The ODDITY Of Dale Jr.’s 4 Year Winless Streak
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Dale Earnhardt, jr. was and is one of the most popular athletes in all of not only NASCAR history but also sports history as a whole. With that being said it bears noting that the results he got in many years of his career did not match up to the popularity, especially in the early years of his tenure at Hendrick Motorsports. Today we are going to look back at this odd time and see why Dale Jr. was so bad at NASCAR's best team. This is the oddity of Dale Jr.'s 4 Year Winless Streak.
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What is your favorite Dale Jr. moment?
win at daytona night race 2001
His 2001 Pepsi 400 win, that one was awesome
When he retired
The Pepsi 400 really was something we all needed. Seeing Mikey holding everyone back from getting to Jr. and then the celebration in the middle of the in Field for all to see, nothing in NASCAR can get better than that moment right there. #8 #15
2001 win at Daytona
Dale Jr breaking his 143 race winless streak at Michigan and winning the 2014 Daytona 500 were my favorite moments
Same
I wonder what is gonna be the case for Brad Keselowski. Last race he won was in April 2021.
I'll never forget when he ran outta gas and Harvick won. My son cried. I almost did too.
@@bighand1530sucks seeing Roush still struggling.
@@ls_812they won at Richmond this past Sunday with Chris Buescher. Plus, he has multiple top 10 and 5 finishes this season. Keslowski is getting better too
See not only did Dale Jr help a wounded fanbase recover after losing one of the greatest drivers of all time he also maintained a humble attitude which is why so many people love him still today. Not to mention the efforts he has gone (ex. Podcast) to preserve history and promote NASCAR. Even though he made not have won as much as his dad… WE STILL LOVE HIM!!!
Preach
Amen
And he earned his fight in the pantheon of all-time greats with all of his Xfinity wins, his 2 Xfinity championships, the 2010 Xfinity Daytona race in the #3/ his 26 wins & 2 Daytona 500 victories 10 years apart, reminiscent of my other childhood favorites, the 2014 New England Patriots winning Super Bowl 49 after 10 years of 2nd place finishes, finally winning Tom Brady his #4 & my college basketball favs of UConn Huskies both winning the men & women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Championships 10 years after they did the same exact thing in 2004. 2014 was such a good sports year seeing so many of my favorites finally get those victories, and it was honestly bittersweet knowing that it was the last year in my life before all these major health issues and struggles in 2015. I hold a lot of sentimentality because of that because sports really helps you forget a lot of the difficult problems that weak people face in life and it’s great to see your heroes provide the spark that help you get through some of those difficult experiences and really make a difference in your life. 2014 was a truly special year. And for Dale Junior, it helped catapult such a huge resurgence not just in 2014 with sweeping Pocono/ Daytona 500/ finally winning that great grandfather clock, winning the race at Martinsville speedway over Jeff Gordon, who spent his entire career, never experiencing a DNF there, and always competing for the win even when he was less than great!
Just imagine if Jr had Steve Letarte in 2009 rather than Lance. He and Jr actually had chemistry and it was a fun relationship to watch
As a Gordon fan I approve, Hendrick rejuvenated 2 of his 3 drivers career with Gordon and Jr. Letarte didn't have good chemistry with Jeff and thr back injury didn't help.
Or from 2008 on. Not sure they win a title together since he could not win a title with Jeff, but be interesting to know what might have been.
@@kyleschafer6275 Gordon and Letarte had a dominant 2007 together
This guy's carreer, and life as a whole is a rollercoaster, and he's always managed to get over every challenge on his route. That's why we love him. Glad he's happy nowadays, he's at a point in his career where he can do whatever he wants to.
Oh boy, back when we were wondering when Jr will win another Cup race…
Those were insane times!
I always assumed it was the concussions that slowed him down
There were many heartbreaking losses in his career but most of them probably came during this winless streak. Watching the 2012 Quicken Loans 400 live will always be a fond memory for me.
Yeah with 10 laps to go I had to go out on the porch I couldn't watch came in with a lap and a half left. Good to see. He drove the hell away from Stewart that day
The way I see it, we NEVER got to see Jr at his full potential.
By his own admission, he wasn't very focused in his 8 car Bud days, lots of partying and not much preparation.
And he started getting plagued with concussion issues by the time he joined Hendrick.
A shame because he had the sponsorship and raw talent to be a true champion.
We still love him though!
And he still damn near won the title in 04. Without that Corvette crash, I think he would have won it. He was even pretty good on the road courses back in the early 00’s.
