unbeknownst to him, Ralph would kickstart ...

EARNHARDT: It's more than just a name; it's a family legacy. It all began in the 1950s with a hard-nosed grassroots racer by the name of Ralph Earnhardt. Unbeknownst to him, Ralph would kickstart ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ralph Earnhardt died in 1973, almost a full year before his grandson was born. Dale Earnhardt Jr. had seen photos of his grandfather and listened to stories about the ...

Known affectionately as "Mamaw", Martha Earnhardt married legendary Kannapolis, North Carolina racer Ralph Earnhardt in 1947 and had a family of five children -- sons Dale, ...

Ralph Earnhardt posted 16 top-10s and six top-5s, including a runner-up finish to Speedy Thompson at Hickory in 1956, in his first-ever Cup start. 7.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ralph Earnhardt died in 1973, almost a full year before his grandson was born. Dale Earnhardt Jr. had seen photos of his grandfather and listened to stories about the ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Ralph Earnhardt died in 1973, almost a full year before his grandson was born. Dale Earnhardt Jr. had seen photos of his grandfather and listened to stories about the ...