Dale Jr. Download: Rusty Wallace Reveals His Worst Decision
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- NASCAR champion Rusty Wallace opens up to Dale Earnhardt Jr. about how his decision to retire affected him for years to come, if he raced Dale Jr. harder than others and how he wasn't a good teammate.
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Rusty Wallace's last Charlotte race, was the last race my father attended. He was dying with cancer. Hot as hell outside, morphine pump on his hip... meds wouldn't even let him enjoy a beer to cool down. He insisted we go. He bought me a Rusty's farewell jersey... but it was really Dad's farewell.... from Nascar, and from life.
Enjoy the ride, Rusty!
😥
Wow this got me. God bless you.
May God bless you and keep your fathers soul.
U should tell rusty this. It’s pretty great u could have some wonderful last moments with ur father
Oh man this hits hard. Sorry bud! You all got to enjoy something special together
Seemed like when drivers like Mark and Rusty retired, it was the beginning of the end for me watching NASCAR.
End of an era. All good things come to an end
I have to agree. Once Dale Sr. Passed. I naturally went to Jr. He didn't have the same success as his dad, and when he called it quits. I pretty much stopped watching nascar. I do applaud Dale Jr. for his continued support for nascar and his current Dirty Mo show. He's still part and supportive of his family tradition of racing.!it's no wonder why he was the most popular person in racing after his dad's death.
Same here
Mark and Rusty were mid pack drivers at best. Rarely competitive at all.
@@jaysantos536 ok son
Good video. Would sure like to see Mark Martin on here...
mcdaddy0000 yes! Love to have Mark Martin share some old dirt stories/IROC series
Draft qualifying sucks
Dale Jr was one of the most popular drivers in NASCAR history
Mark Martin was one of the most respected drivers in NASCAR history
He'd be great for the show!
@@jim394 They need to get ol' Awesome Bill on there too if they haven't already if we wanna talk about most popular drivers in history.
I'd also like to see Mark on here. And Carl Edwards. We have questions! lol
I agree, Rusty could have competed for a few more years and hell I think he coulda still won some races. Miss all the boys from the winston cup days.
No way. Hes out of his mind. He retired a great time.
RIP rusty
@@User-nu6km He's not dead!
@@User-nu6km You're an idiot.
He was very competitive the year he retired. Could have definitely won again at Bristol or Martinsville.
Here is a truth, ...Dale Jr's podcast is infinitely more entertaining than actually watching a NASCAR race these days.
True that. I watch more older racing back in the Dale Sr & Rusty rivals. That was racing. Today its a kid show with Nascar leading them down the hell hole. Ever in the both has not been anywhere near of the past. As one broadcaster said "Ringing the bell and blowing the whistle". Nascar past Quiz Who said it and what track was it.
Yeh youre 10000% right. It talks about when NASCAR was great. Hope youre good man.
No question
thats because we watched nascar for jr ;)
My thoughts exactly! Life long Earnhardt fan, but I retired from Nascar with Dale Jr. lol. Still love the history.
Two things while watching this clip and scrolling through Racing Reference:
1. Rusty Wallace had a pretty good 2005 season and I think he could have competed at a high level for at least another year.
2. I'm really nostalgic for those 1990 Busch Series schedules. The series raced at Nashville Fairgrounds, Hickory, Nazareth, Pikes Peak, Milwaukee, Myrtle Beach, South Boston, IRP and Gateway that year.
Rusty's spot on about the teammate thing. Drivers like him, Ricky Rudd, Dale Earnhardt and to a lesser extent, Dale Jarrett didn't adapt well to having teammates because they all started racing in NASCAR in the era when all teams (except Hendrick) were single car operations.
interesting point
You forgot Roush
How to interview a Wallace, Waltrip, Bodine... put a microphone in front of them...
Timmi ....”story Telling” is a gift and that bunch surely has it!
Just point them in the direction you want and they will talk for hours.
Rusty is one of my favorite drivers of all time, could listen to him tell stories for hours! Thanks for having him on Dale!
He was my favorite driver. I stopped caring about NASCAR after he retired.
Mine too
I remember rusty's favorite car named midnite
He has it in his personal collection of his favorite race cars.
@G hrvyck yes, and even though Midnight never raced with a Taurus body, it sits in one of Rusty Wallace's dealerships with a 2000-2005 body.
