Richard Petty's *CLASSIC* Story Of His Introduction To Dale Earnhardt | Dale Jr. Download
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- What truly is the golden era of NASCAR? According to Richard Petty, he remembers one car in particular that stuck out to him among the rest. Kyle Petty throws his hat in the ring for his favorite era of racing as well.
After this, the conversation turned to a story from Richard Petty about his introduction to Dale Earnhardt at a race in Martinsville, where the Intimidator learned a lesson from The King after he drove it in a little too deep that day.
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Richard and Kyle explaining the older cars are inadvertently and unknowingly explaining why the long time fans from the 60s through the 90s no longer care about NASCAR
Yes! But I think they know what they're saying.
They know - especially Richard -
Yeah. It's just IROC now.
@@adamredden2007 very close to it and the team owners have to build them instead of the sanctioning body. I’ve said before nascar is penalizing people for having a car a millimeter off then they should just build all the cars and lease them out just for the race. No need to qualify, just draw names out of a hat like IROC did to set the grid
I left when the cars became funny cars instead of stock cars!
Can we just thank God that we still have the king
Amen. And so many times since we lost Dale Ive thought, Dang we got robbed! ...of all the awesomeness that Dale could have given us in his post career life. Just as you said, ...it so great that we have Richard still, imagine the stories and insight we'd have been getting from Dale right now.
Amen!!!
So glad Junior had Richard and Kyle on Dirty Mo
Doesn't he look great!!
Richard is 86, Kyle 63 and Junior is 49. Damn I’m old.
Hugh Hefner was old and it didn’t slow him down
@@ExploreAmericahe's dead. It slowed him down
Junior’s 49, no way
We sure are
Jr is the same age we lost sr
Man, Richard Petty is sharp for 86. It's going to be a sad day when he is gone.
Richard Petty is a boss, he looks great. I could have sworn this was recorded decades ago.
Well I’m sure he has a just for men beard dye sponsorship unlike his son.
Yeah, he's got Dick Clark syndrome...he just doesn't age 😂
There are people that can tell you the names of people in photos but Richard can tell you all the stories behind the photos
The King is right. I'd even argue after Dale died NASCAR lost a leader that it never replaced. You might like him or hate him but he made the sport GLOBAL
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Exactly right. But today's Nascar won't allow a leader.. you have to be a puppet to participate in the sport.. just my opinion of course!!
Mr Petty. Thank you, sir. You were the first driver i remember pulling for. Thank you, sir, for always being solid on and off the track. Still pulling for you buddy. God bless you.
Early 70s Chargers - absolute All-American machines.
Richard Petty must be the most laid back celebrity ever. Couple years ago NASCAR race came to my town. I work at the nearby airport all the teams use. We got a request to have 1 of the few available air conditioned offices available so RP could meet his daughter (or DIL?)and grand daughter prior to the race. The daughter and young grand daughter were delayed more than an hour. The King was content to sit on the tailgate of a truck in the hot sun the whole time. We checked-in often with cold water or suggested we instead would wait outside on the girls so he could wait inside. But no. The King didn't need anything and was cool about all of it.
The KING and his court within the masses listening.
Love hearing Richard’s stories of how it used to be.
At 86, Richard Petty looks and sounds like a 55 year old. Mind is sharp and vibrant.
And he sure is healthy for a man with half a stomach
This is truly gold!! Get all the interviews with the King while time allows.
Kyle should take mike Davis seat.
I'd really enjoy those guys getting together! At least for a project, like reviewing the seasons, similar to Becoming Earnhardt. KP has so much knowledge and insight!
Good idea
Mike is good dude, but he doesn’t really bring anything to the table.
The only seat Mike Davis has, is in his office now.
Why isn't he on the podcast anymore?
@shanegentry3791 that's not true. He would ask Jr questions that he knows fans would would want to ask that he wouldn't think to just offer up the information.
Richard, Kyle, Dale.....an Wilson. Man love these videos. Elvis, the other king.
I respect Dale Jr and Kyle Petty's opinion on the sport more than just about anyone else! They raced multiple cars and want to protect their fathers legacies by protecting the sport itself!
