The Day: Remembering Dale Earnhardt

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  • @MrAflac9916
    @MrAflac9916 3 ปีที่แล้ว +800

    The last thing Dale Earnhardt got to see was his son pushing his teammate to victory in the Daytona 500. At least he went out doing what he loved most.

    • @jax8763
      @jax8763 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      omg man was like made a deal with the devil to break the curse of losing at 500 and the price was get taken by the devil on the happiest moment of his life man that was dramatic

    • @josephzeigler6540
      @josephzeigler6540 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jax8763 ii. Jh no khjwnnhnwnnbb. Mnbññn was I am

    • @karimygirl5826
      @karimygirl5826 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I still tell myself that 20 yrs later. RIP #3

    • @Taevionsmith2008
      @Taevionsmith2008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jax8763 ffjxudufyfududidf9

    • @dillontibbitts3024
      @dillontibbitts3024 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Last thing he seen was turn 4

  • @xanderraymondcharles
    @xanderraymondcharles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +557

    20 years ago today. I remembered it like it was yesterday. Being a little 9 year old boy watching this race with my Dad. RIP Dad. RIP Dale

    • @deborahisaacs5541
      @deborahisaacs5541 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yes it is like it was just yesterday...i remember Dale every day and sometimes l cry but l also smile....

    • @Knukls
      @Knukls 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Dude our experience is similar, lost my dad in 09. I was 6 sitting on the floor watching this with my dad

    • @acedelta12
      @acedelta12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      To think that Dale Earnhardt has been dead for twenty years, now...

    • @brianking7203
      @brianking7203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Knukls
      Not

    • @Knukls
      @Knukls 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      What?

  • @kevinstephenson3880
    @kevinstephenson3880 3 ปีที่แล้ว +471

    After all the years that have passed, this still brings tears to my eyes. Dale Earnhardt was the legend we all respected. Not only did he pass away that day, but in my eyes, this is the day that NASCAR died as well. I wish I could give my congratulations and condolences to Michael Waltrup. He won that race. He drove his ass off and Dale was right there with him. I can't imagine how he felt when he heard the news.
    I find very difficult to watch auto racing any more. Auto racing is a dangerous business, we all know that more after the death of #3. RIP DALE EARNHARDT! You will forever be in our hearts and minds.

    • @rmusgjerd
      @rmusgjerd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

    • @4lifebloods
      @4lifebloods 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@t.r4849 you can stfu

    • @shalominismj2265
      @shalominismj2265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@t.r4849 you stfu bitch Bubba Wallace is 🗑 anyway

    • @gunnarray2342
      @gunnarray2342 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      yeah somethign is just off about modern racing its not the same it just seems to artificial

    • @4lifebloods
      @4lifebloods 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gunnarray2342 stop

  • @mopars23
    @mopars23 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +99

    Who is watching this in 2024?

  • @tandydandy8239
    @tandydandy8239 3 ปีที่แล้ว +858

    Sorry to say but Nascar has never recovered from the loss of Dale. The end of an era.

    • @douglasdoesstuff
      @douglasdoesstuff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @Igor Stephonivich Crash You just keep telling yourself that bud.

    • @lastfewtokes
      @lastfewtokes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      GamingWithDougieBoi The whole Bubba Wallace scam definitely hurt NASCAR. It’s not an exaggeration at all. The way nascar addressed as if Wallace was the recipient of some nasty racists was stupid.

    • @Nighthawk268
      @Nighthawk268 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@douglasdoesstuff BLM.. Burn, Loot, Murder

    • @kykrazy6050
      @kykrazy6050 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      tandy sandy....and it probably never will recover. Without racers like Earnhardt (both Sr. & Jr.) Jeff Gordon, Davey Allison, Harry Gant, Bill Elliott, DW,Kevin Harvick ,Dale Jarrett, and yes even the Bush brothers,this sport is most definitely in dire straits.

    • @djbillyd9849
      @djbillyd9849 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@kykrazy6050 thanks for getting us back to the subject.

  • @richierich396
    @richierich396 3 ปีที่แล้ว +400

    Have always felt bad for Kenny, he was the first one at the car, and having to carry those memories for the rest of his days.
    RIP "The Intimidator"

    • @chesterswingjr9796
      @chesterswingjr9796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      I think he knew as soon as he dropped the window net, Dale was gone.

    • @bellyflop9723
      @bellyflop9723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@chesterswingjr9796 .yes.and he had so much respect during his interview,that he didn't let the cat out of the bag and say anything.much respect to him for that,had to be hard

    • @chesterswingjr9796
      @chesterswingjr9796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      belly flop - I’ve met Kenny a few times, and talked to him before this happened back in the 90’s. He’s a great person, and down to earth as they come.

