Yes, the 2 car tandem is not as exciting as this pack racing. This must be the best drive from any Nascar driver ever, 17th to 1st in 4 laps. How much is Earnhardt missed ?? Certainly hope for pack racing at 2012 Daytona 500 as i'm going all the way from UK to watch it.
The easiest way to fix the 2 car tandem racing is for Nascar to make it so the rear bumpers don't line up perfectly with the front bumpers. That way, they need to get off them in the turns. THAT creates packs, not smaller radiators or spoilers. Drivers nowadays are too cookie-cutter sponsor-driven anyways. Earnhardt was a real man.
It's kinda funny how 30 to 35 years ago the packs may have consisted of 3 to 6 cars max at Talladega and 2 or 3 at Daytona and people loved it. Hell the best race people say Nascar had was the 79 Daytona 500 the lead draft consisted of how many? 2 cars! The two car drafts are not that bad and as the Truck race a Dega proved this year It's a skill the drivers learned and not the car they drive...
@JRRacing64 It's because it wasn't artificial. No restrictor plate allows for more freedom. It worked then and would work now, but the cars are too fast to make it safe.
The Trucks are fine, but the NNS and Cup series abberations have ruined the racing at these tracks.
I was driving home from the mountains listening to this on the radio. The little town heard it all when SR. Crossed that line #1. Greatest driver ever.
God, i miss these days. Not the bunch of prissies in their designer sunglasses today. Back when danger was all too real, when real men raced eachother. Back when driving was top priority. Back when Rudd, Wallace, Jarret, the Labontes, Marlin and Schrader ran well.
the reason for the two car draft is because the cars are so aerodynamic.... there is less engine doing the work and more draft. they need to make the cars less aerodynamic and give them their horsepower back in order to bring back pack racing......and thats not gonna happen
The field can consider itself manhandled. With 4 to go you can see on the ticker that Earnhardt was in 18th place. How on earth did Earnhardt convert after being behind 17 men with better positions to win at that point in time
@hyperacti There's a strategy with drafting that they use in indy. Follow behind the car till you pick up about 10 more mph the use the extra speed to to slingshot on the outside were there arent any cars. Easier to do with these because drafting is more effciant, and thus the speed gain is greater.
@bandman232 But the point is everyone in this field knew how to draft better than anyone else in the world, and Dale Earnhardt dominated them all.
This really isn't like Indycar at all though. Nascar uses restrictor plates so it all depends on which package they bring to the track. I wouldn't say the speed gain in Nascar is greater.
I'm not a fan of Dale Earnhardt, I never did like him, I remember when he started in the Wrangler 3. Nevertheless, I watched this race live and I couldn't believe that he came from 17th to the lead in 4 laps. I still can't believe it.
@caseyreavis 10 years ago, dickbag johnson could not dothat, but nowadays, due to brian france running nascar into the ground with the 2 car hookup, anyone could do it, it's a shame, dale sr. is probably rolling over in his grave because of brian france. as a matter of fact, bill sr. and bill jr. are probably rolling over in their grves like earnhardt said 10 years ago at daytona because their namesake is ruining the best racing on earth!
I watched him win alot of them, but this was by far the most amazing of all of them, what a moment in history. I liked this win even better than when he won the Daytona 500. Never thought it would be the last time he would win but no other race ever more explained the type of driver he was, this was what defined Earnhardt
If anybody ever needed proof that Dale Sr. was the greatest restrictor-plate driver of all time, show them this. 18th to the lead in less than four laps, splitting the middle. That's the kind of stuff he could do, and make it look so easy.
I was at this race in the Allison stands on the backstretch. (My first cup race). A month ago, I went to the Hall of Fame in Charlotte, and there in the ring of honor, was this car, that won this race, and I just broke down. I've never been a big Earnhardt fan, but he's one of my favorite sport's heros, and it was extremely emotional to see that car. If you live close by, go and see it.
it is for sure not even close to being what the sport was when he was racing....everybody was out there to watch him race....loved him or hated him.....he was just awesome
Look people. I'm not saying the racing today is better or worse than what it was backthen, I'm just saying that today's racing isn't bad and it's actually great.
