Still to this day. One of the hardest things I ever delt with as a kid. Dale is still the man. Best driver to ever be behind the wheel of a car. RIP GOAT
That’s what happens when you either deal with it as a kid or put way too much passion in something that you actually have no tangible stake in. I was a senior in high school when Dale died. I thought that it sucked that he died, but then again at least 6 drivers I liked died on track or died young. Indy and cart are the only 2 series I refuse to watch anymore. I quit watching when Senna died. Finally decided to watch a race again after many years and it was the race Dan Weldon died in.
We loved Dale Earnhardt Sr and watched him win the Daytona 500 in 1998. We watched him sail thru Heaven's gates in #3 on February18th 2001. I am sure he made a grand entry but I know my Jerry and Sugar Bear are happily watching him race in Heaven! I will join them all later! Gloria and Bear from Tx
The loss of Keith Whitley, Princess Diana, Dale Earnhardt, and 9/11 during my childhood growing up that will always remain a scar on my heart and soul.
I have a feeling that when Micheal Waltrip passes, he's going to meet up with Dale Sr. and Sr. is going to give the vice-like hug that Micheal is still waiting for......
Wrong. Many drivers have more top tens, more poles,, better average finishes, more wins and 2 other drivers have the same amount of championships (7, jimmy johnson and Richard petty). There are no facts that support your statement. Lemmy Kilmister once said that nothing makes someone better or more popular then tragically dying. There are many famous people who are now considered greats when before they died, they were not considered special. Same thing happens with artists. Most painter’s art ain’t worth anything until they die.
I tear up every time to this song. But seeing this, makes me tear even more. The song makes me think of my mom. We use to go to the races all the time, especially for her bday July 3 for fireworks at Oxford Plain Speedway in Oxford, Maine. We would go to a diner near by, and always requested the booth that was signed by Dale Earnhardt! RIP
After Sr. Passed away Nascar hasn't been the same. So I completely stopped watching the races. You are missed by millions of fans. What a heck of a driver he was.
The one and only he was feared and loved at the same time I remember that unfortunate day that he was gone so many years ago when I looked down at the paper to say that he's gone with that I had a sit-down and break it ripped the very pit of my soul and I couldn't stop crying rest in peace the best NASCAR driver that ever graced the asphalt Long live the Intimidator number 3 forever remembered as the man in Black
Then you know nothing about the Intimidator I've been watching him since 1977 up until the day he died I know I know more about him than you could possibly imagine asshole
@@jackdundon2261 I agree. Petty had 200 victories with 2nd place having 105 (David Pearson) Dale only 76, but like most people they don't look at the entire picture just the most current picture in people's minds.
You just described my dad too. It weighs heavy on the mind because you realize how much harder it really hits since its one of those few rare occasions
This man Dale Earnhardt saved a sport that only people from the south LOVED....he made people like me from NEW YORK be glued to the TV every Sunday afternoon...thank you Mr. Earnhardt...R.I.P.
When I hear this song I start crying its part of my good luck songs when I play this song I think of Dale Sr and Kramer Williamson and Jason leffler miss them terribly
Eighteen yrs later & I still cry over that day. I'll never forget seeing the tribute flash on my TV that evening. My ex & I just held each other and sobbed. RIP Dale. 😢💔
Nascar had forever changed in a true Earnhardt fan . Yeah we watched for the black Chevrolet to come thru the pack . We shed tears when fans in the stands held up 3 fingers to salute Dale . I personally couldn't watch anymore . I collected every book , newspaper article and all pertaining to that day . I never opened one book ever since. I am now more of a weekly dirt track fan . I have attended races weekly for stock cars since 1980 .in Canada and in Florida during the winter months . I will always be his fan !
I wasn't a big fan of Earnhardt but when I heard about him passing away, I broke down. Every tribute song to him is emotional in a good way. Miss you Intimidator
It doesn't seem possible it was 13 years ago that a sport lost a great driver. I remember it just like it was yesterday. NASCAR will never be the same. RIP Dale Earnhardt Sr., you are truly missed. It never fails I always cry for this great man
18 years later whatever I watch things like this tributes honoring Dale I break down crying I will never get over the fact that we lost him he was a hero to millions of people and people are still feeling the loss of him everyday RIP Dale your Legend will live on forever
Wow, till this day, it just gets harder to hear about this awesome of a person being missed so much. Kinda hard to still hear that he is gone from us still today. So many years and still hurts today.. Loved him then and still till this day, still love him always. God Bless all his fans that still loves this man today and always forever.... He will always roll in our hearts forever. God Bless
Its been almost 17 years since that tragic day at Daytona International Speedway. Hard to belive its been this long. We were all looking to see one of the best finishes in NASCAR history that afternoon. Not to be. With that. We are coming to a close to the 2017 season in Homestead FL. A nd now, we say goodbye to another Earnhardt. Dale jr. He's retiring. The story and legacy of this racing family has brought to us, is among the best in motorsports history. Or in any sports in general. The Earnhardt family has been apart of our racing family for almost forty years. And still continuing with the younger Earnhardt generation with its future to come. We all say Thank You, for giving us joy and some heartache all these great memorable years. The #88 car will be missed, but definitely not forgotten by its beloved fans. #3 forever!