How weird would it have been for rusty to drive the 07 jack Daniels car.
I would've loved that
Would've bought the t-shirt immediately and liked him even more.
Get Ernie Irvan on the show
Yes! He seems to be doing great these days too!
@@mattrc1679 Ernie Irvan had one of the best/worst careers. Delt some bad hands, won Daytona, fell short at Indy, and nearly won a championship then almost lost it all. And had to make a choice to get out which was probably very wise.
Oh yeah I'm very familiar with his whole career.
And Steve Lake.
Way better than getting Carrot Top on this show.
Let Elliott, Wallace,and Martin run a team together. Open a can of W
Gotta bring in AJ Foyt for a big interview.
I love how there is a panel with Clyde Torkel's Chicken Pit Special hanging in the back. Givin' some Stroker Ace love.
I drank Coors and then butwiper because of Bill Elliot. My wife bought Tide (Rudd) because I ask her to.
Back when the sport had personalites, and they would say whatever they wanted, and not be afraid of getting fined, or lose a sponser
Thanks for having Rusty Wallace on your podcast. Those were the days!
So cool to see just how much Rusty loves racing. Runs in his veins you can see him beam when he talks
I actually understand why he said Daytona 500 mistake while calling Indy in 2006 on ABC when Hornish beat Marco.
He missed it.
Yeah he and Newman did not get along.
You could tell by 2004 at Fall Martinsville.
Once he retired enter Kurt Busch from Roush.
Bill Elliott would be EPIC. Especially making him explain how he made up 2 laps UNDER green and winning Talladega on 5/5/85.
I was at that race. Elliot ran the field down twice with no drafting help.
Fastest ever.
His worst decision was trying to make his son a race car driver
Rusty it broke my heart when you quit you were my driver
Damn I forgot how straightforward Rusty is he doesn't hold back!
Rusty - Dale - Jeff battle was great back in the day. Shame Rusty got pressured into hanging it up
Rusty is a legend. I always hated Ford drivers but i always liked Rusty.
Luckily he wasn't always lol. Penske was Pontiac for a while!
rusty was my driver till he went to ford but i always liked him even after. If he stayed with pontiac i don't know if i would be as big of a dale earnhardt fan that i became?
And Rusty never won a championship in a Penske Ford... Rusty is cool dude though.
I never understood why Penske left Pontiac after 93. Rusty won 13 races in 3 years and nearly won the championship in 93. I guarantee he would’ve won another championship. Those Pontiacs were slick as hell back then.
@@superbird4351 at the end of 1993 Nascar started decreasing the height of the spoiler. The Pontiac had the shortest rear decklid making it a huge disadvantage having that car. Plus GM at the time was getting rid of Buick and Oldsmobile. I guess they thought Pontiac was next. Although if they struggled through 94, the new model Pontiac that made Bobby Labonte and Tony Stewart competitive would have been a good option.
always loved Rusty, he seems so real and straightforward.
Loved the rivalry rusty and dale had and they were still friends 😊👍
That's the way it was with those old school drivers. They understood that it was all business on race day and they never took it personal. I truly believe Dale's death had a lot to do with Rusty's retirement. He didn't seem the same after that.
Mark Martin pulling away from early retirement *almost* makes up for him trying to enter victory lane one lap early.
Man I miss all these guys. This was racin'.
This is why he was my childhood hero. A vicious competitor to the end.
I think one of the best things about Dale's show is that he sits back and listens to his guests. Him and Mike both. Very little interruptions.
When Rusty quit I quit watchin, I was a fan since he drove the old Kodiak car. Him and Dale (Sr.) had some good uns !!
Glad rusty is still so honest. I like that , I and wish more drivers were as honest/real!!!
Dude's a fucking legend
He definitely should have driven a few more years. He wasn't very good at broadcasting, he made me cringe mispronouncing names and such.
All the years I have been a sports fan, nothing irritates me more that some nit wit reporter shoving a mic into the face of one of my hero's and asking the question, "when are you going to retire?"
