Lyndon Amick: From Racecar Driver to Deployed in Afghanistan
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. sits down with friend and former NASCAR racer, Lyndon Amick, about his life as racecar driver, combat soldier, and his miraculous journey to pick up the pieces of a broken life.
Shortly after the birth of his first son, a race at Talladega was the pivot point for Lyndon Amick. While spinning backward in a massive 20-something car crash, he decided that he was done. Lyndon walked away from the life of a NASCAR driver. He decided to enlist in the military. His life switched from race days, interviews, and appearances to drill sergeants stripping down his being to build the perfect soldier. His mindset was clear. Not only did he want to serve his country, he wanted to fight for it.
For Lyndon's entire story, go listen to The Dale Jr Download podcast on dirtymomedia.com or any major podcasting platform.
First off, thank this man for his service. Second, it gives some real insight into what our service people endure. I am glad you had him as a guest.
As a veteran who has been deployed into combat, this was a very emotional episode for me. Thank you for the way you recovered from it. I was in tears at work.
THANK YOU!!
💪🇺🇲👉 YOU!! 🙏
thank you sir for your service had an older brother who served in Nam years ago am so grateful he came back normal also lost a classmate there
Same. While I never went through what he went through, this one was powerful. I particularly like the way Mike and Dale just let him talk. I could feel the "tension" in the room from listening to it. You could hear a pin drop. It just shows that what he was talking about was being taken in and hit home.
This broadcast struck me in an odd way in realizing just how many racing names I’ve heard through the years in Nascar but knew absolutely nothing about them
That's what makes this show so special. You get to look inside the personal lives of the people who have made this sport what it is today. What an opportunity we've been given by Dale and his crew.
I agree with that. Nascar has done a horrible job, historically with promoting these type of personalities beyond the race track.
me too
im glad to see these interviews are getting longer and not being cut short in the middle of a story because the 60 minutes was up. Let the conversations go on!
Send some money! You broke people make me laugh!
Fantastic interview. Lyndon literally couldn't be more honest about his feelings.
Yes, Powerful
Thank you for serving Amick
Thank you for bringing Lyndon’s story to us. Wow. I was living a very similar life and was completely miserable. I too experienced the life changing grace of God and understand the emotions.
Thanks for serving 🙏 so we can have our freedom.
Dale and Mike, This just might be your best show ever.
TYVM for your service Lyndon !!!! My nephew retired about 18 months ago after 25 years as an Army MP.
4 deployments to Iraq & 5 to Afghanistan. 2012 was the only time he didn't lose a member of his team.
This podcast in its entirety is the absolute best yet. There’s much more content than what’s in this video, so go find the complete podcast and digest it. The freedom Jr and staff gave Lyndon to be so transparent is awesome. I knew Lyndon back in his karting days but had no idea where his life had gone after racing. I thoroughly enjoyed his transparency about his experiences, his accomplishments, and his failures. This is a story that every man should take the time to hear. 👍👍 to Lyndon and Dirty Mo Media for making this golden podcast happen.
STAND UP Applauding .... a Very Very REAL look at a Man and Life .... Thank You
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Outstanding...did my year overseas 53 years ago and the man hit the nail square on the head...welcome back Lyndon
THANK YOU!!
💪🇺🇲👉 YOU!! 🙏
Powerful. Did y’all here what he said. He felt like he owed something to his country for the freedom he had, not that his country owed him something for the freedom he had.
Random comment and not sure who this can even reach, but over the past few years i've struggled heavily with mental health and anxiety. Loved hearing Lyndon's story. This show has literally changed my life over the past few years. I find myself listening to the show during the week and it's really helped me process internal thoughts and has helped me become a better version of myself. I've gained so much respect for Jr. and the team. This has been the best year as the leader of my family. My marriage, relationship with my kids and friends and family is much stronger and I credit a lot of that development to content like this that has helped me process, heal and recover. God bless you guys. It may be just a podcast to some... but it's literally changing lives.
God bless you hope you do well
I agree. I have ptsd and listening to this podcast has been a lifesaver for me. why I don't know..I know nothing about Nascar
One of the best shows I've ever seen on the truth of transition from one extreme to another in life style. Who would ever guess that someone would be so brutally honest about themselves. Thanks for sharing this on utube with us.
I’ve listened to many, but not all of these podcasts. I listened to this one yesterday and had to listen to the entire interview. Very profound and insightful! Great questions Jr. and Mike and you let Lyndon tell his phenomenal story! One of THE best I’ve heard!
