Amen. And so many times since we lost Dale Ive thought, Dang we got robbed! ...of all the awesomeness that Dale could have given us in his post career life. Just as you said, ...it so great that we have Richard still, imagine the stories and insight we'd have been getting from Dale right now.
I bought my 1974 Charger, brand new, just because I was such a big fan of Richard Petty. Win on Sunday, sell on Monday, was the way it really was back then.
Mr Petty. Thank you, sir. You were the first driver i remember pulling for. Thank you, sir, for always being solid on and off the track. Still pulling for you buddy. God bless you.
Black kid from in the 1970s in Central Illinois...I can vividly remember getting number 43 for Xmas one year, big car about a foot long, one of my favorite toy back then, my dad was from Memphis, 1930s, ran shine a few times down to Mississippi plus was a car mechanic, stocked cars.
Richard and Kyle explaining the older cars are inadvertently and unknowingly explaining why the long time fans from the 60s through the 90s no longer care about NASCAR
@@adamredden2007 very close to it and the team owners have to build them instead of the sanctioning body. I’ve said before nascar is penalizing people for having a car a millimeter off then they should just build all the cars and lease them out just for the race. No need to qualify, just draw names out of a hat like IROC did to set the grid
Richard Petty must be the most laid back celebrity ever. Couple years ago NASCAR race came to my town. I work at the nearby airport all the teams use. We got a request to have 1 of the few available air conditioned offices available so RP could meet his daughter (or DIL?)and grand daughter prior to the race. The daughter and young grand daughter were delayed more than an hour. The King was content to sit on the tailgate of a truck in the hot sun the whole time. We checked-in often with cold water or suggested we instead would wait outside on the girls so he could wait inside. But no. The King didn't need anything and was cool about all of it.
1981-- Driving past a motel in Talledega, looked over and there was Richard Petty and Bobby Allison standing by a car smoking a cigarette. Slammed on the brakes and pulled over. They talked to us for 15 to 20 minutes about the upcoming Sunday race. Treated us just like family.
one of my favorite pictures i have hanging on my wall behind me in my office is Dale Earnhardt Sr sitting in Richard Petty's #43 STP car and Richard kneeling outside the door talking to Dale. I don't even remember where i got it, but its one of my most favorites
Dale Sr.’s death and the homogenization of the sport have been the one/two punch that knocked out NASCAR. Used to be that everything stopped in our household on Sunday for the race. My wife, my son and I watched with a great deal of passion cheering for our three different favorite drivers. Now, I’ll tune in to the race once or twice a season. That lasts about 10 minutes or so(playoffs and stage racing, WTF?). My wife and son haven’t watched any part of a race in over 15 years. R.I.P. NASCAR.
Dale, I’ve been a fan of you and your dad since your days in the Bush series driving the #3 AC DELCO car, and I watched your dads last race, I have so much respect for you and him, thank you for the many years of racing.
When political figures decide to cherry pick which history to teach or not teach, but never actually make a real decision one way or the other, and use it as a recurring "issue" to "run on a problem" and use the situation as a political strategy item eventually someone is going to be the adult in the room and make the decision for everyone. That's what happens in the real world, they teach it as early as Kindergarten - when the class can't agree with and get along with one another and take the privileges they enjoy for granted, everyone's privileges are taken away. Learning anything but how to stand at a cash register for 8-12 hours per day or hide from an active shooter in school in 2024 is a PRIVILEGE.
Thankful to have been a fan during the best years of NASCAR, the Pettys are awesome, I wasn’t a Junior or Senior fan back then but I have mad respect for them now. I was there when Senior won the Daytona 500, I didn’t appreciate it then but I do now, wish we could go back to those glory days!
I’ve had the opportunity to drive at Daytona thanks to the Drive Petty business. I was in a meeting to explain stuff. Most guys were pretty confident and cocky. After driving they had guys hold their heads in front of them. Most were shaking. Ha ha. I went 148 on my first time. One guy’s voice was nervous. He said that’s harder than it looks. My left hand was shaking. Since then I’ve driven several times in Vegas. Fun! Thank you Mr. Petty.
I respect Dale Jr and Kyle Petty's opinion on the sport more than just about anyone else! They raced multiple cars and want to protect their fathers legacies by protecting the sport itself!
@@davidrice3337 Dale Sr built his own racecars for many years. Later, he personally inspected every aspect of racecars that he ever drove. Anything not right, got corrected or he'd refuse to drive it. 1998 Daytona 500, he was super picky. As it turned out, he would later say that was the best racecar that he ever dove.
The first race I ever went to was at Rockingham in the late 80’s. Richard Petty wrecked during practice. Dale Sr won the race. Whole grandstand was full of those neon green and pink Goodwrench hats. That was the day I became an Earnhardt fan.
