@@NickyD but he really isn’t, most of his championships came when other good drivers were in slumps in there career, however Dale had to win his championships when there was some of the best talent around (not as good as mid 90s talent but still)
Dale Earnhardt lost the 89 & 95 Winston Cups by a combined 46 points, the same 46 points that Mark Martin lost at the Richmond race in 1990 that eventually won Earnhardt his 4rth Winston Cup... Imagine is if Mark doesn't get the fine in that 1990 Pontiac Excitement 400 & Earnhardt's tire doesn't go flat in that years Daytona 500, they tie in pts at season's end and Dale Sr still wins based on more victories during the season. Still though to think that not for 46 points in 89 & 95 combined Dale Sr woulda had 9 Winston Cups, wow...
Earnhardt might have lost this ring in 89 ..........but Earnhardt was given a gift in 94 when Ernie Irvan missed the last 10 races due to injuries. Ernie Irvan missed 10 races at the end of 94 and he sill led the most laps that season than any other driver . Earnhardt won 7 championships , Rusty Wallace won this one .
@@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance Ernie was in the hospital for a few weeks with 2 collapse lungs and a massive brain swelling . Irvan was given a 10 percent chance of survival by doctors . Ernie was doing practice laps and cut a tire at over 200 mph . Irvan was cut from the car. He wasn't cleared by Nascar to race again until late in the 95 season . Ernie Irvan made his Nascar comeback wearing an eye patch . Hes probably the only Driver to ever finish top 10 in a race while wearing an eye patch . It was a miracle that he could walk again after his injuries much less resume a career driving a stock car .
@@awitchfart Irvan won several races that season before his accident. He missed 10 whole races and still led more laps than any other driver that season . Irvan in the 28 car was Earnhardts only competition for the Winston cup . Earnhardt and Irvan had ran away from the field in the points race and when Irvan went down Earnhardt coasted to a championship.
TRUE STORY THAT 99% OF EARNHARDT FANS NEVER SAW, OR EVEN HEARD OF.......BUT I WITNESSED IT: We attended the 1989 Daytona 500 by camping in the infield the night before, and watching the 500 from there the following day. We moved around quite a bit during the race to observe the track from different locations during the race. I remember it all like yesterday. For some reason, Earnhardt's car developed an engine problem fairly early in the race, the engine would "drop a cylinder" while pulling out into fresh air......he just couldn't pass, even with a drafting partner pinned to his rear bumper, if he was the car out front. But whenever he ducked BEHIND a car to draft, his car ran just fine. This continued throughout most of the race as he managed to run at or near the front much of the day, drafting behind Ken Schrader more than any other "drafting partner". When it was getting very late in the race, we decided to make our way in the infield, walking on foot of course, right up against the spectator guard rail smack dab between turns 3 and 4. A crash brought out a caution. There must've been at least 200 people standing between turns 3 and 4 at the time, and we were right up front against that guard rail. Then came the re-start after the caution, and Earnhardt due to a bad pit stop got shuffled way back in the pack. They go by during the first re-start lap, and by the time they would come back around for the 2nd lap of that re-start, they would all be running full speed. HERE IS WHERE THE STORY GETS GOOD>>>>> As the major pack of cars were approaching behind a much smaller pack who jumped out front, Dale was about 2/3rd's of the way towards the BACK of that big pack of cars approaching turn 3. He was INCREDIBLY HIGH UP on the track, almost in "the marbles" and the cars were all 2 and even 3 wide, still bunched up fairly tight, and looking like "a checker board"......which means they weren't all racing "door handle to door handle" .......but damned close to that. In the middle of turn 3, Dale suddenly SHOT STRAIGHT DOWN to the very bottom of the track SO suddenly, it scared the living piss out of THE ENTIRE CROWD where we stood. His car was dropping SO fast, we ALL honestly thought there was "no way" he could hold that drop, and he was going to come barreling towards us and hit that guard rail we were standing right against. THE WHOLE CROWD OF 200 OR SO PEOPLE, INCLUDING US, JUMPED BACKWARDS AT THE SAME TIME AS WE ALL GASPED ALOUD. ( Even though there was still a good distance from the track apron from where we stood, like a small grassy field from us leading to the bottom of the track, we still had to look UP at the top of those high banked turns. So you can imagine what an incredible perspective we had.) Keep in mind, he actually PASSED several cars during that drop on those steep banks in turn 3......and he STUCK to the very bottom of the track, passing several more cars, and then suddenly SHOT BACK UP VERY HIGH IN THE MIDDLE OF TURN 4, STILL PASSING CARS, ALMOST "IN THE MARBLES" AGAIN!!! He literally made turns 3 AND 4 into "a slalom track" by dropping down, sticking on the bottom briefly, and then shooting back up high, AND HE PASSED AT LEAST A DOZEN OR MORE CARS DURING THE ENTIRE PROCESS!!! NO OTHER CAR WENT WITH HIM. HE DID IT BY HIMSELF. HOW IN THE HELL DID HE DO THAT??? He BARELY had room as he weaved his way during that slalom maneuver, passing cars at the same time on ALL sides like a bat out of hell. Talk about a crowd of around 200 people right there where we all stood looking at each other with eyes as big as billiard balls yelling to each other: "THAT MOTHER F*CKER SURE CAN DRIVE!!!".........and for the next half hour, that's ALL you heard from everyone in that huge crowd of people......EVEN FROM THE FORD GUYS. Some of the Ford guys that "hated Earnhardt" instantly gained a profound respect for him during that very moment. I know, because they SAID SO. Unfortunately, NONE of the TV camera's were focusing on that biggest pack of cars.....the camera's at that moment were all focused on the smaller leading pack of cars. And to this day, it was THE BEST maneuver I have EVER seen in NASCAR history........BARR NONE. Over the years, I have searched diligently to try to find video footage of that particular move from that exact moment in the 1989 Daytona 500........but it just doesn't exist. THAT SUCKS, because it made his famous "pass in the grass" against Elliot.......which was an awesome display of driving in it's own right......look like a simple maneuver. I am not kidding, and I swear on my life. It is SO sad that 99% ( or more) of all Earnhardt fans have never seen what we witnessed that day...........let alone even hear about it. BUT IT REALLY HAPPENED BECAUSE I WAS THERE TO WITNESS IT, AND I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.........AS LONG AS I LIVE..........."MOTHER F*CKER SURE CAN DRIVE!!!"..........INDEED!!!
