People from Kannapolis, North Carolina: Dale Earnhardt, George Clinton, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Britt Nicole, Kerry Earnhardt, Aundrae Allison

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: Dale Earnhardt, George Clinton, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Britt Nicole, Kerry Earnhardt, Aundrae Allison, Ralph Earnhardt, George Shinn, Ethan Horton, Mike Morton, Lance Smith, Haskel Stanback. Excerpt: Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. (April 29, 1951 - February 18, 2001) was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's top division. Earnhardt is notable for his success in the Winston Cup Series (now the Sprint Cup Series), winning seventy-six races (including one Daytona 500 victory in 1998). Earnhardt's seven championships are tied for most all-time with Richard Petty. His aggressive driving style led to controversy and earned him the nickname The Intimidator. Earnhardt died in a last-lap crash during the 2001 Daytona 500. He has been inducted in numerous halls of fame, including the inaugural class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Earnhardt was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina, on April 29, 1951, to Martha Coleman and Ralph Earnhardt, who was then one of the best short-track drivers in North Carolina. Ralph won his one and only NASCAR Sportsman Championship in 1956 at Greenville Pickens Speedway in Greenville, South Carolina. Although Ralph did not want his son to follow in his footsteps, Earnhardt would not be persuaded to give up his dream of racing, dropping out of school to race. Ralph was a hard teacher for Earnhardt, and after Ralph died of a heart attack at his home in 1973, it took many years before Earnhardt felt as though he had finally proven himself to his father. Earnhardt had four siblings, Danny, Randy, Cathy, and Kaye. When Earnhardt was 17, he married his first wife, Latane Brown, in 1968. Brown gave birth to Earnhardt's first son, Kerry Dale, in 1969. They were subsequently divorced in 1970. In 1971, Earnhardt married his second wife, Brenda Gee (the daughter of NASC...