I'm 25, and the first race I remember seeing was this one. Of course, I was too young to fully comprehend it at the time, but I now know that Dale Earnhardt _was_ NASCAR. He was the root of the whole tree, and when he passed on, the sport passed with him, it just took awhile for all the leaves to fall off. RIP Dale Earnhardt
I'm 29 years old and Dale's death was the first real experience of mortality for me. I simply couldn't process in my young mind that he was gone after it happened. I remember my dad being upset and then the news that night but it just didn't seem real. We'd watched Nascar together since I could remember and Dale Earnhardt was the one consistent in all that and him being gone was like a part of my childhood erased in an instant.
Watching that reminds me of how good Dale Sr. would have been in the booth. He was at the point where he was okay letting the camera see his goofy side and truly having fun, he would have provided amazing content I’m sure.
@@dalezegarelli5553 hahaha, you say that like anyone cares he wasn't a legend to you, like you are sooooo important, lol, hate to break it to you, but nobody cares hahahahaha, sorry you hate yourself and you feel like you have to troll to make yourself feel better, must suck to be you, but who cares.😉
What a man, he ran that interview, TB was just lucky enough to be there. Seems like a normal guy and that's what the sport is missing! You have to be too polished to get a sponsor and have to bring a sponsor to race..
2:03 "you dont want to come down here and catch the apron" whew. He turned left and when he got grip on that apron it shot him right towards the wall. So many odd things were said around the time of his death, hard to look past them all
I've thought for years Dale knew something, like he was a sacrificial lamb. He acted strange the day of the 500, his mannerisms on the grid were somber.
@@kraderrader3444 Yeah I noticed that too the day of the 500, He did a interview the day before and It was even more like that, His final words in the interview the day prior? "Make sure you tune in to the 500 tomorrow, The fans are gonna see something they never seen before" Those might not be exact words but they are really close.
@@VeliusCoba I think dale knew that he was going to do exactly what he did for Jr and Mike that day. He had his 500 and he had accomplished pretty much all he was ever going to accomplish. He was just planning to “pass the torch” with the win for DEI. He didn’t care that it wasn’t him. It was probably the first time in his career he didn’t care if he won or not. I DON’T think he had any inkling he’d lose his actual life. It was all about Mikey and Jr. And in the end it went further than anyone ever imagined.
Man. I taped everything that speedweeks on vhs. I was so excited for Dodge returning. What an amazing weekend right up until the last lap. Cheers to Dale!
I got to do 3 laps around Daytona in the #3 car during the Richard Petty Experience. Tony Pender drove and gave it more than aloud! I'm crippled with 2 canes and they knew I was not letting a disability get in the way. Beat experience of my Gearhead life. Street racing since the 60s. Entire different respect after only 3 laps. Soaking wet when it was over. They all teased that they needed the Jaws of life to get my crippled butt out! Great day at wonderful people. RIP Dale. Always be my Gearhead Hero.
The year I was born, but some reason it all feels so familiar, watched Nascar growing up, stopped when Tony Stewart Retired. I miss the "Rockstar" days of Nascar, can't believe I'm talking about Tony Stewart like my dad talked about Richard petty
Dale touched everyone. I managed to find on an old phone a photo I had of Dale sitting on Santa Claus lap. I think it was 1994 in New York for his last championship. I lost everything I had but to find it was Wow. Just like the old photo I found of my son. I do this for his memories
Your phone had a camera in 1994, mine was attached to a phone line still. Only mobile phones were not very good and had no cameras. Maybe I read that wrong not trying to be a dick just confused
@@therealnynetynyne360 Lol No cell phones back then. We had things called cameras. Lol. Luckily I managed to take a cell phone photo and had it on an old phone
@@lewiskemp5893 except for the fact if you read what was written they found d the pic on an old phone and brought up 1994. So please tell me what camera had a phone in it in 1994
Dale certainly took this as an audition for a job at Fox. No doubt, about it. Imagine that, the Fox booth from 2002 onwards with that man in it would've been amazing for NASCAR
I'm no Steelers fan. and I was definitely NOT a Dale fan. But the fact can't be denied that those are two of the best at what they did in their careers. I watched this interaction on TV over the week of the race and it seems that Dale and Terry were MADE FOR EACH OTHER. That was a lifetime friendship they built right there. Dale, you are missed. The sport seriously needs another "intimidator". I can't even watch it, now. Such garbage.
