How does Dale Jr feel about his days at DEI? | Dale Jr Download
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- In this video, Mike Davis and Dale Earnhardt Jr discuss the days at DEI and how Dale has 'grown up' a lot since then.
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The honest moments that have happened in that room, and the willingness to have more is the reason I like Dale Jr today.
Man I would love to have Teresa come on this program to understand her motives and who she was after your fathers death. I also do not think you can blame yourself for how you were at the time you were still a kid basically who lost his dad with an entire organization on your shoulders while carrying the impossible legacy of your dad.
I think Theresa is vastly misunderstood. Think of the grief and pain she had to set aside to keep DEI going.... not to say anyone is perfect or handles things well... but it's all she had left of Sr. after his passing. As people we tend to hold onto those things too tight, not sharing our pain and doing our best to be strong in the weakest part of our life when we lose the people that mean everything to us. The fans and media have shown her very little empathy to her loss and what she went through. I try to give people the benefit of the doubt esp. when I have no way of knowing... as a fan it's easy to demonize someone we want to believe wronged our hero than believe that there were wrongs on all sides... but hell, what do I know?
Theresa in a way reminds me of Martha Hart.
I don’t think that’s going to happen for a while.
@@REEEEEEEEEEEE0 that is a great call
I could not say it any better thanks brother
From what I've observed, this show has HEALED WAY MORE than hurt anyone... Getting things out in the open and even if you have to ask for forgiveness for something that was overlooked can be a great relief even after many years as you guys have experienced with this show... I find it refreshing to see adults come together and air it out a little...
I loved DEI and when Park got in the 1 car I was elated. I was a Dale Sr fan and when he started DEI it was like the stars were aligning to be something spectacular. Honestly I was Team DEI until Dale Jr went to Hendrick. DEI was a powerhouse for sure.
I remember when they announced Mikey's arrival. I thought of car numbers and I realized the 15 was the lowest number available but Bud Moore had it I thought. But Sr. got it. 👍 no.1, no.8. no.15. Cool numbers
It was a real shame what happened to Steve Park. Saw him at my local short track once and you could tell he just wasn't all there. Such a shame.
I think all 3 drivers would have absolutely flourished had Dale Sr lived. . I think jr would've won at least 35 races, i think Micheal and Steve Park both would've won around 10-15 races (if park had stayed healthy), DEI would still be around today
Jr would had a championship or two if Sr had lived and woulda won a lot more races. He did great considering what all happened but he was never the same after Sr died
@@dcooper91g I completely agree with you. After Sr died Jr was never the same and understandably so. Just the grieving process alone had to be tough with the race schedule and everything being public. The entire company was at a loss. No one knew what to do or think other than off to the next track. Jr was still pretty young at the time and his drinking seemed to ramp up even more, again I get it. I really wish he would have taken some time off to allow himself time to grieve and get his head right before getting back in the car. All of this before the infighting with the Eury's and before the wicked witch of the south did anything and everything she could to run the team into the ground.
Dale Jr was such a young man for everything to happen in his life and the world fell onto his shoulders and he did an amazing job handling it, and still does till this day.
DEI was so short lived... If Dale Sr. was alive today, DEI would be a team that many would fear, no doubt!
Truth
@@brandonrobinson2251 Yes sir!!
This is probably the biggest "what if" in Nascar's history! If Dale Sr had not passed, DEI would've had the best equipment and personnel in the sport. There would've definitely been even more wins and probably a couple of Cup championships.
You don't know that
@@bobbyhall7472 No kidding! One is not allowed to have an opinion?!!?
The Bud days from 2000 until 2004 were amazing. The bud car at Dega or Daytona from 2000 until Jr quit driving it was money and always made the fans go crazy. I really loved racing back then. I always did. The Hendrick ride is a completely different story all together. 2014 and the Amelia days. Son that car was bad fast. I like watch the 04 500 and 14 500 back to back. That's how you plate race.
as someone who has lost 4 family members, NO you are not always in your right mind when you are grieving thanks Jr take care
Another thing to consider, and the reason why I love this podcast is because there were so many of us fans who were sad to see DEI fall apart. It was like Dale Sr. died a 2nd time, so to see these guys sit down and talk to each other is refreshing. We can still look back fondly on those days. I'm an even bigger Dale Jr. fan now than when he was still racing full-time.
I hardly watch the races but listening to this is a must!!!!!!!!!!
