Top 10 Dale Earnhardt Moments in NASCAR | NASCAR Legends

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  • From winning the 1998 Daytona 500 to banging fenders with Terry Labonte at Bristol Motor Speedway, NASCAR.com has assembled some of the best moments from Dale Earnhardt's Hall of Fame career in this top 10 NASCAR Countdown.
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  • @cyrussheets4450
    @cyrussheets4450 Před 3 lety +648

    I met Dale Sr 3 times in my life. First time was in 1998 at Atlanta motor speedway with my dad, down in the pits on the day of qualifying. He shook my hand and spoke to me for a couple minutes about why I liked racing. The second time was at the Atlanta auto show in 1999, and I suspect he recognized my father (6 '7 300+ pounds, pony tail and big handlebar mustache...he stands out in any crowd) because he hollered out to us to come over and say hi. The third time was a month before the Daytona 500 wreck that took his life. My cousin had somehow managed to meet Dale Jr and started dating him, and I got invited to go to a cookout at the Earnhardts hunting/fishing property.
    I won't pretend like we were friends, but somehow out of all the faces Sr ever saw and hands he shook and people he met...he managed to remember some scrawny little kid every time.
    At first I like Sr because my dad did, then I liked Sr because I thought he was a badass, then I loved Sr because he was a genuine guy and never tried to be anything he wasn't.

    • @matthew1209
      @matthew1209 Před 2 lety +22

      thats an awesome story!

    • @MikeG42
      @MikeG42 Před 2 lety +14

      Nice , that must have been quite an amazing experience. Those are memories that will last a lifetime.

    • @SMPandanic
      @SMPandanic Před rokem +12

      3 times... seems like destiny to me

    • @taurus6392
      @taurus6392 Před rokem +16

      Wait, your cousin started dating DALE JR?!

    • @cyrussheets4450
      @cyrussheets4450 Před rokem +19

      @@taurus6392 yeah, she's always been the cool one in the family so it was hardly surprising she somehow pulled that off.

  • @marksmith5771
    @marksmith5771 Před 4 lety +1076

    A quick little story. In through the 90's I lived on Brumley Road about 1 1/2 from DEI, in Mooresville NC. We had a barn fire and the fire department came to put it out, as is customary an Ambulance was dispatched as well. It was a beautiful black ambulance with very small letters at the bottom of the fender said "This vehicle and equipment donated by Dale Earnhardt. Thanks again Dale.

    • @feellucky271
      @feellucky271 Před 4 lety +47

      Neat story.
      Barn fires are no joke.Our neighbors in Wisconsin barn went up a month or so after haying season back in the 70s and even almost 4 miles away it peeled the paint off our house and set fire to their house and 2 othes near a mile away.
      They got out what animals they could even while getting burned themselves and til it burnt out all you could do was watch...from far away..
      Dale ended up a fine man and a great racer and was my favorite.He left this world with more than he took and made a lot of people happy.
      RIP #3

    • @myralittle387
      @myralittle387 Před 4 lety +7

      Awesome I work in morrisville

    • @goatifi5183
      @goatifi5183 Před 3 lety +7

      Dude that’s so cool I live in Mooresville, NC

    • @thomasjohnston1639
      @thomasjohnston1639 Před 3 lety +7

      Represent mooresville!

    • @laszloborijr6631
      @laszloborijr6631 Před 3 lety +19

      Great story. That was Dale! NASCAR could use him right now!

  • @Unique_Racing
    @Unique_Racing Před 4 lety +1821

    Dale isn’t gone, he’s just a lap ahead of everyone 😉

    • @hayden8509
      @hayden8509 Před 4 lety +14

      If he was a lap ahead we would see him on the track with the pack right?

    • @hard4menard
      @hard4menard Před 4 lety +75

      No hes destroying Neil Bonnett, David Pearson, Benny Parsons and others at Heaven Speedway

    • @rcracer8872
      @rcracer8872 Před 4 lety +12

      @@hard4menard Dale Sr was a billion times better than cryle crybaby no talent busch will ever be

    • @hard4menard
      @hard4menard Před 4 lety +15

      @@rcracer8872 not you again. Leave me alone. I'm aloud to like whoever I want. Dont criticize others because you think you're better than everyone e else. BREAKING NEWS: You're not, princess. Go bug someone who cares

    • @rcracer8872
      @rcracer8872 Před 4 lety +3

      @Rocket Man you are a dumbass get help dale is higher on wins list 76 to only 54
      Championships 7 to 0

  • @TheDCGuitar13
    @TheDCGuitar13 Před 4 lety +656

    “The intimidator is scraped and beaten on the right side but HE WILL NOT...BE...DENIED...” that moment will always give me chills til the day I die.

    • @49GMC
      @49GMC Před 4 lety +4

      Agreed DC!

    • @thatawkwardtexan
      @thatawkwardtexan Před 4 lety +8

      Thanks for the memorable quote, Dr. Jerry Punch.

    • @inspiredwoodworks4131
      @inspiredwoodworks4131 Před 4 lety +8

      As good as the good Dr.s’ line is, BP had the one I think is slightly better “How did he get through all these cars?”