For me, the 1970's and 1980's were the best years of NASCAR. Best of the best drivers, real race cars, real racing. Just loved it. Still love NASCAR, always will, it's like the King said, "just don't have a fox to chase." 75 years of Petty's in NASCAR God bless them!
true statement! from richard... no leader...so much has changed from the older days. it is truly not fun to watch anymore i miss the older times even as late as early 2000's great show!
When Kyle mentioned the nose being taken to the ground and how that was when the whole aero problems started, I just thought "that's what I've been saying!" They gotta get the cars off the ground a little more and let the air move the car around instead of blocking it from getting through. Until they do that, aero push and dirty air is going to remain the biggest factor in good racing and the ability to pass. Changing tires will be only be a band-aid and it won't take but half a season before all the drivers start driving the same way again to save them and we'll be right back to where we are now. I'm not saying not to make a better tires in terms of wear, I'm just saying that aero is a huge factor. The more the aero "got better" and cars more alike, the worse the dirty air problem became. That's not an accident.
Even the street cars they pretend to emulate are higher off the ground. If they changed the spec to no lower than that it would make the racing a little better.
@@McNastyxx95 Ralph was Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s father and Lee was Richard Petty's father. He was just saying that Richard and Dale ended up being two of the most prolific drivers in NASCAR.
The King is right. I'd even argue after Dale died NASCAR lost a leader that it never replaced. You might like him or hate him but he made the sport GLOBAL
My two sons were not even born when Dale Earnhardt passed away. However, they love the guy. They watch races of him on TH-cam and cherish the man. Have shirts, hats of the #3. Its simply amazing to me. I followed another driver during those years, so it wasn't dad pushing them to the #3! That is how much he meant to the sport.
Ive met the King 2 differemt times. I was in awe seeing the King standing there, signature cowboy hat and sunglasses. He was one of the nicest people ive ever encountered in my entire life. Of all the drivers ive met( at least 20) Richarrd Petty, Darrel Waltrip and Bobby Allison were the nicest, which says alot about their character in my opinion. These giys are genuine icons and couldnt have been nicer to each and every fan that i saw them interact with
Nicest NASCAR driver I ever talked to besides David Pearson (retired for a while when I knew him) was actually Michael Waltrip who as it turns out, is absolutely fucking hilarious and an oddly perplexing individual in general. The dude has an aura of a guy who has gotten away with cheating death more than once and doesn't even realize it. He always seems like he's up to no good but you can't ever catch him in the act of doing anything bad. Michael Waltrip is a trip
Agreed 💯. I think there is no real leader is NASCAR has handcuffed a potential leaders with tires that don't wear out everyone has the exact same horsepower and airo package. The driver doesn't have a chance.
How about a segment on the Garlits/Lee Petty get togather? Good story. Hey JunBug, any chance of a network showing how the Fueler goes to the rack, loads fuel and how they disperse it to the teams? That would be cool? Cause is that Driver carded at every tank farm?
Damn Richard said a mouth full when he said we don't have a leader and so so so true 2 me growing up n the late 70s and early 80s nascar can't hold a candle 2 what was so that's why I don't watch any races 2day cause it's a cookie cutter bs business it's not about racing anymore and the powers that b have alienated it's true fans it's a sad day
Denny Hamlin, like it or not is a Grand Slam driver and put in his fair share of wheel time. Logano is a goofy looking lil fellow but I have watched him kick some actual old guard ass around a time or two on short tracks. Greenville-Pickens has seen its fill of that guy I am sure
I’ve always had my pick . 18 Bobby. Mom n bro had there’s . My brother was Dale . Aunt was Tony Stewart . Yada yada… I remember having stages we would all be I to it keeping g up then it would die out and no one would watch. I’m 28 just now re touching back on nascar going thru the history and stuff. So my background as a average American is you know what nascar is you hear of the giants and have a favorite car. But hearing these gents talk and listening to everything I couldn’t help but smile the entire time. What a time to be alive . Would have loved to been following it thru all those years. Just to see the golden age.
If NASCAR goes international one day it will be up to Dale jr and others to put cars on the track just to have a race almost every Sunday IMOP. Vintage racing at its best .🏁🏁🏁🏁.
My dad invented a nascar board game when i was a kid, with micromachines as the cars, Richard Petty's car was always "My car" . He did patent that game and even pitched it to DEI but it never came to light. Milton bradley caught wind of this and tried to make their own version but it was garbage. I still have that game, and those cars today. My dad passed in 2015 and thats my most cherished item. He lived and breathed nascar and when a race was on, there was no taking him out of the living room.
