Look at that lead pack. Elliott, Earnhardt, Gordon, Jarrett, Irvan, Terry Labonte. This was at the height of my NASCAR fandom.

@lawrencewebb3659

Жыл бұрын

unfortunately I was only 7 years old in 1997 so I grew up watching the height of nascar and didn't even know it

@wr70beh

Жыл бұрын

I remember this. “See if it’ll crank”.

@JohnnyRebWasATexan

Жыл бұрын

These fans now a days will never understand!

@REDH89

Жыл бұрын

I was 8yrs old!! It was the absolute peak for me 😂

@dathorndike4908

8 ай бұрын

The golden age of Nascar

My favorite interview ever. It still had 4 tires on it. He was a true racer.

@glynisgaston6602

Жыл бұрын

Facts

He never quit and we’ll never forget!

@bizzy24100

3 күн бұрын

especially considering what happened one year after his 97 Daytona wreck when he finally got his Daytona 500.

That was Dale Earnhardt. He never quit or gave up. Racing was Dale's life and he always raced like that young man out of Kannapolis trying to make it. Dale made tons of money driving race cars but he liked hunting' fishing and farming and people who were working class men loved him for that. Dale was NASCAR and when he died he took a lot of the sport with him.

@kramnull8962

Жыл бұрын

Until it all came to a stop.

@moparpower0788

Жыл бұрын

Well said

@henniebogan1966

Жыл бұрын

He drove like he had something to prove. Forever, The Intimidator!

@jasonwiggins

Жыл бұрын

Until he made it? He was a middle class child and said so himself, and he never accomplished anything on a racetrack until Ralf died and was given his Father's Championship winning cars. FYI: Davey Allison flipped at Daytona and never got out of the car. He put it in gear and drove it back to pit road. Fact.

@pinchihernandez5629

Жыл бұрын

Awesome guy sure do miss him !!!

ONLY Dale Earnhardt could do this. 99.99.percent of drivers would of got in that ambulance and their day would be done. But Dale isn't just another racecar driver. He is the Benchmark that we tried to be like. I know as a former stockcar racer, that I always tried a little harder because of him. GOD BLESS DALE. Sure miss that guy.

@robertdigby4504

Жыл бұрын

Fortunately he couldn’t pull it off 4 years later

@gregorygolden1296

Жыл бұрын

@@robertdigby4504 fortunately??? Digby you have no grace or class.

@shreddabgofficial

Жыл бұрын

The fuck you talking about🤡...2001 is a reality check the boys dead he couldn't survive the tiniest Collison

@kramnull8962

Жыл бұрын

This was like the story of Pink Floyd. Their last big hit was The Wall.

@dsz2448

Жыл бұрын

^^ these 2 trolls shower together

I was on the backstretch and watched it happen right in front of me. Watched Ernie’s hood go over the fence. As expected, I watched him get out the ambulance and climb back in! THE MAN! THE LEGEND! Passed the photos I took that day to my son. We watched him win together the next year, hugging through our tears! As we did on that February day in 2001. Different tears though 🥺

Never again will there be another driver. Like Dale Earnhardt. He IS. The Man.

@joshpitts7256

Жыл бұрын

AMEN

@robertdigby4504

Жыл бұрын

Do you mean dirty or dead. You might be right about dirty but they all are going to die eventually. Thank god 4 years later we were done with this idiot

@shreddabgofficial

Жыл бұрын

Jimmie Johnson did better

@robertdigby4504

Жыл бұрын

I think you meant WAS he is dead remember? He’s getting eaten by worms

@kramnull8962

Жыл бұрын

This was like the story of Pink Floyd. Their last big hit was The Wall.

Back when we didn't have the generics interviews of drivers mentioning every single sponsor and manufacturer. Just their team and their hard work. The good old days of racing.

Golden ERA . The pinnacle of NASCAR . COT can not come close.

@christophershockey1025

Жыл бұрын

It's been crap and going downhill since they ruined it by starting the Chase. Nothing but wreckfests at the end cause win and you're in. No consequences for tearing up racecars. Ridiculous....

@cdel4391

Жыл бұрын

@@christophershockey1025 also no point in conserving tires since they just keep getting cautions nowadays, i miss those long green flag runs from the 90s, conserving fuel and tires were important skill to have and now not so much just drive like crazy, a race driver from today would never won a championship in that era

There will NEVER be another one like him.

@condorc72

Жыл бұрын

And quite frankly I'm glad

NASCAR would have a breakdown if a driver tried that today. They'd suspend and fine the hell out of him.

@danfarris135

Жыл бұрын

Darned shame isnt it. Let them race.

I miss those days... Miss U DALE!

