Dale Jr. Download: Larry McReynolds' Journey in NASCAR
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- Опубликовано: 24 сен 2020
- Larry Mac gives us the low-down on his journey in NASCAR that was filled with more ups and downs than an amusement park. Dale Jr. and Mike Davis find out about how he got the opportunity to build Kenny Bernstein's King Racing team and the unexpected plot twist of how he became the crew chief of the operation.
You can listen to the FULL interview on dirtymomedia.com or any podcasting platform. 
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Larry Mac was one of the most honest nicest hardest working people in garage I've ever met, in all my year in Nascar and Arca, one of my special moments for him was winning the Daytona 500 with Davey Allison, I still today have the upmost respect for him, he's just a good man
Larry Mac could talk about grass growing and make it sound good! Great story teller.
Larry Mac’s rise came with Davey Allison’s ascension to one of the best drivers in NASCAR in the early 90s.
Loved this interview with Larry. I was fortunate enough to be one of the two people he mentioned that he hired to build the 16 car.
An interesting story he didn't mention was that we worked on our own #16 Chevy for Morgan Shepherd, and David Pearson's #21 Ford at the same time. David left Hoss Ellington to form his own team. He bought a Thunderbird from Jr. Johnson that he had built to test to find out why the Fords were beating his Chevys so badly, and then had no more use for it. David's 3 sons were going to crew the car along with 1 other guy. Even though David had left our owner, Bobby Hawkins, to drive for Ellington, they were still good friends, and since we were both running part-time schedules with no overlapping races, Bobby sent us to work on David's car at his races. Had to be careful which uniform we packed :)
Larry mentioned Butch Lindley getting hurt. We held a race and autograph signing at Greenville to help with the medical bills. The local car owners donated the cars for the race and the drivers were all Winston Cup drivers that volunteered. The only problem was, even though there was a full field of car, we had more Cup drivers show up than we had cars. I watched the race standing in the infield with Larry and Tim Richmond, another great guy.
Desoto Speedway....you mean the Freedom Factory!
Haha I had the same thought 😂
Hell yeah brother!!
@whosthatdrummer
I saw a video shortly after Cleetus bought the race track where someone asked him if he would consider bringing back oval racing to the Freedom Factory..... He said he would absolutely consider it but only if someone else stepped up to run that program. He would gladly allow his track to be used but he didn't want to be the guy dealing with running a racing program on a weekly basis. Now, a year later maybe his thoughts have changed but its sounds like he is open to that idea.
Fantastic with Larry on the show 👏 😀
Larry Mac..A Champion's Champ...
Jr has a great appreciation for the history
He sure does show a lot of respect and wants to share their stories with everybody.
Yeah, this is gold
He’s gonna be a nascar historian he’s doing a great job already
Perfect guest for Dale Jr. These oldtimers and their stories are SO interesting and I love to watch Jr's expression and hear his input. He always asks the best questions. S
110% agreed! I used to be a huge Nascar fan, but stopped about 15yrs ago. The sport changed and left me behind. These are the great stories from the golden era & are very interesting and enjoyable. Jr does make a great interviewer & is able to get such great insider stories out of all of his guests. Adds so much to my memories of the sports era of greatness. Love it! Too bad some of the great characters such as Bill France Sr or Jr, or Smokey Yunick, or Benny Parsons, or(insert name here) aren't still alive to come on his show. They would have such awesome stories.
yes sir
the good ol days....nothing beats experience.
One of the best so far. Nothing but respect for Larry and all he has done for and in the sport.
I agree
BRAD KESELOWSKI WON THIS RACE
@@chrisg4305 😂😂😂
I am so impressed Dale with your memory. Each one of your shows just instills it all the more. I am 66 years of age and I can hardly remember days for my job of 33 years let alone specifics of each day like you do. I enjoy your show so much and continue to learn more with each show, but most of all is how grateful you are for all of your friends and racers from days gone by. Keep it up. Mike's memory is pretty darn sharp too.
😍👍
Larry mac is priceless
Thank you for contributing your life to NASCAR! And for retiring and still being NASCAR's favorite driver! The podcast is amazing! 🙏🇺🇸
Every night I get off work I drink a few beers and unwind to these stories. Thank y'all for this content.
Totally GLUED to these episodes with Larry McReynolds!
Dale, I sure wish you had the full interview on RUclips. Please think about post all interviews on here. Love what you guys are doing?
I could watch these 3 tlk all day. Do a 3-5 part series with Larry Mac
I did not know that Larry worked on David's team . I was David's fan back then and still am!
