Watch Trailer for Dale Earnhardt Documentary Coming to Prime Video in May
May 22 can't get here soon enough for fans of NASCAR all-time great Dale Earnhardt.
That's the day that the four-part docuseries Earnhardt featuring the seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion drops on Prime Video. The first two parts of the four-part series drops on May 22, while the second two episodes will be available to stream one week later, on May 29.
The promotional material calls the series, "a multi-generational look at the sacrifice, hardship, and drive of one of the most famous families of NASCAR."
The debut comes just three days before Prime Video presents the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Cup Series races from Charlotte. It will be the streaming service's first live NASCAR broadcast.
Here's a look at the episode guide, presented by Prime Video, for Earnhardt:
Episode 101 – Ironhead: Dale rockets to stardom on NASCAR's biggest stage with an unprecedented championship in just his second season, but a series of challenges on and off the track threatens his future. His upbringing inside North Carolina's racing culture sheds light on what drives him, while he and upstart team owner Richard Childress aggressively chart their path back to the top.
Episode 102 – The Intimidator: Dale transforms into 'The Intimidator' as the bad boy of racing chases Richard Petty's record of seven Winston Cup championships. As his legend grows, the intensifying demands of Dale's career fuel tensions within the family—and the life and death stakes of racing soon hit close to home.
Episode 103 – One Tough Customer: Dale's fame and fortune reach new heights as he pursues an eighth championship and an ever-elusive Daytona 500 win. But a younger crop of drivers challenge his reign, and family dynamics become more complicated when the Earnhardt kids set out to follow in their father's footsteps on the track.
Episode 104 – Dale: Father and son unite on the track at the 2001 Daytona 500, leading the pack in a fateful race that becomes a turning point for the family and the entire sport of NASCAR.
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