Seeing Michael Waltrip getting emotional breaks my heart for the man. I always admired him, and my heart goes out to the poor guy. The greatest achievement in his profession came largely due to Dale Earnhardt believing in his driving ability. I can only imagine the "what ifs" that went through his head after the accident that claimed his friend's life. :-(
It makes me Sad too I feel so Bad for Michael Waltrip as the passing of Dale Earnhardt Sr. Effected him Terribly my Heart Breaks for Dale Sr.'s Son Dale Earnhardt Jr. also as the Passing of his Dad Effected him Terribly also
To this day it still makes me sad 😭 dale was my favorite NASCAR racer !!!! He and forever will be my favorite!!! Rest In Peace dale ! We love and miss you greatly
After reading just a few of these comments, I realize that I can't possibly reply to them all, but here goes: Dale was my hero. I watched him from my daddy's lap from the Wrangler blue & yellow days, until the day he died. I don't care what anyone says about circle-burners, he made it exciting. Not only that, but the fire that I saw in my dad's eyes gave me reason to look for that same fire. Thank you, dad. And thank you, Dale. I will always love you both.
He was the king of nascar miss you dale o will never forget the number3 car not the same watching racing without 3 I see dale out there in spirit from the bleachers.
It just seems like yesterday that Dale left us. >> I still get emotional when i watch this video mmm >> Great job Garth > this song is so fitting for this occasion.
NASCAR should have retired the number 3, just as they should retire the 43 when he passes. These two drivers contributed more to making NASCAR what it is today, and they deserve that honor.
Yes it just brought tears to my eyes again, new years eve 2019 I can't even tell you who just won the championship this year. I lost NASCAR when NASCAR along with everyone else lost Dale! Rip Dale
I lost my old man suddenly about the same age as Jr. lost his, the struggle is horrible. When that one person in your life that's always been your rock is just gone, it hits hard. RIP Dale and to my father, Paul. Great men gone too soon! Song makes me tear up whenever I hear it all these years later.
My grandpa's favorite driver broke his heart the day it happened and made him cry so my grandpa has been gone for 4 years now due to liver cancer and this is the only song I have for him and it makes me cry. Like this post if you have lost someone who you love and this song reminds you of them
Man this is just heartfelt and tearjerking as Davey Allison's tribute song from the band Alabama at the '93 Diehard 500 at Talladega before the race. Seeing all these in the audience that night who truly loved Dale like of course Richard Childress, Michael Waltrip, Chocolate Myers, his own son Dale Jr. and so many,many more breaking down and getting emotional makes me cry too.
The look on Michael Waltarp face and the silence of the cord says it all. He will be missed. RIP Dale Earnhardt Sr. Garth Brooks did the honourable thinking when he left the stage with Dale Sr widow by not putting his hat back on. Dale Sr was looking down and smiling.
He lives in our hearts forever!!! #3 we love you!!!!! Thanks for everything you did for your family and fans!!!! Thanks to you as well Sir Garth Brooks!!!!!!!!
Dale JR. This brought me to tears still this long after his passing but to see you remembering your father he has been in my heart forever and like you I watched him every Sunday be the intermediate just to win 1 more. Heart out to everyone that made this man dreams come true.
I was always a Jeff Gordon fan. But I got to meet Dale and Dale Jr at Rockingham. It was the Greatest Day of My Life. We talked for few minutes and I got picture's with them. I was at the Race that Sad Day. Yes I was Cheering for These Guys. It was like a dream coming true for these 3 men. Till he hit the way. My heart fell out of My chest when Kenny was Waving for Help. We all knew Dale Sr was Gone. There wasn't anyone with a dry eye at Daytona that day. We Just Knew. We returned to Daytona for the 400. There wasn't a dry eye on lap 3. NASCAR lost a Great American legend and Hero that day. God Bless Dale Earnhardt #3 The Man in Black. We Miss You!
I remember shutting the TV off thinking well hell, hope he has a better race next Sunday. Never imagined he was gone! Then my dad called and said Dale died!
