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Widow of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt reveals plans for her massive land holdings

    Teresa Earnhardt, widow of late NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, plans to convert 399 of her rural acres in east Mooresville into an industrial park, according to her rezoning application for the sprawling former farmland property.

    Mooresville Technology Park would sprout between Patterson Farm Road and Rustic Road near Cabarrus County. The park would be located just off NC 3, also known as Dale Earnhardt Highway.

    The acreage is 2 1/2 miles from Dale Earnhardt Inc., Earnhardt's old racing headquarters on NC 3 in Mooresville.

    Dale Earnhardt celebrates at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 1998, after winning the Daytona 500. It was the only major race that Earnhardt had not won. An “immaculately preserved” Dale Earnhardt race car No. 3 tops the list of memorabilia his longtime friend and NASCAR team owner Richard Childress is auctioning for COVID-19 relief.Dale Earnhardt celebrates at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 1998, after winning the Daytona 500. It was the only major race that Earnhardt had not won. An “immaculately preserved” Dale Earnhardt race car No. 3 tops the list of memorabilia his longtime friend and NASCAR team owner Richard Childress is auctioning for COVID-19 relief.

    Earnhardt, a native of Kannapolis, was killed on February 18, 2001, in a final-lap crash at the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.

    Years ago, when they renamed the state route outside Earnhardt's headquarters as NC 3, state highway officials denied to The Charlotte Observer that it had anything to do with Earnhardt's famous car number.

    Teresa Earnhardt, widow of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, plans to convert 399 of her rural acres in east Mooresville into an industrial park. The image is part of the property on Rustic Road.Teresa Earnhardt, widow of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, plans to convert 399 of her rural acres in east Mooresville into an industrial park. The image is part of the property on Rustic Road.

    Teresa Earnhardt, widow of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, plans to convert 399 of her rural acres in east Mooresville into an industrial park. The image is part of the property on Rustic Road.

    According to the meeting agenda, Teresa Earnhardt will apply for the rezoning at the Oct. 22 Mooresville Planning Board meeting.

    Earnhardt Farms LLC is listed as the property owner. Teresa Earnhardt is the sole managing member of the LLC, according to NC Secretary of State records.

    The Planning Board is an advisory panel that makes recommendations on rezoning requests to the Mooresville Board of Commissioners, which has the final say. No date has been scheduled for the commissioners to consider the request

    This 1983 Charlotte Observer file photo shows, from left, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, her father, Dale Earnhardt, brother Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Dale Earnhardt's wife, Teresa Earnhardt.This 1983 Charlotte Observer file photo shows, from left, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, her father, Dale Earnhardt, brother Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Dale Earnhardt's wife, Teresa Earnhardt.

    This 1983 Charlotte Observer file photo shows, from left, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, her father, Dale Earnhardt, brother Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Dale Earnhardt's wife, Teresa Earnhardt.