If Dale would've survived I'd like to imagine DEI would've been the most successful NASCAR team in history. Also he'd probably have his own RUclips channel and probably a good podcast to go along with it. RIP sir
@@ChromeXuGames 100%. Having all that distraction in the prime of his career definitely hurt. Maybe not 7 rings, but maybe a Jeff Gordon or Tony Stewart level career
@@ChromeXuGames He left DEI to join the BEST TEAM IN NASCAR and did absolutely nothing for the most part. What on earth would make you think he would win multiple championships with DEI when he couldn’t do it with Hendrick Motorsports. Lol
The interview after he wins the daytona 500 he definitely seems like a overgrown kid I wish he could have been around longer to see how nascar has changed and what dei would have turned into I would have loved to hear how he felt about the new gen cars
If he was still alive, DEI Inc. would be alive and winning championships, and also he'd probably be a broadcaster or have a show with cars. He's was car savvy, that's what I think he'd be doing if he was still around.
chris r After all Dale established DEI with his children’s future in mind. Jr is an excellent businessman. Had she just worked with Jr & figured something out, Jr woulda never left DEI. DEI would’ve never had to merge with Chip. Jr had good things planned for DEI, Had step mom just worked with him a bit.
Dale truly understood cars and what being a complete driver meant. A class act, seriously missed. The Senna of stock cars. Could demolish road courses or ovals, he wasn't a one trick NASCAR pony.
Compare his average finish with other driver's average finish on road courses. Dale will come out on top. Dale truly was the best ever in Nascar and there will never be another who can compare.
I worked weekends a lot when I first started driving semi's. There was a radio station in Tacoma Washington that would play the races and I'd listen as much as possible. I'd listen to Dale's interviews and he all ways struck me as a car guy. Just like me. 2 years ago I was able to buy a Intimidator SS pickup. His dealership in Newton will build anyone an Intimidator out of any Chevrolet that they sell. Dale is gone But his Legend live on.............
If he lived, he would have started his Le Mans Corvette team... he always had a passion for it and I would have loved seeing an Earnhardt in a Bad Boy Vette now a days... R.I.P.
Even non-NASCAR fans like me loved that guy. The Intimidator winning races in the beloved C5.R would have been unreal. I have an old boat of a Lumina, and the only planned performance modification for it is a big number 3 sticker lol.
@@0Heeroyuy01 he definitely wouldn't be on board with the c8r and how it's flat plane crank make it sound like a whiney lil ferrari. And forget about the battery electric crap, oh man he would be just disgusted by whatever the mustang is becoming
@@patrickanderson9023 Yeah, Earnhardt Sr definitely would've been a staple of the Corvette Racing lineup, alongside Oliver Gavin, Jan Magnussen, Max Papis and Ron Fellows. He'd have to be.
@@randyhutchinson9910 From what I hear he knew how to fabricate a race car, a skill he learned from Robert Gee and his father. Dale was one of those who appealed to the working man, the guy out in the field, and people liked him for that.
And just like that it was over. What could have been. When he passed away it changed NASCAR forever. He was just starting his 2nd phase of his life. Was Probly gonna retire in the early 2000’s and be a team owner, DEI would have been the team to beat from then till now. Sad ending to a story that wasn’t even told.
If he was still alive, DEI would be the best NASCAR team ever. He would have a podcast, and a RUclips channel. He would have is own car business. Wish he was still here. R.I.P Dale Sr.
I wish Dale Sr. and Paul Walker could have known and raced with each other. They both were genuine race car drivers and great people to heart. You could have dinner with them or throw back a few at a cookout and you would feel like you known them your entire life.
Road racers might not realize Dale set the (then) all time track record at watkins glen with one arm functional and the other unable to do anything. He knew road racing. Its so much a bummer to not see him run sportscar for fun.
Yes sir. It seems like every part of America has been dead as well. We are divided and invaded, nothing is the same. We need to bring the spirit of Americana back Alive, DO NOT let the international fake news mass media dictate your life. It is all propaganda. We are Humans. And we have standards.
