My take on Jeff Gordon through the years: 1998 - Man, this guy wins all the time! I hate him! 2008 - Well, he's Dale Jr's teammate now so I can't hate him anymore. 2018 - Man, I miss Jeff Gordon on the track.
Jason Heavner My take on this is this- Back in the day we diehard Earnhardt fans DID NOT pull for Gordon whatsoever, Zero. It was us against them. That’s it. Hendricks Motorsports was your arch enemy!! And after Dales Death we kind of took up with Jr somewhat. Not with the same intensity but somewhat. And to be honest I never could really accept his decision to drive for Hendrick, never. I put up with it yes, but just didn’t feel right wearing hats , shirts with Hendrick on it.
Every story you hear about Earnhardt sr just grows his legend more. I really wish younger people could have experienced the intimidator and understand how damn legendary he was. NASCAR will never get back to where it was with him
Not a day goes by where i don’t think about him at least once a day. Especially if I’m watching something nascar related. It was still cool in 2000 seeing jr and sr racing together
Listening to Dale Jr's podcast has really given a different perspective of Sr. Hearing about him coming up and how he became "The Intimidator" has given me even more respect for the man and I was never a NASCAR fan but I always liked Sr. Understanding that he drove how he drove because it meant he wasn't gonna eat if he didn't, you start to understand. He did whatever he could to win in those days. And that became Dale Sr. The Intimidator.
I used to hate Gordon with a passion. Hearing how Dale took him under his wing and taught him the business end of the sport has changed how I’ve viewed him over the years. I miss 1990s NASCAR.
Dude had 47 wins in 5 years. Never been a more dominant stretch in modern era of NASCAR. People forget how crazy good they were. Even Jimmie Johnson's best 5 year stretch is 34 wins.
If they went back to real points championships instead of the bullshit they have now, that ruined the sport, JJ, at best, would have won 2 championships.
I wish they would make it OLD school again Make them "STOCKcars" not heavy Formula one cars. In my opinion the word STOCK CAR needs to be remembered. Nascar in my opinion has went backwards since the car of tomorrow, in race quality. Due to costs a guy like Dale Sr. today may not exist or ever get a chance to race at all, a guy who busted his tail and through hard work and persistence became a legend from the efforts of his own 2 hands working and his driving skills. If the cars had more in common to a car i can buy and drive I think nascar would get back what it is losing. But at the same time i understand, how can you go backwards, tough situation. When a championship winning team has to close shop there is a problem. Nascar should not be F1 in costs.
@@MormonMustang_ Same. I haven't watched NASCAR in years now and I was a guy who went to five or six cup races a year for 20+ years and tons of modified and truck races, too. I miss it dearly but NASCAR is dead.
Add Ken Schrader (who is a hysterical SOB if you've never heard him tell stories) and a couple cases of beer to this setup and you'd have a month's worth.
I could watch/listen to this all day long, I love hearing these stories because they are unedited and never before been told for the public to hear which makes them that much more interesting.
The flip side is that June Bug had a tough time growing up with dad always at the shop and sending workers over to do things with junior that Dale said he would do himself.
As someone who left the sport when Jeff Gordon did, I love that these two guys are friends. There aren't many genuine charasmatic people like Dale Jr and Jeff Gordon. It's why Nascar is dead, playoffs cost Jeff at least 2 titles, he should be a 6 time champ. The sport needs more personalities where drivers are beholden to sponsors and seem like robots.
Jeff used to be considered the polished media guy. Now he's a personality. I guess when you have Jimmie the media robot Johnson out there it changes things.
@JTeam45 the more NASCAR goes after that buck, the fewer people are in the seats. I got a load of Stock Car Racing magazines from the late 90's into 2000 (one profiling Joey Logano as a kart driver) where the salt of the earth people that New York and Los Angeles look down upon were smart enough to predict every step of this collapse.
AMERICAN KID, Dale Sr could ruin another driver's race without even touching their race car. He was the first NASCAR race car driver to use airflow as an advantage.
I was stationed at Camp Zama, Japan and was at the race at Motegi, Japan and was able to sit in the pits right by Jr & Sr's pits. That was an amazing experience and I got to shake hands with both legends.
As a Dale Sr fan I can remember him giving Jeff the ultimate compliment. Ray had just left as his crew chief and Jeff won almost immediately. After the race Sr said something to this effect “ I guess Jeff can win races by himself”
DJ GREEDER, BULLCRAP. I worked at Daytona, Darlington, and Talladega NASCAR tracks 1996-2006 as part of the security/safety teams. Of camera, behind the scenes, "Wonder Boy" wasn't a humble nice guy at all. At least twice, at Daytona Speedway garage area, he told a few fans to F-off. Another time, a woman bought a #24 hat and asked him to autograph it. He said "GFY" to her. She got really angry and threw the hat at him. He called her a POS and started to approach her. Our team stopped him from doing that. I told him to look in a mirror for the real POS. I wish that he'd gotten physically aggressive with me.
I had the fortunate opportunity to be around Dale long, long before he became a superstar. My dad was in the same hunting club with Dale and Neil Bonnet. Both Mr. Earnhardt and Mr. Bonnet were regular guys who loved to hunt.
68blarge Back when Moses wore short pants?? 😆 😂 😝 JKJK I just recently watched a video on here where Ken Squir interviewed Dale while he was on a bass boat fishing, I think it was from 1980 or 81 but it made me think of how cool it woulda been to just go fishing with Dale & hear his philosophy on things. Not just racing but life. I would always cherish the fact that you was in that circle of people. Not many peeps can say that.
I love hearing stories about Dale sr. Especially from drivers he raced with and guys who worked with him. It sucks that hes gone and I really wish that he was here to tell some stories about other drivers. Im sure that his stories would be just as good if not better than the ones we get to hear.