Kyle talking about the "aero horse leaving the barn" was spot on. That time was NASCAR's sweet spot...before all the technology and science kind of ruined it. Like all the sports now, really...
I saw Richard on a TV broadcast without his hat and sunglasses. I absolutely could not recognize him. He’s as famous as any sports star on the planet. But he could easily go shopping for groceries and never be mobbed because he just leaves his hat off.
"When the race is over just go find the guy. Don't tweet him, don't text him, don't call the guy, just go find him and talk about it".......Yeah, but he's not mentioning the fan belts. I raced short tracks 30 years ago and fan belts were often included in such "conversations".
DALE, I HOPE YOU SEE THIS MESSAGE SOMEHOW.!!! THERE IS A COUPLE TH-cam CHANNELS THAT SHOW OLD RACE HIGHLIGHTS.!! I JUST WATCHED YOUR GRANDPA, RALPH ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS.!! I'M SORRY I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME, BUT SOMETHING THAT HAS CLASSIC AS THE FIRST WORD OF THE CHANNELS NAME.!! MAYBE, CLASSICRACINGREELS,? THEY ARE EACH, ABOUT 32:00 MINUTES.! THE LAST ONE IS THE BEST.!! THEY FOLLOW THE CAR WITH THE CAMERA, AND THE ANNOUNCER MENTIONS HIS NAME, AND THAT HE IS "RALPH EARNHARDT", THE "FAMOUS SHORT TRACK RACING DRIVER".!!! "TELLS HE'S RUNNING FOR THE PETTY'S, AND HE'S REALLY PUTTING ON A SHOW TODAY".!! IT'S AT ONE OF THE LARGER TRACKS.!! THEY KEEP ON FOCUSING ON HIM, AND THE CAR.!! HE'S REELING THEM IN, AND JUST KEEPS ON COMING.!! HE GETS INTO THE TOP TEN, AND WORKS HIS WAY UP TO 2ND PLACE.!! YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE HIM IN THE CAR.!! IT'S AWESOME TO SEE, AND HEAR.!!! SHOWS A COUPLE CLOSE UP PIT STOPS AS WELL.!! ANYBODY WHO KNOWS JR., OR HOW TO CONTACT HIM, PLEASE LET HIM KNOW.! HE NEEDS TO SAVE THESE OLD RACE VIDEOS.!! ALL OF HIS FAMILY DESERVES TO SEE THESE, AND WATCH THEM, AND PRESERVE THEM.!! ALL OF THESE ARE ON THE BIG SPEEDWAY TRACKS.!! BE BLESSED EVERYONE.!!!🙂🙂🙂😊❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😉
I went and looked at the race, very exciting indeed, funny thing is Richard and Darrel - looked like they were running a different race, they were much faster it seemed.
He's right on about the best race car. The early 70's was the best race car. Drivers still had control. Kyle has a good point. Drivers still had control. Today, not even close.
Jr asked Richard that question on here about how he & Sr met a few years ago, must've forgotten but King said about the exact same thing back then as well. I don't know that we're gonna have another dominant driver cause the way things are now NASCAR has fixed it to where one driver can no longer be that car to beat every weekend like how it was back then...
Haven't watched NASCAR since the Daytona 500 about 10-13 years ago when a rookie driving for the Wood Bros won. Tried getting into the new era but it's not relatable. My friend drive local short dirt tracks around NY. Much more fun. Plus I've watched dirt modified drivers like Bear Foot Bob, Smoking Joe Slaviac, Pat Ward, and my home track was Utica Rome Speedway where Richie Evans called home. He sadly passed before my time at the track. All that said like your podcasts. Grew up watching #3 in the 90s
The King looks great I’m gonna get myself the hat and glasses maybe I’ll look younger! 😅 Just goggled his age 86! Still has his mind looks awesome Kudos King
I remember Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough battling it out at Ontario MotorSpeedway in Southern California The #43 STP car and driver is who I routed for....I held against Dale because he was up and coming and id been a Petty fan since I could remember....one day my Dad asked me about Dale and I blurted out " I don't like him ..he looks like a cop! " Dad gave me a disgusting look and said.... that's no reason Son... have you watched him drive! Then I started watching Dale and been an Earnhardt fan ever since.. Eric Underwood Class of 81 Downey High school California USA ♥️🇺🇲
10:20 The King tells you biggest problem of NASCAR. There is no leader today. Nobody to look up to or pull for. Most drivers in my opinion come off as spoiled brats. I liked when I could relate to a driver and felt like he might be someone I know. These drivers today are the punk kids I stayed away from in school
the way I see it , nascar protects the drivers to much behind chain link fences , look at NHRA drivers and crews are more approachable , things need to change to keep the show going on , google Humpy Wheeler .
