The killer growl these stock car engines made back in those days, as well as the loud echo trail they left as they flew out of the turns and charged down the back straightaway - truly awesome
'90s NASCAR...when the racing was amazing, the personalities were even better, and I didn't mind being marketed to every single week. Hell, everyone I knew had a sort of brand loyalty based off of their favorite drivers. I need a new battery? Screw Exide, I want Interstate! Dale supports Burger King? EFF McDonald's! (Even though, by '99 Burger King had switched to their awful homestyle fries and broken my heart).
Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Bobby (my fave) and Terry Labonte, Rusty Wallace, Jeff Burton, Dale Jarrett, Bill Elliott (on occasion, by this point)...I'd even add Tony Stewart to that list. MAYBE even Jeremy Mayfield. ...Darrell Waltrip always running at the tail end of the pack in a Tobasco car. Dale Jr. and Matt Kenseth would be coming in very soon. All of them retired, part-time, or no longer with us now. You have no idea how much I miss this. I thought maybe I just didn't care for racing anymore, but it turns out I can still watch these older races. Funny, that.
THIS is what plate racing should be. The draft is just right, not to strong, not to weak, the car dosent rely on "sideforce" so you can actualy slingshot by side drafting, and when you duck out of line with a run, you actually make progress for a bit with the built up momentum, instead of just stopping dead in your tracks unless you have someone behind you, this aero was absolutely PERFECT for this kind of racing
Talladega changed the layout of the infield about a year later to accommodate more RVs and ruined the tailgating for the loyalists and traditional fans. When Bill France sr. died Jr. made decisions that destroyed his base.We would camp outside the track all week and either party or family time. When weekend came partiers went to the infield and families went to the stands.
Say what you will about Jeff Gordon. I know Fans hated him around this time because he kept on winning but I always loved him. I cheered every time he won just to piss the fans off lol. But to my original statement. Jeff and Dale both did things for Nascar that helped the sport. The sport grew in popularity in the mid 90's because of those two you can't deny that. There both legends that deserve respect. Number 3 and 24 will live on.
Fans didn't hate him because he won.They hated him because he represented a new generation of drivers when changes old-school loyalists didn't like were being made. Dale represented the last of white-knuckled grease monkey weekend warriors and Jeff represented Young successful rich kids (as old-schoolers saw it) who didn't have to patch together a car to get their career going. And crying like a girl at the championship acceptance dinner didn't help. Original fans didn't want the change he represented.You can now decide 20yrs later if they were correct.
This was the glory days of NASCAR. Now this sport has gone to crap and I don't think it'll ever be what it once was. I mean look at all the empty seats at Talladega now. I remember 10 years ago when you were lucky if you got a ticket on the back-straightaway.
I loved this race. This was the last DieHard 500. The next year they made it the Winston Select 500. And moved it to October instead of July. Spent every race on the infield back then. 2 races a year camping in the same spot with the same neighbors for 10yrs. was an awsome tradition untill they baned tobacco adv. changed the layout of the infield and ruined it all. This race and the one in I think 85 or 87 when Rusty Wallace set the cup speed record B4 restrictor plates in his CoorsMelling T-bird are tied for best races ever.
This was back when there wasn't much bullshit before the race. Just a few comments from the pit reporters. No national anthem with potentially bad singers every telecast, either. Just the pit reporters, the command, and THE RACE. And this was when they really did race, and could really be aggressive without causing massive wrecks. And the cars looked and sounded better. Why can't they put the exhaust pipes back on the left side, away from the spectators?
One of the reasons why they put the exhaust pipes on the right side, was because drivers were complaining of the hot air coming out of exhaust pipes, going under their seats.
They removed the exhaust pipes from the drivers side because Rick Mast got carbon monoxide poisoning, forcing his retirement. So because of this they needed to find another solution.
This is a very underrated race and of Earnhardt's final wins, his '99 Talladega sweep gets overshadowed by the others (1998 Daytona, '99 Bristol rattling his cage, the Labonte Atlanta photo finish, and his all-time drive at Talladega 2000).
