Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A ranar 18 ga Fabrairu, 2001, Earnhardt ya mutu a cikin haɗarin kwatsam na ƙarshe a lokacin Daytona 500
, wani taron da ake gani a cikin masana'antar tsere a matsayin kasancewa wani muhimmin lokaci wajen inganta aminci a duk 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.