Not many come off as spoiled to me but i do see your point.. What would you do though.. Fire the better drivers to get half the talent and performance from a everyman whom will never make it on tv.. Tough spot like everything it seems huh... idk how we get back to a few drivers far exceeding others,, Used to guys startig in late 20s and 30 leaves more roome for talent gaps than everyone being molded since they were 5. Not mad at Kyle for starting with a path i dont recon.. huh i dont even know what my feeling are on this exactly anyway maybe just trying to point out why it is almost impossible. There are some punks i recon.. I think there always have been. Kurt Kyle Hell Carl had some Punk in him the bodines were in my opinion, TG seemed like he was gonna be aweful but seems to me guys are working on thereselves quicker than they ever have. They are not allowed to have alot of personality nowdays anyhow. And 4717 I dont dissagree with anything your ppint out just some of the things i maybe seen as hurdles or reasons maybe...
At 86, Richard Petty looks and sounds like a 55 year old. Mind is sharp and vibrant.
And he sure is healthy for a man with half a stomach
yep i can not believe how young Richard Looks!
Not to mention all the bones he busted, especially his neck. Two times!
Can we just thank God that we still have the king
Amen. And so many times since we lost Dale Ive thought, Dang we got robbed! ...of all the awesomeness that Dale could have given us in his post career life. Just as you said, ...it so great that we have Richard still, imagine the stories and insight we'd have been getting from Dale right now.
Amen!!!
So glad Junior had Richard and Kyle on Dirty Mo
Doesn't he look great!!
We’ve still got a lot of the legends of many forms of Motorsport from that era: Richard, Bobby, Donnie, Mario, AJ…continued good health to them all 🍻
Man, Richard Petty is sharp for 86. It's going to be a sad day when he is gone.
He took some good hits too. Just look what happened to Leeroy & few others
I bought my 1974 Charger, brand new, just because I was such a big fan of Richard Petty. Win on Sunday, sell on Monday, was the way it really was back then.
Im calling it now. He will live to 106
Enjoy hes alive please
@@lucaslaino7292 I hope he lives to be at least 100.
Mr Petty. Thank you, sir. You were the first driver i remember pulling for. Thank you, sir, for always being solid on and off the track. Still pulling for you buddy. God bless you.
Black kid from in the 1970s in Central Illinois...I can vividly remember getting number 43 for Xmas one year, big car about a foot long, one of my favorite toy back then, my dad was from Memphis, 1930s, ran shine a few times down to Mississippi plus was a car mechanic, stocked cars.
Richard Petty is a boss, he looks great. I could have sworn this was recorded decades ago.
Well I’m sure he has a just for men beard dye sponsorship unlike his son.
Yeah, he's got Dick Clark syndrome...he just doesn't age 😂
Other than the voice becoming lighter and raspier, he looks great!
Richard and Kyle explaining the older cars are inadvertently and unknowingly explaining why the long time fans from the 60s through the 90s no longer care about NASCAR
Yes! But I think they know what they're saying.
They know - especially Richard -
Yeah. It's just IROC now.
@@adamredden2007 very close to it and the team owners have to build them instead of the sanctioning body. I’ve said before nascar is penalizing people for having a car a millimeter off then they should just build all the cars and lease them out just for the race. No need to qualify, just draw names out of a hat like IROC did to set the grid
I left when the cars became funny cars instead of stock cars!
Was at Richard Petty garage last year best part of vacation. 😊
I love and enjoy how Dale Jr weaves the stories and history of NASCAR together. You have a talent for storytelling......a lost art.
Richard Petty must be the most laid back celebrity ever. Couple years ago NASCAR race came to my town. I work at the nearby airport all the teams use. We got a request to have 1 of the few available air conditioned offices available so RP could meet his daughter (or DIL?)and grand daughter prior to the race. The daughter and young grand daughter were delayed more than an hour. The King was content to sit on the tailgate of a truck in the hot sun the whole time. We checked-in often with cold water or suggested we instead would wait outside on the girls so he could wait inside. But no. The King didn't need anything and was cool about all of it.
Edit *^ Culture not cultural .
1981-- Driving past a motel in Talledega, looked over and there was Richard Petty and Bobby Allison standing by a car smoking a cigarette. Slammed on the brakes and pulled over. They talked to us for 15 to 20 minutes about the upcoming Sunday race. Treated us just like family.
