Dale Earnhardt's tragedy - Daytona 500 2001
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- One of the most iconic driver on the planet lost his life that day. In loving memory of Dale Earnhardt, we collected the main footages, interviews and reportages about that dramatic 18 of february 2001.
We also wrote an article in italian, explaining the contents of the official accident report published by NASCAR:
Rest in Speed, Intimidator.
I was there that day with my family, tuned into his frequency on our scanners. Very eerie hearing Richard calling for him after the wreck with no answer, Dale always responded to him.
Kenny handled that situation the best anyone could have. Such a sad day for NASCAR. Dale was truly one of the best, if not the best, drivers of all time. He was destine to drive a race car.
19 years later and I still get choked up and teary eyed. We lost our blue collar hero.
Chris Bonuchi Well said Chris-He was that!!! I guess that’s what made him special IMO...
So true he will always be my Blue Collar Superman
What makes ms so mad is he didnt die racing...he died blocking fof his son. Itz still awful to this day@
Greg I’m not sure I understand you. Do you mean if you have over a million $$ you can’t be blue collar? I’m blue collar or at least I think I am. If you combine my 401k and savings account I’m over that million mark and I didn’t get it sitting behind a desk or wearing a suit and tie every day its steel toe boots and a hard hat every day for the last 24 years. So I guess my question to you would be what color should my collar be?
@@CAB75 bingo
It is hard for me to revisit the events of February 18, 2001. I had followed Dale Earnhardt for almost all of my NASCAR viewing. On this day, I almost lost my brother, then I witnessed the loss of my favored driver. That was my birthday present that year. Almost lost my brother early that morning then caught the last 10 laps to witness Earnhardt lose his life doing what he loved. I still remember it all like it was yesterday. RIP ol' Ironhead, see you on the other side.
I was a 16 year old boy when Dale died. He was my childhood hero, along side my father. Like many folks, my life changed that day. I'm 35 now. The pain of losing a true hero was overwhelming for me. I'm 35, and I swear that I've thaught of this guy in some way or form on every single day since he died when I was 16. Even if it was for a few fleeting moments. He was a true influence to never give up and except that your not perfect in life, to strive to be better and better all the time. We need more real heroes nowadays like that.
Still hurts my heart and leaves a lump in my throat. I was fairly new to NASCAR and watched that race on television. It was hurtful because even though I was new to the sport I already knew that Dale Earnhardt Sr was legend and pioneer for the motorsport community. Magnify that pain by 10 to know that Dale Earnhardt Jr was there when it all unfolded. R.I.P. Dale...love and respect always and forever
I got to meet dale back in the early 80s he was a very humble caring respectful amazing person that anyone could ever meet his blunt German German additude which made this man a ledgin I personally wanna thank you dale & the Earnhardt family sharing this amazing video miss you ol buddy 👍 3 🏁🏁
19 years ago , its still difficult to watch , RIP Dale 😢
i agree Isabelle. i will never forget that day. i was in bnoc, (the army's non-commissioned officer course) at the time, and at the end of the race, me and my buddies all thought dale would be ok. we went out for dinner after the race, then found out a couple of hours later at our barracks that he had been killed. i think i cried just about ever day for a week straight. i was an army ranger at the time, and i am still not ashamed of my crying. while watching this video, i had one more long cry for dale earnhardt, my all time favorite driver ever. i can image the intimidator making jesus nervous right now in heaven when he sees that black #3 in the rear view mirror on sundays.
😥I was at work and missed the race someone told me and I was in disbelief
Isabelle, I still remember Dale's First Winston Cup Race... And Darlington 1982, when he became a household name - when Oil shot out of his Engine, and Old Dale ran half a lap at FULL speed to the Pits - with his *head sticking out of the Window!!!*
The World knew that they weren't dealing with just another Driver!
The Sport ENDED for me that day in 2001...
I still support Jr., but have never watched with the same Fan intensity. 💔
2/18/2001, it’s still difficult to watch, R.I.P. Dale Earnhardt, 1951-2001
hoof hearted this video has nothing to do with your mom...it’s in remberance of Dale Earnhardt
I remember this race. A month later my dad passed away RIP Dale Earnhardt (and my dad Dale). Gone but never forgotten😭😭😭😭😭
I stopped watching NASCAR after Dale died, my dad was sick at the time, he got me to start watching again, then he died a year later Feb 4 2002, I haven't watched it since.
