Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

For the operations of former DEI teams between 2009 to 2021, see NASCAR operations of Chip Ganassi Racing.

Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (DEI) is a museum in Mooresville, North Carolina. Formerly a race team founded by Dale Earnhardt and his wife, Teresa Earnhardt, it competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, the highest level of competition for professional stock car racing in the United States, from 1998 to 2009. Earnhardt was a seven-time Winston Cup champion who died in a crash on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. Despite his ownership of the DEI racing team, Earnhardt never drove for his team in the Winston Cup; instead, he raced for his long-time mentor and backer Richard Childress at RCR. In the late-2000s, DEI suffered critical financial difficulties after drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Michael Waltrip, and sponsors Anheuser-Busch, National Automotive Parts Association and United States Army left the team; DEI consequently merged with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2009, moving their equipment into the latter's shop, while the former's closed down. Chip Ganassi Racing's NASCAR operations was subsequently purchased by Trackhouse Racing Team in 2021.

Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

Owner(s)	Teresa Earnhardt
Base	Mooresville, North Carolina
Series	Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, Craftsman Truck Series, ARCA
Race drivers	Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michael Waltrip, Steve Park, Darrell Waltrip, Robby Gordon, Mark Martin, Kenny Wallace, Paul Menard, Martin Truex Jr., Regan Smith, Aric Almirola, Kerry Earnhardt
Sponsors	Budweiser, NAPA Auto Parts, Pennzoil, Bass Pro Shops, Menards, U.S. Army, Burger King, Quaker State, Nilla Wafers, Oreo, Peak, Papa John's Pizza, Smith & Wesson, Taco Bell, KFC, Goodwrench, Coca-Cola, Ritz, Wrangler, ACDelco
Manufacturer	Chevrolet
Opened	1980
Closed	2009
Career
Drivers' Championships	Total: 4 Cup Series: 0 Xfinity Series: 2 (1998, 1999) Truck Series: 2 (1996, 1998) ARCA Racing Series: 0
Race victories	Total: 95 Cup Series: 24 Xfinity Series: 41 Truck Series: 25 ARCA Racing Series: 5

DEI celebrated the life and legacy of Earnhardt through an annual celebration of his birthday on April 29, also known as Dale Earnhardt Day. DEI maintains a showroom at the former race shop in Mooresville where fans can purchase memorabilia and other goods. The organization also pursues partnerships which bring tribute to Earnhardt's memory. Notable drivers for DEI included Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michael Waltrip, Steve Park, Martin Truex Jr., Mark Martin, John Andretti, Kenny Wallace, Darrell Waltrip, and Aric Almirola.

Cup Series history

Car No. 01 History

Main article: Ginn Racing

Mark Martin (2007)

Regan Smith drove the 01 part-time in 2007, then drove the 01 for DEI in 34 of 36 races in 2008, winning Rookie of the Year.

Mark Martin in the 2007 Auto Club 500 at California.

Regan Smith's car from 2008

Before the 01 car ran under the DEI banner, the team ran as MB2 Motorsports, with their cars driven by drivers such as Ernie Irvan, Ken Schrader, and Joe Nemechek. Veteran Mark Martin, coming off his final year with Roush Racing, was signed to drive MB2's No. 01 car for 20 races (18 points races plus the Budweiser Shootout and Nextel All-Star Challenge) in 2007, with Joe Nemechek moving over from the 01 team to the team's new 13 team. Regan Smith was pinned to fill the remaining 18 races of the season, while driving in the Busch Series for the team as well. MB2 Motorsports also changed its name to Ginn Racing to reflect Bobby Ginn's new majority interest in the team. Martin was leading in the final turn of the season-opening Daytona 500, after lining up on the final restart with former Roush teammates Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth behind him. Coming down the front stretch, and with the field wrecking behind him, Martin looked to have finally come through at Daytona. But the caution was not called, and Kevin Harvick caught Martin on his outside, beating him to the line by two-hundredths of a second. Martin put together more strong finishes, and after the fourth race at Atlanta was leading the points standings in what was supposed to be his first season of semi-retirement. Resisting the chance to capture his first championship, Martin did step out of the car as scheduled, breaking a streak of 621 consecutive starts. In 24 starts for the team, Martin scored 11 top 10s, and finished 27th in points despite missing 12 races.

Regan Smith (2007-2008)

Rookie Regan Smith meanwhile made his debut at Bristol Motor Speedway in March, finishing 25th. Smith would run 6 more races in the car, with a best finish of 24th at Talladega Superspeedway. On July 17, it was announced that Smith would move to the 14 car on a full-time basis, replacing veteran Sterling Marlin. Meanwhile, 23-year-old Aric Almirola, who was granted his release from Joe Gibbs Racing after being pulled out of a car he qualified on the pole during a Busch Series race in favor of Denny Hamlin, signed on to be the new co-driver of the 01. With the merger of Ginn and DEI not long afterwards, Smith was left on the sidelines while Almirola ran 5 races. Aric's results were not much better than Regan's, with a best finish of 26th at Phoenix. Martin and Almirola would move to the 8 car for 2008.

In 2008, Smith was named the full-time driver of the 01 car (now fully operated by DEI), with Martin and Almirola as well as sponsor U.S. Army moving to the 8 car to replace the departing Dale Earnhardt Jr. Principal Financial Group was signed as the primary sponsor for the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400. Principal often ran as a secondary sponsor on the sides of the car, with a DEI logo on the hood in lieu of full sponsorship. Steak-umm and Coors Light were also sponsors in one-race deals. Ron Fellows replaced Smith at the two road course races, scoring a 13th-place finish at Watkins Glen. Smith almost won the 2008 AMP Energy 500, passing Tony Stewart on the final lap and crossing the finish line in first. Smith, however, was found to be passing below the yellow line upon video review, and per NASCAR had his position revoked, leading to an 18th-place finish. Though he finished 34th in points with no top 10 finishes, Smith became the first rookie to finish every race he entered during the 2008 season and was named Rookie of the Year at the season's end. The 01 team disbanded after DEI merged with Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, and Smith moved on to Furniture Row Racing.

Car No. 01 Results

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year	Driver	No.	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
2007	Mark Martin	01	Chevy	DAY 2	CAL 5	LVS 5	ATL 10			TEX 3	PHO 12		RCH 17	DAR 14	CLT 11	DOV 7	POC 7	MCH 29			DAY 17	CHI 14	IND 6	POC 9		MCH 42			RCH 21		DOV 4	KAN 12		CLT 16		ATL 43	TEX 34		HOM 9	17th	3793
	Regan Smith							BRI 25	MAR 26			TAL 24							SON 30	NHA 32					GLN 37					NHA 36
	Aric Almirola																										BRI 36	CAL 31					TAL 30		MAR 43			PHO 26
2008	Regan Smith			DAY 37	CAL 31	LVS 34	ATL 38	BRI 26	MAR 14	TEX 35	PHO 35	TAL 21	RCH 21	DAR 29	CLT 19	DOV 21	POC 28	MCH 32		NHA 27	DAY 24	CHI 34	IND 31	POC 25		MCH 29	BRI 14	CAL 26	RCH 23	NHA 23	DOV 37	KAN 32	TAL 18	CLT 23	MAR 42	ATL 30	TEX 34	PHO 23	HOM 34	32nd	2872
	Ron Fellows																		SON 29						GLN 13

Car No. 1 history

No. 14 (1996-1997)

In 1996, DEI debuted in the Winston Cup Series for the first of two appearances at Pocono Raceway with the No. 14 Racing for Kids Chevrolet driven by Jeff Green. Robby Gordon also drove the car in an appearance for DEI at Charlotte Motor Speedway later in the season. In 1997, sponsored by Burger King, Busch Series standout Steve Park drove the car in four races, with the team failing to qualify in another four.