This is so fun to watch but at the same time it hurts me cuz you just see how happy Dale really was right before he left us & Richard Childress even said later on that Dale had that look in his eye again during speedweeks that he was so poised on winning his 8th Cup and he definitely showed in 2000 he was back by winning some races & finished 2nd in the points!!Damn we can only imagine but i love this footage just seeing the real man he was & look how he was around Terry's kids that's why I always loved Dale & looked up to him for the things he did out the race car & the real man he was!!!
I watched this "Live" the morning of... never thought I'd see it again. What they left out was the promo plug Earnhardt did for Fox as a closing line for the segment. He said, (paraphrasing after over 20years), "You're gonna see something today on Fox you aint never seen before!". Sad to sat he could hardly have been more correct.
Geesh, that talk about Turn 3, and then the "I'm awful lucky when you're around" at the end there.....man that stings all these years later....seems like a little foreshaddowing....haven't watched it since that day. How sad this still feels like yesterday.
I distinctly remember getting to see this segment live just by luck. I remember after the segment, they cut back live to the booth where Terry was and never forget him saying: "that was NOT FUN." because Dale's driving was way too intense. I've never heard someone as lively as Terry be so... intimidated 😉
(2) Champions sharing a moment in time! In the end, it's not about the wins, it's about these moments you share! On his death bed, a man is never concerned about his accomplishments...its the relationships that he was a part of that, he takes with him. Rest In Peace DEs...you were the BEST! #3
Just shows how Big Terry is standing next to everyone else, Dale losing his life in the race probably hit Terry harder than any defensive NFL player ever did.
When I served in Vietnam 🇻🇳 we used to race scooters we would do things to make them faster and faster such as remove weight from them it was a lot of fun miss those days.......
I growed up about 10 minutes from his house. I first met him on Mc Lelland Ave. in Mooresville at Alltel just paying his phone bill. 1985 or 86.. just plain mill town folks. True and pure as God made lil’ green apples.
There not all rich kids not even close theres still hard ass racers who earned it an will wreck someone on last lap for a win. I was fan since 93 an it was great back in 90s early 00s but its starting to come back you got young aggressive kids working hard coming up. But yes plenty of rich kids but there racing drive dont last they wont stay hungry so they will disappear fast for most part. I wasn't a Earnhardt fan or a Earnhardt jr fan but they both are nascar an I hope jr stays in nascar in some form for a long time.
lol what?! are you kidding? no no ... that is just off turn 2 the wall gets pretty tight and its easy to wash up ... dales fatal wreck was between turns 3 and 4 just before the words "DAYTONA" in turn 4.
Dale created a moment for Terry that he would never forget.
The greatest ever there will never be another
Well I'm crying now. Young folks have absolutely NO IDEA how huge Dale Earnhardt was for the sport of Nascar.
I'm 25, and the first race I remember seeing was this one. Of course, I was too young to fully comprehend it at the time, but I now know that Dale Earnhardt _was_ NASCAR. He was the root of the whole tree, and when he passed on, the sport passed with him, it just took awhile for all the leaves to fall off.
RIP Dale Earnhardt
He was my favorite since his yellow and blue Wrangler #3!
I cryed too, he was a
Young and healthy man. Left us to soon.
Absolutely!
Tears watching this!
Smiles as well!
I'm 29 years old and Dale's death was the first real experience of mortality for me. I simply couldn't process in my young mind that he was gone after it happened. I remember my dad being upset and then the news that night but it just didn't seem real. We'd watched Nascar together since I could remember and Dale Earnhardt was the one consistent in all that and him being gone was like a part of my childhood erased in an instant.
Dale would've turned 70 this past Friday. Hard to believe it's been 21 years. Still miss his presence. RIP Intimidator!
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One of Dale Sr.'s last interviews. RIP this great legend his son followed.
20 years later and Dale is still a legendary badass. Miss him greatly.
Watching that reminds me of how good Dale Sr. would have been in the booth. He was at the point where he was okay letting the camera see his goofy side and truly having fun, he would have provided amazing content I’m sure.
RIP and long live Dale Earnhardt Sr. (April 29, 1951 - February 18, 2001), aged 49
You will always be remembered as a legend.
Believe me; he ain't no legend, to me!!!
@@dalezegarelli5553 Ain't no legend? Care to explain?