The dammedest thing of it all was that it looked like a crash that they walk away from every time, not one of those crazy end over end crashes that you just can't believe guys walk away from...so sad...
I thought that when it happened, seen cars 6 times and walked away, when Schrader had that look and said he wasn't a doctor chilled me, I knew he was in bad shape.
The damnedest thing of it all was that it looked like a crash that they walk away from everytime, not one of those crazy end over end crashes that you just can’t believe guys walk away from... so sad...
@Art Vandelay ah you're right, I didn't even know that footage existed. I'll take your word for it and not search for it because I believe you and searching for it just seems morbid to me
@Art Vandelay oh holy crap...I see what you mean now, it was much worse than I thought before. Thank you for shedding some light on that for me, I appreciate your effort...
GREED is what killed the old Boy. just pure GREED. To hell with the safety Gear. who needs safety Gear, old Dale has a hard head.with nothing in it except oil and smoke.
Dale Earnhardt was my sports hero. I was seven years old when I watched the Daytona 500 in 1979 and I became an Earnhardt fan that day. I will never forget this day and how bad it hurt. I cried and still do thinking about it and I never even met the man. Amazingly one year later on February 18th 2002 my only child was born. So this date went from sadness to happiness for me. RIP Dale you are greatly missed.
@arthur wiebe da fuck is yr problem yr a mutt bitch
R.I.P Dale Earnhardt. Best nascar racer in history. R.I.P Legend.
He was good but lay off the crack pipe buddy.
He was damn good driver.
@Kerry Anderson I can careless of your opinion, he didn't deserve to die on that track that day. But he did and it's a shame that he did.
@Kerry Anderson he just said he was a damn good driver dumbass, he never asked for you opinion
@Kerry Anderson he wasn't talking to you lmfaoo
This absolutely broke my heart when it happened. I was in grade 10. Still very difficult to watch. Dale was and is a hero of mine.
I went directly to Wal Mart after the race and when I got home my entire family was in the living room watching the TV in a very solemn mood. I come from a die hard NASCAR family. My mother and Aunt went to high school with Ricky Rudd in Chesapeake Va so we were all very involved in the sport and huge fans.
I remember that day one of the saddest days in my life. I watched nascar cause of dale and I never enjoyed it ever again like I used to. RIP DALE.
Same here bother I tried and watch jr and ended up cheering for him. But after Sr died nascar is on life support to say the least
I'm from Dublin IRELAND and I only started looking at NASCAR around 2008 when Juan Pablo Montoya went there from F1 and they started showing it on TV over here. I wish I got to see Dale race.🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁
He put in some amazing racing
You can, UA-cam has a butt load of old races, enjoy my friend!!
Rusty Wallace was my pick, but I have to admit there was none better than Dale saw him race many times always exciting!
@@lindawingate6067 hell yeah Rusty was a great driver but dale was Mr Excitement
I literally watch this every year still makes me cry everytime ken talks about seeing him in the car. Can’t imagine the way he feels about this.
ken literally saw death, that's y its just so stunned on what happened, he put that window down and he knew that dale was dead, just an insane and just a so sad feeling
@ARE YOU FEELING LUCKY PUNK you sure? because a lot of people and a lot of articles by ESPN and others say that he died on impact blood force trauma to the Head, but if you find something else would definitely want to read it.
ARE YOU FEELING LUCKY PUNK
Don’t be a dick. Seems like your the one that needs to know their facts.
#Doucher
ARE YOU FEELING LUCKY PUNK yes they pronounced him dead on the way to the hospital or at the hospital but he was already dead because he bled out due to the basilar skull fracture sustained in the impact
Great video. I've seen just about all the dale Earnhardt documentaries and this video had a lot of content that I had not seen before. Thank you
As sad as this is, it was a really sweet moment to see DW cheering on his brother as he won. He was really proud of him and it was cute.
I’m a major fan of Dale and it makes me cry so much that he died in that crash in 2001 he was a real hero of mine and many other people
I have a hard time watching any Daytona Race.. I still see that day accident like it was yesterday.. GREAT LOSS... RIP. Dale...