    • @bellyflop9723
      @bellyflop9723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@chesterswingjr9796 .he is definitely as first class as is it gets👍

    • @scottmk5
      @scottmk5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@chesterswingjr9796 I said the same thing, you can tell he will live with that memory the rest of his life

  • @joshlight6892
    @joshlight6892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Richard Childress was far from a lightweight, but in this interview he reminded me of a sad teddy bear. So obvious how close he and Dale were and how much Dale meant to him. He was far more than just his driver. He was a brother and a friend to him. So heartbreaking.

  • @tuccimane
    @tuccimane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    The pain in Ken's eyes and his facial expressions. You can tell this event haunts him every day.

    • @JJA1987
      @JJA1987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Which is why he'll never tell anyone what he saw when he looked in Dale's Car

    • @kevinalves7176
      @kevinalves7176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Jr. Just recently told Kenny how he thanks him everyday for holding that haunting secret and is sorry but greatful that it is Kenny who holds it! Such a sad day for all of them!

    • @tuccimane
      @tuccimane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kevinalves7176 is there a clip of this?

    • @kevinalves7176
      @kevinalves7176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tuccimane there is
      th-cam.com/video/MiZZJGMjSDM/w-d-xo.html

    • @joshlight6892
      @joshlight6892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@kevinalves7176 its not just Kenny, the EMT's who got there saw the same thing.

  • @samuelstahl5828
    @samuelstahl5828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +376

    19 years and still chokes me up. He was my childhood hero

    • @jerryhopper1685
      @jerryhopper1685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I know exactly how you feel
      I became a fan of DALES in 1978 I really miss that man and I have never met him its hard for some people to understand
      Rest in peace Big D you were the best stock car driver that has ever been...#3 😢

    • @samuelstahl5828
      @samuelstahl5828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Jerry 100% agree with you man

    • @stacygearou7182
      @stacygearou7182 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      There are certain days you remember like it was yesterday. This was one of them. Some day, I'd like to hug Kenny. My heart breaks for him every time I watch this.

    • @kazuno9932
      @kazuno9932 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I’m sad 😞

    • @ericsellersjr3214
      @ericsellersjr3214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Samuel Stahl One of mine too Brother......I Feel Ya. Sam....

  • @jmiddlefinger
    @jmiddlefinger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I was in Air Force basic training, and this really tough, mean TI (Air Force version of drill sergeant) came into the day room where all 60 of us were all sitting on the floor and we could see emotion on his face that wasn’t anger for the first time. As he walked to the front of the room, he just said “Dale Earnhardt died”. All the southern trainees let out huge gasps and “No!!!!”s. The northerners like me had heard the name of course, but must of us didn’t follow NASCAR. Now, all these years later, I’ve come to really know Dale Earnhardt, and that moment has become completely and utterly seared in my mind.

    • @porfirioogas2065
      @porfirioogas2065 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      So. Many People....!!!! To Share My. GRIEF. With FOR EVER....!!!!!RIP..... pq'.....

  • @dietrichmyatt9822
    @dietrichmyatt9822 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    "That Gentleman Start Your Engines" and the camera was on Dale Sr as if he was praying... that one will live forever. Watching a legend for the last time

  • @procrvstinvtion8479
    @procrvstinvtion8479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    He died so so happy, that’s all anyone can ask for in the end

    • @bubbasmith5805
      @bubbasmith5805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nascar is dead

    • @renottaw
      @renottaw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      True he died doing what he loved...

    • @brianwells5123
      @brianwells5123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@bubbasmith5805 it isn’t though...they still race...still have a huge TV contract and still draws bigger crowds than any other professional sport 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @bubbasmith5805
      @bubbasmith5805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@brianwells5123they still race no crap all I'm saying it alot less entertaining after dale sr died I used to be a huge Nascar fan not anymore...

    • @chewie2299
      @chewie2299 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for sharing that being so happy when he dies, I just learned an understood what Iron Mike Tyson said that we can't have life w/out death an dying will be beautiful we are going to a very gracious life, love u all GOD BLESS US ALL!!!!!!!!

  • @romansans1581
    @romansans1581 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    “You’ll see something you ain’t never seen on FOX”
    Yeah, I guess he was woefully correct in that statement.

  • @JasonSmith-se1mt
    @JasonSmith-se1mt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Watching Darrel scream MIKEY makes me cry every single time I watch. Dale was already gone, saddest day in NASCAR history, but that moment when his brother won the biggest race on the planet was something to witness a brothers love.....

    • @Snipes-76
      @Snipes-76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too man. Cry every time. I guess it’s a brother thing.

