Travel Tips: The Dale Trail
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The Dale Earnhardt statue in Dale Earnhardt Plaza credit: Paula Thompson |
If you’re planning a trip to the Charlotte/Concord area of
North Carolina for the upcoming NASCAR Hall of Fame inductions, either NASCAR
race weekend or just for a vacation, make sure you take a trip down the “Dale
Trail.”
A nearly all-inclusive history lesson on the life of “The
Intimidator,” the Dale Trail is a self-guided tour of 20 sites in the Cabarrus
County area of North Carolina – a collectible brochure and map of the Trail are
available at the Cabarrus County Visitor Center (10099 Weddington Rd. Ext., Suite 102 in Concord). Among the sites:
- Dale Earnhardt Blvd., which begins at I-85 exit 60 and weaves through Kannapolis.
- The grave of Dale’s father Ralph Earnhardt at Centergrove Lutheran Cemetery.
- “Idiot Circle,” one of Earnhardt’s hang-outs as a teen.
- Dale Earnhardt Plaza, featuring a nine-foot bronze statue of Earnhardt and many other features drawing on Earnhardt’s number, “3.”
- Curb Museum for Music and Motorsports (600 Dale Earnhardt Blvd. in Kannapolis), featuring the car Earnhardt drove to his first Cup Series championship in 1980.
- Intimidators Stadium (2888 Moose Rd. in Kannapolis), home of the Kannapolis Intimidators, a minor-league baseball team Earnhardt was part owner of.
- Richard Childress Racing (425 Industrial Dr. in Welcome), the home of the No. 3 for many years.
- Dale Earnhardt Inc. (1675 Coddle Creek Highway in Mooresville), once the home of Earnhardt’s race team, now a showroom and store open to the public.
- The Sam Bass Gallery (4030 Concord Parkway S. in Concord), with many works of art featuring Earnhardt.
Travel Tips: The Dale Trail
Reviewed by Paula
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Tuesday, January 03, 2017
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