    • @SpaceMissile
      @SpaceMissile Před 4 lety +2

      timestamp?

    • @cynthiagosnell573
      @cynthiagosnell573 Před 4 lety +2

      Amen me too miss him so much

  • @awesomebighead88
    @awesomebighead88 Před 4 lety +189

    Best call ever “20 years of trying, 20 years of frustration Dale Earnhardt wins the Daytona 500 20 plus years later and I still get s little choked up

    • @markjackson6431
      @markjackson6431 Před 3 lety +1

      FINALLY

    • @brianwilliams4467
      @brianwilliams4467 Před 3 lety +4

      Austin Dillon won in the number 3 his first time 20 years later. I always felt like Sr had a destiny with Daytona. Too many coincidences there

    • @josecolon-ih9no
      @josecolon-ih9no Před měsícem

      I cried when he finally w Daytona in 97

  • @ChucksPullingVideos
    @ChucksPullingVideos Před 4 lety +312

    Man.. growing up in the 90s watching NASCAR was the best ever. Dale Earnhardt is my favorite driver of all time. The 90s was the magic decade for this sport. Super star drivers, amazing racing, venues jam packed with fans... just fantastic. I miss it.

    • @chasee3797
      @chasee3797 Před 4 lety

      Charles Russell I wish I could convince people my age to catch on to the sport again.

    • @2014cwajts71
      @2014cwajts71 Před 4 lety +2

      70s and 80s were even better I feel.

    • @Stopsign32v
      @Stopsign32v Před 4 lety +10

      @@2014cwajts71 90's was the magic decade for all sports

    • @kidcuidi1
      @kidcuidi1 Před 4 lety +1

      @@Stopsign32v except for football imo.

    • @toddgrant4268
      @toddgrant4268 Před 3 lety

      80s was even better

  • @daleearnhardtsmustache3984
    @daleearnhardtsmustache3984 Před 4 lety +444

    To think this man once said that he’d only want people to remember him as just a good racer. Not a great racer, but a good racer. Now people revere him as one of if not the greatest of all time.

    • @daleearnhardtsmustache3984
      @daleearnhardtsmustache3984 Před 4 lety +18

      Did you notice how I said great racer and not great father? I know he wasn’t a good father. I watched Kerry say he was given up for adoption and doesn’t like talking about those years his biological father wasn’t in the picture.
      Kelley and Dale Jr’s stories about how he wasn’t there for most of their childhood, because of him racing. Like their high school graduation, and the story of both of them being sent military school. Dale Jr talking about trying his best to make his father proud of him and failing many times. He yearned for his father’s attention and hardly ever got it.
      Dale Sr was a very strict disciplinarian type father. He was a great racer, but a terrible father. Always know it alls on here for fuck sake.
      I admire the driver accomplishments of him, but the parent aspect of him, I despise.

    • @fatpatlives1998
      @fatpatlives1998 Před 4 lety +40

      To be fair dale tried to make up for his shortcomings as a father to his first 3 kids towards the end of his life. He jump started dale Jr career and had Kerry in a arca car in 2000 if dale doesn't die I think he would have made up for time

    • @daleearnhardtsmustache3984
      @daleearnhardtsmustache3984 Před 4 lety +20

      Elijah barber he definitely tried at the end. Even found his first son and reunited him with his half brother and half sisters. Kerry, Kelley, and Jr were all on a late model team in the mid-late 90s.

    • @rcracer8872
      @rcracer8872 Před 4 lety +18

      @Rocket Man considering his kids turned out successful humble honest and hard working i would say he was a great father

    • @chrisminton8563
      @chrisminton8563 Před 4 lety +17

      Rocket Man everyone makes sacerfices one way or another. who are you to judge what kind of father or family man he was? he was a father figure/hero/mentor to many more than just his blood kids.

  • @kennywhite8810
    @kennywhite8810 Před 4 lety +301

    When he won Daytona finally and everyone lined up on pit road to show there respect to him such a moving sight still gives me chills it's a shame he's gone now jr gone

    • @phillipg1331
      @phillipg1331 Před 3 lety +16

      Never gone, just in the winner's circle!

    • @americarex4461
      @americarex4461 Před 3 lety +9

      such respect. great to see it

    • @peteparks4144
      @peteparks4144 Před 2 lety +7

      I like it when he said listen to this crowd at the 2000 Talladega race 170000 now now NASCAR's lucky to say listen to this crowd 70 strong

    • @troygroomes104
      @troygroomes104 Před 2 lety

      Myself and my mom cried when he finally won

    • @PROFESSOR-I.C.
      @PROFESSOR-I.C. Před 2 lety +1

      Unfortunately most of those teams and racers did not like Dale Earnhardt. When he won that Daytona 500 race they felt obligated to congratulate him. This is a fact. Sorry for bursting your bubble Kenny White.

