I've always wanted the Dale JR Download to discuss the last 10 laps of this race in detail. Jr got passed at least 4 times he shouldn't have and still won. And to me one of the greatest passes in Nascar history with 3 to go when he goes from 4th to 2nd in turns 3 and 4 and sets up the pass for the lead. This race never gets talked about.
Crazy how well those DEI guys knew how to affect the air off the other cars on these tracks. Jr is the only guy you see out there using side draft and knowing how to page the field to get the runs at the right time. Just some beautiful old school restrictor plate racing.
October 21st, 2001. Beautiful October day in Alabama, I was at this race. Got pit road passes before the race. Incredible experience, getting to see Dale Jr win was pretty special. Thanks to NASCAR for uploading this in HD. What a day it was.
I'm not sure if this is the 2001 EA Sports 500. I was at that race as well. If I remember correctly, Mark Martin's steering wheel locked up on him while cleaning his tires sending him into the grass before the race even started and also, I remember this race being caution free...🤔
They Overreacted to the Big Wreck in terms of changing the Package. The Plate only needed to be a tiny Fraction smaller and the roof fin reduced by 1/16th of an inch. Not the changes they made for 2002.
2:22:35 "Dale Earnhardt Jr on the bottom digging hard- LABONTE SIDEWAYS! NEARLY BRUSHES THE WALL, EARNHARDT TAKES THE LEAD OUT OF TURN NUMBER 2- THEYRE CRASHING! RICKY CRAVEN'S IN THE WALL! 15! 20 CARS! SLIDING EVERYWHERE!"
Jæk dude, it’s remastered in HD. And it’s a good thing it’s not cropped because I had an issue with the 1997 Truck Richmond race where they cropped it into 16:9, obviously that race was shot in 4:3. So at least this is one is in 4:3 & not looking too weird.
Those moves Junior did when he went from the Highline and came down across 40 cars going almost 200 mph ,once when he did it to Tony Stewart coming off turn four on lap three and then when he took the lead on the last lap near the start-finish line across Bobby Labontee was the day I officially became part of Jr Nation most awesome aggressive driving I've ever seen ,something that you would try in a video game but would never have the balls to do in real life
Great Audio & video quality! 10/10! Also I found out the reason Jeff Gordon finished 7th when he escaped the big wreck in 4th. He & Kenseth made contact down the backstretch & suddenly into turn 3, Gordon cuts a left-front tire in the process shortly as they came off of turn 4 which made him lose three positions in the final couple of turns. Missed out on a No-Bull 5 opportunity at Vegas 🙄
@@gordonfan200 that wasn’t my point 2 years ago. I said if Gordon finished top5 in this race he would’ve been eligible for the million dollar bonus at Vegas the following year.
Best restrictor plate package in NASCAR history! The good ol’ days of NASCAR. The package we have today fortunately reminds me of this package right here
I remember this race is what made me what I am today, I was 2 years old and from what my parents have told me, I was standing right at the TV in shock and just laughing and enjoying all the action and from there on out the rest is history and I've been a nascar diehard all my life and will continue to be until I die
You're right, that flare definitely created extra drag on the car. Explains why Labonte was so slow in the corner. Yeah, the pack had some push behind it since Labonte created way too much separation prior to the pass to keep the lead, but he must have been ~5 MPH slower instead of just a couple.
@@WAStateMonstertrucks Second place instead of being upside-down on the back straight? Labonte made a stupid block way too late in turn 2 cost alot of people a good finish to the race..
@@Morpheen999 If Stewart goes with Bobby, Bobby doesn't have to throw the block so the wreck doesn't happen, plus better to try to help a teammate win then follow the fastest car who isn't your teammate home....
@@WAStateMonstertrucks Who says it better? the way Labonte was driving he was not gunna win the race, and Stewart went with the site thing the car that was gunna take him right to the front, and then he has to make a move from there to try and win it, Burton got in his way but Labonte wouldve too
I’m writing this a few days after the 2023 Daytona 500, I have to ask does anybody think todays racing is even half as exciting as this? I’ve watched this race a 100 times, and there’s no adrenaline rush in watching today racing like it was then.
I find that comment very stupid. Did you forget that Ward Burton went through Ricky Rudd's pit crew at the 2001 Homestead Race seriously injuring 1 crew member or the Solid Concrete Wall that Dale Sr hit at the end of the 2001 Daytona 500? Both we're implemented for Safety Reasons and NASCAR has come a long ways since 2001
@@JamesCuevasJr this race was before that homestead Miami race and remember that NASCAR officials have to made head and neck restraints just before this race and I have watched that race at homestead Miami speedway and very next race weekend the pit crew members were wearing helmets and NASCAR officials didn't made that helmets wearing official until after that season
Simply one of the best races ever!! Awesome sound from the x pipes, great aero packages to allow good racing and prevent the stupid outside lane locomotive of today's plate tracks, and none of this stage crap that they have going now. NASCAR has ruined NASCAR...