@@dalezegarelli5553 hahaha, you say that like anyone cares he wasn't a legend to you, like you are sooooo important, lol, hate to break it to you, but nobody cares hahahahaha, sorry you hate yourself and you feel like you have to troll to make yourself feel better, must suck to be you, but who cares.😉
@@dalezegarelli5553care to elaborate prick????
@@dalezegarelli5553Good for you😂 go take your sad azz somewhere else
What a man, he ran that interview, TB was just lucky enough to be there. Seems like a normal guy and that's what the sport is missing! You have to be too polished to get a sponsor and have to bring a sponsor to race..
Nascar has never been the same. RIP
2:03 "you dont want to come down here and catch the apron" whew. He turned left and when he got grip on that apron it shot him right towards the wall. So many odd things were said around the time of his death, hard to look past them all
Bradshaw asked about turn 3. :/
I thought the same thing.
I've thought for years Dale knew something, like he was a sacrificial lamb. He acted strange the day of the 500, his mannerisms on the grid were somber.
@@kraderrader3444 Yeah I noticed that too the day of the 500, He did a interview the day before and It was even more like that, His final words in the interview the day prior? "Make sure you tune in to the 500 tomorrow, The fans are gonna see something they never seen before" Those might not be exact words but they are really close.
@@VeliusCoba I think dale knew that he was going to do exactly what he did for Jr and Mike that day. He had his 500 and he had accomplished pretty much all he was ever going to accomplish. He was just planning to “pass the torch” with the win for DEI. He didn’t care that it wasn’t him. It was probably the first time in his career he didn’t care if he won or not. I DON’T think he had any inkling he’d lose his actual life. It was all about Mikey and Jr. And in the end it went further than anyone ever imagined.
Such a great time back then, when life was good.
That was pre 911 too
@@therealnynetynyne360 exactly my thoughts...
@@therealnynetynyne360 yea 9/11 ruined everything
"I'm lucky when you're here" damn that gave me chills, smh February 18th 2001 the day I lost my hero.
So did I. I couldn’t watch Nascar for 2 yrs. Then joined Junior Nation. Glad I did.
So did we. Jerry and Sugar Bear and I lost our hero and fave..Dale..the Oppermans from Texas
Two great personalities. Thanks for the memories Dale
Dale was happy and at peace. Miss him everyday. But that’s what I try and focus on. He made it.
The amount of foreshadowing by the man himself is literally insane. Dude straight up described his own accident in detail.
Wow those last 10 seconds were beautiful but also absolutely heart-breaking
Just to know what happened the next day. Unbelievably sad 😔
Damn that part Earnhardt said I'm awfully lucky when you're around was spooky
Gave me the shivers
Wish there was more to watch
Dale's ladt nite alive. In great spirits what a man of the people
😢😢😢😢😢gone but never forgotten. We miss you dearly Dale. Nascar has never been the same
What a cool segment, terry has always looked 75 years old haha
Man. I taped everything that speedweeks on vhs. I was so excited for Dodge returning. What an amazing weekend right up until the last lap. Cheers to Dale!
He was so happy. RIP
I still wonder how the sport would be today if Dale was with us. Godspeed.
Most likely a lot less safe. Rules didn't start changing after petty and Irwin. Only after Dale died
He would not have let NASCAR destroy themselves
I remember driving for Nascar I met Dale back in the day he helped me with some pointers on my car at the time super nice guy...
I got to do 3 laps around Daytona in the #3 car during the Richard Petty Experience. Tony Pender drove and gave it more than aloud! I'm crippled with 2 canes and they knew I was not letting a disability get in the way. Beat experience of my Gearhead life. Street racing since the 60s. Entire different respect after only 3 laps. Soaking wet when it was over. They all teased that they needed the Jaws of life to get my crippled butt out! Great day at wonderful people. RIP Dale. Always be my Gearhead Hero.
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“We’re doin it in a race car, this is a daggone street car” 😂
That was so funny. Terry was never really the same after Sunday's race.
R.I.P Earnhardt at least Terry got a memory of a life time. NASCAR hasn't been the same since 2001 . Miss my favorite driver my hero Dale Earnhardt .
The year I was born, but some reason it all feels so familiar, watched Nascar growing up, stopped when Tony Stewart Retired. I miss the "Rockstar" days of Nascar, can't believe I'm talking about Tony Stewart like my dad talked about Richard petty
No Nascar died with Dale so it was already dead when you watched it.