Unless you're too young to have lived through the DEI days, everyone has seen Dale Junior's evolution and would never fault him for what happened in the Bud days!
I think it was Hank Parker Sr. who said that Dale Sr. regretted getting him that Budweiser sponsorship. It would've worked itself out quicker with Sr still alive but once he was gone and Jr was left alone with Teresa.....shew.
My favorite DEI moment was in Pocono. DW in Steve's seat, I was seated in Winners circle tower over Victory Lane. The chatter from DW on the headphones was amazing. Leading when rain came. I wanted him to win.
The biggest time of my Nascar fandom was because of DEI, the first Nascar race I ever went to was the 2001 Pepsi 400 that Jr and DEI won. The whole RAD alliance carried them for a few years and made those restrictor plate races must see TV and to this day that was the best restrictor plate racing there was. I wish there had been more wins at other tracks but even then Jr led a lot of races just didn't finish there. 2002- 2004 Jr led 22, 24,and 19 races.
He admitted some things here that takes some balls to do... most guys wouldn't, so props for that!
DEI Evolution
1990 - founded
1991 - Dale Sr. And Darrell waltrip
1992 - Dale Sr. And Darrell waltrip
1993 - Dale Sr. And Michael waltrip
1994 - Dale Sr. And Michael waltrip
1995 - Dale Sr. solo
1996 - Dale Sr. And Steve parks
1997 - Dale Sr. solo
1998 - Dale Sr. And Steve parks
1999 - Dale Sr. , Steve Parks , Michael waltrip , Dale Jr.
2000 - Dale Sr. , Steve parks , Michael waltrip , Dale Jr.
2001 - Steve parks , Dale Jr. And Michael waltrip
2002 - Steve parks and Dale Jr.
2003 - Michael waltrip and Dale Jr.
2004 - Dale Jr. , Michael waltrip and Kyle Petty
2005 - Dale Jr. And Steve parks
2006 - Dale Jr. And Michael waltrip
2007 - Dale Jr. solo
2008 Dale Jr leaves DEI and the team folds in 2009 RIP DEI (1990-2009)
Truex and Mark Martin
@@shatnersufolanded7785 mark was with Penske till retirement Truex was a rookie in 2005 and drove for joe Gibbs
I thought dei was actually started 1982 or so....and Jeff Green drove in the busch series for dei in 95...also don't forget about ron Hornaday in the truck and busch series.
Jr actually ran some races in 1997 for DEI and won his first Busch Series Championship in 1998.
Hornaday was also around in those late 90’s days.
I didn’t realize it Dale started it in the early 1990’s. His death was such a tragedy and altered the sport forever.
@@HTV315 Mark Martin never once drove for Penske. He drove for Roush for much of his career, then DEI in 2008, before moving onto Hendrick.
Truex spent five seasons at DEI before going to MWR. He was the only full-time driver the #1 had after Steve Park (not Parks), and he didn't join Gibbs until much, much later.
The single greatest episode of this show would be to get Teresa on. Candid and honest.
Completely doubt that would ever happen, but man. What an episode that would be. Not that she cares, but she could very much help her public reputation if she did.
I wonder if they'll ever have taylor on there...teresa would definitely be an interesting conversation.
I've thought the same thing about Theresa many times. I just don't know if they did manage to get her on if you would be able to talk to anyone else from those DEI days. It's like she would have to be the last person to talk to and I don't know if she would even agree to coming on after everyone else has had there say.
@@guitarhumbleI honestly wonder if those two actually have a relationship or not
There’s gonna come a day where we get an interview with Teresa Earnhardt and I’m not ready.
Wondering what Dale Sr. would've thought about "My Truths."
It's such a dumb thing. You can have "My opinion" or "My perspective", but there is no ownership on truth. It's an absolute thing.
If I think a light is green (when it's actually red), run it and get into a wreck. The truth is it was red whether I saw it that way or not.
Little does he know - today - Dale’s friend Newgarden would win the Indy 500 !!
I'm not a huge Indy follower, but damn that kid has some wins under his belt!!! Congrats on to him on the Indy 500!!!
Love the DEI stories! Don’t ever think they get old!
Reality is a matter of perception is what I believe key to keep in mind.
No doubt about it, the courage to not just recount yourself but hold yourself accountable during the times of such tremendous loss is certainly admirable.
In my mind this act is the most noble.
I wouldn’t listen to one word of shame towards the situation.
I believe these sessions are what heals.
