Not only was it tragic for Alan to die, it must have been totally devastating for his father Jerry who had already lost a son when Alan was in school! Tragic
WOW, what a powerful episode! This is one hell of a tribute to a future Hall-Of-Famer. It’s such a shame that such a short time later, the world would lose the great Neil Bonnett, under tragic circumstances as well.
I miss Neil also. He did a wonderful job with these shows. I am glad I copied it to VHS. It was the best episode Neil did. Unfortunately, the best episode Neil didn't do was about himself. There was a show after his passing. I may have it somewhere. They both made me cry inside. Still does, just thinking about it.
Mark Brooks was on the plane with Alan. That crash was personal to me and I was wearing a Alan Hooter's T-shirt that day in Atlanta. I was a Dupont guest at their first race with that new kid
In 91 our local bar had a pool, Pick your driver for the year, I chose Alan. Won a few dollars. Next yr won it all. After he died, picked Davey. Know how that turned out. Thanks for the memories.
What a great video! Alan was a true champion who always did things his way, and his determination truly paid off when he won the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup title. It is a shame that both he and Neil Bonnett lost their lives within one year of each other. Alan and Neil were and always will be winners in the truest sense. May God rest both of their wonderful souls.
A "REAL" champion to remember and I will always will. I will also never forget waking to the horrible news of Alan's death on my alarm radio on a cold April morning!!! May Alan Kulwicki always rest in the most peaceful rest ever!!!
You know Alan wouldn’t be resting in peace anywhere he is probably in heaven tinkering a new engine fo the pearly gates the man didn’t know how to rest lol
He blew a lot of engines those early years and surely had to be frustrating and expensive. I didn't remember how he ran each week the year he won the championship but listening to Neil that was a heck of a run and it all was on his shoulders. A one car team and Junior said of such , it was easier to push water uphill than win consistently with one car when others had 2 or 3. I don't believe a fan in the stands at Atlanta wasn't proud of Alan. A northern college grad that came south to race with the good Ole boys and did it his way.
God, How I Remember those 4 days at Bristol, We had gotten down there early Thursday Morning, Rode around for the day looking at display cars at different sites and buying souveniers. AT the Hotel that evening and the alert came on the hotel tv that Alan and 3 others had been killed in a Plane crash enroute to Bristol in Blountville Tn. No one wanted to be at that race or the track, It was the quietist race I ever watched in person, I listened on my scanner and all the drivers were on edge or just no talking at all. Very Very Sad Time for Nascar. Davey Allison killed in August and then Neil Bonnet killed at Daytona the following February.
@@thomasholland3289 and it really sucks when you realize it was an easily avoidable tragedy if the pilot had simply followed the de-icing procedure like the book for pilots says to
Agreed. Not only are Alan and Neil both gone, but they were tragically taken from us less than a year apart. Alan was killed in a plane crash on April 1, 1993, while Neil perished while practicing at Daytona on February 11, 1994.
I grew up a Ford racing fan. Alan and Davey were my 2 favorite drivers. I felt like I knew them and when they died it hurt. They were the best drivers imo. #3 and #24 would have had their hands full.
My oldest sister was an Alan fan from the get-go and followed him all the way too. 1992 was a spirited year for my sister and I because I was a dyed in wool Davey Allison fan. ... One of us was gonna have a guy who won the Winston Cup and when that no good SOB Ernie Irvan wrecked at Atlanta and collected Davey in it? Was insanely pissed off but I believed Davey would win it in '93...sadly that never happened. Alan won the Winston Cup that year in the not Thunderbird they renamed it Underbird. Alan never got to truly enjoy his championship when his plane crashed and a few months later? My guy Davey dies in a helicopter wreck at Talladega....I hurt so much I gave up watching NASCAR for a few years I hurt that much. When I came back as a fan, I pulled for Tony Stewart and loved him tons! He was no nonsense and gave back as good as he got....3 Winston Cup titles for 'Smoke'
More than anyone would know Joe. I try and look at the bright side. We got to live and experience those times. Neil Bonnet is a great memory. I think he was an even greater person. The letter he left behind for is family was extremely humbling. True to his character.
for me it's a tragedy that alan kulwicky and d.allison are no longer of this world it would have been very grad pilots, and they were already in their lifetimes. but i have a preference for Kulwicky, in his way to be very classy very humble!
People give Petty flack for daddys money, and I guess I did the same thing about Earnhardt because he kinda lost some damn good competition and looked like seamlessly won every race, Imagine If we hadn't lost Richmond, Kulwicki, Davey Allison, and Neil Bonnett. Dale would have way less wins and Championships
Rest in Peace
Neil, Alan, Davey, Rodney
Winners Forever
Not only was it tragic for Alan to die, it must have been totally devastating for his father Jerry who had already lost a son when Alan was in school! Tragic
WOW, what a powerful episode! This is one hell of a tribute to a future Hall-Of-Famer. It’s such a shame that such a short time later, the world would lose the great Neil Bonnett, under tragic circumstances as well.
I miss Neil also. He did a wonderful job with these shows. I am glad I copied it to VHS. It was the best episode Neil did. Unfortunately, the best episode Neil didn't do was about himself. There was a show after his passing. I may have it somewhere. They both made me cry inside. Still does, just thinking about it.
I was only 7 when Alan died, so I never appreciated how amazing he really was until I was an adult. He and Neil are both sorely missed.
His story is truly amazing, I was only 10 when he died and I didn't appreciate him at the time as much as I should have.
Mark Brooks was on the plane with Alan. That crash was personal to me and I was wearing a Alan Hooter's T-shirt that day in Atlanta. I was a Dupont guest at their first race with that new kid
Thanks a bunch. I remember watching this in 1993.
