Dale Earnhardt "The Day" Part 1 of 5
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- By Joseph Foster
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The death of Dale Earnhardt resulting from a crash on the final lap of the race deprived a family of its patriarch and the sport of the most eminent stock car luminary of his time (Earnhardt Series). Earnhardt’s legacy might reside in how his death reshaped the sport.
At the time of Dale’s death NASCAR was dealing with the aftermath of three driver fatalities in 2000-Adam Petty, Kenny Irwin Jr. and Tony Roper, ahead of the Daytona 500.
The 2001 Daytona 500 marked the inaugural year of NASCAR’s six-year, $2.8 billion television agreement with Fox and NBC. BumpsNotes attempts to present a respectful view of the event without having to lean on the wreck itself of which most of you have viewed many times.
The story is compiled in five reasonably short videos and we hope you enjoy the presentation and editing taken from the NASCAR televised video article “The Day” - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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Joe Rogan interview of Dale, Jr. brought me here. I'm not a NASCAR fan but much respect for Mr. Dale, Sr. RIP.
Damn me too
ive seen this AT LEAST 70 times and it still brings me to tears man Damn R.I.P Dale. never forgotten
Robert Grezel right I'm bawling
Good, I don't feel so bad now for my tears.
Robert Grezel me too man I was in third grade when it happened still bring me to tears till this day
jarret, earnhardt, the labontes, the burtons, wallace, elliott, rudd, waltrips they just dont race like that anymore.
Rusty was one of my favorite drivers. He was great.
They were the best of the best!
Nope. Never again I’m afraid.
Gordon and Allison?
Glad I was a kid during this era. Fun times.
Dale was a legend of NASCAR. His Australian equivalent was Peter Brock. Both were friendly, approachable, and larger than life, and respected by their peers, for what seems like superhuman talent. Both will be missed by one and all among their fans
Nowhere near equivalent DF...
@@hardcorehunter9438 don't know who he is but you don't gotta hate
Quite Insane Dale drove for the Entire 1999 Season with a Broken Vertebrae in his neck like that. Junior mentions in his new book his Dad also broke a bone in his neck in Michigan in 1994 and didn't tell anyone about that
TheDieHardWWEAddict how do it get jrs race to the finish book.
Is that why he passed out at Michigan ?
I was 6 when this happened. When I heard he died, I didn't understand. I understand now. What an absolute freaking legend. I cry over him and Dale Jr when I watch this. I really wish he never died.
To this day I still find myself in tears over him he was a great man a great racer great father and an icon I still miss him and watching him race all the time
Jen Dassinger dale was actually a pretty crap father but hey what do I know.
@@deaf2819 My Dad was a crap father but he didn't die and as I grew up more we got close. We are very close now. They could have done the same in time. But that chance was taken. Don't act so pompous.
Sometimes great dads have to do what they have to do..... for their sanity, for money, for different reasons. Dale wasn't perfect, but Dale was good. I think all his kids know this.
I remember watching this with my father that day. I was 17 years old and as soon as he hit the wall my dad slumped his shoulders and said instantly, "he didn't make it, he's gone." He knew that he died as soon as he hit the wall because of how he hit it. I never saw my dad so sad because Dale Earnhardt was his favorite racer of all time. And the day he won the Daytona 500 for the first time my dad was as happy as could be. He was cheering and just elated that he finally won.
My dad and I were watching when it happened as well.
I remember I didn't quite understand what had really happened as I was only 10 years old at the time, I just remembered his car smashing the wall and my Dad jumped up out his chair and kneeled in front our TV. He looked at me and said we had just witnessed the saddest day in racing history, that something in his gut said he wasn't walking away from that wreck. I think my dad still feels the sorrow he felt on that day he loved Dale Sr.
Corrado LeBlanc Heartbreaking story♡
Hazel Eyes After I wrote that comment I went over to my parents for breakfast and I asked him if he remembered the day we watched this, and he said that he remembers it like yesterday, that he'll never forget how he felt that day. It's a feeling that kind of just stays with you, you know.
Corrado LeBlanc I'm glad that he remember and what a happy ending for you.
I had this same exact experience. Remember it like it just happened.
