The point totals of those finishing in places three through six decrease by five-point increments; in other words, the third-place finisher will get points, and number four will get The points for positions seven through eleven go down in increments of four, and for positions twelve through forty-three, the points go down by threes.
Bonus points are also available in each race, with drivers earning five points for every lap they lead and an additional five points going to the driver who led the most laps. When the Nextel Cup series gets close to the end of the season, the point totals are adjusted for the series leaders in what is called the "Chase for the Championship. All eyes were on Earnhardt in the aftermath of the crash; close friends observed that the young man seemed to grow up overnight, thrust into maturity by the loss of his father.
Unable to grieve privately, Earnhardt and his family had to cope with the fans' sorrow as well as their own. One week later, Earnhardt returned to the driver's seat to race at the North Carolina Speedway. That race ended badly, as Earnhardt was slowed in the first lap by a minor accident.
He struggled over the next couple of months, performing poorly in many of his races. In July he headed back to the site of his father's death, the Daytona International Speedway, for the Pepsi His stepmother, Teresa, did not attend the race, unwilling to return so soon to that arena. Earnhardt somehow put aside his grief, focused tightly on the track in front of him, and emerged victorious.
While Earnhardt had a mediocre season on the tracks in , his popularity soared. The fans' affections, their swarming passions, untethered after his father's accident, are beginning now to bear down on him. He published a book about his rookie Winston Cup season, Driver 8, which reached number four on the New York Times best-seller list and stayed on that list for seventeen weeks. He still mourned his father's loss—MacGregor quoted him as saying, "I used to miss him every minute.
Now I've got it down to about every five minutes"—but he had begun to move on. He took on a much greater role in Dale Earnhardt Inc. During the season, Earnhardt performed better than he had in any prior year. He won two Cup races, at Talladega and Phoenix. He had thirteen top-five finishes, and finished in sixth through tenth place another eight times. His final Cup standing was third place, his highest finish since entering the Winston Cup division.
Earnhardt began the season with a flourish, winning the celebrated Daytona on February 15, almost three years exactly after his father's death on the same track.
Whether he goes on to have a career that matches his father's stellar performance or simply remains one of a handful of top NASCAR drivers does not seem to matter to his fans.
After his Phoenix victory in late , a reporter asked Earnhardt how things might change if he became a Winston Cup champion. Earnhardt considered the question, according to AutoWeek magazine, and responded, "I don't know if it would be a whole lot different. Fans cheer for you not because of wins, but Cavin, Curt. Lambert, Pam.
MacGregor, Jeff. McCarther, Mark. Spencer, Lee. Deitsch, Richard. Hollingsworth, Joe. Toggle navigation. Became first driver, since Bill Elliott at Michigan , to win four straight races on one super-speedway, doing so at Talladega, October through April Has one older half-brother, Kerry Earnhardt from dad's first marriage ; one older sister, Kelley Earnhardt second marriage ; one younger half-sister, Taylor Nicole Earnhardt third marriage.
On February 15, he won the Daytona His father won that race six years prior on the same day. Younger half-brother of Nascar driver Kerry Earnhardt. Grandson of dirt track racing legend Ralph Earnhardt. His mother's name is Brenda; his stepmother is Teresa Earnhardt. Burned in a Corvette race at Sonoma; started the next two race still in bandages, but was unable to complete either. John Andretti and Martin Truex Jr. Is second in Talladega victories with 5, trailing only Dale Earnhardt Sr.
Finished the Daytona in second place, behind team mate Michael Waltrip ; it was the same race where his father, Dale Earnhardt Sr. This was his first win in 76 races.
His car ran out of gas as he crossed the finish line and he had to be pushed to Victory Lane. Will attempt to pull off the Daytona Double and win the Daytona and Pepsi in the same year.
February 15 Won his first Daytona six years to the day his father won his first and only Daytona. He is preparing for the up and coming Nextel Cup season. Began testing in early January at Daytona. His current contract expires at the end of with Hendrick Motorsports.
Missed the second half of the season after suffering a mid- season concussion. I don't really think about carrying on the family racing name, I'm just so proud of my family and real proud to be involved with my father in racing. It's a good relationship. I'm proud of my father and grandfather and what they've done. I'm so happy to be a part of this team. We have a great unit, and that's what it takes. After dropping out of school in the ninth grade, he went through several jobs while attempting to get his own racing career off the ground.
In , Ralph died of a heart attack. Two years later, in May , his son made his own stock car racing debut, finishing 22nd in the World at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Earnhardt eventually caught the attention of Rod Osterlund, a racing sponsor based in California, and the driver was signed to his first full-time Winston Cup contract for the season. With the win, Earnhardt became the first driver to win Rookie of the Year and the points championship in back-to-back seasons.
Not long after Osterlund sold his team to J. Stacy in , Earnhardt signed to race for driver-turned-owner Richard Childress. He spent the next two years with Bud Moore's team, but he reunited with Childress after the season and his career took off. After winning four races in , Earnhardt recorded five wins and a second Winston Cup championship in The next year saw Earnhardt's best results yet, as he won 11 races and a third championship, finishing in the Top 5 in 21 out of 29 races.
Despite his undeniable success, Earnhardt earned a reputation early on for recklessness. Nickamed "Ironhead" and the "Intimidator," he was prone to aggressively bumping other drivers out of the way in order to take the lead in a particularly close race.
After a warning from the president of NASCAR in , Earnhardt cleaned up his act and began developing better relationships with other drivers on the circuit.
In , he took home yet another title.
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