Richard made Kyle learn every aspect of the game - He is a highly respected welder / fabricator in the shop area
Bobby Hamilton was also known for his skills as a fabricator - way cool
@@davidrice3337 Kyle Petty didn't inherit his dad's racing skills though. 8 wins in 30 years of racing in NASCAR. Not so great.
@@davidrice3337 Dale Sr built his own racecars for many years. Later, he personally inspected every aspect of racecars that he ever drove. Anything not right, got corrected or he'd refuse to drive it. 1998 Daytona 500, he was super picky. As it turned out, he would later say that was the best racecar that he ever dove.
I don't want to put words in your mouth dale but this has to be one of your favorite interviews. I know it's one of the best. Thanks
This is awesome - The King will always rule. 🏁
Find all the Petty interviews so interesting !
Actually, the Petty family podcast find it on CZcams
Great show.Guys, good to hear some history.This country ain't big on history anymore. Loved it.
The first race I ever went to was at Rockingham in the late 80’s. Richard Petty wrecked during practice. Dale Sr won the race. Whole grandstand was full of those neon green and pink Goodwrench hats. That was the day I became an Earnhardt fan.
Kyle i watched you listen to your Dad and you can see in your eyes and face that you really admire your Dad the KING Richard Petty
When Kyle mentioned the nose being taken to the ground and how that was when the whole aero problems started, I just thought "that's what I've been saying!" They gotta get the cars off the ground a little more and let the air move the car around instead of blocking it from getting through. Until they do that, aero push and dirty air is going to remain the biggest factor in good racing and the ability to pass. Changing tires will be only be a band-aid and it won't take but half a season before all the drivers start driving the same way again to save them and we'll be right back to where we are now. I'm not saying not to make a better tires in terms of wear, I'm just saying that aero is a huge factor. The more the aero "got better" and cars more alike, the worse the dirty air problem became. That's not an accident.
Even the street cars they pretend to emulate are higher off the ground. If they changed the spec to no lower than that it would make the racing a little better.
Great video! I just love listening to Richard talk about the days past he’s not forgot much from what is seams. Much respect to the King!
This is awesome this interview these three guys lot of respect there for these guys
That is a table full of NASCAR royalty !!!
one of my favorite pictures i have hanging on my wall behind me in my office is Dale Earnhardt Sr sitting in Richard Petty's #43 STP car and Richard kneeling outside the door talking to Dale. I don't even remember where i got it, but its one of my most favorites
Thankful to have been a fan during the best years of NASCAR, the Pettys are awesome, I wasn’t a Junior or Senior fan back then but I have mad respect for them now. I was there when Senior won the Daytona 500, I didn’t appreciate it then but I do now, wish we could go back to those glory days!
true statement! from richard... no leader...so much has changed from the older days. it is truly not fun to watch anymore i miss the older times even as late as early 2000's great show!
Legends of racing. It’s been a good listen and enjoyed.
I’ve had the opportunity to drive at Daytona thanks to the Drive Petty business. I was in a meeting to explain stuff. Most guys were pretty confident and cocky. After driving they had guys hold their heads in front of them. Most were shaking. Ha ha. I went 148 on my first time. One guy’s voice was nervous. He said that’s harder than it looks. My left hand was shaking. Since then I’ve driven several times in Vegas. Fun! Thank you Mr. Petty.
At the very end, The King makes a great point. NASCAR needs a leader. The Guy, whoever that is, and there’s not that one guy now
Agreed 💯. I think there is no real leader is NASCAR has handcuffed a potential leaders with tires that don't wear out everyone has the exact same horsepower and airo package. The driver doesn't have a chance.
A room full of Legends!
The Earnhardt's and Petty's man, what legacies they left on the sport of NASCAR.
One of your best interviews I've seen 👌 👏
For me, the 1970's and 1980's were the best years of NASCAR. Best of the best drivers, real race cars, real racing. Just loved it. Still love NASCAR, always will, it's like the King said, "just don't have a fox to chase." 75 years of Petty's in NASCAR God bless them!
You really should have a book written from all these stories. Dale Earnhardt From The Perspective Of The World Around Him.
