A new documentary serie𒊎s detailing the life of the late NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt will premiere on Amazon’s Prime Video platform on 22 May.

The four-part series, simply 🌸titled Earnhardt, will depict the American’s rise to the NASCAR Cup Series through arc⛎hival footage and interviews with his children, colleagues and close friends.

The series will also explore the dynamics of his relationship with his son Dale Earnhardt Jr, who became a NASCAR star in 🍒his own right.

Imagine Documentaries, NASCAR Studios and Everyone Else have produced 'Earnhardt' in association🐻 with Dirty Mo Media.

Joshua Altman will serve as the director, while🌄 Ron Howard, maker of the Formula 1-them⛎ed movie Rush, is named as of the executive producers.

The first two episodes of the show will air just days before Amazon broadcasts the Coca-Cola 600 on 25 May on its streaming ꧅platform. The last two episodes will follow just a week later on 29 May.

𝕴Titles for all four episodes have already been revealed:

Episode 1 - Ironhead
Episode 2 – The Intimidator
Episode 3 – One Tough Customer
Episode 4 – Dale

Dale Earnhardt Sr is widely regarded as one of the greatest NASCAR drivers 🐓of a🌞ll time, having clinched seven titles and scored 76 wins in the Cup Series.

He tragic🐓ally lost his life in a last-lap crash during the Daytona 500 in 20꧑01. He was 49 years old.