Jr really respects Jeff. I’ve heard him talk in other interviews about his love for Hendrick MS and Rick too. It’s taken me a long time but man Jr is a good guy, good husband and good father. He never minded walking in his dad’s shadow. He had a pretty crappy childhood. Especially when you think Dale Earnhardt was his dad so it must have been great.
Can you imagine the relationship Dale Sr & Jeff G. would've had today as friends. My goodness the stories they could be telling us. Laughing & drinking a beer together, and loving looking back on it all. They're show would be number one, the highest anywhere on ratings. Featuring EVERY NASCAR driving star still alive that would grace the show with their appearances.. Like Hee Haw of Nascar. Or something like Jr could be heading to. Oh man I could imagine it.
There was a post race interview with Dale where he said, they call me the Intimidator? Have you seen all of the red paint on the back bumper of my black car? He was smiling, he seemed proud that Jeff was learning to race like he did.
That was absolutely the greatest time in Nascar. It was just so exciting and interesting to be a fan. I was a big Gordon fan and also Sterling Marlin fan because he is from Nashville. Those super speedway races were so freaking good. There was so many great drivers and story lines to follow. I don't think Nascar can ever get that magic back but I'm thankful I was around to see it happen.
I still want to know what the hell Runt Pittman's secret was behind those 1990s restrict or plate engines was. Those things sounded evil and ran like hell.
I still miss the Richard Petty vs David Pearson. Two completely different looking cars, yet as fast as each other. That's why they are 1 & 2 in the win dept.
Dale Earnhardt Sr loved the sport so much, he pushed others after he won the Daytona 500. Gotta love when the competitor loves the sport more than the award.
I saw a beautiful sight just about a month ago. I was rolling down I-89 towards White River Junction in my Honda Element. It was a little sloppy that day, wintry mix, so I was cruising along at the speed limit. I could see this large truck growing larger and larger in my rearview mirror. He was on the move! When he rolled by me, it was so awesome. The truck may have been a rig that once hauled Dale's cars from track to track. It was so awesome! Then we hit the junction of 89 and 91. He kept on rolling towards Concord, NH, and I headed South.
Last time I saw Earnhardt senior race at Atlanta . He lapped the field . Never seen anything like it at any race I’ve ever been to , to this day.That was once in a lifetime thing was to actually see him race. That guy was larger than life amazingly talented person.🤘😎🤘
I 100% Believe the Sport Would be in a Different Place if Dale was Still Alive ......He Would Have Rejected a lot of the Nonsense Over the Past 10-12 Years ......
He could have rejected it all he wanted too. He'd just have to stop racing. You folks that think he held some God position over NASCAR are delusional. The only thing that has power over them is the almighty dollar. Sr. wasn't gonna change that. He'd have been retired anyway. I don't like comparing drivers across generations. Things change. Tracks, cars, technology, money. Heck, even within their own careers success becomes fleeting at some point. It all changes. There's no certainty any of the greats would have been so in other times. When Petty won 200 races, they raced a lot more and against lesser competition. He wouldn't get anywhere near 200 wins now. Earnhardt probably wouldn't have 7. Gordon may not have won anything in the 60s & 70s. We already know Gordon would have had more championships if the point system didn't change. JJ would have less. Beyond speculation and belief in our driver, we just don't know. One thing I do like when ranking a driver is success with different crew chiefs. Earnhardt and Gordon both had it. JJ hasn't.
Anyone remember an impromptu press conference with dale, sr, and dave marcus? They pretty much blamed the recent deaths, at the time, on the full face helmets. Something about the extra weight of the helmet. Drivers were getting their necks broken. The HANS device was optional at the time.
The only other time I have seen anything as amazing as watching dale race was watching Dale Jr win Daytona not long after he passed. Dale Jr has brought honor to his dads memory and In my mine his looking down on him a very proud father. Been Dale Jr fan since he started Winston Cup.Dale Jr is a master at Daytona and Talledega like his dad was. Dale Sr,Dale Jr,Bill Elliot ,Rusty Wallace,Richard Petty,Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart,Mark Martin etc . That era of racing was just so amazing and I look forward to seeing these new guys get to that level of intensity and rivalry. And their are some great new talented guys . 🤘😎🤘
It's AWESOME that you all can bring back memories that made you mad, at the time but, you can laugh about them now!! LOVE the stories about your Dad and you. Was ALWAYS an Earnhardt fan... the whole family!! ✌ Jr. Be safe and 🤙
Wow it would have been such a treat, to hear Dale Sr call races from the booth (post retirement). Hearing his views and secrets on each track. I still say his passing was the biggest blow to NASCAR.. or at least the first major blow. Poor Jimmy, his 7 championships, credit is due he earned them... but he'll never wear it like Earnhardt did. Really though, we shouldn't put people on such pedestals.. If Earnhardt could tell us anything now, he'd say find Jesus!
Eric Gambrel because for 26 races another driver dominated (usually Jeff Gordon) and then the chase starts and resets everyone’s points and the guy who should of been down by 300 points has a better final 10 races and steals the championship. It gave Jimmie a fresh start when he would have been screwed in the better years of nascar. Nowadays it’s even worse. If you win one out of the first 26 races, you’re in the chase. So many irrelevant races. The chase ruined a lot imo
I love reading everything about our hero racer Dale Earnhardt Sr! My hubby and I loved watching Dale Earnhardt Sr! Even our service dog loved being with Jerry and me watching Dale Earnhardt Sr!