Steve Park (1997-2003)

In 1998, the team switched the car number from No. 14 to No. 1 in an agreement with Richard Jackson $100,000, another car owner. DEI received sponsorships from Pennzoil and Park and made a bid for NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors. In the third race of the year at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Park failed to qualify. The following week, Steve suffered a broken femur, collarbone, and shoulder blade in a severe crash during practice at Atlanta. Ron Hornaday Jr. failed to qualify the car in the following weekend at Darlington before the team brought in 3-time champion Darrell Waltrip. He drove the car for 13 races while Park recovered from his injuries and finished in the Top 10 twice. Park returned at the Brickyard 400 and following a crash, he finished 35th. In 1998, Park posted two 11th-place finishes and finished 42nd in points.

2001 Cup car at Dover being driven by Kenny Wallace (injury replacement for Steve Park)

In 1999, Park finished in the Top 10 five times and 14th in points. In 2000, he won his first two Bud Pole awards and won his first race at Watkins Glen International, his home track. He finished the season 11th in points. In 2001, in the first race after Earnhardt's death, he beat Bobby Labonte in a photo finish at North Carolina Speedway. Park's career encountered difficulties at a Busch Series race at Darlington Raceway. During a caution, his steering wheel became disconnected from the column. The car immediately veered to the left and was hit by the quicker-moving vehicle of Larry Foyt. Kenny Wallace filled in for Park while he recuperated from the new injuries sustained at Darlington. In doing so, Wallace won the pole and finished second in the Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 at the North Carolina speedway. Park gradually recovered from his injuries and returned, ironically, at the 2002 spring Darlington race. Park ran strong in his return, taking the lead at lap 18, and proceeding to lead 19 laps. Park, however, crashed while attempting to pass the lapped car of Stacy Compton, pole sitter Ricky Craven, was also collected during the incident. Park would finish 39th, 160 laps down. This was eventually seen as a sign that Park was still likely suffering from a concussion sustained during the Darlington crash the previous year and exacerbated by further impacts since. Park struggled to regain his form and was involved in yet another visually stunning accident during the opening lap of a race at Pocono. Rusty Wallace collided with Park exiting turn 1. The No. 1 then turned dead left and dragged teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s No. 8 car through wet grass towards the short and relatively unreinforced inside guardrail (prior to SAFER Barriers). Park hit the metal guard rail, and proceeded to flip several times, eventually landing on the driver's side. Park's teammate ran to his aide after the dramatic impact and aftermath. In mid 2003, Park was relieved of his driving duties and was replaced by Jeff Green. (Park took over Green's No. 30 AOL Chevy at Richard Childress Racing, previously Earnhardt's car owner)

In a last-second decision in June 2003, Ty Norris suggested a former student of Earnhardt's, Ron Fellows, to drive the No. 1 for the road course events as a road course ringer. In 2001 Fellows was finalizing a deal to drive a Dale Earnhardt Inc. car full-time in 2002 but Earnhardt's death left this invalid. Using advantage of this rare opportunity, Fellows almost won the 2003 Dodge Save/Mart 350 in which he controlled the race late in the event and lost when he waited too long for his final pit stop.

Part time (2004-2005)

2008 Cup car at Daytona driven by Martin Truex Jr.

Both Green and Pennzoil left DEI when the 2003 season finished and the team moved to a part-time status with Pete Rondeau as the crew chief. They occasionally fielded cars for John Andretti, a two-time winner. Ron Fellows returned to the No. 1 for the 2004 Watkins Glen race bringing sponsorship of Nilla Wafers and Nutter Butter with him. During the race, Ron qualified 43rd after qualifying was cancelled due to rain. Despite this, Ron put up an amazing drive through the field in which he charged from 43rd place to finish second behind winner Tony Stewart.

Martin Truex Jr. (2005-2009)

In the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, DEI ran a part-time schedule with Martin Truex Jr. making seven starts in the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet. The team returned to full-time status in 2006, collecting five Top 10's and finishing 19th in points. On June 4, 2007, Truex scored his first career NEXTEL Cup victory in the No. 1 car at the Dover International Speedway in a COT race. Truex also qualified to race in the Chase for the Nextel Cup that year. He was DEI's only representative in the 2007 Chase for the Cup and his qualification is, to date, the last for a driver in a DEI car. At the end of 2009, Truex left the team for Michael Waltrip Racing to drive the No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts-sponsored Toyota Camry.

Car No. 1 Results

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year	Driver	No.	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
1996	Robby Gordon	14	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	BRI	NWS	MAR	TAL	SON	CLT	DOV	POC 36	MCH	DAY	NHA	POC 41	TAL	IND	GLN								CLT 38	CAR	PHO	ATL						47th	147
	Ron Hornaday Jr.																							MCH DNQ	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	NWS
1997	Steve Park			DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	DAR	TEX	BRI	MAR	SON	TAL	CLT	DOV	POC	MCH	CAL	DAY	NHA	POC DNQ	IND	GLN 33	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA DNQ	DOV DNQ	MAR	CLT DNQ	TAL	CAR 33	PHO 41	ATL 15					48th	294
1998		1		DAY 41	CAR 31	LVS DNQ																IND 35	GLN 18	MCH 11	BRI 34	NHA 41	DAR 24	RCH 27	DOV 11	MAR 24	CLT 36	TAL 41	DAY 33	PHO 24	CAR 35	ATL 17				26th	2857
	Phil Parsons						ATL DNQ
	Ron Hornaday Jr.							DAR DNQ
	Darrell Waltrip								BRI 23	TEX 36	MAR 40	TAL 15	CAL 5	CLT 17	DOV 20	RCH 32	MCH 12	POC 6	SON 13	NHA 13	POC 13
1999	Steve Park			DAY 34	CAR 26	LVS 16	ATL 32	DAR 12	TEX 32	BRI 23	MAR 25	TAL 37	CAL 24	RCH 34	CLT 42	DOV 16	MCH 6	POC 13	SON 42	DAY 42	NHA 12	POC 8	IND 15	GLN 12	MCH 20	BRI 31	DAR 10	RCH 16	NHA 15	DOV 9	MAR 12	CLT 10	TAL 14	CAR 15	PHO 15	HOM 19	ATL 12			14th	3481
2000				DAY 31	CAR 9	LVS 43	ATL 4	DAR 39	BRI 7	TEX 19	MAR 25	TAL 32	CAL 16	RCH 11	CLT 9	DOV 19	MCH 29	POC 15	SON 17	DAY 33	NHA 28	POC 15	IND 16	GLN 1*	MCH 33	BRI 5	DAR 10	RCH 4	NHA 34	DOV 4	MAR 11	CLT 7	TAL 19	CAR 6	PHO 3	HOM 8	ATL 18			11th	3934
2001				DAY 31	CAR 1	LVS 7	ATL 43	DAR 2*	BRI 9	TEX 2	MAR 19	TAL 31	CAL 15	RCH 4	CLT 22	DOV 2	MCH 23	POC 32	SON 40	DAY 20	CHI 41	NHA 6	POC 13	IND 7*	GLN 10	MCH 9	BRI 7													16th	3782
	Kenny Wallace																											DAR 41	RCH 21	DOV 22	KAN 17	CLT 23	MAR 20	TAL 6	PHO 11	CAR 2	HOM 14	ATL 28	NHA 25
2002				DAY 30	CAR 10	LVS 27	ATL 22																																	30th	2912
	Steve Park							DAR 39	BRI 24	TEX 20	MAR 24	TAL 34	CAL 22	RCH 34	CLT 38	DOV 39	POC 23	MCH 32	SON 23	DAY 34	CHI 27	NHA 32	POC 43	IND 7	GLN 39	MCH 41	BRI 26	DAR 36	RCH 11	NHA 29	DOV 26	KAN 30	TAL 6	CLT 15	MAR 16	ATL 15	CAR 24	PHO 21	HOM 17
2003				DAY 29	CAR 21	LVS 10	ATL 16	DAR 20	BRI 30	TEX 39	TAL 20	MAR 24	CAL 40	RCH 43																										31st	2935
	Jeff Green														CLT 19	DOV 25	POC 33	MCH 28		DAY 29	CHI 16	NHA 30	POC 31	IND 20		MCH 21	BRI 40	DAR 18
	Ron Fellows																		SON 7						GLN 38
	John Andretti																												RCH 14	NHA 12	DOV 34		KAN 19	CLT 30	MAR 31	ATL 22	PHO 16	CAR 30	HOM 42
	Jason Keller																															TAL 26
2004	John Andretti			DAY 13	CAR 29	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT 19	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY 43	CHI 16	NHA	POC	IND																44th	844
	Ron Fellows																								GLN 2	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH
	Martin Truex Jr.																													NHA DNQ	DOV					ATL 37	PHO	DAR	HOM 32
	Kenny Wallace																															TAL 32	KAN	CLT	MAR
2005	Martin Truex Jr.			DAY 34	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	MAR	TEX	PHO	TAL 21	DAR	RCH	CLT 7	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND 42								TAL 28	KAN	CLT	MAR	ATL 40	TEX 15	PHO	HOM	48th	614
	Paul Menard																								GLN 27	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV
2006	Martin Truex Jr.			DAY 16	CAL 15	LVS 20	ATL 19	BRI 38	MAR 19	TEX 8	PHO 22	TAL 36	RCH 41	DAR 14	CLT 21	DOV 22	POC 24	MCH 15	SON 16	DAY 29	CHI 19	NHA 18	POC 10	IND 19	GLN 28	MCH 30	BRI 18	CAL 18	RCH 40	NHA 22	DOV 6	KAN 11	TAL 5	CLT 31	MAR 36	ATL 37	TEX 14	PHO 12	HOM 2	19th	3673
2007				DAY 29	CAL 42	LVS 12	ATL 8	BRI 37	MAR 29	TEX 7	PHO 20	TAL 10	RCH 28	DAR 11	CLT 16	DOV 1*	POC 3	MCH 2	SON 24	NHA 3	DAY 13	CHI 39	IND 12	POC 22	GLN 6	MCH 2	BRI 11	CAL 6	RCH 15	NHA 5	DOV 13	KAN 38	TAL 42	CLT 17	MAR 19	ATL 31*	TEX 3	PHO 7	HOM 6	11th	6164
2008				DAY 20	CAL 6	LVS 15	ATL 21	BRI 13	MAR 21	TEX 36	PHO 8	TAL 37	RCH 5	DAR 14	CLT 34	DOV 6	POC 17	MCH 17	SON 16	NHA 4	DAY 17	CHI 9	IND 24	POC 15	GLN 5	MCH 16	BRI 35	CAL 19	RCH 16	NHA 7	DOV 20	KAN 43	TAL 41	CLT 14	MAR 10	ATL 15	TEX 8	PHO 43	HOM 10	15th	3839

