I have often read that Allan was not "mocked" in nascar "at first", but snubbed, because he was considered a self-made entrepreneur that some pilots of the time could take for arrogance, . in fact not! Allan, even without knowing him, personally, I find that he had a positive and humble energy! he didn't look like a show-off at all!
A definite hall of Famer! Way before Dale Jr. For sure an I love Jr and what he does for the sport but what Alan did was legendary for the sport to help the underdog to dream and accomplish! So trajic!
I was lucky enough to meet him in 1992, a year before he passed away. He was in a mall in Gastonia, NC when my family and I (then just four) ran into him, and being the NASCAR fanatic that I was, instantly recognized him. My parents said he was the nicest, most polite athlete they had ever met, and said he got a kick out of me. I got his autograph, but after we moved, we never could find it. Oh well. A great driver and a great person.
I grew up a diehard Richard Petty fan as well as cheering for Kyle Petty. Alan was my Dad's favorite driver so I naturally followed Kulwicki. When I came home from my 2nd shift job and heard that Alan had died in a plane crash I was devastated. He truly was an amazing driver and such a humble person. He was truly one of a kind....MISS YOU ALAN !!!
It's frustrating because, I would have liked to see what Allan and Deavy Allison would have done afterwards! Allan was autodidact and incredible /gorgeous !! Owner, Driver, all in one !
Also, fort to mention. IMO, best NASCAR WInston Cup driver who ever drived. He did what Petty, Pearson and Yarborough could never pull off in that kind of equipment. He was the only guy who knew his way around the car better than his own mechanics. He wanted to do it his own way, and refused to even sign with Rick Hendrick. He is my inspiration to get into NASCAR, and the reason I'm going to college before I start driving. He should have been a shoo-in for the HOF this year, IDK why not.
On perhaps NASCAR's most important day at Atlanta in 1992, the man who came out on top when all was said and done was Alan Kulwicki. That, more than anything else, speaks volumes for his legacy and standing in NASCAR history.
I say in all the history of this sport, it must mave been shameful when he died. Man I wish I'd seen more when I was growing up. Must have been the best and hardest times in NASCAR. A great driver you were Alan.
I live in Blountville, Tn. just a few miles from where the crash occured. I was in the 7th grade when that all happened. I'll never forget the local news reporting what happened that night. He was a great guy and a great driver.
Alan Kulwicki did not have the resources of Hendrick Motorsports at his disposal and there was no chase format to let him take it easy for 3/4 of the season. There is NO comparison.
I remember watching that race with my dad in our garage when I was only 7 years old and understanding the points system and knowing how it all worked and how exciting Nascar was back then... I was routing for Davey that day and when the crash happened and I knew it was over for him I was routing for the hooters car and my dad was for Elliott lol
There will never be another race like that....I know Im gonna get some grief but from start to finish the 92' Hooters 500 was the greatest race in history....6 drivers in contention for the championchip, The championchip going to the final laps, Richard Petty running his last race while Gordon ran his first....nothin can top that
We are just a few days away from the twentieth anniversary of that fateful day. When he won the championship a few months earlier I cursed and yelled at the T.V. I was, and am a huge Bill Elliot fan, and I so wanted Bill to win. But Bill had a championship and would have many years to try for another one. As I was to soon learn, Alan HAD to win this one, because he would never have another chance. I regret my bad feelings that day, but I always know that it was what was meant to be. R.I.P.#7
Alan Kulwicki turned down a million dollar sponsership with JJ and at that time that was a huge offer and he decided to run his own team and he won a championship doing it. If he didn't die he would have won at least 3 championships....
it was taken from prerace on espn I remember they said they didnt tell Rusty Wallace they were going to show it and then he saw it and he was pretty choked up about it..