    • @therealwilfreddierkes9980
      @therealwilfreddierkes9980 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m a proud mom of two sons, and I cry every time I watch this. This runs deep.

  • @jacksonharvey1225
    @jacksonharvey1225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    that clip of Kenny frantically waving for the emergency crews in that haze of smoke...

  • @laurar7087
    @laurar7087 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Ill never forget that day. Dale was friends with my grandfather. We were there.. and I still remember Pop being somber and Muttering "He never got out.." I soon learned what that meant.He was an amazing man who did amazing things, and he went out doing what he absolutely loved.

  • @scottmk5
    @scottmk5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    Kenny knew Dale was gone as soon as he took down the window net😢

    • @jeffleblanc8850
      @jeffleblanc8850 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I think he was killed instantly I would say he wasn’t alive wen Kenny got the net down you can see it in his face I think it still haute him to this day a good ole bunch of drivers and pit crews back then wen racing was racing

    • @dr.jackkevorkian1119
      @dr.jackkevorkian1119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Yea , I think Dales face was completely shattered.
      He knew. Dales jaw bone would have been shoved out of the back of his head @ those speeds & just snapping lose like that
      & in am open faced helmet , No Hans Device , sitting back in a deeper seat and he even raced with a different kind of harness setup that was all bad for him that day.
      RiP Sr. 3

    • @suestaley844
      @suestaley844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      One of the first EMTs to get into the car said they closed Dale's eyes in the car. They were open and fixed when they got there. That plus the bleeding from the ears must have been horribly shocking to his friend.

    • @robbyosborne9708
      @robbyosborne9708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@suestaley844 That was because he suffered a Basilar Skull Fracture from the wreck, which killed him instantly.

    • @robbyosborne9708
      @robbyosborne9708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Kremer_ Yep. Due to how hard he hit his head on the steering wheel.

  • @averygentry35
    @averygentry35 3 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    This Event brought more Tears to hard grown Men and Women and still does me when I watch videos like this! Dale was arguably the best NASCAR/stock car driver Ever!

    • @tristanphillips911
      @tristanphillips911 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well next to his son dale sr. Was a joke

    • @patrickzumberge201
      @patrickzumberge201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@tristanphillips911 get laid bitch.

    • @tristanphillips911
      @tristanphillips911 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@patrickzumberge201 chase elliott is a joke

    • @simmonsracing752
      @simmonsracing752 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree

    • @janetoconnor3636
      @janetoconnor3636 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tristanphillips911 Well at least Chase actually won a championship Jr never did that.

  • @Palootski
    @Palootski 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    There will NEVER be another Dale. Glad I was alive during his time and for him to be my favorite growing up.

    • @condorc72
      @condorc72 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thankful that there will never be another one.....one was way to much

  • @timmitzlaff8960
    @timmitzlaff8960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    What a day that was. I’ll never forget it. I cried the rest of the day. It can still bring a tear to my eyes. What an impact the man had on us.

    • @dr.jackkevorkian1119
      @dr.jackkevorkian1119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The rest of the day?
      You mean the rest of the night after they announced his death?
      They didn’t announce his death until the evening on the West Coast and nighttime on the East.

    • @brianwells5123
      @brianwells5123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@dr.jackkevorkian1119 people who watch racing knew it was a really bad situation.

    • @samuelstahl5828
      @samuelstahl5828 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dr.jackkevorkian1119 oh calm down

    • @user-sn6wl9ge3m
      @user-sn6wl9ge3m 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      His desire to win, and the grin under the goggles.

  • @troywhitmoyer9318
    @troywhitmoyer9318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    Mike Joy does a great job. Very underrated broadcaster.

    • @SHEVYWOOD
      @SHEVYWOOD  3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Honestly the GOAT broadcaster

    • @twister1296
      @twister1296 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@SHEVYWOOD Forever dale Earndhart will be in our hearts

    • @officialxdvrkness6984
      @officialxdvrkness6984 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The best

    • @DupontandLowesWarrior
      @DupontandLowesWarrior 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Mike Joy for 2022 Hall of Fame

    • @TheLOOKOUTSquad
      @TheLOOKOUTSquad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You can also tell he was holding back his emotions

  • @renottaw
    @renottaw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    I cried like a baby this day. I was a big fan

    • @ProjectSpellInc
      @ProjectSpellInc 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same here😢😭😭

    • @tonyascarlett2413
      @tonyascarlett2413 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too. I was in a fog for days. I still haven't watched a Nascar race since that horrible day.

