Waxad qortaa sii wadida cutubkan - Febraayo 18, 2001, Earnhardt wuxuu ku dhintay shil degdeg ah oo dhacay wareegga ugu dambeeya ee Daytona 500
, dhacdo loo arko warshadaha tartanka inay tahay daqiiqad muhiim u ah hagaajinta amniga dhammaan dhinacyada tartanka baabuurta, gaar ahaan NASCAR. Earnhardt waxaa lagu soo bandhigay hoolal badan oo caan ah, oo ay ku jiraan fasalka furitaanka NASCAR Hall of Fame ee 2010.