Amen to that. Someone once said to me that its better to burn out than fade away. I say thats crazy, there's no way Sr would ever fade away and he didn't need to die to burn out. I believe with all my heart that Sr. wouldve been competitive until the day he retired. God bless. Hope everyone's doing good and staying safe.
I like to think that Dale is patiently waiting for Darrell to join him. That's the way I console myself when I think about iconic British F1 commentator Murray Walker died in 2021, those drivers who he commentated on who died before him (I like to think) would be excitedly waiting for him so they could tell him about the racing they've done since they left the earth
Truthfully I think it had to happen, I don't think dale would of been good after retirement, he loved driving to much... even though he had a team to run and a son to help, if you knew dale how my grandpap did you'd understand, my pap told me when I was a kid.. he said dale is different, if that man can walk he believes he needs to be behind the wheel. My pap grew up with him in Kannapolis or However you spell out it lol... my pap always called me a yanky lol. But yea wet still got pics of my pap and dale when the was kids.. it's really interesting
At one point I was NOT an Earnhardt fan, but the last couple years before his death, I started to soften my heart and realize just how good he was both on and off the track. Seeing him talk about him and DW talk about sitting on a porch when they both retired was so sad. Its a shame they never got to do that.
I’ve never cried more to nascar related content except for watching the 4th of July race in Daytona the next season. Hell of a video and hell of a career. Darrell Waltrip is a hero
24:08 this is even more brilliant in hindsight. In your 500 Days doc Darrell talks about safety with Dale Sr and I know that's been discussed. Darrell was/is a smart guy and knew about the safety almost more than the sanctioning bodies it sounds
I remember as a kid dws Kmart route 66 car I loved that car and dw that year! It was sad to see how bad he had fallen that being his final year!😢 but what would come next would be as big as his racing career! The best NASCAR commentator fox ever had!!💗💗
@@LASTCARonBROCK I don't guess a man could put everthing in.i love your video you do a great job an tell it the beat you can with out bias.i respect that
It's Hard to watch the one's you have watched over the years getting to the point that you & them know that they are coming to the Ending of a Sport that they truly Love & can't be as Good as they were back in their prime. But US Fans will never forget the Great Races they gave to all of us. 👍
My dad grew up pulling for Darrell because he had his baseball jersey number 17. And he also loved the old school Mountain Dew scheme. Got him a Tide car shirt for Father’s Day the other day.
I cried when the drivers gave him his goodbye gifts, and when Earnhardt started talking about memories of the two racing. It sucks getting old, that's a lesson from this video, I wish he were still in his prime for the TV booth too.
I'll never forget that Bristol '99 race. I do blame Waltrip more for Terry losing that race than I blame Dale. Terry never should have lost the track position in the first place. I felt for DW though. He wanted to race and be a racer. The 1 car showed he still had it. Loved the flame car, got a diecast of it. The chrome car was pretty cool too
Awesome video brother Can we get a video on DW announcing career and retirement I can’t find any footage from his last race I know they did throw back paint scemes
Another Stella piece of work Brock! Absolutely amazing and put together so well. You set the bar higher everytime on how nascar documentaries should and can be made. Stay safe and take care my friend. And whoever put a dislike on this video go and give your head a wobble...
A hell of a good Man! Like many, it took me a while to see it and appreciate the greatness! I was and always will be a 43 fan but Darrell made it interesting !
I bought DWs book at a used book store several years ago. He does not paint Carl Haas in the brightest light and im pretty sure he hated these two years of his career.
Great tribute to a legendary career. Cale Yarborough's nickname for DW when he first entered the sport and was a brash young man is sill one of the best nicknames ever: Jaws
Imagine if Dale could have secured sponsorship for Darrell and had him in the 14. Maybe sponsorship from Mountain Dew starting in 1999. He could've worked closely with Steve Park and then with Jr. Maybe even getting another win or two. I don't know if he would have been willing to keep racing but having Park in the Penzoil 1, Jr in the Budweiser 8, Darrell in the Mtn Dew 14 and maybe even Mikey in the NAPA 15 would have been cool to see in 2001. Even if Darrell had gone to part time.
If he had better equipment under him than Haas-Carter could provide, he probably could’ve won another plate race, especially given how good DEI turned out to be in the coming years. There’s also the wild possibility of Dale Sr. and DW sharing a part-time seat, since Dale would’ve had a car at his whim with either RCR or DEI when his full-time days were up.
