On Friday, Prime Video announced that the first two episodes of the four-part docuseries, Earnhardt, would be premiering on May 22, just three days before the streaming service kicks off its first-ever NASCAR Cup Series broadcast at the Coca-Cola 600.
The final two episodes of the docuseries, highlighting the career of one of NASCAR’s most decorated drivers, will be live on Prime Video on May 29.
In anticipation of the release of the Earnhardt docuseries, Prime Video has already released the trailer for the project, which will take a multi-generational look at the sacrifice, hardship, and drive of one of NASCAR’s most famous families.
Produced by Imagine Documentaries, acclaimed filmmakers Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin, and directed by Joshua Altman, Earnhardt will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide and is the latest addition to the Prime membership.
Dale Earnhardt was one of the most influential figures in NASCAR Cup Series history, given the nickname “The Intimidator” and spent nearly two decades driving one of the most iconic racecars in the sport’s history, the black Goodwrench No. 3
Earnhardt collected 76 victories and seven championships in the NASCAR Cup Series but got the itch to go NASCAR racing from his father Ralph, who spent the early years competing on the NASCAR circuit.
In the final years of his career, Earnhardt’s son, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. joined the NASCAR Cup Series circuit, and after his passing in a tragic accident during the 2001 DAYTONA 500, continued the tradition of Earnhardt’s in racing.
Earnhardt is produced by Imagine Documentaries, Everyone Else, and NASCAR Studios, in association with Dirty Mo Media. The series is directed by Joshua Altman and executive produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Sara Bernstein, Christopher St. John, and Justin Wilkes of Imagine Documentaries; Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin of Everyone Else; and Tim Clark and John Dahl of NASCAR Studios.
Episode Guide
Episode 1 – 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 2 – 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 3 – 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 4 – 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.