Yes, I remember that day vividly...So surreal when Mike Helton announced his passing that Sunday evening. Can only imagine, but I'd say every blue collar American worker was hungover on Monday morning.
Alot of folks only know Dale for racing, fact is he was very very generous. He once paid for a church parking lot to be paved but told the preacher the only way he would if he didn't tell anyone....well he did and it's just one thing that made Dale great as a human being.
He's really the best,driver I've ever had the pleasure of growing up with,he is very knowledgeable about the cars he drives and races, I love hearing him talk about the 1999 Corvette c5r
So many years latter and it feels like only yesterday, and that certainly didnt feel like 9 minutes either, god I miss him -_-' 12 year old kid too........
Father and son driving the C5R. I believe that machine is in the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY. How cool is it that they left the familiarity of NASCAR to do road racing for Corvette Racing at the 24 Hours of Daytona?
Great clips right here, thanks for these! I remember meeting a man who was fortunate enough to gotten the only 1 of the 7 Camaros, Chevy and Dale had made for his 7th Championship! The 1 of the 7 with a standard transmission! The other 6 were automatics! Story the man who had it told me was, he was at Shelor Chevrolet, here on Christiansburg, Virginia the day the woman who had bought it from Dale Sr's dealership and she was scared to death to drive it in fear of it being hit or wrecked, so she decided she was going to trade it in and didn't want to see it being driven around NC, so she drove it up here to Shelors and traded it in there! That was thee car to have if there was ever a collectible car to be had, that 1 was it! I often wonder what ever happened to it and the man who had it the day I saw him with it at a little local car show across from Radford University! He had mentioned how he'd like to have been sponsored by Chevrolet to take it around and tour with it to show it off to the millions of fans Dale had! I'd love to seen him get his wish met and that's one car that I know without a doubt, both Dale Jr. or Richard Childress would love to get their hands on! Damn I wonder what ever happened to that car? As soon as this one shown here mentioned there was around 100 made, I knew instantly it was not the ones made to commemorate Dales 7th Championship! They were by far rarer than the one showed here! Especially the 1 of 1 out of the 7, that I saw that day, with the standard transmission!
"I don't know how they come up with 3-8-1" They were the numbers of Dale's car, Jr.'s car and Steve Park's cars back then. That's how they came up with 381 name.
Sad sad day when he died (well when anyone dies). i lost interest in Nascar after it happened. i do watch it from time to time but not like what i use to.
I remember seeing that D.E. Jr monte carlo everywhere back in the early 2000's. I always rooted for the 1 Pennzoil. We moved to central florida.and my first race was the 01 Rolex 24
Would give anything to sit in his garage and jsit listen to him talk and talk. Would be such a wealth of knowledge. And very entertaining to boot. God bless and God rest, Sir. You are missed.
I'm guessing if that if Dale were still around today.. He'd have a collection that would rival the Rick Hendrick collection and he and Rick would be battling it out at Barrett Jackson for the latest and rarest muscle cars...
I had ah chance and opportunity of ah lifetime to meet and shake the intimidators hand such ah great person to I still have his autograph diecast to this day amazing experience to ya talking to him and listening to his craft legend and icon
When he wasn't working on Sunday he was definitely a car guy during the week and I believe that he did all the work himself back in the late 60's and early 70's his father wrenched his own cars and he learned that from Daddy
a fitting tribute to Dale Earnhardt for sure. I am sure whoever got their hands on one of those special edition Camaro's bearing his namesake will never even sell it.
If Dale would've survived I'd like to imagine DEI would've been the most successful NASCAR team in history. Also he'd probably have his own RUclips channel and probably a good podcast to go along with it. RIP sir
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I always think that Jr. would've won a few championships if DEI stuck around.