It blows my mind how much info you know/research! You know every small sponsor they had and where they bought the car, motor etc... details most would overlook! FYI: Jeff Spraker was more known for his Busch North career than modifieds.
Did NASCAR run the brick yard on Saturday that year or something during the interview when DW was first in qualifying the reporter asked him what it would feel like rolling off first on Saturday at the brick yard
@@DupontandLowesWarrior thanks I didn't know that but I didn't start watching NASCAR until the 04 late season two races before the Hendrick family helicopter crash
DW was my favorite driver when I was a kid. Hindsight being 20/20, DW starting his own team in the early 90s was a poor decision. At the time, it was kind of a thing to do (also see: Ricky Rudd), but it was also about the same time NASCAR saw the rise of multicar teams (Hendrick, Yates, Roush, Gibbs) and an influx of major sponsorships. So, smaller teams couldn't compete like in the past. It then becomes a circle where the smaller teams don't finish as well, don't bring in the revenue, can't afford top end equipment, rinse and repeat. If he would've stayed with Hendrick or gone to another top tier team at the time, DW's final years as a driver may have gone differently. It can also be argued that DW's skills had diminished. For example, all the "handling problem" DNFs in 2000. However, DW had proved while driving for DEI that he could still compete with good equipment. As an aside, I still believe he could have won the Fall '98 race in Charlotte driving the #36 Pontiac had that oil line not come off. 😠
35 pontiac but yea he was coming turning some fast lap times. He never could get comfortable in that ford for whatever reason. He had sat in that Pennzoil car and remembered what a good car felt like.
I was at pocono in 92 w my dad and saw the Davey Darrell scrum b4 the crash, they raced hard and total incidental but gotta respect the man, he did much for the sport
Bill Edwards (the owner of Mach 1 Racing #66 For Rick Mast in 1989 and Larry Pearson's #88 in for 1990) is the father of William Edwards, who owned the Mach 1 Racing #98 in 2004 and what later became the current Front Row Motorsports #34 in 2005 in a partnership with Bob Jenkins.
48:30 so sad to think that Dale never got to sit in that rocking chair and never got to switch his focus over completely to hunt and fishing. I just realized at this moment this was Dale Earnhardt's tour as well.
Im just finding your channel love the content growing up in NC and being around racing since I first walked makes me really want to do some nascar content
Honestly you got to feel bad for DW had a bad last eight years but became good friends with dale Sr in the later part of his career, and gave his baby brother Michael a winning car he finally needed to win a race but he made the ultimate sacrifice so Mikey could win what kind of made me teared up though was the rocking chair that y'all senior gave Darrell waltrip during drivers meeting for the final race of waltrip's cup series career definitely not a way to go out for two legends especially if they met so much to the sport...
Similar to Richard Petty's final eight years after his 200th win in 1984. Then again, he was still somewhat competitive until some time after early 1988 I think.
@@Mechaxthemaskedgamer At least Darrell was competitive replacing Steve Park for a few races in 1998. And I think Richard Petty's last top 5 was 3rd at the spring race at Richmond in 1988. I could be wrong.
17:45. Didn’t Todd finish the race for Geoff at Richmond? I seem to recall that 60 was bad ass fast that race but Geoff couldn’t keep going the whole race.
@@LASTCARonBROCK Im going off memory here but im pretty sure Joe Bessey was very unhappy with Geoff for getting hurt at Daytona, it seemed like their relationship was never the same. They had some decent runs in 1999 too. Also, im fairly certain DW should have finished higher than 11th at Indy. Wasnt there a pit road penalty at some point in the race? I seem to recall thinking he could have finished 3rd or 4th based on speed.
It's always a balancing act for sporting professionals to find the right time to call time on their career. They need to balance their age with their ability to get things done. It was sad that DW had his career fizzling out after his own team closed down in 1998 and Haas-Carter didn't exactly get the best out of him either. In my opinion, the only great driver who had a harder fall into uncompetitiveness was "The King," Richard Petty towards the end of his career, he was struggling to qualify for races (so much that they brought the past champions provisional)
Darrell Waltrip 1995-2000 was pretty much identical to Richard Petty 1988-1992 in which the final 6 Seasons of Darrell Waltrip's career saw: 0 Wins 6 Top 5s 16 Top 10s A 25.95 Average Finish A 28.5 Average Points Finish 213 Laps Led 37 Led Lap Finishes 43 DNFs and 14 DNQs
He should had stayed with rick and not went out on his own back in the 90’s it’s also said that Dale was talking about hanging out when he retired only a few months later her passed away.
