Kammala wannan jumla: A ranar 18 ga Fabrairu, 2001, Earnhardt ya mutu a cikin wani hadari na kwatsam a zagaye na karshe a lokacin
Daytona 500, wani taron da aka dauke a cikin masana'antar tsere a matsayin kasancewa wani muhimmin lokaci wajen inganta aminci a dukkan bangarorin tseren mota, musamman NASCAR. An shigar da Earnhardt cikin ɗakunan shahara da yawa, gami da NASCAR Hall of Fame aji na farko a cikin 2010.