Crazy that they would still race full-throttle to the finish even after a serious, big wreck right there exiting Turn 2, with a car stuck upside down and no SAFER barriers.
I respectfully disagree, it’s the 1992 Hooters 500. That race had so many storylines: 6 drivers mathematically able to win a title, Richard Petty’s final race, Jeff Gordon’s first race, and an owner-driver winning a championship. That race was also a bridge between the classic era and modern era of NASCAR.
TROUBLE CONTACT BOBBY LABONTE’S OVER, ITS THE BIG WRECK ON THE FINAL LAP! They’re racing back for the win, Dale Earnhardt Jr and Tony Stewart are side by side!
2001 EA Sports 500 was a great race. Dale Earnhardt Jr the winner. Glad the drivers involved in the last lap crash were ok. Big hits for Craven and Benson. Ward Burton struggling back to the finish line was nice to see. Good job Ward.
I'm just a'waitin' to watch this great NASCAR classic race from Talladega. Although I doubt Bobby Labonte will claim this to be a classic or one of his favorite memories in a race car, lol.
Wild race. Labonte had so many bad breaks that year it was insane. He had an average finish of 8.7 when you take out all the DNFs' and terminal issues from 01'. That could've beat Gordon.
I don’t understand why drivers can’t race in packs like this anymore. These guys went a bunch of laps going two or three wide with 20+ cars in the pack without wrecking. Nowadays anytime the pack goes 3 wide for more than a few seconds they just drive over each other and wreck. Is it the aero package? Is it lack of discipline?
Only Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch still going on in 2022. Jeff Burton, Bill Elliott and Dave Blaney have their sons racing full Time as well as Joe Nemechek’s Son who races Trucks and some Xfinity.
@@robertdurdinjr3638 I don't necessarily disagree, but there are too many night races already. I liked it better when there were only a few, because they actually seemed special.
Why Mike Wallace was in the 12? Did Mayfield was sick or already fired from Penske? Also, not even twelve hours since the upload and already 15k views. Haha. Public choice by reddit really work well. And it's a plate track.
One the best last 7-8 laps ... the engine sounds plus NBC’s broadcast crew is like music
I've always wanted the Dale JR Download to discuss the last 10 laps of this race in detail. Jr got passed at least 4 times he shouldn't have and still won. And to me one of the greatest passes in Nascar history with 3 to go when he goes from 4th to 2nd in turns 3 and 4 and sets up the pass for the lead. This race never gets talked about.
Crazy how well those DEI guys knew how to affect the air off the other cars on these tracks. Jr is the only guy you see out there using side draft and knowing how to page the field to get the runs at the right time. Just some beautiful old school restrictor plate racing.
The fact that Jr knew to side draft the 18 and give Tony no choice but to go with him so so incredible.
Gibbs plate program was incredibly strong during that period as well.
October 21st, 2001. Beautiful October day in Alabama, I was at this race. Got pit road passes before the race. Incredible experience, getting to see Dale Jr win was pretty special. Thanks to NASCAR for uploading this in HD. What a day it was.
720p is high quality, but not hd.
@@CoasterMan13Official But in 2001 Standards, it's HD
@@iceresistance yeah I know.
I'm not sure if this is the 2001 EA Sports 500. I was at that race as well. If I remember correctly, Mark Martin's steering wheel locked up on him while cleaning his tires sending him into the grass before the race even started and also, I remember this race being caution free...🤔
@John Jr that was next year's EA Sports 500 you were thinking of, the 2002 EA Sports 500 was the last caution-free race as of 2022
“Lobante blocks Bobby Hamilton!”
When we hear those words, we all know what comes next
Hamilton ain’t give no fucks LOL
*Classic*
I was 16 when i saw this race and yea i remember what i was feeling when Allen said that. Literal goosebumps ice cold fear.
A certified classic. Incredible racing and a wild finish. One of the best Dega races I've ever watched during my 19 yrs as a race fan.
Whoever was directing for NBC, awesome job!! Such fantastic production here!!
Bobby Labonte's flip in HD is going to be glorious to watch
EDIT: it was. 2:22:37
I know right.
SENPAI CARNATION PLEASE NOTICE ME
I sense a meme video incoming from the flip..
