Michael Waltrip has said that he genuinely wanted to take the lead but every time he'd try to get by Jr the car would get out of shape and that's how he knew he was supposed to finish second.
Correct me if I am wrong please. I am not a huge Nascar fan but there were a lot of things that that fell into place perfectly. 1. He took the lead with 3 laps to go. His fathers number. 2. He held on to win a race on the same track his father died. 3. As soon as they crossed the line the next car overtook him. I am not saying he didn't need it. I am just saying it might have been given to him. All for the right reason.
The next car didn’t overtake him as soon as they crossed the line. It was 2 seconds after. Which JR had already slowed down which is why the other driver passed him up.
Jr. earned the way to the front and was followed in by his teammate. he had 13 Top 5's at Daytona over his career and won there 4 times, so this was not a fluke either. He just happened to be good at that track. I struggle to say the other drivers took it easy at the end, but let's say this. I think he would have won even with someone contesting his position, but everyone behind him would have been remembering that only months before this race Dale Sr. had died here, and whoever either did or had the possibility of wrecking his kid would have had the wrath of NASCAR affiliates and millions of fans pointed at them.
@@thetalesofdaneandco agreed. I don't think anyone wanted to risk what had happened in February - they didn't give it to him but they also didn't do everything to attempt taking it from him.
The weird part isn't so much that Dale Jr. won, but the fact that Mikey came in 2nd, just like the Daytona that year (except reversed, Mikey was 1 and Jr. was 2).
With Waltrip on his rear bumper. Powerful and emotional.
Indeed.
Waltrip gave him a hell of a push
This is the ONLY person that should've won this race
Kyle Busch should’ve won it
@@Knoe-lp2wl Kyle Busch wasn't even racing until 2003
@@duhclibby8102 right😂
@@Knoe-lp2wl you thought Kyle was the m&m car lol
@@Knoe-lp2wl inbreeding is bad
Chills every time I watch this big moment in the sport
Single greatest nascar moment of all time
Love how the drivers are high fiving each other by bumping into one another
Mikey to rest of the field: YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!!!!
HE SAID SCREW THE FIELD!
This win Dale Jr. took home was for his father.
Yeah this is a teary moment for dale jr and just about every nascar fan in the world way to ho Dale sr raised a good boy there RIP Dale SR
Couldn't imagine anyone else winning this exact race.
every time i watch this: I'm not crying, you're crying
I literally know dick about NASCAR and this still has me crying
And we don't know ya, but we love ya for it. Can I borrow a Kleenex? Lol
-Die hard NASCAR fan
I got chills when this happened.
That is absolutely amazing
3:27 I AM SPEECHLESS!
20 years ago....
Imagine if the 3 of them were there that woulda been amazing rip dale sr
I have no doubt when Jr got to the front no one was going to fight him for it.
Michael Waltrip has said that he genuinely wanted to take the lead but every time he'd try to get by Jr the car would get out of shape and that's how he knew he was supposed to finish second.
It’s waltrip and Earnhardt. But one more car is missing
Sr was grinning his ass off.
When Nascar still had most of theyre fans
Junior and Mikey on top of that car chokes me up every time
Greatest moment in nascar history
He was my favorite driver im 25
You don’t see racing like this anymore
This is the best Junior win second only to him winning in the 3 car. They didn't call Dale Jr the pide piper for nothing.
Correct me if I am wrong please. I am not a huge Nascar fan but there were a lot of things that that fell into place perfectly. 1. He took the lead with 3 laps to go. His fathers number. 2. He held on to win a race on the same track his father died. 3. As soon as they crossed the line the next car overtook him. I am not saying he didn't need it. I am just saying it might have been given to him. All for the right reason.
The next car didn’t overtake him as soon as they crossed the line. It was 2 seconds after. Which JR had already slowed down which is why the other driver passed him up.
Jr. earned the way to the front and was followed in by his teammate. he had 13 Top 5's at Daytona over his career and won there 4 times, so this was not a fluke either. He just happened to be good at that track.
I struggle to say the other drivers took it easy at the end, but let's say this. I think he would have won even with someone contesting his position, but everyone behind him would have been remembering that only months before this race Dale Sr. had died here, and whoever either did or had the possibility of wrecking his kid would have had the wrath of NASCAR affiliates and millions of fans pointed at them.
@@thetalesofdaneandco agreed. I don't think anyone wanted to risk what had happened in February - they didn't give it to him but they also didn't do everything to attempt taking it from him.
Crowd must of been losing it!!
Rigged
Was this scripted?
How you script a race with 200mph? Impossible to realize
Lexy Thomas A very underrated driver. If only he stayed consistent tho. That was his down side
The weird part isn't so much that Dale Jr. won, but the fact that Mikey came in 2nd, just like the Daytona that year (except reversed, Mikey was 1 and Jr. was 2).
I think once Jr and Waltrip were 1st and second no one was going to challenge them in the end.
@@vinyllpreviews9462 im pretty sure the comms from Waltrip were "tell dale to just gun it, ill wreck anyone who trys" *this ones for you dale*
Way to go Michael Waltrip, oh wait, Jr. Won the race. Good job on hogging some of the attention by standing on top of your car
I don’t think there was a single racer who actually wanted to win that race
I will always say number 88