If you are a die-hard Nascar fan, you should have a host of old time drivers in your mind, inspiration to future generations, setting examples for the young set out on the track today. Although he is not a driver from that long ago, the legendary Dale Earnhardt looms large in the sport as the Intimidator who paved the way, bringing the sport to new heights through his will, personality, performance, and business savvy. His path began when he watched his father, Ralph Earnhardt, give his all at the races. Take a trip back in time and you find King Richard Petty as the figure that so many look up to today. One can’t forget Lee Petty, his father that hit the tracks first. Donnie and Bobby Allison were other big names on the track while Junior Johnson was tearing it up after his bootlegging days. Darrell Waltrip hasn’t been off the circuit long but he made a big splash in the past. There are also great drivers the sport has lost such as Davey Allison and Alan Kulwicki, marking the passing of the years since they lit up the sport and still making fans wonder what might have been.Keep looking, there’s more: Diet Mountain Dew on tap for Dale Earnhardt Jr.