I guess i am getting old, I rather watch my two favorite drivers talk chit about the past than watch current races. I think I am losing interest in NASCAR since I do not play virtual racing anymore. Back in the day when you were still a teen, and I was in my early 20s, I remember racing with you on the Sierra / Papyrus NASCAR RACING simulator/game. Back when it was still BETA test on the TEN Network if I remember correctly. I was mainly a "Professional Quake Player" But when the TEN Hawaii Beta test came out that was my game for the next 10 years. We were in the same race club for some reason you Mr. Dale Jr. seem to give a chit about me or was in a good mood that day, and gave me 3 race setups, one for TEXAS, one for Bristol, and one for restrictor Plates. They made me go from a driver to a winner. I used that Texas setup until they removed that "bump" out of 4. The question I always wonder is it courage or Insanity that allows you race like that in real life? In the time I raced "on simulators" i must of died 30 times or more times a year just on the crazy wrecks I always ended up in trying to hard to compete. Even greater is the courage to get back in the car after a wreck. Dale and Jeff I miss you two racing but I am glad you got the help needed on your concussion.
@@ThisIsWilliamPhelps, I didn't have a fast connection back then, but even if I had I'd never have raced online, because I was too terrible at it, but man, I used to love their message board and the stories the guys would tell on it. Spent hours either practising by myself, racing against the AI or reading the board.
Jeff's reaction when Jr. says he ran his dad into the wall😂😂😂 he's like oh now you fucked up😂😂😂 I can't wait to hear this. "If it's Jeff Gordon, put the sumbitch in the wall"😂😂😂 never gets old
Well Jeff, I would've loved to hear Dale Sr talk about the times like you are now as well. Priceless. I wasn't your fan. But I've never hated ya. Thanks.
I love stories. I never cared about nascar when watching with my grandfather but he loved #3 ... now they’re both gone and I wished I knew that I needed to be more present.
I'm English and in 2001 NASCAR hadn't reached a huge number of us over here still! I had become aware of the cult following of DE3 in the States and remember willing him over the winning line in 98' being a massive sport's fan I'm touched deeply by all such stories! So I'm from that moment a big fan of DE! never give up, rewards will come if you work hard and keep faith! Etc etc his story is a perfect example to follow and learn from! I lost my dad also age 49! A massive heart attack caused due to a congenital heart disease passed from female's to males down the family line! It had taken my nan nan (my dad's mum) in 1970! Knowledge of disease etc had not yet advanced to understand the particular heart defect or the genetics or whatever that will show congenital passing on of health issues! Outwardly my dad was quite the specimen! Lol didn't he know it too! I joined the military at 17 and still was some 7 years later! I was serving with fellow NATO forces in Bosnia, I was commanding a forward CP (Communication Post) actually a REBRO or rebroadcast station! Where in operational zones a requirement for the sending of radio communications between HQ's and deployment troops separated by high altitude terrain and the like! An armoured vehicle would be positioned on a high point that allows unobstructed radio signals to all area's of operation and a duty of 24hours relaying messages is where I was at when my squadron Sergeant Major received a call from our RHQ back in Germany a family member had tried to call me to give me news dad was critical! My Sgt major was also my friend and had no way to get anything done to have me underway back to England! Didn't find out til I returned to my squadron HQ following morning by which time another phone call meant I was finding out that I had now lost my dad! Please forgive me for taking this convoluted route in making my point known! I was only a few weeks passed my 24th birthday! My heartfelt emotions with DE3 are obvious! To Dale Jr', I will never be able to stop your hurting, unfortunately! But hopefully by reading my message your understanding that the acuteness of pain will ease, not cease! but lessen to a manageable level but always have our dull ache of absence and missing our dad's! I pray your stronger than I found myself in my abilities to deal with the loss! Think I'm sure you are! I'm thankful for the fact of being allowed to be aware of your father's achievements and witnessing his long awaited Daytona triumph in 98! Which albeit through heart breaking tragedy has brought your own inspiring story of dealing with losing a dad to my attention. And which in turn gave me strength to hold onto and not let courage fail me! Thankyou and hold fast! always.
I know this is probably beating a dead horse but they took all the prestige out of the sport with the way the championship is decided. It used to mean so much more before the chase. The change alienated a lot of fans who appreciate the consistent grind of the old format. To me its a true motor sports season, not the randomness of a 10 race shootout. A top 5 during the season used to mean something. Now, not as much. It cheapens the whole experience at least for me. I still enjoy races but I grew up a Dale Sr. fan and I'm lucky to have got to see 90's Nascar. Golden age for the sport.
They're trying to be like the NFL, NBA with the "stages" being a quarter/period and the "Chase" and playoff bullshit. "Overtime" is absolute horseshit, the entire race means nothing if someone can run first all day and then lose on a green-white-checkered when it takes 2 laps to get up to speed. Absolute gimmick and not real racing.
@@lockandreload I'm with you. The "overtime" thing, I can admit it puts Nascar in a tough spot. You're dead on when it takes a couple laps to even really get up to speed, how can you let the race be decided by what's just essentially a short drag race? Same time you don't want the race to end under caution like it used to before overtime, that's even worse.
I remember a story I heard years ago, in Daytona, for the 500, owners and drivers were bringing their boats in to dock, and I think it was Felix Sabatis said he was on his boat and all of a sudden a big shadow was cast over his boat. He went to the window, looked out and Dale's yacht had just pulled in next to him.
Such a legend 😎 Dale Sr. was my racing inspiration 🙏🏽 Peaceful Journey Legend! 😎 Feb 18, 2001 was both the most Iconic race for me and the most gut punching reality slap! Love Dale Sr so very much! When he ran (#5) Terry off at the finish my brother didn’t talk to me for 3 months!!! He was so mad! 🤬
In the day, I was never a Dale fan, But since his passing I have learned so much about him that I didn't know. I may not have liked him on track, but off track he just seemed like a likeable guy
The Intimidator was definitely his on track persona. And he easily separated himself from that once the race was over. Gordon in another interview simply stated Sr was one of those guys you just couldn't stay mad at, cause after the race he would come up grab them around the neck in a hug and start joking and carrying on with them like the last 500 miles of racing hadn't happened. Didn't matter whether he was the one who got wrecked or did the wrecking. Very different personality from today's racers.
