2001 Daytona 500 Part 1

[music187270]

Love DALE FOREVER AND ALWAYS



[brian8556]

@vikingsallday005 IDK why. But there are 43 drivers so all we know is that they were the bottom 2 on qualifying.

[brian8556]

But it is heartbreaking to never see him race ever again after.

[brian8556]

Almost 11 years since. If Dale survived, he probably would have just retired within the last 3 years or possibly, just maybe, still be racing today. But let's face it, he was around for over a decade, he would have retired any time soon from now.

[Marc2011ful]

I was not into racing until I heard Dale, Sr died.

[mpatak51]

I was at this race and became a fan of Dale Sr. WHILE watching (was watching stewart till he wrecked). IMO nascar needs to revert back to this style of SS racing, with the new safety rules an accident that took Dale Sr. is extremely unlikely to happen now-a-days. Open the plates and put the roof air-dam back on!!

[vikingsallday005]

8:18 the ticker says that both Sadler and Mayfield (or Methfield, as some people like to call him now) started 42nd. WTF!?

[Kordovaner]

This huge draftings were much better than nowadays paired shit.

[marauder622]

R.I.P Dale "intimidator" Earnhardt.

[2011mrkingofkings]

The on-screen graphics in this one are also used for NFL on FOX, MLB on FOX, and the Cotton Bowl as well during 2001-2002.

[BWIGG17]

i can recall just about every moment of this race off the top of my head. first race i sat down for the entire thing start to finish and never moved. 8 years old man how time flies

[dolphinmagic24fan]

I sure hope somebody posts the race in full on youtube. Still love it's in parts though, thanks BMF

[fitzzy81]

i love the driver intro videos. everything about the fox telecast back in 01 & 02 was great all the way down to the music

[twistedrules1]

does it look like ward burton flips you off kind of you look very close maybe

[jaredschae]

This was the last entire race I watched since 2001. I just recently got back into NASCAR. Kinda displeased with what I have found. Dale Sr. would have been.

[Airman241]

Michael Waltrip came from far back to win-R.I.P.-Earnhardt

[mlkidd9]

sadly this my first ever nascar race to watch on tv. RIP DALE

[diegomifits666]

This was the first nascar race i saw with my brother... (i am argentian).... 

[codemanrose]

going through the line-up, he said greg bodine, when it was brett bodine.

[TGTAP]

@codemanrose he said brett bodine

[codemanrose]

@TGTAP I listened to it couple more times and yea, he does say brett, sounded like greg.

[TGTAP]

@codemanrose I admit I had to listen to it about 5 times before I knew he did actually say Brett

[EarnhardtsYear08]

they need to bring back this style of nascar on fox everything about it is awesome

[NCSportsMan70]

Notice that this is in the old car, Earnhardt is still racing, and the grand stands are FULL.

[TMANMAN16z]

Back when the race's had full grandstands

[Froston1]

these were the days when Nascar was COOL

[taranchula97]

This was the first NASCAR race I ever saw. R.I.P. Dale Earnhardt.

[cjeagles2007]

You just can't come up with a better name for a NASCAR driver than Buckshot Jones, lol

[TMANMAN16z]

@cjeagles2007 He was my favorite driver since i was 3, and now I'm 16 and he's still my favorite

[terryk1233]

@cjeagles2007

my favorite has to Dick Trickle... lol

[66hourenergy]

Wait a minute, you mean the telecasts actually went through the startling lineup and gave details about the drivers, and didn't just run a ticker at the top and said "pick your favorite"? I for one, am simply SHOCKED!

[k1o1x]

I still can feel the intensity watching that race.

It's 9 years now.

[bresher]

R.I.P Dale

[paulsack21]

9 years today

[nathankrug]

Fox is by far the best coverage of NASCAR in a very long time. NBC was alright and TNT isnt bad! But ESPN is flat out TERRIBLE!!!!!!! NASCAR is a swing and a miss for ESPN!!!!!!!!

[FooFightinSince95]

God I Miss That #3 Car.....

[RestInPeace2Me]

wow watching this when the brodcast went on the air how happy they were to be on Fox and everything and they had no clue what was to happen, its errie, the race had an errie feeling to me now that i remember back on it, something just wasnt quite right.