  • @SHEVYWOOD
    @SHEVYWOOD Před 4 lety +338

    That Daytona 500 call gives me chills each time I hear it

    • @anthonyf.3009
      @anthonyf.3009 Před 4 lety +6

      Hi I watch ur vids

    • @kennywhite8810
      @kennywhite8810 Před 4 lety +5

      Amen me.too

    • @calebrabon9
      @calebrabon9 Před 4 lety +11

      It gives me chills to and I wasn’t even alive

    • @soonerlegendspodcast
      @soonerlegendspodcast Před 4 lety +14

      SHEVYWOOD I agree and listen to Mike Joys voice crack as all the crew members congratulate him for winning. This was a very special win for Dale

    • @RowdyWes
      @RowdyWes Před 4 lety +2

      His best moment was at Daytona
      Smacking the turn 4 wall 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

  • @gregdcross
    @gregdcross Před 2 lety +28

    Sad knowing that fans that are new to NASCAR in the last 20 years will never understand how Dale and the #3 car were the biggest force in NASCAR. Today NASCAR doesn't have such a figure and probably never will again.

    • @GarlandFarms
      @GarlandFarms Před 2 měsíci +1

      And with their unfortunate participation in the woke agenda, that's just the way that NASCAR likes it

    • @RiffleVFXportfolio
      @RiffleVFXportfolio Před měsícem

      ​@@GarlandFarms🤓

  • @blonderaider4281
    @blonderaider4281 Před 4 lety +121

    Damn is sure do miss hearing his voice and seeing him driving. Hard to believe it's been 19 years that we lost him. 2/18/2001 is when nascar died.

    • @rcracer8872
      @rcracer8872 Před 4 lety +5

      Its been 19 years and I still miss him alot

    • @calebrabon9
      @calebrabon9 Před 4 lety

      Blonde Raider almost 20

    • @dwoodard5717
      @dwoodard5717 Před 3 lety +1

      @@calebrabon9 pretty sure that's what 19 means. almost 20 lol

    • @connortremmel
      @connortremmel Před 3 lety +2

      Not to be rude but nascar died in 2006

    • @pandaa3049
      @pandaa3049 Před 3 lety

      8 days after my birthday. wow

  • @danoschannel9543
    @danoschannel9543 Před rokem +55

    Amazing how a short video can bring a 52 year old man to tears. Always loved watching him drive, long before he was The Intimidator he was known as Ironhead. After my dad passed away when I was 12, Dale was the only hero I had left. We just don't have people like that anymore.

  • @theredheadchronicles9473
    @theredheadchronicles9473 Před rokem +13

    My uncle worked closely with Dale as his personal cameraman in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. They definitely earned each other’s respect. At first, my uncle said Dale didn’t really want to waste time getting pictures and video and stuff like that that they had to do for NASCAR promos, but my uncle just told him, “This is my job. I have to do my job, just like you have to do yours.”
    Dale really warmed up to him after that and began to ask for my uncle whenever he needed a personal cameraman for interviews or other promo materials.
    It made my uncle so sad, and so many others around the world, when Dale ran his last race, but damn if he didn’t go out doing what he loved. Fantastic racer. It looks like nothing from the stands sometimes, but picturing yourself in one of those cars-the adrenaline rush must be insane. These guys put their lives on the line for the sport they love.

  • @gatorbodine2011
    @gatorbodine2011 Před 2 lety +7

    NASCAR died when Dale did.

    • @user-tf8tp3yi7z
      @user-tf8tp3yi7z Před měsícem

      I was there and my buddy and me left as soon as he wrecked because I thought he would just get out of the car like he did every other time. I wasn't a 3 fan but you are right. I never went to another race. Just not the same

  • @Flap999
    @Flap999 Před rokem +2

    The day Dale died was the end of NASCAR for me. Checked in not too long ago and seems I haven’t missed much. This was an excellent video, thank you for posting.👍🏻

  • @whatincarnation95
    @whatincarnation95 Před 4 lety +128

    I was born in 2005, and never saw him race at all. But I don't need to see the way he raced live to understand how much of a legend he was.

    • @Monkey832
      @Monkey832 Před 4 lety

      What In Carnation? same

    • @rcracer8872
      @rcracer8872 Před 4 lety +10

      He was the greatest and my favorite driver for my first 5 years as a NASCAR fan i miss him greatly

    • @dngnascar
      @dngnascar Před 4 lety

      Dammit you’re a stitch older than me😒

    • @chaseelliottfan9496
      @chaseelliottfan9496 Před 4 lety

      same

    • @chucklove8709
      @chucklove8709 Před 4 lety +2

      Yall make my 2002 ass feel old

  • @CodyHicken
    @CodyHicken Před 4 lety +319

    As if we needed anymore proof as to why he's one of the greatest of all time. Legend.

    • @ZLProductionsOfficial
      @ZLProductionsOfficial Před 4 lety +3

      DANM right rip

    • @holzmann-
      @holzmann- Před 4 lety +5

      the only driver to win races in four different decades

    • @LT1HILLINGHOE
      @LT1HILLINGHOE Před 4 lety +6

      Not one of the greatest....the greatest. Big E #3.