Junior really struggled with the Car of Tommorow outside of plate tracks. It would have been interesting to see him at Hendrick (or a more functional DEI) in the Gen 4 car in an alternative universe with no CoT car.
Jr and Jeff G didn't really like the COT once nascar moved to gen 6 they started winning like the early 00s again
@fatpatlives1998 yep, the Gen 6 was similar to the Gen 4. Especially 2014, in particular, when they still had 900 hp with the Gen 6.
I remember 2014 pretty fondly. It was basically Penske vs. Hendrick (considering SHR was Hendrick satellite at the time) even though Hamlin and Newman snuck in the final 4.
Say what you want, but the last two years at DEI were a sh**show, and Lance McGrew (2009, 2010 HMS) is possible the worst crew chief of all time. 2011 was such a magical year for us Jr. fans. We saw the spark back. The 2014 Daytona 500 was the pinnacle of the comeback. Thank you Steve Letarte!
I don't remember if it was when he was still at DEI or right after he went to Hendrick... But I remember an in-car radio of him asking Eury Jr. what was wrong with the car, and if there was anything that could be done, and Eury Jr just said, "Deal with it, we can't do anything with the car until we get back to the shop." That has to be one of the worst things you can hear as a driver. Really, the last few years at DEI up to Steve Letarte becoming his crew chief were bad...
2006 was a solid year for him, but i see what your saying
@@evankirk97 I just went back and looked, you are absolutely right. '06 was pretty good. It was '05 I was thinking about. Looking at RR Jr. Really didn't have that many down years. And it was really only '09 and '10 that were horrible at HMS. (until the concussion and last year).
The greatest moment of the drought was the 2011 Coke 600, where he ran out of fuel on the last turn of the last lap and lost the race to Kevin Harvick. A great finish, just not for Dale.
That broke me as a fan.
I was at that race
My favorite moments were when he won at Daytona in 2001, when he showed great sportsmanship by checking on his teammate Steve Park after their 2002 Pocono wreck, and when he hugged Rick Hendrick at the end of his last cup race.
On a side note, my top 5 Jr paint schemes:
1.) 1999-2002 Budweiser
2.) 2001 Budweiser All-Star game
3.) 2008 AMP/National Guard
4.) 1998-1999 AC Delco
5.) 2017 Nationwide
I don't think anything can compete with the 01 Pepsi 400, but winning Daytona in 2014 stands out for me as well, because of how many big names he had to fend off to win that race.
This streak is what I remind myself of currently watching Bowman. Ives couldn't figure out the new car which put Bowman in bad spots and eventually got injured. This year is a new CC, another injury, and finally starting to show some speed and something happens that always ruins the day
The car of Tommorow just never suited Junior's style and he admitted as much on the Dale Jr. Download. He couldn't drive it and he could feel the splitter dragging the car down, and he could never tell Tony Jr. how to adjust the thing. I remember in Walmart many years ago seeing Dale Jr. 88 cars in 1:24 marked down to 5 dollars, and I remember telling my mother, "he isn't winning and the sales are showing it". I just remember him breaking that winless streak in 2012, that was a big win for him, at Michigan of all places.
The most fulfilling moment for me is his 2nd Pocono win. Great car, great driver, great strategy, and final laps drama holding off Harvick. I've replayed that one at least a couple dozen times.
That Coke 600 finish hurts 😭😭
That is how I felt when Chase Elliott lost the Coke 600 with two lap to go due to a spin from his teammate.
I wasn’t even a Jr. fan, but that’s gotta be one of the most heartbreaking finishes I’ve seen as a NASCAR fan.
As a Harvick fan it was one of the best.
@@apaceofchange94 Wow, just rub it in why don't ya. Doesn't matter cuz at least Junior has two Daytona 500 wins while your boy only had one.
08-12 had to be the most mentally exhausting times in one of the most well respected athletes of our generation's life. The bickering, the losing streak and impending loss of confidence, the stress of losing the family business weighing on his mind, but there's one big thing to say; Rick Hendrick didnt give up on him. He worked with him, helped him through things, gave him stability his own family was refusing and it helped and it showed. As many inept or down right awful owners as there have been in NASCAR, Rick Hendrick is a beacon in that wretch. Not indifferent to Dale Sr at DEI even
Hendrick didn't bring in Jr. to win. He had other drivers for that. He brought him in to sell merchandise and make his other drivers more palatable in the public eye.