    • @EmilyCarmean-nu6qm
      @EmilyCarmean-nu6qm 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So did my husband. Dale had been his favorite for.years

  • @beyourself9890
    @beyourself9890 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    NASCAR hasn’t been the same since I remember been a pre teen when this happened watching my parents pour there eyes out. I remember getting his autograph at so many races now as an adult I watch but I always think of him

  • @triciarose389
    @triciarose389 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    When Ken had to inform Mikey at Victory Lane. It really hit me 🥺

  • @Johnniethesportsguy
    @Johnniethesportsguy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Kenny Schrader seems like a legit great guy.

    • @brianwells5123
      @brianwells5123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      He truly is. Awful to stand in line for an autograph for him because he shoots the shit with everyone lol

    • @realmindvise
      @realmindvise 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      100%. A pure racer, and hell of a good man.

    • @Allintn22
      @Allintn22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Schrader is just a good ole boy that loves racin thats why him and Earnhardt was so close

    • @brianwells5123
      @brianwells5123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Allintn22 absolutely

    • @NYBravest82
      @NYBravest82 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      he really is though

  • @tadnute3086
    @tadnute3086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I was a Rusty Wallace. But I also loved Dale. Watching those two go at it every week was amazing. I was 13 when this happened and watched it live with my mom. We cried all day, and stayed up all night. We had recorded it on our VCR and I still have that tape in my storage unit to this day. Watching these videos tears me up and chokes me up every time.

  • @NoName-um4dt
    @NoName-um4dt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    I met Dale in 1996. He was my hero. On this day in 2001 I felt like I had lost a family member. 20 years later the thought still gets to me. Today I am proud to announce I am about to finish up the dirt track wrangler Monte Carlo in memory of Dale Earnhardt (2021). After 4 years in the build we are finally dropping the engine in. 🏁

    • @clockard1990
      @clockard1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Dude post video of the build please.... I have an 04 Monte SS im about to build. Imma find all the decals and its going to be my way of carrying on his legacy

    • @NoName-um4dt
      @NoName-um4dt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@clockard1990 I took some pictures during the build. I will try to post a video of them sometime this race season. Thats awsome on the Monte Carlo SS. Make it happen 😊

    • @justkyle-
      @justkyle- 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NoName-um4dt please post a video of it

    • @PapiLuitube_
      @PapiLuitube_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do it for Dale 🏁🏎

    • @NoName-um4dt
      @NoName-um4dt 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@clockard1990 I never did a video of the build but I have some pictures I can show you if you send me a email address to send them to. I don't have any other way to show you being that I can't post pictures here. We are now racing the car at Penton Raceway in Penton Alabama and the thing has monster power man.

  • @williambowen1771
    @williambowen1771 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Dale was the baddest man ever in a stock car. And knew he would not see the next day and went out the absolute superstar of nascar

  • @roberty.9569
    @roberty.9569 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I can't imagine what Ken Schrader lives with having been the first to see Dale. I don't think I'd wish that on anyone.

    • @Liquid_Mike
      @Liquid_Mike 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Certainly not someone as genuine and sweet as Ken.. it kinda twists the knife even more

    • @thefittrucker5723
      @thefittrucker5723 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You can tell hes still struggling with it

    • @toddbrisette4070
      @toddbrisette4070 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The medics that have probably seen it all turned away in horror after looking through the windshield really makes ya wonder what happened to dale

    • @Thegrowerofthegreens
      @Thegrowerofthegreens 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Open face helmet + loose belts + no​ hans device = eating the steering wheel really really hard. l@@toddbrisette4070

  • @BRIANSTECHTHERAPY
    @BRIANSTECHTHERAPY 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The love that these people have for eachother is a truly beautiful thing to behold.

  • @jennifersmith2277
    @jennifersmith2277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I still cry and get emotion when they talk about him and his career

  • @379Pete
    @379Pete 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I was honored to meet the man. He was a gentleman. Talked to me like we were old friends. Saw him race time after time and absolutely believed him when he said he could see the air. There will never be another. A hero of mine till this day. This video and anything with him brings tears to my eyes. That day will forever hurt my heart.

    • @kurtludwig5214
      @kurtludwig5214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same here. Met him at his garage at Watkins Glen. Couldn't have been a nicer guy. A friend had a Wallace shirt on and Dale laughed. Told him to go look for him. He needed to talk to Rusty

  • @jimcollins7655
    @jimcollins7655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Dale was my racing hero, I watched that man from the time I was very young! I never missed a race, until that day, I haven't watched another NASCAR race since then! There will NEVER be another driver like 'The Intimidator'!!! RIP Dale!!!! #3FORLIFE

  • @pookied.7738
    @pookied.7738 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Kenny was oblivious. He probably did think I'll just go see if he's ok and talk to him for a minute. Just for him to realize Dales not talking. He needs help. And then to only realize he was beyond help is just heart wrenching. My heart breaks for him.

