Replacing Dale Earnhardt was impossible untile Richard Childress selected Kevin Harvick as the man who would replace the Intimadator. At Atlanta, Nascar was still mourning Dale Earnhardt when Harvick fought Jeff Gordon to the finnish in his first ever win. Now ten years later, Harvick is now a championship contender meaning he would win RCR's first championship since Dale Earnhardt tied Richard Petty with 7 championships in 1994.