Dale seemed in a different kind of mood that weekend.
Love Terry’s energy. The two of them were acting like kids, great to see Dale’s joy in what would be his final days
Still so hard to watch after all these years knowing that would be one of his last interviews😢
Dale touched everyone. I managed to find on an old phone a photo I had of Dale sitting on Santa Claus lap. I think it was 1994 in New York for his last championship. I lost everything I had but to find it was Wow.
Just like the old photo I found of my son. I do this for his memories
Your phone had a camera in 1994, mine was attached to a phone line still. Only mobile phones were not very good and had no cameras. Maybe I read that wrong not trying to be a dick just confused
@@therealnynetynyne360 Lol
No cell phones back then. We had things called cameras. Lol. Luckily I managed to take a cell phone photo and had it on an old phone
@@lewiskemp5893 except for the fact if you read what was written they found d the pic on an old phone and brought up 1994. So please tell me what camera had a phone in it in 1994
@@therealnynetynyne360 a big shot at Hendrick gave me the original photo when I worked at Hendrick Chevrolet. He saw Dale stuff on my tool boxes
Sure miss that guy. GOD BLESS DALE.
Dale certainly took this as an audition for a job at Fox. No doubt, about it. Imagine that, the Fox booth from 2002 onwards with that man in it would've been amazing for NASCAR
I remember when I drove Nascar and had to battle against Dale he was a great driver I miss those days.
I named my son Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. that's for you number 3 ..miss ya man.
Breaks my heart seeing this....I was a 24 fan, but losing Dale took all the wind out my sails...
I'm no Steelers fan. and I was definitely NOT a Dale fan. But the fact can't be denied that those are two of the best at what they did in their careers. I watched this interaction on TV over the week of the race and it seems that Dale and Terry were MADE FOR EACH OTHER. That was a lifetime friendship they built right there.
Dale, you are missed. The sport seriously needs another "intimidator". I can't even watch it, now. Such garbage.
Kurt Busch and his brother Kyle have tried to be intimidators on the track.
But neither Busch is close to being like Dale was.
@@RCmack No one is.
This is so fun to watch but at the same time it hurts me cuz you just see how happy Dale really was right before he left us & Richard Childress even said later on that Dale had that look in his eye again during speedweeks that he was so poised on winning his 8th Cup and he definitely showed in 2000 he was back by winning some races & finished 2nd in the points!!Damn we can only imagine but i love this footage just seeing the real man he was & look how he was around Terry's kids that's why I always loved Dale & looked up to him for the things he did out the race car & the real man he was!!!
I love the Red, White, and Blue Stripes on that 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix.
0:37 Straight up dissed Waltrip on TV Lol
I watched this "Live" the morning of... never thought I'd see it again. What they left out was the promo plug Earnhardt did for Fox as a closing line for the segment. He said, (paraphrasing after over 20years), "You're gonna see something today on Fox you aint never seen before!". Sad to sat he could hardly have been more correct.
And to think that that was his last night !!! Miss you DALE!!
@1:21, it will always be special from the next day on. This shit gives me cold chills
Sure did. That and the apron comment and the instant they showed the Pontiac down there gave me the willies. Awful.
The last sentence gave me a chill. Rip dale
Three very sad moments in life that I remember exactly where I was. Princess Diana, Dale Earnhardt and Kobe Bryant.
Tragic. All of them.
All except kobe was sad the rapist kobe got his karma
Geesh, that talk about Turn 3, and then the "I'm awful lucky when you're around" at the end there.....man that stings all these years later....seems like a little foreshaddowing....haven't watched it since that day. How sad this still feels like yesterday.
I was just thinking the same thing
I distinctly remember getting to see this segment live just by luck. I remember after the segment, they cut back live to the booth where Terry was and never forget him saying: "that was NOT FUN." because Dale's driving was way too intense. I've never heard someone as lively as Terry be so... intimidated 😉
(2) Champions sharing a moment in time! In the end, it's not about the wins, it's about these moments you share!
On his death bed, a man is never concerned about his accomplishments...its the relationships that he was a part of that, he takes with him.
Rest In Peace DEs...you were the BEST! #3
Dale and the legends are the best no one will ever know ❤️😩
He was flying too! 😎
Rip to Dale and the GP hood!