People saying the equipment sucked for his last year, I mean Waltrip was also drastically worse than his teammate Jimmy Spencer that year, so it wasnt just the equipment. He finished laps down at the 3 restrictor plate tracks, even the roof wicker race at Talladega. He clearly just didnt have it, at all
Not only that, but Todd Bodine scored 3 poles and a couple of Top 5’s in the #66 car after DW retired. That showed that although they didn’t have fast cars on a weekly basis, they could compete from time to time. DW was just WAY out of his prime.
might wanna rewatch and pay attention. drivers, including champions, are only allotted a set amount of provisionals that can be reset depending on how few times you used it. DW kept on using them up through the year.
He won that race Geoff Bodine won, even Bill France said so. He also should have an asterisk win since he filled in for I thing Allison as a relief driver.
theoriginalshew Brett Bodine, but yes. Surprised that wasn’t mentioned at the Brickyard portion. I thought Waltrip had a rule violation that nascar agreed to overlook if DW didn’t protest the result, could be wrong
Why was D DubYa forced out like that ? I saw something on it but I can’t remember I know there was a lot of hate though and some lady reporter was anxious to get the story out for some odd reason in a hater way and not just breaking some news. I know it couldn’t have been only over Boogity Boogity Boogity & That’s the only thing he ever did that was not good for the sport.
@@PaperBanjo64 Is that the turd reporter that was in a hater hurry to drop the story on DW Career in The Broadcast Booth coming to an end ? Kind of an abrupt end too. @ least for the fans who don’t get to see much behind the scenes. I do know there was talk behind the scenes about it for over a yr prior to the moment they finally axed the OG D Dub But for most of Us it seemed abrupt on the other side of the TV Screen The side that’s for manipulating the public
@@LASTCARonBROCK Actually Dw has 85 wins he finished a race for donnie allison at Talladega. And Bobby allison has 85 wins he won a race in a mustang which is not officially recognized.
@@robertrobinson9920 Didn't NASCAR take a win away from DW and give it to a guy that everyone said was a lap down I heard DW talking about it in another video it was the drivers first win but I forget who it was
I'm glad I grew up when I did in the 70's and 80's. I got to see Waltrip and Earnhardt in their prime. Winning championships and races. I miss them both on the track. Nascar was so great back then. After the Noose hoax incident I've quit watching the sport. I'm done with all pro sports.
My heart breaks listening to Dale talk about the stories he and DW will share once Dale retires. 💔
Hearing that really tugged at my emotions.
Dale never got a farewell tour :(
:(
Amen to that. Someone once said to me that its better to burn out than fade away. I say thats crazy, there's no way Sr would ever fade away and he didn't need to die to burn out. I believe with all my heart that Sr. wouldve been competitive until the day he retired. God bless.
Hope everyone's doing good and staying safe.
@@AlonsoRules 2006 Could've Been His Retirement Tour
I was sobbing when Dale talked about the stories theyd tell when he retired.. Lets just say he didn't make it..
Every single person in America knows what happed, especially so if their watching this you bozo
Oof
I like to think that Dale is patiently waiting for Darrell to join him. That's the way I console myself when I think about iconic British F1 commentator Murray Walker died in 2021, those drivers who he commentated on who died before him (I like to think) would be excitedly waiting for him so they could tell him about the racing they've done since they left the earth
Still too soon
Truthfully I think it had to happen, I don't think dale would of been good after retirement, he loved driving to much... even though he had a team to run and a son to help, if you knew dale how my grandpap did you'd understand, my pap told me when I was a kid.. he said dale is different, if that man can walk he believes he needs to be behind the wheel. My pap grew up with him in Kannapolis or However you spell out it lol... my pap always called me a yanky lol. But yea wet still got pics of my pap and dale when the was kids.. it's really interesting
If you don’t smile and tear up a bit watching him and Michael on pit road after that Indianapolis qualifying run, there’s something wrong with you
At one point I was NOT an Earnhardt fan, but the last couple years before his death, I started to soften my heart and realize just how good he was both on and off the track. Seeing him talk about him and DW talk about sitting on a porch when they both retired was so sad. Its a shame they never got to do that.
