A NASCAR fan shared Dale Earnhardt's heartwarming gesture towards his father after the former NASCAR driver autographed a photo of him. The Reddit user recalled his father's narrative of the incident, which took place long ago at a steak house in Texas during Earnhardt's racing era.According to the fan's father, the late NASCAR champion was in Texas for the Texas Motor Speedway race, and this was when he bumped into the NASCAR legend at a steak house.A picture that Dale Earnhardt gave my dad byu/Stealthcarrot24 inNASCARThe fan goes by the username "@Stealthcarrot24" on Reddit and recounted his father's account, claiming how the seven-time NASCAR champion did not feel bothered about a fan coming up to him."My dad claims he met Dale at a steak house before the first race at Texas. He said he went up to him at a steak house after they ate and wanted him to sign a napkin," the user wrote on NASCAR's subreddit."Apparently Dale plopped a briefcase he had onto the table and pulled out this photograph and signed it instead. I was just curious if any others had an experience like this, and would like to share," the user further added.Notably, Dale Earnhardt was renowned for being friendly with his fans and had an enormous following worldwide. The seven-time Cup Series champion was not just an inspiration to those in NASCAR but to Formula 1 drivers as well. Daniel Ricciardo, F1's renowned driver, uses #3 as a tribute to the legendary NASCAR driver and revealed that Dale Earnhardt Sr. was his inspiration while growing up.Another fan shared their Dale Earnhardt memoryDale Earnhardt celebrates his 4th NASCAR Winston Cup Championship with son Dale Earnhardt Jr, Source: Getty ImagesOn a similar note, another fan (@Biscuit_In_Basket) replied to the subreddit post to share their memory of "The Intimidator", Dale Earnhardt. The user expressed his disappointment in not being able to meet with the NASCAR legend despite taking a leave from school."I have one of these, it was what Dale would sign at meet and greets and sponsor meetups. My Dad worked at a Chevrolet dealer in the 90's and Dale did a visit to the dealership. I had permission to skip school and everything so I could go and meet The Intimidator. But the day before the dealership's General Manager told all the employees that they couldn't bring their kids," the user wrote.Comment byu/Stealthcarrot24 from discussion inNASCARAs per the Reddit user, however, they did end up getting an image signed by Earnhardt Sr., where he was seen standing next to his title-winning Richard Childress Racing's #3 Goodwrench Chevrolet.