@@johnjackson5281 John Jackson......PS........I know my story was long & drawn out......but I was simply trying to paint an accurate picture of what it was like. And the story really does it no justice......versus actually being there. That black #3 car came down that steep bank at speed like a giant bowling ball.......right towards us. That's the best way I can describe it. Lord how I WISH we had good footage of that maneuver both on the track and a scene of our entire crowd all jumping backwards at the same time gasping loudly. It really scared the piss out of all of us!!! But boy were we excited to witness what he did in that few seconds passing most of those cars. "Ole Iron Head wasn't playing around" to catch back up to that smaller pack of cars out front. His car was handling GREAT that day. But he NEEDED traffic in front of him for the engine to run right.....for some reason. If he was only racing a couple cars right then through turns 3 & 4........he couldn't have done it. But all those tightly bunched cars had the wind broken up in front of him. Most of them, he passed on either side by inches. He made a keyhole through that traffic. By the way........I have yet to hear anyone else bring up this incident. But somewhere out there........is at least 200 other people who witnessed it right along with us!!! The rest of the bleachers all around the track couldn't really see what we experienced either. But it was "front-row seats" for us standing on the grass near that guard rail. Glad we decided to walk over there when we did. ( and he still finished 3rd that day, with a tainted engine ).....I don't even think his own pit crew could see what he did. They were much too far away. If only we had the internet back then. The story would've gained much more attention. God Bless-
If I can put in a suggestion you could do either, Good Seasons: Jeff Burton in '99 or perhaps a Missing Rings one from the height of his career at the time with Jack Roush. In 2000, I know Bobby Labonte had 'em covered all season long with his record consistency and only Dale Sr. and Jeff were his two closet competitors (I know it was a walkover in the final points tally), but it really wasn't much of a battle. To me Jeff Burton is Mark Martin in a way since he was being groomed as a younger version of Mark when they pitched him the 99 car.
The race at North Wilksboro in the fall with the incident with Ricky Rudd is what cost him the championship. The following races at Charlotte and Rockingham didn’t help but a win at North Wilksboro would’ve made the points loss in those two races a little bit less. The championship battle this year was a classic Earnhardt and Rusty Wallace battle that set the tone for the early 90’s rivalry between the two.
I know. Crazy. It's almost like every race mattered. Couldn't get away with a bad race or two like you can now. Hell you can get away with a mediocre 3/4 a season and still win the championship.
@@scjacket611 Kevin Harvick would agree. Aggregate points no one even touches KH. Why? Because he kicked ass all season long. But in our current system CE wins it because he got hot at the right time. If they want to continue the playoffs then they need to break up the field into divisions. Then the top division leaders advance to the playoffs.
@@scjacket611 first off dipshit let's look at stats. Elliott was -136 points for the year, thats nearly 3 races behind KHs point accumulation. Elliott had 4 less wins, 5 less top 5s, and 5 less top 10s than KH. Chase had an average finish of 11.7 and had 29 LLF. KH had an average finish of 7.3 and 33 LLF. But you're right Chase was the fastest car. Keep polishing your participation awards...
@@scjacket611 I'm sorry I can't hear you over the 9 wins. Its easy to win championships when you only have to be good for 10 races. I'll be waiting for your stats and data to back up your claims. Until then please continue to be an internet tough guy. Loser.
We attended the 1989 Daytona 500 by camping the night before the race in the infield. I remember that race like yesterday. Darrell Waltrip won that race, plus the million dollar bonus money via gas mileage. However, he nearly ran out of gas himself while finishing the race. One of the reporters asked Waltrip: "Exactly how much gas was left in the tank when ya crossed the finish line Darrell?.......and he replied with a grin: "A million dollars worth".........LOL!!!