I cried watching this again...RIP Dale
Rest in peace my brother Dale....Gods speed ..see ya in the next race.😇
I love how dale sr made sure micheal won and jr stayed behind him dale literally blocked everybody so he could win
Dale would still be alive if he was racing and not blocking!!
I questioned this decision while watching the race and Dale hated when other drivers held up the field!!
@@darrylturner2611With all the blocking that goes on I'm surprised the sport hasn't lost a lot more since the death of Dale !!!!🏁🏁🏁🏁
I started watching Nascar the day Earnhardt won the Daytona 500 ! It was never the same for me...
I remembered when it happened, watched that race, still brings a tear to my eyes, I live in SC ,knew people in NC that would tell me how he would help people and keep it low key. I just feel we'll see him in heaven one day...🏁
Yeah Dale in heaven.lmao.dale made a deal with the devil.the devil told Dale he could have it all.victories,fortune, fame, shoos,teams,et al.only one stipulation to the deal,besides his soul,was as long as he race cars he could never back off.pedal to the metal.but,never, never ,back off.now you know the deal.dale's karma was horrible at birth.for he was gen. Custer reincarnated.compare the photos.dale was nicknamed iron head,Custer iron butt .
Columbia here ole buddy...
@@moss8448 Anderson,SC 👍I had an opportunity to see Dale at Darlington that previous year with our church and had to work, lesson learned some things don't come around twice...
NO, stupid , you want be seeing anything in heaven. because , it's a figment of your imagination. YOU can dig his body up and use the remains as a cleanser if you want. or mix it up in a cocktail and drink it.
@@tomscott1163 If you don't believe that Christ came to save you and me, I'm not the stupid one.
Rest in peace to my hero, Racing will never be the same. Love him or despise him he was a foce on the track. Just like a friend passing away. Forever in my heart.
LOVE HIM OR HATE HIM..THE GUY SOLD TICKETS....
I was 16 when this happened. I was in my room after the race ended. I was listening to a country station Garth Brooks song The Dance started playing. Then my mom brings me the phone, a good friend says turn on the news, its Dale. I hang up walk out to the living room tell my dad to turn it to the news. My mom says no way, how? I stood there dumbfounded reading Dale Earnhardt 1951-2001. I'm still holding the phone when my grandfather calls and says are you seeing this? I didn't know what to say, so I handed the phone to my dad. I couldn't believe what I was reading and listening to. My favorite driver died.
😥grew up watching him own a monte carlo ss probably because that what he drove most of his career 😥😥
I was 17 when dale sr died it was heart breaking to me I met dale in bowling green ky to get a autograph he was so nice to me and to the ppl that was there to but its ashame that he lost his life but he died doing what he loved doing and at a track that he won so many time but one daytona 500 hes the greatest driver that ever lived I cried when I heard he died I wish he could have lived and retired and helped his son with his career it's still sad I kno the Earnhardt family miss him everyday
@@travisbrueck9076 Believe me fella , the Earnhardt's will get along just fine with the money , blood money.
I was celebrating my 14th birthday, and watching the whole race and as soon I'd gotten done watching nhra drag racing, they said they had heard the news that earnhardt passed away. I couldn't believe it and my mom looking at me and said "what's wrong with you Adrian??" and I told her that I saw the news and they said earnhardt has died. I was crying so hard my mom hug me and said "it's gonna be okay, just pray for the family when you go to bed at night. "
Your comment just hit me really hard because it was very similar to how I got the news. about the only thing different was I was 12 not 16
I met Dale 3 time's he was the real deal..Just one of the guy's and i've lost many friend's and my father it was like losing a family member NASCAR died February 18th 2001 i was at Daytona in '79 and seen Dale for the 1st time and for 22 year's he was my man.........RIP Dale
Actually as miss up as it was, Dales made NASCAR a little more popular, people out the sport thought that if one legend died, would a second go as well, it’s really fuck up on what it did but luckily Dale’s death was a kick start for future safety Concerns, after Blaze Alexzander’s death that year in Arca basically put the sport into safety mode, still hard to think what that day was like, I was born 2 years after his passing
@@tgs2141 sorry you missed the GREATEST ..................EVER
@@earnhardt3613 I know he was one of the greats, do need to tell me that
I wasn’t ever a big nascar fan but for whatever reason I love DE
I was born in 2002 but Dale Earnhardt senior was the love of Nascar but when that crashed happened to his neck omg that was the baddest crash of Nascar RIP Dale Earnhardt senior we miss you 🤕😭🙏 cry's poor day for Nascar number 3 Dale Earnhardt
Coming from the European tradition of motor racing, I am still choked to see these clips. Dale was probably the toughest racer there ever was and I remember how happy I was for Michael. Then seeing they were working on Dale... How cruel for everyone and also to Michael Waltrip who survived himself a crash which was practically unsurvivable. Thank you Dale for the unforgettable memories.
