After Dale Earnhardt"s passing in February 2001, Richard Childress couldn"t help but wonder if his race team would ever regain the dominance it was known for. However, it didn t take long for his expectations to be exceeded when young driver, Kevin Harvick stepped in and handled the pressure like a veteran. Racing in only his third career Sprint Cup Series event, Harvick stepped in the #29 car and dominated his way to victory lane, winning by only six one- thousandth"s of a second over Jeff Gordon. It was an incredible, yet emotional moment as everyone knew this could be the win that put the RCR team back together and helped get their sights back to winning again.