[ballinbmac01]

thanks for the post this race was great but r.i.p dale

[RSGVXStuntmanVx]

Kurt Busch and Tony looked so young

[racing202]

That was in time called B.T.B. (Before The Boggities)

[thedude19766]

this is months before 9-11

[k1o1x]

@thedude19766 that was a terrible year overall.

[djwick50]

i cant remember but i hope this was before FOX fucked things up. I dont want a 1hr long pre-race and i dont care to see digger when they show a sweet camera angle... fox you suck and i hate product placement

[Rcrby525]

they started to suck after the solid tv deal in 2007

that gave them like "we OWN the daytona 500, FUCK YOU!"

however, TNT improved incredibly

[djwick50]

yea tnt does a much better job than fox... i cant stand to watch fox it sucks

[chess7654312]

whats the pay per view fees , if there is for this . Every sports is ppv in USA e.g. wwe(which is a kind of a sport), superbowl, daytona etc , here in my country its free,that is just paying for the cable (no fees for ppv).

[derekrau]

Nope. The only thing that's ppv that you mentioned is Wrestlemania.

The Superbowl and the Daytona 500 are broadcast on network television at no extra cost to the viewer.

[ownwar8]

I agree with Jrl24rules39. While I was watching this race I was thinking "Wow this is going to be one of the best races ever." Then of the last lap I thought "Well nobody will remember this race for anything but that crash now"

[UltimateEEnEFan]

Wow. Havn't seen the number 3 in the FOX ticker in years. R.I.P.

[Jrl24rules39]

I think had it not been for Dale's wreck, many would regard this race as one of the greatest in NASCAR history. I believe it still is, as do several others, but are afraid to mention it for what happened on the last lap.

To change the subject, I loved the way they gave the starting lineup back then.

[MrJoe53]

So sad to see this now...So much has changed since...Marlin is out of it, Rudd, Elliot isn't compedative, lot of great personalities like Rusty gone and of course miss the ol Winston Cup.

[shea0281]

RIP SR you'll always be missed

[TheTechMaster24]

R.I.P. Dale Earnhardt Sr.

[bduddy55555]

The most ironic thing is how great this race was until, well...

[TheTechMaster24]

dale dieing

[skatering42]

inst this the race when dale ernhardt got into that reack tat costed him his life. i dont wanna say this is the race when he got killed cause the race did'nt kill him

[monsterjamman92]

Most Emotional Race I Nascar History. Row 5 Inside Car. Dale Ernhardt The Orignal, Legend, 7 Time Champion, And Most Of All The Intimadtor!

[ENGLANDNEWENGLAND007]

Its Earnhardt

[newcig90]

you know, if dale sr, wore the HANS device in this race, i'de say that he would still be here today...

[treesandcoffee]

I liked NASCAR on FOX pre-2006

[ochs42]

its still good in terms of commentating, but now everything else about it sucks.

[pilotolalo]

Please make a torrent of this race!!

[RCRgoodwrench]

Anyone have a copy of that starting grid theme or know the name of it?

[bduddy55555]

There's one here on Youtube. I'm not exactly sure why you would want one, though, considering how much more catchy the theme FOX used the next year was...

[Adriandark140]

The most thing i like in this video and i always watch it is when Dale sir and dale jr are racing together :)

[UltimateEEnEFan]

This is the first time on FOX with no "Bogitty Bogitty Bogitty"

[UltimateEEnEFan]

wow.

[earnhardtlivesE]

long live dale earnhardt

[superkryp13]

how did u get it?

[AndrewSa888]

It was a good race except for the end.

[yoyosapazm]

This was one of the best races ever until turn 4 of the last lap.

RIP Dale

[JunBugJP3]

awesome race...tragic ending

I like the staring grid though that was funny

[ltnascar]

When Did DW First Time That He Said Boogity Boogity Boogity and If You Know Write It Down.

[MetalUpYourAss29]

first time i heard it was this race.

[asman9]

I think at the Aaron's 499 in 2001 or 2002. I'm not sure which

[joegrav]

Great race, tragic conclusion. I still think about it all the time.