But wanted rights back after Alan was dead but she didn't care and she now taking me out for being a good person my kids are beautiful and Katherine needs to know Alan and her everything
The four people I wonder what woulda become had they lived were Rob Moroso, Davey Allison, Alan Kulwicki & Adam Petty....who knows what the sport would look like now if they were still here
I cried watching this and I had the chills. Alan was my favorite driver along with Dale Earnhardt and I met them both. There was never anyone or there will never be another Alan. He was such a humble, sweet man. He owned the team, drove the car, worked on the car etc. He deserved to be a champion. It pains me because he was terrified to fly and that ended up being how he died. He must’ve been so scared when the plane was going down God love him. I miss him and I miss the old days of NASCAR when the good old boys worked on the car themselves and came up after their daddies would drive like Dale and Dave he and Kyle etc. NASCAR is not the same anymore it’s all about money and corporate. The 90s and earlier we’re great days for NASCAR but also sad with so many losses.
The Ford lovers, like myself suffered a double Nascar greats loss in 1993, losing Alan, then Davey within such a short space of time. I'm damn sure it set back Ford's efforts for a decade or more losing such winning talent and knowledge. Safer to do 200mph in a .... Race Car ! Too sad !!
Alan and Davey were my first 2 favorite drivers when I came into being a Nascar fan and when Alan was killed in April of 93 I jumped to being a Davey Allison fan I want from being a Ford fan to being a Chevy fan and to this day I'm still a Chevy fan because I want with Dale Sr after Davey and Alan died and then I became a Dale Jr fan and when he retired I became a Chase Elliot fan though I never did like Bill as a driver
in 1992 God proved eevn he liked underdogs. in 1993 he ;welcomed the longest of long shots on home to where victory lane celebrations last forever. watching that last polish victory lap if that don't bring tears to your eyes you need to check your self for wehther you are evevn human
I'd put my money 9n Alan he could beat that clown dale earnhardt I didn't like the way he won his races dale couldn't win if he didn't wipe out the 1st place cars took him long enough to win the Daytona 500
Alan was me and my wife's favorite driver, she was working nights at the time, she came home that morning as I was getting ready for work and see ran in the house and told me she just heard on the radio that he died in a plan crash! Being April Fools I didn't believe her, she turned on the TV to ESPN and I just fell back in my chair in disbelief! Then a few months later we lost Davey, it was just a very bad year for Nascar.
Damn... I sure miss him... We were born the same year and I highly respected him for his accomplishments... He was a real racer!!! I was devastated when I heard of his death!!! I remember waking up to my alarm radio hearing the horrible news... I will always remember Alan Kulwicki!!!
Let me guess it's Kulvicki. I met Alan and a person who claimed to be related to him at Sears Point in 1992. That person said his name was Kul-vicki with a 'v' instead of the 'w' like Alan's family spelled it when they got to America as their original name was spelled with the 'v'.
Alan is a distant something of mine... Its insane i was born in 96 and my whole life my favorite number was and is 7.. Half of my family is kowicki and the other half is kulwicki... Its crazy even though ive never met him his energy runs through me when i watched this.. I wish i knew more about my family
He looks like he could be Seth MacFarlane's dad! I loved to hate Alan in the day! But I respected his ability determination & skills! He did what couldnt be done! A true champion.
@Gforcebond yeah when dad woke me u pfor school that next morning i told him that wasn't funny and ihe was a day late on aprils fool. i just wish ..............
We will always remember and honor Alan Kulwicki.
Damn
Thank you for sponsoring such a tremendous inspiration to Short Track racers everywhere. I miss Alan, and I miss the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series.
That hooters paint job was iconic
@@JeffGordonRamsay same culte i say
Happy Birthday Alan. We miss you so much.
Tears. RIP Alan, tell Davey, Dale, Tony, Adam, and all the others lost that we miss them all.
He was the one that made me start watching NASCAR r.i.p. Polish Prince and a true champion rest in peace Alan kulwicki.#7
Happy Birthday, "The Polish Prince" #RIP
Kulwicki was one of a kind; there's never gonna be another Alan Kulwicki.
I have often read that Allan was not "mocked" in nascar "at first", but snubbed, because he was considered a self-made entrepreneur that some pilots of the time could take for arrogance, . in fact not! Allan, even without knowing him, personally, I find that he had a positive and humble energy! he didn't look like a show-off at all!