This was when stock car racing in Nascar was good. The racing today can not even come close to what it once was. Nascar should go back to real race cars like they are in this video instead of the COT crap that sucks. What you see here is what made Nascar exciting to watch every sunday with real drivers and good racing without the yellow line rule or no bump drafting and stuff like that.
I miss racing like this. I was at the 2000 spring dega race and for some stupid reason, I opted not to go back in the fall....BIG MISTAKE! I watched Dale's last win from home when I should have been sitting beside my cousin in the stands!
He could see the air.........plain and simple!! Nobody, not even Petty with his 7 Daytona 500's knew how to race at Daytona/Talladega better than Earnhardt.
Dale Earnhardt was the original "Mr. Where Did He Come From". He used every single car in front of him those last 5 laps to get to the front. Watching this makes me think about how much Kevin Harvick drives like Dale.
thats fuckin nascar racing back in the day boys!! todays racing can"t hold a candel to it!! soorry newbies...you'll never experience it......sooo sad...
If you pay close attention.....Jr. was passing skinner and skinner cut down on him which caused the 8 to go down on the apron. If not for that it may have been a 3 and 8 one two finish. Glad skinner is back where he belongs...in the minor leagues.
I know what happened in this race, have seen it many times. Still when I see Earnhardt do in this race what he did so many times it still actually gives me goose bumps and chills. The 3 car was and still is the greatest ever in any form of racing. This is back when racing was exciting and you thought about the upcoming race w/anticipation during the work week. Now.....I don't even watch it.
Look how much more awesome racing at Dega was before that freakin' yellow line rule. Four wide for the lead, 5 laps to go, and an epic black number 3.
@sharkbowl300 That racing is still that awesome. I miss those days when it wasn't about blocking or don't pass there rules. Those were part of the dangers that made the race within the race.
I like that racing is much safer, however no-one was better at it in NASCAR than the driver of that Goodwrench Chevrolet. Thumbs up to you!
@expiredplates I know it was just amazing watching him do just like his dad did back in the day. @ MetMan 305 I totally agree watching this again and it still gave me goose bumps. Nascar is nothing likie it was
Might be a cause for some excitement, but I get the yellow line rule. The only problem I have with it is that NASCAR does not enforce it evenly, or at least consistently
I remember Darrel waltrip the commentator saying " if you are within 20 miles of Talladega superspeedway, Don't worry, It's not an earthquake it's Jr fan nation." LMAO
That was a work of art right there. Glad I got to see that man race for many many years-probably took Earnhardt for granted out there. Now that he's gone its become painfully apparent that his shoes can't be filled. Few had the determination, skill and charisma that Earnhardt had. A really unique and super talented man.
Yeah it was a 3 car break away of all bow ties.....but the top 6 were all chevy's. Earnhardt Sr., K. Wallace, Nemechek, Gordon, Skinner, and T. Labonte.
21st position with 3 laps to go....i was there that day..and could not believe my eyes when he drove through all that traffic to win the race!!! i could not talk for two days i was yelling so much.....lol miss him also!!!
Earnhardt was like a streak of magnificent lightning. He flashed beautifully for the briefest of moments. And then he was gone, and we'll never have him back. He is with God now, though we miss him so much.
He got through there because he was the most gifted racecar driver of all time. He could blend aggression with finesse better than all the other's weve seen over the years.
DAMN I miss this kind of racing! This is what NASCAR used to be, notice how you could hear the engines, you rarely hear that now, listen to the fans! I still get excited when I look at videos like this. Its a shame what NASCAR has become.
Even when I listen to MRN now and a caution comes out, they call it a "service master clean caution", maybe I'm old school but NASCAR has done a complete 180. I doubt we'll ever get back to racing like this.
This was definitely great stuff. If you like this, check out the finish of the 2001 CART Michigan 500. At Talladega these guys run at 190; at Michigan in the Champ Cars they ran at 220-225 mph, and the proximity was just as close!
@awalker28 So single file, hardly any racing at all except for a minor few races at best... most races this year have been a bore fest, no as bad as last year and year before but still pretty bad.
@codemanrose I hate WNBA. I'm not saying the racing is better or worse than in 2000 because I didn't watch NASCAR then but I know for a fact that the racing today is great and if you don't like it than you don't like NASCAR.