My trust is vested with the individuals who are not perfect, but flawed. The ones who have made mistakes and learned from them. They fully own them and they hold themselves accountable to have learned from them.
These are the people I count as salt of the earth. They understand imperfections and how important the human spirit is.
If they can find the energy to choose to be leaders, I believe they hold the keys to be builders of those fortunate enough to be around them.
In my mind the most skillful trade anyone can possess, is the art of building up those that come in contact with them.
There is nothing more gratifying in life than being placed in a situation completely over your head and not only surviving it, but thriving in the moment.
For myself I’ve been blessed enough to be on the receiving end of this dynamic. I feel compelled to try my best to be that for another.
This is why I keep following this program. It is no doubt witnessing good medicine working.
Nothing beats reality. Through this the possibilities feel endless. These times can not get enough of this
I appreciate DEI even though it's now a wedding venue, a museum and a grassroots race car part shop for both asphalt and dirt race cars known as Earnhardt Technologies Group with a few DEI employees who were part of the teams back then.
Even though I feel bad for Teresa to go through a lot to keep DEI as a race team and she tried everything she could.
DEI definitely had great days even though some days were rough...
She really didn’t go all out to keep DEI as a race team and that’s been evident from every interview they do but it would be interesting to get her perspective on the whole aftermath of Earnhardts death
Hey y'all this is Jeff Yoder the ol'broke down scooter tramp again and I've seen the comments about Theresa and I mean no disrespect to any of you or your opinions but from what I've seen and heard in interviews over the last ten years or so Theresa was pretty much being the greedy power hungry b - - -h she was rumored to be and the pretty much open to the public war between her and Jr and Kelly seemed to me to back up those rumors about Theresa so I'm not thinking she is very deserving of any sympathy 😊😅😮😂❤😊❤
I remember meeting you, Harvick, and Sr at Carowinds for an autograph session in like 2000. My uncle drove for RCR (still does) and always pulled Sr’s cars around so he took me along. We got there super early and I got to ride into the park with your dad to park the car when the gates opened. That was a day I’ll never forget.
I will say though you seemed pretty stuck up back then though 😂. I was a Dale Jr hater for a long time because of that day. I enjoy the show now though!
Thank you Mike Davis for reminding us that there were some great things that happened in the "good days" at DEI. Especially mentioning Steve Park winning at Watkins Glen.
Dale Jr you had the weight of the world on your shoulders and you were young. We all have moments we regret on how we handled things. The difference is we didn’t have the public watching. The pressure Jr. was under was enormous. Jr. You are such a remarkable man, your beautiful wife and children. Sr. I believe is smiling down on you. Your sister too. Thank you for sharing these stories and history.
He did fit the typical early 2000 laid back white guy with the beer that like to party
Dale and Mike thank you for this. Two friggin racing dudes teaching me how to be a better man/person and putting my pride aside. Listening to you just helped me look at things differently in a good way. Thank you!
I love that Dale Jr AND Mike is all about mending the fences, or healing the heart. I thought is poignant a couple weeks ago that Dale didn't want Robbie Reiser to carry ill feelings against Jack Roush and company.
Where are the Steve Hmiel and Bloomquist episodes on Peacock? Too controversial to put on?
I’m dieing to see you have Theresa on the show!!!
HA!
That’s like a 1% chance lol
Or maybe taylor
I know most people don’t agree but Dale jr is in my top 25 drivers of all time. I truly don’t think he had a natural born talent, but just thru determination and hard work he followed in his daddy’s footsteps
All good and at times successful stories are full of going through one septic tank after another. We all know it, live it, and experience it. Human nature. Those stories connect us with those who achieve the upper echelon goals in life - "Damn, this guy who is on >this whatever high level in their life that pukes them into the public eye< goes through the horssh!t that I do in mine". It's part of it. For any of us, wherever they are in life, we simply do what we can/can what we do/hope it all works out in the end. It's the best any of us can do.
I can’t imagine the pain, stress and down right unbareable pressure on Jr!!!!
Love your honesty Dale. Great open honest reflection!
You know what? I say bring Teresa along for an interview. Get it cleared out, on the table, and move forward. I feel great things could come from it. Just a thought
That was before the Busch family sold transheiser busch to foreigners. so we cant hold it against you.
I'm still shocked to learn of all the downfall of dei. yes I know dal sr died & tgatvwas their leader. I guess I just remember watching all the success from 01-04
I would like for Taylor to come on to tell her stories.