@@ChromeXuGames 100%. Having all that distraction in the prime of his career definitely hurt. Maybe not 7 rings, but maybe a Jeff Gordon or Tony Stewart level career
Most successful? Lol..
@@ChromeXuGames He left DEI to join the BEST TEAM IN NASCAR and did absolutely nothing for the most part. What on earth would make you think he would win multiple championships with DEI when he couldn’t do it with Hendrick Motorsports. Lol
He makes me smile. He's like a big kid.
tejastrojan he was, he really was, and FUN !!!!
Same
The interview after he wins the daytona 500 he definitely seems like a overgrown kid I wish he could have been around longer to see how nascar has changed and what dei would have turned into I would have loved to hear how he felt about the new gen cars
If he was still alive, DEI Inc. would be alive and winning championships, and also he'd probably be a broadcaster or have a show with cars. He's was car savvy, that's what I think he'd be doing if he was still around.
MattProtrains if Dale were still alive, DEI would rival Hendrick Motorsports. Teresa ran it into the ground after Dale died.
its so sad to see the shop today, what could have been... 3
Dale jr would’ve won a championship with tony at dei if his dad wouldn’t of had died. Dale sr dying messed up dale jr in my opinion
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DOOD!!
Imagine Dale & Jeff calling a race. Junebug & Wonderboy is one thing BUT just imagine ol Earnhardt & Wonderboy calln a race..
chris r
After all Dale established DEI with his children’s future in mind. Jr is an excellent businessman. Had she just worked with Jr & figured something out, Jr woulda never left DEI. DEI would’ve never had to merge with Chip. Jr had good things planned for DEI, Had step mom just worked with him a bit.
Dale truly understood cars and what being a complete driver meant. A class act, seriously missed. The Senna of stock cars. Could demolish road courses or ovals, he wasn't a one trick NASCAR pony.
I think he won 1 road course race.
Al Capwned Yeah, that's true. He also had 20 top 5's and 30 or 31 top 10's. That isn't too bad.
Compare his average finish with other driver's average finish on road courses. Dale will come out on top. Dale truly was the best ever in Nascar and there will never be another who can compare.
Senna of stock cars - what a description for an incredible racer on and off of the track.
He even did well on Suzuka I believe
I worked weekends a lot when I first started driving semi's. There was a radio station in Tacoma Washington that would play the races and I'd listen as much as possible. I'd listen to Dale's interviews and he all ways struck me as a car guy. Just like me. 2 years ago I was able to buy a Intimidator SS pickup. His dealership in Newton will build anyone an Intimidator out of any Chevrolet that they sell. Dale is gone But his Legend live on.............
Daniel Kavanaugh How is the Intimidator Silverado?
I live just outside Tacoma! What was the station? Dale is the GOAT!!!!!
I miss Dale and I miss Speedvision too :(
If he lived, he would have started his Le Mans Corvette team... he always had a passion for it and I would have loved seeing an Earnhardt in a Bad Boy Vette now a days... R.I.P.
Even non-NASCAR fans like me loved that guy. The Intimidator winning races in the beloved C5.R would have been unreal. I have an old boat of a Lumina, and the only planned performance modification for it is a big number 3 sticker lol.
dale wouldn't have been apart of bad boy vettes he would have made his own team.
@@0Heeroyuy01 he definitely wouldn't be on board with the c8r and how it's flat plane crank make it sound like a whiney lil ferrari. And forget about the battery electric crap, oh man he would be just disgusted by whatever the mustang is becoming
Highly unlikely. GM already had a partnership with Pratt & Miller (Coevette Racing) back then.
@@patrickanderson9023 Yeah, Earnhardt Sr definitely would've been a staple of the Corvette Racing lineup, alongside Oliver Gavin, Jan Magnussen, Max Papis and Ron Fellows. He'd have to be.
RIP DALE, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE THE NUMBER 1 CHAMPION OF ALL TIME!
And all the people said
A M E N
Oh please.