Earnhardt Sr. was a hard racer but fun person. You hear the stories of the funny times drivers had with him makes me wish I could have raced and laughed with him
The rivalry between 'The Intimidator #3 Old School Badass' and Jeff Gordon - Rainbow Warrior, Ray Evernham, is the reason I am a NASCAR fan today. I lived in TN at the time and remember rejoicing and cheering when Gordon beat #3 - mainly just to piss off the natives.
I was never much of a Big E fan, always rooted for Mark Martin. However, the older I get (45 now), the more I enjoy hearing stories about Sr. One of my dearest, best friends who has since passed away was a huge Sr fan and we we're going to the Texas race the year Dale died. We had a good chance to possibly meet Dale or at least some of the team (he was a big fan of Chocolate, too) because of some local business connections my wife had but when Dale died at Daytona, that of course never happened. I think about that every year at Daytona 500 time and at the Spring Texas race time.
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I love the way Jr tells stories “MAN I BEAT DAD!” 😂
You can tell he's still excited about that to this day! 🤣
The Petty family has some stories about dad not doing son any favors, for sure.
Stories about Dale never get old. Wish he was still here
Me too man. I remember that crash was surreal.
My brother and I saw the crash. Very heartbreaking RIP Dale
sr. didn't care how he won just so he won....ask terry labonte .....
I couldn't stand Dale sr, but I agree 100% wish we had him calling races. Imagine him putting DW in his place.
Me too man
My take on Jeff Gordon through the years:
1998 - Man, this guy wins all the time! I hate him!
2008 - Well, he's Dale Jr's teammate now so I can't hate him anymore.
2018 - Man, I miss Jeff Gordon on the track.
Jason Heavner haha the same but the opposite way for me with Dale Jr
Nailed it!
All the drivers I liked to watch have retired. I don't even bother turning NASCAR on anymore.
Great comment Jason. Exactly how I feel as well.
Jason Heavner My take on this is this- Back in the day we diehard Earnhardt fans DID NOT pull for Gordon whatsoever, Zero. It was us against them. That’s it. Hendricks Motorsports was your arch enemy!! And after Dales Death we kind of took up with Jr somewhat. Not with the same intensity but somewhat. And to be honest I never could really accept his decision to drive for Hendrick, never. I put up with it yes, but just didn’t feel right wearing hats , shirts with Hendrick on it.
Every story you hear about Earnhardt sr just grows his legend more. I really wish younger people could have experienced the intimidator and understand how damn legendary he was. NASCAR will never get back to where it was with him
You wanna bet
@@dakotanicholson8421 Absolutely.
Not a day goes by where i don’t think about him at least once a day. Especially if I’m watching something nascar related. It was still cool in 2000 seeing jr and sr racing together
Listening to Dale Jr's podcast has really given a different perspective of Sr. Hearing about him coming up and how he became "The Intimidator" has given me even more respect for the man and I was never a NASCAR fan but I always liked Sr. Understanding that he drove how he drove because it meant he wasn't gonna eat if he didn't, you start to understand. He did whatever he could to win in those days. And that became Dale Sr. The Intimidator.
NASCAR hit it's ratings peak in the early 2000s so it was the biggest when he was gone.
you can tell dale jr likes listening to stories about his dad
Cause hes learning more of his dad then he knows
We all do!
My dad pulled for Jeff Gordon from day one. I loved The Intimidator forever. Awesome memories! RIP Dad.
I pulled for both of them
I was a Gordon guest of Dupont his first race. Wore my Kulwicki tshirt autographed Gordon hat and Earnhardt Jacket at Atlanta 92
I used to hate Gordon with a passion. Hearing how Dale took him under his wing and taught him the business end of the sport has changed how I’ve viewed him over the years. I miss 1990s NASCAR.
I used to hate him so bad. I saw him win every time at Indy and it drove me nuts. I'm grateful I was there and saw him run so much now.
@Eco517 I think if Dale Earnhardt SR still lived Nascar would be more exciting
I feel the same bout JR
Miss the 90's nascar too miss earnhardt to
Is there anywhere I can hear about this?
Jeff reached my greatest respect when he built his own hospital wing for children. Thank you, Sir!
Amen!!!!
Dale still trolling Gordon even after he's gone.
Typical NASCAR driver
And it happens through Dale Jr
@@Ob1tuber Sadly, Dale Sr didn't share all his NASCAR secrets with Dale Jr.
Jeff Gordon or as I like to call him, Ralph Lee Earnhardt
@@lockandreload7>4 😘
Dude had 47 wins in 5 years. Never been a more dominant stretch in modern era of NASCAR. People forget how crazy good they were. Even Jimmie Johnson's best 5 year stretch is 34 wins.
@@savannahga7320 he definitely benefited from the point scoring change
@@danielceniceros9980 lol yep, only reason!
If they went back to real points championships instead of the bullshit they have now, that ruined the sport, JJ, at best, would have won 2 championships.
Just actually would win 06 09 13 no matter what.
Jeff Gordon, the real 2007 champion. 8 wins and 30 top tens. There's no way he should've lost, but the chase ruined it.
I miss old nascar.
I wish they would make it OLD school again Make them "STOCKcars" not heavy Formula one cars. In my opinion the word STOCK CAR needs to be remembered. Nascar in my opinion has went backwards since the car of tomorrow, in race quality. Due to costs a guy like Dale Sr. today may not exist or ever get a chance to race at all, a guy who busted his tail and through hard work and persistence became a legend from the efforts of his own 2 hands working and his driving skills. If the cars had more in common to a car i can buy and drive I think nascar would get back what it is losing. But at the same time i understand, how can you go backwards, tough situation. When a championship winning team has to close shop there is a problem. Nascar should not be F1 in costs.
