Elliott's No. Elliott posted one win in Daytona in July before moving on to the No. The Melling-owned No. Speed was with the team for a portion of the season with Cartoon Network adding a colorful flair to its primary sponsorship. Cartoon Network was back on the No. Elliott won the pole position for the Daytona in the team's debut, then went on to score the final four victories of his career in the No.
Evernham tapped Kasey Kahne to replace Elliott in , kicking off his rookie year in the No. Kahne wheeled the No. By his final season in the No. The team made the switch from Dodge to Ford, and Kahne won three pole positions that season before moving on. Australian driver Marcos Ambrose joined Petty's team as the driver of the No.
Ambrose used his road-racing expertise to seal a pair of victories at Watkins Glen in his four seasons with the team. Earnhardt finished second to teammate Michael Waltrip. His father, Earnhardt Sr.
The crash, which was the result of a rear bumper contact with driver Sterling Marlin, generated outrage among fans. Both Earnhardt and Waltrip requested that fans stopped blaming anybody for Earnhardt Sr. Despite the personal tragedy, Earnhardt had a successful season.
For the next several years, Earnhardt had some good seasons and some not so good. But then he made a decision to move to Hendrick Motorsports. Though there was much speculation as to the reason, Earnhardt stated that his decision was based entirely on his desires to achieve a Sprint Cup Championship and his thinking that he would not be able to do this while driving for DEI. He also has 13 pole positions and eight non-points wins.
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