I don't want to put words in your mouth dale but this has to be one of your favorite interviews. I know it's one of the best. Thanks
one of my favorite pictures i have hanging on my wall behind me in my office is Dale Earnhardt Sr sitting in Richard Petty's #43 STP car and Richard kneeling outside the door talking to Dale. I don't even remember where i got it, but its one of my most favorites
Richard, Kyle, Dale.....an Wilson. Man love these videos. Elvis, the other king.
Love hearing Richard’s stories of how it used to be.
Kyle i watched you listen to your Dad and you can see in your eyes and face that you really admire your Dad the KING Richard Petty
There are people that can tell you the names of people in photos but Richard can tell you all the stories behind the photos
This is awesome - The King will always rule. 🏁
I've only attended one NASCAR race, at Michigan International Speedway in the summer of '79, and guess who won?
Yep. It was King Richard!
Dale Sr.’s death and the homogenization of the sport have been the one/two punch that knocked out NASCAR. Used to be that everything stopped in our household on Sunday for the race. My wife, my son and I watched with a great deal of passion cheering for our three different favorite drivers. Now, I’ll tune in to the race once or twice a season. That lasts about 10 minutes or so(playoffs and stage racing, WTF?). My wife and son haven’t watched any part of a race in over 15 years. R.I.P. NASCAR.
Early 70s Chargers - absolute All-American machines.
Dale, I’ve been a fan of you and your dad since your days in the Bush series driving the #3 AC DELCO car, and I watched your dads last race, I have so much respect for you and him, thank you for the many years of racing.
This is truly gold!! Get all the interviews with the King while time allows.
The KING and his court within the masses listening.
Great show.Guys, good to hear some history.This country ain't big on history anymore. Loved it.
When political figures decide to cherry pick which history to teach or not teach, but never actually make a real decision one way or the other, and use it as a recurring "issue" to "run on a problem" and use the situation as a political strategy item eventually someone is going to be the adult in the room and make the decision for everyone. That's what happens in the real world, they teach it as early as Kindergarten - when the class can't agree with and get along with one another and take the privileges they enjoy for granted, everyone's privileges are taken away. Learning anything but how to stand at a cash register for 8-12 hours per day or hide from an active shooter in school in 2024 is a PRIVILEGE.
Thankful to have been a fan during the best years of NASCAR, the Pettys are awesome, I wasn’t a Junior or Senior fan back then but I have mad respect for them now. I was there when Senior won the Daytona 500, I didn’t appreciate it then but I do now, wish we could go back to those glory days!
Real men steel bodies rebel flags!!!!!!!!!!
This is awesome this interview these three guys lot of respect there for these guys
Richard has always been and will always be one of my heroes
Find all the Petty interviews so interesting !
I’ve had the opportunity to drive at Daytona thanks to the Drive Petty business. I was in a meeting to explain stuff. Most guys were pretty confident and cocky. After driving they had guys hold their heads in front of them. Most were shaking. Ha ha. I went 148 on my first time. One guy’s voice was nervous. He said that’s harder than it looks. My left hand was shaking. Since then I’ve driven several times in Vegas. Fun! Thank you Mr. Petty.
I respect Dale Jr and Kyle Petty's opinion on the sport more than just about anyone else! They raced multiple cars and want to protect their fathers legacies by protecting the sport itself!
Richard made Kyle learn every aspect of the game - He is a highly respected welder / fabricator in the shop area
Bobby Hamilton was also known for his skills as a fabricator - way cool
@@davidrice3337 Kyle Petty didn't inherit his dad's racing skills though. 8 wins in 30 years of racing in NASCAR. Not so great.
@@davidrice3337 Dale Sr built his own racecars for many years. Later, he personally inspected every aspect of racecars that he ever drove. Anything not right, got corrected or he'd refuse to drive it. 1998 Daytona 500, he was super picky. As it turned out, he would later say that was the best racecar that he ever dove.
Legends of racing. It’s been a good listen and enjoyed.
Great video! I just love listening to Richard talk about the days past he’s not forgot much from what is seams. Much respect to the King!
The first race I ever went to was at Rockingham in the late 80’s. Richard Petty wrecked during practice. Dale Sr won the race. Whole grandstand was full of those neon green and pink Goodwrench hats. That was the day I became an Earnhardt fan.
One of your best interviews I've seen 👌 👏
The King 👑 will always be #43.... Long live the King!
Richard is 86, Kyle 63 and Junior is 49. Damn I’m old.
@@ExploreAmericahe's dead. It slowed him down
Junior’s 49, no way
We sure are
Jr is the same age we lost sr
@@roberthendrickson2939 hard to believe,right?...but true
For me, the 1970's and 1980's were the best years of NASCAR. Best of the best drivers, real race cars, real racing. Just loved it. Still love NASCAR, always will, it's like the King said, "just don't have a fox to chase." 75 years of Petty's in NASCAR God bless them!
true statement! from richard... no leader...so much has changed from the older days. it is truly not fun to watch anymore i miss the older times even as late as early 2000's great show!