I still can’t believe Michael survived the wreck your refereeing too. One of the nastiest wrecks I’ve ever seen.
@@hehateme71 you haven't seen many wrecks then.it didn't even look bad enough to kill dale.and Michael wasn't envolved in any way.
well put
There will never be another Dale Earnhardt RIP Intimidator
This has got to be the hardest interview that these gentleman have ever done. harts and prayers to all.
I have never been a big NASCAR fan. Growing up in South Carolina, it never seemed interesting to me. Just guys going around a circle. In 2001, I was living in Alabama and had a buddy from NC who loved NASCAR. His dad worked for one of the teams and he used to volunteer to work in the pits (handing over the gas tanks to refuel, etc.). One day he invited me over to watch the race and during the race he explained everything to me. I now understood and appreciated rage skill and beauty of this sport. I quickly became a fan. Even when I wasn’t a fan, I knew who Dale Earnhardt was. So tragic, but al least he died doing what he loved.
The day NASCAR died for me.
You and me both.
For sure
Still feels the same way for me even after all these years. Nascar was and will never be the same after his death.
Yes no doubt, and it will never be the same. Dale took the excitement with him that day...
No doubt, my fun in NASCAR ended for me when Dale passed away...
It’s a true testament of who Kenny Schraider is as a person & the Respect for the Earnhardt’s & himself to have always kept tht moment to himself. I’m sure he’s probably been offered millions to tell & sell tht moment especially in this day of social media. I hate tht anyone had to see it but I’m glad it was someone who kept the humanity of the situation first. God Bless you Kenny
Kenny actually did an interview recently with Dale Jr on his podcast. He told Jr stories about his dad.
I feel so bad Kenny Schrader. That had to hurt so deep.
Lynn Hardy Jr Schrader knew he was dead 💀 as soon,as he looked at him,actually he was gone when he impacted the wall!! Rip
@@dannycoker6439 No shit captain obvious?
As a real man some things just go unsaid for a reason,! For example like how Mr Ken Schrader has never publically gone into detail as to what he witnessed that terrible moment, because he is a real man with respect and compassion for his friend and his friends family.
And there is no good reason for him to describe or, relive or want anyone else to know how that moment felt The hurt in his eyes alone tells more then enough then anyone with a shred of decentze would want to know and Ken Schrader's fatherly instincts has protected Dale Sr.'s children and his friendship to help prorect Dale Sr.'s legacy. Thank you for carrying that burden Mr Shrader your not only a true racers racer you represent how a true gentleman should act during a difficult moment.
@@lynnhardyjr4383 No shit to you to Captain smartass!!
Sterling Marlin blamed himself for years and retired early
Lynn Hardy Jr Why are you so offended by Dan’s comment? He was agreeing with and adding to your comment. Don’t act like a jackass for no reason. Dale would ducking hate you lol
I watched that race and seen the accident and thought nothing of it. Turned off the tv and went on with my day. It wasn’t until the next day when I heard Dale Earnhardt died at Daytona 500. I said. No he didn’t. I watched the race. I thought they were bullshitting me. I just didn’t believe it. Then I watched the news and I could not believe that accident of all the accidents I have witnessed was the accident that killed the IMO greatest driver of all time. I was crushed. It still upsets me to this day. RIP DALE
I did the same thing. I saw Earnhardt roll that car down the backstretch and have his crew duck tape it together so he could finish the race. Never did I think what looked like a simple impact would kill him. He was like a superhero. You didnt think there was anything that could shake him
R.I.P. Dale Earnhardt, 4/29/1951-2/18/2001
Me too, to this day, I don't see how that crash would have killed anyone.
