Negre led 202 laps out of the 64,857 laps that he raced in his career – the equivalent of. His total career earnings were US$344,180. While his averagestarting position was 23.9, 21.7 was Negre's average finishing position. The number 8 was the number that he would use the most during his career. He is famous for fielding the first Cup ride for Dale Earnhardt in the No. 8 car at the 1975 World 600. However, he would also get the most DNFs while competing in the No. 8 machine. Negre got 44 top-twenty finishes while competing in the No. 8 car.