Teresa Earnhardt Biography

Teresa Earnhardt is a businesswoman, the CEO and President of Dale Earnhardt Inc., which is one of the most successful companies in NASCAR, but is perhaps best known to the public as the third wife of the late race car. Dale Earnhardt. The mother-of-one was selected as one of six Mothers of the Year by the National Mother’s Day Committee in 2002.

Age, early life, family of Teresa Earnhardt

Teresa Earnhardt was born as Teresa Houston on October 29, 1958, in Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America. She is the daughter of Hal Houston while her uncle is Tommy Houston ; a Bush series controller. She grew up in her hometown of Hickory.

Earnhardt graduated from Bunker Hill High School in Claremont North Carolina and during his high school days he used to play basketball

She has a degree in commercial art and interior design.

Teresa Earnhardt’s career

Teresa Earnhardt had always been drawn to cars and racing, as her uncle Tommy Houston was a legendary Bush series driver. After she met her future husband Dale Earnhardt , she became actively involved in NASCAR racing. She and Dale launched Dale Earnhardt Inc. and led four Busch Series championships in 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2005.

After the tragic death of Dale Earnhardt, she took over Dale Earnhardt Inc. and became the company’s President and CEO.

In November 2008 he merged with Felix Shoes’ company and formed Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. In 2010, the team won the Daytona 500 with Jamie McMurray. Their collaboration lasted until 2014 when Chip Ganassi bought Teresa’s shares of the NASCAR team.

Since then, he has worked at other Dale Earnhardt Inc. companies to protect the legacy of one of the greatest NASCAR drivers in history.

Teresa Earnhardt Net Worth, Salary, and House

According to celebrity net worth, American businesswoman Earnhardt has an estimated net worth of $50 million in 2019. She earned such a considerable amount from her successful business ventures.

On the other hand, her late husband Dale also had a massive amount of net worth which is still at $400 million. Teresa is now the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dale Earnhardt , Inc. DEI maintains an exhibition hall. It is one of their main sources of income.

Along with her late husband, Teresa owned a 300+ acre farm near Mooresville, North Carolina. She also has a home in Palm Beach, Florida. Her late husband bought the house in 2015 for $1.2 million.

Teresa Earnhardt’s husband, daughter and relationship

Teresa Earnhardt is the widow of the late Dale Earnhardt. When she met Dale, he was already married twice. He is one of the renowned drivers in NASCAR history. He earned seven NASCAR Winston Cup championships.

Earnhardt met him at a race in the late 1970s. After a few years of relationship and his divorce with his previous wife, the two finally married on November 14, 1982.

She was the third wife of Dale Earnhardt. They used to live on a farm near Mooresville, North Carolina. She also accompanied the family organization and oversaw several races. During the 2001 Daytona 500, her team won the race, but she lost her husband in a crash on the last lap of the event.

Dale Earnhardt and Teresa Earnhardt have a daughter named Taylor Nicole Earnhardt . As of now, she is single and not in a relationship with anyone. She has focused on continuing his spouse’s legacy through the company.

Teresa Earnhardt legal problem

In May 2016, Teresa Earnhardt sued her stepson. Kerry Earnhardt for using the Earnhardt name in his business venture as Kerry Earnhardt along with his wife Rene De he planned to market a line of furniture and homes under the name The Earnhardt Collection.

Teresa won the appeal on July 27, 2017, and the US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ordered clarification of its decision to allow Kerry to use the name ‘Earnhardt Collection’ on his business.

Teresa Earnhardt’s age and other facts

• Teresa Earnhardt is 60 years old.
• She has an American nationality and her ethnicity is white.