The Lord God must have wanted Dale home.
It was basically the same injury as caused by a hangman’s noose? I wonder if he had an old undiagnosed injury or weakness?
HughJanis TheKneegur dude stop being such a dick HIS DEATH MADE ME CRY I NEVER BEEN THE SAME AND YOUR HAPPY WELL FUCK YOU
I think that Ken is a very thoughtful man. Everyone knows he must have seen something horrible. He doesn't tell people about what he saw. He is very respectful of his friends dignity. I don't know if it is true or not that he was offered money to talk about it and didn't.
The day NASCAR changed forever. Took the best guy u can probly think of. Nascar will never be the same w out Dale. Dale was one of best drivers out there n died doing what he loved. Sucks it had to end that way but he will never be forgotten. #3 R.I.P. Dale
There's only been two times I've cried over a driver losing his life. Earnhardt, and Bryan Clauson. Clauson because I had been aquatinted with him running at the Knoxville Raceway several times that year.
Still get choked up watching this, we lost a great one that day!
9:49. Ken was not fine.
I scrolled down into the comments to read this just as it happened in the video. This video hurts to watch...
He seen things that will stay with him till he passes. Things that no one should see. First responders see....Dale Jr just did the Download episode with Ken and at the end you can tell it slices him to thus day.
@@seankolker I haven't seen the download yet. Does he talk about that day?
@@JoshtinGirl8876 briefly at the end,touching and they are bound by it...that day
He knows what he saw peeking in the car...
Seeing DW cry breaks my heart...
Art Vandelay You Get a life, he’s sad. You have no life.
Mash709 ...and Kenny in this video...still broken .. 😢
Still brings tears never be another one like that man Nascar has never been the same
This was the first full NASCAR race I ever watched, with Dodge coming back after a 15 year hiatus I was excited.
exact same for me
I can't beleive it's been 19 year's since Dale Earnhardt Sr. passed away during the 2001 Daytona 500, I was 14 at the time Sr. died and I am now 33 going on 34 and one of my favorite drivers besides Sr. is and was Rusty Wallace. Rest In Peace/R.I.P Dale Earnhardt Sr.
The video deserves a thumbs up, but the incident deserves a thumbs down.. so it gets neither. RIP Dale SR. Even today with Austin Dillon running the #3, it's still Senior's. Life goes on...
Watched this happen live as millions of others did. 😢 I will never have another favorite driver in NASCAR. 21 years later it feels like yesterday.
One of the worst days ever for thousands of people.
@ARE YOU FEELING LUCKY PUNK Fax lol
10's of thousands, if not hundreds.
@ARE YOU FEELING LUCKY PUNK he said one of you dumbass. they were both bad days but for the millions of NASCAR fans, it was one of the worst.
@@HighMo NASCAR has millions of fans tho lol I'm not even a NASCAR fan and I know that
Gary Simons Millions
Almost 20 years ago !! Gods speed Dale !!!!
The day NASCAR music died. The life of the Legend was over !! RIP MR INTIMIDATOR #3 .... DAMN WE MISS YOU BUD !!
Dale was the best it has not been the same sense his loss and never will be
Everyone has opinions like they have ass holes
NASCAR died for me when it closed the race my nephew and I attended every year for his birthday (Darlington)... Haven't watched a one or attended since.
His death changed the safety part of nascar and without this we might have lost Newman and Dillon and Larson in their horrible wrecks at Daytona
I'm 50yrs old. There's never been a death of a celebrity. That the world mourned more. Than Dale Earnhardt! This day will forever be, the worst! A big part of me died that day! Watching this video, took me back to the day! Tears are a flowing! It's been 20 years since we lost "The Man"! It's not been the same since! Never will be!
The only people I can imagine felt more pain than the Earnhardt's were the Waltrip's. Having been so excited to win, only to find out afterwards that Dale didn't make it. Every time you think of your biggest win, you have to feel the pain of the biggest loss.
NASCAR died that day for me. Just not the same without the black 3.