@@mattb.2740 3 crew chief changes in 5 years, including the original one being Jr's cousin. Yeah, definitely about social stigmata and not competitive racing
@@ShrexyGuy if it was anyone but Godhardt Jr., his ass would have been fired. Instead, the felon re-arranged the entire company for his golden goose of merchandise and marketing, and shafted Mark Martin by putting him with Lance McGrew, someone I wouldn't trust to crew chief a golf cart.
@@djmohab2 Terry Labonte went 156 races without a win, Hendrick was loyal. Must suck to be so stupid tho, hope the incestual reproduction that caused you stops effecting you so heavily baby boy 😘
Dale jr is a great driver period. The car, team was failing him.
The fact that he went 4 years without winning is just crazy.
Anybody else would have got fired
@@thomasstewart4183Terry Labonte went 156 races and didnt get fired.
@TheOfficialRandomGuy Terry was a champion though but true
@@fatpatlives1998Dale was a Daytona 500 winner contended very closely for championships a couple times and has the biggest name in the sport 😂😂 edit: he’s also a 2 times Busch champ it’s not like his cup ride was unjustified
Brother as a kid watching jr not being able to win was just exhausting, especially cause Jimmy won a lot and the fact I didn’t understand pit cycles as a kid didn’t help 😂
I really liked his 2001 season with all the adversity he faced the 1st half of the year and he broke through in the 2nd half and probably was one of the best performers during the 2nd half
My favorite Dale Jr moment was when he won the 2014 Daytona 500. I was at the 2013 race and as boring as that race was, I did have a 20 second or so screaming and jumping moment when he made a late charge to win. When the race had ended, i collapsed back in my chair just sat there for about 10 minutes stunned that he finish in 2nd for the third time in the last four years in the 500. And in that moment I said out loud “He has to win this race next year!” And the following year after the long ass rain delay and stressing the hell out in the final 20 laps, he finally won the 500 and I was so overjoyed
I saw the revealing of the “Batmobile” at Hendrick Fan Day in 2012 and there is a youtube video of me getting a poster signed by him and it was so cool seeing the car being revealed win later on
I thought the 08 michigan win was going to be the last win for jr. Coming from a jr fan those 4 years was hard, but in 2011 he was running up front gave us jr nation something to hope for
Dale jr actually cried when they said to him the 4 year streak was over it was his relief he could still win in this sport
2011-2012 had some great racing. Especially short tracks.
I got into NASCAR in 2008, what a time to get into the sport to see the most popular driver not winning!
I remember my emotions from when I 1st watched all of those Junior crashes. The euphoria of watching him win michigan in 2012 was so great after seeing him struggle so long.
That Tnt video loses more and more pixels everytime you watch it
I was at the race in Chicagoland in 2005 when he won. It stuck out for me just because of the celebration after. It was like they had won the Daytona 500. Nothing fixes a horrible year quite like winning 👏🏼
Even as a pretty big Harvick fan, I find the 2011 Coke 600 finish painful
I remember watching this at my Grandma's house. And I was happy while my brother was mad that Kasey Khane lost.
Junior in 2009/2010 was tough to watch. Each week, you expected him to crash, blow a motor or be mid-pack on speed. Brutal
If your favorite dale Jr. Moment isn't "Using lessons learned from his father...." Then you're lying to yourself
I'm sorry but I was a baby when he won the 2001 Pepsi 400. My favorite moment is still him winning the 2014 Daytona 500 cuz I watched it on TV.
Being at that 2012 Michigan race will always be my favorite moment as a race fan
I was at Michigan International Speedway that day. I remember how it seemed, to me, that whenever I was watching Dale’s car, his lead would get larger, and whenever I took my eyes off him, his lead would shrink. So for the last 50 laps of the race, I kept my eyes glued to Dale. I watched nothing but him. I don’t know if there’s any sort of higher power out there, but if somehow, my watching him put him back in Victory Lane, I might have to start believing in it.
If I'm not mistaken that second Michigan win was the first time the world had seen the Future Mrs. Dale Earnhardt Jr. NASCAR fans have literally seen him grow up.
I will say that as a person who had a concussion in 2009, I did not understand everything that this man went through until he started being open about his concussions. I hate that such a negative woman in his career is what made me respect him more, but that opened my eyes.
Idk why, but I loved those first two years paint schemes with Hendricks.
winless streaks are crazy
I was at Pocono in 2014 when he completed the Pocono sweep. That was the most satisfying moment for me
Being a jr fan during this era was painful. I was a teenager when this all happened and I legit believed that if Jr was running a special paint scheme, he would win.
