Every driver puts their cars in places on the tracks they don't belong. Theres racing and there's wrecking. Irvan did some crazy things and no driver is perfect. I am sure he did not mean to wreck or hurt anyone. I think no one means to do that but at times its easy for a driver to overkill. Irvan realized the error of his ways and admitted it. After that apology I noticed how he raced a lot smarter after that.
1) Ernie would have been one of the greats if not for his accidents\
2) Rusty was never that good and Earnhardt and him tangled quite a few times with Earnhardt on top.
3) Megacrazyrobot: Waa waa waa. Why don't you take your crying towel and wipe your eyes out loser. I watched racing in the 80's and Earnhardt got more publicity when he was in crashes because he was always in front and dominating. Your driver....whoever it is, was in back watching the leader.
Yeah, Earnhardt wrecked two of my favorite drivers Darrel Waltrip and Rusty Wallace and he damn near hurt both of them by wrecking them. He was dangerous. I get so mad when I see people put Earnhardt above the likes of Richard Petty, David Pearson, Bobby Allison, and Jeff Gordon. I will never get it.
LOL....DW wrecked just about everything that moved in his early days and Rusy did it his whole career. You get mad??? Well get used to being mad cause Earnhardt is the best ever. In racing he had and still has no equal. If Earnhardt came along when Petty did he would have won 400 races and 20 championships. Petty? LOL Gordon?? LOL Bobby Allison?? LO....Yeah he was pretty darn good but not in Earnhardt's league.
I wonder where Dale Earnhardt was in that meeting. Maybe he could've come up and also apologized to half the drivers in that meeting for almost damn near killing them back in the 1980s.
i don't think wallace would of taken earnhardt. out. earnhardt was to quick for wallace. no matter wallace is still one of my favorite drivers. but i rank earnhardt in front of wallace.
If Ernie hadn't been seriously injured at Michigan while driving for Robert Yates, Dale Earnhardt would only have had 6 championships. There, I said it....because I think it's true.
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Good Lord Rusty is a prick, and yes, that definitely is Rusty with the pink shirt and "I dont have a penis so I can cross my legs this way" style of sitting.
I miss Ernie Irvan & Tony Glover. Especially Tony, he was always a good interview. Very technical, but with a sense of humor.
Irvan was an awesome talent once he put everything together. What he did at Talladega took a lot of balls. He and Davey Allison would have put a major dent in both Earnhardts and Gordons dominance in the 90's had either one not been so unlucky.
see, what ernie did here took a lot of guts, and if i had an issue with him, he'd have my respect as a man, not so much as a driver. of course he did clean his act a bit and became a driver to respect. but kudos to ernie for being a man.
Not at all. Stewart was an asshole long before he called out Kyle Busch. :) The trouble with Stewart telling us all about how Kyle was going to kill someone at Daytona was that two days later in the race, he ran Matt Kenseth into the grass. If you can't walk the walk, you likely would be better off not talking the talk. That has always been Tony's biggest problem. One set of rules for others, another set for himself.
Leave it to Felix to give a great quote. Of course I think I could come up with some good lines if a guy destroyed two of my race cars and left my guy with his left femur broken in half.
Rusty was about right, when Ernie opened up his firesuit with that Davey Allison shirt a little over two years later, everyone came to love him. I miss him being around. He's taught us a lot about head injuries and prevention, though, so it isn't like it was in total vain that he had to retire early.
Kyle got a ride with Roush when he was 16. His big brother won a Cup title. Ernie came from nothing to become a star in NASCAR. From nothing. They are both amazing talents, but their roads to stardom forked differently.
Hat's off to Ernie on that one. An intervention if you will. From there on, he became one of the more beloved men in the NASCAR garage, especially after #1 at Michigan (I mean of near-fatal crashes. He had another one in 1998).
Ol' Swervin' Irvan...love him or hate him, he's another classic NASCAR driver of the past. He eventually straightened out, and everyone was rooting for him when he returned to Michigan where he had his near fatal accident and won. Just another piece of NASCAR past that I miss dearly...
1:33 thank you Felix for making my beer go through my nose.
RDarth 1 day ago
Wallace was probably the biggest ass in Racing.
saq428 8 months ago
@saq428
Maybe so, but a WINNING ass.
RDarth 1 day ago
seems like he was forced into that... it didnt come across sincere.. lol it was like ' sorry but f off anyway' lololol god the good ole days
davidallenroth 10 months ago
Why is it that all of the drivers they interviewed have done the same think they accused Ernie of doing,,, and im no fan of swervin irvan
spudracer13 1 year ago
Waltrip is sure one to talk.... HYPOCRACY!
spudracer13 1 year ago
He never actually apologizes for anything.
vrininger 1 year ago
swervin irvan......
