As Earnhardt's long-time employer Richard Childress tells it, General Motors wanted the Man in Black to race in blue.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. shared a previously ... father during a Late Model Sportsman race at Daytona in 1976. "Dad at Daytona in 76. His first trip. His own car he prepared in his father’s garage ...

NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. stunned the racing ... car was then hit by Ken Schrader's vehicle. Earnhardt was pronounced dead of head injuries at Halifax Medical Center. Dale ...