I was watching the race with my brother I looked up said well the race over next Sunday he will be back and they said dale is has passed we both said no I started crying
will never forget that day watching the race and thinking he has been in worse crashes we will be fine to later find out he passed its a shame on that day nascar lost a great man
I remember my parents telling us to turn away when we saw Ken Schrader motioning the track EMS crew when he got to dales car after the crash. Both parents being in public safety, dad a cop and Dale Earnhardt Sr fan and actually met him on more than one occasion and my mom a paramedic. They knew Dale was either dead from that hit or he was in serious condition and knew it wasn’t good after all the wrecks and deaths they have both seen in their professions. But Dale Sr. Was close friends with a guy named David Blanton a close family friend of ours here in LaGrange Georgia and Dale would come hunt down here in LaGrange troup county Georgia and over in Harris county Georgia and a few other prime hunting areas around that are known for big bucks. David Blanton works for Team Realtree and was second or third in charge and Dale Sr LOVED hunting and my dad had the incredible opportunity meet him a few times when his private plane would land at our small airport both when he would be in his police uniform or his number 3 Dale Sr shirt lol. We have a photo of Dale Sr my dad and David Blanton and Richard Childress and Bill Jordan the owner and founder of team realtree standing in front of my dads marked police car and my dad with a GIGANTIC smile while everyone else is smiling like a completely normal person lol. He was asked if he wanted to go hunting one time but he was asked to goto Orlando Florida to teach a class at a Law Enforcement training class and was so pissed lol. He loved fishing tho and was going to ask to have a piece of his Intimidator Bass Boat to be signed by his hero but unfortunately the 2001 Daytona 500 made the world stop when it took the most beloved and most feared driver from us. 2001 was the worst year in American history. First we lose Dale Earnhardt Sr. We lose the GOAT in February and then fast forward to September 11th 2001 and our nation comes under attack in New York City with the Twin Towers and the Pentagon gets hit in Washington DC and a field in Pennsylvania becomes hollow ground after some of the bravest Americans to ever live that are aboard a commercial flight decides that they will not go down without a fight and try and retake control of the plane from the hijackers and they all rose up to get to the cockpit but sadly they weren’t able to do it before becoming victims of the worst day not only in American history but world history. That was the year everything changed and nothing would ever be the same again. Rest In Peace Dale Earnhardt Sr. And Rest In Peace to the 343 FDNY Firefighters and the 23 NYPD Officers who gave their lives that day. And to the 2996 souls who all perished on that day. Worst year in America. #RaiseHellPraiseDale #TheIntimidator #3 #NeverForget
My husband and i were just talking about this tonight. Bristol was on last Sunday and my diehard racing fan husband didn't watch the race. We talked about how things were not the same since Dale passed. Without Dale, Stewart, Petty, Gordon and at least one Waltrip boy out on the track, it just wasn't the same and never will be again
I was a massive hater of Earnhardt then. He drove a Chevy, for god's sake! My brother and I would make up all kinds of nicknames making fun of "The Intimidator". "The Masturbator" was my personal favorite. I was all of, I think, 13 when I coined that. We hated him, in a Ford vs Chevy kinda way. But after Daytona? I know I shed tears, and I'm pretty sure my brother did too. Dale Earnhardt was a legend, and he'll never be forgotten
He was the man to hate if you weren't a fan of his. But that day, since that day, many of us put that aside to mourn, respect, and honor him. If he wouldn't have been so damn good, losing him wouldn't have been so tough. I was one of those "anyone but Earnhardt" fans...but watching him fight and block to win made any race that much more exciting.
@@tlmellis1973 amen I started off as Mark Martin fan back when he drove the winndixie car in the Busch series didn't like Dale but when he passed it stunned and stocked the motorsports racing world cause they lost one of the greatest drivers of all time
Thank you Garth Brooks very well said. To Dale Earnhardt thank you for great memories. And To Dale Jr. Sad see you retire full time but having a child and this sport can take you at any turn on track. Miss seeing you and your dad driving. Happy Father's Day. Dale Jr
It’s 2019 and I still think of what things would be like had Dale Earnhardt not passed away. Seeing stuff like this will always hit home because I was named after Dale Earnhardt that’s how much of a fan my father was of his and my whole childhood was spent in houses that were wall to wall #3 memorabilia. I can vaguely remember 5 or 6 year old me excited about Dale Jr coming up through nascar because it was like I was gonna have my Earnhardt and my dad had his Earnhardt. It maybe 2019 and I’m a Chase Elliott fan but I’ll never forget my roots. RIP Dale Earnhardt
It may not make sense to some people, but God understands what I am about say. Thank you Winston Hall , my son, for taking that cup from my hands. I see no more addictions to tobacco, whether it be removing the tobacco industries or what? It matters not to me I just know our Heavenly Father has the best in store. Even if we do not see it just believe it. We in the Body of Christ walk by faith not sight. Thank you Dale Earnhardt.