427BELAIR 1 year ago
Every driver puts their cars in places on the tracks they don't belong. Theres racing and there's wrecking. Irvan did some crazy things and no driver is perfect. I am sure he did not mean to wreck or hurt anyone. I think no one means to do that but at times its easy for a driver to overkill. Irvan realized the error of his ways and admitted it. After that apology I noticed how he raced a lot smarter after that.
Crisgo3d 1 year ago
Was that the only accident he caused? Y would he need to apologize it's racing.
lakelandchief 1 year ago
@lakelandchief no he caused alot of bad wrecks in 93 and 94
spudracer13 1 year ago
Felix Sabates shut him down in a hurry!
cheese2507 2 years ago
Smart move, Rusty! Thanks for giving away your secret!
sofararoundthebend 2 years ago
High Class!!!!!
jamespic 2 years ago
Look at Dave Marcis wearing his "famed" Goodyear Hat in the driver's meeting at 2:45
TheCougarFrom1983 2 years ago 3
i wouldn't have appologized. How many times have Kyle Busch or Tony Stewart or Dale Earnhardt wrecked somebody for the win or just for no reason.
Gforcebond 2 years ago
1) Ernie would have been one of the greats if not for his accidents\
2) Rusty was never that good and Earnhardt and him tangled quite a few times with Earnhardt on top.
3) Megacrazyrobot: Waa waa waa. Why don't you take your crying towel and wipe your eyes out loser. I watched racing in the 80's and Earnhardt got more publicity when he was in crashes because he was always in front and dominating. Your driver....whoever it is, was in back watching the leader.
LT1HILLINGHOE 2 years ago
Ernie was a good driver, unforutnately he had a few accidents.
spf150 2 years ago
Yeah, Earnhardt wrecked two of my favorite drivers Darrel Waltrip and Rusty Wallace and he damn near hurt both of them by wrecking them. He was dangerous. I get so mad when I see people put Earnhardt above the likes of Richard Petty, David Pearson, Bobby Allison, and Jeff Gordon. I will never get it.
MegaCrazyRobot 2 years ago
LOL....DW wrecked just about everything that moved in his early days and Rusy did it his whole career. You get mad??? Well get used to being mad cause Earnhardt is the best ever. In racing he had and still has no equal. If Earnhardt came along when Petty did he would have won 400 races and 20 championships. Petty? LOL Gordon?? LOL Bobby Allison?? LO....Yeah he was pretty darn good but not in Earnhardt's league.
LT1HILLINGHOE 2 years ago
I wonder where Dale Earnhardt was in that meeting. Maybe he could've come up and also apologized to half the drivers in that meeting for almost damn near killing them back in the 1980s.
MegaCrazyRobot 2 years ago
At 2:25 you see Doyle Ford step up beside Dick Beaty.
ljostarter 2 years ago
irvan still caused the big wreck this race
biglowrida22490 2 years ago
I was waiting for Crockett and Tubbs to come up behind Felix Sabates and take him down. LOL Felix looked straight out of a Miami Vice episode!
dcjlove 2 years ago 2
Wow Darrell's young lol.
godgirlsguitars 2 years ago 2
ernie would have would have
been a serious contender for
a championship
cntrybnkn 2 years ago
i don't think wallace would of taken earnhardt. out. earnhardt was to quick for wallace. no matter wallace is still one of my favorite drivers. but i rank earnhardt in front of wallace.
daverudynski 3 years ago 3
I agree with Banger
ClayKirchenbauer 3 years ago
Ernie Irvan had great talent. And yea rusty was hilarious.
01jimmora 3 years ago
rusty was hilarious haha
rgordon7 3 years ago
If Ernie hadn't been seriously injured at Michigan while driving for Robert Yates, Dale Earnhardt would only have had 6 championships. There, I said it....because I think it's true.
Bonkrr 3 years ago 2
isnt this the race where earnhardt beat irvan at the line?
runn141 3 years ago
no that was the second race at Talladega in 1993 that you are talking about.
Banger82 3 years ago
Fuckin Rusty, haha
sjames500 3 years ago 2
whether you like him or not, irvan had one of the prettiest cars on the track. love that yellow lumina.
mightycowhero 3 years ago
they were so un politically correct bad then which was good. unlike now
e521soediv 3 years ago
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Good Lord Rusty is a prick, and yes, that definitely is Rusty with the pink shirt and "I dont have a penis so I can cross my legs this way" style of sitting.