Hope i look like that, or even alive at 86
I asked him that very question at Elko Speedway long ago and received the same answer
Ive met the King 2 differemt times. I was in awe seeing the King standing there, signature cowboy hat and sunglasses. He was one of the nicest people ive ever encountered in my entire life. Of all the drivers ive met( at least 20) Richarrd Petty, Darrel Waltrip and Bobby Allison were the nicest, which says alot about their character in my opinion. These giys are genuine icons and couldnt have been nicer to each and every fan that i saw them interact with
1981-- Driving past a motel in Talledega, looked over and there was Richard Petty and Bobby Allison standing by a car smoking a cigarette. Slammed on the brakes and pulled over. They talked to us for 15 to 20 minutes about the upcoming Sunday race. Treated us just like family.
First race I went to RICHMOND and Richard Petty came right by me on a golf cart and waved to me. It was so cool.
Great discussion! Really enjoyed that!
What a great interview. Thanks for putting it together.
What Kyle is doing with Richard is great
Getting as much video time as he can of his famous dad.
The fact Petty is 86 and still with us is to me an achievement
I just love all these guys.
Great interview.
I live listening to stories from the king
The talent and race records between those two families will never be equaled
Richard is still the King JR.
"When the race is over just go find the guy. Don't tweet him, don't text him, don't call the guy, just go find him and talk about it".......Yeah, but he's not mentioning the fan belts. I raced short tracks 30 years ago and fan belts were often included in such "conversations".
Yep and you’d beat the tar out of each other Saturday night and be in each other’s shop bullshitting with each other a couple days later
My favorite driver god i loved King 👑 Richard !
If NASCAR goes international one day it will be up to Dale jr and others to put cars on the track just to have a race almost every Sunday IMOP. Vintage racing at its best .🏁🏁🏁🏁.
I heard this story, about Dale introduction at Martinsville, ill have to watch it
Damn Richard said a mouth full when he said we don't have a leader and so so so true 2 me growing up n the late 70s and early 80s nascar can't hold a candle 2 what was so that's why I don't watch any races 2day cause it's a cookie cutter bs business it's not about racing anymore and the powers that b have alienated it's true fans it's a sad day
Richard has always been and will always be one of my heroes
Richard Petty looks great! Great episode guys
So very true
I've only attended one NASCAR race, at Michigan International Speedway in the summer of '79, and guess who won?
Yep. It was King Richard!
Love this! Wish we could hear Richard’s rival David Pearson on Dirty Mo.
Dale admitted putting just 80% into driving, yet still made HOF.
That's crazy that Ralph drove for Lee. Those two couldn't have possibly imagined what their kids were going to do in the sport.
What I heard: Get the cars off the ground (limit ride heights, spring rates, etc.) and give them a tire similar to Bristol and save the short tracks.
need to look more of the smx series , high horsepower , wider tires , less down force , give the racing back to the drivers .
So glad i was born in 1970. Yes it stinks getting older but we had the best of everything growing up. 😎😎
Good Days ! 3 skilled drivers here... :)
The King got the fountain of youth
My dad invented a nascar board game when i was a kid, with micromachines as the cars, Richard Petty's car was always "My car" . He did patent that game and even pitched it to DEI but it never came to light. Milton bradley caught wind of this and tried to make their own version but it was garbage. I still have that game, and those cars today. My dad passed in 2015 and thats my most cherished item. He lived and breathed nascar and when a race was on, there was no taking him out of the living room.
I miss the good old days of racing
He's right on about the best race car. The early 70's was the best race car. Drivers still had control. Kyle has a good point. Drivers still had control. Today, not even close.
The Alabama Gang was a tuff crew. The Allisons were no joke and if Davey Allison had not tragically died in a helicopter accident, he might have been the best. Similarly, if Adam Petty had not died on the track he might have been the best. I've heard Klye Petty talk about racing and he was not like his fathe or grandfather, but Adam Petty was a true Championship driver, he just died too early, just like Davey Allison.
IIRC, In one of the Earnhardt(Post Dale Sr) movies showed Ralph working to solve the axle issue!
Axle key , cut off from a hardened screw diver shaft .