In past segments when Dale Jr. brought in former DEI staffers to talk about that era, it always impressed me how Dale Jr. was vocally _very_ restrained he was towards those guests in the studio; with allowing those guests to have their say with no interruptions from Dale Jr.. Many others in similar positions as moderator, Dale Jr., could have been disruptive in the course of such interviews.
Dale has my highest respect with how he has conducted himself when interviewing studio guests; especially with how he handled those interviews with former DEI staffers.
I wish Dale jr. had this podcast when he was racing might have made me not mind him taking my boys 25 team. Thank you Dale Jr. for what you do for the sport your the man keep it up
Please stop saying "their truth". There's only 1 truth, different people have different perspectives or know different information, but there's only 1 truth.
I think they should have Teresa on the pod one day. That could be a great interview and a great healing moment
Jake Elder to a young Dale Earnhardt Sr. early in his career: Stick with me, kid, and we’ll win diamonds as big as horse turds". He was one heck of a crew chief and chassis set up man despite a third grade education. Is he in the NASCAR hall of fame?
How much longer do we have to wait until Mike gets a decent haircut or goes back to wearing a hat!?!?
Or till we get a new mike!
That's not a hat he's wearing? Fooled me
I dont know if either one of you read these comments but I want to commend they way you both manage your thoughts, feelings and viewpoints around the discussions you have. You genuinely appear to want to understand peoples thoughts and feelings and be able to help them and maybe yourselves with these discussions. You come across as objective and actively listening and understanding them and able to honestly respond in a positive way being careful with feelings. It isn’t toned down or manipulated or deflected.
Truly a shame with what happened that you left DEI. Your father's legacy was stolen from you, Kelly and Kerry. We all can see your father smiling down on you for the man you have become and accomplished.
Yeah if Jr would have had his act together back at DEI more than likely it would have survived. Theresa probably got to the point where she didn't want to deal with all of the problems they were having so she just shut everything down.
I love the 31 piece on the wall and am bummed it’s going away. 31 reminds me of Junior early on at Myrtle Beach but also it reminds me of the time Neil Bonnett ran that car in Cup.
Love this podcast and loved DEI back when 🏁🏆🏁🌟🙏🏻💞🤗💞🙏🏻🙏🏻
Respect the honesty Dale .
Hey Dale I really appreciate what you’re doing with the podcast show & I enjoy listening to you guys. But the one person you need have on to get the elephant in the room out is your stepmom. I would ask you to Pray about it & before you would bring her on but that’s the one you need to have on the show to hear what she was thinking & feeling in order to clear the air of that chapter. As my mother told me to do with my dad go & make peace with her. GOD Bless my friend
Teresa needs to be on your show brutha.
If gilmore is comin in…how much hp were those damn plate engines makin!!
Not sure if he uploaded during the long red flag at Indy...
Or the red flag was so long that he warped back to Carolina to do this clip
I’ve heard the same opinions about Teresa from just about every guest associated with DEI. NASCAR’s true villain.
Ahh the good ol' days 🍻
You know, you go through things in life to get you where you are now.
To keep it light and fun get a handful of lug nuts and throw one. Maybe you need to make some lug nut shaped snacks just to throw??
Here's "my truth":
The fact that Jr. is best known for his Hendrick days rather than his DEI days is blasphemy, considering that he got more wins in DEI than in Hendrick, and in less years, too.
He absolutely isn't better known for his Hendrick days though 😂 The first thought that comes to anyone's mind is that #8 Bud car
Idk why he feels so responsible for the race outcome. He has been hollering for a few years about how the cars need to be changed and if it wasn’t for Dale Jr and his passion for the track it would be condos or a strip mall by now! He breathed new life into the place and should be PROUD of the outcome!
I think Jr. Should do a segment on NBC where he surprise visits a hand full of owners of the 8 Chevy Monte Carlo passenger car! My neighbor had both the 8 and 3! That car made NASCAR so relatable and fun to see on the streets
Well done men. Recently, I heard my 20 something child tell a joke that could hurt someone else. I just had to keep my mouth shut because 40 years ago---that would have been me.
My only issue with DEI is how it ended up in Teresa's control. DEI should have gone to Junior and Kelley's possession instead of hers.
When JR was about to leave DEI Tony Stewart made the comment, if JR leaves that place will become a museum.
I don’t question teresa Earnhardt decisions she lost her husband and all thrown in her lap the leader past but that’s her husband the fall of dei was dale Earnhardt death the decision after was was like putting a bandage on a wide open wound
Higher Brock Beard the NASCAR man as he's the best in the busines?