I miss Ernie Irvan & Tony Glover. Especially Tony, he was always a good interview. Very technical, but with a sense of humor.
snappy452 4 years ago
it takes a prick 2 know a prick
kingofrunescapepking 3 years ago
Irvan was an awesome talent once he put everything together. What he did at Talladega took a lot of balls. He and Davey Allison would have put a major dent in both Earnhardts and Gordons dominance in the 90's had either one not been so unlucky.
tuowl2005 4 years ago
i highly doubt that. tim richmond, davey allison maybe would have made a dent only, but not irvan
runn141 3 years ago
That was pretty harsh for Felix Sabates.
WillG75 4 years ago
Considering Irvan's mistake at Talladega in May resulted in a broken leg for Sabates' driver Kyle Petty, I think it was warranted.
Regarding Kyle Busch, hopefully he will learn his lesson, but considering him, I doubt it.
JoeytheHDK 3 years ago 3
harsh but true
Banger82 3 years ago
Ray Charels could see he caused those accidents. lol.
Randildo 4 years ago 17
I wished he was racing today. He was so screwed the 1994 season. Leading the points and then that bad crash at michigan..... Sad.
rodan70 4 years ago
actually he was behind Earnhardt in the standings by a small margin... like 20 some points.
Banger82 3 years ago
Poor Ernie he had such bad luck in his career.
m140m 4 years ago
hah..is that Rusty at 2:48 in the pink shirt with his legs crossed like a girl? I'm sorry but thats just hilarious.
Really like what Ernie did though..
avenged7fold332 4 years ago 14
lmfao yes.
Randildo 4 years ago
listen to rusty acting like a big shot.... now i rember why i hated him. lol.
Randildo 4 years ago 3
I agree, Ernie saw the writing on the wall & did the right thing.. That is Rusty w/ the pink shirt & legs crossed, not clapping.
The whole room applauded except for that asshole. Rusty should have kept racing instead of retiring to help his son.
CAUSE STEVEN WALLACE SUCKS !
sammydetroit1 3 years ago 4
fuck your face.
MONTESCHALLER 2 years ago
@avenged7fold332 It sure was, and if you notice Rusty was not clapping haha.
Orangetree547 9 months ago
man i miss erine irvan, 2 bad his career was cut short, 2x!
rusty2 4 years ago 3
see, what ernie did here took a lot of guts, and if i had an issue with him, he'd have my respect as a man, not so much as a driver. of course he did clean his act a bit and became a driver to respect. but kudos to ernie for being a man.
Randildo 4 years ago
DW calls out Irvan for driving liek a moron ad hes a hero. Stewart calls out Kyle Busch and hes an asshole.
Randildo 4 years ago 3
yeah, i'd rather have stewart win than busch any time
Banger82 3 years ago 2
Not at all. Stewart was an asshole long before he called out Kyle Busch. :) The trouble with Stewart telling us all about how Kyle was going to kill someone at Daytona was that two days later in the race, he ran Matt Kenseth into the grass. If you can't walk the walk, you likely would be better off not talking the talk. That has always been Tony's biggest problem. One set of rules for others, another set for himself.
Bonkrr 3 years ago
Leave it to Felix to give a great quote. Of course I think I could come up with some good lines if a guy destroyed two of my race cars and left my guy with his left femur broken in half.
Rusty was about right, when Ernie opened up his firesuit with that Davey Allison shirt a little over two years later, everyone came to love him. I miss him being around. He's taught us a lot about head injuries and prevention, though, so it isn't like it was in total vain that he had to retire early.
HomeDepot20TS 4 years ago
That took a lot of guts on Irvan's part. Kyle Busch needs to learn the lesson Erie Irvan did.
OlsonFan 4 years ago 4
Kyle Busch is today's version of Ernie Irvan.
wolves16 4 years ago 3
Yeh except Kylke isnt gonna grow up and be a man until he kills somebody...
Randildo 4 years ago
I never thought of that, that's true.
racingformusic 4 years ago
Kyle got a ride with Roush when he was 16. His big brother won a Cup title. Ernie came from nothing to become a star in NASCAR. From nothing. They are both amazing talents, but their roads to stardom forked differently.
toomuchtoomuch 4 years ago
Intense stuff.
Ya know, it's weird he had that reputation for crashes and then later he had a few bad accidents. It's like the tables eventually turned on him.
O5fan 4 years ago
Hat's off to Ernie on that one. An intervention if you will. From there on, he became one of the more beloved men in the NASCAR garage, especially after #1 at Michigan (I mean of near-fatal crashes. He had another one in 1998).
BadBooking 4 years ago
Ol' Swervin' Irvan...love him or hate him, he's another classic NASCAR driver of the past. He eventually straightened out, and everyone was rooting for him when he returned to Michigan where he had his near fatal accident and won. Just another piece of NASCAR past that I miss dearly...
speedracr245 4 years ago 2
Felix Sabates!!!!!!
doorstopnationtv 4 years ago