@@scottthatcher9086 well said and speaking of Dale and old Nascar, watch thr pass Dale makes on Bodine ruclips.net/video/qGgAMRS_1ug/видео.html
I don't even follow it anymore. Good ol days of nascar is long gone.
@@MormonMustang_ Same. I haven't watched NASCAR in years now and I was a guy who went to five or six cup races a year for 20+ years and tons of modified and truck races, too. I miss it dearly but NASCAR is dead.
Racing changed after 9/11. As a fan roaming the stands it was like the wild west. After 9/11 every race you went to was a new list of rules.
I wish this was 10 hours long.
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Add Ken Schrader (who is a hysterical SOB if you've never heard him tell stories) and a couple cases of beer to this setup and you'd have a month's worth.
This is why I loved nascar
zlinedavid damn dude, get on Twitter and make a case to Dale Jr lol
I could watch/listen to this all day long, I love hearing these stories because they are unedited and never before been told for the public to hear which makes them that much more interesting.
I hope somewhere The Intimidator knows just how loved he'll be for generations.
"we have a good car, everything is good just one thing, stay away from Dale" LMFAO! 🤣😂
How hard but amazing at the same time to have people talk about your dad with such passion. Jr is such a class act.
The flip side is that June Bug had a tough time growing up with dad always at the shop and sending workers over to do things with junior that Dale said he would do himself.
As someone who left the sport when Jeff Gordon did, I love that these two guys are friends. There aren't many genuine charasmatic people like Dale Jr and Jeff Gordon. It's why Nascar is dead, playoffs cost Jeff at least 2 titles, he should be a 6 time champ. The sport needs more personalities where drivers are beholden to sponsors and seem like robots.
Under the original points system, I believe he'd be an 8 time champion
@@JesseLeeHumphry 7 or 8 for sure. He'll always be the goat to me.
I say this all the time, dude. NASCAR just... it's so cold these days. It's unpredictable in a bad way and it cost our boy Jeff more titles.
Jeff used to be considered the polished media guy.
Now he's a personality.
I guess when you have Jimmie the media robot Johnson out there it changes things.
@JTeam45 the more NASCAR goes after that buck, the fewer people are in the seats.
I got a load of Stock Car Racing magazines from the late 90's into 2000 (one profiling Joey Logano as a kart driver) where the salt of the earth people that New York and Los Angeles look down upon were smart enough to predict every step of this collapse.
This is becoming one of my favorite channels. Dale Jr. Is a natural behind the mic.
These intimidator tales never get old
AMERICAN KID, Dale Sr could ruin another driver's race without even touching their race car. He was the first NASCAR race car driver to use airflow as an advantage.
I was stationed at Camp Zama, Japan and was at the race at Motegi, Japan and was able to sit in the pits right by Jr & Sr's pits. That was an amazing experience and I got to shake hands with both legends.
The more I watch Dale jr, and of course his work with North Wilkesboro, I like him.
What a great dude, seems like a good hearted guy.
I miss old Nascar. Is there anything better than Dale, Dale jr and Gordon? Pure sportsmanship, class and humor. Miss you guys so much.
As a Dale Sr fan I can remember him giving Jeff the ultimate compliment. Ray had just left as his crew chief and Jeff won almost immediately. After the race Sr said something to this effect “ I guess Jeff can win races by himself”
I could listen to these two swap stories all day everyday. Much love to both!!
Junior and Jeff. Mutual respect at it's finest.
Jeff is still one of the most approachable, humble guys in NASCAR! GOAT!!! Cheers!!!
DJ GREEDER, BULLCRAP. I worked at Daytona, Darlington, and Talladega NASCAR tracks 1996-2006 as part of the security/safety teams. Of camera, behind the scenes, "Wonder Boy" wasn't a humble nice guy at all. At least twice, at Daytona Speedway garage area, he told a few fans to F-off. Another time, a woman bought a #24 hat and asked him to autograph it. He said "GFY" to her. She got really angry and threw the hat at him. He called her a POS and started to approach her. Our team stopped him from doing that. I told him to look in a mirror for the real POS. I wish that he'd gotten physically aggressive with me.
I could listen to drivers tell Earnhardt stories till the sun burns out...LOL
I could listen to Gordon tell stories all day if you haven't just RUclips him and just listen he truly loved every second of his career
I had the fortunate opportunity to be around Dale long, long before he became a superstar. My dad was in the same hunting club with Dale and Neil Bonnet. Both Mr. Earnhardt and Mr. Bonnet were regular guys who loved to hunt.
Goose and Duck
68blarge
Back when Moses wore short pants?? 😆 😂 😝
JKJK
I just recently watched a video on here where Ken Squir interviewed Dale while he was on a bass boat fishing, I think it was from 1980 or 81 but it made me think of how cool it woulda been to just go fishing with Dale & hear his philosophy on things. Not just racing but life. I would always cherish the fact that you was in that circle of people. Not many peeps can say that.
68blarge man that is cool. Ur a lucky fella. Good 4 u
Dale, Sr. was devastated after Neil's fatal accident during practice for the 1994 Daytona 500. He was pretty much his best friend.
@@CJODell12 Ironic they both died at Daytona
My take on Jeff: From 1995 to present, absolute GOAT. I miss him on the track a lot.
Um Dale Sr is the Goat
@@owenparish1793 false
@@muddynutz ok well even Jeff said it
I love hearing stories about Dale sr. Especially from drivers he raced with and guys who worked with him. It sucks that hes gone and I really wish that he was here to tell some stories about other drivers. Im sure that his stories would be just as good if not better than the ones we get to hear.
Stories like these need to be shared, documented and stored for the next generations. Good stuff here👍👍👍
I could listen to these stories all day. Please do more segments like this.