It was 500 until the late 90s when they shortened it down, Rockingham was 500 laps too and the Dover and Rockingham races always took 4.5 to 5 hours to run
1989 is currently a missing ring for #3 Dale Earnhardt, but you argue and do a video on one more missing ring, and that is 1995. In 1995 #3 Dale Earnhardt lost by 34 points. In the 9th event that season in the Winston 500 at Talladega coming to the white flag he was being overtaken by #6 Mark Martin, #24 Jeff Gordon, and #21 Morgan Shephard, coming out of turn #2, #21 Morgan Shephard got and got into Earnhardt and turn him around, if Earnhardt would have just let them go he would have easily got a top 5 finish that day, but instead he finished on the tale end of the lead lap in 21st, so with one spin he lost about 100 points, and thus the difference in his defeat to #24 Jeff Gordon that season.
Randy Hutchinson lol no he isn’t. William is the first name of Jeff Gordon’s dad. Cecil Gordon was just a driver in the 60’s and 70’s that coincidentally drove a #24 car. Jeff and Cecil were not related.
You also have to remember the Lumina was introduced in the middle of the season that year(the Winston 500 at Talladega). There were a lot of teams having trouble with the new car.
I hated that pile of trash called the Lumina. To think Chevy killed the Monte Carlo that was an absolute beast on the race track ranks up there with new Coke.
@@aaronmccall3849 the sad part is the Lumina was made just to get a more aerodynamic car into NASCAR. The Monte Carlo was such a brick it couldn't touch the Thunderbird at the time, Bill Elliott making up 2 laps a Talladega under green.
@@thomasrice1687 That is nonsense. From 1983 to early 1989 the Monte Carlo won 52 percent of the races it was used in during an era where it was raced against Fords, Pontiacs, Buicks, Oldsmobiles, and Mopar. And Elliott's Tbird is widely accepted today as cheated up (look up the "Narrow Bird"). By the numbers the 4th generation Monte Carlo SS was the most dominate race car in NASCAR history. Chevy shelved it because they were going to the front wheel drive platform with their street cars not for any performance issues on the track.
3, 43, 24, and the 48 should all be retired numbers.. due to multiple championships. It's still not right seeing that 3 out there...Richard..you should have never brought it back out..the only one to ever have used it again should ONLY be an Earnhardt.
Got to love these things. You can always say what could have been. Rusty Wallace won and earned the 1989 championship. Rusty should have at least 3 maybe 4 championships and the two of those years Earnhardt won 2 (93-94). Rusty lost the 93 championship cause he was wrecked at Talladega by guess who, which had him racing with a broken wrist and cast on for a month. That wreck took the championship from Rusty. So instead of you making a video of what Earnhardt should have..he should have 6 and Rusty at least 2 counting '89 and '93. And was very close in '88 and '94.
exactly, that 93 season was robbed from him and I'm not convinced Earnhardt didn't turn him on purpose. Rusty had won 3 in a row and really wanted that 4th in a row and he was running up front the entire day at Talladega, a track where he historically just sucked and never competed at all. There was a race I watched recently later on in 1993 where Earnhardt finished 2nd behind Wallace, I think it was N Wilkesboro and Dale didn't even stick around for post race interviews I think because he was angry that he lost to Wallace again on a short track. Earnhardt blatantly wrecked him a few years later at Bristol the night he tagged Terry Labonte crossing the finish line. For shits and giggles I looked up the races after he broke his wrist and his finishes and compared them to his 1994 results, they were as follows 93: 38th, 29th, 21st, 39th, 5th, 94: 5th, 2nd, 1st, 1st, 1st
I would like to thank you for the memory rewind. I will always be a Earnhardt fan no matter the first name unless its the DEI killer we all know who that is. The only other person to get that close and take the lead on wins is Jimmy Johnson in the #48. You have got to give it to him he has skills. But know one will ever replace Dale Sr. Long live the legacy of Dale Sr.
Man he was terrible at Charlotte for a few years. Two duds in 1989, dominated in 1990 but wrecked hard at the 600 and left the pits without the lug nuts at the 500.
Man those were the good old days of racing here that carbed small block screaming Mark Martin would have won two or three championships if he was driving a Chevrolet back then
Missing Rings: Jeff Gordon 2004, Greg Biffle 2005, Carl Edwards 2008 (unless you already did), Bill Elliott 1985 and 1992, Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch 2018, Mark Martin 2009, Matt Kenseth 2006 and 2013, Jimmie Johnson 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2012, and Kasey Kahne 2006 and 2012.
That Wilksboro race that cost him his championship you should have played the post race interview with Dale lol. Hows this going to effect the championship? "How u think they oughta fine that son of bitch and make him sit out the rest of the season I think" talking bought Rudd spinning him out the last lap while leading. Bodine ended up winning and Dale Earnhardt hated Bodine with a passion back then till Mr. France sat em down Days of Thunder style
Missing rings should be for drivers that never won a championship . Earnhardt won 7 titles , he didn't miss any rings . Mark Martin finished 2nd several times in the standings. Mark Martin is the cat missing some bling.
My Father was a Sr. fan, I saw him race at Dover in the last race where they had asphalt. I believe in '90? Schrader won the race. Earnhardt could drive, he'd go through the corner with the rear tires smoking and hold the car dead straight. I saw Spencer attempt to follow him through twice and spin both times! I was NOT a Sr. fan. Though I respected his ability, if he had a 4th place car, you knew 3 cars might get wrecked! I still can't stand wreck to win tactics and selective enforcement of the rules by the sanctioning body. There were a number of times NASCAR turned a blind eye to Earnhardts tactics and outright cheating! But, if he had a good car or the best car, you might as well turn the TV off!