@awalker28 I don't care for racing much today... but doesn't mean I dislike nascar... If you are making that statement then absolutely hardly anyone would be in the stands at all today (hardly can get 70% of them full now anyways). The racing was much better back 6-7+ years ago and thats why a lot of us don't like the racing today, because its not even half as exciting as it was then.
@flyer2359 Your exactly right. I would go as far to say that the racing isn't even a third of what it used to be. I can't even last 50 laps without falling asleep during the races anymore. Even Bristol has become horrible. The only races I watch are Dega and Tona.
@awalker28 Oh, I like NASCAR...just not what it has come too. Check the fan base...they dont get crowds like they used to....FACT. And it's not because the economy either...Everyone that you talk to says it's not the fast, competitive racing it once was.
@awalker28 No, blame the horrible changes has made to NASCAR. The Chase (which basically laughs in the face of consistency), the CoT, and no racing back to the yellow.
Don't blame the talents of a driver who's able to take advantage of such a shitty system.
dale jr should have pulled out in front of his dad on the backstrech with 2 laps to go he couldhave won the race but still this rzce is and will always be a classic
So glad the pack racing is back this year!
RyanSheehan64 6 days ago
Now THIS is racing...not that tandem crap.
shawmk23 1 week ago
balls out driving in a pack !!, No bull 5 WIN.
MrDouglassmc 1 week ago
Dale Jr. take notes... this is how you win races.
m4rkhutz 2 weeks ago
Ive dale earnhardt has still live then he can get his 8 tittle or to be a owner
amer37365 2 weeks ago
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fuckin ez as shit, they need to flaten the corners out so it becomes a real race not some fuckin lottery ticket.
menard98 2 weeks ago
Yes, the 2 car tandem is not as exciting as this pack racing. This must be the best drive from any Nascar driver ever, 17th to 1st in 4 laps. How much is Earnhardt missed ?? Certainly hope for pack racing at 2012 Daytona 500 as i'm going all the way from UK to watch it.
brerrsir 2 weeks ago
The easiest way to fix the 2 car tandem racing is for Nascar to make it so the rear bumpers don't line up perfectly with the front bumpers. That way, they need to get off them in the turns. THAT creates packs, not smaller radiators or spoilers. Drivers nowadays are too cookie-cutter sponsor-driven anyways. Earnhardt was a real man.
augtenth 1 month ago
in todays racing, the 2 car tandem sucks
fordwindsor351 1 month ago
2001 was probably the last year NASCAR was actually NASCAR
guitarman2134568 2 months ago
did kenny win a winston race?
wildfast88 2 months ago
It's kinda funny how 30 to 35 years ago the packs may have consisted of 3 to 6 cars max at Talladega and 2 or 3 at Daytona and people loved it. Hell the best race people say Nascar had was the 79 Daytona 500 the lead draft consisted of how many? 2 cars! The two car drafts are not that bad and as the Truck race a Dega proved this year It's a skill the drivers learned and not the car they drive...
JRRacing64 4 months ago
@JRRacing64 It's because it wasn't artificial. No restrictor plate allows for more freedom. It worked then and would work now, but the cars are too fast to make it safe.
The Trucks are fine, but the NNS and Cup series abberations have ruined the racing at these tracks.
DJprofessork72 2 months ago
I was driving home from the mountains listening to this on the radio. The little town heard it all when SR. Crossed that line #1. Greatest driver ever.
dragonxdynasty 4 months ago
The best there was, the best there ever will be. R.I.P. Intimidator I love you.
MrDayd3 4 months ago
I remember when the cars were allowed to race on all of the track instead of above the double yellow line...
shaunrossgardiner47 5 months ago
god do i miss that man...
MuLIShA3mAn88 5 months ago
@MuLIShA3mAn88 Greatest Man to Ever Drive a Stock Car
MrShagnasty18 4 months ago
@ 2:30 Jerry Punch put out the best line of the race, "And here comes Earnhardt", gives me chills everytime.
TheJonnyalpha 5 months ago
You raced against Dale Earnhardt...and Dale Earnhardt won!
CBright7831 6 months ago
@CBright7831 Put Your Dick in the Dirt ! !
MrShagnasty18 4 months ago
@MrShagnasty18 are you a kenny wallace fan?