I was a Gordon fan back then (and was until he retired) but at that time; I was the only Gordon fan where I lived, and hated it when they always cheered whenever he wrecked, or spun, or blew up. I even got picked on a lot in school for being a Gordon Fan. But then again; I'm from Kentucky, and that's the gateway to Earnhardt country there. However Earnhardt also is one of my racing heroes too.
I was at the race and since it was early on in the going, I can remember this part like yesterday. When Gordon got taken out, the crowed was going mad and all the Gordon fans in front of us, well they got up and went home. Too funny.
Well, the fans at talledega never really liked Jeff, but they’re not a smart bunch down there :). Nice that he won this race the next year just for them.
Dale Earnhardt’s death way back in 2001 still remains a raw one for me. Raw enough that if I’m watching old nascar it’ll be post 2001. I almost can’t watch these old races. It’s relieving watching that black 3 in these old races, but it’s also haunting.
The crowd booing/cheering when Gordon is entering or exiting the track is hilarious. I also like that the Lowes car and the Home Depot car got in in a tangle.
I started following NASCAR avidly in 1999, this was the first flag to flag race I watched that Dale won. I will never forget that day... thanks for posting!!!
they should really bring back the old points system. I seriously have tried to give it a chance for the past few years now and I still don't like it. To me it's more exciting overall if they are racing the entire season for points b/c every race matters not just 10 races.
THANK YOU, TheRacingJungle...... I remember recording this when it happened, but the vcr doesn't work anymore.....heh heh. Brings back memories, Jeff Burton lol, he could've been nicknamed "Smoke" here lol.
I still to this day don’t know why NASCAR fans hated Jeff Gordon so much back then. I mean what did he do to deserve the hate so badly? Because he won all the time? Seems like bitter fans.
One day Jimmie johnson will end up being like Jeff gordon people will look back while Kyle Larson or austin Dillon r winning all the championships and people will be like remember the good ole days when Jimmie won
.....Let's see as of now Kyle Larson only has 5 career wins since his rookie year in 2014. While Austin Dillon has 2 career wins since his rookie year 4 or 5 years ago. To Austin Dillon's credit he did win the 2018 Daytona 500 after wrecking Aric Almirola. Also Austin Dillon has 5 career poles including this weekend's race at Talladega. This is the first race at Talladega or Daytona without a Restrictor Plate since 1987. .....My last observation is that the drivers dominating in 2019 are drivers who have raced since before 2010. The newer rookies from 2010 to now hasn't really lived up to the hype. Hey even Joey Logano, and Brad Keselowski (both are still relatively young drivers) won a race before 2010 winning in 2009. This is in hindsight of course, so I can't hold any of this against you. Especially since you wrote your comment over 5 years ago. Anyway have a great/wonderful day.👋😉👍
To be honest I hated Jimmie winning the championships as I liked Gordon and Edwards. Now I support the guy and what him to win and don't like the old guys. It's the same in Motogp I always hated Rossi at first now the last few years I love him. I guess we appreciate champions when everyone else retires we route for the under dog who they are toward the end of their career...
This comment didn't age well. Dillon only has two wins (mind you, they're huge wins), while Larson torpedoed his own career with one word. More likely, Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney will be the ones carrying NASCAR into the future.
The extreme hatred of Jeff Gordon made the France family make rule changes to keep him from attaining 8 championships. The irony is that all those rule changes just killed their own sport and now they're just a shadow of what they were.
I took note that the race was on ABC 28 Tampa Bay, Citrus County was shown under severe thunderstorm warning for much of the race, I'm from Citrus County FL nice little tidbit rewatching this race.
What is the theme music for the recap montage that starts around 2:44:00? ABC used it here and ESPN coming out of a commercial break at the August Michigan race this same year but never heard it again.
Yeah the 3 car wins again at Talladega and that was despite a few issues with that left front wheel Nobody could beat that dale earnheart at ristrictor plate racing RIP to one of the best ever nascar racing drivers
Mike Skinner fucking sucked! Dude wrecked, or wrecked someone almost every week. Reminds me a lot of Robbie Gordon. "Well..... I seen a guy named Mike Skinner do stupid stuff his rc year...." LMAO! If that's the case, Skinner raced like a rookie his whole career.