I can't believe I watched this. 1989 was the most painful season to watch - well, at least the end of it. I was screaming at my TV at the North Wilkesboro spin. To this day I have never forgiven Ricky Rudd for it.
There’s a whole bunch of NASCAR drivers who were great people and were great drivers, but one bad decision affected them for the rest of their lives and others more so. Jeremy Mayfield (possibly) did drugs. Rob Moroso went drink-driving. Dale Earnhardt’s bad choice was marrying Teresa Houston.
So close to an 8th, it hurts
Can we stop talking about Teresa and talk about how much of a beast Dale Sr. is?
teresa is a cunt!
can we talk how overrated dale truly is johnson is alot better
@@NickyD fuck off, pal. Don't start talking shit you know nothing about. Go back to your millenial business.
Fuck Teresa. She can play in traffic.
@@NickyD but he really isn’t, most of his championships came when other good drivers were in slumps in there career, however Dale had to win his championships when there was some of the best talent around (not as good as mid 90s talent but still)
Dale Earnhardt lost the 89 & 95 Winston Cups by a combined 46 points, the same 46 points that Mark Martin lost at the Richmond race in 1990 that eventually won Earnhardt his 4rth Winston Cup... Imagine is if Mark doesn't get the fine in that 1990 Pontiac Excitement 400 & Earnhardt's tire doesn't go flat in that years Daytona 500, they tie in pts at season's end and Dale Sr still wins based on more victories during the season. Still though to think that not for 46 points in 89 & 95 combined Dale Sr woulda had 9 Winston Cups, wow...
Mark Martin got robbed
Dale said it himself, "if's don't win championships."
456 laps led out of 500. That happens now... Fans would be clamoring for... The good old days when that also happened.
Missing Rings: Sterling Marlin 2002
+Ian Miller I know right? He owned the standings that year, until the poor guy was injured at Kansas.
@blueridgeboy Oh brother, here we go again, with another crybaby. This is stock car racing, and you belong elsewhere with the open wheel crowd.
"Missing Ring: Matt Kenseth 2013"
(I imagine someone has suggested that...)
Earnhardt might have lost this ring in 89 ..........but Earnhardt was given a gift in 94 when Ernie Irvan missed the last 10 races due to injuries. Ernie Irvan missed 10 races at the end of 94 and he sill led the most laps that season than any other driver . Earnhardt won 7 championships , Rusty Wallace won this one .
Laps led. Race wins. Not the same thing my friend! Only one lap counts😉
But I agree, rusty earned that one
Ernie should have pulled an Earnhardt; race with the injuries.
@@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance Ernie was in the hospital for a few weeks with 2 collapse lungs and a massive brain swelling . Irvan was given a 10 percent chance of survival by doctors . Ernie was doing practice laps and cut a tire at over 200 mph . Irvan was cut from the car. He wasn't cleared by Nascar to race again until late in the 95 season . Ernie Irvan made his Nascar comeback wearing an eye patch . Hes probably the only Driver to ever finish top 10 in a race while wearing an eye patch . It was a miracle that he could walk again after his injuries much less resume a career driving a stock car .
@@awitchfart Irvan won several races that season before his accident. He missed 10 whole races and still led more laps than any other driver that season . Irvan in the 28 car was Earnhardts only competition for the Winston cup . Earnhardt and Irvan had ran away from the field in the points race and when Irvan went down Earnhardt coasted to a championship.
Damn young blood you love doing these old one's hell I know I love em and I think everyone else does also great video.
Nice to see late 1980’s highlights
After a whole season 3 drivers had a chance at the championship going into the final race. It’s like we didn’t need the playoffs
We shouldn't have.
DaleE988 still don't need that crap, real racin starts at the first green flag, and finishes at the last checkered flag, playoffs is ALL SEASON
Playoffs and Stage racing.... two thumbs down.