Car No. 8 History

Main articles: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin, and Aric Almirola

Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s car from 1999 to 2007

Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the 8 part-time in 1999, Full-time from 2000 to 2007.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1999-2007)

The No. 8 car was DEI's second cup series entry, the team was formed to bring Dale Earnhardt Jr. to the Winston Cup Series and opted to use the No. 8 which was formerly used by Stavola Brothers Racing, who ceased operations in 1998. Earnhardt Jr. drove the Budweiser No. 8 in five Cup races in 1999, making his debut at Charlotte in the 1999 Coca-Cola 600. He finished in the Top 10 once and led one lap.

In 2000, Earnhardt Jr. moved to the Cup Series on a full-time basis. That year, Earnhardt Jr. won two poles and three races (including The Winston, where he became the first rookie to win the event), but finished runner-up to Matt Kenseth in the competition for NASCAR Rookie of the Year. On July 7, 2001, Earnhardt Jr. won the Pepsi 400 at Daytona, the first Cup race at Daytona after Earnhardt, Sr.'s death. Using the No. 8, Earnhardt Jr. set a record by winning four consecutive races at Talladega.

In 2002, Earnhardt Jr. had a roller-coaster season. He struggled after enduring an April concussion at the NAPA Auto Parts 500—an injury he did not admit to until mid-September. In the three races following Fontana, he finished no better than 30th. However, Earnhardt Jr. rallied to sweep both Talladega races (leading a dominating 133 of 188 laps in the spring race), a pair of Bud Pole Awards and an 11th-place finish in the standings with 11 Top 5s and 16 Top 10 finishes.

In 2003, Earnhardt Jr. became a true title contender, scoring a record-breaking fourth consecutive win in the Aaron's 499 at Talladega, after being involved in a 27-car crash on lap 4. He struggled for most of the race, and was at points a half-lap down, only catching back up to the pack through a caution. The win was controversial because on the last lap, it appeared that Earnhardt Jr. went below the yellow line to gain position, but NASCAR ruled that Matt Kenseth had forced Earnhardt below the line, making it a clean pass. Earnhardt Jr. scored a victory at Phoenix in October, recording a career best 3rd-place effort in the standings, with 13 Top 5s and 21 Top 10 finishes.

On February 15, 2004, 6 years to the day after his father's win, Earnhardt Jr. won the 2004 Daytona 500. He won a further five races that season. Though he failed to qualify for the Chase Cup in 2005, he did race in 2006 when he finished 5th. On May 10, 2007, Earnhardt Jr. announced that he would not return to DEI for the 2008 season; on June 13, 2007, officially announced his move to Hendrick Motorsports (HMS); and on August 16, 2007, that he would not retain the No. 8 car number.

Mark Martin/Aric Almirola split time in the No. 8 in 2008

Aric Almirola's No. 8 in 2009

Mark Martin and Aric Almirola (2008-2009)

On September 12, DEI announced Mark Martin and Aric Almirola as co-drivers of the No. 8 U.S. Army Chevrolet with crew chief Tony Gibson for the 2008 season, both finishing 28th and 42nd in points respectively. Martin left DEI after the 2008 season to replace Casey Mears in the No. 5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet and join Dale Jr. at Hendrick Motorsports. In 2009, the Army withdrew their support in favor of Ryan Newman's No. 39 car at Stewart-Haas Racing.

Almirola was engaged to drive the No. 8 Guitar Hero World Tour Chevrolet for the full 2009 season but the sponsorship lasted only four races. Following the 2009 Samsung 500 at Texas, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing announced that the operations of the No. 8 team were being suspended indefinitely due to a lack of sponsorship (which had been operating on a race to race basis). Almirola sued Earnhardt Ganassi Racing but the matter was settled out of court. Crew chief Doug Randolph would depart and join Richard Childress Racing for the remainder of 2009, while Almirola joined Billy Ballew Motorsports for 16 races in the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Car No. 8 Results