You really should have a book written from all these stories. Dale Earnhardt From The Perspective Of The World Around Him.
Great discussion! Really enjoyed that!
The fact Petty is 86 and still with us is to me an achievement
When Kyle mentioned the nose being taken to the ground and how that was when the whole aero problems started, I just thought "that's what I've been saying!" They gotta get the cars off the ground a little more and let the air move the car around instead of blocking it from getting through. Until they do that, aero push and dirty air is going to remain the biggest factor in good racing and the ability to pass. Changing tires will be only be a band-aid and it won't take but half a season before all the drivers start driving the same way again to save them and we'll be right back to where we are now. I'm not saying not to make a better tires in terms of wear, I'm just saying that aero is a huge factor. The more the aero "got better" and cars more alike, the worse the dirty air problem became. That's not an accident.
Even the street cars they pretend to emulate are higher off the ground. If they changed the spec to no lower than that it would make the racing a little better.
Love this! Wish we could hear Richard’s rival David Pearson on Dirty Mo.
Richard Petty And Dale Sr Is The Reason I Fell In Love With Nascar
A room full of Legends!
That's crazy that Ralph drove for Lee. Those two couldn't have possibly imagined what their kids were going to do in the sport.
I’m not plugged in I’m trying to do my homework. You mind filling me in?
@@McNastyxx95 Ralph was Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s father and Lee was Richard Petty's father. He was just saying that Richard and Dale ended up being two of the most prolific drivers in NASCAR.
I just love all these guys.
I love listening to these guys just sit and chat. Thanks for bringing these legends on!
What a great interview. Thanks for putting it together.
The Earnhardt's and Petty's man, what legacies they left on the sport of NASCAR.
The King is right. I'd even argue after Dale died NASCAR lost a leader that it never replaced. You might like him or hate him but he made the sport GLOBAL
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Exactly right. But today's Nascar won't allow a leader.. you have to be a puppet to participate in the sport.. just my opinion of course!!
I was shattered and have honestly never recovered. I’m not sure why I became a super fan of the “Intimidator”, but damn that hurt.
Junior could have been that leader possibly, but his greedy stepmother ruined that chance so we will never know.
That Daytona 500 was the last NASCAR race I ever watched can't believe how much time has passed
Ain't no way Richard petty is still alive! How cool. He was my fav as a kid and really the only dude I ever paid attention to.
I heard this story, about Dale introduction at Martinsville, ill have to watch it
That is a table full of NASCAR royalty !!!
I live listening to stories from the king
My Two Stock car HEROES right here... Richard and Dale... ONTARIO AND RIVERSIDE DAYS....MISS EM
First race I went to RICHMOND and Richard Petty came right by me on a golf cart and waved to me. It was so cool.
My two sons were not even born when Dale Earnhardt passed away. However, they love the guy. They watch races of him on TH-cam and cherish the man. Have shirts, hats of the #3. Its simply amazing to me. I followed another driver during those years, so it wasn't dad pushing them to the #3! That is how much he meant to the sport.
I asked him that very question at Elko Speedway long ago and received the same answer
Ive met the King 2 differemt times. I was in awe seeing the King standing there, signature cowboy hat and sunglasses. He was one of the nicest people ive ever encountered in my entire life. Of all the drivers ive met( at least 20) Richarrd Petty, Darrel Waltrip and Bobby Allison were the nicest, which says alot about their character in my opinion. These giys are genuine icons and couldnt have been nicer to each and every fan that i saw them interact with
Nicest NASCAR driver I ever talked to besides David Pearson (retired for a while when I knew him) was actually Michael Waltrip who as it turns out, is absolutely fucking hilarious and an oddly perplexing individual in general. The dude has an aura of a guy who has gotten away with cheating death more than once and doesn't even realize it. He always seems like he's up to no good but you can't ever catch him in the act of doing anything bad. Michael Waltrip is a trip
What Kyle is doing with Richard is great
Getting as much video time as he can of his famous dad.
At the very end, The King makes a great point. NASCAR needs a leader. The Guy, whoever that is, and there’s not that one guy now
Agreed 💯. I think there is no real leader is NASCAR has handcuffed a potential leaders with tires that don't wear out everyone has the exact same horsepower and airo package. The driver doesn't have a chance.
People get offended at leaders nowadays. By people in this case, I mean drivers and team owners.
The talent and race records between those two families will never be equaled
Great interview.
1:23 - definitely not surprised. The early '80s Buicks were beasts. I miss the '80 Regals sooooo bad.