Man, Dale could have had his own TV show, he was entertaining to watch on the track and he could sure talk about cars which was his love.
Evan Williams and he loved to work on stuff
@@randyhutchinson9910 From what I hear he knew how to fabricate a race car, a skill he learned from Robert Gee and his father. Dale was one of those who appealed to the working man, the guy out in the field, and people liked him for that.
Evan Williams so true, couldn't have said it any better
And just like that it was over. What could have been. When he passed away it changed NASCAR forever. He was just starting his 2nd phase of his life. Was Probly gonna retire in the early 2000’s and be a team owner, DEI would have been the team to beat from then till now.
Sad ending to a story that wasn’t even told.
Talks like a true “driver” not just an enthusiast.
Ayrton Senna probably met this guy and took for a ride in one of his NSX!
Not only was he a great NASCAR driver but he was a car guy.......... :(
So dale is the reason behind one of the best cars in gran turismo history? Makes it even better now
A legend in racing. He knew cars inside and out, plus could drive the wheels off one. His death is still surreal to me almost 20yrs later. RIP Dale.
Dat 'stache + a Speedvision Logo...so nostalgic it hurts
This man was the best at his craft ! Nobody even comes close ! He was far ahead of his short time on this earth! RIP Dale I learned much from you !
If he was still alive, DEI would be the best NASCAR team ever. He would have a podcast, and a RUclips channel.
He would have is own car business. Wish he was still here. R.I.P Dale Sr.
Didn’t copy anything. This was a year ago.
I wish Dale Sr. and Paul Walker could have known and raced with each other. They both were genuine race car drivers and great people to heart. You could have dinner with them or throw back a few at a cookout and you would feel like you known them your entire life.
Road racers might not realize Dale set the (then) all time track record at watkins glen with one arm functional and the other unable to do anything. He knew road racing.
Its so much a bummer to not see him run sportscar for fun.
He reminds me of so many people I knew as a child. Just like friends dads and what not. That southern twang with professional attitude.
I felt like my bestfriend was taken from me when he passed away. I miss you Dale.
And if he had not been a famous driver, you would never give him the time of day!
go away loser.
Same here
@@stevesparks2001 why tf you hatin?
We were going to be seeing a lot of Dale in this type of capacity. You can tell he was working his way into it.
I Love DALE SR AND DALE JR!! Till the end of time!!
Jeff pretty cool too 😎✌️ got pole position today at Talladega, Dale is smiling down on him 😇
May his soul rest in gods hands Rest In Peace Buddy 👨🏼🦳
Stay tuned for more footage from our Dream Car Garage episode with Dale.
Dale was folk, and thats why so many people loved him.
Man still watching this till this day. He was a racing "GENIUS"!
The guy test driving this has NO idea why there's 381 hp in this car... 3 for Dale Sr. 8 for Dale Jr. And 1 for Steve Park
That's the biggest jerk in the automotive industry Peter Klutt!
I never rooted for bud. But I would today if you were still around. You are deeply missed
Lol stfu
@@TheAlmightyClipse you stfu
Still miss him .......almost 20 years now. NASCAR died that day in February 2001.
Mike C. I spent years booing and rooting against him. The day he died I felt awful and sad. I realized racing lost something special that day.
Yes sir.
It seems like every part of America has been dead as well. We are divided and invaded, nothing is the same.
We need to bring the spirit of Americana back Alive, DO NOT let the international fake news mass media dictate your life. It is all propaganda.
We are Humans. And we have standards.
@@steviechampagne agreed throw your TV's away!!!
Yes, I remember that day vividly...So surreal when Mike Helton announced his passing that Sunday evening. Can only imagine, but I'd say every blue collar American worker was hungover on Monday morning.
The greatest used car salesman in history award goes to...
Greatest Race car driver of all times, bar none
RIP Dale, you'll forever be missed
Alot of folks only know Dale for racing, fact is he was very very generous. He once paid for a church parking lot to be paved but told the preacher the only way he would if he didn't tell anyone....well he did and it's just one thing that made Dale great as a human being.