As a diehard metal fan and member of a big drag racing family that never really followed NASCAR I gotta say this is one of those moments in my time I was truly captivated and all my personal issues were non-existent. What a beautiful tribute to the intimidator....well done.
This brings to tears every time I hear this song. I watched him every weekend a a kid and idolized him. Every time he lost the Daytona 500 felt like a heartache. When he finally won it was one of the best day ever. Thanks for the memories Dale.
Dale was like no other, he truly was the "intimidator" , but he was so much more, he was a wonderful, and amazing individual behind those dark glasses and much more than the tough guy persona
Who is here 20 years later? We miss you Dale! Forever 3
Still cry to this so heartbreaking
Well said his legacy will always live on by his true fans.
No one can replace him never
Here here
Still chokes me up. Forever a fan of 3
When a man dies and makes men cry you no something was special. RIP
The greatest performance of Garth Brooks career… And he’s as legendary as the man that drove #3. We miss you Dale.
Today, February 18th, 2023 22 years later! We miss you 2010 NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Sr! Forever #3!
Still to this day. One of the hardest things I ever delt with as a kid. Dale is still the man. Best driver to ever be behind the wheel of a car. RIP GOAT
That’s what happens when you either deal with it as a kid or put way too much passion in something that you actually have no tangible stake in.
I was a senior in high school when Dale died. I thought that it sucked that he died, but then again at least 6 drivers I liked died on track or died young.
Indy and cart are the only 2 series I refuse to watch anymore. I quit watching when Senna died. Finally decided to watch a race again after many years and it was the race Dan Weldon died in.
Me too I miss alot of my drivers dale Sr kramer Williamson Jason leffler and so on those are the only three I know that died from there injuries
We loved Dale Earnhardt Sr and watched him win the Daytona 500 in 1998. We watched him sail thru Heaven's gates in #3 on February18th 2001. I am sure he made a grand entry but I know my Jerry and Sugar Bear are happily watching him race in Heaven! I will join them all later! Gloria and Bear from Tx
Dale Earnhardt has earned his wings he will forever be missed go rest high on that mountain
I will always miss Earnhardt... there’s no other driver like him there never will be. Miss you Dale!!!
If your a Dale Earnhardt fan as I am, this will make you cry!!!!
Cootersdog I Sure As Hell Cried And It Still Hurts Me To This Day
I cried like a baby when I was 5 and I'm a big fan of the man in black the intimidator
hell yes you will
3
And it definitely still does
The loss of Keith Whitley, Princess Diana, Dale Earnhardt, and 9/11 during my childhood growing up that will always remain a scar on my heart and soul.
I have a feeling that when Micheal Waltrip passes, he's going to meet up with Dale Sr. and Sr. is going to give the vice-like hug that Micheal is still waiting for......
stampede122 no bc thats not how death works
Awesome awesome comment
@@donaldwilson3579 how do you know?
@@donaldwilson3579
Thats just your opinion... it sure isn't fact
how does death work, and how do you know that's how it works??
It's 2018 and a grown man here still tears up like noo other over this. Rip dale u will always be remembered as on hell of a driver and a person
Watching this in 2020 and it still makes me cry like it did back in 2001. I really admired that man.
This song is so emotional and tears are coming
Still makes me cry...RIP the man in black..the intimidator
rest in peace Dale Earnhardt
Dale Earnhardt Sr.
The best there was,
The best there is,
& The best there ever will be.
Wrong. Many drivers have more top tens, more poles,, better average finishes, more wins and 2 other drivers have the same amount of championships (7, jimmy johnson and Richard petty).
There are no facts that support your statement.
Lemmy Kilmister once said that nothing makes someone better or more popular then tragically dying. There are many famous people who are now considered greats when before they died, they were not considered special. Same thing happens with artists. Most painter’s art ain’t worth anything until they die.
@@CamaroAmx Dry up
@@hankhell5663 I don’t drink….
I tear up every time to this song. But seeing this, makes me tear even more. The song makes me think of my mom. We use to go to the races all the time, especially for her bday July 3 for fireworks at Oxford Plain Speedway in Oxford, Maine. We would go to a diner near by, and always requested the booth that was signed by Dale Earnhardt! RIP
Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 🎶❤️
Sorry for your loss
I wasn't an Earnhardt fan but I respected him. Over eighteen years after his passing I still get a little teary eyed from time to time.
After Sr. Passed away Nascar hasn't been the same. So I completely stopped watching the races. You are missed by millions of fans. What a heck of a driver he was.
I absolutely loved that man. He will always be the greatest driver to grace Nascar.
absolutely.