That is true he was awsome
HughJanis TheKneegur he made a mistake, you dont need to be a douchebag about it
When Harvick won that race in Dales old car and put the 3 fingers out the window I got chills. I remember that season.
It was at Rockingham
R.I.P Dale Earnhardt Sr.
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@DOE John the fuck is that supposed to mean asshole?
@@melendresgeoffrey5769 that was Atlanta when Harvick won
First time I've watched this documentary about Dale. just don't understand why people kept saying it didn't look good when they know he was dead. In the man doesn't come out of the car after hitting the wall at 190 miles an hour we all know where the result. All my respect to the Earnhardt family.
If you love Nascar, you respected Dale. Yes, I cried
The reason this crash was way more serious than it should have been was because Dale was the last driver to wear an open face helmet combined with Dale's seating position which was very prone compared to anyone else's. Due the way the seat was mounted one of the anchors of the five point system failed and Dale's chin contacted the steering wheel. When Larry McReynolds was Dale's crew chief the previous season Larry refused to allow Dale to participate in final practice at Talledega because he deemed the seat belt anchors to be unsafe. Sad Sad Sad
All these years later and it still hurts beyond description.
Perhaps you need to get a life OF YOUR OWN and stop living vicariously through the lives of others.
Profound!
GOOD WORDS SCOTT, AND YEAH DAVID GET A LIFE(joke)
This was a great piece
Dale's death has saved so many lives........RIP
I remember crying, i watched the race with dad
EVERYONE knew whole Dale Earnhardt was back in the mid to late 90’s into the early 2000’s and all through the 80’s.
Learn chronological order in writing Eugene
@@lessbeef1980 You'd think a guy named Eugene would know how to do that.
Less Beef quit being so critical. I promise you I am no idiot and find that comment rather insulting. “EVERYONE knew who Dale Earnhardt was all through the 80’s, 90’s and into the early 2000’s”. Is that better?
Less Beef your name should be More Beef. 😊
Just a little goof
Ayrton Senna = The best Formula One driver of all times
Dale Earnhardt = The best NASCAR driver of all times
RIP Dale 😭
so true
Peter brock = the best ever v8 supercar champion
@@scottbaxendale323 So, what you're saying is that "the best" wouldn't get killed in a crash even if it is out of your control......?????? What could Senna have done in his crash????
@Steven Hunter roflmao
@Steven Hunter Mario is a legend but... Jim Clark
Shocking... the loss of a legend...R.I.P.
I'll also add that more people remember this race not for the fact that this was Mikey's first win (1 for 462), but for what happened in Turn 3 on Lap 200.
So very sad, after all these years. I became a diehard JR. Fan. Now he is retired, I wish him the best! Much love from a Grandma🌹❤️
I cried harder For Earnhardt than members of my own Family. Felt like we lost a family member. Its something me and my Daddy Bonded over. HE was a GM Master Tech for 40 years. My 2 Heros. Dale Earnhardt, and my daddy. When we bough SR Merch it was always 2.
Watched this race. Sad day😢
i still i miss dale earnhardt sr its been almost 20 years since he has been gone he will always be my favorite driver of all time forever fan rest in peace dale forevermore with love 2021
I recall Dale had declined wearing the Hans device and I was angry about it while grieving the loss. It was the end of watching NASCAR for me. Found out later Dale's good friend Neil Bonnett died at the same location the same way, but in practice.
Neil died testing those shitty tires...
goratgo 70 I was hoping someone would comment that. I didn’t want to comment and get all the hate. But I agree
Anyone a fan of Dale needs to watch the Neil Bonnett story if they don't know it already. I admit I used to ignore him until learning the real deal. Now I always say "Get on it like Neil Bonnett"
Neil died at Michigan Speedway testing those durn tires....
Sam Moss it wasn’t the tyres it was a shock mount in the car that caused Neil bonnet to die same with Rodney or
It was a sad day . It was hard to believe .
I personally think this was the true start of nascar decline the loss of the sports most famous driver the only reason why it gained popularity in the years following was because people were hoping jr would perform like his dad and when he didnt it was another major blow along with the stage racing and everything else it has become no wonder its becoming less popular we miss u dale and always will
I miss you Dale Earnhardt
I can't believe Kenny Schrader is still racing after seeing that. He must be still traumatised to this day......