123redrules 4 months ago
@123redrules Kenny is Cool , Why you ask?
MrShagnasty18 4 months ago
@MrShagnasty18 does he still race?
123redrules 4 months ago
@123redrules In the NW Series Yes ..............
MrShagnasty18 4 months ago
this is when restrictor plate racing was at its best!
pault2582 6 months ago
Anyone else get a little tear in their eye as soon as Dale Sr. crossed the line?
kylestearns4daWIN 6 months ago
FUCK THE TWO CAR TANGO 3 WIDE 4 LIFE!!!
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schneiderjobs 6 months ago
God, i miss these days. Not the bunch of prissies in their designer sunglasses today. Back when danger was all too real, when real men raced eachother. Back when driving was top priority. Back when Rudd, Wallace, Jarret, the Labontes, Marlin and Schrader ran well.
MurphyMonster 7 months ago
@MurphyMonster Dont forget Jeff Gordon
kylestearns4daWIN 6 months ago
This is the definition of "refuse to lose"
snappy452 7 months ago
What an amazing victory for his last R.I.P INTIMIDATOR
daleearnhardt1fan 7 months ago
nascar at its best with one the greatest drives of all times winning where has nascar gone now
twist539 7 months ago
DAMN WHAT THE BLEEP WAS NASCAR THINKING WHEN THEY GOT RID OF THIS KIND OF RACING, oops sorry folks. caps button sometimes doesnt work
cstrnutt2004 7 months ago
Unreal, and even more awesome is that there was no wreck. Jr. down on the apron, and everyone was able to make it out!
imallfordabulls 8 months ago
Does anyone else miss this three wide racing and packing racing, instead of this two car tango
ljlive23 8 months ago 53
@ljlive23 I definately miss it..seems more like follow the leader now.
bigsmooth51 2 months ago
@ljlive23 yes, new racing sucks at 2+ milers. Only bad thing about vid is Gayle Senior won...BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO the Earnhardts!
woolridge48 2 months ago
@ljlive23 don't worry, they'll be racing in packs in the 2012 500
123redrules 1 month ago
@123redrules No they most likely won't, NASCAR told them to run in the packs like that for a few laps in testing.
flyer2359 1 month ago
the reason for the two car draft is because the cars are so aerodynamic.... there is less engine doing the work and more draft. they need to make the cars less aerodynamic and give them their horsepower back in order to bring back pack racing......and thats not gonna happen
CGSmij08 8 months ago
@CGSmij08 Hope it does............
racing202 8 months ago
Man if only they could have this kind of racing nowadays. Talladega shouldn'tve ever gotten repaved looking back on it now.
racing202 8 months ago
GOOD OLD TIMES..... DE-4-EVER
awdturbo4 9 months ago
this is way better than the 2 car tandem bullshit we have now
ThizzinChampX24 9 months ago 3
I was there
Left early though
blasterak87 10 months ago
I was there
blasterak87 10 months ago
I was there
blasterak87 10 months ago
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great racing the way it otta be. and i dont mean just dale sr but for all 30 some cars in that pack to not wreck until it was over.
josh293107 10 months ago
great racing the way it otta be. and i dont mean just dale sr but for all 3 some cars in that pack to not wreck until it was over.
josh293107 10 months ago
7 YEARS LATER IN 07 JEFF BREAKS HIS REC
MRNASCARFAN25 10 months ago
and there you have it....the best ever. #3
Christinjapan 10 months ago 2
1:48 to 1:57 is awsome i love when they do that at talladega
nappa666 11 months ago
Finishing second to Dale Earnhardt is clearly the finest moment in Kenny Wallace's career.
CBright7831 11 months ago 15
The field can consider itself manhandled. With 4 to go you can see on the ticker that Earnhardt was in 18th place. How on earth did Earnhardt convert after being behind 17 men with better positions to win at that point in time
hyperacti 11 months ago
@hyperacti There's a strategy with drafting that they use in indy. Follow behind the car till you pick up about 10 more mph the use the extra speed to to slingshot on the outside were there arent any cars. Easier to do with these because drafting is more effciant, and thus the speed gain is greater.
bandman232 9 months ago
@bandman232 But the point is everyone in this field knew how to draft better than anyone else in the world, and Dale Earnhardt dominated them all.