We need a new points format. A format that works. The Winston format is outdated Nascar needs to figure it's shit out
@@j9vlikz683 it's not outdated lmao
TRUE STORY THAT 99% OF EARNHARDT FANS NEVER SAW, OR EVEN HEARD OF.......BUT I WITNESSED IT: We attended the 1989 Daytona 500 by camping in the infield the night before, and watching the 500 from there the following day. We moved around quite a bit during the race to observe the track from different locations during the race. I remember it all like yesterday. For some reason, Earnhardt's car developed an engine problem fairly early in the race, the engine would "drop a cylinder" while pulling out into fresh air......he just couldn't pass, even with a drafting partner pinned to his rear bumper, if he was the car out front. But whenever he ducked BEHIND a car to draft, his car ran just fine. This continued throughout most of the race as he managed to run at or near the front much of the day, drafting behind Ken Schrader more than any other "drafting partner". When it was getting very late in the race, we decided to make our way in the infield, walking on foot of course, right up against the spectator guard rail smack dab between turns 3 and 4. A crash brought out a caution. There must've been at least 200 people standing between turns 3 and 4 at the time, and we were right up front against that guard rail. Then came the re-start after the caution, and Earnhardt due to a bad pit stop got shuffled way back in the pack. They go by during the first re-start lap, and by the time they would come back around for the 2nd lap of that re-start, they would all be running full speed. HERE IS WHERE THE STORY GETS GOOD>>>>> As the major pack of cars were approaching behind a much smaller pack who jumped out front, Dale was about 2/3rd's of the way towards the BACK of that big pack of cars approaching turn 3. He was INCREDIBLY HIGH UP on the track, almost in "the marbles" and the cars were all 2 and even 3 wide, still bunched up fairly tight, and looking like "a checker board"......which means they weren't all racing "door handle to door handle" .......but damned close to that. In the middle of turn 3, Dale suddenly SHOT STRAIGHT DOWN to the very bottom of the track SO suddenly, it scared the living piss out of THE ENTIRE CROWD where we stood. His car was dropping SO fast, we ALL honestly thought there was "no way" he could hold that drop, and he was going to come barreling towards us and hit that guard rail we were standing right against. THE WHOLE CROWD OF 200 OR SO PEOPLE, INCLUDING US, JUMPED BACKWARDS AT THE SAME TIME AS WE ALL GASPED ALOUD. ( Even though there was still a good distance from the track apron from where we stood, like a small grassy field from us leading to the bottom of the track, we still had to look UP at the top of those high banked turns. So you can imagine what an incredible perspective we had.) Keep in mind, he actually PASSED several cars during that drop on those steep banks in turn 3......and he STUCK to the very bottom of the track, passing several more cars, and then suddenly SHOT BACK UP VERY HIGH IN THE MIDDLE OF TURN 4, STILL PASSING CARS, ALMOST "IN THE MARBLES" AGAIN!!! He literally made turns 3 AND 4 into "a slalom track" by dropping down, sticking on the bottom briefly, and then shooting back up high, AND HE PASSED AT LEAST A DOZEN OR MORE CARS DURING THE ENTIRE PROCESS!!! NO OTHER CAR WENT WITH HIM. HE DID IT BY HIMSELF. HOW IN THE HELL DID HE DO THAT??? He BARELY had room as he weaved his way during that slalom maneuver, passing cars at the same time on ALL sides like a bat out of hell. Talk about a crowd of around 200 people right there where we all stood looking at each other with eyes as big as billiard balls yelling to each other: "THAT MOTHER F*CKER SURE CAN DRIVE!!!".........and for the next half hour, that's ALL you heard from everyone in that huge crowd of people......EVEN FROM THE FORD GUYS. Some of the Ford guys that "hated Earnhardt" instantly gained a profound respect for him during that very moment. I know, because they SAID SO. Unfortunately, NONE of the TV camera's were focusing on that biggest pack of cars.....the camera's at that moment were all focused on the smaller leading pack of cars. And to this day, it was THE BEST maneuver I have EVER seen in NASCAR history........BARR NONE. Over the years, I have searched diligently to try to find video footage of that particular move from that exact moment in the 1989 Daytona 500........but it just doesn't exist. THAT SUCKS, because it made his famous "pass in the grass" against Elliot.......which was an awesome display of driving in it's own right......look like a simple maneuver. I am not kidding, and I swear on my life. It is SO sad that 99% ( or more) of all Earnhardt fans have never seen what we witnessed that day...........let alone even hear about it. BUT IT REALLY HAPPENED BECAUSE I WAS THERE TO WITNESS IT, AND I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.........AS LONG AS I LIVE..........."MOTHER F*CKER SURE CAN DRIVE!!!"..........INDEED!!!
Howabouthetruth most def!!!! From Kannapolis nc here!
@@johnjackson5281 John Jackson.......Greetings from Melbourne, FL !!!!
@@johnjackson5281 John Jackson......PS........I know my story was long & drawn out......but I was simply trying to paint an accurate picture of what it was like. And the story really does it no justice......versus actually being there. That black #3 car came down that steep bank at speed like a giant bowling ball.......right towards us. That's the best way I can describe it. Lord how I WISH we had good footage of that maneuver both on the track and a scene of our entire crowd all jumping backwards at the same time gasping loudly. It really scared the piss out of all of us!!! But boy were we excited to witness what he did in that few seconds passing most of those cars. "Ole Iron Head wasn't playing around" to catch back up to that smaller pack of cars out front. His car was handling GREAT that day. But he NEEDED traffic in front of him for the engine to run right.....for some reason. If he was only racing a couple cars right then through turns 3 & 4........he couldn't have done it. But all those tightly bunched cars had the wind broken up in front of him. Most of them, he passed on either side by inches. He made a keyhole through that traffic. By the way........I have yet to hear anyone else bring up this incident. But somewhere out there........is at least 200 other people who witnessed it right along with us!!! The rest of the bleachers all around the track couldn't really see what we experienced either. But it was "front-row seats" for us standing on the grass near that guard rail. Glad we decided to walk over there when we did. ( and he still finished 3rd that day, with a tainted engine ).....I don't even think his own pit crew could see what he did. They were much too far away. If only we had the internet back then. The story would've gained much more attention. God Bless-
He’s 💀, get over it. Just like Hillary that lost.
pretty good presentation, I really enjoyed this, Thankyou
At this point you want Teresa to come for you lmao
Love the videos you do a great job
I haven't heard the name Harold Kinder in a long time, I started watching NASCAR in 1989 and I mainly remember the flagman as Doyle Ford
Harold Kinder was Nascar's official flagman from 1971 to 1990 when Doyle Ford took over.
