NASCAR is the lifeblood of Southern USA, with the first-ever Cup Series having taken place at Daytona Beach, Florida. And for the folks who have been following NASCAR all their lives, Dale Earnhardt is, more often than not, their hero.

Dale Earnhardt was the king of NASCAR for decades and decades. The North Carolina man started his career in the Winston Cup in 1975, but it was not until 1980 that he could get his hands on his first Cup Series Championship. After that, came another lull.

Not until 1986 could Dale Sr win his second Championship in the Cup Series, but that’s also when he had cracked the code and was ready to rocket himself to legendary status. Probably no one knew that, but he did it.

The Intimidator won 6 Cup Series (other than the 1980 one) in the period between 1986 and 1994 – that’s 6 Championships in 9 years. His 7th win in 1994 propelled him to a record-tying status with Richard Petty (the only other driver then to have won 7 Cup Series).

Alabama department of revenue discontinues the Earnhardt Sr.’s license plate tags

The NASCAR community has given his legacy numerous tributes, such as being among the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of Inductees. Among the long list of tributes were the specialty number plates that the State of Alabama had allowed.

Purchased after paying an extra $50, people could have these tags installed on their license plates. The International Motorsports Hall of Fame used proceeds for their operational expenses. However, the Alabama Department of Revenue has announced the discontinuation of certain specialty tags, which include Dale Sr’s tag.

Among the 12 tags discontinued by the department, a majority belong to NASCAR. Moreover, Dale Sr’s tag was the most used tag among the 12.

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Really disappointing news for NASCAR fans in Alabama.

NASCAR fans berate the Dale Earnhardt decision by Alabama

The fans were very disappointed to see the selective discontinuation of certain specialty tags. Also, the department did not provide reasons for the same.

The fans took it upon themselves to let officials know what they thought about the decision.

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Hopefully, the anger and frustration of fans can result in a rollback of the decision.