This really isn't like Indycar at all though. Nascar uses restrictor plates so it all depends on which package they bring to the track. I wouldn't say the speed gain in Nascar is greater.
hyperacti 9 months ago
This is the racing at Daytona and Talladega that I miss, I am sick of this two car break-away shit! Fix it Nascar, i want finishes like this back
RosserppO 11 months ago 4
@RosserppO I second that
BrickGrease 11 months ago
I'm not a fan of Dale Earnhardt, I never did like him, I remember when he started in the Wrangler 3. Nevertheless, I watched this race live and I couldn't believe that he came from 17th to the lead in 4 laps. I still can't believe it.
clintonearlwalker 1 year ago
actually dale sr. did it in 3 laps,then just held on to 1st for the last lap.
Jinxguy1000 1 year ago
no they don't
wcopeland38 1 year ago
17 to first in 4 laps, lets see jimmie do that >:)
caseyreavis 1 year ago
@caseyreavis 10 years ago, dickbag johnson could not dothat, but nowadays, due to brian france running nascar into the ground with the 2 car hookup, anyone could do it, it's a shame, dale sr. is probably rolling over in his grave because of brian france. as a matter of fact, bill sr. and bill jr. are probably rolling over in their grves like earnhardt said 10 years ago at daytona because their namesake is ruining the best racing on earth!
dlwile33 1 year ago
@dlwile33 ^yeah, i miss the old daytona and tallladega :(
caseyreavis 1 year ago
That was just freaking awesome!
bingerdude 1 year ago
I watched him win alot of them, but this was by far the most amazing of all of them, what a moment in history. I liked this win even better than when he won the Daytona 500. Never thought it would be the last time he would win but no other race ever more explained the type of driver he was, this was what defined Earnhardt
matt38y3 1 year ago
the Intimidator is scrapped and beaten on the right side, but he will not be denied...
i miss u Dale
enduringfreedom2005 1 year ago 4
The best ever
MrCavalier82 1 year ago
The Best race i ever saw in my life... Way to go Dale Sr R.I.P. Man In Black...
dragonzord18 1 year ago
boy that has a great ring to it, "Mr. Restrictor plate, Dale Earnhardt will come down and take his 10TH career talladega victory!"
dlwile33 1 year ago
"Thats when racin ended........so sorry!AWESOME,but its over!big tears
freddyyv1971 1 year ago
If anybody ever needed proof that Dale Sr. was the greatest restrictor-plate driver of all time, show them this. 18th to the lead in less than four laps, splitting the middle. That's the kind of stuff he could do, and make it look so easy.
Moose6340 1 year ago
I was at this race in the Allison stands on the backstretch. (My first cup race). A month ago, I went to the Hall of Fame in Charlotte, and there in the ring of honor, was this car, that won this race, and I just broke down. I've never been a big Earnhardt fan, but he's one of my favorite sport's heros, and it was extremely emotional to see that car. If you live close by, go and see it.
jonesy97 1 year ago
this was greatness
budwiesner11 1 year ago
it is for sure not even close to being what the sport was when he was racing....everybody was out there to watch him race....loved him or hated him.....he was just awesome
fanof3lisa 1 year ago
I was watching this race live on TV and I could not believe my eyes. Still amazing to watch. In my opinion, this was the best finish ever in NASCAR.
starsnbars3 1 year ago 2
Look people. I'm not saying the racing today is better or worse than what it was backthen, I'm just saying that today's racing isn't bad and it's actually great.
awalker28 1 year ago
You know what? F*&K that yellow line.
imallfordabulls 1 year ago 3
The difference between Jr's run at this year's 500 and the 2000 Talledega was Dale Sr's will to win.
jake99776 1 year ago
This was when stock car racing in Nascar was good. The racing today can not even come close to what it once was. Nascar should go back to real race cars like they are in this video instead of the COT crap that sucks. What you see here is what made Nascar exciting to watch every sunday with real drivers and good racing without the yellow line rule or no bump drafting and stuff like that.
bendavis26 1 year ago
Rest in peace Dale, it isn't and will never be the same without you. :'(
17lookatme17 1 year ago
Listen to the crowd!! Change sucks.
clark38571 1 year ago
Ned and Benny made the races so much better.
clark38571 1 year ago
even if you watch just one race with dale u are a fan
stinngs120 1 year ago
I miss racing like this. I was at the 2000 spring dega race and for some stupid reason, I opted not to go back in the fall....BIG MISTAKE! I watched Dale's last win from home when I should have been sitting beside my cousin in the stands!