The one and only he was feared and loved at the same time I remember that unfortunate day that he was gone so many years ago when I looked down at the paper to say that he's gone with that I had a sit-down and break it ripped the very pit of my soul and I couldn't stop crying rest in peace the best NASCAR driver that ever graced the asphalt Long live the Intimidator number 3 forever remembered as the man in Black
Then you know nothing about the Intimidator I've been watching him since 1977 up until the day he died I know I know more about him than you could possibly imagine asshole
He was the soul of NASCAR. But Petty is still the King.
@@jackdundon2261 I agree. Petty had 200 victories with 2nd place having 105 (David Pearson) Dale only 76, but like most people they don't look at the entire picture just the most current picture in people's minds.
I have only ever seen my father cry a few times, and when Dale died, that was one of the times.
You just described my dad too. It weighs heavy on the mind because you realize how much harder it really hits since its one of those few rare occasions
I lost my aunt around the time of this.. I didn't cry until this played on tv and I lost it.
This man Dale Earnhardt saved a sport that only people from the south LOVED....he made people like me from NEW YORK be glued to the TV every Sunday afternoon...thank you Mr. Earnhardt...R.I.P.
When I hear this song I start crying its part of my good luck songs when I play this song I think of Dale Sr and Kramer Williamson and Jason leffler miss them terribly
*with tear in eye* how can u watch this without crying
You just can't hell I'm tearing up now
not hard for me...I never really liked him to start with....but he could drive a race car
Eighteen yrs later & I still cry over that day. I'll never forget seeing the tribute flash on my TV that evening. My ex & I just held each other and sobbed. RIP Dale. 😢💔
Nascar had forever changed in a true Earnhardt fan . Yeah we watched for the black Chevrolet to come thru the pack . We shed tears when fans in the stands held up 3 fingers to salute Dale . I personally couldn't watch anymore . I collected every book , newspaper article and all pertaining to that day . I never opened one book ever since. I am now more of a weekly dirt track fan . I have attended races weekly for stock cars since 1980 .in Canada and in Florida during the winter months . I will always be his fan !
He still is my hero. Song makes me cry like a baby! R.I.P. Intimidator!
I wasn't a big fan of Earnhardt but when I heard about him passing away, I broke down. Every tribute song to him is emotional in a good way.
Miss you Intimidator
It doesn't seem possible it was 13 years ago that a sport lost a great driver. I remember it just like it was yesterday. NASCAR will never be the same. RIP Dale Earnhardt Sr., you are truly missed. It never fails I always cry for this great man
It doesn't seem possible it was 5 years ago that you said it didn't seem possible that 13 years ago a sport lost a great driver.
Hagfan789 Um, yeah. It shows that FOUR years ago she mentioned 13 years ago.... which would make it 2001 *SHOCK*
Still got #3 on my silverado,Dale was the working mans hero..rest in peace brother.
amen.
So a millionaire race car driver is the working man’s hero?
Ratt Pack isn’t it every working mans dream to make it big doing something they love?
Ratt Pack if you knew where he came from then yes, if you earn your millions honestly then why not!
Ratt Pack Is a millionaire basketball player an honest working man?
RIP to my childhood hero Dale Earnhardt Sr i miss Dale Earnhardt Sr so very much
I was a fan late in this man's greatness. But my youngest son was his fan ever since he could remember Dale.
18 years later whatever I watch things like this tributes honoring Dale I break down crying I will never get over the fact that we lost him he was a hero to millions of people and people are still feeling the loss of him everyday RIP Dale your Legend will live on forever
Wow, till this day, it just gets harder to hear about this awesome of a person being missed so much. Kinda hard to still hear that he is gone from us still today. So many years and still hurts today.. Loved him then and still till this day, still love him always. God Bless all his fans that still loves this man today and always forever.... He will always roll in our hearts forever. God Bless
Its been almost 17 years since that tragic day at Daytona International Speedway. Hard to belive its been this long. We were all looking to see one of the best finishes in NASCAR history that afternoon. Not to be.
With that. We are coming to a close to the 2017 season in Homestead FL. A nd now, we say goodbye to another Earnhardt. Dale jr. He's retiring. The story and legacy of this racing family has brought to us, is among the best in motorsports history. Or in any sports in general. The Earnhardt family has been apart of our racing family for almost forty years. And still continuing with the younger Earnhardt generation with its future to come.
We all say Thank You, for giving us joy and some heartache all these great memorable years. The #88 car will be missed, but definitely not forgotten by its beloved fans. #3 forever!
To this day it brings tears to my eyes.... thoughts and memories of the man that touched so many including myself. RIP Dale we all miss you dearly.