Dale ,sounds like he took that job with budwiser really to seriously 😂it was his job to party until the sun came up tomorrow I would have done the same thing 🤣👍
But watching this whole video dale jr admitting he could done better but at the time lost he’s dad I know how that fills it’s so empty filling he human and mike saying hey throughout all the crap DEI was great to watch wins and near wins wow but in the in it’s because there wasn’t the man there the drill sergeant was gone and at the time dale jr teresa, Michael, Waltrip and so on wasn’t ready for all this like dale was it broken me to lose such a icon and legendary name like dale Earnhardt
Please stop with the “their truth” thing. There is no “your truth.” There is no “my truth.” There is only the truth. Everything else is someone’s perception or his or her recollection.
When being the "Bud Man" was a good thing.... Not so much anymore😂
IithinkDeiwouldneennumberoneandateamtoberespected
That company was run like a bad garage.
I hope he and his siblings work out their issues with Theresa someday. Life is too short to carry grudges for all parties involved.
Wtf would they,she hated them from day 1
What for? Who would go and hangout with an ex step parent that you never really got along with?
Somethings are better just left alone.
She was terrible to Dale's 3 children from the very beginning.
Dale Jr is my favorite driver always and forever and just a real and genuine person.
I just don't see how he balances being DJ and Blake Shelton.
We need dirt on Teresa….tell us the crazy Teresa stories!
Don’t beat yourselves up over the past I bet every company goes through the same BS
I see the DJD and I click it’s that simple😂
Well said, Dale. Always remember that every man is the hero of his own story.
What’s going on with Mikes hair lmao dude get a haircut or wear a cap 😂
I think you should ask Theresa to come talk. Even if one of y’all get up mad and leave it still needs to be a conversation
She said it all when she told him he wanted to be a PR man more than he wanted to be a driver. You can look back all you want but the biggest threat to Jr’s success was Jr himself. He ran Tony off from the team and that pretty much ended the 8. Truex was outrunning him at the end.
not diversity, equity, inclusion... lol
I think he got sick when crew chief for Joe Ruttman!
Where did the tire go at Indy?
It thankfully cleared the grandstands and hit a car in the parking lot. Nobody was harmed.
Fell on a parked car
Cool interview
I think y’all should have Teresa Underdown on sometime. She has so many amazing stories from those days with y’all at DEI and from earlier with your dad’s team at RCR. I love sitting with her and just listening to what NASCAR was like back in those days..
What could have been for DEI ❤💙
I love hearing all the stories from the past to the now.
Some are funny to heartfelt stories.
Truth is not a posessive; fact is fact and not subject to individual interpretation, Junior.
"Some would say that differing opinions carry equal weight..... *but there is only one truth.* "
- Pilson + Lynch
Does Mike cut his own hair, in the dark? 😂
They were cheating,that's racing
Hard to tell where DEI would be today, doubtful Sr would have failed but seems like the days of big manufacturers/teams like Childress, Yates, Hendrick, Roush & Gibbs are memories of how it use to be .. DEI lead the way for the drivers to own their own teams and folks who had similar goals followed suit (Tony Stewart in particular) feel like there’s a lot if tradition missing on race day
I got the chance last October to visit Charlotte. Went to RCR and Jr Motorsports, bucket list places and things to see for me personally. And the saddest thing was driving by DEI, seeing it closed up without anyone around
My brother had that RMF!!! We was little kids in the 80s when he got it!! It about got him!!!☠☠
He pulled through it!!!
Dale we are blessed and happy to say some of Matt Kenseth's crew was here in West Virginia enjoying the ATV trails and at my cousin's restaurant and signed some stuff of your and Dale Sr she has hanging up. Said u wouldn't mind y'all are pals 🤷🏻♂️ LoL love the show from lifelong Earnhardt fans here in Wv
I think the question should be. Is how much does Dale Jr have to do with DEI. Maybe nothing or maybe something. I know he still gets money or a percentage of funds from them. RIGHT?
Dale Jr. took on the role of the human analog for Spuds MacKenzie, Party Dog!!! Peace, brother! It's all good!
Jr and Bowyer say Toyota the same
Dale loves Bud light
DEI is complexing for me as the greatest driver for the team was no doubt Dale Jr with by far the most wins Truex came in when the team was falling apart park couldn’t stay healthy and Waltrip I feel wasn’t ever believed in by the higher ups after sr was gone