Kammala wannan jumla: A shekara ta 2004, Earnhardt ya lashe Daytona 500, shekaru shida daidai bayan da mahaifinsa ya lashe lambar yabo a cikin Babban Gasar Amurka (kuma shekaru 3 bayan da aka kashe mahaifinsa a cikin
2001 tseren). Earnhardt ya zo kusa da shafe Speedweeks, kamar yadda ban da Daytona 500, ya kuma lashe Gatorade Duel da kuma Busch Series tseren. Duk da haka, ya gama na biyu a Budweiser Shootout zuwa Dale Jarrett.