Jr really respects Jeff. I’ve heard him talk in other interviews about his love for Hendrick MS and Rick too. It’s taken me a long time but man Jr is a good guy, good husband and good father. He never minded walking in his dad’s shadow. He had a pretty crappy childhood. Especially when you think Dale Earnhardt was his dad so it must have been great.
This brought tears to my eyes... man I miss the way things used to be.
Highly Skeptical me 2
There aren’t words to describe how I feel when I hear about moments like these.
Damn fine stories about the Intimidator from JR and one of his biggest rivals Jeff Gordon. We need more of this!
Man, it is so awesome to hear these kind of stories! Keep it up. Thank you
Can you imagine the relationship Dale Sr & Jeff G. would've had today as friends. My goodness the stories they could be telling us. Laughing & drinking a beer together, and loving looking back on it all. They're show would be number one, the highest anywhere on ratings. Featuring EVERY NASCAR driving star still alive that would grace the show with their appearances.. Like Hee Haw of Nascar. Or something like Jr could be heading to. Oh man I could imagine it.
There was a post race interview with Dale where he said, they call me the Intimidator? Have you seen all of the red paint on the back bumper of my black car? He was smiling, he seemed proud that Jeff was learning to race like he did.
That was absolutely the greatest time in Nascar. It was just so exciting and interesting to be a fan. I was a big Gordon fan and also Sterling Marlin fan because he is from Nashville. Those super speedway races were so freaking good. There was so many great drivers and story lines to follow. I don't think Nascar can ever get that magic back but I'm thankful I was around to see it happen.
I miss my 90s race weekends with friends, 2 Gordon fans, a rusty fan, and Sr. fan, those were the days. Since Jeff won more often than not it seemed!
I still want to know what the hell Runt Pittman's secret was behind those 1990s restrict or plate engines was. Those things sounded evil and ran like hell.
I still miss the Richard Petty vs David Pearson. Two completely different looking cars, yet as fast as each other. That's why they are 1 & 2 in the win dept.
David Digital David in those historic times never forget when Sterling won Daytona 94&95 it hasn’t been done since!!
4:08 the excitement in Dale Jr’s voice. Little did he know.
Know what?
@@sludge4125 Sr was pissed so he threw his Shoe at him
@@DixietheGoat9 Thanks, Eric!
Dale Earnhardt Sr loved the sport so much, he pushed others after he won the Daytona 500. Gotta love when the competitor loves the sport more than the award.
God bless Dale, & all his family and friends. What an era.
I saw a beautiful sight just about a month ago. I was rolling down I-89 towards White River Junction in my Honda Element. It was a little sloppy that day, wintry mix, so I was cruising along at the speed limit.
I could see this large truck growing larger and larger in my rearview mirror. He was on the move! When he rolled by me, it was so awesome. The truck may have been a rig that once hauled Dale's cars from track to track. It was so awesome!
Then we hit the junction of 89 and 91. He kept on rolling towards Concord, NH, and I headed South.
In ‘97, Jeff was an event like Dwight Gooden in ‘85 or Tiger in ‘00. The hype before and after for regular races was amazing.
No one has gone from supervillain to one of the most loved guys in NASCAR faster that Gordon, he really is an awesome dude.
Love listening to Dirty Mo Media & enjoying these shared great stories of way back then.
Last time I saw Earnhardt senior race at Atlanta . He lapped the field . Never seen anything like it at any race I’ve ever been to , to this day.That was once in a lifetime thing was to actually see him race. That guy was larger than life amazingly talented person.🤘😎🤘
Always balls to the wall
I 100% Believe the Sport Would be in a Different Place if Dale was Still Alive ......He Would Have Rejected a lot of the Nonsense Over the Past 10-12 Years ......
If Richard Petty was still racing, he'd still be King. In fact, he's still the King of NASCAR.
yeah, like the HANS and Hutchins devices.
He could have rejected it all he wanted too. He'd just have to stop racing. You folks that think he held some God position over NASCAR are delusional. The only thing that has power over them is the almighty dollar. Sr. wasn't gonna change that. He'd have been retired anyway.
I don't like comparing drivers across generations. Things change. Tracks, cars, technology, money. Heck, even within their own careers success becomes fleeting at some point. It all changes. There's no certainty any of the greats would have been so in other times. When Petty won 200 races, they raced a lot more and against lesser competition. He wouldn't get anywhere near 200 wins now. Earnhardt probably wouldn't have 7. Gordon may not have won anything in the 60s & 70s. We already know Gordon would have had more championships if the point system didn't change. JJ would have less. Beyond speculation and belief in our driver, we just don't know.
One thing I do like when ranking a driver is success with different crew chiefs. Earnhardt and Gordon both had it. JJ hasn't.
Anyone remember an impromptu press conference with dale, sr, and dave marcus?
They pretty much blamed the recent deaths, at the time, on the full face helmets. Something about the extra weight of the helmet.
Drivers were getting their necks broken. The HANS device was optional at the time.
Man I literally just got this out of my mouth before reading this comment
Not long enough, need more stories about Dale Sr. Lol
his dad threw a shoe at him LOL
Oh yeah yeah
Lol thats not enough. Love hearing storys about Sr.
I love these guys! Sending Prayers for Dale & family and all of NASCAR family!
Miss Jeff on the track. He raced hard and clean, as true champion and a gentleman…WonderBoy!
The only other time I have seen anything as amazing as watching dale race was watching Dale Jr win Daytona not long after he passed. Dale Jr has brought honor to his dads memory and In my mine his looking down on him a very proud father. Been Dale Jr fan since he started Winston Cup.Dale Jr is a master at Daytona and Talledega like his dad was. Dale Sr,Dale Jr,Bill Elliot ,Rusty Wallace,Richard Petty,Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart,Mark Martin etc . That era of racing was just so amazing and I look forward to seeing these new guys get to that level of intensity and rivalry. And their are some great new talented guys . 🤘😎🤘
What legends. Wish Nascar would blow up again... I still watch every weekend with my dad.