    • @rcracer8872
      @rcracer8872 Před 4 lety +13

      The greatest driver ever 18 years later and i still miss him alot

    • @waltershattenkirk3087
      @waltershattenkirk3087 Před 4 lety +4

      Yea, he won a lot of races and was fearless. He also spun out many a driver “accidentally”. Rules let him get away with it. Many a gentleman driver won more races.To date, he has 38% of the Kings wins. Actually # 8 for wins. Rubbin is racing is part of what I used to enjoy, watching NASCAR. bumping to spin, not so much.
      Like all professional sports, NASCAR chased the money and ruined it. Owners choice, I get it but I don’t have to be a consumer.

  • @TheJingles007
    @TheJingles007 Před 4 lety +278

    How was Dale cleaning his own windshield not on the list? Or Dale driving his flipped car to pits for repairs to get back out there not on the list?

    • @ehss192
      @ehss192 Před 4 lety +59

      Top 10 isn't enough. Dale would need at least a top 30.

    • @MrDejast
      @MrDejast Před 4 lety +22

      Don't remember the specific race, but Nascar black flagged Dale for a move he made that spun the guy, came in the pits hot- this was before speed limits- and went back out and won that race. Never seen anything close to that determination since.

    • @gregpasserine5699
      @gregpasserine5699 Před 4 lety +3

      Ditto

    • @Roystothecoolkid
      @Roystothecoolkid Před 4 lety +2

      @@MrDejast it might've been when him and bodine were goin at it

    • @wasidanatsali6374
      @wasidanatsali6374 Před 3 lety +13

      One of my favorite Earnhardt moments was at Daytona and NASCAR was giving Dale hell about his front spoiler all week. Dale finally passed inspection but on the warm up laps of the race Dale mashed the front end of his his car all up in the rear of the car in front of him then got on the radio and said boys, I fixed the spoiler. Lol

  • @peggymicsky8607
    @peggymicsky8607 Před 4 lety +76

    I was watching when Earnhart had his fatal crash! Never forget it! It was a sad day.

  • @gadoatl5133
    @gadoatl5133 Před rokem +18

    I stopped watching Nascar years ago...but when I did watch, I loved Dale so much. He's lives on a pedestal in mind with MJ, Brady and Bonds. Just a legend!

  • @JoDaddysGarage
    @JoDaddysGarage Před 4 lety +27

    Unfortunately, NASCAR was never the same after he died.

  • @joshjacobs3906
    @joshjacobs3906 Před 4 lety +29

    They say he could see the air coming off the car in front of him, so he knew just where to put the nose of that chevy to pass.

  • @timothyjewell9642
    @timothyjewell9642 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I grew up thinking NASCAR was SO boring. But I do remember how much my parents loved Earnhardt, especially my dad, and how crushed they were when Earnhardt died. Now, over 2 decades later, I find myself revisiting his race highlights and thinking fondly of all the “boring” races I watched growing up and what it really meant to my parents. RIP! Do it for Dale!

  • @brimtime8117
    @brimtime8117 Před 3 lety +9

    Man I didn’t realize how awesome NASCAR was back in the 90’s and the year 2000. NASCAR was amazing and tickets were affordable. Always a packed house.

  • @SHEVYWOOD
    @SHEVYWOOD Před 4 lety +162

    I'm surprised his final win wasn't higher. He went from 18th to winning in 4 laps!!!

    • @SHEVYWOOD
      @SHEVYWOOD Před 4 lety +9

      @Wade I agree. I'm not saying the Talladega one should've been #1 but it should've been higher than where it was. I'd put it at #2

    • @eddiebarnett2217
      @eddiebarnett2217 Před 4 lety +11

      Dale made it look easy coming out of nowhere to win on super speed ways. When you start asking , how the HELL does he do that?! You are more than likely talking about a true legend.

    • @robertbrook8552
      @robertbrook8552 Před 3 lety +6

      Him going off in grass and still hold the lead that's some driving.

  • @0017Bulldog
    @0017Bulldog Před 4 lety +46

    "Just tryin' to rattle his cage". How many times did he pull that? he was the master...

  • @johns5263
    @johns5263 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Only Sr can come from 17th to 1st in 10 laps and have every single person at Talladega on their feet screaming. We miss ya Sr

  • @sharonmchugh7957
    @sharonmchugh7957 Před 2 lety +12

    I loved and watched Dale Earnhardt since I was a baby. When they announce that he had died I cried like I had lost a member of my family. Truly loved watching him race. He certainly was one of a kind.
    Long Live The Intimidator!
    #3 ❤️

    • @kcbooks1354
      @kcbooks1354 Před 2 lety +1

      That is exactly my story too! 💓

    • @bobpenney9973
      @bobpenney9973 Před 2 lety +1

      I was running a meeting at the time that they announced his death. someone came in and told me I have a phone call, that it was an emergency. They knew he was like a family member to me.

  • @darrenw187
    @darrenw187 Před 4 lety +134

    Watching these classic races really brings to light everything that sucks about Nascar today! Get back to basics, stop F1ing stockcar racing!

