And why would you not compare Dale SR. to Kyle Bush?
For his years in Sprint, 8, he far exceeds the accomplishments of Earnhardt at the same stage of his career. 21 Wins for Bush vs 7 for Earhardt. Big difference in performance. As for the future we do not know.
At that stage of his career Earnhardt also got more boos than cheers. Fame came later with Earnhardt as fans admired his aggressive driving.............. he's not called the Intimidator for nothing. Many would even say dirty. But Earnhardt had charm to go with his skill, the epitome of the southern go for broke driver with down home charm.
Kyle is showing signs of maturity but I doubt he will ever have Earnhardt's charisma.
But if you match years in NASCAR Earnhardt's record pales in comparison to that of Kyle Bush.
And that is not even considering Kyle's performance with the Nationwide series and Camping World Truck.
By the numbers Kyle has it all over Dale Sr at equal times in their careers.
Dale Sr had a charm that served him well, but so did Bill Clinton and Barrack Obama.