2022 This still brings tears to my eyes whenever I watch this.... 🥺😔 R.I.P. Dale,,,,, your fans will always love you & miss forever 😔🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Dale the man!!!
Garth a true gentleman.
Garth Brooks couldntve sang Jr better
Seeing Michael Waltrip getting emotional breaks my heart for the man. I always admired him, and my heart goes out to the poor guy. The greatest achievement in his profession came largely due to Dale Earnhardt believing in his driving ability. I can only imagine the "what ifs" that went through his head after the accident that claimed his friend's life. :-(
It makes me Sad too I feel so Bad for Michael Waltrip as the passing of Dale Earnhardt Sr. Effected him Terribly my Heart Breaks for Dale Sr.'s Son Dale Earnhardt Jr. also as the Passing of his Dad Effected him Terribly also
To this day it still makes me sad 😭 dale was my favorite NASCAR racer !!!! He and forever will be my favorite!!! Rest In Peace dale ! We love and miss you greatly
I miss 😢Dale so 😢 much 😢 I have Dale Earnhardt Monte carlo ss.
After reading just a few of these comments, I realize that I can't possibly reply to them all, but here goes: Dale was my hero. I watched him from my daddy's lap from the Wrangler blue & yellow days, until the day he died. I don't care what anyone says about circle-burners, he made it exciting. Not only that, but the fire that I saw in my dad's eyes gave me reason to look for that same fire. Thank you, dad. And thank you, Dale. I will always love you both.
He was the king of nascar miss you dale o will never forget the number3 car not the same watching racing without 3 I see dale out there in spirit from the bleachers.
It just seems like yesterday that Dale left us. >> I still get emotional when i watch this video mmm >> Great job Garth > this song is so fitting for this occasion.
Forever The Man, forever a fan. Miss you Dale!
birdbrain56 i
This was a great man and he will always live on in our hearts RIP Dale we love you and know you are watching
NASCAR should have retired the number 3, just as they should retire the 43 when he passes. These two drivers contributed more to making NASCAR what it is today, and they deserve that honor.
I agree Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty are the best. They raced hard!!
Dale didn't want the No. 3 retired.
It's better see the numbers on the track to remember them. It's honorable to see those numbers.
I say the #3 should never be black again
Whatever NASCAR is Dale Earnhardt was . make no mistake about that
Its the day before Thanksgiving 2019 and this still make me cry every damn time! The goat. Haven't watched a race since
Yes it just brought tears to my eyes again, new years eve 2019
I can't even tell you who just won the championship this year. I lost NASCAR when NASCAR along with everyone else lost Dale! Rip Dale
I lost my old man suddenly about the same age as Jr. lost his, the struggle is horrible. When that one person in your life that's always been your rock is just gone, it hits hard.
RIP Dale and to my father, Paul. Great men gone too soon! Song makes me tear up whenever I hear it all these years later.
My grandpa's favorite driver broke his heart the day it happened and made him cry so my grandpa has been gone for 4 years now due to liver cancer and this is the only song I have for him and it makes me cry. Like this post if you have lost someone who you love and this song reminds you of them
Man this is just heartfelt and tearjerking as Davey Allison's tribute song from the band Alabama at the '93 Diehard 500 at Talladega before the race. Seeing all these in the audience that night who truly loved Dale like of course Richard Childress, Michael Waltrip, Chocolate Myers, his own son Dale Jr. and so many,many more breaking down and getting emotional makes me cry too.
Evertime "The Dance" comes on I now have to bite my lip to hold myself back.
I saw the race that day, very tragic... hasn't been the same since
Dale and Garth two great men.
The look on Michael Waltarp face and the silence of the cord says it all. He will be missed. RIP Dale Earnhardt Sr.
Garth Brooks did the honourable thinking when he left the stage with Dale Sr widow by not putting his hat back on. Dale Sr was looking down and smiling.
Nascar died when dale Sr passed away. rip dale you are missed.
that's true, I never watch now... for years I loved it all.
David Radniecki
luck
It's been hard still and it's been 18 years you will never be the same and Dale you are never far away
Rocket Man shut the fuck up you douche bag.
@Rocket Man you just jealous
Yes, you Definitely could feel the presence of that “ Big Smile” in that room ✨ So many hearts breaking... “Will Never Be The Same”...R I P Dale 🌿
Happy Birthday To A True Legend. Gone but never forgotten! Dale We love and miss you
When Dale died my Brother said " Dale was my John Lennon" to let me know how much he loved Dale 😢. Thank You. Kellene Erin Hubbard 💜💙🇺🇲✌️💯🙏🙏
He lives in our hearts forever!!! #3 we love you!!!!! Thanks for everything you did for your family and fans!!!! Thanks to you as well Sir Garth Brooks!!!!!!!!