Like so many tragedies, hind sight has the answers. No closed face helmet, no head a neck restraint, and most of all improperly installed belts. Damn NASCAR
Dale was NASCAR for many...
We shouldn't let this tragedy cause us to forget that Dale's performance was one of the greatest in racing history. He orchestrated all his moves to get his team into positions number 1, 2, and 3, and decided to take the 3 position because he was the most aggressive driver on the team. After hours of amazing driving, he finally cut someone off for the last time and lost control on the final turn on the final lap of a 500 mile race.
That wreck wrecked NASCAR hasn't been the same since. RIP Dale
Dale Earnhardt Sr. the best there was the best there ever will be.
No David Pearson is the best driver there ever was period!!
@@lskiller1903 not true Dale sr was
Zachary l dale is my second best I prefer Richard or Jimmie because they are still first
Remember this like it was yesterday. NASCAR had so much going for them. A big sports network in fox broadcasting the sport, dodge returning, just so much good happening for the sport. One of the best 500’s in recent memory from a racing standpoint and it all came crashing down on the final lap. I was a big rusty Wallace fan growing up but when I found out that dale had died it’s like a piece of me died with him. All the drivers from that generation were special but dale was the guy that everyone looked to and was the leader in the garage. Just a sad sad day.
When I saw that the ambulance was in no rush to get to the hospital, I knew either he was perfectly fine or he was already dead. But when I remembered how the emergency personnel acted around Dale's car, I knew the former was not the case.
Raymond Meyers. I bet you Dale Earnhardt already dead on way to Hospital on February 18,2001.
This is a sad moment in nascar's history. God be with you dale. You changed racing forever .
I remember that day 2001 wasn't a good year.
Dale was the man. Lost a few family members as well that year and our nation was attacked 9/11.
amen to that bud
@@corbman9049 don't kid yourself.9/11 was an inside job.ive researched 1000s if hours.nothing adds up .but ,I wouldn't exoect a Nascar fan to have the ability to research the truth.beside why should you care about all the darker skinned people being murdered by your government.
Burt Short you damn ignorant for that smh
SMH
I won't never forget that day! NASCAR is not the same
the strangerst part of this for me wasI was never a nascar fan, I am a drag racing fan and former drag racer, and I never watched a nascar race, but this was the 1st race I ever watched, and it will be never forgotten, I knew who dale was, and I even bought and sold dale earnahart sports toys and cards and sold them to a friend who frequented the daytona 500 . seeing the crash thinking it wasnt that bad, and when they said he died I could not believe it.
My grandfather had passed 2 weeks before. I was mourning his death. I saw the race and what ensued. I cried and cried. I want to cry right now.
Every time I watch one of these videos it brings tears to my eyes
I was in shock that day. Haven’t really been able to watch NASCAR since.
Shout out to Cleetus Mcfarland on UA-cam for letting Dales legacy live on in every video!
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Fuck Cleetus he’s just a spoiled brat off daddy’s money. He doesn’t even have much mechanical knowledge, not even that. He isn’t doing shit keeping Dale legacy alive. DALE is keeping his own legacy alive. Don’t ever let me see you making such a stupid comment on the internet ever again....
Fuck cleetus. That’s a tribute Mike Skinner truck, not Dale Sr tribute car.
Cleetus will fuck up your car and laughing about it, won’t pay you or fix it.
@DOE John shame on you
My life was changed that day we lost Dale!!! Even though I never knew or even met this man I felt like I knew him personally. I know it wasn't fair to Nascar but i stopped watching that day and have never watched since. I still have a hard time watching this and cant imagine how this affected everyone involved with the Earnhardt family! I will always have a place in my heart for Dale and his family. RIP Dale from one of your many loving fans!!! YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOT!!!! Cheers
I am a hardcore Dale Sr fan and watched that racing live. I was like damn it but next week he will win.
Til that night, news....
Didn’t go high school next day and gotten sick.
Still puts a tear in my eyes I knew he was dead before the car came to a stop I was crying haven't watched a race since #3 forever
This was the saddest days of my life :(
Happy Dale day . gone but not forgotten RIP