A definite hall of Famer! Way before Dale Jr. For sure an I love Jr and what he does for the sport but what Alan did was legendary for the sport to help the underdog to dream and accomplish! So trajic!
Amazing story ❤
True gentleman and champion....one car team beat several 4 car teams for the championship
30 years ago today we lost both Alan and on 13th of July we lost hueytown hero Davey Allison. R.i.p.
I was lucky enough to meet him in 1992, a year before he passed away. He was in a mall in Gastonia, NC when my family and I (then just four) ran into him, and being the NASCAR fanatic that I was, instantly recognized him. My parents said he was the nicest, most polite athlete they had ever met, and said he got a kick out of me. I got his autograph, but after we moved, we never could find it. Oh well. A great driver and a great person.
I didn't see this until April of 2012, and it got me too. I'm wiping tears away right now. Damn Yankee.
The Underbird. That is what I remember and will always remember from Alan. He simply should have one quote by his grave. “Never Give Up”
as a cousin of alan this one really hurts... R.I.P. Alan
R.I.P alan kulwicki
RIP Alan....you were a true champ
I grew up a diehard Richard Petty fan as well as cheering for Kyle Petty. Alan was my Dad's favorite driver so I naturally followed Kulwicki. When I came home from my 2nd shift job and heard that Alan had died in a plane crash I was devastated. He truly was an amazing driver and such a humble person. He was truly one of a kind....MISS YOU ALAN !!!
Dan Delly If the Chase had existed in 1992, Kyle Petty would've won the championship on the same day his father retired.
It's frustrating because, I would have liked to see what Allan and Deavy Allison would have done afterwards!
Allan was autodidact and incredible /gorgeous !! Owner, Driver, all in one !
If that doesnt make you cry something is wrong emotionally with you.
Also, fort to mention. IMO, best NASCAR WInston Cup driver who ever drived. He did what Petty, Pearson and Yarborough could never pull off in that kind of equipment. He was the only guy who knew his way around the car better than his own mechanics. He wanted to do it his own way, and refused to even sign with Rick Hendrick. He is my inspiration to get into NASCAR, and the reason I'm going to college before I start driving. He should have been a shoo-in for the HOF this year, IDK why not.
On perhaps NASCAR's most important day at Atlanta in 1992, the man who came out on top when all was said and done was Alan Kulwicki. That, more than anything else, speaks volumes for his legacy and standing in NASCAR history.
That was my diver rest in peace
To this day I still have my Alan kulwicki hat when he won the Winston Cup Championship
I say in all the history of this sport, it must mave been shameful when he died. Man I wish I'd seen more when I was growing up. Must have been the best and hardest times in NASCAR. A great driver you were Alan.
This is one case that proves that life really just isn't f**king fair sometimes
And also sometimes stubbornness prevails
Had he lived today he would be a retired elder statesman
at least 1 more championship
15-20 more wins
25 Top -5' s
he would to underdog fan,
damn that truck leaving bristol really got to me.
I live in Blountville, Tn. just a few miles from where the crash occured. I was in the 7th grade when that all happened. I'll never forget the local news reporting what happened that night. He was a great guy and a great driver.
Alan Kulwicki did not have the resources of Hendrick Motorsports at his disposal and there was no chase format to let him take it easy for 3/4 of the season. There is NO comparison.
this has got to be one of the best nascar videos. sad to think mose people dont know who he is. this is when racing was at its best
that was one of the saddest year for Nascar. My heart broke twice that year and I still cry about Davey and Alan dying.
Karen: Me too , Allen and Davey . R.I.P. ..............
Got to wonder how many more race wins they had between them !!
Those are the days of thunder for real!
Great drivers like Alan and Davey taken away...to be replaced by whiners like the Busch brothers...SAD😢
we'll never see anybody like him again!!
I remember watching that race with my dad in our garage when I was only 7 years old and understanding the points system and knowing how it all worked and how exciting Nascar was back then... I was routing for Davey that day and when the crash happened and I knew it was over for him I was routing for the hooters car and my dad was for Elliott lol
Chris Sarcino till this day I still think it was the greatest race in nascar history. The championship, Petty’s last race, Gordon’s first race, etc.
