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American stock car racing driver

Kerry Dale Earnhardt (born December 8, 1969) is a former NASCAR driver and the eldest son of seven time NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt. He is the half brother of former NASCAR Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kelley Earnhardt Miller. He was employed by Dale Earnhardt, Inc. as a consultant specializing in driver development until 2011. His younger son, Jeffrey Earnhardt, began racing for DEI in 2007 and currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Kerry Earnhardt is known for his physical similarity to his father.

Kerry Earnhardt's mother, Latane Brown, was Dale Earnhardt's first wife. The couple divorced when Kerry was one year old. He wrecked out of the race on lap five. It was the first of his seven Winston Cup starts. In 2001, the same year his father was killed at Daytona, Earnhardt was involved in a massive crash on October 4 in an ARCA race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. On lap 63 of 67, Earnhardt had to dodge a lapped car by hitting his brakes, which caused Blaise Alexander's No. 75 car to catch up to Earnhardt. Alexander began to inch into the lead when Earnhardt's car made contact with Alexander's, sending Alexander's car head on into the wall and back into Earnhardt's car, causing Earnhardt to flip over onto his roof and slide into the grass. Earnhardt managed to climb out by himself. Alexander was given a red flag and the race director called it official, which gave Earnhardt the victory. Alexander was pronounced dead in the infield care center at 10:20 p. m. He finished 22nd in points, scoring three top fives and six top 10s. This was one of his two full seasons in any of NASCAR's top three series (Cup, Busch, and Truck). He also attempted to make several Winston Cup races in 2002 and 2003 in the No. 83 Aaron's, Inc./Hot Tamales Chevrolet for FitzBradshaw, but failed to qualify for every race he attempted. Midway through the 2003 season, Earnhardt was released by FitzBradshaw, replaced by Tim Fedewa. All six starts were restrictor plate races (Daytona and Talladega). His highest finish was a 17th place run at Talladega in the 2005 Aaron's 499. Also in 2004, Earnhardt made eight starts in the K&N Pro Series West for Bill McAnally Racing, scoring two top fives and five top 10s. In 2005, Earnhardt joined Billy Ballew Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series, replacing Shane Hmiel. For the 2006 season, he signed with ThorSport Racing and drove the No. 13 Chevrolet the full season with occasional sponsorship from the National Pork Board. His best finish of the season was 11th place at Nashville and Las Vegas. At the conclusion of the season, he and ThorSport Racing went their separate ways. In December 2007, Earnhardt announced his retirement as a competitive driver in a letter to fans on his website. Earnhardt is still an active test driver for DEI and occasionally drove in the Nationwide Series (NNS). His last appearance in a national touring series was the NNS' Subway Jalapeño 250 on July 3, 2009 at Daytona International Speedway driving the No. 31 car for Rick Ware Racing. In 2016, he drove one of his father's original race cars, a No. 3 1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England.

He and wife, René, married in 1999. They have a daughter, Kayla. From their previous marriages, Kerry has two sons, Bobby and Jeffrey, and René has a daughter, Blade. As of 2022, Jeffrey Earnhardt races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Sam Hunt Racing and Richard Childress Racing, and has previously raced in the NASCAR Cup Series. Bobby and Jeffrey are the fourth generation of Earnhardts in professional motorsports.

In May 2016, Earnhardt's stepmother, Teresa Earnhardt, sued him for using the Earnhardt name when he and his wife were planning to market a line of homes and furniture under the name "The Earnhardt Collection". On July 27, 2017, Teresa Earnhardt won an appeal which required the U. S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to clarify its decision to allow him to use the name "Earnhardt Collection" in his business.

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

NASCAR Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pts Ref 2000 Marcis Auto Racing 71 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV MCH POC SON DAY NHA POC IND GLN MCH43 BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV MAR CLT TAL CAR PHO HOM ATL 72nd 34 2002 FitzBradshaw Racing 83 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV KAN TALDNQ CLTDNQ MAR ATLDNQ CAR PHO HOM NA 2003 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEXDNQ TAL MAR CALDNQ RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAYDNQ CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO CAR HOM NA 2004 Richard Childress Racing 33 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL35 CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCHDNQ SON DAY28 CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCHDNQ BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL24 KAN CLT MAR ATLDNQ PHO DAR HOM 61st 228 2005 DAYDNQ CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL17 DAR RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY42 CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL39 KAN CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 61st 195

NASCAR Nationwide Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pts Ref 1998 Specialty Racing 40 Chevy DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB23 CAL SBO26 IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV GTY39 CAR ATL HOM 72nd 225 04 CLTDNQ 1999 Galaxy Motorsports 40 Chevy DAY20 CAR43 LVS36 ATL33 DARDNQ TEX NSV BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH 81st 256 Whitaker Racing 76 Chevy BRIDNQ 7 DARDNQ RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM 2001 Michael Waltrip Racing 99 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN20 MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR24 IRP MCH26 BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM 73rd 279 2002 FitzBradshaw Racing 12 Chevy DAY41 CAR28 LVS19 DAR18 BRI28 TEX23 NSH8 TAL18 CAL21 RCH33 NHA18 NZH20 CLT28 DOV16 NSH18 KEN7 MLW27 DAY38 CHI43 GTY12 PPR18 IRP35 MCH21 BRI31 DAR28 RCH27 DOV39 KAN2 CLT31 MEM5 ATL41 CAR31 PHO10 HOM27 22nd 3145 2003 DAY14 CAR15 LVS14 DAR33 BRI34 TEX31 TAL17 NSH26 CAL40 RCH19 GTY17 NZH14 CLT35 DOV14 NSH30 KEN34 MLW15 DAY33 CHI41 NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL 27th 1767 Innovative Motorsports 48 Chevy PHO25 BACE Motorsports 74 Chevy CAR23 HOM 2004 Richard Childress Racing 29 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV23 KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM 120th 94 2005 Michael Waltrip Racing 98 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL5 DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW 94th 189 99 DAY43 MEMDNQ TEX PHO HOM Red Cactus Racing 73 Chevy CHIDNQ NHA PPR GTY IRP GLNDNQ MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT 2007 Jeff Spraker Racing 63 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY25 CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 134th 88 2008 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 8 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY17 CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 150th 0 2009 Rick Ware Racing 31 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI TEXDNQ NSH PHO TAL12 RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY38 CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 101st 176

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pts Ref 2005 Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Chevy DAY35 CAL17 ATL MAR GTY MFD CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 67th 175 2006 ThorSport Racing 13 Chevy DAY18 CAL29 ATL34 MAR20 GTY27 CLT20 MFD27 DOV29 TEX34 MCH29 MLW35 KAN25 KEN23 MEM28 IRP23 NSH11 BRI20 NHA19 LVS11 TAL36 MAR33 ATL21 TEX29 PHO27 HOM19 22nd 2199

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) ARCA Re/Max Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Pts Ref 2000 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 2 Chevy DAY39 SLM AND CLT2 KIL FRS MCH3 POC1* TOL KEN BLN POC2 WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL6 30th 1150 2001 DAY14 NSH WIN SLM GTY KEN CLT20 KAN MCH1* POC MEM GLN KEN MCH POC NSH ISF CHI DSF SLM TOL BLN CLT1* TAL ATL1* 35th 1005 2007 Jeff Spraker Racing 37 Chevy DAY USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TALDNQ TOL 185th 25