2004–06
From inside the 2004, Earnhardt acquired the Daytona five hundred, six age on the time shortly after their dad acquired his just name on Higher Western Race (and 3 years immediately after their dad are murdered on the 2001 race). Earnhardt showed up extremely next to capturing Speedweeks, as with addition with the Daytona five hundred, the guy together with claimed his Gatorade Duel and also the Busch Show competition.
Earnhardt are reunited together with cousin, Tony Eury Jr
On July 18, during the summer out of-week-end, Earnhardt damaged an excellent Chevrolet Corvette C5-R through the a habit towards the American Ce Mans Series Grand Prix out-of Sonoma within Infineon Raceway. The auto slid off movement and struck a real hindrance while in the warm-up the day’s the newest race, rupturing a gas range and you may evoking the car to-burst toward flames with your nevertheless in to the. The guy suffered next and you will third-degree burns on the his shoulder, chin, and you may feet partially due to maybe not dressed in a protective balaclava that have their helmet. The injury stopped him out-of doing a few events where he had been relieved of the lover John Andretti (in the Pocono) in the exact middle of the fresh races. Regarding slip, Earnhardt became the first driver in order to sweep a weekend at Bristol by winning the Busch and Nextel Glass events from the same week-end.
Earnhardt was able to be eligible for the fresh new NASCAR 10-battle playoff, together with their fifth NEXTEL Cup profit of the season (employment highest) during the Talladega. However, he had been penalized 25 products for usage out-of an enthusiastic obscenity while in the the tv transmit, within the citation off another type of NASCAR code prohibiting participants by using smart vocabulary (the fresh rule had been developed the day following Daytona five-hundred, about wake of one’s Extremely Dish 1 / 2 of-day let you know controversy).