Miss Harry Gant and Dick Trickle
Shame that Buick is a shell of it's former self, now selling rebranded Opels.
How about a segment on the Garlits/Lee Petty get togather? Good story. Hey JunBug, any chance of a network showing how the Fueler goes to the rack, loads fuel and how they disperse it to the teams? That would be cool? Cause is that Driver carded at every tank farm?
Richard Petty Is Awesome
Richard is still the King JR.
Damn Richard said a mouth full when he said we don't have a leader and so so so true 2 me growing up n the late 70s and early 80s nascar can't hold a candle 2 what was so that's why I don't watch any races 2day cause it's a cookie cutter bs business it's not about racing anymore and the powers that b have alienated it's true fans it's a sad day
It's pretty sad when the 'old guard' leaders are Denny Hamlin & Joey Logano
Denny Hamlin, like it or not is a Grand Slam driver and put in his fair share of wheel time. Logano is a goofy looking lil fellow but I have watched him kick some actual old guard ass around a time or two on short tracks. Greenville-Pickens has seen its fill of that guy I am sure
Seeing older clips of Petty racing back in 70's-80's is wild. Respect to all the men racing back then 🙏🇺🇸
I’ve always had my pick . 18 Bobby.
Mom n bro had there’s . My brother was Dale .
Aunt was Tony Stewart .
Yada yada…
I remember having stages we would all be I to it keeping g up then it would die out and no one would watch.
I’m 28 just now re touching back on nascar going thru the history and stuff.
So my background as a average American is you know what nascar is you hear of the giants and have a favorite car.
But hearing these gents talk and listening to everything I couldn’t help but smile the entire time.
What a time to be alive .
Would have loved to been following it thru all those years. Just to see the golden age.
I miss the good old days of racing
If NASCAR goes international one day it will be up to Dale jr and others to put cars on the track just to have a race almost every Sunday IMOP. Vintage racing at its best .🏁🏁🏁🏁.
IIRC, In one of the Earnhardt(Post Dale Sr) movies showed Ralph working to solve the axle issue!
Axle key , cut off from a hardened screw diver shaft .
My favorite driver god i loved King 👑 Richard !
My dad invented a nascar board game when i was a kid, with micromachines as the cars, Richard Petty's car was always "My car" . He did patent that game and even pitched it to DEI but it never came to light. Milton bradley caught wind of this and tried to make their own version but it was garbage. I still have that game, and those cars today. My dad passed in 2015 and thats my most cherished item. He lived and breathed nascar and when a race was on, there was no taking him out of the living room.
Kyle talking about the "aero horse leaving the barn" was spot on. That time was NASCAR's sweet spot...before all the technology and science kind of ruined it. Like all the sports now, really...
Both Petty’s are essentially saying NASCAR is done. They can’t state it plainly for obvious reasons…it’s really pretty sad.
Happy birthday Mr Patty mine was on the 2nd of July as well I just want to let you know you're one of my heroes
So glad i was born in 1970. Yes it stinks getting older but we had the best of everything growing up. 😎😎
Great seeing these guys. ❤
Wilson sitting in the background. Can't believe it took me this long to notice it. I'm impressed that Jr. Still has it.
I saw Richard on a TV broadcast without his hat and sunglasses. I absolutely could not recognize him. He’s as famous as any sports star on the planet. But he could easily go shopping for groceries and never be mobbed because he just leaves his hat off.
"When the race is over just go find the guy. Don't tweet him, don't text him, don't call the guy, just go find him and talk about it".......Yeah, but he's not mentioning the fan belts. I raced short tracks 30 years ago and fan belts were often included in such "conversations".
Yep and you’d beat the tar out of each other Saturday night and be in each other’s shop bullshitting with each other a couple days later
What I heard: Get the cars off the ground (limit ride heights, spring rates, etc.) and give them a tire similar to Bristol and save the short tracks.
need to look more of the smx series , high horsepower , wider tires , less down force , give the racing back to the drivers .