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year	Driver	No.	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts	Ref
1999	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	8	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	TEX	BRI	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT 16	DOV	MCH	POC	SON	DAY	NHA 43	POC	IND	GLN	MCH 24	BRI	DAR	RCH 10	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT	TAL	CAR	PHO	HOM	ATL 14			48th	500
2000				DAY 13	CAR 19	LVS 10	ATL 29	DAR 40	BRI 38	TEX 1*	MAR 26	TAL 42	CAL 12	RCH 1	CLT 4*	DOV 10	MCH 13	POC 19	SON 24	DAY 35	NHA 21	POC 13	IND 13	GLN 40	MCH 31	BRI 21	DAR 11	RCH 13	NHA 31	DOV 16	MAR 36	CLT 19	TAL 14	CAR 34	PHO 27	HOM 13	ATL 20			16th	3516
2001				DAY 2	CAR 43	LVS 23	ATL 15	DAR 34	BRI 31	TEX 8	MAR 11	TAL 8	CAL 3	RCH 7	CLT 25	DOV 3	MCH 39	POC 20	SON 19	DAY 1*	CHI 11	NHA 9	POC 2	IND 10	GLN 12	MCH 12	BRI 14	DAR 17	RCH 3	DOV 1*	KAN 33	CLT 4	MAR 27	TAL 1	PHO 37	CAR 15	HOM 15	ATL 7*	NHA 24	8th	4460
2002				DAY 29	CAR 26	LVS 16	ATL 2	DAR 4	BRI 4*	TEX 42	MAR 5	TAL 1*	CAL 36	RCH 36	CLT 35	DOV 30	POC 12	MCH 22	SON 30	DAY 6	CHI 10	NHA 23	POC 37	IND 22	GLN 35	MCH 10	BRI 3	DAR 16	RCH 4	NHA 11	DOV 24	KAN 6	TAL 1*	CLT 9	MAR 4	ATL 5	CAR 34	PHO 5	HOM 21	11th	4270
2003				DAY 36	CAR 33	LVS 2*	ATL 3	DAR 6*	BRI 16	TEX 2	TAL 1	MAR 3*	CAL 6	RCH 3	CLT 41	DOV 11	POC 4	MCH 7	SON 11	DAY 7	CHI 38	NHA 6	POC 3	IND 14	GLN 3	MCH 32	BRI 9	DAR 25	RCH 17	NHA 5	DOV 37	TAL 2	KAN 18	CLT 9	MAR 4	ATL 6	PHO 1	CAR 13	HOM 24	3rd	4815
2004				DAY 1	CAR 5	LVS 35	ATL 1	DAR 10	BRI 11	TEX 4	MAR 3	TAL 2	CAL 9	RCH 1	CLT 6	DOV 3	POC 6	MCH 21	SON 11	DAY 3	CHI 22	NHA 31	POC 25	IND 27	GLN 5	MCH 21	BRI 1	CAL 34	RCH 2	NHA 3	DOV 9	TAL 1	KAN 9	CLT 3	MAR 33	ATL 33	PHO 1	DAR 11	HOM 23	5th	6368
2005				DAY 3	CAL 32	LVS 42	ATL 24	BRI 4	MAR 13	TEX 9	PHO 4	TAL 15	DAR 8	RCH 14	CLT 33	DOV 22	POC 33	MCH 17	SON 42	DAY 3	CHI 1	NHA 9	POC 32	IND 43	GLN 10	MCH 18	BRI 9	CAL 38	RCH 20	NHA 5	DOV 31	TAL 40	KAN 34	CLT 42	MAR 18	ATL 4*	TEX 8	PHO 40	HOM 19	19th	3780
2006				DAY 8*	CAL 11	LVS 27	ATL 3	BRI 11	MAR 4	TEX 12	PHO 23	TAL 31	RCH 1	DAR 5	CLT 11	DOV 10	POC 14	MCH 3	SON 26	DAY 13	CHI 5	NHA 43	POC 43	IND 6	GLN 18	MCH 6	BRI 3	CAL 2	RCH 17	NHA 13	DOV 21	KAN 10	TAL 23*	CLT 4	MAR 22	ATL 3	TEX 6	PHO 9	HOM 19	5th	6328
2007				DAY 32	CAL 40	LVS 11	ATL 14	BRI 7	MAR 5	TEX 36	PHO 19	TAL 7	RCH 13	DAR 8	CLT 8	DOV 22	POC 12	MCH 5	SON 13	NHA 4	DAY 36	CHI 19	IND 34	POC 2	GLN 42	MCH 12	BRI 5	CAL 5	RCH 30	NHA 16	DOV 3	KAN 10	TAL 40	CLT 19	MAR 23	ATL 25	TEX 14	PHO 43	HOM 36	16th	3929
2008	Mark Martin			DAY 31	CAL 16	LVS 10	ATL 22			TEX 8	PHO 5		RCH 3	DAR 16	CLT 15	DOV 23	POC 10	MCH 25			DAY 10	CHI 17	IND 11	POC 8		MCH 6			RCH 5		DOV 4	KAN 18		CLT 9		ATL 22	TEX 12	PHO 14		14th	4097
	Aric Almirola							BRI 8	MAR 42			TAL 33							SON 25	NHA 23					GLN 35		BRI 13	CAL 30		NHA 18			TAL 13		MAR 20				HOM 35

Car No. 15 history

Michael Waltrip drove the No. 15 from 2001 to 2005

Michael Waltrip (2001-2005)

In 2001, the team raced the NAPA sponsored No. 15 (a possible reference to the No. 15 Ford Thunderbird that Earnhardt drove in 1982 and 1983 for Bud Moore Engineering). Michael Waltrip was announced as the driver for the 2001 season. In his first start for DEI, Waltrip won his first race in his 16-year career at the 2001 Daytona 500. An estatic Waltrip's dream come true soon turned into a nightmare, however, as his win was overshadowed by Dale Earnhardt's death. Waltrip soon proved to have prowess at the superspeedways, leading laps at most Talladega and Daytona races. Between 2001 and 2003, Waltrip won four races (three at Daytona and one at Talladega). However, he often struggled to find speed outside of those two tracks. After two disappointing seasons without a win, including a 25th-place points finish in 2005, Waltrip announced he would no longer drive for DEI, taking his NAPA sponsorship to Bill Davis Racing for one year before creating his own race team.

No. 15 Menard's Chevrolet in 2006

2008 racecar

Paul Menard (2006-2008)

For 2006, the No. 15 team moved to a part-time status, entering ten races but only qualifying for seven. Paul Menard, DEI's Busch Series driver, drove and sponsorship was provided by Menards and PPG Paints. Menard finished 7th at Atlanta and moved to full-time in 2007. After the merger of Ginn Racing and DEI, the No. 15 team absorbed the owner points of the No. 14 car (formerly driven by Sterling Marlin), so they would be guaranteed a spot in each race for the remainder of the 2007 season. After the 2008 season, Menard took his talents and sponsorship to Yates Racing driving the No. 98 Ford. The DEI No. 15 team was disbanded.