The cars I want: The Intimidator Camaro and Silverado. I got the Intimidator Monte in March 2017.
That Camaro at the beginning is sick!
Dale and all of the drivers from his time were down to earth, gear heads that were a blast to listen and learn from.
Man, Dale was going to race 24 hrs at Daytona, would have loved to have seen that. Rest in peace Dale.
Joseph Banet He did. Look it up on YT. It was about a month before he passed... I wish he was still around..
381....3 for Sr. 8 for Jr. 1 for steve park. 381 hp was on purposed to be symbolic....how can this guy miss that while at the dealership
silverbullet831 no love for Waltrip :(
oh i thought he was being sarcastic like as if it was obvious that it represented that but idk.
Josxyz74vvTV You are definitely correct!
No 381 is a 350 Chevy motor with the cylinders bored out & bigger pistons which causes it to be a 381
@@PVC-ic7jp ... fairly certain 381 was horsepower not cubic inches.
I miss dale he was my hero and still is thank you for doing this video
He's really the best,driver I've ever had the pleasure of growing up with,he is very knowledgeable about the cars he drives and races, I love hearing him talk about the 1999 Corvette c5r
"You talhmbout torque"
You would definitely be talking about some torque on that car
As Richard and Kyle petty would say, yoimean.
I have a 1999 Chevy C5 Corvette Coupe. I would've loved for him or Jr to sign the valve covers.
LetMrAL1 why not the paint.
So many years latter and it feels like only yesterday, and that certainly didnt feel like 9 minutes either, god I miss him -_-' 12 year old kid too........
Jeff Earnhardt got pole positioning today at Talladega, Dale's smiling 4/22/2022😎
"Now you talmbout" before every sentence
Jean Marie Balestre when I got to hang out with him, he did most of the talking
Father and son driving the C5R. I believe that machine is in the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY. How cool is it that they left the familiarity of NASCAR to do road racing for Corvette Racing at the 24 Hours of Daytona?
dale earnhardt gave off the nicest vibes. wow he was a genuine good personn
Great clips right here, thanks for these! I remember meeting a man who was fortunate enough to gotten the only 1 of the 7 Camaros, Chevy and Dale had made for his 7th Championship! The 1 of the 7 with a standard transmission! The other 6 were automatics! Story the man who had it told me was, he was at Shelor Chevrolet, here on Christiansburg, Virginia the day the woman who had bought it from Dale Sr's dealership and she was scared to death to drive it in fear of it being hit or wrecked, so she decided she was going to trade it in and didn't want to see it being driven around NC, so she drove it up here to Shelors and traded it in there! That was thee car to have if there was ever a collectible car to be had, that 1 was it! I often wonder what ever happened to it and the man who had it the day I saw him with it at a little local car show across from Radford University! He had mentioned how he'd like to have been sponsored by Chevrolet to take it around and tour with it to show it off to the millions of fans Dale had! I'd love to seen him get his wish met and that's one car that I know without a doubt, both Dale Jr. or Richard Childress would love to get their hands on! Damn I wonder what ever happened to that car? As soon as this one shown here mentioned there was around 100 made, I knew instantly it was not the ones made to commemorate Dales 7th Championship! They were by far rarer than the one showed here! Especially the 1 of 1 out of the 7, that I saw that day, with the standard transmission!
man if he was still around nascar would never have this big of slumps dale we miss you so much
"I don't know how they come up with 3-8-1" They were the numbers of Dale's car, Jr.'s car and Steve Park's cars back then. That's how they came up with 381 name.
Thankkk youuuuu🖤 I was a little girl when he died, but I even knew that 🙄
that Sr. looks like he was a good human being, rest in peace Dale.
he looks like a good human? Really?
TheTheladrillo23 he had a heart, for everyday working folks, as big as Alaska
My Daddy talked the same way. Makes me miss him...