So very true
DALE, I HOPE YOU SEE THIS MESSAGE SOMEHOW.!!! THERE IS A COUPLE TH-cam CHANNELS THAT SHOW OLD RACE HIGHLIGHTS.!! I JUST WATCHED YOUR GRANDPA, RALPH ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS.!! I'M SORRY I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME, BUT SOMETHING THAT HAS CLASSIC AS THE FIRST WORD OF THE CHANNELS NAME.!! MAYBE, CLASSICRACINGREELS,? THEY ARE EACH, ABOUT 32:00 MINUTES.! THE LAST ONE IS THE BEST.!! THEY FOLLOW THE CAR WITH THE CAMERA, AND THE ANNOUNCER MENTIONS HIS NAME, AND THAT HE IS "RALPH EARNHARDT", THE "FAMOUS SHORT TRACK RACING DRIVER".!!! "TELLS HE'S RUNNING FOR THE PETTY'S, AND HE'S REALLY PUTTING ON A SHOW TODAY".!! IT'S AT ONE OF THE LARGER TRACKS.!! THEY KEEP ON FOCUSING ON HIM, AND THE CAR.!! HE'S REELING THEM IN, AND JUST KEEPS ON COMING.!! HE GETS INTO THE TOP TEN, AND WORKS HIS WAY UP TO 2ND PLACE.!! YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE HIM IN THE CAR.!! IT'S AWESOME TO SEE, AND HEAR.!!! SHOWS A COUPLE CLOSE UP PIT STOPS AS WELL.!! ANYBODY WHO KNOWS JR., OR HOW TO CONTACT HIM, PLEASE LET HIM KNOW.! HE NEEDS TO SAVE THESE OLD RACE VIDEOS.!! ALL OF HIS FAMILY DESERVES TO SEE THESE, AND WATCH THEM, AND PRESERVE THEM.!! ALL OF THESE ARE ON THE BIG SPEEDWAY TRACKS.!! BE BLESSED EVERYONE.!!!🙂🙂🙂😊❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😉
I went and looked at the race, very exciting indeed, funny thing is Richard and Darrel - looked like they were running a different race, they were much faster it seemed.
He's right on about the best race car. The early 70's was the best race car. Drivers still had control. Kyle has a good point. Drivers still had control. Today, not even close.
Jr asked Richard that question on here about how he & Sr met a few years ago, must've forgotten but King said about the exact same thing back then as well. I don't know that we're gonna have another dominant driver cause the way things are now NASCAR has fixed it to where one driver can no longer be that car to beat every weekend like how it was back then...
Haven't watched NASCAR since the Daytona 500 about 10-13 years ago when a rookie driving for the Wood Bros won. Tried getting into the new era but it's not relatable. My friend drive local short dirt tracks around NY. Much more fun. Plus I've watched dirt modified drivers like Bear Foot Bob, Smoking Joe Slaviac, Pat Ward, and my home track was Utica Rome Speedway where Richie Evans called home. He sadly passed before my time at the track.
All that said like your podcasts. Grew up watching #3 in the 90s
The King looks great I’m gonna get myself the hat and glasses maybe I’ll look younger! 😅 Just goggled his age 86! Still has his mind looks awesome Kudos King
Good Days ! 3 skilled drivers here... :)
I remember Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough battling it out at Ontario MotorSpeedway in Southern California
The #43 STP car and driver is who I routed for....I held against Dale because he was up and coming and id been a Petty fan since I could remember....one day my Dad asked me about Dale and I blurted out " I don't like him ..he looks like a cop! " Dad gave me a disgusting look and said.... that's no reason Son... have you watched him drive! Then I started watching Dale and been an Earnhardt fan ever since..
Eric Underwood Class of 81 Downey High school California USA ♥️🇺🇲
They call him the King for a reason👑
Hope i look like that, or even alive at 86
10:20 The King tells you biggest problem of NASCAR. There is no leader today. Nobody to look up to or pull for. Most drivers in my opinion come off as spoiled brats. I liked when I could relate to a driver and felt like he might be someone I know. These drivers today are the punk kids I stayed away from in school
the way I see it , nascar protects the drivers to much behind chain link fences , look at NHRA drivers and crews are more approachable , things need to change to keep the show going on , google Humpy Wheeler .
Not many come off as spoiled to me but i do see your point.. What would you do though.. Fire the better drivers to get half the talent and performance from a everyman whom will never make it on tv.. Tough spot like everything it seems huh... idk how we get back to a few drivers far exceeding others,, Used to guys startig in late 20s and 30 leaves more roome for talent gaps than everyone being molded since they were 5. Not mad at Kyle for starting with a path i dont recon.. huh i dont even know what my feeling are on this exactly anyway maybe just trying to point out why it is almost impossible. There are some punks i recon.. I think there always have been. Kurt Kyle Hell Carl had some Punk in him the bodines were in my opinion, TG seemed like he was gonna be aweful but seems to me guys are working on thereselves quicker than they ever have. They are not allowed to have alot of personality nowdays anyhow. And 4717 I dont dissagree with anything your ppint out just some of the things i maybe seen as hurdles or reasons maybe...
The King got the fountain of youth
I think Dale use to test for Petty when Chrysler had their kit car program....Saw a picture years ago of Dale in a kit car Challenger testing it...
Love the Petty,a real gentleman a man man’s