@@andywarren5905 yeah he was only there 1989 and 1990 when I started following NASCAR
Wilkesboro was Earnhardt's fault all day long. Rudd had position and Dale doored him on entry and paid for it.
this video has been taken down by teresa earnhardt
Then why can I still see it??
@@MrSTOUT73: I think he was joking...
Not even funny at all
@@MrSTOUT73 she might in another month knowing that asshole
Dale Earnhardt the best ever
600th like I'm from Minnesota as well @The Iceberg
Shit my rings are missing too oh well life rolls on👀👀👀👂👂👂👂😳😳😳😳😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
Teresa Earnhardt has joined the chat
Oh you had to bring that up...
~ Mr. Potato Head, 1999...
Absolutely the greatest of all times
Again, another awesome edition to this series 👍
That finish at the fall race at North Wilksboro is one of my favorite childhood memories.
I love this series
I imagine this video was made because you saw EmpLemon's Video on NASCAR and Dale Sr. (Which is a very well put together video to say the least...)
Actually it was just really really good timing. I have had the dates for my Missing Rings for 2019 set since October of last year.
If I can put in a suggestion you could do either, Good Seasons: Jeff Burton in '99 or perhaps a Missing Rings one from the height of his career at the time with Jack Roush. In 2000, I know Bobby Labonte had 'em covered all season long with his record consistency and only Dale Sr. and Jeff were his two closet competitors (I know it was a walkover in the final points tally), but it really wasn't much of a battle. To me Jeff Burton is Mark Martin in a way since he was being groomed as a younger version of Mark when they pitched him the 99 car.
Missing rings: Jeff Gordon 1996
The race at North Wilksboro in the fall with the incident with Ricky Rudd is what cost him the championship. The following races at Charlotte and Rockingham didn’t help but a win at North Wilksboro would’ve made the points loss in those two races a little bit less. The championship battle this year was a classic Earnhardt and Rusty Wallace battle that set the tone for the early 90’s rivalry between the two.
Such a great looking car.
Missing Ring - Greg Biffle 2005
I totally forget the Rusty Wallace basically backed into the championship at the end of the season and got lucky
The two Charlotte races is what ultimately cost him the title, sub 30th place finishes in both the 600 & the All Pro 500...
I know. Crazy. It's almost like every race mattered. Couldn't get away with a bad race or two like you can now. Hell you can get away with a mediocre 3/4 a season and still win the championship.
And getting aggressive with Ricky at North Wilkesboro
@@scjacket611 Kevin Harvick would agree. Aggregate points no one even touches KH. Why? Because he kicked ass all season long. But in our current system CE wins it because he got hot at the right time. If they want to continue the playoffs then they need to break up the field into divisions. Then the top division leaders advance to the playoffs.
@@scjacket611 first off dipshit let's look at stats. Elliott was -136 points for the year, thats nearly 3 races behind KHs point accumulation. Elliott had 4 less wins, 5 less top 5s, and 5 less top 10s than KH. Chase had an average finish of 11.7 and had 29 LLF. KH had an average finish of 7.3 and 33 LLF. But you're right Chase was the fastest car. Keep polishing your participation awards...
@@scjacket611 I'm sorry I can't hear you over the 9 wins. Its easy to win championships when you only have to be good for 10 races. I'll be waiting for your stats and data to back up your claims. Until then please continue to be an internet tough guy. Loser.
Earnhardt will always be among the best drivers all time.
Along with King Richard Petty. They were both great
@@robertrichardson9953 aswell as the juggernaut and wonderboy
Missing Rings “the Big 3” 2018
We attended the 1989 Daytona 500 by camping the night before the race in the infield. I remember that race like yesterday. Darrell Waltrip won that race, plus the million dollar bonus money via gas mileage. However, he nearly ran out of gas himself while finishing the race. One of the reporters asked Waltrip: "Exactly how much gas was left in the tank when ya crossed the finish line Darrell?.......and he replied with a grin: "A million dollars worth".........LOL!!!
Here's another one. Missing Rings: Ted Musgrave and Brendan Gaughan, 2003 Truck Series.
One of those two will actually be the subject of the next episode this Thursday.
500 laps at Dover? I'm getting heat exhaustion just thinking about it.
It was 500 until the late 90s when they shortened it down, Rockingham was 500 laps too and the Dover and Rockingham races always took 4.5 to 5 hours to run
Your just asking for Teresa to come at you now
also, missing rings, Kyle Busch 2008
To hell with that greedy woman. She should know without Dale she was nothing
Its so odd hearing cheers against Earnhardt, didn't know he was that unliked at one point
JoeyDailyShow hahaha, yeah basically if you were a fan of anyone else in the field, you hated Earnhardt.
The year I was born.
Atleast he lost the championship the right way
Evan Nekula amen
Cringe
I didn't realize they switched from the Monte Carlo to the Lumina in the middle of the 89 season.