Dale JR. This brought me to tears still this long after his passing but to see you remembering your father he has been in my heart forever and like you I watched him every Sunday be the intermediate just to win 1 more. Heart out to everyone that made this man dreams come true.
Watching this in 2020 and it still makes me cry like it did back in 2001. I really admired that man.
I've been to one NASCAR race in my life. That was the 2001 Daytona 500 sitting on the 2nd turn. A day I will never forget.
😢💔
Dale was a great driver and god bless him
Garth Brooks does a awesome job by singing this song for the earndart family I love it
Beautiful song my Mitch is in heaven since Feb 11,2013..he was a real Dale Earnheart fan may both rest in peace
Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 🎶❤️
I felt a hug through this song someone died when I was 3 I imagine he’s proud he’s got a step child with kids her own
I was always a Jeff Gordon fan. But I got to meet Dale and Dale Jr at Rockingham. It was the Greatest Day of My Life. We talked for few minutes and I got picture's with them. I was at the Race that Sad Day. Yes I was Cheering for These Guys. It was like a dream coming true for these 3 men. Till he hit the way. My heart fell out of My chest when Kenny was Waving for Help. We all knew Dale Sr was Gone. There wasn't anyone with a dry eye at Daytona that day. We Just Knew. We returned to Daytona for the 400. There wasn't a dry eye on lap 3. NASCAR lost a Great American legend and Hero that day. God Bless Dale Earnhardt #3 The Man in Black. We Miss You!
Butt hole
Can't believe it's twenty years still gets me
I'll go to my grave a Dale Earnhardt fan... What a journey, what a champion, what a Man.
I love you Dale, see you soon my hero.
I remember shutting the TV off thinking well hell, hope he has a better race next Sunday. Never imagined he was gone! Then my dad called and said Dale died!
I was watching the race with my brother I looked up said well the race over next Sunday he will be back and they said dale is has passed we both said no I started crying
The year NASCAR died for me, I was standing in turn 4 at Daytona on February 18th 2001 never the same again, LEGEND, RIP DALE
will never forget that day watching the race and thinking he has been in worse crashes we will be fine to later find out he passed its a shame on that day nascar lost a great man
Dale Earnhardt you are still so very missed and LOVED.💞💞💖💖
Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 🎶❤️
I can't imagine the pain Dale Jr. and Michael Waltrip, among others felt.
We love you and miss you Dale Earnhardt Sr, you were the Elvis Presley of Nascar, you always made Nascar fun to watch!
Racing was introduced to me by my step father. Dale was his guy and so it was to be my driver as well. Always a Dale guy. There is no other!
I remember my parents telling us to turn away when we saw Ken Schrader motioning the track EMS crew when he got to dales car after the crash. Both parents being in public safety, dad a cop and Dale Earnhardt Sr fan and actually met him on more than one occasion and my mom a paramedic. They knew Dale was either dead from that hit or he was in serious condition and knew it wasn’t good after all the wrecks and deaths they have both seen in their professions. But Dale Sr. Was close friends with a guy named David Blanton a close family friend of ours here in LaGrange Georgia and Dale would come hunt down here in LaGrange troup county Georgia and over in Harris county Georgia and a few other prime hunting areas around that are known for big bucks. David Blanton works for Team Realtree and was second or third in charge and Dale Sr LOVED hunting and my dad had the incredible opportunity meet him a few times when his private plane would land at our small airport both when he would be in his police uniform or his number 3 Dale Sr shirt lol. We have a photo of Dale Sr my dad and David Blanton and Richard Childress and Bill Jordan the owner and founder of team realtree standing in front of my dads marked police car and my dad with a GIGANTIC smile while everyone else is smiling like a completely normal person lol. He was asked if he wanted to go hunting one time but he was asked to goto Orlando Florida to teach a class at a Law Enforcement training class and was so pissed lol. He loved fishing tho and was going to ask to have a piece of his Intimidator Bass Boat to be signed by his hero but unfortunately the 2001 Daytona 500 made the world stop when it took the most beloved and most feared driver from us. 2001 was the worst year in American history. First we lose Dale Earnhardt Sr. We lose the GOAT in February and then fast forward to September 11th 2001 and our nation comes under attack in New York City with the Twin Towers and the Pentagon gets hit in Washington DC and a field in Pennsylvania becomes hollow ground after some of the bravest Americans to ever live that are aboard a commercial flight decides that they will not go down without a fight and try and retake control of the plane from the hijackers and they all rose up to get to the cockpit but sadly they weren’t able to do it before becoming victims of the worst day not only in American history but world history. That was the year everything changed and nothing would ever be the same again. Rest In Peace Dale Earnhardt Sr. And Rest In Peace to the 343 FDNY Firefighters and the 23 NYPD Officers who gave their lives that day. And to the 2996 souls who all perished on that day. Worst year in America. #RaiseHellPraiseDale #TheIntimidator #3 #NeverForget
My husband and i were just talking about this tonight. Bristol was on last Sunday and my diehard racing fan husband didn't watch the race. We talked about how things were not the same since Dale passed. Without Dale, Stewart, Petty, Gordon and at least one Waltrip boy out on the track, it just wasn't the same and never will be again
I was a massive hater of Earnhardt then. He drove a Chevy, for god's sake! My brother and I would make up all kinds of nicknames making fun of "The Intimidator". "The Masturbator" was my personal favorite. I was all of, I think, 13 when I coined that. We hated him, in a Ford vs Chevy kinda way. But after Daytona? I know I shed tears, and I'm pretty sure my brother did too. Dale Earnhardt was a legend, and he'll never be forgotten
He was the man to hate if you weren't a fan of his. But that day, since that day, many of us put that aside to mourn, respect, and honor him. If he wouldn't have been so damn good, losing him wouldn't have been so tough. I was one of those "anyone but Earnhardt" fans...but watching him fight and block to win made any race that much more exciting.
