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Dale Earnhardt Jr.

by Vinney from Williamsville

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a hardworking, compassionate hero. He is a hero because he worked really hard to become a successful NASCAR driver. Dale drives car number 88 in each race. Dale would do anything to win each race. He took advice from his dad who was also a NASCAR racer driver. Dale was 24 years old when he started to race.

Dale had good and bad days during his childhood. Dale was born on October 10, 1947, in Concord, North Carolina. Dale would collect cars and play with them when he had time to play. When Dale got older, his mom and dad got divorced when he was 11 years old. His dad was Dale Sr. a great race car driver. His dad would do anything to win a race. When it was Dale's 12th birthday, his dad got him a go-kart. Dale would drive it when he came home from school every day. After a while, his dad thought that the go-kart was dangerous and so he took the go-kart away. Dale went to Mooresville High School, where he had a hard time focusing because he didn't see his dad for a very long time and he was always thinking about racing. Dale got a fantastic education at Mitchell Community College. After college, Dale started to work on engines in a repair shop. This is information about Dale's terrific childhood.

There are many reasons that Dale is a hero. He is a hero to me because he likes racing and cars. He wouldn't hurt anyone when he is in a race and if I was a driver I wouldn't hurt anyone either. When he noticed that he didn't need to hurt anyone, I was glad. Dale does positive things in each race. He gives money to charity. This is why Dale is a hero to me.

Dale had lots of accomplishments during each race. One of his accomplishments is finishing in second place. In one of the races he passed Gordon who had one of the best cars in the whole race. The other best car in the race was Dale who was in second place. At the end of the race Dale was in first place. Dale did better racing in September. These are some of Dale accomplishments.

Dale did many things for the community. Dale signed autographs for kids and took pictures with them. During that time he promised that he wouldn't crash into any more cars because he got too many penalties during each race. He stopped crashing and noticed that he just needs to press on the gas pedal every time after a turn so he can go faster than the other cars. Dale's fans cheered even if he was in a very poor position in the race. This is some information of what Dale did for the community.

Dale had many challenges and problems during the time he raced and practiced. One of the problems was his car. The car started to slow down on the track and next thing you know a car crashed into Dale and the car flipped rolled and tossed around when Dale was doing a practice run. His challenge was trying to pass the best car in the race. Dale was trying to win the race with only two laps to go. Dale would get so sick of losing some races he would crash into cars leaving him to get held back causing him to be in a very poor position and making him do extra laps. At the end of every race Dale would get really mad. These are challenges and problems in some of the races.

There are many qualities that helped Dale become successful. One quality is Dale's concentration in racing. Dale really cares about racing and winning so he practices every day for a very long time. Another quality Dale has is determination to win the race. He would do anything to win the race and if he gets in a bad position he would crash into any car that is blocking his path to victory. The last quality Dale has is perseverance. Dale's dad said, "You should practice every day so you can become better and better and win more races often." These are some qualities that helped Dale become successful.

There are so many important lessons that I have learned from Dale's life. One of the lessons I learned is to believe in yourself and try hard to achieve your goal. Don't get upset if you lose a game against your friend or your family. Have fun when you play a sport, board games and other things as well. Don't get frustrated if you lose, just try harder next time. These are many important lessons that I learned from Dale's life.

After reading my biography, I would like to place my person as a strong and brave hero because once a car hit his car during a practice and then the next thing you know the car went flying into the air and rolling for a very long time, but Dale stayed calm the whole time with some minor bruises after the crash. Dale would be so brave when a car zoomed right by him because he only concentrates on trying to win the race. These are reasons why Dale is a strong and brave person.

Page created on 12/20/2011 12:00:00 AM

Last edited 12/20/2011 12:00:00 AM

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