That Indy lap still puts a smile on my face
Just recently got back into Nascar and holy hell I'm impressed with the quality of stories the community produces. Excellent work.
Thank you! By all means, check out the other videos on my channel - I have more on the way.
Too bad Darrell and dale didn’t get to sit on the porch and talk about their careers
That 66 car looked great though
Especially in the photo of his retirement announcement. Those flames looked pretty cool around the fender.
48:22 that's just sad hearing those words from Dale
I fully believe DW wouldve won atleast two more races if he stayed with DEI
wouldve had atleast 1 more championship if he stayed in that tide car.
what about if he stayed with jr.
@@nickdominic9103 don't know why dw thought it would be smart to leave HMS
@@fatpatlives1998 Because Alan Kulwicki
@@kai325d3 which was a mistake...bill Elliott lost about 8 years of his career doing the same thing once he left Junior Johnson
I’ve never cried more to nascar related content except for watching the 4th of July race in Daytona the next season. Hell of a video and hell of a career. Darrell Waltrip is a hero
Darrell jumping into Michaels arm’s was a pretty awesome sight.
You had to love his passion whether or not he was your favorite driver. It was contagious
24:08 this is even more brilliant in hindsight. In your 500 Days doc Darrell talks about safety with Dale Sr and I know that's been discussed. Darrell was/is a smart guy and knew about the safety almost more than the sanctioning bodies it sounds
I have a Darrell Waltrip 2000 diecast! The Ford Taurus looked sick, even on the toys.
Kind of trippy to think that Dale Sr never heard Darrell call a Winston cup race
When Dale said when he retires and all I could think about was “wow that didn’t age well at all”.
Please do a vid on Richard Petty's last 5 seasons and Jeff Gordon's final full time season 2015
I remember as a kid dws Kmart route 66 car I loved that car and dw that year! It was sad to see how bad he had fallen that being his final year!😢 but what would come next would be as big as his racing career! The best NASCAR commentator fox ever had!!💗💗
You shoulda put bill elliott giving him the shifter he broke that gave Darrell his 3 championship as a retirement gift in your video
You're absolutely right - I should have. Really cool moment right there, and some massive respect between champions.
@@LASTCARonBROCK I don't guess a man could put everthing in.i love your video you do a great job an tell it the beat you can with out bias.i respect that
I got to see DWs final race at Daytona. It was my first time going to a race. I'll never forget it
Your videos are high quality. You deserve more subscribers
Thanks! Keep sharing the links to these videos and spread the word, and the channel will get there!
I TOTALLY AGREE!!!!!!!
It's Hard to watch the one's you have watched over the years getting to the point that you & them know that they are coming to the Ending of a Sport that they truly Love & can't be as Good as they were back in their prime.
But US Fans will never forget the Great Races they gave to all of us. 👍
God, teared up a few times he was and still is a 'true champion of the people' , he may have retired but he's not forgotten.
My dad grew up pulling for Darrell because he had his baseball jersey number 17. And he also loved the old school Mountain Dew scheme.
Got him a Tide car shirt for Father’s Day the other day.
I cried when the drivers gave him his goodbye gifts, and when Earnhardt started talking about memories of the two racing. It sucks getting old, that's a lesson from this video, I wish he were still in his prime for the TV booth too.
This channel is amazing. Thank you for the hard work. I love watching all of these stories.
Thank you! More is on the way.
You do the best NASCAR content on UA-cam and it isn’t even close. Thanks dude 🙏
Im a huge DW fan. I have every model kit if every car he has driven. Every kit is sealed. I even have the truck series truck driven by Rich bickle.
Well now I'm crying 😭
Another awesome video, Brock!
Thanks for this bud. You’ve come a long long ways
I'll never forget that Bristol '99 race. I do blame Waltrip more for Terry losing that race than I blame Dale. Terry never should have lost the track position in the first place. I felt for DW though. He wanted to race and be a racer. The 1 car showed he still had it.