I can watch these reruns all day even when I know who is going to win the race. I can’t hardly watch a race today makes me want to vomit! I was there that day. I remember when Earnhardt wouldn’t qualify so good at the super speedy races, Richard Childress and others would make bets on how long it would take him to get to the front. “Truly the good old days.”
1:58:35 during the commercial break there was a pretty frantic sequence when Waltrip took the lead with Marlin pushing him; Earnhardt sidedrafted Marlin then Lepage stormed into it and Bobby Labonte scrapped past Marlin then shot into the lead.
Back when the cars were awesome... Unfortunately I didn't see any of the action of Nascar in the 90s, only today... Can you explain to me what was the thrill in those days? I remember having a Sega Saturn with a Nascar game in it, it was awesome! Best regards from Brazil!
I'm not referring to Brian Vickers. I was only talking about Jeff Gordon. Nowhere did I mention Vickers, and he's not the most hated, either. Kyle Busch was from 2008 'til last year, now IDK who it is.
something i love about nascar, through the ages its always been balls to the wall. they race as hard as they can no matter what the rules are ... nascar doesnt have the balls to say no bump drafting at super speedways ... that would kill nascar. something i dont like about nascar... which is more so about people rather than nascar. people always say how nascar was better when... no fuck that. im a old school fan i love the way it was back when, but its still good even with the stages and bull shit. we are still seeing plenty of carnage and drivers making good-risky moves through out the race... if you ask me its only gotten better . the wrecks, the racing, the whole 500 miles.
Driving like that is exactly why skinner never won. It's less than 50 laps into a race at Talladega and you block a guy all the way into the grass. He was an idiot and I'm honestly surprised Earnhardt put up with having him in that car as a teammate.
id have to disagree with this. The most beautiful cars were the superbirds and torino talladegas of the 1960-1970 era. My favorite were all the cars that actually started out as real cars.
The killer growl these stock car engines made back in those days, as well as the loud echo trail they left as they flew out of the turns and charged down the back straightaway - truly awesome
Booooya well said!! Great observation. Keep up the excellent work you nerd
We didn't know how good we had it when he was alive.
Yeah, Benny Parsons made the announcers booth spark to life. Miss that guy
@@TheTotallyRealXiJinping Socialist pig
Back when nascar was great, i still rewatch full seasons from the late 90s- early 2000s. I can barely watch a full race form flag to flag nowadays
Beastly Dookie same here. a lot of it has to do with every 4 laps you get a 7 min commercial break
Me too
90s NASCAR....when all the teams had full season sponsorship
And 50 cars used to show up regularly outside of Daytona - 52 cars at Las Vegas for example, 55 at Indy and that's just 1999
Not all teams but any with a chance of winning.
'90s NASCAR...when the racing was amazing, the personalities were even better, and I didn't mind being marketed to every single week. Hell, everyone I knew had a sort of brand loyalty based off of their favorite drivers. I need a new battery? Screw Exide, I want Interstate! Dale supports Burger King? EFF McDonald's! (Even though, by '99 Burger King had switched to their awful homestyle fries and broken my heart).
@@oicu812brazell8 um...all teams.
Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Bobby (my fave) and Terry Labonte, Rusty Wallace, Jeff Burton, Dale Jarrett, Bill Elliott (on occasion, by this point)...I'd even add Tony Stewart to that list. MAYBE even Jeremy Mayfield. ...Darrell Waltrip always running at the tail end of the pack in a Tobasco car. Dale Jr. and Matt Kenseth would be coming in very soon. All of them retired, part-time, or no longer with us now. You have no idea how much I miss this.
I thought maybe I just didn't care for racing anymore, but it turns out I can still watch these older races. Funny, that.
THIS is what plate racing should be. The draft is just right, not to strong, not to weak, the car dosent rely on "sideforce" so you can actualy slingshot by side drafting, and when you duck out of line with a run, you actually make progress for a bit with the built up momentum, instead of just stopping dead in your tracks unless you have someone behind you, this aero was absolutely PERFECT for this kind of racing
this was racing, and the most beautiful car nascar has ever designed.