Larry Mac is absolute TV GOLD during any race broadcast
“I felt like a cat that was livin’ nine lives”. Even when the sayings aren’t quite right they still sound right coming from this guy. Larry Mac is the man…
7:49 you hear a Honor student / HOF Driver Ask a Question he thinks he knows and larry confirms.. Jr. continues to show he's a wonderful historian and ambassador of the sport. And props to you Larry Mac. . Worked with legends as a living legend.
Larry is a man that speaks knowledge , wisdom and nascar history with every word ! Thanks Larry !
I was looking at my old Maxx race cards from 88-90 Larry is holding a cigarette on pit road, the good ole days
Such a humble man for being one of the best to ever do it. Larry Mac is a Legend
Jr & his DirtyMo crew, I consider to be historians of the sport.
Awesome that you guys brought Larry Mac on! He had so many cool stories to tell!
he's a Mc, not a Mac. same as McDonalds or McMurray. it seems odd that the americans blurr this distinction. if you were in Ireland or Scotland, where the Mc and Mac originate, and used the terminology wrong, you'd be in a very painful fight, or worse.
@Alan formula1 it's not just the letter my naive friend, it's what it represents. kind of like the n- word only 10 times worse. and they would kill you for less. so using it wrong would be the stupid move.
@@StripeGurger Belfast. And yes they do fight about it. Regardless of what you read on the net, it's the way it is, EVERY day here. You've never had to fight to get to school, fight at school, and fight to get home, all the time worrying whether the car you walk by, explodes. that was every day for me growing up. Being protestant in a country that was 80% catholic is more difficult than you could possibly imagine. Mc's were Irish catholic for the most part. Mac's were Scots/Irish protestant.
@@StripeGurger '90's?? OMG you have no idea what your talking about. It's been on for over 500 years.
@@alvarsdzenis4739 good thing we’re on RUclips, not over there, huh. Everybody in the sport has called Larry “Larry mac” it’s a nickname homie. No need to take it so damn seriously on RUclips.
The OG stories are the best part of the podcast.
Just facts. Love hearing it from these legends speak about how it really happened.
Since my first year watching Larry Mac in the booth with Mike Joy, DW, Hammond and everyone... he’s struck me as one of the kindest & genuine people you could come across. Admittedly I only know him from TV, but I’d be genuinely surprised to find out that I’m wrong.
I could listen to Larry Mac and his stories for hours!
Who cannot love Larry Mac
Great show! Love hearing Larry talk about my hometown of Greenville. I grew up going to Greenville Pickens speedway every weekend. Larry’s wife Linda worked at my orthodontist office, Dr. Hunt! The Laughlin’s are close family friends of ours and I spent many days hanging out at their shop and going to races with them. My dad was tire changer for their Busch team. Speaking of, keep Mike Laughlin in your prayers. His cancer has returned. Great work Dale Jr!
Bill Terry was my motorsports professor at GVille tech. He was an awesome man.
Larry Mac is a national treasure
Hey dale we need larry back awesome history i love it 👍i can wait to ear about (the intimidator )🔥
People saw "IT", whatever "IT" is in Larry. He may not have seen it in himself but sometimes that's the way it is. Right time, right place with the Right people. Love Larry Mc.
Larry Mac is such a good person. Awesome that he was on the show.
Love Larry Mac And These Old Stories Of Great History. Hope These Youngsters Of Today Are Taking Notes.
There's something about Larry's voice that just makes you want to listen. He's had an amazing career and for being as great as he is he's very humble
Man I love these interviews with the great racing personalities I grew up admiring from NASACAR's heyday's. Great entertainment!!
Love hearing Larry Mac talk. You guys need to bring him back but I'd love to see Mike Joy and Dr Jerry Punch on here. Their experiences covering the pits would be a well of stories
I let my pap listen to this,, he remembered dale Sr driving for Bill Terry a few times,, it was a 22 red late model.
I love learning this stuff from the people who did it in the sport. Great show! Keep them coming!!
I'm still waiting for Jimmy Means to come by.....he was one of Dale Jr's hero's when he was a kid! and judging from the items Jr still has in his collection he stil is!
That'd be cool
I grew up down the street from the Pearson race shop in Spartanburg, SC... Went to school with some of the Pearson family. Never knew that Larry Mac was ever a part of that party during my childhood days.
i could listen to him all day
Awesome episode with Larry . Great storyteller like it was yesterday
Wonder what the chances are of having Kenny Bernstein on a future podcast?
Great work to y'all on this episode!!