  • @captainz2232
    @captainz2232 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I remember seeing my now late mother shedding tears as we watched the news break that we had lost Dale. I met a man the next day while in the field on my job who cried talking about it. He meant so much to many many people in his life and career.

  • @insideline2162
    @insideline2162 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The thing that always moves me is that prayer by DW at The Rock. The sense of unity, respect, tribute. It always makes me feel like there actually may be something or someone above us always watching and caring for us.

  • @sugarcane0000
    @sugarcane0000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I don’t even know him too well and was way too young at the time to even know him but this truly broke my heart - he seemed like such a great guy! RIP❤️

  • @calebcopas9982
    @calebcopas9982 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Darrell Waltrip was the most genuinely happy a human can be for another human and it turned so dark so quick for him and Michael! Michael was so excited to get a Dale Sr hug for winning the 500 for him.

  • @lynlewis8606
    @lynlewis8606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +221

    Dale ain't dead he's just a lap ahead

    • @Nicklovesmw2
      @Nicklovesmw2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Nah he’s dead

    • @sammichsmiggms5978
      @sammichsmiggms5978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@Nicklovesmw2 how stupid can you be, he was stating a metaphore, not actually implying he isn't actually dead you actual smooth brain

    • @Nicklovesmw2
      @Nicklovesmw2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@sammichsmiggms5978 how stupid can you be, taking a joking seriously? /whoosh

    • @adamjohnson7832
      @adamjohnson7832 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@Nicklovesmw2 bud it wasnt funny so it aint a joke

    • @Fissey_Gaming
      @Fissey_Gaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Nicklovesmw2 sad that you liked your own comment

  • @glenmills3150
    @glenmills3150 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I cry every time I see this. Had the pleasure of meeting him at a charity golf tournament in vegas. Was my hero on the racetrack

  • @bandit5853
    @bandit5853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    i was not a Dale fan but i respected him and his driving,even i knew it was a sad day and a day that would live forever and the day Nascar in my opinion really died also.

  • @connerhaun8160
    @connerhaun8160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Still chokes me up. I wasn't alive when he raced but he was amazing and it was a very sad day.

    • @Nighthawk268
      @Nighthawk268 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You would have been glued to the TV and couldn't sit down. Seeing his history unfold live on TV was something I'll never forget.

    • @FureyXIII
      @FureyXIII 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was amazing to watch Conner.

  • @snelgrove22
    @snelgrove22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    20 years ago and it still makes me cry, i was 10 when i watched this race, never thought it would be his last

  • @jameshamilton4525
    @jameshamilton4525 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I've watched Dale Sr. Many years loved his racing style the day he passed on I cried like I lost my bf. And now everytime I watch this I cry just like it just happened 😢 😭

  • @Duxhorne
    @Duxhorne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I like to think he watched those two cars cross the line with a smile on his face, what a amazing guy dale was.

  • @Ghostmotorfinger
    @Ghostmotorfinger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    20 years later and Dale Earnhardt is still the face of NASCAR. That's a legacy that will never be undone. He is the greatest.

  • @DJ-zi2yw
    @DJ-zi2yw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Almost 20 years later and i still get choked up. He was my hero. Its like when Elvis died and my mom cried

    • @realmindvise
      @realmindvise 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was in a racing family and it felt like losing my favorite Uncle.

    • @waltbullet1287
      @waltbullet1287 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      First it was dale! End of Nascar my daughter dec 13!

  • @dr.jackkevorkian1119
    @dr.jackkevorkian1119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    It’s still so hard to believe. 😢
    RiP Sr. 3 🏁

  • @judekincer1059
    @judekincer1059 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Almost 21 years later and it still brings me to tears. I was watching that day and will never forget the roller coaster of emotions. I'll never forget watching Mike Helton make that godawful announcement. RIP Dale.

  • @brittanycaraway2699
    @brittanycaraway2699 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I was a Gordon fan and had no idea until I watched a movie on him, how much Dale was a mentor to Jeff. R.i.p dale

  • @DonaldKentjr
    @DonaldKentjr หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It"s Been 23 years and I still look for Dale out there on the track every weekend. He was my hero and I still miss him like it happened yesterday.

  • @donnacrenshaw3105
    @donnacrenshaw3105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Rest In Peace "Ralph Dale Earnhardt Sr." 🕊🌈🕊😇😇😇❤💖❤🙏🙏🙏😪😪😪

  • @vellbariaofficial
    @vellbariaofficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Just saw this now and I was crying so many tears.... it was a big change and a transition at the same time for the sport.