I remember watching this race and I remember when Dale got back in his car and go to the pits, he is one of the greatest drivers that Nascar ever had to this day, rip Dale

He knew his fans would eat it up, gettin back in the car like that. And you know what… you guys did eat it up. It was one cool move.

He grew up in a time when most stock car drivers had 2nd jobs because it was almost impossible to make an actual living from driving around in a circle. In a time where picking up 2 spots by the finish meant your family got to eat that week. Even with all the money, wins, and fame, he never took any of it for granted. He always remembered exactly where he came from.

@jasonwiggins

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, a middle class family and he said so himself. Ralf was a highly successful auto mechanic and a Championship winning driver. They had money. He said so himself.

@ae1586

Жыл бұрын

So much money his brother worked in a mill and he lived in a single wide trailer into the first years of his career .

Forever the man forever the fan

You can’t compare Dale Earnhardt to any driver these days Dale was and still is at a completely higher level !

@nitrojunkie9027

Жыл бұрын

John Force.......enough said!!!!

@johnwelsh4750

Жыл бұрын

Gordon & Johnson kept him in check & Jeremy Mayfield adjusted his attitude ! BTW Tim Richmond put Dale in check and Richmond was a Dying man = Nuff said !!!!

@Bigpete327

Жыл бұрын

@@johnwelsh4750 lol ! Your delusional ,,, = Nuff said !!!

A one of a kind, to be considered likely the best driver that ever lived, it takes more than the number of wins or championships, it takes a special kind of person, they broke the mold, I know the 2001 season was going to be number 8 for him, they got the car and the team straightened out, I mean, look what Harvick did that year, being half the driver.

@willydawg99

Жыл бұрын

Delusional

Remember this like yesterday

NASCAR was never better than it was in the ninety's. Never recovered from the loss of Dale.

Dale was awesome. It's ok to say he wasn't in this clip.

wait wait wait. He flipped his car and got back into it? That's insane. I will be a forever fan.

@jasonwiggins

Жыл бұрын

Wait, wait, wait, Davey Allison flipped at Daytona and never got out of the car. He put it in gear and drove back to pit road. Fact.

I wish fox would give us replays like this today

@user-Dr.

Жыл бұрын

I don't think NASCAR is allowing it, they are now actively picking and choosing winners and Loosers, it would help expose this activity.

Would had loved to see him get out his car and walk to the ems at the 2000 Daytona 😢

@user-Dr.

Жыл бұрын

Me too, I think it was 01.

@timdaland2247

Жыл бұрын

That would be 2001.

@joesmith1067

Жыл бұрын

Your not alone in thinking that friend. NASCAR also died that day. I really miss the old days of the sport.

Dale was hard core.

A true blue collar racer. A hero to many

I was rooting for Terry Labonte

Someone got one hell of a souvenir.

I was there for that in the infield on turn 2 !!! Great memories 😱🤓

We need a driver like him again. Nascar has become a joke

@markcatcash4688

Жыл бұрын

They want NASCAR/IROC..back then if a team made a faster car ( like Bill lapping the field TWICE ) other teams worked twice as hard and didn't wait for a rule change.

In my opinion, all I know is those cars back then are built more tough with those solid axle systems then today's multi-link rear end suspensions. Once those cars get in a accident, even minor ones, seems like a toe link will break off causing the rear end to dogtrack easily. Here you see Earnhardt's car damaged beyond compare and still keep on trucking. TOUGH CAR TOUGH DRIVER! Forever the man, forever a fan!

@cdel4391

Жыл бұрын

nah cars today are tougher, they look like bricks lol, that wall ride at martinsville from last year wouldnt be possible in a gen 4 car

Dale Sr. was one of those never gave up attitude people.

Sweet video of the intimidater gigglin a little about he could've taken Gordon out, priceless!! 🤟😎 #3

@user-Dr.

Жыл бұрын

He should have, Gordon took him out many times.

Huge Dale fan, but i was always curious why he ever got out of the car in the first place? Hit the starter button and drive away!

@jasonwiggins

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!! That's what Davey Allison did at Daytona when he flipped, put it in gear and drove back to pit road. Strange how nobody talks about that, but this is on replay.

@RodClinard

Жыл бұрын

@@jasonwiggins I mean, it was one hellacious flip, crash. Probably assumed car was toast. He eventually realized it was drivable though. Like Prost and senna at suzuka when they crashed at the last chicane. Prost got out of a perfectly good car. Senna drove off

@jasonwiggins

Жыл бұрын

@@RodClinard Nice Prost and Senna reference!

@cdel4391

Жыл бұрын

he thought a wheel or two were missing, didn't see the full video didn't you?

@RodClinard

Жыл бұрын

@@cdel4391 I saw the race live... I'm not exactly sure what your questions is..?

it's weird that the Ford Quality Care sponsored car wrecked out the car sponsored by it's GM counterpart Goodwrench and the awful version of the Dale & Dale show, which unlike 1993 & it's 1996 sequel which was Dale Jarrett holding off Dale Earnhardt.