Look at those stands... absolutely packed all the way around. The current track seats half as much and they still don't fill it...
Talladega even removed the backstretch seating. Just couldn't fill 'em, I guess.
To be fair you can't see the front stretch from back there.
Talladega changed the layout of the infield about a year later to accommodate more RVs and ruined the tailgating for the loyalists and traditional fans. When Bill France sr. died Jr. made decisions that destroyed his base.We would camp outside the track all week and either party or family time. When weekend came partiers went to the infield and families went to the stands.
I was at that race. Official numbers were over 250,000 for the weekend. No violence, just good times.
Say what you will about Jeff Gordon. I know Fans hated him around this time because he kept on winning but I always loved him. I cheered every time he won just to piss the fans off lol. But to my original statement. Jeff and Dale both did things for Nascar that helped the sport. The sport grew in popularity in the mid 90's because of those two you can't deny that. There both legends that deserve respect. Number 3 and 24 will live on.
They both were the face of the sport at the same time till Dale died and then Jeff and Junior I think carried it for a time
Fans didn't hate him because he won.They hated him because he represented a new generation of drivers when changes old-school loyalists didn't like were being made. Dale represented the last of white-knuckled grease monkey weekend warriors and Jeff represented Young successful rich kids (as old-schoolers saw it) who didn't have to patch together a car to get their career going. And crying like a girl at the championship acceptance dinner didn't help. Original fans didn't want the change he represented.You can now decide 20yrs later if they were correct.
TV show coming on about their rivalry tomorrow (for 2019 speedweeks)
BRAVOS NASCAR died in turn 4 of the 2001 Daytona 500 lol
@@JJA1987 Um, Jimmie Johnson. You know the guy who actually won a ton of races and champions. Jr. had his dad's fan base and that's it.
I miss the coverage and just they shear awesomeness of nascar back in the 90s
Frank Zajic Bob Jenkins was such a beast. And the cars were so much better and the drivers were more fun. I miss 90's racing
+BJRACINE21 I know he was I would love it so much if bob ned would do one more race
He’s reunited with BP calling races in heaven now. RIP Bob Jenkins
:(
I really miss bob jenkins in NASCAR.
@Spongebelt, You could add Benny Parsons to that mix....
@@ref69 yes!
Ned Jarrett buddy baker
This was the glory days of NASCAR. Now this sport has gone to crap and I don't think it'll ever be what it once was. I mean look at all the empty seats at Talladega now. I remember 10 years ago when you were lucky if you got a ticket on the back-straightaway.
I forgot about that Earnhardt commercial, but remembered when I saw it. That's awesome. Ahhhh, the good ole days!
I loved this race. This was the last DieHard 500. The next year they made it the Winston Select 500. And moved it to October instead of July. Spent every race on the infield back then. 2 races a year camping in the same spot with the same neighbors for 10yrs. was an awsome tradition untill they baned tobacco adv. changed the layout of the infield and ruined it all. This race and the one in I think 85 or 87 when Rusty Wallace set the cup speed record B4 restrictor plates in his CoorsMelling T-bird are tied for best races ever.
This was back when there wasn't much bullshit before the race. Just a few comments from the pit reporters. No national anthem with potentially bad singers every telecast, either. Just the pit reporters, the command, and THE RACE.
And this was when they really did race, and could really be aggressive without causing massive wrecks. And the cars looked and sounded better. Why can't they put the exhaust pipes back on the left side, away from the spectators?
One of the reasons why they put the exhaust pipes on the right side, was because drivers were complaining of the hot air coming out of exhaust pipes, going under their seats.
Have they not heard heatsinks?
They removed the exhaust pipes from the drivers side because Rick Mast got carbon monoxide poisoning, forcing his retirement. So because of this they needed to find another solution.
@@justinknust2395 I think another exhaust issue was Jeff Gordon getting a tyre cut at Bristol
ABC and CBS did great coverage in 90s tbs too
I was here! In the infield at the back stretch going into turn 3! Of course cheering for Dale Sr!