  • @stansmad
    @stansmad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As a documentary fan, this is one of the best ever made. A must watch ! ❤

  • @Codypod
    @Codypod 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When I was. 7 years old I watched this and I still remember it moment by moment.....and I thank that man every day for advancements in safety systems

  • @bennybost7073
    @bennybost7073 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Michael Waltrip congratulations on winning the 2001 Daytona 500.YOU DROVE THAT CAR AND NO ONE CAN EVER SAY THAT YOU DIDN'T DESERVE THE WIN BECAUSE THAT RACE PROVED A POINT BIG GUY!WE ALL LEARNED A LESSON FROM DALE EARNHARDT SENIOR WHO DIED TRYING TO BE THE BEST AT WHAT HE DID AS A DRIVER. WILL ALWAYS RESPECT NASCAR AND WHAT DALE EARNHARDT SENIOR MEANT TO RACING 🏎👏🙌🙏💙❤🏎. AMEN OCTOBER 3RD 2021

  • @NeedForSpeed.2004
    @NeedForSpeed.2004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    “You know we lost what I would call our franchise of RCR, I lost a very very close friend that hurt worse than anything… and I lost my huntin’ buddy.” That hits hard

  • @timothywade186
    @timothywade186 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Artfully and tastefully done, a fitting tribute to a man’s man who always gave life his all!

  • @Living-The-Dream123
    @Living-The-Dream123 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This still hurts me to watch 23 years later.. Miss ya Intimidator.

  • @lildlo
    @lildlo ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have never enjoyed nascar but ive recently listened to dale jrs podcasts and it is clear to me there are 2 time lines, BD and AD (Before Death and After Dale)...its astounding the impact he had on this sport. And he has 4 great children carrying his legacy...even with DEI floundering...somethings werent meant to be...but the dedication kelley had to be there for jr and kerry brings a tears to my eyes...love tony eury sr and jr and their stories! But even to his fiercest rivals he is the most respected and revered drivers of all time.

  • @mijf1171
    @mijf1171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Sinatra, Babe Ruth, M. Ali, G.Howe, Brando, some men are just above whatever vocation they are in and sit at the head of the table. Ironhead was one of them.

  • @edwardrichard2561
    @edwardrichard2561 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Joe Rogan had Jr. On his pod cast. Jr. said his father never talked racing at all except one time on one track for 5 minutes. Jr. learned racing on his own accord. Thats pretty epic to me.

    • @manofGod21
      @manofGod21 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea I just saw that podcast too, crazy

  • @davidschmude
    @davidschmude 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    God Bless Kenny Schrader. To live with what he saw for the rest of his life has to be burdensome. But, I think the most gut wrenching sight of this whole situation is seeing Chocolate Myers reduced to a quivering mass of tears. That vision brings tears to my eyes every time.

  • @garysimons1608
    @garysimons1608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    In NASCAR, he will always be THE MAN!

  • @geomarjr8215
    @geomarjr8215 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Always miss Dale. Nascar lost a hero that sad day in Feb. His son Dale Jr made his father proud by winning the next return race there in July by driving like the Intimidator did.

    • @waltbullet1287
      @waltbullet1287 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I kinda believed they did it for respect of the old man!

    • @janetoconnor3636
      @janetoconnor3636 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes but he was not as good as his dad. He did not even win one championship trophy.

  • @joshuasudduth2877
    @joshuasudduth2877 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I remember watching this race when Kenny Schrader was calling for the medical crew I knew right then that it did not look good.

  • @thomasforbes5965
    @thomasforbes5965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This has been almost 21 years now and I still remember every detail about this. No matter how long it's been it still hurts when I watch this. DALE WAS MY HERO!!!!

  • @boharris8179
    @boharris8179 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Throughout recorded history no man has ever gone out in grander fashion!! Rip Dale we will be with you directly

    • @Ghostmotorfinger
      @Ghostmotorfinger 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed.

    • @ricktaylor3748
      @ricktaylor3748 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ghostmotorfinger It won't be long for me.

    • @bcask61
      @bcask61 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh I don’t know. Getting crucified and saving humanity eternity was a pretty grand way to go out

  • @layne4626
    @layne4626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Never meet him or saw him in person but for some reason i have always felt a connection with that man. I can still get emotional thinking of losing him. Its crazy....

  • @bellyflop9723
    @bellyflop9723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Was cool to see him keep the other cars off of Jr and Mikey,everything about that day was odd,the clear googles,his attitude before speed weeks etc,God has plans for all of us

    • @brianblankenship1575
      @brianblankenship1575 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I remember this day like it was yesterday my family got home from church me and my dad watched this race I was 11 my dad said when Earnhardt crashed "might be a long night" we went to Walmart on the way home heard he died on the radio my dad looked at me and said he had a feeling

    • @bellyflop9723
      @bellyflop9723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@brianblankenship1575 .I watched it at a friends.then went to my moms later that night,walked in and saw it on TV.I was shocked for sure.but I cried.then cried when harvick won Atlanta that year👍

    • @t.r4849
      @t.r4849 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bellyflop9723 why cry for Harvick?