There will never be another race like that....I know Im gonna get some grief but from start to finish the 92' Hooters 500 was the greatest race in history....6 drivers in contention for the championchip, The championchip going to the final laps, Richard Petty running his last race while Gordon ran his first....nothin can top that
We are just a few days away from the twentieth anniversary of that fateful day. When he won the championship a few months earlier I cursed and yelled at the T.V. I was, and am a huge Bill Elliot fan, and I so wanted Bill to win. But Bill had a championship and would have many years to try for another one. As I was to soon learn, Alan HAD to win this one, because he would never have another chance. I regret my bad feelings that day, but I always know that it was what was meant to be. R.I.P.#7
one of the best comments I've seen. you sir got a like
I think he'd forgive you, now that you've made amends !!
Kulwicki deserved it. My dad was so mad at him that he wished he would have run him over with his car. Now he's in a bitter place.
A great story....of determination and intestinal fortitude....gone too soon...
Alan Kulwicki turned down a million dollar sponsership with JJ and at that time that was a huge offer and he decided to run his own team and he won a championship doing it. If he didn't die he would have won at least 3 championships....
True American Hero.
This is a fine example of the American dream. This what they need to teach in Public Schools.
Today marks 20 Years to the day that Alan Kulwicki Pass Away he was 38 & would have been 58 Today.
God Bless Him.
One of the greatest Nascar drivers of all time along side Dale Earnhardt Jr
Thunderbird driver. Ford racing at it's best. The polish victory lap so he can face the crowd. RIP Alan K
gone way too soon. he was one of a kind.
The greatest story in nascar history.
it was taken from prerace on espn I remember they said they didnt tell Rusty Wallace they were going to show it and then he saw it and he was pretty choked up about it..
But wanted rights back after Alan was dead but she didn't care and she now taking me out for being a good person my kids are beautiful and Katherine needs to know Alan and her everything
You were greatness.
You said that right, Hooters
Who in gods name gave a thumbs down to this?????? He was a great one taken away from us..... Don't hate!!!!!
Urban Wingnut Gaming : It is G.M. lovers , that was a bad year for "G.M."!!!! Go Ford in 2017 ...........
Nope it was Dale Earnhardt from beyond the grave. I think he was just smiling the whole time Kulwicki rightfully went to the grave.
A great driver!
RIP Alan
What would NASCAR be like if he and Davey Allison were still alive..... He is very missed.
Today is 19 years since he died RIP Alan
The four people I wonder what woulda become had they lived were Rob Moroso, Davey Allison, Alan Kulwicki & Adam Petty....who knows what the sport would look like now if they were still here
anyone know where this clip was taken from?
I cried watching this and I had the chills. Alan was my favorite driver along with Dale Earnhardt and I met them both. There was never anyone or there will never be another Alan. He was such a humble, sweet man. He owned the team, drove the car, worked on the car etc. He deserved to be a champion. It pains me because he was terrified to fly and that ended up being how he died. He must’ve been so scared when the plane was going down God love him. I miss him and I miss the old days of NASCAR when the good old boys worked on the car themselves and came up after their daddies would drive like Dale and Dave he and Kyle etc. NASCAR is not the same anymore it’s all about money and corporate. The 90s and earlier we’re great days for NASCAR but also sad with so many losses.
Alan,Davey and Adam. What might have been.
He should be in the nascar hall of fame.
He is now.
And Davey Allison too.
It's fitting they're inducted on the same years since died on the same year
R.I.P. Alan 16 years ago today we lost you.
God i hated seeing Davey getting taken out but it was nice to see Allan win the prize. RIP !!
I was only a few months old when alan & davey died, but i had heard they were terrific racers, and i had heard right.
You are so right ......
They were great people , I met and talked to both of them............
was at atlanta that year was one of he best races i ever saw!!
Thay need to put the Kulwicki hotdog back on the menu at Hooters
Yes I Totally 100% Agree.