    • @smannee
      @smannee Před 4 lety +11

      darrenw187 we were lucky to see some of the greatest drivers during that era.

    • @anthonyf.3009
      @anthonyf.3009 Před 4 lety +3

      Make the cars safer though

    • @kylemurphy1322
      @kylemurphy1322 Před 4 lety +3

      But we need DW to talk with a draw and we need to hear how rubbin’ In racin’ Now a days it’s Hollywood with a roll cage

    • @thomasjefferson3988
      @thomasjefferson3988 Před 4 lety +5

      It's not the same anymore late 90s early 2000s were the golden era of Nascar the driving, rules, and the personalities . I stopped watching after dale was gone and lots of Drivers got old and retired , But I got tickets to Dover race last year and started watching it again . I do like Martin Truex though he is a pretty good driver .

    • @salazam
      @salazam Před 4 lety +2

      @@anthonyf.3009 Yes mother.

  • @mrwednesdaynight
    @mrwednesdaynight Před 4 lety +68

    This could also be called Dale vs the Labonte Family. Half these videos he is beating Terry or Bobby.

    • @stews7
      @stews7 Před 4 lety +5

      mrwednesdaynight Watch the aftermath of that Bristol race. He got booed and people threw bottles into the In Field.

  • @bowtiekid329
    @bowtiekid329 Před rokem +6

    This video is probably one of the BEST videos I have EVER watched! Especially the pit road scene after the race, with ALL THE RACE TEAMS GIVING Earnhardt a High-five! Shows the admiration and respect they had for the "man", the INTIMIDATOR!!

  • @Angel35851
    @Angel35851 Před 2 lety +2

    I'm sure Dale is proud of his grandson today. Having such a great finish at Sega today.

    • @user-Dr.
      @user-Dr. Před 2 lety +1

      In the black #3 none the less.

    • @Angel35851
      @Angel35851 Před 2 lety

      Dega, dang auto correct!

  • @fishnchips5826
    @fishnchips5826 Před 4 lety +69

    He aint no saint but we know too damn well we love him

  • @Treasureson78RPM
    @Treasureson78RPM Před 4 lety +12

    Definitely one of the greatest drivers in history. Born to race and died doing what he loved. What a life!

  • @micklesnyder5503
    @micklesnyder5503 Před měsícem +2

    The tragic death of Dale Earnhardt was the end of NASCAR for me. Even if Dale Earnhardt did not win, he made the race exciting. Dale Earnhardt was the epitome of racing. Nascar hasn't been the same since. Rest in 5 Earnhardt.

  • @bobpenney9973
    @bobpenney9973 Před 2 lety +2

    when Earnhardt died, so did my love of racing. I still watch some races, but not every week like I did with Earnhardt racing. I rooted for Jr, but it wasn't the same. Probably a unpopular opinion but it is what it is. I loved Sr growing up.

  • @zamaznta2796
    @zamaznta2796 Před rokem +8

    In my opinion, he’s one of if not the most influential figure ever in the sport

  • @alexplumb5704
    @alexplumb5704 Před 4 lety +19

    Every year when I was watching the Daytona 500. I would always say Dale Earnhardt Sr would win. Something would go wrong from flat tires to running out of gas to getting caught in an accident on the last lap.
    When he finally won the Daytona 500. I had said one nascar driver was going to win and that was Dale Earnhardt Sr. May he rest in piece.

  • @TheMrMurf
    @TheMrMurf Před 2 lety +2

    You watch this video. What is missing from today? The fans and Dale! Stands are not even half full in 2022. NASCAR isn’t and never will be the same without and Earnhardt!!!!

  • @mikehughes8302
    @mikehughes8302 Před 2 lety +2

    Best there is,best there was,and best that ever will be.
    I still remember the day he died. Mainly because before that race in an interview he said, " today y'all are gonna see something that you've never seen before."
    Gives me chills still...
    Long live the Intimidator RIP DALE

  • @russb8889
    @russb8889 Před 3 lety +7

    Amazing to see the full grandstands. This was when Nascar was good.......

    • @LennysComet
      @LennysComet Před 2 lety

      got better when jj beat his stats

  • @areasevenpro
    @areasevenpro Před 4 lety +81

    There will be only one Intimidator. Earnhardt forever!

  • @g-manracer1997
    @g-manracer1997 Před rokem +2

    My favorite is still Talladega 2000.
    That run up the middle going from 19th to 1st in 5 laps is truly amazing. To be in fresh air and not in the draft is usually a one way road to the back of the field......
    Those last 5 laps are the epitome of what Dale was all about.😎

  • @m4catky
    @m4catky Před 3 lety +9

    20 years ago today..Rest In Peace Dale Sr!

  • @nathanplunkett1633
    @nathanplunkett1633 Před 4 lety +10

    Man, I LOVE Dale's old Chevy car!

  • @a_motorsports_fan
    @a_motorsports_fan Před 4 lety +51

    Dale is my favorite driver, he still drives, and wins, but we just can’t see it.