@@tlmellis1973 amen I started off as Mark Martin fan back when he drove the winndixie car in the Busch series didn't like Dale but when he passed it stunned and stocked the motorsports racing world cause they lost one of the greatest drivers of all time
This is awesome and love the song...
Thank you Garth Brooks very well said. To Dale Earnhardt thank you for great memories. And To Dale Jr. Sad see you retire full time but having a child and this sport can take you at any turn on track. Miss seeing you and your dad driving. Happy Father's Day. Dale Jr
What a great song to sing for the best driver I have ever seen, glad I didn't miss the dance. R. I. P DALE EARNHARDT.
Great song for a greater man. Not sure why God would take a man like that from us
It’s 2019 and I still think of what things would be like had Dale Earnhardt not passed away. Seeing stuff like this will always hit home because I was named after Dale Earnhardt that’s how much of a fan my father was of his and my whole childhood was spent in houses that were wall to wall #3 memorabilia. I can vaguely remember 5 or 6 year old me excited about Dale Jr coming up through nascar because it was like I was gonna have my Earnhardt and my dad had his Earnhardt. It maybe 2019 and I’m a Chase Elliott fan but I’ll never forget my roots. RIP Dale Earnhardt
Still miss watching Dale race in 2019! Still hard to believe he’s gone. RIP Intimidator!! ♥️#3
It may not make sense to some people, but God understands what I am about say. Thank you Winston Hall , my son, for taking that cup from my hands. I see no more addictions to tobacco, whether it be removing the tobacco industries or what? It matters not to me I just know our Heavenly Father has the best in store. Even if we do not see it just believe it. We in the Body of Christ walk by faith not sight. Thank you Dale Earnhardt.
4 years later and I miss you more today! This will always touch my heart! RIP Dale Sr
Dale Earnhardt Sr was simply the Best. Great father, Friend and Nascar Driver. He was my favorite. HE WILL BE MISSED BY US ALL...
That was the first Nascar race I ever went to I was 12 and was in love with dale sr, I got to meet him and jr right before the race down in the pit
AWESOME VIDEO!! 20YRS later I shared it in a FB post tonight!! Dale and provider of the video, May God bless you!!
I agree with you dale Jr should have gotten the standing ovation instead of the the seacow
As a diehard metal fan and member of a big drag racing family that never really followed NASCAR I gotta say this is one of those moments in my time I was truly captivated and all my personal issues were non-existent. What a beautiful tribute to the intimidator....well done.
This brings to tears every time I hear this song. I watched him every weekend a a kid and idolized him. Every time he lost the Daytona 500 felt like a heartache. When he finally won it was one of the best day ever. Thanks for the memories Dale.
just ran across this....still brings tears. Love you Dale. Forever 3
Day will never be forgotten. We miss u dale to this day ❤
There will be no driver like him, number 3 forever, he's son was smart. 3333333. I knew that he was died, my cousin told me no sirens on , no hope😭😭
Thy should have never brought back the number 3 n i was watching tht race tht sad day rip dale sr
Simply the greatest there was that song even though I have heard it and liked it before, now for me it will for ever be tied to Dale Earnhardt.
No matter how many times you watch it it’s like the first time. 3 RIP
rest in peace Dale Earnhardt sr
Dale was like no other, he truly was the "intimidator" , but he was so much more, he was a wonderful, and amazing individual behind those dark glasses and much more than the tough guy persona