Competition was so fierce. 25 drivers were good enough to Win Today 2019.
We'll call it even then (Wallace fans) for 1993. If Rusty doesn't break his wrist in a crash, caused by Earnhardt, Rusty wins the 1993 Cup.
1989 is currently a missing ring for #3 Dale Earnhardt, but you argue and do a video on one more missing ring, and that is 1995. In 1995 #3 Dale Earnhardt lost by 34 points. In the 9th event that season in the Winston 500 at Talladega coming to the white flag he was being overtaken by #6 Mark Martin, #24 Jeff Gordon, and #21 Morgan Shephard, coming out of turn #2, #21 Morgan Shephard got and got into Earnhardt and turn him around, if Earnhardt would have just let them go he would have easily got a top 5 finish that day, but instead he finished on the tale end of the lead lap in 21st, so with one spin he lost about 100 points, and thus the difference in his defeat to #24 Jeff Gordon that season.
Missing Rings: Mark Martin 1990
8:56 the original Gordon (no relation to Jeff), Cecil Gordon #24 himself holding Dale’s pit board!
Christopher Lucas Cecil Gordon is Jeff Gordon's Father
Randy Hutchinson lol no he isn’t. William is the first name of Jeff Gordon’s dad. Cecil Gordon was just a driver in the 60’s and 70’s that coincidentally drove a #24 car. Jeff and Cecil were not related.
Cecil also raced in the early 1980’s, but Jeff and Cecil were not at all related. It is very cool that they both drove a #24 car! 😀
89 and 95 were the closest we got to having an 8 time Champion. But Wallace and Gordon stopped that. (I really don’t want Jimmie to be that)
So I assume Dale would have won in '89 if he would have not been taken I out by Rudd, or is it more to it?
Dale would have won the championship had he won that race or finished second to Rudd.
If he would’ve not spun out in north wilkesboro he probably most likely would’ve won the championship.
Missing Rings Rusty Wallace 93 and 94
You also have to remember the Lumina was introduced in the middle of the season that year(the Winston 500 at Talladega). There were a lot of teams having trouble with the new car.
I hated that pile of trash called the Lumina. To think Chevy killed the Monte Carlo that was an absolute beast on the race track ranks up there with new Coke.
@@aaronmccall3849 the sad part is the Lumina was made just to get a more aerodynamic car into NASCAR. The Monte Carlo was such a brick it couldn't touch the Thunderbird at the time, Bill Elliott making up 2 laps a Talladega under green.
@@thomasrice1687 That is nonsense. From 1983 to early 1989 the Monte Carlo won 52 percent of the races it was used in during an era where it was raced against Fords, Pontiacs, Buicks, Oldsmobiles, and Mopar. And Elliott's Tbird is widely accepted today as cheated up (look up the "Narrow Bird"). By the numbers the 4th generation Monte Carlo SS was the most dominate race car in NASCAR history. Chevy shelved it because they were going to the front wheel drive platform with their street cars not for any performance issues on the track.
@@aaronmccall3849 The Lumina was badass.
3, 43, 24, and the 48 should all be retired numbers.. due to multiple championships. It's still not right seeing that 3 out there...Richard..you should have never brought it back out..the only one to ever have used it again should ONLY be an Earnhardt.
Jeffery Earnhardt or Bobby Earnhardt.
Nicely done but why leave out Rockingham where Rusty and Dale got together in turn 3 causing Dale’s poor finish?
Copyright problems
Got it. Thanks
Got to love these things. You can always say what could have been. Rusty Wallace won and earned the 1989 championship. Rusty should have at least 3 maybe 4 championships and the two of those years Earnhardt won 2 (93-94). Rusty lost the 93 championship cause he was wrecked at Talladega by guess who, which had him racing with a broken wrist and cast on for a month. That wreck took the championship from Rusty. So instead of you making a video of what Earnhardt should have..he should have 6 and Rusty at least 2 counting '89 and '93. And was very close in '88 and '94.
exactly, that 93 season was robbed from him and I'm not convinced Earnhardt didn't turn him on purpose. Rusty had won 3 in a row and really wanted that 4th in a row and he was running up front the entire day at Talladega, a track where he historically just sucked and never competed at all. There was a race I watched recently later on in 1993 where Earnhardt finished 2nd behind Wallace, I think it was N Wilkesboro and Dale didn't even stick around for post race interviews I think because he was angry that he lost to Wallace again on a short track. Earnhardt blatantly wrecked him a few years later at Bristol the night he tagged Terry Labonte crossing the finish line. For shits and giggles I looked up the races after he broke his wrist and his finishes and compared them to his 1994 results, they were as follows 93: 38th, 29th, 21st, 39th, 5th, 94: 5th, 2nd, 1st, 1st, 1st
please make a nascar busts: rochard petty video pplease
Wtf
Dale lost that Championship to Wallace because of that spinout with Rudd! Rusty would finish 8th and Dale 10th.
Teresa Earnhardt wants to know your location
Dale Earnhardt did great and all, but are we just going to ignore the fact that it was Tim Richmond’s last year alive?
Trust me I have a video soon about Richmond. It didn’t feel appropriate to have in this video
I mean, it was a rhetorical question, but I feel like we should be aware of that.