Car No. 15 Results

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year	Driver	No.	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
2001	Michael Waltrip	15	Chevy	DAY 1	CAR 19	LVS 13	ATL 23	DAR 25	BRI 22	TEX 39	MAR 24	TAL 28	CAL 43	RCH 35	CLT 28	DOV 43	MCH 29	POC 30	SON 20	DAY 2	CHI 22	NHA 28	POC 19	IND 25	GLN 18	MCH 36	BRI 39	DAR 36	RCH 20	DOV 39	KAN 38	CLT 18	MAR 19	TAL 37	PHO 23	CAR 21	HOM 2	ATL 26	NHA 40	24th	3159
2002				DAY 5	CAR 40	LVS 22	ATL 40	DAR 15	BRI 30	TEX 28	MAR 13	TAL 2	CAL 10	RCH 24	CLT 8	DOV 21	POC 8	MCH 4	SON 22	DAY 1*	CHI 42	NHA 20	POC 18	IND 16	GLN 9	MCH 15	BRI 22	DAR 24	RCH 36	NHA 8	DOV 12	KAN 26	TAL 8	CLT 11	MAR 18	ATL 11	CAR 19	PHO 20	HOM 41	14th	3985
2003				DAY 1*	CAR 19	LVS 3	ATL 27	DAR 5	BRI 25	TEX 17	TAL 24	MAR 23	CAL 7	RCH 12	CLT 6	DOV 16	POC 18	MCH 5	SON 13	DAY 11	CHI 5	NHA 28	POC 4	IND 16	GLN 13	MCH 7	BRI 42	DAR 37	RCH 32	NHA 26	DOV 42	TAL 1	KAN 39	CLT 14	MAR 26	ATL 38	PHO 5	CAR 37	HOM 41	15th	3934
2004				DAY 38	CAR 33	LVS 37	ATL 23	DAR 35	BRI 10	TEX 20	MAR 15	TAL 12	CAL 32	RCH 10	CLT 2	DOV 6	POC 33	MCH 10	SON 4	DAY 13	CHI 9	NHA 6	POC 36	IND 20	GLN 20	MCH 17	BRI 27	CAL 23	RCH 13	NHA 9	DOV 16	TAL 25	KAN 11	CLT 28	MAR 19	ATL 14	PHO 17	DAR 33	HOM 17	20th	3878
2005				DAY 37	CAL 38	LVS 21	ATL 7	BRI 19	MAR 30	TEX 6	PHO 2	TAL 3	DAR 34	RCH 9	CLT 36	DOV 13	POC 5	MCH 7	SON 22	DAY 40	CHI 36	NHA 17	POC 26	IND 16	GLN 41	MCH 27	BRI 15	CAL 13	RCH 31	NHA 15	DOV 26	TAL 42	KAN 40	CLT 29	MAR 27	ATL 11	TEX 41	PHO 33	HOM 29	25th	3452
2006	Paul Menard			DAY DNQ	CAL	LVS	ATL 7	BRI	MAR	TEX	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT 14	DOV	POC	MCH	SON	DAY	CHI DNQ	NHA	POC	IND DNQ	GLN 29	MCH 20	BRI	CAL	RCH	NHA	DOV	KAN	TAL 34	CLT	MAR	ATL	TEX 41	PHO	HOM 17	45th	669
2007				DAY DNQ	CAL 20	LVS 32	ATL 31	BRI DNQ	MAR DNQ	TEX 15	PHO 25	TAL 43	RCH 16	DAR 31	CLT DNQ	DOV DNQ	POC 28	MCH 12	SON DNQ	NHA 39	DAY 21	CHI 42	IND 20	POC 26	GLN 19	MCH 39	BRI 24	CAL 24	RCH 26	NHA 24	DOV 21	KAN 27	TAL 38	CLT 22	MAR 24	ATL 27	TEX 30	PHO 22	HOM 35	34th	2496
2008				DAY 22	CAL 27	LVS 22	ATL 19	BRI 32	MAR 16	TEX 17	PHO 21	TAL 14	RCH 31	DAR 36	CLT 41	DOV 22	POC 25	MCH 11	SON 34	NHA 29	DAY 15	CHI 26	IND 41	POC 42	GLN 28	MCH 24	BRI 16	CAL 37	RCH 34	NHA 21	DOV 21	KAN 27	TAL 2	CLT 26	MAR 27	ATL 31	TEX 22	PHO 26	HOM 30	26th	3151

Car No. 81 history

In 2003, DEI debuted the No. 81 car sponsored by Kraft Foods for the Tropicana 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in July, with driver Jason Keller failing to qualify for the event. Pairing crew chief Kevin Manion with longtime Petty Enterprises driver John Andretti, the No. 81 made its first and only Winston Cup start three weeks later in the Brickyard 400. Andretti crashed after 46 laps and finished 43rd.

Nationwide Series history

Car No. 2 history

The No. 2 was driven in one race, the AC Delco 200 at Rockingham. David Bonnett piloted the car as a teammate to Dale Earnhardt, who was in the usual No. 3. Bonnett was involved in a large crash on lap 94 and failed to finish, placing 35th.

Cars No. 3 and No. 8 history

The No. 8 car was run by DEI starting in 1984, with Dale Earnhardt piloting his self-owned Wrangler Pontiac for the first time in the Mello Yello 300 at Charlotte. The car ran from 1984 to 1988 and then again from 2002 to 2008. Between 1989 and 2000, the No. 8 switched to the No. 3. The car went full time with Jeff Green driving in 1995 and 1996 and later won two championships in 1998 and 1999, with Earnhardt Jr. driving. Drivers of the car from 1984 to 2000 included Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jody Ridley, Kenny Wallace, Michael Waltrip, Neil Bonnett, David Bonnett, Andy Petree, Jeff Green, Steve Park, and Ron Hornaday Jr. During all six full time seasons (1995–2000), the team finished in the Top 5 in points, occurring with four different drivers.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. won two races in the only two starts for the car after the 2000 season (Richmond 2002 and Daytona 2004). Following Daytona in 2004, the No. 8 switched to Chance 2 Motorsports and ran full-time with Martin Truex Jr. Truex won the 2004 and 2005 Busch Series championships, along with twelve races.

The car returned to DEI part-time in 2006 after Chance 2 folded, with Earnhardt Jr. and Truex combining for three victories. Truex and Kerry Earnhardt drove the No. 8 in the final two series races for the organization in 2008, with Truex finishing 11th at Daytona in February after leading 20 laps. At the July Daytona race, Kerry's car featured sponsorships from Freightliner and Bass Pro Shops, with him finishing 17th. From 2006 to 2008, the car was driven by Earnhardt Jr., Truex, Tony Stewart, and Kerry Earnhardt in 16 races, with Earnhardt winning twice and Truex once.