R.I.P Dale Earnhardt Senior April 29 1951 _ February 18 2001 the 3 will never be forgotten
I cried when I watched him win his Dream race! I was sooo happy for him!
we all cried when EVERY SINGLE PIT crew came out to give him the high five... only took 20 years.
me too always felt sorry for Kenny too
That year, 2001, was the absolute worst year ever. First we lost Dale, then the horrors of Sept 11, and just weeks after that, the American airlines jet that crashed into the neighborhood where so many of New York City's firefighters and police officers lived.
Marty933 yea that American Airlines crash was weird
The Only Good Thing About 2001 Was That Jeff Gordon Won The Championship
castletriglav dude stfu you sound dumb you’re ass wouldn’t say that if they were to save you from a burning building
Marty933 yea I completely agree
Let’s not forget about those non fire fighters and cops in that area... those folks matter as well.
I've race cars.. been knock out. I reminder how I felt at the exact
moment, I lived life to the most. I had a smile on my face. I'm too
old now, I would have love too race again. RIP Dale
Sure you have pal!
I remember the day this happened. I was working at Toys R Us at the time, I remember a guy came in and asked me if we had any Dale Earnhardt cars in the storeroom. I came back and told him we had nothing in the storeroom and I remember him looking so sad when I didn't find anything for him. To this day I still remember that customer, he was so sad and I felt bad that I couldn't find any Dale Earnhardt cars for him.
Dale Sr, I miss you more than I can describe... as a Nascar fan my entire life, Nascar hasn’t been the same without you. Whether people were a fan of you or not, you were one of the best racers ever, and a legend to the sport. I’ll never forget the day you died. I was just shy of my 11th birthday, and my old man and I were watching the race at our favorite track- Daytona. I’m forever grateful for my Dad introducing me at a young age to the beautiful sport of Nascar. The 3 car instantly became one of my favorites. I remember it like yesterday. Michael Waltrip took the the black and white checkered flag, and the only focus on everyones mind was: “please tell me Dale is okay.” You weren’t. But no one knew it until later on. You changed the sport for the better and were the king of the super tracks. The 8 car took 2nd, which is an omen if I’ve ever seen one. Any true Nascar fan can agree with me, we miss you beyond words. I’ll never forget the horror in Darryl Waltrips voice when you wrecked, and he instantly knew, something was wrong... terribly wrong. You died doing what you loved and as a lifelong Nascar fan, I’ll remember the 2001 Daytona 500 til the day I die. I also feel so bad for the horrible wrecks that Ken Schrader was apart of. And poor Michael Waltrip won a 500 that he would take back in a heartbeat. RIP #3. Long love the Winston Cup days. The intimidator lives on.
19 years today and it still hurts... TheTerminator.... TheGOAT of NASCAR❤️🏆🏎 We love and miss you Dale❤️
i am 23 yrs old, and as much as i stand up for the sport with people my age, i am finally beginning to realize, its not the sport that i loved so much. it was the man that drove that black number three. it wasnt because he was from the south or because of his competitve nature towards jeff gordon, it was because he truly was a true legend. it was because he truly was a great man
Racing is not the same without him and he was my favorite driver and no one will replace him in my heart.
#3 died. Legends retired #8/88 retired. No reason for me to watch nascar. Old school characters and personas will never be matched
I have been out of it since the day watching it as a kid, I used to watch it with my dad and when we saw that wreck, it cut to Theresa and we both knew, I was only 5 at the time. But in the last year, I've started slowly getting back into it to see what's going on, Dale Jr. is there doing the announcing, and I'm going to watch this year's 500, all I can hope is that soon we can get Hailie Deegan in the cup series because she's the closest thing to an Earnhardt I've seen since the day.
I was at Daytona in the infield when Dale passed away. It's alright for men to cry. I witnessed a bunch of 6 foot 200 lb. plus men cry. Including myself. So glad when he got the Daytona 500 win. The one and only Intimidator.
My step dad that passed away in 2016 got me into Nascar, he was and will always be a diehard Dale Earnhardt fan through and through. In return I became a huge fan too...
I remember when he walked into the room with tears in his eyes after the crash happened...the only time I ever saw that man cry was when his mother passed away...and the day we lost a legend here in Texas...
Fly High Dale 🤘🤘🤘🕊🕊🕊💯💙
I personally find NASCAR as a TV watching sport very boring. BUT Dale Earnhardt is such an incredible figure. I find him so fascinating, maybe it's because he reminds me of my sad. My dad worked for a GM dealer when I was a child. He wore the Goodwrench colors every day when he came home from work. He wore a mustache exactly like Dale's. We are from NC, just like Dale. My dad is and will always be my hero, so just by extension, Dale is a hero of mine.
