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Dale Earnhardt s Death Changed Everything for Kevin Harvick, Richard Childress Racing
Earnhardt s death at the 2001 Daytona 500 turned Childress NASCAR plan for young Harvick upside down.
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Kevin Harvick replaced Dale Earnhardt for the final 35 NASCAR Cup Races in 2001 f0llowing Earnhard s death at the Daytona 500.
Earnhardt s death moved up Harvick s timeline to enter the Cup Series.
By his third Cut start that season, Harvick proved to team owner Richard Childress that the boss had made the right call.
Kevin Harvick was a 25-year-old “project driver” for Richard Childress Racing when the 2001 NASCAR season opened in Daytona Beach. He had run 69 Truck Series races for several teams the previous five seasons and was Rookie of the Year after running the 2000 Xfinity Series schedule for team-owner Richard Childress.