    • @djbillyd9849
      @djbillyd9849 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@brianblankenship1575 Sounds about like my experience. I watched the entire race. When I saw the wreck, I wasn't too concerned..., until I saw Kenny Schrader going bananas trying to get help. And the look on his face when they interviewed him was grieving. I'll never forget Ironhead, and the way they said he could "see the air". 3 car will never be the same.

    • @bellyflop9723
      @bellyflop9723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @TheSpongeHasArrived .well said.

  • @LarryGamble-kt4bx
    @LarryGamble-kt4bx 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He was a living legend, on that day he became a true legend. We love and miss you Dale.

  • @hughgordon6435
    @hughgordon6435 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    as a brit, never having much to do with American motor sports, this documentary has me in tears? thanks for being so truthful?/ respetful😢😢😢😢

  • @mkork7096
    @mkork7096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man watching dale back there in third place on defense protecting his son and friend gives me chills. I’ve never watched nascar but I’m a true fan now. Wow.

  • @gocanes202
    @gocanes202 6 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    Not a dale fan but I think he would had been a contender for 2001 championship

    • @michaelgarrett1959
      @michaelgarrett1959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He had atleast 1 more in him he wasn't over he was old but still very in competition

    • @r0naldorr757
      @r0naldorr757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He was the only person in that sport, that held it on top.. my starting team , Now B Wallace,!! GET IT DONE

    • @foomanchoo576
      @foomanchoo576 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@r0naldorr757 Wallace can't even finish a race let alone win a championship.

    • @dr.jackkevorkian1119
      @dr.jackkevorkian1119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@r0naldorr757 LMAO
      That’s ridiculous.
      Bubba is ridiculous. No talent, illegitimate love child.

    • @brianwells5123
      @brianwells5123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@r0naldorr757 harvick seems to have done well filling his huge shoes.

  • @Legio__X
    @Legio__X 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    NASCAR needs to promote these drivers personas and rivalries to get back to where it was! That’s why watching Dale was so amazing.

  • @albertsampson6568
    @albertsampson6568 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I still remember this day. Pounded into my head. I saw the accident on TV, thinking he'll be ok, nothing major. Hard crash but he'll be ok. Left with our exchange student to go shopping for a few hours and walked in to my father saying "hey, look at this." Utter shock.

  • @74Spirit1
    @74Spirit1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One of those things you don't forget, even if I was watching it on TV.

  • @randyheath8566
    @randyheath8566 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I still remember watching Dale Sr's Last Race BITTER/SWEET Day The 18th of February 2001 DAMN I MISS Ralph Dale Earnhardt SR😢😞😔🙏😇 #3 = #1 in my opinion. The GREATEST. RIP 🙏 DALE

  • @jenniferwallingford2057
    @jenniferwallingford2057 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Because of Mr. Earnhardt, the HANS device was established across all racing. The fact that he was the Intimadater was just a pleasure to watch.

  • @stevebates7782
    @stevebates7782 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He's like Elvis Presley and Ronnie Van Zant. Never be forgotten

  • @FuManDrew365
    @FuManDrew365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a story.. was put together amazingly had me in tears

  • @royparker2546
    @royparker2546 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We Love ya Dale Earnhardt.. #3 You are & will always be the Intimidator💪💪 the greatest Racecar driver to have ever lived.. I feel very blessed to had grow up watching you drive that #3 Goodwrench & Wrangler Chevrolet every Sunday Afternoon. Racing has not and will never be the same. When you see greatness at it's best. Nothing can ever compare.. R.I.P. Racer👏🏁🏁

  • @anthonyperkins3527
    @anthonyperkins3527 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I remember this day well. My family and I were driving back home to New York from Florida during our kids winter break. We had stopped at a Shoney's Restaurant, I think it was in North Carolina. There were a lot of other diners there who were wearing Nascar and Daytona jerseys bearing the number 3. They seemed very sad some looked to have been crying. I asked one of them what was going on. They told me about the crash and death of Dale Earnhardt. I was not a big Nascar fan then but, from that point on I was. RIP Dale.

  • @teijaflink2226
    @teijaflink2226 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I feel so bad for Dale jr specially, to be in the same race as your father and then see him die. Sounds like Dale was a great person and racer and that his death broke so many people, more than 20 years later he is still very missed.