I remember the day/moment he died. My dad and uncle (who live next door) were doing some work outside of our house. They were listening to the Daytona 500 on my dad's truck radio while outside. When they announced that Dale had been killed, my uncle broke down crying, something that I'd never seen before or since. It is such a strong memory to me. Dale is a hero.
We all cried... he was the working man's hero...
I still think there's a connection between that 1999 neck injury and the injury in the 2001 daytona 500
He didn't sustain neck injuries in the fatal crash. A basal skull fracture killed him due to blunt trauma to the back of his head. He also sustained massive chest injuries that would've no doubt killed him had the skull fracture not. Either way, he died instantly doing what he loved.
neck injuries can cause problems with how your brain functions
Yeah. That's not a coincidence.
As was mentioned he would have died no matter what. His entire chest hit the steering wheel at same speed essentially as the car hit the wall. Seatbelts breaking made the wreck essentially the same as driving a passenger car into a concrete wall at 120 130 mph. Insurviveable for your body to directly impact something that hard. He bent the steering wheel. Blood was all over the steering wheel and dash. Ken Schrader 10 years later finally said he knew as soon as he went to the car that Dale was dead.
@@donniebeadles7842 That would be horrible to be the first person to see inside his car.
What a moment of pure LOVE & JOY, Dale Senior loved his son so much, it's a beautiful thing to see❣️❣️❣️🕊️✝️♥️🦅🇺🇸💕🖤#3🕊️✝️👼🙏
Love him or hate him this man was an icon. When he died 10 years ago, the racing world was in shock and NASCAR never was the same. Earnhardt's death changed NASCAR forever.
It was 17 years ago. I miss him so much. I WILL NEVER FORGET U. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
So much I miss him. It heart breaking. REALLY HEART BREAKING!
I remember watching this race. I was stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC. I was shocked to see how the state came to a virtual stop for the days following this. Everything in NASCAR changed after Feb 18, 01.
Not a nascar fan... but was at a friend's house and was watching on that very day....RIP Dale.
thanks for posting this, hopefully it doesn't get removed
09corvettezr1 don’t worry 😉
One of the saddest days in my life, it will always be. I'll never forget where I was
My Mom has been a fan of NASCAR Since 1988 and she choosed Dale Earnhardt as her favorite driver since 1988 - 2001!
Now, She still loves NASCAR but she barely watch it because she didn't have time to watch them because she was either busy or she was doing business! After Dale Earnhardt's Death, she changed her favorite driver to Jeff Gordon (2001 - 2003) then changed it to Kasey Kahne! (2004 - 2019) Her favorite driver now is Kevin Harvick and she still remembers Dale Earnhardt everyday!
R.I.P Dale Earnhardt (1959 - 2001)
I remember that day. We had it on tv, and one of our customers, who everyone always said looked just like Dale, was there, watching. He said “did they say he DIED?” Still shocking.
I was listening to the race driving and it was the last lap and I remember hearing Earnhardts in the wall.
Only the good die young. What shock that day! So many thought it just wasn't true! Such a good, decent man who LOVED what he did and he is STILL very much missed!!
I still can't believe he is gone. I was in the 7th grade when he passed. I've been a Petty fan since the day I was born (RIP Adam...), but I loved Dale! I have never cried so much in my life like I cried throughout 2001 :( ...It was such a terrible year...
I was 11 years on when I watched him win the 500. I'll never forget that day.. #3
Dale was same age as my dad!
Dale lived life to the full!
Great to see father and son celebrate! 😀👪🔥🚘💪😃👍
I think these videos are so well done. The interviews are so sincere...and they’re all very well spoken. What a great bunch of guys. Thanks for this and thanks to the guys for honoring Dale. I fell in love with all of you. Ken.......you’re the best....and I’m thankful you were with him. You most like had the most guts to handle it. Just a good good gentleman.
Only one I don’t care for. Dales wife. Sorry Dale. I’m disappointed with the way she’s handled the aftermath. Very disappointed. I don’t think Dale would appreciate it either.
this is a must see show....either watch all 5 parts on here, or find it on Speed sometime...very powerful and emotion filled....I think this is the only Ken Schrader interview he ever did about the accident....RIP 3
I cried watching the race and watching Dale hit the wall. I already knew that he was gone. I jist had that gut wrenching feeling
It makes me cry every time.