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year	Driver	No.	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	NBSC	Pts	Ref
1984	Dale Earnhardt	8	Pontiac	DAY	RCH	CAR	HCY	MAR	DAR	ROU	NSV	LGY	MLW	DOV	CLT 4	SBO	HCY	ROU	SBO	ROU	HCY	IRP	LGY	SBO	BRI	DAR 19	RCH	NWS	CLT 38	HCY	CAR	MAR							-	-
1985				DAY 35	CAR 1*	HCY	BRI	MAR	DAR 29	SBO	LGY	DOV											DAR 22	RCH 21	NWS	ROU	CLT 4	HCY	CAR	MAR									-	-
	Jody Ridley												CLT 29	SBO	HCY	ROU	IRP	SBO	LGY	HCY	MLW	BRI
1986	Dale Earnhardt			DAY 1	CAR 1	HCY	MAR		DAR 2*	SBO	LGY	JFC	DOV	CLT 15	SBO	HCY	ROU										DAR 1*					CLT 1*	CAR	MAR					25th	1611
			Chevy					BRI 2										IRP 25	SBO	RAL 3	OXF	SBO	HCY	LGY	ROU	BRI 2		RCH 1*	DOV	MAR	ROU
1987				DAY 27*	HCY	MAR	DAR 1*	BRI 4*	LGY	SBO	CLT 5*	DOV	IRP 31	ROU	JFC	OXF	SBO	HCY	RAL	LGY	ROU	BRI 32	JFC	DAR 35	RCH 31	DOV	MAR	CLT 21	CAR 3*	MAR									33rd	1107
1988				DAY 37	HCY 8	CAR 27*	MAR	DAR 4	BRI 1	LNG	NZH 6	SBO 25	NSV	CLT 5	DOV	ROU	LAN	LVL	MYB 27	OXF	SBO	HCY	LNG	IRP 29	ROU	BRI 3	DAR 32	RCH	DOV		CLT 33	CAR 2	MAR						-	-
	Kenny Wallace																													MAR 11
1989	Dale Earnhardt	3	Pontiac	DAY 4																																			-	-
			Chevy		CAR 2	MAR	HCY 10	DAR 6	BRI 27	NZH 37	SBO	LAN	NSV	CLT 20	DOV	ROU	LVL	VOL	MYB	SBO 28	HCY	DUB	IRP 5	ROU	BRI 5	DAR 4*	RCH 5	DOV	MAR	CLT 27
	Michael Waltrip																														CAR 7	MAR
1990	Dale Earnhardt			DAY 1*	RCH 2	CAR 1	MAR	HCY 20	DAR 29	BRI 5	LAN	SBO	NZH	HCY	CLT 8	DOV	ROU	VOL	MYB	OXF	NHA 7	SBO	DUB	IRP 3	ROU	BRI 24*	DAR 38	RCH 4	DOV	MAR	CLT 4	NHA	CAR 2	MAR					26th	1947
1991				DAY 1*	RCH 2	CAR 3	MAR	VOL	HCY	DAR 3	BRI 3	LAN	SBO	NZH	CLT 1*	DOV	ROU	HCY	MYB	GLN	OXF	NHA 35	SBO	DUB	IRP 33	ROU	BRI 11	DAR 1*	RCH 7*	DOV	CLT 39	NHA	CAR 6*	MAR					27th	1799
1992				DAY 1*	CAR 4*	RCH	ATL 31	MAR	DAR 17	BRI	HCY	LAN	DUB	NZH	CLT 28	DOV 16	ROU	MYB	GLN			TAL 4	IRP	ROU	MCH 3	NHA 2	BRI	DAR 4	RCH	DOV	CLT 41	MAR	CAR 12	HCY					-	-
	David Bonnett																			VOL 9	NHA
1993	Dale Earnhardt			DAY 1*	CAR 3	RCH	DAR	BRI	HCY	ROU	MAR	NZH	CLT 36	DOV 13	MYB	GLN	MLW	TAL 1*	IRP	MCH 41	NHA 42	BRI	DAR 40	RCH	DOV	ROU	CLT 3	MAR	CAR	HCY	ATL QL†								-	-
	Neil Bonnett																														ATL 35
1994	Dale Earnhardt			DAY 1	CAR 38	RCH DNQ	ATL 10	MAR	DAR 6	HCY	BRI	ROU	NHA 31	NZH	CLT 23	DOV 39	MYB	GLN	MLW	SBO	TAL 3	HCY	IRP	MCH 32	BRI	DAR 41	RCH 3		CLT 45										-	-
	Michael Waltrip																											DOV 41			CAR 2
	Andy Petree																													MAR 16
1995	Jeff Green	3	Chevy	DAY 7	CAR 10	RCH 36	ATL DNQ	NSV 10	DAR 27	BRI 25	HCY 29	NHA 14*	NZH 4	CLT 2	DOV 15	MYB 4	GLN 5	MLW 3*	TAL 12	SBO 22	IRP 9	MCH 14	BRI 2	DAR 9	RCH 15	DOV 8	CLT 11	CAR 27	HOM 35										5th	3182
1996				DAY 25	CAR 20	RCH 37	ATL 32	NSV 40	DAR 11	BRI 2	HCY 7	NZH 3	CLT 43	DOV 7	SBO 3	MYB 5	GLN 6	MLW 7	NHA 4	TAL 14	IRP 36	MCH 18	BRI 8	DAR 7	RCH 27	DOV 29	CLT 8	CAR 8	HOM 13										4th	3059
1997	Steve Park			DAY 7	CAR 32	RCH 3	ATL 42	LVS 8	DAR 34	HCY 13	TEX 35	BRI 6	NSV 1*	TAL 2	NHA 2	NZH 29	CLT 16	DOV 5	SBO 13	GLN 6	MLW 5*	MYB 9	GTY 15	IRP 8	MCH 1	BRI 2	DAR 5	RCH 1	DOV 5	CLT 6	CAL 2	CAR 6	HOM 12						3rd	4080
1998	Dale Earnhardt Jr.			DAY 37	CAR 16	LVS 2	NSV 3	DAR 10	BRI 2	TEX 1	HCY 8	TAL 32	NHA 10	NZH 28	CLT 30	DOV 1*	RCH 2*	PPR 10	GLN 8	MLW 1*	MYB 5	CAL 1*	SBO 13*	IRP 1*	MCH 5	BRI 15	DAR 2	RCH 1*	DOV 8	CLT 3*	GTY 1	CAR 14	ATL 2*	HOM 42					1st	4469
1999				DAY 14	CAR 35	LVS 6	ATL 3	DAR 11	TEX 10	NSV 9	BRI 2	TAL 6	CAL 3*	NHA 34	RCH 32	NZH 2	CLT 2	DOV 1*	SBO 1	GLN 1	MLW 3	MYB 25	PPR 36	GTY 1*	IRP 5	MCH 1*	BRI 3	DAR 12	RCH 1	DOV 33	CLT 5	CAR 13	MEM 2	PHO 2	HOM 2*				1st	4647
2000	Ron Hornaday Jr.			DAY 32*	CAR 3	LVS 8	ATL 16	DAR 8	BRI 18	TEX 17	NSV 3	TAL 20	CAL 19	RCH 17	NHA 20	CLT 12	DOV 18	SBO 4	MYB 9	GLN 36	MLW 10	NZH 1*	PPR 9	GTY 6	IRP 1	MCH 30	BRI 15	DAR 34	RCH 37	DOV 14	CLT 9	CAR 11	MEM 14	PHO 5	HOM 38				5th	3870
2002	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	8	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	RCH	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	GTY	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH 1*	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL	CAR	PHO	HOM		-	-
2004				DAY 1*	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	GTY	RCH	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	PPR	IRP	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	ATL	PHO	DAR	HOM		-	-
2006				DAY 17	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	BRI	TEX	NSH	PHO									DAY 1*	CHI 15	NHA	MAR	GTY	IRP	GLN	MCH 1	BRI	CAL	RCH							HOM 7	-	-
	Martin Truex Jr.												TAL 1	RCH	DAR	CLT 5	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW												DOV 30	KAN
	Tony Stewart																																	CLT 16	MEM	TEX	PHO
2007	Dale Earnhardt Jr.			DAY 7	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	BRI 6	NSH	TEX	PHO	TAL 29	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	CGV	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH			CLT 3	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	-	-
	Martin Truex Jr.																															DOV 2	KAN
2008				DAY 11	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	NSH	TEX	PHO	MXC	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA																		-	-
	Kerry Earnhardt																					DAY 17	CHI	GTY	IRP	CGV	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM
† - Qualified but replaced by Neil Bonnett

Cars No. 11 and No. 15 history

The No. 11 car was run by DEI in the Busch Series. During part of 2004 and through all of the 2005 and 2006 NASCAR seasons, Paul Menard made 83 starts in the car, logging 31 Top 10 finishes and collecting one victory at the Milwaukee Mile in June 2006. In 2007, Menard made the full-time transition to the No. 15 car in the Nextel Cup Series, with a season-best finish of 12th in the Citizens Bank 400 at Michigan. Martin Truex Jr. ran two final races in the DEI No. 11 in 2007 at Daytona and Talladega, finishing 6th and 41st respectively. Also in 2007, Menard returned to the series in the No. 15 for eleven races, collecting five Top 10s and a best finish of 4th at Watkins Glen.

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year	Driver	No.	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	NBSC	Pts	Ref
2004	Paul Menard	11	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	DAR	BRI	TEX	NSH	TAL	CAL	GTY	RCH	NZH	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA 18	PPR 12	IRP 20	MCH DNQ	BRI 36	CAL 21	RCH 13	DOV 15	KAN 17	CLT DNQ	MEM 11	ATL 19	PHO 14	DAR 12	HOM 34		-	-
2005				DAY 17	CAL 20	MXC 34	LVS 37	ATL 24	NSH 36	BRI 22	TEX 18	PHO 15	TAL 27	DAR 30	RCH 36	CLT 12	DOV 28	NSH 13	KEN 5	MLW 3	DAY 6	CHI 9	NHA 7	PPR 12	GTY 5	IRP 7	GLN 8	MCH 6	BRI 41	CAL 10	RCH 2	DOV 10	KAN 36	CLT 3	MEM 6	TEX 17	PHO 13	HOM 5	6th	4101
2006				DAY 38	CAL 17	MXC 5	LVS 20	ATL 10	BRI 16	TEX 7	NSH 9	PHO 17	TAL 9	RCH 8	DAR 13	CLT 24	DOV 35	NSH 5	KEN 9	MLW 1*	DAY 37	CHI 39	NHA 4	MAR 12	GTY 35	IRP 9	GLN 18	MCH 25	BRI 10	CAL 4	RCH 4	DOV 37	KAN 10	CLT 13	MEM 23	TEX 27	PHO 37	HOM 3	6th	4075
2007	Martin Truex Jr.			DAY 6	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	BRI	NSH	TEX	PHO	TAL 41	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	CGV	GLN	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	-	-
	Paul Menard	15	Chevy	DAY 17	CAL 37	MXC	LVS 36	ATL 18	BRI	NSH	TEX 9	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR 22	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI 6	GTY	IRP	CGV	GLN 4	MCH 7	BRI	CAL	RCH 40	DOV	KAN 7	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	43rd	1208

Car No. 31 history

The No. 31 car ran as a second entry alongside the No. 3 for several races in the 1990s. Ron Hornaday Jr. attempted one race at Rockingham in 1995 in the No. 16 but failed to qualify for the event. In 1996, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Park both participated in one race, in what was the first series start for Earnhardt and the third for Park. After Park moved to the No. 3 in 1997, Earnhardt drove six races in the No. 31, finishing a season-best seventh at Michigan. He failed to qualify for two more races that season. The car returned in 1999 for Hornaday, failing to finish at Daytona but leading the most laps and finishing sixth at Phoenix. Hornaday finished the season with a twelfth-place finish at Homestead.