2001 Pepsi 400 I don't think it can be beat but I also loved both his Daytona 500 wins and speaking of streaks the Talladega 4 win streak are my favorite
the 2011 Coke 600 finish is still painful to watch
Lance mcgrew was such a terrible crew chief wish he’d gotten Steve a lot sooner than he did
Lance McGrew should have never gotten a chance. I hated the way he spoke to Dale.
Pocono sweep was pretty neat
I really hope this doesn’t happen to Elliott or bowman
I do
Chase ain't having a good season, I think it's time they gave him a better crew chief. Gustafson has made bad calls that threw away wins and when the car ain't to Chase's liking he can't adjust on it or he can't keep up with the track changing, I think it's time for a crew chief change.
I'm so lucky I got to see him win his first pocono race. Never felt a place so overjoyed. Definitely a special moment
I miss him at dei , I feel he lost his swag at
Hms and got a lil too serious. But love him and miss him on the track.
favorite jr moment gotta be when he won that first race back at daytona after his dads passing. i was born that same day so i gotta give it props
I think the 2014 Daytona 500 was my favorite moment because you seen how big of a deal it was
Dale Jr. still isn't sorry for that Vickers crash. He was just trying to hold his line after being forced below the yellow line.
That was a hard time to be a Jr fan.
My favorite Dale Jr moment is, undoubtedly, the 2014 Daytona 500.
At the time I didn't know a NASCAR without Juan Pablo Montoya in it, and I'd spent the previous 7 years cheering for JPM and no-one else, often not even paying attention to what else was going on in the race... and then he left.
That race taught me that cheering for good stories and battles is a lot more fun than cheering for one particular driver, so now, even having a favorite driver in Daniel Suárez, I often find myself cheering for various different drivers during a race.
That was also the first time I stayed up past midnight to catch the finish of a race, after falling asleep during the red flag in 2012.
I remember losing my voice screaming in excitement after that win lol
I do feel bad for Jr having his winless streak but still the guy had opportunities and didn't capitalize that's his and his teams fault can't change that. I will say though it was awesome to see the reaction when it ended
I was at both of Jr’s Pocono wins in 2014, the whole time it was that feeling of wondering when something would happen to ruin it, but thankfully he held on in both.
I will always remember the weekend at Michigan. JR broke his winless streak and I started my winning streak of 3 racing dirt cars in a #3 car. Best month ever!!!!!
Dale Jr. struggles in the COT Era, he only win 2 races in the same track.
You know my favorite Dale Jr. moment. ❤
Geez, Dale Jr and Michigan created some sort of memories.
Shortly before that 2008 win, Jr won the 2006 Busch race in Michigan where he got booed after he tangled with Carl Edwards for the lead.
Jr's 2008 win saw him winning for Hendrick after suffering a brief winless drought during his final days with DEI. But of course, it would kickoff that long winless streak.
Then in 2012, he finally won again in where else but Michigan. But that would be his only win that year and he would suffer just the next season winless yet again.
But of course the "elephant in the room" that is, his 2016 crash.
My favorite moment is:
1) After 4 years of not winning finally winning again at Michigan!
2) winning the Daytona 500 in 2014! I was so excited
My Favorite Dale Jr moments were mostly from the Dale Jr. Download. Only because I didn't get to watch NASCAR much as a kid, nor did I seriously pay a lot of attention to NASCAR until covid Era. I was a fan of Bill Elliot (Got quite a few of his cars in McDonald's Happy Meals), Dale Jr (Read his book about his rookie season and losing his dad afterward) and now Chase Elliot. Wish I could say I was a huge fan on NASCAR back then, certainly the COT Era even as bad as I heard the car was, had some amazing moments. I do remember watching the 2001 Daytona 500, what a bummer for the Earnhardts, but a triumph for Micheal Waltrip.
That ‘12 Michigan is EASILY my favorite memory of my favorite driver EVER! I couldn’t contain my excitement watching the end of that race.
I loved that Batman car.
Ahh man. Did you have to make me relive it...😒
As a fan of Dale Jr. and Batman, I always loved that he broke the streak driving a Batman sponsored car. Also, they aired "The Dark Knight" on TNT before the race as well.
I was in the grand stands on my feet when he crossed the line
As a young dale JR fan from 09-12 was a roller coaster. I remember watching him from 09-10 it was such bad 2 years for us JR fans. But when he took pole in 2011 we saw a spark something to look for that year. 2012 win in Michigan was my favorite moment to see him back in victory lane.