  • @julianrdz
    @julianrdz Před 3 lety +2

    There will never be another one like number 3

  • @user-pg8ys8ol7v
    @user-pg8ys8ol7v Před 5 měsíci +2

    I love to listen to this when I'm doing homework

  • @kckc6578
    @kckc6578 Před 2 lety +5

    You know you’re the man when everyone on pit road shows their respect. Seems like yesterday

  • @stephenmitchell3569
    @stephenmitchell3569 Před 4 lety +10

    Daytona all crews/team for Dale is a life of hard earn dreams completed! Man amongst the best of racing, of life in the Free World is Dale 03!!! He'll never be gone and Dale Jr such a fine man of strength, kindness, and love of family, fans, other drivers, and humor! What an American Gift to all!!!

  • @twstdslmjb
    @twstdslmjb Před 3 lety +1

    February 18, 2001 - The day NASCAR died in my opinion. NASCAR was never the same for me. As I was watching these clips I remembered all the things I liked about both NASCAR and Dale Earnhardt.

  • @gen-x-zeke8446
    @gen-x-zeke8446 Před 9 měsíci +2

    He worked his butt off to get to the place that both made him happy, and where he was happy was where he gave his life. He literally sacrificed everything, and therefore he is an all-time champion in life itself.

  • @mikestansberry2720
    @mikestansberry2720 Před 4 lety +9

    I was lucky enough to be there at Rockingham in 94' when he won the race and championship #7 that day. Awesome Awesome day and experience as a Dale Earnhardt fan. My favorite quote from him that day: "that's what you call an ass whippin". Still hard to watch a race almost 20 years later.

  • @bobbyensminger8267
    @bobbyensminger8267 Před 4 lety +7

    His Daytona 500 win is one of the most memorable days of, not just Dale, and his family's life......BUT MINE TOO!!!

  • @rockofagesusa7942
    @rockofagesusa7942 Před 4 lety +1

    The man was NASCAR I haven’t watched since he passed, but I can still watch the best that ever lived on CZcams when ever I want

  • @Lapdawg1911
    @Lapdawg1911 Před rokem +2

    I look at the stands of each of these races... FULL Dale WAS the sport of stock car racing and a piece of America that we loved. Not sure we will ever see that again. Miss him. (rusty fan) Nice to see this tribute #3!!!!

  • @joracer1
    @joracer1 Před 4 lety +47

    #3 he took a 15th place car and won with it, no driver can do that today, he made a career out of it.....

    • @chrisminton8563
      @chrisminton8563 Před 4 lety +4

      i think that Kyle Busch is the closest to Dale as far as taking a bad car and making a good day out of it.

    • @rcracer8872
      @rcracer8872 Před 4 lety +8

      @@chrisminton8563 kyle crybaby is not even 1% the driver or man Dale was

    • @thekingmansplainer6813
      @thekingmansplainer6813 Před 4 lety +4

      @@chrisminton8563 yeah your right that guy can take a RPM car and drive it to a win if he wanted and I'm gonna tell something most Dale fanboys won't admit,they both were whiny punks who loved to win,that's why we love them.

    • @rcracer8872
      @rcracer8872 Před 4 lety

      @@thekingmansplainer6813 kyle crybaby is nothing compared to Dale Sr the greatest all-time kyle is a no class crybaby prick with the maturity level of a 4yr old on a temper tantrum

    • @garyk76
      @garyk76 Před 4 lety

      joracer1 he could take a really good car make it look like junk and barely win with it other drivers could take a car that is out to lunch and win with it

  • @justinm1319
    @justinm1319 Před 4 lety +6

    I wish Dale Sr was still alive! It would’ve been amazing to see him win that 8th championship! And to see what all he would’ve continued to do for the sport off the track when he retired! God bless him! I look forward to when I get to meet him in heaven! He was my hero when I was a kid!

  • @babbs2121
    @babbs2121 Před 2 lety +2

    Hearing Buddy Baker call him “Ol Ironhead” during races >>>>>>

  • @stevenfrasier5718
    @stevenfrasier5718 Před měsícem +1

    Legendary man. It's as though he raced in past lives.

  • @terryporter4987
    @terryporter4987 Před 4 lety +7

    What a miserable day for Nascar , Dale was definitely one of the best, the scene still hurts to watch.. God keep Dale and his family...

  • @joetexas1546
    @joetexas1546 Před 4 lety +21

    I miss those Nascar days in the 80s and 90s!

  • @llla4091
    @llla4091 Před rokem +1

    20 years of trying. 20 years of frustration is maybe the greatest announcing of all time

  • @derekcolvin9944
    @derekcolvin9944 Před rokem +2

    I knew what was going to be number one when I started this,
    but when you love a person as much as everyone loves Dale Earnhardt, it doesn't matter you never get tired of watching him at his best.

  • @jamesdillard3583
    @jamesdillard3583 Před 4 lety +6

    Happy Birthday to the best driver ever lived. I wish he was still alive

  • @Ephlesss
    @Ephlesss Před rokem +3

    I've always had a close connection with nascar throughout my whole life, and especially dale, my grandpa was the biggest dale earnhardt fan I knew, he had everything from diecasts, to jackets, to signed pictures, he had it all, he loved earnhardt more than any racer, I had never been into nascar before he died, but once i started getting into it, I felt closer to him that i had ever before even though he was gone, and even though dale is gone too, dales racing and nascar is what keeps me connected to him.