I never did like any of the Earnhardts, but this is probably the best put-together NASCAR documentary to date.
The day he died is the last time I watched a race will never be the same again without him
Y'all seem to forget to mention that Dale would most likely be alive today if he wasn't too proud to wear the HANS device which he chose not to wear.. And I know you can all go find articles which say it probably wouldn't have saved him because of the forces at play etc... but those are old articles (2001 statement from NASCAR say's this for instance) But his head snapped off at the neck... HANS prevents this from occurring... and let's not pretend that his was the worst wreck in NASCAR history in terms of speed and "violence" there were many before which were survivable and will be many more to come. RIP Dale Sr
Thanks captain obvious... 🙄
As the saying goes, every day you wake up is the first day of the rest of your life, unless it happens to be the last day of your life. Live life to the fullest without regrets or hesitation.
I was NOT an Earnhardt fan, but I realize what a huge hole his absence left in NASCAR. Agreed that the #3 should be retired. I do remember this race, and being stoked for Waltrip (even though I was a Tony Stewart fan) and I was at Daytona in 2003 when Waltrip won again (albeit because of rain, and man, did it rain!). The first and only time that I went to Daytona, and for the first time in history, rain ends the race early. Ugh. But, at least Speedweeks was awesome!
Especially because Austin Dillon is driving it now.
I think some of Dale's greatest ever perfomrances came in those IROC races they held each year. Sure they had limited fields, but the racing was usually quite good amongst the top three and Dale frequently came out on top. I now hold the three races that Greg Moore did in 1999 as an extra special treasure, considering that we lost both relatively soon afterwards. Also, they proved Dale's credentials outside of winning in his "comfort zone", the trusty #3 Cup car. Truly World class for my money.
NASCAR sucks now compared to what it once was. Dale was never my favorite driver but I always respected the hell out of him. Dale Jarrett was my driver so I kinda stopped watching when he retired
one great thing about what happened was NASCAR is so much safer. in a way Dale saved many drivers lives
my dad was there in 98 and he is still a fan of the man
Race
In
Peace
*He’s just a lap ahead of us all folks*
The Toecutter is smashed flat in the wasteland of Australia.
He definitely ‘got the good outta it’ while he was here with us!✌🏼❤️ 🏎
Thanks!
Man what a devastating day...
3:39 dude that is so sad 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Is there a better copy of this in HD?
I wasn’t even alive when this happened. It’s still really sad though :(
I remember where I was when I found out...Haven't been able to watch since
Could you imagine being there when dale won in 98..
Dale's closest friend was NEIL BONNET! WHY DOES NO ONE EVER TALK ABOUT DALE AND NEIL BEING GREAT FRIENDS?!?!?
But on February 11, 1994, during the first practice session for the 1994 Daytona 500, a shock mount broke causing him to lose control of his Chevrolet on the track's high-banked fourth turn. The car swerved onto the track apron, and then up the steep bank before crashing into the wall nearly head on. Bonnett did not survive the accident; he was 47 years old. yes they were
"Took me a little spin......." I love it!
...to get the good out of it. 😊
Can anyone tell me the name of the piece of music at the beginning?
Shazam it
RIP #3 Dale
So did they have head and neck restraints in nascar at the time? And was he wearing a open face helmet when he crashed? I'm still curious on what made him have a severe head injury that caused his death.
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I've race cars.. been knock out. I reminder how I felt at the exact moment, I lived life to the most. I had a smile on my face. I'm too old now, I would have love too race again. RIP Dale
He is so missed.
Greatest racing warrior!
There never was nor ever had been a race car driver i hated more. I cheered every time he lost and kicked rocks every time he won.
Cried like a baby when he died tho.
I wish Earnhardt was more of an advocate for safety features in NASCAR. Unfortunately he was stuck in the past and failed to adapt to the changes in times.
I always wonder if he had never said I got it all if he’d still be here.
Dhj must of been crying 😢
RIP
Ever the best of restraining systems in the most protective race car would not have saved him . 180+ mph to 0 in 4 ft. is fatal , period . I watched this live . His car hit the wall head on . Just the impact of organs hitting bones at that speed is fatal . The instant I saw the crash I knew he was gone . 😞
I wish that Sterling could have got on the outside line right before the wreck and I wish Dale Sr. would have stayed on Jr.'s bumper and took 3rd. But he lifted and they got all around him slowing the whole field down while he watched Michael and Jr. leave everyone behind. I always felt like after he blocked everyone for those last 12 laps there at the end he stopped and it was going to be a drag race for 3rd.