How i love this marvelous sound of those V8 engines of 1999!!!.
BrainyCesarin1 It rattled your teeth as they came out of turn 2 into the backstretch scrambling for the draft groove.
Started in 95 with Morgan McClure team using Dr gas boom tubes exhaust....following year they all had them.
@@SDRacing88 your exactly right . Daytona 95, the exaust came off the headers and the crossed in an X pattern.
Happy 66th birthday, Dale Earnhardt. R.I.P.
The first race I ever went to and I got to see my hero win
Same here bud. Was my first of several races to attend.
Like the great Dale Earnhardt once said, if you ain't rubbin', you ain't racin'
*REST EASY, NUMBER 3, YOU WERE #1*
What a race! It’s so cool to be able to go back and watch this season
That 4-wide racing was outstanding (around 2:17:00). You don't see that now-a-days. At least lap after lap with no wreck.
2015 Daytona 500...
Closing laps of the 2012 second Talladega race. They would have made it if Tony didn't block Michael's run too late.
The issue is the crew chiefs setting the cars up for speed and sacrificing stability
This is a very underrated race and of Earnhardt's final wins, his '99 Talladega sweep gets overshadowed by the others (1998 Daytona, '99 Bristol rattling his cage, the Labonte Atlanta photo finish, and his all-time drive at Talladega 2000).
I was a Gordon fan back then (and was until he retired) but at that time; I was the only Gordon fan where I lived, and hated it when they always cheered whenever he wrecked, or spun, or blew up. I even got picked on a lot in school for being a Gordon Fan. But then again; I'm from Kentucky, and that's the gateway to Earnhardt country there. However Earnhardt also is one of my racing heroes too.
I'm frm ky too
Ky guy also
48:09. That theme music.
I was at the race and since it was early on in the going, I can remember this part like yesterday. When Gordon got taken out, the crowed was going mad and all the Gordon fans in front of us, well they got up and went home. Too funny.
Well, the fans at talledega never really liked Jeff, but they’re not a smart bunch down there :). Nice that he won this race the next year just for them.
Dale Earnhardt’s death way back in 2001 still remains a raw one for me. Raw enough that if I’m watching old nascar it’ll be post 2001. I almost can’t watch these old races. It’s relieving watching that black 3 in these old races, but it’s also haunting.
This Tony Stewart seems like the real deal
The crowd booing/cheering when Gordon is entering or exiting the track is hilarious. I also like that the Lowes car and the Home Depot car got in in a tangle.
Dale Earnhardt Sr's 72nd Cup Series victory and his first since the 1998 Daytona 500.
I always loved that ABC intro and be careful with that thunderstorm lol
I started following NASCAR avidly in 1999, this was the first flag to flag race I watched that Dale won. I will never forget that day... thanks for posting!!!
Great interview between Tony and Mike.
1:48:37 Dale Earnhardt's commercial
they should really bring back the old points system. I seriously have tried to give it a chance for the past few years now and I still don't like it. To me it's more exciting overall if they are racing the entire season for points b/c every race matters not just 10 races.
exactly! 36 not 10
Really bad now ain't it.. racing has become a joke hell can barely watch dega and Daytona now
THANK YOU, TheRacingJungle...... I remember recording this when it happened, but the vcr doesn't work anymore.....heh heh. Brings back memories, Jeff Burton lol, he could've been nicknamed "Smoke" here lol.
Man I really miss this guy!!!
thx for the video i really enjoyed it ! RIP 3
I still to this day don’t know why NASCAR fans hated Jeff Gordon so much back then. I mean what did he do to deserve the hate so badly? Because he won all the time? Seems like bitter fans.
Man alive, Skinner proved his stupidity. Likely why he isn't in Cup anymore. Why do you block that early in a race come now.
One day Jimmie johnson will end up being like Jeff gordon people will look back while Kyle Larson or austin Dillon r winning all the championships and people will be like remember the good ole days when Jimmie won
Man you are so right...I hated Jeff Gordon back in the late 90's. Now I would love to go back to those days.