I've been a Rusty Wallace fan since I was a very small child I am 40 years old now. I started pulling for him when he was driving the number 27 Kodak car. I'll never forget those days! Especially the Miller Genuine Draft black and gold number 2. My dad was always a Earnhardt senior fan so whenever I started racing go karts, my racing number was 32 and it's always been that way. My dream is to one day meet Rusty Wallace and just talk to him. I would love to have a beer or two with him especially Dale Earnhardt Jr that would be cool to drink a beer with Junior. I will tell you I have the utmost respect for Kelly Earnhardt.. she found out about what happened to me and my family and let's just say she took care of me very generously! Something I will never forget and if I ever get the chance to thank her face to face that would be amazing, I want to give her a big hug so bad. But anyways, man I would give anything to seriously meet Rusty Wallace that would complete my life Journey in racing
There needs to be a 125 Sr Veteran's cup exhibition race at Daytona each year so we can see these great old timers tear it up on more time.
Dale Jr retired too young
Rusty should do a Bill Elliott and do a xfinity race somewhere. If I was one of these greats like rusty,gordon,jarrett etc I would do an xfinity race eveyr now and then. It would help track ticket sales without a doubt to have some hall of famers in a race.
Maybe Tony Stewart will give him the invite to run SRX.
Dale Jr does it
Interesting that Rick would say something like that about young talent. He hired a young boy named Jeff Gordon. And a relatively young boy named Jimmie Johnson. And now he's got a young Chase Elliott and William Byron.
Dang, sounds like Roger Penske really wanted Rusty out of the car to go "younger". I knew Rusty didn't want to retire then. He wasn't forced out or fired, but he it certainly seems he was advised to retire.
Greg4fun Exactly, younger = more sponsor money, more sponsor money usually = more wins. Something I think Rusty is not thinking about.
@@Matthewsoftball but to sort of go with what Richard Petty’s wife told him when his results started going south. Are you having fun when you’re finishing well off the pace each week? Rusty retired while he was still reasonably competitive, and I think it would have hurt more if he gone out like Petty or Waltrip where he’s just making laps.
There's never a perfect time to hang it up. But everyone's time comes. The fact that Rusty walked away from Nascar is a blessing after some of his scary moments.
So true. He did have some horrific crashes. I was thankful when he retired and came out and still with us unlike Dale Sr. That one still hurts. I had to retire due to illness from nursing and I understand it takes a long time to leave your career but there is a time.
@@debrawardlaw4558at least he went out on somewhat of a high, making the chase top 10 in points
I'm from California and NASCAR didn't hit us hard until Cal Speedway was built. A few years before I saw my first full NASCAR race on TV. Rusty put the fender to everyone. It was a full race fist fight and he took the win and it was the most exciting thing I had ever seen. After that, I was hooked. Also, I drink Miller beer, so, there's that LOL Thanks RW for all those years of great racin'
I had a funny feeling Rusty retired early. Great interview, love these podcasts!!
Wonder if Richard Childress will be on the download if so I hope its a long episode
You sure didn't have to wait long.
Rusty was my guy hated to see him retire. Never was really a Jr. but this was great to watch, seems like Jr is more relaxed and doesn't sound like he's not trying to figure out what not to say. Seemed like his interviews while he was racing he was always trying to keep the press from pressing him for more then he wanted to talk about.
Wow Rusty looks like great wine damn Father time did good with him
He looks like he did when he retired from driving.
Rusty is the man and always will be the man.
He was my driver from 86 to 05 when he retired.
He is a honest as the day is long.
You don’t find that these days.
Thank you Dale Jr for having him on.
My driver these days is Harvicks since 05 he is the most driver like Rusty was in his hay days.
I know jr doesn’t like Harvock but it’s all good with me.
Thank you again Dale Jr for the podcast and the tv stuff your great at it.
Man I miss you running that old number 2 hotrod. After you retired that's when I kinda stopped watching. Thanks for the ride .
Same here. I quit watching NASCAR when Rusty retired
I feel like his worst decision was deciding to put his son in a race car
I really hate that Jimmie has to answer this question every weekend.
ShotgunFelatio ...yep, that's what folks get when they start eating instant grits.
ShotgunFelatio It tends to happen, it probably happened to Dale Sr and Richard Petty as well. When you’re getting up there in your career and you arent winning, the sport media kind of figures “Well, he’s getting older, maybe it’s time to ask how much longer he wants to see this out before saving his reputaion.
Well Rusty, now you know that you taught Junior real well!! We miss Rusty out here for his birthday weekend at Watkins Glen N.Y.
Hmm looks like a face lift....
Knew I still love Rusty for a real NASCAR reason
Rusty retired to early, he should have kept at it for a couple more years.