I love Dale Earnhardt he was the best race car driver that ever lived
Scott Sweeney ayrton senna
What they don't tell you is he had tremendous lower back pain. From carrying his balls around
your right but it did change the safety of the sport! R.I.P DALE
Dale brought Nascar its best day after winning the 1998 Daytona 500 and the worst at Daytona in the final laps of 2001 !
I wish he had made it to retirement. But Don’t think he would have stopped......
They have a documentary of this on youtube and TH-cam's automated system said it was made for kids. -_-...
Fox only had two or three races .... With Dale Sr... Wow ...
I miss Him....
I'm jealous of Dale Earnhardt Jr. I wish I had a dad that cool, or even half as cool, or cool at all, or at all.
RIP DALE
Thats the last day i watched the Daytona 500 it died too
Dale, We miss you
Dale was one of my heroes.id never really care about NASCAR after that day. At 13 yrs old. It was such a bad day.one I was sick for.i saw the end. Saw the crash.figured nothing was up which to this day that crash doesn't look that bad. But I took a fever nap and 3 hrs later I woke up n saw the news. "We lost dale Earnhardt" . I wish I still enjoyed NASCAR but I'll only have my matchbox style of cars from those days.
I was watching the race that day.
Irenee Shubert same, I remember I didn't quite understand what had really happened as I was only 10 years old at the time, I just remembered his car smashing the wall and my Dad jumped up out his chair and kneeled in front our TV. He looked at me and said we had just witnessed the saddest day in racing history, that something in his gut said he wasn't walking away from that wreck. I think my dad still feels the sorrow he felt on that day he loved Dale Sr.
Corrado LeBlanc cool story but nobody looked at that wreck and thought that lol. It was rather mundane by most nascar wreck standards.
David T My dad watched one of his favorite drivers die, and you're gonna sit there saying that there was no way he felt that way? Are you fucking stupid or just a heartless prick? I didn't realize you could feel other people's emotions without seeing or knowing them. Get the fuck out of here beta bitch boy.
@@deaf2819 in the live broadcast one of the announcers immediately began talking about how that type of crash, straight into the wall, is the most dangerous. I'm sure an experienced nascar fan could make the same insight.
Cørrado LeBlanc I doubt he got in front of the tv for for the wreak and said we lost the best driver. He did that probably during the announcement of his death. But yes I remember thinking it was just another crash till they kept showing it then I was like man this feels off doesn’t feel right. I didn’t think he was dead but I thought he was seriously hurt after they interviewed ken and you saw what he said and what Darrell said while watching the replays. I thought he was just seriously hurt. Not dead but just seriously hurt or just hurt. Then my world turned upside down when Mike Helton got up there and I found out.
Sure miss Mr. Dale "The Intimidator " Earnhardt
R.i.p
Legend
God damn I miss him!!!!!!!
I wasnt a fan of The Great #3 but it sure was a bad day for nascar when he passed. To me that wreck seemed like no big deal, boy was i wrong. If you listen to Darrell waltrip he definitely knew something was wrong that day. A crazy day for Darrell from his brother winning and im sure a great friemd dying all in 5 seconds. It tears me up whenever i watch the video of Darrell waltrip doing the commentating on the 2001 Daytona 500.
I was at my cousins in a tiny apt kitchen we were bout to BBQ and they were watching and all of a sudden screams and total confusion. I just grabbed the younger kids and ran out on the balcony.Just unreal.RIP Dale
How different would the NASCAR rules & regulations would be if Dale Sr never died??
#3 forever
Dale at least was in that race
How would dale earnhardt think of Toyota's in NASCAR?
Joseph Simmons what’s your problem with a car with different stickers? And what’s wrong with Toyota’s in general? Are you scared to admit that they’re the best cars on the road because they easily outlast any American manufacturer?
@@gingerbignastyaction3131 No but its not true to NASCAR at all and that did lose a lot of their fan base
He'd fucking hate it
Raise hell praise dale
The KING never will thier beter
Whats weird is he didn't even hit that wall very hard
Narrator?
I miss Marty without a beard, RIP Dale!
Dale Earnhardt Should of retired that year he won Daytona