Oreo Boi touch 23 or something
Y e s
Man, I forgot how much I missed hearing the crowd roar when Junior would take the lead
2001 EA Sports 500
Location: Lincoln, Alabama
Track: Talladega Superspeedway
Type of race track: Superspeedway
Starting cars: 43
Finishing cars: 28
Laps: 188
Cautions: 3
Pole Winner: Stacy Compton (92)
Most laps led: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8) (67 laps led)
Race Winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
Always loved the sound of the engines on the in car camera shots , brings me back
Won the race, just like his father did the year before.
RIP DALE SR
1951-2001
Man I remember watching this. As a ten year old at the time I didn’t miss watching a race !
Man I just wish racing was still as good as it was in the early 2000s. It was so exciting
That was a very special win for dale jr because it was exactly 1 year after dale sr won his last race at that same track
2001 Package was very crazy back then!
They Overreacted to the Big Wreck in terms of changing the Package. The Plate only needed to be a tiny Fraction smaller and the roof fin reduced by 1/16th of an inch. Not the changes they made for 2002.
2:22:35 "Dale Earnhardt Jr on the bottom digging hard- LABONTE SIDEWAYS! NEARLY BRUSHES THE WALL, EARNHARDT TAKES THE LEAD OUT OF TURN NUMBER 2- THEYRE CRASHING! RICKY CRAVEN'S IN THE WALL! 15! 20 CARS! SLIDING EVERYWHERE!"
Finally a HD version
After 19 years yes
I think this is technically 480p
@@jaek_898 Could seem like it depending on how much RUclips compressed the video.
It’s 720p60
Jæk dude, it’s remastered in HD. And it’s a good thing it’s not cropped because I had an issue with the 1997 Truck Richmond race where they cropped it into 16:9, obviously that race was shot in 4:3. So at least this is one is in 4:3 & not looking too weird.
Those moves Junior did when he went from the Highline and came down across 40 cars going almost 200 mph ,once when he did it to Tony Stewart coming off turn four on lap three and then when he took the lead on the last lap near the start-finish line across Bobby Labontee was the day I officially became part of Jr Nation most awesome aggressive driving I've ever seen ,something that you would try in a video game but would never have the balls to do in real life
Great Audio & video quality! 10/10! Also I found out the reason Jeff Gordon finished 7th when he escaped the big wreck in 4th. He & Kenseth made contact down the backstretch & suddenly into turn 3, Gordon cuts a left-front tire in the process shortly as they came off of turn 4 which made him lose three positions in the final couple of turns. Missed out on a No-Bull 5 opportunity at Vegas 🙄
He didn’t win at Vegas in 2002 though. Sterling marlin did.
@@gordonfan200 that wasn’t my point 2 years ago. I said if Gordon finished top5 in this race he would’ve been eligible for the million dollar bonus at Vegas the following year.
Best restrictor plate package in NASCAR history! The good ol’ days of NASCAR. The package we have today fortunately reminds me of this package right here
Yup. Everything is the same except the roof blade. The wicker bill at least makes the hole in the air so the draft is strong
It is similar. Even the side draft on the final lap from Stewart to Burton is shown.
@@Ktaurus26 not the sound though, those engines back then sounded so beautiful.
@@danielblaise156 I agree. Miss that sound
I can imagine how angry Bobby had to be with Tony when he left his team mate to go with Dale Jr
He went with the guy who was moving. Labonte would have done the same thing if the rolls were reversed.
When EA was a nice company.
LoL If you think EA was a nice company back then, you’re sadly mistaken.
oh....oh yeah.... oh yeah no.... definitely noooooo.... lol They've always been sketchy as hell.
EA has never been a nice company. They've just become more renown with their fuckery due to the internet and the 24/7 news cycle.
EA consistently charged more for their sports games than the 2k games back in the day. That used to really piss me off as a kid.
EA was full of crap then, and they'll always be full of crap.
Probably the most epic final 10 laps of any race ever.
Even though it happened 19 years ago and I knew the outcome, those final 10 laps were so anxiety inducing.
Aside from the wreck, one of the BEST races I've ever seen!!!
In my opinion:
The greatest final 33 laps in Talladega history
Classic!! Shouts from Mainz, Germany..
Thanks NASCAR for the upload.
Thanks Racing Maniac for the upload.
Thanks MarkSylas4619 for the upload.
Thanks *Random Reviews* for the upload.
Thanks Oreo Boi for the upload
@Random Reviews
Ahhhh good old days. I remember this race. Gen 4 cars. No Logano or Keselowski, no COVID... I don't know which one is worse out of these three...
