Dont get me wrong i like the playoffs, especially now with the knock out rounds. I mean more like the way NASCAR changed the seeding and how many points a win was worth every year or two. Plus i think he lucked out at the time because his best tracks were a good chunk of the playoffs (Texas, California, Charlotte, Dover, etc.).
I make the same point about Earnhardt too though; he wouldn't have gotten his 7 if Tim Richmond and Davey Allison hadnt passed away. Those two wouldve won at least 1 a piece.