May 25, 1975: Driving the No. 8 10,000 RPM Speed Equipment Dodge, Dale Earnhardt makes his first Cup start in the World 600 at Charlotte. He completes 355 of the 400 laps and finishes a distant 22nd behind race winner Richard Petty. Finishing 23rd is a man who will figure very prominently in Earnhardt's life, Richard Childress.