Loved the flame car, got a diecast of it. The chrome car was pretty cool too
Even being a younger fan
Listening to Dale talk about spending his retirement with his friend hurts
love the gifts he received from the other drivers at the season finale😅
Awesome video brother Can we get a video on DW announcing career and retirement I can’t find any footage from his last race I know they did throw back paint scemes
The way the crowd got so fired up for his pole qualifying run hits the heart heavy, wish we could see the fan base that strong again
Another Stella piece of work Brock! Absolutely amazing and put together so well. You set the bar higher everytime on how nascar documentaries should and can be made. Stay safe and take care my friend. And whoever put a dislike on this video go and give your head a wobble...
Shimmering chrome car was sweet
A hell of a good Man! Like many, it took me a while to see it and appreciate the greatness! I was and always will be a 43 fan but Darrell made it interesting !
I bought DWs book at a used book store several years ago. He does not paint Carl Haas in the brightest light and im pretty sure he hated these two years of his career.
As he called it on dale jrs podcast. "That damn Kmart car"
Boogity Boogity Boogity lets go racing one more season.
Great job as always Brock, you do such an amazing job in all of these.
Great tribute to a legendary career. Cale Yarborough's nickname for DW when he first entered the sport and was a brash young man is sill one of the best nicknames ever: Jaws
Imagine if Dale could have secured sponsorship for Darrell and had him in the 14. Maybe sponsorship from Mountain Dew starting in 1999. He could've worked closely with Steve Park and then with Jr. Maybe even getting another win or two. I don't know if he would have been willing to keep racing but having Park in the Penzoil 1, Jr in the Budweiser 8, Darrell in the Mtn Dew 14 and maybe even Mikey in the NAPA 15 would have been cool to see in 2001. Even if Darrell had gone to part time.
If he had better equipment under him than Haas-Carter could provide, he probably could’ve won another plate race, especially given how good DEI turned out to be in the coming years. There’s also the wild possibility of Dale Sr. and DW sharing a part-time seat, since Dale would’ve had a car at his whim with either RCR or DEI when his full-time days were up.
It blows my mind how much info you know/research! You know every small sponsor they had and where they bought the car, motor etc... details most would overlook!
FYI: Jeff Spraker was more known for his Busch North career than modifieds.
Great watch man, your videos are underrated, great job
Damn.... i really wasn’t ready for that Dale clip
I was at his last race in Atlanta that year.
Did NASCAR run the brick yard on Saturday that year or something during the interview when DW was first in qualifying the reporter asked him what it would feel like rolling off first on Saturday at the brick yard
The First 7 Brickyards (1994-2000) were On Saturday
@@DupontandLowesWarrior thanks I didn't know that but I didn't start watching NASCAR until the 04 late season two races before the Hendrick family helicopter crash
DW was my favorite driver when I was a kid.
Hindsight being 20/20, DW starting his own team in the early 90s was a poor decision. At the time, it was kind of a thing to do (also see: Ricky Rudd), but it was also about the same time NASCAR saw the rise of multicar teams (Hendrick, Yates, Roush, Gibbs) and an influx of major sponsorships. So, smaller teams couldn't compete like in the past. It then becomes a circle where the smaller teams don't finish as well, don't bring in the revenue, can't afford top end equipment, rinse and repeat. If he would've stayed with Hendrick or gone to another top tier team at the time, DW's final years as a driver may have gone differently.
It can also be argued that DW's skills had diminished. For example, all the "handling problem" DNFs in 2000. However, DW had proved while driving for DEI that he could still compete with good equipment.
As an aside, I still believe he could have won the Fall '98 race in Charlotte driving the #36 Pontiac had that oil line not come off. 😠
35 pontiac but yea he was coming turning some fast lap times. He never could get comfortable in that ford for whatever reason. He had sat in that Pennzoil car and remembered what a good car felt like.
Love your content Brock
Thank you so much
I really like your hands off long form presentation. B.B.B.
I was at pocono in 92 w my dad and saw the Davey Darrell scrum b4 the crash, they raced hard and total incidental but gotta respect the man, he did much for the sport
Hey man I love the style of your videos keep them going 👍
Bill Edwards (the owner of Mach 1 Racing #66 For Rick Mast in 1989 and Larry Pearson's #88 in for 1990) is the father of William Edwards, who owned the Mach 1 Racing #98 in 2004 and what later became the current Front Row Motorsports #34 in 2005 in a partnership with Bob Jenkins.
good doc keep them coming
This was so awesome.