LEGEND

I todays nascar once he was out of the car he wouldn't be allowed to get back in and continue,,,,and don't get me started about the crash clock

This Wreck Alone was Enough to Strap Tha Neck Down.. he would of still been here. Missed

Sorry, but I just can't see Joey Logano or Bubba Wallace doing this...

I know they both have their faults but this is why the old points system was cool. These guys would do anything to not DNF! One position in one race could mean a title! Now if they scratch a car, and have a win already, they just put it on the trailer

Dale is the GOAT.

I still believe that restrictor plate racing slowly started the downfall of real Nascar racing... like, how do you even conceive to restrict a race car? ... makes about as much sense as having screen doors on a submarine.

@brandanhall9943

Жыл бұрын

You can't defi physics, I'm not here to argue if it's safer or not but the cars get up in the air easier the faster they go, we don't need another incident like Talladega 1987, 2009 and Daytona 2015. Luckily the catch fencing does its job

@racegrubb2152

Жыл бұрын

No it had nothing to do with it, they only had 4 plate races, not every race had restrictor plates and plates started in 1988 or 1989

@christophershockey1025

Жыл бұрын

Nope. The Chase did it. No consequences for tearing up racecars cause it's win and you're in. Totally ridiculous. Guarantee you that Earnhardt Sr. wouldn't like it. Very seldom did he win the most races in a season but he was the most consistent and never broke. Consistency doesn't even really matter anymore...

@racegrubb2152

Жыл бұрын

@@christophershockey1025 yeah 2 of his championship seasons he won the most races, I believe 1987 and 1990. All they should have done to the points were increase points for the race winner and maybe knock the amount of points scaled down some. That's all they should have changed, but it's not just one thing. Even with that though nascar is still the most popular racing in the US. Even though f1 is gaining fans it's still not to where nascar is. I watch a lot of different motorsports and by far f1 is the most boring motorsport. People complain about passing in nascar, wow, after watching f1 it's still way better. Indy car is pretty good though

King of the Jungle.

He kept going for points that's it

No restrictor plates back then wide-open pedal-to-the-metal

And one day it all caught up to him and he did not get out of the race car by himself

A Great American Hero. 😊

This race could’ve won Jarrett the ship

Supposably Dale Sr and Ernie visited the injured fan from Irvan's hood at the hospital

The announcer said it The air around the rainbow king forced Dale into the wall Its in the video The king of the rainbows should have been DQ fined Not to race next 3 events Forfit of driver points

@cdel4391

Жыл бұрын

lol

The greatest year's of nascar. Not the vanilla crap corporations crap today.

No Intimidation when it mattered.

Normally I would be all over Gordon, but in this case I don't think he did anything wrong. It seems to me that it was strictly one of those "racing deals". To Dale's amazing talent and credit he never stopped driving that car - even after he flipped. Every other driver would have taken thier hands off the wheel and called it a day after that, but not Dale.

So, Gordon used the force between the two to put Dale into the wall. Watch in slow motion. The draft coming off Dale's car the forces provided by Gordon running along side of Dale, that pushed Dale's car into the wall. Also, Gordon slides over closer to Dale. Gordon put him into the wall and driver behind Dale positioned to clip (pit) the backend of Dale. Grudge? A form of Forced retirement?

@truspirit1925

Жыл бұрын

He got loose stop the blaming

"What a pile of grit"

King DALE!

@johnwelsh4750

Жыл бұрын

Not even Close, a " Piss Ant in a Snowdrift " NO legacy Whatsoever, Only One True King and that is Richard Petty, the One and only Legend of Stock Car racing, everyone else is a " Also Ran " = Fabulous Nobody's " FACT as be True !

Great pass and great win by Gordon, greatest of all time

Dale,Davey, Martin, petty best drivers ever nothing like those 4

@markcatcash4688

Жыл бұрын

Mark Martin was one of the first drivers to say " we finished 5 but had a 5th car so good day"

nascar died after the FirstOnRaceDay total domination 1992 season

@kramnull8962

Жыл бұрын

There was a lot to be gained by 2 drivers dying in aircraft accidents the following year. Kinda like when Tim Richmond dominated and the shirts of NASCAR were choking on his partying. Yet known fact there were many many others doing it for years.

Put that much damage on the Volvos they drive today and they’d be using bag and broom to scoop up the pats.

Mostly just hard racin Gordon didn’t leave Earnhardt any room off the turn, and slowed earnhardts momentum irvan gave jarret uh shot which turned Earnhardt.

Elliots transmission was messed up. That's why he didn't win.

Back when nascar was awesome.