  • @johnfaith898
    @johnfaith898 Před rokem +2

    Dale sr is was and always be the best damn driver ever, and thank you Kevin harvick for stepping up into the man’s car, no one else could have done it as well as you

  • @randysinclair8757
    @randysinclair8757 Před rokem +1

    I was just a fan, but to the teams and crews the 80's and 90's were legendary with Dale Sr. He is forever the man....scraped and beaten but he will not be denied! The announcers - Dr. Jerry Punch, Benny Parsons, Buddy Baker and Ned Jarrett - the best of the best!

  • @rodneycouch729
    @rodneycouch729 Před 4 lety +5

    I'm proud to be able to say I was ornaments n 79 and by 88 I watched each race. That was my super hero then n I'm sure to many of us.. no dale Jr couldn't race like his dad, but his Ole man would be proud of him and the man he's become!! We miss ya dale #3d.Earnhardt fan for life

  • @jimspears5423
    @jimspears5423 Před 4 lety +11

    EVERY man on EVERY crew... my absolute favorite moment in sports.

    • @alexplumb5704
      @alexplumb5704 Před 4 lety +3

      I remember three that. Tears were running down my face. That is my favorite memory of Dale Earnhardt Sr. When he won the Daytona 500 th in 1999.

    • @feellucky271
      @feellucky271 Před 4 lety

      Mike Joys voice cracking,he's so emotional as was D.W. calling Mikeys win and Jrs.2nd.place on The Day.
      D.W. knew it was serious but was so happy for Mikey,his little brotther.
      I never watched another race sad to say.
      Peace

  • @stephenspeer7534
    @stephenspeer7534 Před 3 lety +2

    There Wil never be a NASCAR driver like Dale Earnhardt he's is number 1

  • @DarthVader-no1cm
    @DarthVader-no1cm Před 2 lety +3

    Dale Earnhardt is my childhood hero and a favorite.

  • @hiphopguru81
    @hiphopguru81 Před 4 lety +6

    #4 Bristol. How the hell did he save that when he got back bumped and went squirrelly. That's why he was the best. I honestly don't think anyone else could have saved that. Holy smokes he was badass!

  • @cj4cena
    @cj4cena Před 4 lety +5

    Was born in ‘94 I remember the day of his accident I was in Charlotte at the time all my family got together and we went to his house was a sad day for sure he was nascar for me

  • @pjdebenedetti3214
    @pjdebenedetti3214 Před 2 lety +1

    Boy, I feel old watching some these. 🥸.Especially that 1989 segment.

  • @cynthiajonestillerywright8936

    Thanks for making me bawl my eyes out. The GOAT of NASCAR.

  • @johnathonlester
    @johnathonlester Před 4 lety +5

    My favorite Nascar driver the greatest of all time

  • @BoredAtWork2000
    @BoredAtWork2000 Před 4 lety +18

    The good ole days of NASCAR when there wasn’t 23 yellow flags in the last 2 laps.

    • @chickenjo23
      @chickenjo23 Před 4 lety +5

      That's because Danica Patrick wasnt racing then. Lol.

    • @BoredAtWork2000
      @BoredAtWork2000 Před 4 lety

      chickenjo23 ahhh...so true.

    • @MrCstone1
      @MrCstone1 Před 2 lety

      I'm beginning to think this yellow flag trend has trickled all the way down to dirt track racing

  • @eligebrown8998
    @eligebrown8998 Před 2 lety +1

    Miss these days. After he passed and the interdiction of Toyota Nascar went down hill. I haven't watched a race since 2005. That Daytona win was freakin awsome. Daytona eluded Dale for years. Loved how everybody lined up to congratulate him.

  • @tonyzone8999
    @tonyzone8999 Před 2 lety +2

    My dad and I cried when he slammed that wall. We both knew immediately he was no longer going to be with us! I’m going to miss the king of racing! Sure made nascar great to watch back then

  • @gabrielleos4763
    @gabrielleos4763 Před 3 lety +5

    May you rest in peace thank you for all the good memories

  • @GeekBoyMN
    @GeekBoyMN Před rokem +3

    My favorite Daytona 500 was when Dale finally won it. So sad he's gone now. I can only imagine how the racing world would be if he was still around. At least safety was improved after his death, so something good came of it.

  • @martinneps9387
    @martinneps9387 Před 3 lety +2

    This is one man I wish I had the opportunity to shake his hand and get to see that smile he was the baddest man Driving 4 wheels he was the best and in my eyes he will always be the best

  • @that5slow148
    @that5slow148 Před 7 dny

    “Here Comes Earnhardt” Gives Me Chills every time I hear it

  • @leonardoholanda2250
    @leonardoholanda2250 Před 4 lety +22

    O "AYRTON SENNA" da NASCAR!👏👏👏👏👏

  • @Nick18Racing
    @Nick18Racing Před 4 lety +49

    I was never able to watch him race, but he would’ve been my favorite if I was alive for his time

  • @judyturner3850
    @judyturner3850 Před 3 dny

    I know it's been years, but I still miss this bunch of wonderful guys!!