  • @gcjbhar
    @gcjbhar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    It's not tragic to die doing what you love.......and Dale died doing exactly what he loved!!!!!!!

  • @rustynail9077
    @rustynail9077 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    20 years gone but not forgotten. Rest In Peace Dale.

  • @duanebailey6253
    @duanebailey6253 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Heartbreaking for marlin and what he must have felt and went through. Wish him the best.

  • @kizunadragon9
    @kizunadragon9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    it's not tragic to die doing what you love.
    the man was Speed Racer
    to be the man first you got to beat the man, and on the race track Dale Sr was always the man.
    That day in Daytona Dale Sr was the shield, he did his job and didn't let anyone though. His team was in front of him . Nothing but pride and honor for a man who does his job even at the cost of his own life.

  • @randywood61
    @randywood61 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I think if Dale Sr was still alive he would be retried as a 9 time cup champion

    • @joeyw8521
      @joeyw8521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I liked dale but there's no way he would have won another championship. Maybe 3 to 5 more wins got to be realistic. But he forsure would have been championship car owner. A lot of nascar historians believe if Davey allison didn't die.an ernie irvan didn't nearly die at Michigan dale would most likely only have 4 to 5 championships but who knows he might have won a total of 9. One things for sure he was biggest nascar name of all time an sport is really safe he is last nascar driver to die an it's been 19yrs . Just from 2000 to 2001 nascar lost 4 drivers they really done a great job on that since 2001

    • @charlesatkinson813
      @charlesatkinson813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Perhaps, but a racers life is always left up to chance, each and every race. Even every practice or qualifying lap. My hat is off to each and everyone of the drivers, just the same as it is for soldiers on a battlefield.

    • @charlesatkinson813
      @charlesatkinson813 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@joeyw8521 never forget the great Richard Petty. When you say greatest of all names in NASCAR history, that is overly arrogant and dismissive of other great drivers. ie Jimmy Johnson or Jeff Gordon. For real I never liked Jeff Gordon, but I can't dismiss his place on the list of greats.

    • @kykrazy6050
      @kykrazy6050 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joeyw8521 Couldn't agree with you more about Davey...im telling EVERYONE, if Davey Allison had stayed his butt on the ground alot of Dale Srs titles would have gone to the #28 Texaco Havoline FORD Thunderbird,Taurus,Fusion or whatever FORD Robert Yates & Davey Allison fielded. THOSE ARE FACTS.

    • @julianrangel7835
      @julianrangel7835 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If they had the safety equiment they have today it wouldve saved his life

  • @thecrimsonknight4756
    @thecrimsonknight4756 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I remember when Elvis died my mother, RIP...she cried. Never did understand why she cried.
    Then Dale died.......and I haven't watched a race since. When Dale died, NASCAR died in my eyes.

    • @sorney98
      @sorney98 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep, this was the last race I ever watched as well. #3 was my guy, just didn’t feel right to pick a new driver.

    • @alyssaowens0915
      @alyssaowens0915 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same here. I have not watched since that day

  • @darylwizzard
    @darylwizzard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I watched that race, and it didn't register the gravity of the event. I'm watching now with tears in my eyes. Thank you all for telling the story of that day. My regards

  • @platnmbl23
    @platnmbl23 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was stationed in Okinawa at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma... that day. As a young serviceman, we felt the sorrows overseas. Still so sad, but a father will do anything and everything for their son and close friends.

  • @eaglerider4099
    @eaglerider4099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was 9 years old when Dale passed away. Back then we had raido or cable TV here in Ky. I was a young kid listening to the race on the radio with my grandpa. Dale Sr is our favorite driver. No other driver is a great as Dale was.

  • @loriierickson6322
    @loriierickson6322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I worked for NASCAR and was at Daytona on that day as a infield paramedic . The intimidator was at the too of the world!! RIP Dale we miss you so much!!

  • @WC-rv7fy
    @WC-rv7fy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You will never see that kind of brotherhood in nascar again

  • @gunner2586
    @gunner2586 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Impossible to watch this without tearing up

    • @jcngokai-76
      @jcngokai-76 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was still in mourning for losing my grandpa when we lost Dale Earnhardt Sr., doubly depressing.

  • @BONESBERT
    @BONESBERT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very well done I'm still feeling the pain from the loss he was a great man!

  • @mattkelly2004
    @mattkelly2004 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It's 2023 and it's still hard for me to watch this documentary. The world, and NASCAR truly lost a very special person that day

  • @adoria5
    @adoria5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Out of all the videos on D.E. this is one of my Favorite, thank you!! ❤

  • @theenchanteduniverseoflife1450
    @theenchanteduniverseoflife1450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    RIP to the legend he will be missed but not forgotten