Larry Mac a true treasure
holy crap, Larry Mac's memory is amazing, knowing all the names and dates and situations of the past, crap i don't remember what i have for breakfast this morning, just love Larry, he is so honest, and down to earth what an amazing human being.
Harry Gant to Larry Mac and everyone else ..thank you Dale Jr and Mike for all of these...! It's so funny how these old guys somehow got me back into keeping up with NASCAR again !! Can't explain it... still waiting for the Geoff Bodine story , lol !!
Interesting hearing how Kenny Bernstein got in NASCAR. He is from my hometown of Lubbock, TX
I have worked for BIG DADDY and worked for/with Donnie Bishop.Those two taught me a TON about racing.
Are you gonna run the cars tour race at Florence coming up?
Great interview Dale I really enjoy listening to Larry McReynolds talk about his past. And when I had a chance to talk to him 1 night at a nascar show being taped he is one of the top crew chiefs in Nascar Wishing everyone well Take Care
Hes is such a good person 🤧 love to hear his history
The biggest most noticeable change besides the cars in nascar today, is no driver has that southern accent.
Not to mention that drivers today have great dentists! :-) +1
@@TalladegaTom 😂
What about me?
@@chaseelliott8578 You've got a great dentist!
@@TalladegaTom I meant the accent
Larry is a National treasure☺👍❤
This Gordon fan loves Larry and love his stories. He's forgotten more about the sport than all the others will ever know.
JR, I agree with others, I love it that you have people some call "old timers" on which I guess now means Larry, DW, Jeff, the Labontes, DJ, Kyle, Rusty, my other guy Steve Park and on and on. Truex is my driver now altho Jeff will always be #1☺ so you can have MTJ on anytime too please lol.
Thanks for great shows and thanks for remembering the old tracks. They shouldn't be forgotten either. Remember little Ona in WV? You raced there in the 2000's once. Richard Petty raced there in early yrs and remembers it. Mikey, Kenny Wallace, Steve Park, a LOT of you came for charity races/meet in greets here. Our local small track still racin on Sat nights.
You and Smoke flew into Huntington WV few yrs ago from Bristol to see Kid Rock. You played drums. ☺❤👍 We ❤ you.
Be well. Love to you and your girls.❤❤❤❤
This is a great interview, I have always respected Larry and to hear his story even make me respect him even more.
Butch was my hero when I was young. Used to love it when he rolled into Asheville or hickory, or Greenville Pickens . First race I saw him drive was at the old Harris speedway driving a 64 fairlane and he won !
Great episode would love to see Larry Mac episode 3
Ha! He mentioned Desoto Speedway. That's probably when Tom Stimus owned it. Now Cleetus MacFarland owns it :-)
DO IT FOR DALE!
Freedom Factory
Hell Yeah Brother
Jr needs to get with old Cleeter and do something at the Freedom Factory.
RIP Dave Steele
He should write a book on the basis of the interviews that he's had with everyone that's been on. Specifically the Michael Waltrip, and Dr 'goodnight smith' Jerry.
Larry I wish you were commentating on every race your knowledge your depth your reasonableness sensibility that you bring is irreplaceable
When NASCAR was good old southern boys racing. Everybody knew somebody who could hook you up.. This is a grade A+ guy with a great history in the sport. Great interview. Love to have a beer with them and hear more.
Nobody better than Larry Mac
Donny Bishop was an awesome driver down at Greenville pickens speedway.
There’s gotta be MORE Larry footage, This is the best interview yet!
I could listen to Larry talk all day long
Larry Mac!.. This is nascar.. Thank's Dale jr and Mike
After hearing all of that...you need to have Kenny on the show. I would love to hear him explain why he owned a cup team
Of course I cant answer that question for Kenny.... but as a hardcore drag race fan, I know Kenny was an excellent businessman who loved racing.... When you put those two factors together, Kenny probably saw it as a chance to be involved in another form of motorsports AND a chance to make even more money. That's my guess anyway... Dale should really try to get Kenny on the show. I would love to see that. Even if Kenny was JUST a Winston Championship drag racer he deserves to be on the show. But when you include the fact that he was also involved in NASCAR as a Winston Cup team owner, he's absolutely worthy of a Dale JR podcast interview. 👍
Incredible stories. Looking forward to part 2
Love the show and the new drivers he has on but man I love it when he brings on the old school guys the stories they tell are just awesome
Awesome interview. It is great to see how people had made it through the ranks starting at the bottom and hearing the great stories.