Cool.
1989 was in the middle of the Senna Prost wars. Noone in racing really cared about a little touring car championship with no name drivers!
Rudd didn't move. Earnhardt came down.
I love Earnhardt but you are right he was to aggressive being aggressive will win and lose you races
I would like to thank you for the memory rewind. I will always be a Earnhardt fan no matter the first name unless its the DEI killer we all know who that is. The only other person to get that close and take the lead on wins is Jimmy Johnson in the #48. You have got to give it to him he has skills. But know one will ever replace Dale Sr. Long live the legacy of Dale Sr.
Man he was terrible at Charlotte for a few years. Two duds in 1989, dominated in 1990 but wrecked hard at the 600 and left the pits without the lug nuts at the 500.
Thankfully, his home state had two other tracks (at that time)
Bob Jenkins sure can call a race
Nascar was never the same after the Death of Dale, I sure do miss him
He was the Best of the Best👍
Man those were the good old days of racing here that carbed small block screaming Mark Martin would have won two or three championships if he was driving a Chevrolet back then
Missing Rings: Jeff Gordon 2004, Greg Biffle 2005, Carl Edwards 2008 (unless you already did), Bill Elliott 1985 and 1992, Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch 2018, Mark Martin 2009, Matt Kenseth 2006 and 2013, Jimmie Johnson 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2012, and Kasey Kahne 2006 and 2012.
Aside from the Kahne ones I do plan on creating all of those in the future.
Missing Rings: Rusty Wallace 1993
You should do Missing Rings Mark Martin 2009 next
This one was known as "The One That Got Away".
Missing rings: Elliott Sadler 2016
Missing rings: Kevin Harvick 2015
That Wilksboro race that cost him his championship you should have played the post race interview with Dale lol. Hows this going to effect the championship? "How u think they oughta fine that son of bitch and make him sit out the rest of the season I think" talking bought Rudd spinning him out the last lap while leading. Bodine ended up winning and Dale Earnhardt hated Bodine with a passion back then till Mr. France sat em down Days of Thunder style
Days of thunder is based off of that happening not the other way around
Missing rings: mark martin 2009
Missing rings should be for drivers that never won a championship . Earnhardt won 7 titles , he didn't miss any rings . Mark Martin finished 2nd several times in the standings. Mark Martin is the cat missing some bling.
My Father was a Sr. fan, I saw him race at Dover in the last race where they had asphalt. I believe in '90? Schrader won the race. Earnhardt could drive, he'd go through the corner with the rear tires smoking and hold the car dead straight. I saw Spencer attempt to follow him through twice and spin both times! I was NOT a Sr. fan. Though I respected his ability, if he had a 4th place car, you knew 3 cars might get wrecked! I still can't stand wreck to win tactics and selective enforcement of the rules by the sanctioning body. There were a number of times NASCAR turned a blind eye to Earnhardts tactics and outright cheating! But, if he had a good car or the best car, you might as well turn the TV off!
Do some videos with Rusty Wallace
A guard rail on the backstretch of Michigan? Lol that doesn’t spell disaster at all
I don't know if you haven't done it already but Mark Martin 1990 missing ring
I don't know to blame for that Wilkesboro Shit It was either
A Earnhardt came down on Rudd or B Rudd decided to Fuck with Dale's Championship Hopes
Honestly I think it was just a racing deal. I'm an Earnhardt guy but objectively I wouldn't blame Rudd for trying to get the win.
they had a skirmish at that track the year prior, there's a story to it, it was Rudds payback moment
Missing rings Matt Kenseth 2013
Missing Rings: Mark Martin 1990.
Missing Rings: Lloyd Moore 1950
Back when GM dominated Nascar. I was miserable.
Ford won just ONE championship in the '80s: *1988*
I can't believe I watched this. 1989 was the most painful season to watch - well, at least the end of it. I was screaming at my TV at the North Wilkesboro spin. To this day I have never forgiven Ricky Rudd for it.
Literally Ricky came up a tad and Dale cut down a tad...it was just hard racing. Championship standings aside.
@@charliesmith5545 Dale didn't race smart there
He should had 8 to 10 Championships
Carl edwards 2016
There’s a whole bunch of NASCAR drivers who were great people and were great drivers, but one bad decision affected them for the rest of their lives and others more so. Jeremy Mayfield (possibly) did drugs. Rob Moroso went drink-driving. Dale Earnhardt’s bad choice was marrying Teresa Houston.
Wish the great would have chilled with bodine so he could have had 8
Missing rings: Mark Martin 1990
don't push it man
missing rings kasey kahne 2006 pls
What if.....he wouldn't have wrecked Rusty at Talladega in 1993 ?? Rusty would have won it that year instead of Earnhardt.
Yeah let’s not be happy for rusty wallace at all.. where’s the missing rings with RW? 1993 for example
Rusty deserved that championship 🏆
north wilkesboro ugh what a shame!
Didn't someone also get killed at the alt race can't remember
Yeah Greg Adcox was the driver. From what I have seen it seems like he suffered a heart attack
Do Mark Martin 1998
When's the next bs stream
Missing rings mark martin 1993
Missing rings The BIG 3