People always wanted to compare Dale Jr to his dad and that was never a fair comparison….I always compared him to Dale Sr’s best friend Neil Bonnett….Somebody who could get it done on Sundays and was pretty good at the broadcasting side…..But Jr’s impact on the sport is always gonna be as someone who has a great eye for talent and helping them into the cup series where they find great success of their own
I think there's only one answer to the best moment of Dale Jr career and you know it already. The 2001 Pepsi 400 was not only the best moment in NASCAR history but it is one of the best moments in sports general
i was in turn 1 of this race. absolute insanity ensued in the stands, all the way to the campground. one of my best memories of MIS
10:55 damn. It.
He himself has admitted that he wasn’t working as hard or as focused as he could have been. That coupled with the issues with Tony Jr because of their attitudes were the biggest factors. If he would have buckled down and hit his mind right he could have had multiple championships.
I remember staying up late so I could watch the 2011 600 live. I got so excited watching him take the white flag thinking he was going to win. I was so disappointed afterwards, but then I got to see him win Michigan the following year. This was a hard video to watch man, getting to watch all the races he could have won all over again
The amp and national guard paint schemes were top notch. Junior had some good paint schemes with Hendrick. That coke 600 was brutal for Junior. I remember being in the stands, and hearing the disappointment in the fans when he ran out of gas. You could hear it over the cars!
His resurgence was impressive. Jeff Burton and Bill Elliott also had a relatively long winless streaks and then came back to win several races. The fourth car at hendrick curse!
Just Think, Dale senior was still driving at juniors current age. 48. Glad he’s enjoying retirement but bummed all the drivers retire earlier now a days.
Winning the Daytona 500, then partying all night and wining the Busch 300 the next day hungover in the Oreo car. From memory, the Saturday race must have been rained out.
i was wearing budweiser shirts at 8 years old because of this man. jr was my idol and will always hold a special place in my heart
what I would give to have been there in Michigan when he broke that winless streak. That was such an incredible feeling just watching it on TV.
The crash at Daytona wasn't on him. That was on Vickers.
I miss the old announcers
One concussion can create difficulties in everyday life in general. I've had 4 concussions and after the first one, my life changed in how I was able to get back on track. They only get worse after the first one. I'd still love to climb into another racecar, but I know the next one could not only change my life, but could be fatal.
His daddy had to be smiling down on Jr from heaven at that last lap at the 2010 Daytona 500.
Ill always love when DW was blatantly rooting for Jr the entire last lap of that 500 just to immediatly become the biggest McMurray fan in the world.
I was watching this race on TV and I was going NUTS! as a dale jr fan
Completely unrelated but I feel like Alex Bowman is gonna go through the same winless streak
Who is your new favorite driver after dale retired?
I like Kurt Busch and Brad Keselowski.
Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, and now Kyle Busch.
@@Ninjanomics2K1YT Kyle Busch has gotten more likeable now compared to in the past.
@@bighand1530 He's definitely not a hothead jerk like he was when he was younger that's for sure.
Tht Michigan race was on tnt, commercial every 10 mins.
Bro i swear, watching Dale Jr. vids make me tear up everytime
Should do a video on MTJ's 218 race winless streak between 2007-2013.
That incident in the 2009 Daytona 500 was cause Dale Jr. trying to avoid a yellow line penalty. If you look at the 2008 Amp Energy 500 finish and then look at the 2009 Daytona 500, 2009 Aaron's 499 finish and 2009 Coke Zero 400 finish, it's clear what the yellow line rule can cause
You should do The Matt Dibenedetto story! I feel like that would be awesome!!!!
When he signed with DEI in 2008, I knew it would not be good. Too good to be true.
10:29 this one hurts so bad. It would have been huge to break the streak with the 600
Actually the resurgence started in 2011
in 2011 he made the chase for the first time in 2 years
in 2012 he finally won again
in 2013 he was winless but was the most consistent he'd ever did
in 2014 he had his best season since 2004 and
in 2015 he got his momentum back at Daytona and Talladega.
Dale Jr win at Martinsville! He was like a kid in victory lane that day! It was awesome! My wife and I are going to see Martinsville for the final race before Phx this year! I can’t wait! I just hope my boy Clyde is in the Playoffs this year!!
I was at the Talladega race is 04 when he won. Probably my favorite
I think much of juniors issues were the cot. It had a much higher center of gravity compared to all the cars he had driven in the past… once that car was gone he started to win again….
Man, as a die hard jr fan, 2009 and 2010 were just not fun to watch