7:21 Rustys expression "i have no clue what the hell he is talking about but im going to just go with it"
I gotta talk about the first one. I don’t believe Junior retired too early.
He was in a wreck and he knew something was wrong and soon after hung it up, smart move on his part
It was good he retired when he did. He only won one race over his final three seasons and had an average finish over those final three of 17th. He was fading. I would rather see him retire a year too early than a year or two too late. No one wants to watch an icon run 25th every week.
He did pretty good his last year. Finished 8th I believe. I sure as hell woulda thought I had something left if I did that well my final year.
I question was it him or was it the organization? Newman wasn't really any better during that time.
Not really. Although he didn't win a race, 2005 was Rusty's best year in many years. In fact he had an excellent shot at winning the championship before getting wrapped-up in a wreck at Talladega (I believe he was 3rd in points at the time). That's why Rusty felt like he made a mistake and climbed out of the car too soon.
DW and Petty being the shining example of that, lop the last ten years off either's career and they're ten times as legendary as they already are.
Feeling bad for Jimmie now lol
As a Gordon fan it was impossible to like Rusty, but I don't hate him anymore. I actually liked when he called races.
I grew up loving Rusty and the #2 team. Thanks for this ;) Allison fan here
You need to livestream like the Joe Rogan podcast. While audio is good to listen to, it really adds another level when you can watch people being interviewed. You seem to have the camera equipment, mere clips just aren't enough. Regardless, really enjoy the podcast!
Should have been the Rusty Wallace Driving Experience slowest cars ever my Street stock faster.
I’d love to have Ward Burton featured on one of your podcasts. Great job too!
He talks without ever opening his mouth-amazing. How does Ward have a much heavier accent than Jeff?
bbigjohnson069 I remember Jeff saying the accent difference was because when they were kids, Jeff’s bedroom was in the northern end of the house, and Wards was in the southern end 😀
@@MisterTwister88 ... That's hilarious!
Wow... Jr has finally come out of his shell, Im sure his wife has something to do with this. So, rather than being shy or uncomfortable in front of a camera, he now shows a ton of confident and pride in his new craft.
Nevada Dan The pressure of living up to his father’s name on the racetrack is finally off him now. He can relax and enjoy things a lot more, IMHO.
Great stuff .... many of today’s NASCAR guys can’t just say it like it is. That is what made NASCAR great is that it is raw. Roger Penske will never the accolades he deserves.
My dad was a Dale Sr fan... I was a Rusty fan.... He was a Steelers fan.... I was a Cowboys fan.... He was Atlanta braves.... I was New York Yankees.... We argued a lot.... Lol...
Rusty Beat Dale By 12 points that year he had the Kodak, I think it was a Pontiac, Huh Wallace!!!!
It'd be nice to see him race longer..even though i never really watched him much it'd been cool
I miss seeing all the legends out on the track together.
They put on some good shows
I've always understood why Dale and Rusty had a beef with being in a multi car team. They were both struggling at times when both RCR and Penske were trying to compete with Roush and Hendrick on that multi car team level. That and both Earnhardt and Wallace came from that old school one car team model that had been the norm in Cup racing for decades at that point in the sport and at the time they had to have been thinking, "why aren't we as competitive as we used to be?" The new ingredient, the younger new teammates! I know at times Earnhardt and Mike Skinner had their differences but Newman and Wallace outright hated each other, Rusty was being nice about Ryan in this interview with Jr!
Rusty should include Tony Stewart in the list of former drivers that are bringing in new talent at the lower levels on up.
Occasionally he does kill one, though.
I didn't miss a race from the time he was in the Kodiak car, and I haven't watched a single race since he retired.
Was always under the impression that Rusty couldn't wait to get out of the car. As a fan, it kind of disappointed me. Glad to see he hated to hang up the helmet, as any true racer does.
Damn, I love hearing the candid interviews here! Rusty sucked at being a racing team mate, but he is awesome at being one in an interview. Love this stuff. Keep the Legends coming, Dale!!!
Then again, he came up in a time where if you had a teammate, it was generally a case where you’re still THE man. I can get the mentality he had at that time.
Damn rusty wanted to come out of retirement but couldn’t get a car.....damn man
This interview changed my mind about Rusty. I like him now. Thanks for a lot of great racing memories, best of luck to you.