DALE, I HOPE YOU SEE THIS MESSAGE SOMEHOW.!!! THERE IS A COUPLE CZcams CHANNELS THAT SHOW OLD RACE HIGHLIGHTS.!! I JUST WATCHED YOUR GRANDPA, RALPH ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS.!! I'M SORRY I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME, BUT SOMETHING THAT HAS CLASSIC AS THE FIRST WORD OF THE CHANNELS NAME.!! MAYBE, CLASSICRACINGREELS,? THEY ARE EACH, ABOUT 32:00 MINUTES.! THE LAST ONE IS THE BEST.!! THEY FOLLOW THE CAR WITH THE CAMERA, AND THE ANNOUNCER MENTIONS HIS NAME, AND THAT HE IS "RALPH EARNHARDT", THE "FAMOUS SHORT TRACK RACING DRIVER".!!! "TELLS HE'S RUNNING FOR THE PETTY'S, AND HE'S REALLY PUTTING ON A SHOW TODAY".!! IT'S AT ONE OF THE LARGER TRACKS.!! THEY KEEP ON FOCUSING ON HIM, AND THE CAR.!! HE'S REELING THEM IN, AND JUST KEEPS ON COMING.!! HE GETS INTO THE TOP TEN, AND WORKS HIS WAY UP TO 2ND PLACE.!! YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE HIM IN THE CAR.!! IT'S AWESOME TO SEE, AND HEAR.!!! SHOWS A COUPLE CLOSE UP PIT STOPS AS WELL.!! ANYBODY WHO KNOWS JR., OR HOW TO CONTACT HIM, PLEASE LET HIM KNOW.! HE NEEDS TO SAVE THESE OLD RACE VIDEOS.!! ALL OF HIS FAMILY DESERVES TO SEE THESE, AND WATCH THEM, AND PRESERVE THEM.!! ALL OF THESE ARE ON THE BIG SPEEDWAY TRACKS.!! BE BLESSED EVERYONE.!!!🙂🙂🙂😊❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😉
Jr asked Richard that question on here about how he & Sr met a few years ago, must've forgotten but King said about the exact same thing back then as well. I don't know that we're gonna have another dominant driver cause the way things are now NASCAR has fixed it to where one driver can no longer be that car to beat every weekend like how it was back then...
I went and looked at the race, very exciting indeed, funny thing is Richard and Darrel - looked like they were running a different race, they were much faster it seemed.
How about a segment on the Garlits/Lee Petty get togather? Good story. Hey JunBug, any chance of a network showing how the Fueler goes to the rack, loads fuel and how they disperse it to the teams? That would be cool? Cause is that Driver carded at every tank farm?
The King looks great I’m gonna get myself the hat and glasses maybe I’ll look younger! 😅 Just goggled his age 86! Still has his mind looks awesome Kudos King
Richard Petty Is Awesome
Kyle talking about the "aero horse leaving the barn" was spot on. That time was NASCAR's sweet spot...before all the technology and science kind of ruined it. Like all the sports now, really...
I remember Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough battling it out at Ontario MotorSpeedway in Southern California
The #43 STP car and driver is who I routed for....I held against Dale because he was up and coming and id been a Petty fan since I could remember....one day my Dad asked me about Dale and I blurted out " I don't like him ..he looks like a cop! " Dad gave me a disgusting look and said.... that's no reason Son... have you watched him drive! Then I started watching Dale and been an Earnhardt fan ever since..
Eric Underwood Class of 81 Downey High school California USA ♥️🇺🇲
Love the Petty,a real gentleman a man man’s
10:20 The King tells you biggest problem of NASCAR. There is no leader today. Nobody to look up to or pull for. Most drivers in my opinion come off as spoiled brats. I liked when I could relate to a driver and felt like he might be someone I know. These drivers today are the punk kids I stayed away from in school
the way I see it , nascar protects the drivers to much behind chain link fences , look at NHRA drivers and crews are more approachable , things need to change to keep the show going on , google Humpy Wheeler .