If covid ran a car, it would be the 19......I'd say it would be the worst race car ever...
NBC needs this line up back. use dale jr or dale jarrett for Benny
I remember this race is what made me what I am today, I was 2 years old and from what my parents have told me, I was standing right at the TV in shock and just laughing and enjoying all the action and from there on out the rest is history and I've been a nascar diehard all my life and will continue to be until I die
The move Dale jr put on Labonte for the lead was just as clutch as his 2004 Daytona pass on Stewart on lap 181
I remember Dale Jr winning the race and $1 million dollars from finishing in the top 5 in the Richmond fall race in 2001.
In all these years I’ve never noticed: Jr. got into Bobby’s left rear on that last lap pass. You can see the sheet metal sticking out on the 18 car.
You're right, that flare definitely created extra drag on the car. Explains why Labonte was so slow in the corner. Yeah, the pack had some push behind it since Labonte created way too much separation prior to the pass to keep the lead, but he must have been ~5 MPH slower instead of just a couple.
The moves DaleJr. Had to make in the last 5 to keep position was spectacular
This is how Nascar should be less road course more speedway
The spring race that year IMHO was better. Caution free, no wrecks, and it was proof that not all Talladega races need a crash
The golden era of Nascar
Its still boggles my mind why Stewart didn't go with Labonte his teammate on that last lap
He went with the faster car?
@@Morpheen999 yeah and what did that get him......
@@WAStateMonstertrucks Second place instead of being upside-down on the back straight?
Labonte made a stupid block way too late in turn 2 cost alot of people a good finish to the race..
@@Morpheen999 If Stewart goes with Bobby, Bobby doesn't have to throw the block so the wreck doesn't happen, plus better to try to help a teammate win then follow the fastest car who isn't your teammate home....
@@WAStateMonstertrucks Who says it better? the way Labonte was driving he was not gunna win the race, and Stewart went with the site thing the car that was gunna take him right to the front, and then he has to make a move from there to try and win it, Burton got in his way but Labonte wouldve too
Cool!! the ending to this race is awesome. 😎
Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins the ea sports 500 and the Winston no bull 5 million dollar bonus!
I’m writing this a few days after the 2023 Daytona 500, I have to ask does anybody think todays racing is even half as exciting as this?
I’ve watched this race a 100 times, and there’s no adrenaline rush in watching today racing like it was then.
A big celebration for Dale Earnhardt Jr.!
This is one of NASCAR races after September 11 and it was before safer barriers and pit crew members and NASCAR officials wearing helmets
Yeah the safer barrier and everyone having to wear full visor helmets is stupid
I find that comment very stupid. Did you forget that Ward Burton went through Ricky Rudd's pit crew at the 2001 Homestead Race seriously injuring 1 crew member or the Solid Concrete Wall that Dale Sr hit at the end of the 2001 Daytona 500?
Both we're implemented for Safety Reasons and NASCAR has come a long ways since 2001
@@JamesCuevasJr this race was before that homestead Miami race and remember that NASCAR officials have to made head and neck restraints just before this race and I have watched that race at homestead Miami speedway and very next race weekend the pit crew members were wearing helmets and NASCAR officials didn't made that helmets wearing official until after that season
I loved this plate package!
MAN Benson took a hell of a hit!
Simply one of the best races ever!! Awesome sound from the x pipes, great aero packages to allow good racing and prevent the stupid outside lane locomotive of today's plate tracks, and none of this stage crap that they have going now. NASCAR has ruined NASCAR...
*NASCAR Thunder sounds intensify*
Crazy that they would still race full-throttle to the finish even after a serious, big wreck right there exiting Turn 2, with a car stuck upside down and no SAFER barriers.
Also the lightning challenge from ea sport nascar thunder 2003
NASCAR should broadcast the spring race.
Bold claim: the 2001 Talladega Spring race is the best NASCAR race of all time. Bar none.
Not the Very Best but up there for Sure.
I really like this one, 2002 Aaron's 499 but I think my favourite is the 2002 Pepsi 400.
I respectfully disagree, it’s the 1992 Hooters 500. That race had so many storylines: 6 drivers mathematically able to win a title, Richard Petty’s final race, Jeff Gordon’s first race, and an owner-driver winning a championship. That race was also a bridge between the classic era and modern era of NASCAR.
Can i just say how amazing that 40 Coors car looks and seemed to have more horsepower in this race, he could really gap the field.......
2:22:30 Don't you love racing back to the checkered flag while a big wreck is unfolding behind them?
EA Sports? That’s a name I haven’t heard of in a long time...