.....Let's see as of now Kyle Larson only has 5 career wins since his rookie year in 2014. While Austin Dillon has 2 career wins since his rookie year 4 or 5 years ago. To Austin Dillon's credit he did win the 2018 Daytona 500 after wrecking Aric Almirola. Also Austin Dillon has 5 career poles including this weekend's race at Talladega. This is the first race at Talladega or Daytona without a Restrictor Plate since 1987.
.....My last observation is that the drivers dominating in 2019 are drivers who have raced since before 2010. The newer rookies from 2010 to now hasn't really lived up to the hype. Hey even Joey Logano, and Brad Keselowski (both are still relatively young drivers) won a race before 2010 winning in 2009. This is in hindsight of course, so I can't hold any of this against you. Especially since you wrote your comment over 5 years ago. Anyway have a great/wonderful day.👋😉👍
Well Austin Dillon is never ever winning that championship but Larson and Elliott probably will lmao
To be honest I hated Jimmie winning the championships as I liked Gordon and Edwards. Now I support the guy and what him to win and don't like the old guys. It's the same in Motogp I always hated Rossi at first now the last few years I love him. I guess we appreciate champions when everyone else retires we route for the under dog who they are toward the end of their career...
This comment didn't age well. Dillon only has two wins (mind you, they're huge wins), while Larson torpedoed his own career with one word. More likely, Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney will be the ones carrying NASCAR into the future.
Man, the 1999 restrictor plate package was so good. Long live Big E.
Hearing people cheer for Gordon wrecking never ceases to make me smile.
youdud44 Now he's the most popular driver next to Jr. Amazing what 15 years does.
youdud44 yep nascar fans were always assholes then and now
The extreme hatred of Jeff Gordon made the France family make rule changes to keep him from attaining 8 championships. The irony is that all those rule changes just killed their own sport and now they're just a shadow of what they were.
It’s crazy to watch Dale side draft when other people don’t pick up on for like another 10 years
Junior did about 2/3 years later when he started getting good at Dega and Daytona
52:24 😂😂
1:16:51 Larry’s interview
I love Talladega.
I took note that the race was on ABC 28 Tampa Bay, Citrus County was shown under severe thunderstorm warning for much of the race, I'm from Citrus County FL nice little tidbit rewatching this race.
42:45 Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
I better unplug the computer so the lightning won't kill it. BRB.
I miss the 90s.
What an amazing intro miss abc auto racing coverage
What is the theme music for the recap montage that starts around 2:44:00? ABC used it here and ESPN coming out of a commercial break at the August Michigan race this same year but never heard it again.
Chappell V- Red Rocks. It was used in a Friend's episode 4 years before and is widely known by friends fans as the ross & rachel kiss.
The theme that starts playing at 2:03:00. Anyone know what's that called?
Man, Alabama was so disrespectful to Jeff Gordon when he wrecked. They were cheering when he crashed his car. Jeff could've gotten hurt!
They didn't care neither; I was basically the only Gordon fan at this time of the race. I always thought then, they would've cheered his death.
I couldn’t stand Gordon back then. I cheered every time he wrecked too
@@kennethsheriff1659 Well I'm sure that when I was a kid, I flipped people like you off.
When Gordon wrecked... I cried lmaooo
5:39 Burton didn't have Die Hard in his hood. :(
Yeah because his sponsorship was always Exide.
What happened to Nascar? Every seat taken in 1999. Today half full. And everyone loved Dale Earnhardt.
I could very easily have watched this race. I do remember the name Die Hard 500.
Yeah the 3 car wins again at Talladega and that was despite a few issues with that left front wheel
Nobody could beat that dale earnheart at ristrictor plate racing
RIP to one of the best ever nascar racing drivers
I like the selected added commercials!
I miss this Nascar
This includes "the big one".
Go Dale!!!!
I agree. I think I stopped watching in 2007. It's been a while, really.
Mike Skinner fucking sucked! Dude wrecked, or wrecked someone almost every week.
Reminds me a lot of Robbie Gordon.