An inspiration to introverts everywhere :)
In 91 our local bar had a pool,
Pick your driver for the year, I chose Alan. Won a few dollars. Next yr won it all. After he died, picked Davey.
Know how that turned out. Thanks for the memories.
What a great video! Alan was a true champion who always did things his way, and his determination truly paid off when he won the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup title. It is a shame that both he and Neil Bonnett lost their lives within one year of each other. Alan and Neil were and always will be winners in the truest sense. May God rest both of their wonderful souls.
Bonnet and Kulwicki, this is great. Thanks for posting this.
A "REAL" champion to remember and I will always will. I will also never forget waking to the horrible news of Alan's death on my alarm radio on a cold April morning!!!
May Alan Kulwicki always rest in the most peaceful rest ever!!!
This still makes me tear up a bit. Probably always miss him and what he did.
You know Alan wouldn’t be resting in peace anywhere he is probably in heaven tinkering a new engine fo the pearly gates the man didn’t know how to rest lol
Neil was also one he'll of a driver one of the most like able guys on the circuit sure wish he was still here he is miss ever race l.d.k
I miss him so much
... still 💔
When nascar was great. 1993 was a rough year
Michael Rumfelt losing Alan and Davey was a pretty big hole in the sport hell in the world of Motorsport in general
I had this recorded on my vcr, I hadn't seen it in almost 30 years. Thanks for posting. Hard to believe Neil is no longer with us either.
He blew a lot of engines those early years and surely had to be frustrating and expensive. I didn't remember how he ran each week the year he won the championship but listening to Neil that was a heck of a run and it all was on his shoulders. A one car team and Junior said of such , it was easier to push water uphill than win consistently with one car when others had 2 or 3.
I don't believe a fan in the stands at Atlanta wasn't proud of Alan.
A northern college grad that came south to race with the good Ole boys and did it his way.
and beat them... I'm Polish/American from Southern New England. Talk about a proud moment. I still am inside. 92 was an amazing year.
God, How I Remember those 4 days at Bristol, We had gotten down there early Thursday Morning, Rode around for the day looking at display cars at different sites and buying souveniers. AT the Hotel that evening and the alert came on the hotel tv that Alan and 3 others had been killed in a Plane crash enroute to Bristol in Blountville Tn. No one wanted to be at that race or the track, It was the quietist race I ever watched in person, I listened on my scanner and all the drivers were on edge or just no talking at all. Very Very Sad Time for Nascar. Davey Allison killed in August and then Neil Bonnet killed at Daytona the following February.
Thank you for posting this. I only ever had one favorite driver. A.D.K. # 7
When I really think back, it still hurts inside.
@@thomasholland3289 and it really sucks when you realize it was an easily avoidable tragedy if the pilot had simply followed the de-icing procedure like the book for pilots says to
Neil was such a good tv personality the guy could pedal a car too it's a shame they are both gone way too soon
Agreed. Not only are Alan and Neil both gone, but they were tragically taken from us less than a year apart. Alan was killed in a plane crash on April 1, 1993, while Neil perished while practicing at Daytona on February 11, 1994.
@@josephconciatori9824 also had Davey die in that time too it was a terrible time for nascar
I grew up a Ford racing fan. Alan and Davey were my 2 favorite drivers. I felt like I knew them and when they died it hurt. They were the best drivers imo. #3 and #24 would have had their hands full.
These two drivers could have taken race wins and championships from Jeff and Dale.
My oldest sister was an Alan fan from the get-go and followed him all the way too. 1992 was a spirited year for my sister and I because I was a dyed in wool Davey Allison fan. ...
One of us was gonna have a guy who won the Winston Cup and when that no good SOB Ernie Irvan wrecked at Atlanta and collected Davey in it? Was insanely pissed off but I believed Davey would win it in '93...sadly that never happened.
Alan won the Winston Cup that year in the not Thunderbird they renamed it Underbird. Alan never got to truly enjoy his championship when his plane crashed and a few months later? My guy Davey dies in a helicopter wreck at Talladega....I hurt so much I gave up watching NASCAR for a few years I hurt that much.
When I came back as a fan, I pulled for Tony Stewart and loved him tons! He was no nonsense and gave back as good as he got....3 Winston Cup titles for 'Smoke'
Nice video.
Its like he got right to work, didnt waste time, like he knew he didnt have it. Man, i always wonder how many more titles.
Sure miss them days!
More than anyone would know Joe. I try and look at the bright side. We got to live and experience those times. Neil Bonnet is a great memory. I think he was an even greater person. The letter he left behind for is family was extremely humbling. True to his character.
Thomas Holland absolutely Thomas !
for me it's a tragedy that alan kulwicky and d.allison are no longer of this world it would have been very grad pilots, and they were already in their lifetimes. but i have a preference for Kulwicky, in his way to be very classy very humble!
if you can't spell the last name, just try the first name.😐
@@plaidstamp1231 A mean and unnecessary comment because of a mistake in a last name. This makes us unqualified to talk about it. Completely stupid.
Can imagine Alan Kulwicki with lifelong romantic partner Dian Parkinson and Peter North ☺️ we miss you Alan
People give Petty flack for daddys money, and I guess I did the same thing about Earnhardt because he kinda lost some damn good competition and looked like seamlessly won every race, Imagine If we hadn't lost Richmond, Kulwicki, Davey Allison, and Neil Bonnett. Dale would have way less wins and Championships
Whoever gave it a downvote is a kitty.
Elon Musk looks like Alan
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