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Dale Earnhardt’s final resting place

Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:45 am
Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:45 am
It is located on the private property owned by his widow Teresa. The public isn’t allowed on to visit. I had no idea what it looked like until I went down the rabbit hole and learned it is visible on google earth.

Since Teresa and the older Earnhardt kids don’t get along I wonder if they are even able to visit?





Don’t know who took this picture:



It is located behind DEI and at the address below if you want to look at the aerial. Dale’s houses are on the property also

1701 Coddle Creek Hwy
Mooresville, NC 28115
United States
This post was edited on 10/19/22 at 2:54 pm
Posted by mattz1122
Member since Oct 2007
54409 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:46 am to
I'm sure rednecks sneak a visit all the time
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
38867 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:52 am to
quote:

I'm sure rednecks sneak a visit all the time





You sound racist
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
16844 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:53 am to
I seriously doubt she doesn't let his kids visit his gravesite.

Might not come in the main house though

Posted by JohnnyKilroy
Cajun Navy Vice Admiral
Member since Oct 2012
38354 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 10:57 am to
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You sound racist


Who said anything about race?

Looks like you're the only one bringing it up.
Posted by BearCrocs
Member since Aug 2013
7159 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 11:00 am to
quote:

I'm sure rednecks sneak a visit all the time


I can't quite explain it, but this comment seems like such a douche thing to say.
Posted by SPEEDY
2005 Tiger Smack Poster of the Year
Member since Dec 2003
85247 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 11:02 am to
quote:

Since Theresa and the older Earnhardt kids don’t get along I wonder if they are even able to visit?


Junior said he hasn’t
Posted by BigTigerJoe
Member since Aug 2022
8381 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 11:03 am to
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I'm sure rednecks sneak a visit all the time

You made have this condition.

Posted by WG_Dawg
Member since Jun 2004
88568 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 11:13 am to
That second pic looks like something from Zelda on SNES
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112415 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 12:13 pm to
quote:

I can't quite explain it, but this comment seems like such a douche thing to say.

Maybe, but I'd bet it's not wrong.
Posted by InkStainedWretch
Member since Dec 2018
3606 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 12:18 pm to
Humpy Wheeler in his book said he advised Teresa to do this, that if she buried him in a cemetery it would be a perpetual circus at his grave with fans acting up.

Benny Parsons is also buried on his own property.
This post was edited on 10/19/22 at 12:19 pm
Posted by lowspark12
nashville, tn
Member since Aug 2009
22475 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 12:22 pm to
It just seems selfish to deny fans an opportunity to pay their respects… would it be a circus?… probably… but the man made his living off the traveling (nascar) circus.
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
171889 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 12:43 pm to
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It just seems selfish to deny fans an opportunity to pay their respects… would it be a circus?… probably… but the man made his living off the traveling (nascar) circus.


imagine feeling entitled to the place where a guy is buried just because you liked to watch him drive in a circle.

these are real people, not just puppets to dance for you. they don't owe the "fans" anything.
Posted by InkStainedWretch
Member since Dec 2018
3606 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 12:45 pm to
Not passing judgment, just relaying facts.

I went back and looked at Humpy’s book … Teresa first wanted to bury him in the cemetery at Centre Grove Lutheran Church in Kannapolis where his daddy (and now his mother) are buried. Humpy told her, direct quote from the book, “The fans will tear that place apart,” and advised her to bury him on his own property and actually helped (or so he said) to make it happen legally.
Posted by InkStainedWretch
Member since Dec 2018
3606 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 12:59 pm to
Following up, the cemetery is not at the church, it’s a half mile away, and from the looks of it on Google Earth it’s a small cemetery in the middle of a residential neighborhood, and it absolutely would be a circus of Goodwrench-clad people making pilgrimages 365/24/7.

I know people hate Teresa but IMO it’s her business where she buried him, and the family issues are between her and Dale Jr. and Kelley and Kerry and Taylor.

And as far as any entitlement for fans to have a place to mourn, I’ll just say the scene I saw in the backyard at Graceland during a couple of visits there was rather sad and depressing.
Posted by jcaz
Laffy
Member since Aug 2014
17584 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 1:45 pm to
That place would be the Redneck Hajj if it was public
Posted by AlonsoWDC
Memphis, where it ain't Ten-a-Key
Member since Aug 2014
9117 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 1:55 pm to
Imagine thinking a President should be given a public burial space knowing how many people will piss and shite on it.
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
65744 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 2:44 pm to
Will be an interesting Zillow/ Realtor write up description when the property is ever put up for sale.
Posted by Hoodie
Donaldsonville, LA
Member since Dec 2019
3373 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 2:46 pm to
I didn't know a loved one could be buried on private property, this way. Would any of you lay family members to rest in your backyard if allowed to do so? I'm not sure how I'd feel about that...
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
65744 posts
Posted on 10/19/22 at 2:59 pm to
On the current satellite view in Google maps, you can see either a watch tower or tree stand just to the East a few yards away. Either way, it's a fitting touch to the location.
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