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year	Driver	No.	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	NBSC	Pts	Ref
1995	Ron Hornaday Jr.	16	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	NSV	DAR	BRI	HCY	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN	MLW	TAL	SBO	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR DNQ	HOM							N/A	N/A
1996	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	31	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	NSV	DAR	BRI	HCY	NZH	CLT	DOV	SBO	MYB 14	GLN	MLW	NHA	TAL	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV										-	-
	Steve Park																										CLT 29	CAR	HOM
1997	Dale Earnhardt Jr.			DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	LVS	DAR	HCY DNQ	TEX	BRI	NSV 39	TAL	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	SBO	GLN 39	MLW	MYB	GTY 38	IRP	MCH 7	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT DNQ	CAL	CAR 16	HOM 13			-	-
1999	Ron Hornaday Jr.			DAY 34	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	TEX	NSV	BRI	TAL	CAL	NHA	RCH	NZH	CLT	DOV	SBO	GLN	MLW	MYB	PPR	GTY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	MEM	PHO 6*	HOM 12	-	-

Chance 2 Motorsports

Main article: Chance 2 Motorsports

Chance 2 Motorsports was a jointly owned subsidiary of DEI and Dale Earnhardt Jr. The organization was operated by Earnhardt Jr. and Teresa Earnhardt and was a separate operation from DEI. The team won two Busch Series championships with Martin Truex Jr. in 2004 and 2005, in addition to 16 races with Truex Jr. and Earnhardt Jr. After this, Earnhardt Jr. left the partnership with his stepmother to focus on his own race team, JR Motorsports.

Craftsman Truck Series history

Truck No. 16 history

Dale Earnhardt, Inc. was a part of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series from 1995 through 1999. Ron Hornaday Jr. was the full-time driver of the No. 16 Chevrolet C/K, sponsored by Papa John's Pizza in 1995 and NAPA Auto Parts from 1996 to 1999. Hornaday collected 25 wins for DEI and the 1996 and 1998 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championships.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year	Driver	No.	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	NCTC	Pts
1995	Ron Hornaday Jr.	16	Chevy	PHO 9	TUS 1*	SGS 6	MMR 1*	POR 9	EVG 1*	I70 14	LVL 16	BRI 9	MLW 3	CNS 3*	HPT 1*	IRP 19	FLM 1*	RCH 15	MAR 13	NWS 5	SON 1*	MMR 15*	PHO 5								3rd	2986
1996				HOM 3	PHO 5	POR 1*	EVG 2	TUS 3	CNS 8	HPT 3	BRI 8	NZH 5	MLW 3	LVL 1*	I70 4*	IRP 4	FLM 6	GLN 1*	NSV 2	RCH 2	NHA 1	MAR 4	NWS 22	SON 2	MMR 2*	PHO 7	LVS 10				1st	3831
1997				WDW 30	TUS 1	HOM 6	PHO 4	POR 2	EVG 9	I70 22	NHA 29	TEX 27	BRI 1*	NZH 24	MLW 1	LVL 1*	CNS 1*	HPT 3*	IRP 1	FLM 1*	NSV 2*	GLN 5	RCH 16	MAR 32	SON 26	MMR 28*	CAL 9	PHO 9	LVS 3		5th	3574
1998				WDW 1	HOM 8	PHO 1	POR 6	EVG 2	I70 6	GLN 4*	TEX 24	BRI 1*	MLW 4	NZH 1*	CAL 3*	PPR 1*	IRP 28	NHA 10	FLM 2	NSV 7	HPT 8	LVL 17	RCH 22	MEM 1	GTY 2	MAR 3	SON 23	MMR 4	PHO 3	LVS 2	1st	4072
1999				HOM 4	PHO 1*	EVG 1*	MMR 4*	MAR 16	MEM 6	PPR 6	I70 11	BRI 18	TEX 10*	PIR 27	GLN 5	MLW 7	NSV 23	NZH 24*	MCH 9	NHA 18	IRP 29	GTY 21	HPT 6	RCH 2	LVS 3*	LVL 6	TEX 10*	CAL 6*			7th	3488

Truck No. 76 history

A second DEI truck, the No. 76, only made four total starts. Dennis Dyer and David Green each ran one race in 1995 at Sonoma and Phoenix, and Steve Park made a single start in both 1996 and 1997 at Las Vegas and Phoenix. Dyer was sponsored by Papa John's Pizza, while David Green received sponsorship from Smith & Wesson. Both of Steve Park's starts were in the Action Racing Collectables (now Lionel Racing) colors, a company which Dale Earnhardt partially owned.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year	Driver	No.	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	NCTC	Pts	Ref
1995	Dennis Dyer	76	Chevy	PHO	TUS	SGS	MMR	POR	EVG	I70	LVL	BRI	MLW	CNS	HPT	IRP	FLM	RCH	MAR	NWS	SON 26	MMR								-	-
	David Green																						PHO 9
1996	Steve Park			HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	TUS	CNS	HPT	BRI	NZH	MLW	LVL	I70	IRP	FLM	GLN	NSV	RCH	NHA	MAR	NWS	SON	MMR	PHO	LVS 15			-	-
1997				WDW	TUS	HOM	PHO	POR	EVG	I70	NHA	TEX	BRI	NZH	MLW	LVL	CNS	HPT	IRP	FLM	NSV	GLN	RCH	MAR	SON	MMR	CAL	PHO 25	LVS	111th	88

Mergers

Ginn Racing

On July 25, 2007, DEI merged with Ginn Racing, formerly known as MB2 Motorsports. The No. 01 team joined the No. 1, No. 8 and No. 15 teams. The merger did not affect the DEI team name.

Gallery

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  The No. 01 owned by Bobby Ginn (Ginn Racing), which was added to DEI's team line-up.
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  The No. 1 (pictured in 2008) owned by Teresa Earnhardt.
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  The No. 8 owned by Teresa Earnhardt.
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  The No. 15 (pictured in 2008) inherited the No. 14 owner points owned first by Teresa Earnhardt and by then Bobby Ginn.
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  The No. 14 owned by Bobby Ginn (pictured in 2006, when the team was still named MB2 Motorsports) shut down after the merge. The No. 15 inherited the No. 14 owner points.

The acquisition had the following effects:

• The No. 01 (Mark Martin/Aric Almirola) team was added to the DEI teams. (Martin and Earnhardt Jr. would become teammates again in 2009–2011.)
• The No. 15 (Paul Menard) inherited the owner points from the former No. 14 (Sterling Marlin), which guaranteed a starting spot for Menard at Indianapolis.
• The No. 13 (Joe Nemechek) team of Ginn Racing was disbanded.
• Bobby Ginn was listed as the owner of the No. 01 and No. 15 for the remainder of 2007; these cars were housed at the Ginn Racing shop, renamed DEI West which also houses the team's fabrication work.
• Teresa Earnhardt was listed as the owner of the No. 1 and No. 8 for the remainder of 2007; these cars remain housed at DEI's shops.