Sad sad day when he died (well when anyone dies). i lost interest in Nascar after it happened. i do watch it from time to time but not like what i use to.
SAME here when Dale Jr retired.
Dale would have made the best car guy tv show host.... one of three on the new american top gear... miss you #3
Nothing could be better than the driver, Dale Earnhardt, talk about his race car.
It must have been awesome to hang out with him... Such a cool guy..
I have that car C5 in 1/18'scale. Signed by Dale and Jr
William M Trexler I do as well. Such a cool car.
So glad this was posted.A good visit from time to time
What a Legend..one of the best..Dale Earnhardt Sr..our fave
The world lost a legend that day would have loved to hear him commentating and making videos
I remember seeing that D.E. Jr monte carlo everywhere back in the early 2000's. I always rooted for the 1 Pennzoil. We moved to central florida.and my first race was the 01 Rolex 24
Dale was a man's man who knew what he wanted in life and went out and got it RIP ole buddy
Very cool video, nice to see Dale in chill mode talking about his Rolex 24Hrs of Daytona Corvette or his old 6banger Chevy pink coup!
What a guy,,. What a dang good ole boy.. that 56 Chevy was a passion for him.. Dale was beaming talking about it..
57
r.i.p. great video!
That C5R is all business.
Still the man!!!!!!
DALE WAZ ONE OF US! CAMT BELIEVE HES GONE
GOBBLESS
I always thought is crazy how they don't have massive breaks on the faster tracks. if i had a problem at 200 I'd want to woah up
Would give anything to sit in his garage and jsit listen to him talk and talk. Would be such a wealth of knowledge. And very entertaining to boot. God bless and God rest, Sir. You are missed.
@Roushfan5 Yes, he along with Earnhardt Jr and the rest of the team finished 4th.
Mechanics of his caliber are intellectuals
just a couple decades later and 30-40k isn't crap
Sadly we will never see another Dale Earnhardt, but 2/18/01 was just his time to go.
I never new these Dale Sr tribute cars existed!
What a special human being. Miss you Dale.
That drawl. Incredible. He had to re-pronounce coral. Legend.
I was there that day.. not a dry eye in Daytona 18 Feb 2001 I’ll will never forget
Miss him dearly, he Was NASCAR, unfortunately NASCAR died when Earnhardt died. May he Rest in Peace.
I'm guessing if that if Dale were still around today.. He'd have a collection that would rival the Rick Hendrick collection and he and Rick would be battling it out at Barrett Jackson for the latest and rarest muscle cars...
i have a dale earnhardt chevrolet dealer decal on the back of my 87 aerocoupe.
WOW!! I sure do miss Dale Earnhardt.
this guy died at 49 and is still the best at doing the one job he loves ❤️
He passed right before the world would change forever
Calm, cool, collected 😎
The man, the myth, the LEGEND!
RIP INTIMIDATOR. There will never be another.
I had ah chance and opportunity of ah lifetime to meet and shake the intimidators hand such ah great person to I still have his autograph diecast to this day amazing experience to ya talking to him and listening to his craft legend and icon
A true racecar driver DEI
"Recovering from a neck injury "
It ain’t pink …it’s coral 😂. Love Dale
2.32 why love that millenium yellow vette
4:34 agree with Dale Sr that is a awesome fast car & loved Sr classic car collection.
What this shows it dale was always just a car like all of us. Rest In Peace
When he wasn't working on Sunday he was definitely a car guy during the week and I believe that he did all the work himself back in the late 60's and early 70's his father wrenched his own cars and he learned that from Daddy
I miss him sooo much!!!
We sure do miss dale sr.
this was on my recommended
a fitting tribute to Dale Earnhardt for sure. I am sure whoever got their hands on one of those special edition Camaro's bearing his namesake will never even sell it.
He was my driver# 3 me and my coworkers Hart did Dale Earnhardt got to see him at Sears point Jeff Gordon won that year but what a race 😎✌️