Kenny Bernstein would be a great guest on this show
This is great Interview with Larry McReynolds
David Pearson. The greatest driver I ever seen drive a stock car. The GOAT in my book.
Now I know the connection with Larry Mc and Desoto Speedway.
When Larry announced the 2.4 Hours of LeMullets for Cleetus several months ago, he talked about the phone call he had with Cleetus about announcing that race. He said "I have three question for you... you want me to announce WHAT, WHERE, and for WHO?" And now Larry is going back to Desoto (Freedom Factory) to Announce another race for Cleetus, the Freedom 500 on Friday April 2nd 2021. It will be mostly pro drivers from NASCAR, Pro Drift, Rally racing, etc. all driving Ford Crown Victories with nitrous. Pay per view available on Cleetus Mcfarland dot com.
Desoto speedway is now the freedom factory. Larry mac announced the recent 2.4 hours of le mullets at the freedom factory. I wonder if he felt some kind of way being there knowing his driver lost his life on that very track.
He's going back there on Friday April 2nd 2021 to announce the Freedom 500. Hell yeah brother. 🤘
Shoutout to Kenny Bernstein for recognizing what he had in Larry. He couldn't have been more right.
This episode is in the top 3 with Ken Schrader and John Force!!!
Lotsa love for Larry
Met Larry Mac at Talladega in 2014 and shook his hand. He actually thanked me for still being a fan. I'm not anymore, though.
Yes your right he seem lot great guy to be a crew chief
I might be not the happiest fan this but they it's good your back in studio and guests are in studio as well as it should be.
David Pearson used the number 21 in I believe 1985 because the wood brothers sponsor with Kyle was 7 11. So they used number 7 ...there was a model 1/24 sold replicating Pearson’s 21 Chattanooga chew .
Great video, I really enjoyed the stories Larry had and look forward to his stories as the head wrench for the 3 car. BTW Hey Mike Davis, get rid of the Bama shirt, the Buckeyes are coming to take it all this year! LOL
That the Freedom Factory !
83-84 is when Hawkins had the cadilllac convertible with the bull horns on the front and they were running it around one of the race tracks... our neighbor across the street was married to a woman from the Hawkins family and the cad was over at their house one day. LOL
Wow Bobby Hawkins is my cousin I met Larry when he worked for Bobby Rogers on the 37 cup car how can I post a picture of Dale Sr @; Greenville -Pickens speedway shaking down one of Big Daddy's Camaros I like to share it with Jr and Mike I think it's from 1983 ol Larry he's one of the good ones
Get Ricky Bobby on the show
And now you can't go see a race at Greenville Pickens. Madder than hell I won't get to see a race there
Hall Of Fame.... It's time
Not much of a nascar fan anymore, kinda lost me, when the guy with the most wins at the end of the season didn’t always guarantee the championship. I could however, listen to these stories forever.
What’s up with the Georgia Southern Helmet? I also see you wear the GS baseball camp also.
Desoto speedway, a youtuber bought it and is renovating it. Renamed it the Freedom Factory.
I have that Quaker state 26 model still in plastic Ricky Rudd
Larry Mac 2020
Larry might be a bald heading chicken banger but he was a hell of a crew chief.
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Whoops "headed" damn phone
@@daviclar867 I don't think he had any championships but 23 wins acouple at Daytona 500 with Davey Allison and Earnhardts win in 98.
Steven Small Came soooo close to the 1992 season.
@@KH-xb9em Yeah that was with Davey right?
Larry McReynolds needs to get into the Hall of Fame immediately. He was a good crew chief, and an amazing analyst of the sport. The fact that he isn't in already is embarrassing
Love this guy, but I will always associate Larry with Davey Allison and your Dad's Daytona victory. That puts him in the hall of fame.
7:28 im sure someone is yellin Freedom Factory now. Someone tell Cleetus
Speaking for at least tens of thousands of viewers, ya know we love you guys & greatly appreciate & enjoy these awesome interviews, especially with the retired greats among drivers, crew chiefs, team owners, etc. But the sad truth is, far fewer people nowadays wanna "listen" to anything ( and "reading"......well, that's even worse ), everyone wants to WATCH videos nowadays. I don't see why you guys can't keep your podcast as it is, for folks driving/traveling to listen to, PLUS put the entire interviews right here on youtube. I know it can be done, me & my buddy have worked together to post dozens of videos on his youtube channel that are as much as 45 minutes long. I can tell you right now that your channel subscriber numbers would explode. And as much as we love & crave these interviews, it's kind of frustrating & disappointing when they come to an abrupt ending far too soon.