Good job Dale and Mike. At 2:53 you tell Dale's missing it.
I'll save you the time of the video; it was putting his son Steven in a car.
I remember Mark Martin and Rusty were named the sports illustrators athletes of the year. Feels like forever ago but those were awesome days.
Martin drove a Stroh's car and Richmond drove a Milwaukee's Best car.
Rusty always ran good at The Monster Mile
Rusty was such a competitor, he’d scrap toe to toe with the Intimidator and they were so fun to watch, both great drivers, but I think they respected each other’s abilities!!!
Rusty vs. Dale = the best Winston Cup racing.
I don't know if I'd want to retire or just die in the car.... I never want to give up the speed.
If Rusty Wallace would have stayed for three more years, where would Kurt Busch be racing in 2006
Probably Roush if he hadn't gotten in trouble in 05 the 2nd to last race of the year
So sorry Rusty....I sure do miss you!!!! NASCAR racing has never be the same. ❤️ you!
More , more and if possible MORE
Rusty is so awesome. Love to hear his stories
When Rusty Wallace was a "young guy" he was learning from Larry Phillips. Because of that is one of the reasons he's so knowledgeable about a race car.
Breaks my heart to hear this story. He still had many good years. That’s a hard thing to forgive yourself for. Damn
Always go out own your on terms. Damnit Rusty
Rusty, you made the right decision to retire when you did. Look at all you've accomplished since then. All your fans understand and respect.your privacy.
I basically stopped watching nascar when Rusty retired I can't even name 5 racers today but I can watch races from the 90's and name almost everyone and I was a kid in the 90's loved it back then
I think rustys tragic flaw was his ego. He got to a point where he thought he was the next “guy” after big E and when Gordon came out of nowhere, rusty wasn’t ever the same. Not because Jeff was a million times better(he wasn’t) but because rusty was more dedicated to putting Jeff “in his place” than winning races and suddenly the guy who was top 5 ten every week couldn’t buy a victory.
My uncle beat Kyle and kurt Busch in the legends series at Sears point back in the early 90s. Wish my uncle had the chances kurt and Kyle did. He could a been a great asphalt racer. But he ended up running A mods and super late models on dirt. Lot of FUN FUN SUMMERS! Love nascar. But LOVE LOVE dirt track racing
I always like Rusty! I did care what car he drove. even though i am a Chevy guy! love my SS Camaro!
Rusty's mistake was going to Ford. Never seem to have the same success. And its not really because Fords are inferior, some crews and teams simply know how to work with certain makes better. Larry McReynolds was an ace with Fords, but never had much success at all as crew chief for Earnhardt's Chevy. Earnhardt on the other hand soured on Fords forever when he had a blown engine every other week with Bud Moore. Primary cause for his slump in the early 80's.
SR had the stash but JR got the beard
Idk...I'm from Milwaukee, WI, and heard some stories of good old Rusty partying it up...granted I'm much younger and didn't get to experience any of it...however its still not as hard as Dick Trickle partying it up and still racing hard the morning and afternoon after...Sorry if this gets back to Rusty but going from what I've heard over the years.
I not only miss the drivers I miss the Winston Cup era
I remember watching Dale turn Rusty at Talledega...all that flipping...I thought, man I just watched Rusy Wallace die on live tv. I think Dale drove faster past the checkers to get back and check on Rusty. I'm sure in the 90's everyone said I hate this generation and miss the Ned Jarretts, the Allisons, Richard Petty...but I do miss the days of Rusty, Dale, Sterling, and Mark Martin. I think it would be cool to have an old timers race on a real NASCAR track in Xfinity or even Cup cars. Maybe 125 Miles...just enough for a pitstop so there's a tad bit of strategy and see what the gray hairs could do in today's tech!
One thing I like about Rusty Wallace is that he always comes off as a nice guy in interviews. It's obvious that Rusty took his racing career seriously.
One of my first words was “Earnhardt”, I grew up hating Rusty and Gordon, then Junior inherited me. But man I would have loved to see Rusty drive the #1 Pennzoil car, or even the #15 NAPA, but the #1 would have fit him greatly.
Rusty, get your tail back in the car. Retire when u in a wheelchair.
Rusty Wallace and Ricky Rudd !!!! Loved seeing Nascar in the 90s . ( Wallace and Rudd got into each other more than once Lol )