It's AWESOME that you all can bring back memories that made you mad, at the time but, you can laugh about them now!!
LOVE the stories about your Dad and you. Was ALWAYS an Earnhardt fan... the whole family!! ✌ Jr. Be safe and 🤙
I’ll never forget watching Jeff’s booger car fly by the screen when the announcers done the “turn up the speakers” laps. Golden days of NASCAR.
God, it goes without saying how much I miss Dale !! Drafting with the angels now.
Great stories. We miss you racing. All the Best to you both in the broadcast booth.
I could listen to these stories all damn day! Thanks for sharing.
No matter how many times I've heard these stories they never get boring. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Boys!!
I can see how Jr loves hearing these stories
This is awesome. Love all the old stories on Dale Jr download
Man, Dale Sr. was a Competitor... what a man.
As you are (Gordon) explaining racing against #3...lol...I can see his grin!...damn I miss those good days of racing!..🤙🏼🇺🇸🥺
Us Earnhardt Sr fans always playfully referred to Gordon as "Jeffey" especially when he drove "the rainbow car". ;-)
Dale SR mostly saw the rear bumper of the rainbow car
My dad called him "Pretty Boy" till 2002
Still raibow boy at our house, lol
Wow it would have been such a treat, to hear Dale Sr call races from the booth (post retirement). Hearing his views and secrets on each track. I still say his passing was the biggest blow to NASCAR.. or at least the first major blow. Poor Jimmy, his 7 championships, credit is due he earned them... but he'll never wear it like Earnhardt did.
Really though, we shouldn't put people on such pedestals.. If Earnhardt could tell us anything now, he'd say find Jesus!
Jimmy Johnson is corporate and bland Dale Sr. was a real guy.
Dale Sr did do commentary in the 90s for Busch races. It was really bad lol.
Jimmie has earned 7 chase championships, only 3 real championships.
Redslayer86 I’ve never understood the purpose of redacting someone’s championships because of the points system
Eric Gambrel because for 26 races another driver dominated (usually Jeff Gordon) and then the chase starts and resets everyone’s points and the guy who should of been down by 300 points has a better final 10 races and steals the championship. It gave Jimmie a fresh start when he would have been screwed in the better years of nascar. Nowadays it’s even worse. If you win one out of the first 26 races, you’re in the chase. So many irrelevant races. The chase ruined a lot imo
Both those stories were awesome! I am so happy I was able to hear them!
Great job. Love hearing stories from the drivers. Makes me feel like I’m there
Holy crap that is f'n hilarious! Miss your dad.
laughed so hard at gordon talking about ray saying he'll never learn.. lmao
I love reading everything about our hero racer Dale Earnhardt Sr! My hubby and I loved watching Dale Earnhardt Sr! Even our service dog loved being with Jerry and me watching Dale Earnhardt Sr!
I cant get enough of this kind of stuff.
I always hated Gordon back then but damn what a nice guy, he's so cool!
Love This, Wish they had gone on for hours with Dale Sr stories !
I'm just elated to see JR and Jeff together
God I love these senior stories.
That is why he was so great. LOL More stories please.
I guess i am getting old, I rather watch my two favorite drivers talk chit about the past than watch current races. I think I am losing interest in NASCAR since I do not play virtual racing anymore.
Back in the day when you were still a teen, and I was in my early 20s, I remember racing with you on the Sierra / Papyrus NASCAR RACING simulator/game. Back when it was still BETA test on the TEN Network if I remember correctly. I was mainly a "Professional Quake Player" But when the TEN Hawaii Beta test came out that was my game for the next 10 years. We were in the same race club for some reason you Mr. Dale Jr. seem to give a chit about me or was in a good mood that day, and gave me 3 race setups, one for TEXAS, one for Bristol, and one for restrictor Plates. They made me go from a driver to a winner. I used that Texas setup until they removed that "bump" out of 4. The question I always wonder is it courage or Insanity that allows you race like that in real life? In the time I raced "on simulators" i must of died 30 times or more times a year just on the crazy wrecks I always ended up in trying to hard to compete. Even greater is the courage to get back in the car after a wreck.
Dale and Jeff I miss you two racing but I am glad you got the help needed on your concussion.
"the Sierra / Papyrus NASCAR RACING simulator/game"
Wow does that bring back memories!
@@ThisIsWilliamPhelps iRacing is the modern day version
We called it 'the virus from Papyrus' ..game was so damn buggy :)
The Sierra game, and NASCAR Thunder 2003 & 2004 were great games!
@@ThisIsWilliamPhelps, I didn't have a fast connection back then, but even if I had I'd never have raced online, because I was too terrible at it, but man, I used to love their message board and the stories the guys would tell on it. Spent hours either practising by myself, racing against the AI or reading the board.
Jeff's reaction when Jr. says he ran his dad into the wall😂😂😂 he's like oh now you fucked up😂😂😂 I can't wait to hear this.
"If it's Jeff Gordon, put the sumbitch in the wall"😂😂😂 never gets old
Absolutely miss 80s90 racing to.
I agree....I could listen to Dale stories all day long.
Well Jeff, I would've loved to hear Dale Sr talk about the times like you are now as well. Priceless. I wasn't your fan. But I've never hated ya. Thanks.
GORDON = LEGEND
I love stories. I never cared about nascar when watching with my grandfather but he loved #3 ... now they’re both gone and I wished I knew that I needed to be more present.
I love the stories about Dale Earnhardt
Gooood stuff! Man I love to hear those behind the scenes stories from the greats!