Dale told himself, self, yeah; plenty of room up near the: All in all Dale put the #3 in the wall....

They were single file, this was so dumb

@dsz2448

Жыл бұрын

All racing has moments of being single file 🙄

Someone got paid

Jeff had plenty of room to get by him without causing a wreck. But he knew he couldn’t beat Dale fairly

@lawrencejohnson6797

Жыл бұрын

Wrong

@kramnull8962

Жыл бұрын

Dale told himself, self, yeah; plenty of room up near the: All in all Dale put the #3 in the wall....

@gregstewart4211

Жыл бұрын

Gordon never touched him!

@user-Dr.

Жыл бұрын

True, Gordon admitted he took him to the wall on purpose, I think Kyle Bush has recently surpassed Gordon on the driver that has destroyed the highest number of cars in NASCAR history, look how many he took out here, he just drives off again.

@gregstewart4211

Жыл бұрын

@Dr. Smith Gordon never said he took him to the wall. Watch the video Earnhardt took himself out.

That’s when it was real now it stinks RIP #3

Dale Earnhardt never ever in his life give up on a race teby didn't all him the Intimidator for nothing and ONE TOUGH SOB IN NASCAR

I'm sorry but if someone doesn't rest their life to save others, or lay down their life to save others, they aren't a hero. Quit throwing that word around and spitting on the faces of true American heroes who fought and died.

It was always fun to see Dale get what he deserves!

@williamstacey600

Жыл бұрын

No one deserves to be almost killed

the best ever

Gordon ran him up into the wall... I miss real stock car racing.

@mrnascar9129

Жыл бұрын

Nope .......look closely Earnhardt pushed up

These were real men and they drove real race cars. None of this cry baby cookie cutter car crap of today.

Earnhardt was the Bubba Wallis of his generation.

@danfarris135

Жыл бұрын

Seriously ? Bubba is not deserving of that statement. He will never know the like of a 7 time champion.

@timbettilyon2698

Жыл бұрын

He's lucky he knows even his two "wins".....

@bullhauler5065

Жыл бұрын

@tim bettilyon You people realize that Bubba has only been driving Nascar for 2 years and Earnhardt had almost 30 years under his belt before he crashed and died. With that mind Bubba will surpass Earnhardt easily.

@timbettilyon2698

Жыл бұрын

@@bullhauler5065 so, what I'm understanding you to say is, Bubba will crash and die sooner? Because, he will NEVER win 7 championships nor have 79 wins.

This was like the story of Pink Floyd. Their last big hit was The Wall.

@kevinrussell5099

Жыл бұрын

Wasn't funny the first few times you said this!

@kramnull8962

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinrussell5099 Cheer up man, Elvis will drive the #3 again someday.

Happiest day of my life !!! 🤣😂

Its a amazing how he can spin someone out and get away with it ..but if someone else does it its a tragedy...he pretty much can do anything he wants out there. Never was a fan of his.

@leesmith7012

Жыл бұрын

You know, you can call him a son of a whatever you want to call him on the track. Off the track however, there's too many stories of what he did to help people, and insist his name not be mentioned, that you can't help but like the man, even if you don't like the racer.

He can survive that but not the crash that killed him 🤔 maybe if he had keep his seat belt tight he would still be alive...Dumb move on his part!

@user-Dr.

Жыл бұрын

His seat belt failed!

@paulmaness2674

Жыл бұрын

That's what they want u to think,but DW said he unbuckled on the last lap so he could jump out fast to go congratulate Mike's win!

@user-Dr.

Жыл бұрын

@@paulmaness2674 And DW is still alive, with Dale the race was not quite over, but I'm talkin about the video after the race that we saw the harness ripped in half, if Dale had unbuckled, the harness would never have failed.

😅🤣

Hey today Nascar has Bubba Wallace and overtime.

After he passed NASCAR went to crap don't watch anymore wait till they bring the electric cars with fake engine noise 😂😂😂

I think it was Childress that said, Dale never totaled a car until Gordon hit him

@christophershockey1025

Жыл бұрын

Not sure what you're referring to but he didn't hit him in this race...

@HOOSIERDADDY24

Жыл бұрын

Gordon never touched Dale, he hit the wall by his self.

@MGower4465

Жыл бұрын

​​@@HOOSIERDADDY24 No contact, but its certainly possible the airflow around the cars created a push between them when they got close that moved Dale sideways.. I never liked Gordon as a driver, but he drove clean here. Childress wasn't exactly objective when it came to Dale.

That shows the presence this man had. They go to Dale BEFORE the winner of the Daytona 500.

Dude was the truth.

ONLE DALE COULD SAVE NASCAR TODAY

JUST ANOTHER DEAD GUY WHO DROVE THE 3 CAR.