Thanks for listening
@@DirtyMoMediawhy won't your next door neighbor sale me that property? His wife is loco as he is..lol
WOW! That is one of the best Interviews I have ever seen Jr and Mike do. They asked a question and let Lyndon speak all he wanted to.
Great Job all around!
Best interview all year.God bless ALL our military!
I remember watching Lyndon race but this interview is one of the best I’ve seen. Thank you for your services Lyndon.
I suddenly have a LOT of newfound respect for Lyndon Amick. Thank you for your service, sir!
raw and real. Extremely great interview. was glued in the whole time. thank you for your service and im glad youre doing well.
I've listened to all of Dale Jr's podcast and this is probably my favorite. Lyndon is an open book when discussing how he fell short as a husband, father and Christian. Thank you for your service and God bless you for sharing your testimony.
wish Dale would write a book about the people he has interviwed
I have to say Dale Jr's Download has really amped it up this year. Another outstanding interview...
Being from South Carolina myself, I am very familiar with another SC native who is Lyndon Amick. Lyndon's father Bill Amick owned Amick Farms in Batesville-Leesville. Governor David Beasley allowed the SC tourism department sponsor Lyndon's Busch Series car in 1998. In the 1990's Lyndon was South Carolina's racer and the state was behind him as he raced on a national scale. One article I remember that was written on him in the 90's asked what his childhood dream was. His answer in the story was to become a NASCAR driver or a SC State Trooper.
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Thank you for your service Mr Lyndon
Well guys…. Ya did it again
Another Best Damn Show !!!
Thanks and Thank you Lyndon for sharing with such honesty, most of all for Serving with such Honor.
And a GREAT THANK YOU & SULUTE to your Courageous wife.
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As a veteran of 3 combat deployments myself, LA articulated exactly what it is like coming back home to the real world.
THANK YOU!!
💪🇺🇲👉 YOU!! 🙏
This is by far one of the best interviews of the whole run. Gosh this almost ranks up their with the DW interviews.
One of the most for real podcast you guys have done. Thank you Lyndon for being so honest! Thank you Dale Jr and Dirty Mo crew for these podcasts.
keep bringing people on with great stories to tell. we all need to hear that failure is not a bad thing. this guy is pouring his heart out and sharing the wisdom gained from failure. thank you for giving him time on the mic.
WOW! Best podcast yet and I love just about everyone of them. Jr, you are correct somebody out there needed to hear this. Lyndon nails what it’s like coming home from Afghanistan after a year. Thanks guys!
Yes Jr. this podcast is going to be prolific to someone listening to the whole podcast and that's all I will say about that !!
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Excellent interview with Lyndon! It had been awhile since I had thought of him,but remembered meeting him on pit road. He was very nice and chatted with me before going to his car for quals. He signed my book & I wished him well! Thank you for your service & God Bless,Lyndon!!!✌🇺🇸🏁
Thanks for your service, Mr. Amick.
Thanks for having Lyndon on the show....great interview!
He was awesome. One of my favorite interviews on any podcast.
That was a very interesting interview, I'm glad that I watched it he's a remarkable person person for sharing that. God bless our military and our veterans.
This was the best podcast and I think I’ve ever heard what a powerful testimony from Lyndon
Awesome Dale. Thank you for showing a veteran. From all the veterans thank you.
No Sir! THANK ALL OF YOU!!! 💪🇺🇲👉YOU 🙏
Awesome interview, ty Dale!!!! Thank you for your service Sir!! MANY BLESSINGS
Dale has some great people in his life. Dale as the ability to become one of the best interviewers of his generation, not just about racing, but a general interviewer about everyday life with everyday people, plus celebrities and well known individuals. To get a man such as Sgt. Amick to open up and project such honesty is a real gift, and says a lot about all three men at that table. Great job, everyone.
This is really deep and insightful. One of the lesser known names ever on the show, but probably one of the better episodes ever. Someone needs to find a way to get this guy back involved with NASCAR. He could provide a lot of direction to a young driver these day. 10/10 for this DJD.
That was a wonderful interview. Way to dig deep, Dale. And God bless Lyndon for putting it all out there.
Dale Jr. is a fantastic interviewer. He has such a talent for getting people to open up and be honest!
agree
Awesome to hear this. I did the National Guard thing and it's cool to hear a nascar driver did it. Thank you!