I am super pumped for this race. I'm mostly excited for "The Big One" on the final lap.
Thanks for posting this, but there's WAY too many ads in this video!
Besides the car sounds of the 90's these cars do sound nice.
Same!
TROUBLE CONTACT BOBBY LABONTE’S OVER, ITS THE BIG WRECK ON THE FINAL LAP!
They’re racing back for the win, Dale Earnhardt Jr and Tony Stewart are side by side!
2001 EA Sports 500 was a great race. Dale Earnhardt Jr the winner. Glad the drivers involved in the last lap crash were ok. Big hits for Craven and Benson. Ward Burton struggling back to the finish line was nice to see. Good job Ward.
Had this race recommended to me, just watched it without knowing anything about it. What a race!
I'm just a'waitin' to watch this great NASCAR classic race from Talladega. Although I doubt Bobby Labonte will claim this to be a classic or one of his favorite memories in a race car, lol.
I was in the stands where bobby flipped over it was my first race and my favorite driver won that day.
I would hope Sterling was looking out the windshield as much as he was the mirror
This was the first time I ever watched a full race while stream was going on in one sitting.
My first ever Talladega race watched on TV as a recently new fan . Pretty epic
This sounds Nostalgic
Man Oh Man! That was intense!
Wild race. Labonte had so many bad breaks that year it was insane. He had an average finish of 8.7 when you take out all the DNFs' and terminal issues from 01'. That could've beat Gordon.
When Walmart really cared about keeping the sam walton idea of treating customers and associates as family....now its just about money....
Only if nascar could go back I would watch race again. Just the cars, rules and quality of racing racing was better then now
Those was the days when Nascar was fun to watch when DEI ment Dale Earnhart Inc. and the Dale jr and that 8 bud car was rolling and winning.
Dale Junior and Waltrip were always a great team it was always fun to watch them race together
Awesome last few laps performance from jr, stewart and labonte
I don’t understand why drivers can’t race in packs like this anymore. These guys went a bunch of laps going two or three wide with 20+ cars in the pack without wrecking. Nowadays anytime the pack goes 3 wide for more than a few seconds they just drive over each other and wreck. Is it the aero package? Is it lack of discipline?
Can you guys PLEASE up load some of Kasey Kahne's wins?
Only Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch still going on in 2022. Jeff Burton, Bill Elliott and Dave Blaney have their sons racing full Time as well as Joe Nemechek’s Son who races Trucks and some Xfinity.
These things sound incredible.
When is Talledega Ever going to have Night Racing? @NASCAR
Until it will get lights
Hopefully never.
TALLEDEGA would be interesting with lighting
@@robertdurdinjr3638 I don't necessarily disagree, but there are too many night races already. I liked it better when there were only a few, because they actually seemed special.
Jr's second Cup Series plate win, DEI's plate track dominance was at full speed having won the season opening 500 then Jr at the 400 then this race...
I Get what Todd Bodine was saying, but why drop low to side draft, when the guy behind you has a run that's gunna bump draft you past em anyway?
I wish nascar can go back to this 😢
Dale jrs pit crew was always fire in these races
What a great team mate Stewart was to Labonte.....
These cars sounded so badass back then
Dale Earnhardt Sr and Dale Junior were sucha class of Father Son Dominance that NASCAR may never see again
Dale Jr. outside of restrictor plates was subpar. I don't know about that. He had a very good race now and then but not often.
Anybody else hear them chopping and sniffing at 1:53:16?? If that isn't exactly whats happening then ill eat my own hat!
How the hell was Jr able to gap them like that in the lead. Like that damn air bubble they would talk about
Lots of power under that hood. Those DEI cars had the field covered on plate tracks for about 3-4 years.
@@dsz2448he was probably 610 hp range and the others 575
1:34:02 what a shot
NASCAR BEST RESTARTS
Only 2 people in this still race today and that is Kevin harvick and Kurt busch
Not Anymore
They are retired
WOOOOOOOOOOOO YES!
Gosh. Hard work. Ah!
Back when you could really manipulate the gen 4 car aerodynamics and the driver really made the difference........
Certified Classic
It feels like I watched this live a week ago
Why Mike Wallace was in the 12? Did Mayfield was sick or already fired from Penske?
Also, not even twelve hours since the upload and already 15k views. Haha. Public choice by reddit really work well. And it's a plate track.
@chinnypanda Thank you.
best areo package ever!
This Plate Package was more for the Fans than the Drivers.
That sound tho
Dictionary definition for chaos should just be Talladega Superspeedway
Peak NASCAR and peak restrictor plate racing.
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