⚓ED on your Channel. Jeff you didn't sound Mad, you Laughed.
Wish this was 3 hours long instead of 10 minutes.
I'm English and in 2001 NASCAR hadn't reached a huge number of us over here still! I had become aware of the cult following of DE3 in the States and remember willing him over the winning line in 98' being a massive sport's fan I'm touched deeply by all such stories! So I'm from that moment a big fan of DE! never give up, rewards will come if you work hard and keep faith! Etc etc his story is a perfect example to follow and learn from! I lost my dad also age 49! A massive heart attack caused due to a congenital heart disease passed from female's to males down the family line! It had taken my nan nan (my dad's mum) in 1970! Knowledge of disease etc had not yet advanced to understand the particular heart defect or the genetics or whatever that will show congenital passing on of health issues! Outwardly my dad was quite the specimen! Lol didn't he know it too! I joined the military at 17 and still was some 7 years later! I was serving with fellow NATO forces in Bosnia, I was commanding a forward CP (Communication Post) actually a REBRO or rebroadcast station! Where in operational zones a requirement for the sending of radio communications between HQ's and deployment troops separated by high altitude terrain and the like! An armoured vehicle would be positioned on a high point that allows unobstructed radio signals to all area's of operation and a duty of 24hours relaying messages is where I was at when my squadron Sergeant Major received a call from our RHQ back in Germany a family member had tried to call me to give me news dad was critical! My Sgt major was also my friend and had no way to get anything done to have me underway back to England! Didn't find out til I returned to my squadron HQ following morning by which time another phone call meant I was finding out that I had now lost my dad! Please forgive me for taking this convoluted route in making my point known! I was only a few weeks passed my 24th birthday! My heartfelt emotions with DE3 are obvious! To Dale Jr', I will never be able to stop your hurting, unfortunately! But hopefully by reading my message your understanding that the acuteness of pain will ease, not cease! but lessen to a manageable level but always have our dull ache of absence and missing our dad's! I pray your stronger than I found myself in my abilities to deal with the loss! Think I'm sure you are! I'm thankful for the fact of being allowed to be aware of your father's achievements and witnessing his long awaited Daytona triumph in 98! Which albeit through heart breaking tragedy has brought your own inspiring story of dealing with losing a dad to my attention. And which in turn gave me strength to hold onto and not let courage fail me! Thankyou and hold fast! always.
I know this is probably beating a dead horse but they took all the prestige out of the sport with the way the championship is decided. It used to mean so much more before the chase. The change alienated a lot of fans who appreciate the consistent grind of the old format. To me its a true motor sports season, not the randomness of a 10 race shootout. A top 5 during the season used to mean something. Now, not as much. It cheapens the whole experience at least for me. I still enjoy races but I grew up a Dale Sr. fan and I'm lucky to have got to see 90's Nascar. Golden age for the sport.
They're trying to be like the NFL, NBA with the "stages" being a quarter/period and the "Chase" and playoff bullshit. "Overtime" is absolute horseshit, the entire race means nothing if someone can run first all day and then lose on a green-white-checkered when it takes 2 laps to get up to speed. Absolute gimmick and not real racing.
@@lockandreload I'm with you. The "overtime" thing, I can admit it puts Nascar in a tough spot. You're dead on when it takes a couple laps to even really get up to speed, how can you let the race be decided by what's just essentially a short drag race? Same time you don't want the race to end under caution like it used to before overtime, that's even worse.
I remember a story I heard years ago, in Daytona, for the 500, owners and drivers were bringing their boats in to dock, and I think it was Felix Sabatis said he was on his boat and all of a sudden a big shadow was cast over his boat. He went to the window, looked out and Dale's yacht had just pulled in next to him.
Love hearing all these stories.
Such a legend 😎 Dale Sr. was my racing inspiration 🙏🏽 Peaceful Journey Legend! 😎
Feb 18, 2001 was both the most Iconic race for me and the most gut punching reality slap!
Love Dale Sr so very much!
When he ran (#5) Terry off at the finish my brother didn’t talk to me for 3 months!!! He was so mad! 🤬
Dale is a good story teller
In the day, I was never a Dale fan, But since his passing I have learned so much about him that I didn't know. I may not have liked him on track, but off track he just seemed like a likeable guy
The Intimidator was definitely his on track persona. And he easily separated himself from that once the race was over. Gordon in another interview simply stated Sr was one of those guys you just couldn't stay mad at, cause after the race he would come up grab them around the neck in a hug and start joking and carrying on with them like the last 500 miles of racing hadn't happened. Didn't matter whether he was the one who got wrecked or did the wrecking. Very different personality from today's racers.
Same here Cale Yarborough Bill Elliot Davey Allison here
Earnhardt Sr. was a hard racer but fun person. You hear the stories of the funny times drivers had with him makes me wish I could have raced and laughed with him
The rivalry between 'The Intimidator #3 Old School Badass' and Jeff Gordon - Rainbow Warrior, Ray Evernham, is the reason I am a NASCAR fan today. I lived in TN at the time and remember rejoicing and cheering when Gordon beat #3 - mainly just to piss off the natives.
I was never much of a Big E fan, always rooted for Mark Martin. However, the older I get (45 now), the more I enjoy hearing stories about Sr.
One of my dearest, best friends who has since passed away was a huge Sr fan and we we're going to the Texas race the year Dale died. We had a good chance to possibly meet Dale or at least some of the team (he was a big fan of Chocolate, too) because of some local business connections my wife had but when Dale died at Daytona, that of course never happened. I think about that every year at Daytona 500 time and at the Spring Texas race time.
man i miss those days of nascar....wish dale was still with us. only sports person i get sad when i think about.
8:26 Basically how kids play. Creativity and passion for fun. Pretty impressive to maintain that in your adult years.