"Well..... I seen a guy named Mike Skinner do stupid stuff his rc year...." LMAO! If that's the case, Skinner raced like a rookie his whole career.
+MrBaddog7676 LOL! I couldn't stand him either. It was never his fault, it was always the crew, the car, or someone else that messed up his day.
He had the best driver you could ever learn from and tried to race him. How dumb can you get!
43:33 - 56:20
What Dale Jarrett says from 2:34:45 to 2:35:05 is all you have to know.........!
RIP Dale Earnhardt
No idea what Skinner was doing blocking Stewart into the grass so early in the race.
I can watch these reruns all day even when I know who is going to win the race. I can’t hardly watch a race today makes me want to vomit! I was there that day. I remember when Earnhardt wouldn’t qualify so good at the super speedy races, Richard Childress and others would make bets on how long it would take him to get to the front. “Truly the good old days.”
I was 12 years old And I remember crying when Jeff Gordon crashed
Not recently, no, but he doesn't seem to be as hated as he was from 2008-2011.
I really miss Mayfield
Too bad he was a methhead.
Bill Elliott won the most popular driver award every time but no one got louder crowd reactions than Earnhardt
Bill the thing of it is Elliott
I remember this race at 6 years old, all because of Jeff Burton's engine issues.
1:58:35 during the commercial break there was a pretty frantic sequence when Waltrip took the lead with Marlin pushing him; Earnhardt sidedrafted Marlin then Lepage stormed into it and Bobby Labonte scrapped past Marlin then shot into the lead.
I know. Jeff Gordon used to be the most hated driver in NASCAR 'til the 2007 UAW Ford 500.
Starting Grid at 8:27
One of the biggest bonehead moves of the 90s. What the heck was Mike Skinner thinking. Rusty always was in the wreck at talladega.
NASCAR Trackside’s Halloween Special in 2009 brought me to 52:30.
Larry McReynold’s headstone said he died of a tow truck accident in 1999.
block tony stewart, get wrecked
... or worse.
1:24:52
Excellent onboard footage of Wally Dallenbach wrestling his car around the track in heavy traffic.
Back when the cars were awesome... Unfortunately I didn't see any of the action of Nascar in the 90s, only today... Can you explain to me what was the thrill in those days? I remember having a Sega Saturn with a Nascar game in it, it was awesome!
Best regards from Brazil!
I remember having the flu during this race, and barely being able to muster a cheer for Dale from my bed.
When racing was great
i say AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to that brother
23:52 and 37:18
I'm not referring to Brian Vickers. I was only talking about Jeff Gordon. Nowhere did I mention Vickers, and he's not the most hated, either. Kyle Busch was from 2008 'til last year, now IDK who it is.
I was there at this race.
Skinner passively aggressively blamed Stewart for their crash but damn, Skinner ran him literally in the grass!
Tire man nearly gets his hand taken off by a passing car at 46:04
Go Mark!
something i love about nascar, through the ages its always been balls to the wall. they race as hard as they can no matter what the rules are ... nascar doesnt have the balls to say no bump drafting at super speedways ... that would kill nascar.
something i dont like about nascar... which is more so about people rather than nascar. people always say how nascar was better when... no fuck that. im a old school fan i love the way it was back when, but its still good even with the stages and bull shit. we are still seeing plenty of carnage and drivers making good-risky moves through out the race... if you ask me its only gotten better . the wrecks, the racing, the whole 500 miles.
T A L L A D E G A !
Nascar rumble cars !
Do you have any videos of nascar in car
You can't beat Bob Jenkins and Benny Parsons in the booth
Driving like that is exactly why skinner never won. It's less than 50 laps into a race at Talladega and you block a guy all the way into the grass. He was an idiot and I'm honestly surprised Earnhardt put up with having him in that car as a teammate.
Skinner so close at times but couldn't control his emotions..2000 Atlanta blew up with 20 to go
2:34:40 says it all
id have to disagree with this. The most beautiful cars were the superbirds and torino talladegas of the 1960-1970 era. My favorite were all the cars that actually started out as real cars.