Imagine owning that with the dents Dale put in there that day
Earnhardt vs. Waltrip, saw every race
Back when Nascar was real men
What a stupid comment!!!
It effected me at the end with Dale and the little ones. Knowing he would be gone soon. Never forget that day.
Unfortunately, this was one of the very last rides Dale Earnhardt would give anyone!!!😭😭😭😭
RIP, Dale!
NASCAR has not been the same without him.
Just shows how Big Terry is standing next to everyone else, Dale losing his life in the race probably hit Terry harder than any defensive NFL player ever did.
Miss those days. My God has it been that long 🙏🏻
When I served in Vietnam 🇻🇳 we used to race scooters we would do things to make them faster and faster such as remove weight from them it was a lot of fun miss those days.......
forgot this one thank you
"Wham into that wall"
"I'm awful lucky when you're around" sarcastically.
"You're gonna see something you've never seen before on FOX"
He was the greatest without a doubt. My hero growing up . True racer in his blood.
Dude was fucking flying in that pace car lol
Wow so cool . Earnhardt was so respected to win all them titles took guts determination .Terry had a lot of fun
I growed up about 10 minutes from his house. I first met him on Mc Lelland Ave. in Mooresville at Alltel just paying his phone bill. 1985 or 86.. just plain mill town folks. True and pure as God made lil’ green apples.
Nascar Thunder 2003 song on background
Pure legend
and He Was Gone the Next Day..RIP
I remember watching this thinking "dales not such a bad guy"
Dale truly was in a good place in his life at that time - Boy he be disgusted with Teresa and what she did to his race team and his kids.
LEGEND RIP GOAT
NASCAR was never the same when Dale left us. He was Winston Cup.
"I'm always lucky when you're around "
"I'm awfully lucky when you're around."
That was great. Terry must back and wonder where the time has gone....
I found it very strange how Dale teased Terry about losing it down on the apron in turns 3 and 4🤔😭
ya.... well.... simple ain't it...........the racing gods didn't like that.....
@@robertcanderson329 that was about stupid
Prescient that Terry had a NAPA hat on, too.
I’d love to have that grand prix now lol
Absolutely Feckin Awesome ! Rubbin is racing you can get a little white on my black car .
Nascar has never been the same.
I wonder how Terry felt the next day.
He was heartbroken just like the rest of us
Iirc he was broken up pretty bad
Gosh I miss him, nascar died for me that day.
The day Sr died is the day Nascar died he was a one of a kind man
Wow less than 24 hours before he died
Painful to watch knowing he was gone not long after this!
And in less than 24 hours from there Dale Earnhardt went home.
2:08 Cody Ware pit stop.
NASCAR has rich kids driving now. Sad.
There not all rich kids not even close theres still hard ass racers who earned it an will wreck someone on last lap for a win. I was fan since 93 an it was great back in 90s early 00s but its starting to come back you got young aggressive kids working hard coming up. But yes plenty of rich kids but there racing drive dont last they wont stay hungry so they will disappear fast for most part. I wasn't a Earnhardt fan or a Earnhardt jr fan but they both are nascar an I hope jr stays in nascar in some form for a long time.
1:50 “Wham! Into the wall!” pretty much in the same spot…😞
lol what?! are you kidding? no no ... that is just off turn 2 the wall gets pretty tight and its easy to wash up ... dales fatal wreck was between turns 3 and 4 just before the words "DAYTONA" in turn 4.
Actually nowhere close.
@@rch7284 the true place of impact was in the hearts of all the fans watching...
GOD SPEED TO YOU DALE 🙏 WE MISS YOU 🙏
man! those stock cars sounded good back then
I miss dale n nascar still missing dale. He really change nascar
I'll bet you a Billion dollars that if Dale was still alive Mike Joy qouldn't be saying that stupid shut about how going to victory lane sucks.
may i have the billion ... hell even a million ....
If you're a Kevin Harvick fan I don't think you're at liberty to speak about victory lane lol
@@ChandlerRFink I can't hear you right now
@@kevinkelley3906 give me a few millions? ill tell you what he said.
Dale was the best the best to ever do it
And pontiac would be gone in a few years too...
THE MAN.
Really sad to think back on this
The description says this is the eve of the 2001 Daytona 500...which means he died the next day.
And then he was gone 😢