  • @stevenwalker9013
    @stevenwalker9013 Před 2 lety +3

    Number 3 on this list is the best driving you will ever see!! Amazing will to win. Bill obviously had a better car but dale was not going to let him around. Bill got into him 5 or 6 times sent him to grass and he never lost the lead. Amazing!!!

  • @joshdenk5656
    @joshdenk5656 Před 2 lety +3

    Thats just how good he really was one of the greatest drivers ever

  • @toddwood4859
    @toddwood4859 Před 2 lety +1

    Greatest driver in my lifetime. Watch the 2000 Wiston 500 at Talladega superspeedway. The 76th. Win amazing job. Hard to believe it's been 20 years . Dale was my favorite. Rest in peace Dale Earnhardt , The Intimidator!!!! Thank you for all the memories.

  • @pens87668
    @pens87668 Před 3 měsíci +1

    My grandpap loved watching Earnhardt race. If it wasn’t for him, my family wouldn’t have been Earnhardt or NASCAR fans.

  • @theracingdriver303jr4
    @theracingdriver303jr4 Před 4 lety +57

    SPOILER ALERT
    Who else already knew before Watching that the 1998 Daytona 500 would be 1st

    • @alexbroadbent5313
      @alexbroadbent5313 Před 4 lety +2

      That was a spoiler?

    • @theracingdriver303jr4
      @theracingdriver303jr4 Před 4 lety +2

      @@alexbroadbent5313 It's a 50/50

    • @DillanLM
      @DillanLM Před 4 lety +2

      That’s a must

    • @alexplumb5704
      @alexplumb5704 Před 4 lety +1

      Even though he was leading on the last lap. Until he crossed the finish line. I was expecting something to go wrong. Flat tire , running out of fuel , blowing and engine.

    • @scottrasmussen179
      @scottrasmussen179 Před 3 lety

      I knew what the top 3 was gonna be.

  • @marknc9616
    @marknc9616 Před 2 lety +4

    I thought Dale dying in the 2001 Daytona would be the top story of that year. Shockingly and sadly I was wrong. 😥😥

  • @skipper9400
    @skipper9400 Před rokem +1

    there was no other driver like him, nor will there ever be...he was so good, that if they just got the car CLOSE, he would bring it home first....they say he could SEE the air comin' off the cars around him......I don't know about that to say yes or no, but I watched him from his first Winston race, to his last...I was watching when he hit the wall. the sport lost a true Giant of a Competitor, and when he wasn't in a race car, a true Gentleman....Thanks for the memories Dale......OnWard......

  • @fleckjohnny
    @fleckjohnny Před 4 lety +6

    1997 daytona crash and still drove it to the finish line, should have made this list

  • @mr.joseph7806
    @mr.joseph7806 Před 4 lety +6

    The best race I ever saw was Dale getting "Black Flagged" in Bristol with like 12 laps to to the finish and he finished in the top 10.

  • @robbbaker6192
    @robbbaker6192 Před 4 lety +1

    #1 sums-up Dale's entire career, life & legacy. For those who didn't like him, who posted negative comments about him, or who had your own favorite driver...I respect that. Let me just say that there were so many "antics" that he was known for, even by the other drivers that he wrecked or "rattled", even they couldn't hate him. The bear hugs, headlocks, asking the other guy if he's still pi**ed off at him for what he did, to possibly the best ever reply after Ned Jarrett apologized to Dale for his being biased when Dale Jarrett beat him...Earnhardt's response: "Why apologize? Don't forget...I'm a Father, too"...
    What other sport can boast having someone like Dale Earnhardt? I didnt think so...

    • @otaviofrn_adv
      @otaviofrn_adv Před 4 lety

      Rick Mast was interviewed by Dale Jr the other day, and he said after crashing him out of a North Wilkesboro race in 93 or 94, I don't really remember, Earnhardt showed up the next weekend, turned his back to him and told "go ahead and kick, I know you want too"

  • @tiddiesattic
    @tiddiesattic Před 4 lety +19

    Can you imagine the battles we would've seen w/as dominant as Dale Sr & Jr were at Talladega/Daytona?

    • @tiddiesattic
      @tiddiesattic Před 3 lety

      @@kramnull8962 🤔 my comment was specifically about "PLATE RACING" & arguably the 2 greatest "PLATE RACERS" of all-time(Sr/Jr)..
      so Tim/Davey/AK have absolutely NOTHING to do w/it.. furthermore, how you could possibly think you know what I've forgotten/remembered about my favorite driver(Intimidator=🐐) is beyond me 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @louisnel894
    @louisnel894 Před 4 lety +7

    Boy can you make fans stand and scream your name?!!! :) What a legend!

  • @tennbones
    @tennbones Před rokem +1

    What a man. What a racer.