Chip Ganassi Racing

Further information: NASCAR operations of Chip Ganassi Racing

On November 12, 2008, DEI and Felix Sabates' Chip Ganassi Racing (the latter at the time a Dodge team) merged their NASCAR operations into one organization. The team was rechristened Earnhardt Ganassi Racing and moved all team operations to CGR's shop, effectively switching the latter to Chevrolets. The No. 42 team joined the No. 1 and No. 8 for the 2009 Sprint Cup season. In 2014, EGR reverted to the Chip Ganassi Racing name before being sold to Trackhouse Racing Team in 2021.

Gallery

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  The No. 01 owned by Bobby Ginn shut down after merge with Chip Ganassi Racing.
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  The No. 1 owned by Teresa Earnhardt.
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  The No. 8 owned by Teresa Earnhardt but was shut down after 7 races in 2009.
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  The No. 15 owned by Bobby Ginn shut down after merge with Chip Ganassi Racing.
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  The No. 40 owned by Chip Ganassi shut down after merge with DEI.
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  The No. 41 owned by Chip Ganassi shut down after merge with DEI.
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  The No. 42 owned by Chip Ganassi.

The merger had the following consequences:

• The No. 40 (Dario Franchitti/David Stremme/Ken Schrader/Sterling Marlin/Jeremy Mayfield/Bryan Clauson) team of Chip Ganassi Racing was disbanded.
• The No. 41 (Reed Sorenson/Scott Pruett) team of Chip Ganassi Racing's number were sold to Mayfield Motorsports; the team later disbanded after the owner-driver was suspended indefinitely over a disputed drug test.
• The No. 01 (Regan Smith) and No. 15 (Paul Menard) teams of DEI was disbanded.
• Chip Ganassi was listed as the owner of the No. 42. Ganassi would later be listed as the owner of the No. 1 after Teresa Earnhardt left in 2014.
• Teresa Earnhardt was listed as the owner of the No. 1 and No. 8; the No. 8 team was later shut down after seven races into the 2009 season.

Earnhardt Technology Group

Earnhardt Technology Group (ETG) was created in August 2009 to assist up-and-coming teams. It was founded to contribute resources and opportunities to race in championships. It serves the engineering and parts needs of more than thirty teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series. ETG provides a broad range of engineering services to all levels of the racing industry; distribution of Renton springs; machine shop services (now contributing to many varied fields of mechanical engineering); a leasing service; sales of vehicles and component parts; and consultation and support.

Club E

Club E is the official fan club for Dale Earnhardt. It is a membership based fan club with three different levels based on contribution level (ranging from no fee to $49.99). Members of Club E have access to Dale Earnhardt footage, personal items, discounts at the DEI retail store, Carowinds, Kings Dominion, the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Kannapolis Intimidators games, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet, and Great Wolf Lodge, Inc. as well as member only events. Club E is currently suspended but does offer a Facebook page for fans to follow to receive news.

The Dale Earnhardt Foundation

The Dale Earnhardt Foundation was founded with a mission to continue the legacy of Dale Earnhardt through charitable programs and grants reflecting Earnhardt's commitments to children, education and environment and wildlife preservation.

Partnerships

RAD Engine partnership

After the Fords were dominating the restrictor plate tracks in the late 1990s, DEI, Richard Childress Racing, and Andy Petree Racing partnered up with each other and formed the RAD Engine Program. Their first win was at the 2000 Winston 500 with Dale Earnhardt (which ended up being his 76th and final win). DEI won the 2001 Daytona 500, 2001 Pepsi 400, 2001 EA Sports 500, 2002 Aaron's 499, 2002 Pepsi 400, 2002 EA Sports 500, and the 2003 Daytona 500. RAD ended after Petree pulled out of the series in 2003 to focus on his Busch series program.

Earnhardt Childress Racing Technology

Main article: ECR Engines

Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines (ECR) was formed in May 2007 with cooperation between DEI and Richard Childress Racing, developing and building engines common to the Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series teams. In mid-2008, a stand-alone facility north of Salisbury in Welcome, North Carolina was completed. ECR employs 130 technicians. Its engines have won in the 2010 Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 with Jamie McMurray, the 2011 Southern 500 with Regan Smith, Coca-Cola 600 with Kevin Harvick, and Brickyard 400 with Paul Menard. The company is currently operated solely by RCR as ECR Engines.

JR Motorsports, Richard Childress, and Wrangler

On April 29, 2010, at the time of Earnhardt's induction to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, DEI announced a partnership with JR Motorsports, Richard Childress Racing, and Wrangler Jeans where, for one race, as a tribute to his father, Dale Earnhardt Jr. would drive the No. 3 Chevrolet Impala. The blue and gold paint scheme paid homage to the car Dale Earnhardt drove in the 1980s. The car was raced in the Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway on July 2, 2010. It was the first Nationwide Series race to use the Car of Tomorrow. Earnhardt Jr. started third, led for thirty-three laps and won the race. This was his first competitive NASCAR win since 2008, and was also the first and latest time DEI was involved in the NASCAR garage following their exit from NASCAR as a racing team.

Morgan-Dollar Motorsports

In 2007, DEI made a driver development contract with Morgan-Dollar Motorsports to provide trucks for developing drivers in 2007. This was inherited in the merger with Ginn Racing.

Drivers

NASCAR Cup Series

Driver	Races	Wins	Poles	Years
Aric Almirola	17	0	0	2007–2008
John Andretti	16	0	0	2003–2004
Dale Earnhardt Jr.	291	17	7	1999–2007
Ron Fellows	5	0	0	2003–2004, 2008
Robby Gordon	1	0	0	1996
Jeff Green	14	0	0	1996, 2003
Jason Keller	1	0	0	2003
Mark Martin	34	0	0	2007–2008
Paul Menard	74	0	1	2005–2008
Steve Park	156	2	3	1997–2003
Regan Smith	36	0	0	2007–2008
Martin Truex Jr.	117	1	1	2004–2008
Kenny Wallace	17	0	1	2001–2002, 2004
Darrell Waltrip	13	0	0	1998
Michael Waltrip	180	4	1	2001–2005
Total	972	24	14	1996–2008

NASCAR Busch/Nationwide Series

Driver	Races	Wins	Poles	Years
David Bonnett	2	0	0	1992
Neil Bonnett	1	0	0	1993
Dale Earnhardt	117	17	6	1984–1994
Dale Earnhardt Jr.	81	17	7	1996–1999, 2002, 2004, 2006–2007
Kerry Earnhardt	1	0	0	2008
Jeff Green	51	0	2	1995–1996
Ron Hornaday Jr.	35	2	0	1999–2000
Paul Menard	94	1	2	2004–2007
Steve Park	31	3	1	1996–1997
Andy Petree	1	0	0	1994
Jody Ridley	1	0	0	1985
Tony Stewart	1	0	0	2006
Martin Truex Jr.	7	1	0	2006–2008
Kenny Wallace	1	0	0	1988
Michael Waltrip	3	0	0	1989, 1994
Total	427	41	18	1984–2008

NASCAR Truck Series

Driver	Races	Wins	Poles	Years
Dennis Dyer	1	0	0	1995
David Green	1	0	0	1995
Ron Hornaday Jr.	122	25	13	1995–1999
Steve Park	2	0	0	1996–1997
Total	126	25	13	1995–1999

NASCAR Busch East/Camping World East Series

Driver	Races	Wins	Poles	Years
Aric Almirola	1	1	0	2008
Trevor Bayne	13	1	2	2008
Jeffrey Earnhardt	24	0	1	2007–2008
Jesus Hernandez	13	0	0	2008
Ryan Truex	1	0	0	2008
Total	52	2	3	2007–2008

ARCA Racing Series

Driver	Races	Wins	Poles	Years
Aric Almirola	1	0	0	2008
Dale Earnhardt	2	0	0	1991, 1993
Kerry Earnhardt	11	4	0	2000–2001
Ron Hornaday Jr.	1	1	0	1999
Paul Menard	1	0	0	2007
Peter Sospenzo	1	0	0	1987
Total	17	5	0	1987–2008

External links

• Dale Earnhardt, Inc. owner statistics at Racing-Reference
• DEI official website
• ECR official website
• ETG website