[MetalUpYourAss29]

Nascar has changed a lot since 2001...

(not to mention the three deaths in 2000)

Dale Earnhardt - dead

Bobby Hamilton - dead

Steve Park - brain damage from wreck at Darlington

No longer "Winston Cup"

HANS Device mandatory

Car of Tomorrow

Dale Jr doesn't race for DEI

plus hundreds of other rediculous rule changes...

[Winbutternuts1]

Bobby Hamilton died of cancer not at a race. He died in 2007

[MetalUpYourAss29]

i know.. but we still lost him, that was my point.

I didn't mean he died in 2000 either... I was referring to Adam Petty, Kenny Irwin Jr, and Tony Roper.

sorry my wording was hard to understand.

[Adriandark140]

January of 2007, yes.

[ltnascar]

Don't Forget These: Lucky Dog Green White Checkers Jeff Purvis (Hurt at a Wreck Nazareth 2002) Ricky Rudd (Retired) Ron Hornaday (Back To NCTS) Terry Labonte (Retired) Rusty Wallace (Retired) Open Wheel Invasion The Chase Top 35 Rule SAFER Barrier And Much Much More

[ochs42]

terry labonte runs a part time schedule replacing kyle petty

[jrpace05]

also Jerry Nadeau injured richmond 03

[pwnzor3000]

Terry isnt retired, he was at the Brickyard 400 yesterday, but he qualified 43rd

[Rcrby525]

this race, marked the end of the veterans, and started the days of busch, kenseth, started the next generation of nascar.

[rotruck7325]

people say this race is a tragic race but its not. things happen for a reason. i loved dale. but... when dale crashed i screamed my head so i guess... dale we miss u! rip

[collegekid122]

I really liked the original FOX format for doing NASCAR. Their music was awesome and the 3D starting lineup was also very cool.

[brianwwecw]

anyone know where i can get a copy on dvd and can message me i had this race on tape and my sister recoreded over it

[dalejr183]

How can I get a dvd copy of this race?

[nascar88ford]

Fox is the best. PERIOD!

[robbob06]

thanks for putting this race up! i have been wanting to watch it!

[Tvsnumber1fan]

How interesting. In the 2001 daytona 500 all 43 drivers were born in the U.S. For the 50th Daytona 500 they could be only 39 drivers born in the U.S. Oh how NASCAR has change in the past 6 years. Of the 4 drivers born outside of the U.S 2 are from Canada. Patrick Carpentier and Jacques Villeneuve , one from the UK(Scotland)Dario Franchitti and 1 from Colombia Juan Montoya. Oh and one of them is married to American actress Ashley Judd.

[m309m]

Fuck you rolfcopter3, they are not rednecks and how dare you make fun of someone's death regardless of who it is. At least Earnhardt did something useful in his life unlike a stupid fuck like yourself.

[collegekid122]

2001 was such an exciting season. It was my first as a NASCAR fan.

[asman9]

Bad news was NASCAR lengend Dale Sr. dies :*(

[wawwwaaa]

it was my first full season, other than the last part of this race and the eventual champion, i have to agree with u...i really liked cheering on the underdog, Benson, who had one of his best seasons

[Ernde38]

Hey BestMotorsportFan, do you have the pre-race show for this race as well?

[yowaso13]

NASCAR wants ratings back drop the cot concept get the engine package they had in 2001 and we'd have this racing every restrictor plate race

[Rcrby525]

yea, but the auto industry would flip, pontiac pulled out of nascar, dodge doesn't make the intrepid anymore, and the fusion replaced the taurus, also, toyota, they have plans to dominate the sport

[ltnascar]

I Want to see that Again next year how they did to the Starting Grid when the drivers show some things like JB (Johnny Benson)did.

[Joenad]

I always use to look foward to the daytona 500. since dales death i havent really care who won. except in 2004. maybe the 50th running next year will be good.

[biker7767]

ya same here. this was the first ever race i watched and this is the one tht got me into it. especialy when i saw the big wrek wit stewart flipping but i was young when this race was on and i had no clue tht dale died. :(

[rusty2]

that would of ben my favorite race ever! b4 the final lap.