Great , Great video.
Great tribute. 👍 🤙 🙏
Excellent work Brock. Awesome stuff.
48:30 so sad to think that Dale never got to sit in that rocking chair and never got to switch his focus over completely to hunt and fishing. I just realized at this moment this was Dale Earnhardt's tour as well.
Im just finding your channel love the content growing up in NC and being around racing since I first walked makes me really want to do some nascar content
Thank you very much! I have more on the way.
@@LASTCARonBROCK Keep it coming brother I'm getting caught up I'm watching your whole library
Incredible video as always man great stuff
Honestly you got to feel bad for DW had a bad last eight years but became good friends with dale Sr in the later part of his career, and gave his baby brother Michael a winning car he finally needed to win a race but he made the ultimate sacrifice so Mikey could win what kind of made me teared up though was the rocking chair that y'all senior gave Darrell waltrip during drivers meeting for the final race of waltrip's cup series career definitely not a way to go out for two legends especially if they met so much to the sport...
Similar to Richard Petty's final eight years after his 200th win in 1984. Then again, he was still somewhat competitive until some time after early 1988 I think.
@@kjprodouctions9050 yup 1987 was the kings final competitive season while dws last competitive seasons were 1994-95
@@Mechaxthemaskedgamer At least Darrell was competitive replacing Steve Park for a few races in 1998. And I think Richard Petty's last top 5 was 3rd at the spring race at Richmond in 1988. I could be wrong.
@@kjprodouctions9050 no you're correct
@@Mechaxthemaskedgamer thank you
Do a video on Jeff Gordon's last season.
17:45. Didn’t Todd finish the race for Geoff at Richmond? I seem to recall that 60 was bad ass fast that race but Geoff couldn’t keep going the whole race.
I think you're right - it was a long road back for Geoff that year.
@@LASTCARonBROCK Im going off memory here but im pretty sure Joe Bessey was very unhappy with Geoff for getting hurt at Daytona, it seemed like their relationship was never the same. They had some decent runs in 1999 too.
Also, im fairly certain DW should have finished higher than 11th at Indy. Wasnt there a pit road penalty at some point in the race? I seem to recall thinking he could have finished 3rd or 4th based on speed.
Now we're missing DW on Fox
Good recap, didn’t know hardly anything about his farewell. Did someone skip engine inspection for Indy pole lap, how did that work haha...
It's always a balancing act for sporting professionals to find the right time to call time on their career. They need to balance their age with their ability to get things done. It was sad that DW had his career fizzling out after his own team closed down in 1998 and Haas-Carter didn't exactly get the best out of him either. In my opinion, the only great driver who had a harder fall into uncompetitiveness was "The King," Richard Petty towards the end of his career, he was struggling to qualify for races (so much that they brought the past champions provisional)
Banquet chicken is the best bro for how long we're they In nascar as sponsors
Darrell Waltrip 1995-2000 was pretty much identical to Richard Petty 1988-1992 in which the final 6 Seasons of Darrell Waltrip's career saw:
0 Wins
6 Top 5s
16 Top 10s
A 25.95 Average Finish
A 28.5 Average Points Finish
213 Laps Led
37 Led Lap Finishes
43 DNFs and 14 DNQs
@31:16 cool to see the footage of the Indy oval. It was great back then. NASCAR fault for not bringing a package that could put on good races there.
Awesome job !
That Indy qualy run was super impressive
Stevie waltrip is the nicest wife in the history of nascar Winston cup racing
Darrell in the Brickyard drove like early 1990s Harry Gant
More people in the stands for qualifying at Indy than there is for the races now
How the heck did he run so bad In the Y2K Daytona 500? He had Yates engines he should have had a top 5 car. Was his crew chief not good or what?
He should had stayed with rick and not went out on his own back in the 90’s it’s also said that Dale was talking about hanging out when he retired only a few months later her passed away.
You know Dale Earnhardt is sitting in that rocking chair on Darrel's porch telling him all about what those other guys are doing wrong.
27:50 for all You young NASCAR fans take a look at the crowd at qualifying
Had dw gotten a better ride the final two years he could have went out like Bill Elliott.