Not many come off as spoiled to me but i do see your point.. What would you do though.. Fire the better drivers to get half the talent and performance from a everyman whom will never make it on tv.. Tough spot like everything it seems huh... idk how we get back to a few drivers far exceeding others,, Used to guys startig in late 20s and 30 leaves more roome for talent gaps than everyone being molded since they were 5. Not mad at Kyle for starting with a path i dont recon.. huh i dont even know what my feeling are on this exactly anyway maybe just trying to point out why it is almost impossible. There are some punks i recon.. I think there always have been. Kurt Kyle Hell Carl had some Punk in him the bodines were in my opinion, TG seemed like he was gonna be aweful but seems to me guys are working on thereselves quicker than they ever have. They are not allowed to have alot of personality nowdays anyhow. And 4717 I dont dissagree with anything your ppint out just some of the things i maybe seen as hurdles or reasons maybe...
In my opinion, NASCAR should have stayed in it's roots what it used to be. To me, NASCAR has lost a ton of race fans because of that aspect, because bringing in Honda next year and Toyota now has killed NASCAR and that seriously scares me and I pretty much agree on what @tritontransport posted about the hardcore NASCAR fans from the 60s to the early 2010s.
👑🏁#43
Thank God no 15 year old co-hosts in this clip.
I can’t stand that kids voice. I guess they lost there cohost budget.
I miss Mike Davis. I can’t even listen to the podcast anymore.
Those kids have nothing interesting to say. They talk just to hear their own voice.
How did Dale Junior find the two at least interesting 18 year olds in America and make them Co hosts?
@@ExploreAmericaprobably a relative. Not much you can do about that.
The King 👑 will always be #43.... Long live the King!
If I ever met the man I'd have to ask him about his time in a Ford car after I shook his hand and thanked him.
I think Dale use to test for Petty when Chrysler had their kit car program....Saw a picture years ago of Dale in a kit car Challenger testing it...
In all drivers, but richard especially, to remember a move or portion of a race and how he was running that day, for a race almost 50 years or 50+ years ago is absolutely absurd. Racers are simply wired differently, they’re obsessive.
Is Richard Petty The Best NASCAR (Or MotorSports) Driver ever?
He is
Richard Petty and David Pearson
Yeah Driver and Ambassador
Hard to judge since we don't have video footage of the vast majority of his career, but the stats are incredible.
People don’t call him the king for no reason
This is what this generation needs to grasp, learn the set up. Learn to adjust the car for different tracks! Like Richard and Kyle said they ran before areo was more than a chocolate bar!
look up Mark Martian talking about spring rates , he knew as a driver how to set up a car .
there ability to dile in a car far exceeds anything it ever was.. Thats not it.. The whole field has talent and has been doing it since they were kids.. Many races back in the day were dominated by one car or a couple and regularly ended with 5 to 12 cars on the lead lap and a race that evens hints at that causes outrage. idk if there is any winning for todays drivers.. I do not understand why they havent given them HP though and hell run grooved tires in the dry is a reasonable way to do away with some tire... not sure why these are the things they will not consider when its the actual things hurtijg the shortracks.. Idk how far they can increase the gap to where they will still resemble the consumer versions.. Everything evolves it would be cool to watch these guys in legacy cars and just not evolve but WOSSOM...(WIN ON SUNDAY...ECT....) TO kinda be a thing again is something we are getting back torward when it looked like in 08 all that was gone... Sport always had highs and lows and that was what it was, wasnt a though of changing every rule everytime a race was a lil dry.. Better good racing on 1.5s which is most of the races and not as good on the other 5 races is alot better than a few years ago we had 6 great races and 25 rought ones i guess... that is a big positive i have not been hearing anything about during all this moaning.. I guess im just venting like everyone else sorry all.
Great episode. Quit crying people. Even they disagree with you.
Richard is gonna live until he’s 140 yrs old
Where is dirty mo dough s thurs podcast we don’t get one this week
we need more becoming Earnhardt, for 1980
The Ford Thunderbird of the late 80's and early 90's was First On Race Day. Ford Motor Company had to discontinue the Thunderbird for the Taurus because nobody wanted to buy the Thunderbirds.
Elliott was especially dominant in the car
@@golfnguns443 Awesome Bill from Dawsomville still holds the supper speedway record before restrictor plate racing at 210 mph, I believe.
Kyle Petty, has a good way of saying things.
Dang I'm 10 yrs older than Jr
Do tjey have a vintage stock car series. Old rules