Awesome interview and for me one of the most emotionally sensitive of another great person. Dale you have a great ability with interviewing, and asking interesting questions or rewording one with respect to the interviewee.
Lyndon your a standup guy who I would love to know. You’ll never know the impact your sincere honesty and heart felt way you stepped up every time and told the true story barring nothing. You made a great choice and from my 20+yrs military service and combat vet everything was spot on about the military. Oh that chow hall part with 20 seconds to eat and make formation to March or drill was a surprise for me to hear because it was exactly just like that when I went through Boot camp in 67. That whole time helped me identify my negative ways and make the appropriate changes. Great job Lyndon.
Thank you for this one. Wow.
Wow, much respect. Really put it in perspective what it's like to live in a war zone.
Absolutely fantastic interview! I was choked up driving while listening to this. Well done!
Thank you Lyndon for your service !
Lyndon Amick thank you sir 🙏
Thank your for your service Mr. Amick.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE !
Sir thank you for your service!
Lyndon you are a strong person. 🤗
Amazing podcast, best one yet! You must listen to the whole interview!
Dale....Dexter Canipe t-shirt. I saw him race at Greenville- Pickens Speedway; he won the track championship and also the national championship in that yellow "duck" car. Also, saw Lyndon Amick at GPS. I too live in SC. I think Canipe was from NC. I knew Lyndon Amick was from SC. It's good to know he became the person he wanted to be. I'm glad you came back safely from Afghanistan, served your country and that you have come home, overcame ptsd, and put your life together. Thank you for your service
W.O.W! I have always been afraid of how serving would effect my psychological being, and what would I become… I am amazed at his ability to overcome what think would consume me to the detriment of my world back at home! Such a strong, grounded individual, and an example to us all. Probably one of BEST interviews I’ve ever seen! Thank you for sharing this DJ!
Compelling. A true deep dive. Excellent interview.
Incredible interview and wonderful honesty from Lyndon. Too many parallels in my life to highlight, but thank you to Lyndon for being real.
This guy is the real deal
Thank you for your service to this country Sir
Great interview
very insightful interview.....heard things I have never heard from a combat veteran......thank you for enlightening me and the other viewers....
This is the best episode I've watched!
What an amazing story, thank you for your service.
Thanks Lyndon.
best dalejr podcast ever, ever
This is really a great interview….
Wow, this is real. Thanks for sharing your story!
Was very interesting listing to this on the podcast.
Wow what a great interview much respect to Lyndon
Outstanding episode, much respect to all involved
Amazing,amazing,amazing…true American Hero.. thank you
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He had me until he 3rd person hlsself but- I reckon if you are going to serve - you have the rite - thank you for your time and service
Outstanding report
Awesome interview. Love the podcast everyone.
As a fellow South Carolinan i would love to see Lyndon in a jr Motorsport ride!
The "Rare breed" is what Lyndon is. Men like Lyndon (there's not one on every block) they are cut from a different cloth than the rest of us, there is a different kind of voice that speaks to them than the one most of us hear in our head's everyday. I believe their Heart's beat just a little stronger and a little faster than the rest. Chris Kyle was that way, Pat Tillman too & when I look at Lyndon, that's what I see. Thank you Lyndon, Thank you & ALL like you, who put themselves in harm's way for ALL the rest of us 💪🇺🇲👉 YOU!! 🙏
Amazing interview. Not at all what I expected.
Best interview I’ve seen.
Awesome interview!
Just Damn! I feel privileged to be the third! Great Dude(s). All of you. What a wonderful discussion. God's Speed.
I was a truck driver for Lyndon years back. He and his family, and his father are first class people
Please have a part 2. Thanks for your service
Great interview!I live in the same area Lyndon is from.Hard story to tell .
very good interview. great honesty
Yes racing is more dangerous than the average military career. Not that Mike would know anything about either.
Fantastic interview
great story
Great content. Just what I needed
Great interview!
best ever Dale
Man what an awesome show
Great podcast this one. Just by the by, from the mistakes reel at the beginning of the podcast, Dale Jr's pronunciation of EMU is spot on the Australian pronunciation of the word. Emus are native to Australia. So, maybe without realizing it, Dale Jr was not 'wrong' to say it the way he said it!
Thanks Jr
Now here's a dude that escapes the memory. Interesting to see LA again
I don’t understand how this video got any dislikes 🇺🇸
Amazing, as always. So, when do we see one with Roman Grosjean?
Beautiful 💕
Very powerful episode. God is good.