23 years ago today.
rip great video
The Ford lovers, like myself suffered a double Nascar greats loss in 1993, losing Alan, then Davey within such a short space of time. I'm damn sure it set back Ford's efforts for a decade or more losing such winning talent and knowledge. Safer to do 200mph in a .... Race Car ! Too sad !!
Just Funny how the top 2 birds were finally taken out so abruptly.. cuz otherwise Jeffy Gordon would have never had a chance against the real drivers
def: Class act: Alan Kulwicki
His grandson Carries a briefcase everywhere too
Alan and Davey were my first 2 favorite drivers when I came into being a Nascar fan and when Alan was killed in April of 93 I jumped to being a Davey Allison fan I want from being a Ford fan to being a Chevy fan and to this day I'm still a Chevy fan because I want with Dale Sr after Davey and Alan died and then I became a Dale Jr fan and when he retired I became a Chase Elliot fan though I never did like Bill as a driver
He was my uncle, But I never got to meet him. :(
I second that
in 1992 God proved eevn he liked underdogs. in 1993 he ;welcomed the longest of long shots on home to where victory lane celebrations last forever. watching that last polish victory lap if that don't bring tears to your eyes you need to check your self for wehther you are evevn human
You're so very right.
most people don't even know this but Ray Evernham was on that 92 championship team and quit the team like 6 races before the end of the season
97 WLPX Camaro FTW ! ! !
I'd put my money 9n Alan he could beat that clown dale earnhardt I didn't like the way he won his races dale couldn't win if he didn't wipe out the 1st place cars took him long enough to win the Daytona 500
Alan was me and my wife's favorite driver, she was working nights at the time, she came home that morning as I was getting ready for work and see ran in the house and told me she just heard on the radio that he died in a plan crash! Being April Fools I didn't believe her, she turned on the TV to ESPN and I just fell back in my chair in disbelief! Then a few months later we lost Davey, it was just a very bad year for Nascar.
Was a horrible next few years I remember it all and I was only 7 when they passed in 93
Seth MacFarland should play this guy in a movie
Damn... I sure miss him... We were born the same year and I highly respected him for his accomplishments... He was a real racer!!! I was devastated when I heard of his death!!!
I remember waking up to my alarm radio hearing the horrible news... I will always remember Alan Kulwicki!!!
Love that driver ! True champion. (Btw. I'm from Poland and its funny because your pronouncing his surname wrong in America)
Let me guess it's Kulvicki.
I met Alan and a person who claimed to be related to him at Sears Point in 1992. That person said his name was Kul-vicki with a 'v' instead of the 'w' like Alan's family spelled it when they got to America as their original name was spelled with the 'v'.
Kurt signed off rights for Alan to adopt me bc of my birth defect
Also Billy Makar was on that team. He was crew chief for Bobby Labonte when he won the championship in 2000.
@DonLduk ill never forget that day just like the day ernhardt died
A lot of great drivers from the badger state
@DonLduk and to add to it, Alan and the 7 team were the defending winners of the event
That was the first NASCAR race I watched from start to finish after that I haven't missed a race in well over 20 years.
R.I.P Mr Kulwicki
RIP AK7
RIP
Alan is a distant something of mine... Its insane i was born in 96 and my whole life my favorite number was and is 7.. Half of my family is kowicki and the other half is kulwicki... Its crazy even though ive never met him his energy runs through me when i watched this.. I wish i knew more about my family
He looks like he could be Seth MacFarlane's dad!
I loved to hate Alan in the day! But I respected his ability determination & skills! He did what couldnt be done! A true champion.
who's to say how different the history books would be today if that chopper never went down? one could only imagine.
93 sucked both Davey and Alan were lost
2001 was even worse.
@@diggerfan9319 just think that Earnhardt couldn't have bought Daveys crew chief to win Daytona if Davey was still alive!
Shades of 2011?
He was a jerk
What made Alan special.???
;(
wow he died on April Fools...
@pepsibottleq
Polish-American :P
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@Gforcebond yeah when dad woke me u pfor school that next morning i told him that wasn't funny and ihe was a day late on aprils fool. i just wish ..............