People saying the equipment sucked for his last year, I mean Waltrip was also drastically worse than his teammate Jimmy Spencer that year, so it wasnt just the equipment.
He finished laps down at the 3 restrictor plate tracks, even the roof wicker race at Talladega. He clearly just didnt have it, at all
Not only that, but Todd Bodine scored 3 poles and a couple of Top 5’s in the #66 car after DW retired. That showed that although they didn’t have fast cars on a weekly basis, they could compete from time to time. DW was just WAY out of his prime.
DW still has that trophy from Phoenix
He stored it in his old race trailer
Stapleton42 has video that trophy
ua-cam.com/video/1ZYDgCVBa0k/v-deo.html
Is that so DW? I'm interested to know exactly how anyone was able to see a Throttle sticking..
Excellent!
Champions provisional
Brock said he failed to qualify for Dover in '99. Did they not have the champion's provisional rule during that time?
might wanna rewatch and pay attention. drivers, including champions, are only allotted a set amount of provisionals that can be reset depending on how few times you used it. DW kept on using them up through the year.
D DubYa
"Tied for the 3rd most all-time" uhh, Jeff Gordon?
Yeah that was a mistake. I was thinking of older stats.
4:52
DW's No Victories Tour 2000
DW Could've Retired in 1997
Thankfully he didn't since he did so well in the #1 car as a substitute
@@TeamNoLimits865 If He Did Kevin LePage Would Drive The #1 during Steve's Injury
He won that race Geoff Bodine won, even Bill France said so. He also should have an asterisk win since he filled in for I thing Allison as a relief driver.
theoriginalshew Brett Bodine, but yes. Surprised that wasn’t mentioned at the Brickyard portion. I thought Waltrip had a rule violation that nascar agreed to overlook if DW didn’t protest the result, could be wrong
84 is not more than Jeff Gordon's 93?
Yes, I'm afraid I got that wrong. My mind gets stuck in the '90s when it comes to stats, I guess.
Why was D DubYa forced out like that ?
I saw something on it but I can’t remember
I know there was a lot of hate though and some lady reporter was anxious to get the story out for some odd reason in a hater way and not just breaking some news.
I know it couldn’t have been only over
Boogity Boogity Boogity &
That’s the only thing he ever did that was not good for the sport.
Jenna Fryer is an idiot she said Fernando Alonso racing in the 2017 Indy 500 wasn't a big deal because her teenager didn't know who he is.
@@PaperBanjo64
Is that the turd reporter that was in a hater hurry to drop the story on DW Career in The Broadcast Booth coming to an end ?
Kind of an abrupt end too.
@ least for the fans who don’t get to see much behind the scenes.
I do know there was talk behind the scenes about it for over a yr prior to the moment they finally axed the OG D Dub
But for most of Us it seemed abrupt on the other side of the TV Screen
The side that’s for manipulating the public
@@CSDonohue11 yes she is the same one
"Give DW a couple Kmarts" even back then that seems a bit cruel
It was, though on the other hand DW probably couldn't have done any worse than corporate vampire Eddie Lampert has to both Kmart and Sears.
@@hrtvfan2870 at the time he was driving for Carter-Haas I think the last time Kmart updated their stores was when DW was driving for Rick Hendrick
I old is this Jeff Gordon is sole owner of third most on the wins list. DW is fourth on the list
Nope - I'm old. Mistake on my part, he is indeed tied for fourth.
@@LASTCARonBROCK Actually Dw has 85 wins he finished a race for donnie allison at Talladega. And Bobby allison has 85 wins he won a race in a mustang which is not officially recognized.
@@robertrobinson9920 Didn't NASCAR take a win away from DW and give it to a guy that everyone said was a lap down I heard DW talking about it in another video it was the drivers first win but I forget who it was
@@marycornett3165 Yeah it was Bret bodine at north wilkesboro so actually he has 86 wins
@@robertrobinson9920 Yeah that's who it was I couldn't remember his name lol
Make qualifying matter again.
I'm glad I grew up when I did in the 70's and 80's. I got to see Waltrip and Earnhardt in their prime. Winning championships and races. I miss them both on the track. Nascar was so great back then. After the Noose hoax incident I've quit watching the sport. I'm done with all pro sports.
You won't be missed.
Precision Foods?