RockinJ78 1 year ago
He could see the air.........plain and simple!! Nobody, not even Petty with his 7 Daytona 500's knew how to race at Daytona/Talladega better than Earnhardt.
thebreeze12 1 year ago 3
Dale Earnhardt was the original "Mr. Where Did He Come From". He used every single car in front of him those last 5 laps to get to the front. Watching this makes me think about how much Kevin Harvick drives like Dale.
tylersmmith07 1 year ago
This video makes me miss him, and this type of racing. The new car drives like a damn truck. EricW, I couldn't agree more.
Aberfoyle3 1 year ago
Is this the win where he comes back from like 13th place to win it on the last couple laps. Which is the greatest thing I ever seen
ROCAfellaFW 1 year ago
4 words in racing that always made my heart jump and made me smile: "AND HERE COMES EARNHARDT!"
EricW1063 1 year ago 3
"The Intimidator is scraped and beaten on the right side, but he will not be denied"!
"20 years of trying, 20 years of frustration, Dale Earnhardt will come to the caution flag to win the Daytona 500"!
Two of the best NASCAR commentator quotes EVER!
runningboi 1 year ago 3
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runningboi 1 year ago
thats fuckin nascar racing back in the day boys!! todays racing can"t hold a candel to it!! soorry newbies...you'll never experience it......sooo sad...
chrisgtube1 1 year ago
If you pay close attention.....Jr. was passing skinner and skinner cut down on him which caused the 8 to go down on the apron. If not for that it may have been a 3 and 8 one two finish. Glad skinner is back where he belongs...in the minor leagues.
LT1HILLINGHOE 1 year ago
I know what happened in this race, have seen it many times. Still when I see Earnhardt do in this race what he did so many times it still actually gives me goose bumps and chills. The 3 car was and still is the greatest ever in any form of racing. This is back when racing was exciting and you thought about the upcoming race w/anticipation during the work week. Now.....I don't even watch it.
LT1HILLINGHOE 1 year ago
its just not the same without the #3. miss him
10inlong 1 year ago
Look how much more awesome racing at Dega was before that freakin' yellow line rule. Four wide for the lead, 5 laps to go, and an epic black number 3.
sharkbowl300 1 year ago 3
@sharkbowl300 That racing is still that awesome. I miss those days when it wasn't about blocking or don't pass there rules. Those were part of the dangers that made the race within the race.
I like that racing is much safer, however no-one was better at it in NASCAR than the driver of that Goodwrench Chevrolet. Thumbs up to you!
tomcatm16 1 year ago
this was on october 15th my birthday
earnhardtlivesE 2 years ago
listen to the damn crowd on the last lap.....you can hear them over all of the cars WOW
BrickGrease 2 years ago 10
R.I.P. #3
The Best EVER!!!
bradw666 2 years ago 5
This is all I could think about when junior made that run from 10th to 2nd in the last couple laps at Daytona last week.
expiredplates 2 years ago 32
me too !!
yankeefan155 2 years ago 2
@expiredplates if jr had the internal drive to win that his daddy had he would have atleast one championship right now
dudeustupid 1 year ago
@expiredplates i think that was passed down from father to son was the ability to rock a superspeedways
88fanforlife 1 year ago
@expiredplates I know it was just amazing watching him do just like his dad did back in the day. @ MetMan 305 I totally agree watching this again and it still gave me goose bumps. Nascar is nothing likie it was
oXBLEEDXo 1 year ago
best damn driver I have ever seen. 17th to 1st in less than 5 laps.
They just don't make them like that anymore.
MsCalibabe 2 years ago 7
get rid of that double yellow on the bottom nascar i miss this stuff
grayj85 2 years ago 8
@grayj85
Might be a cause for some excitement, but I get the yellow line rule. The only problem I have with it is that NASCAR does not enforce it evenly, or at least consistently
PYLrulz1984 2 years ago
Listen to the crowd on the last lap, they just don't make em like that anymore.
starsnbars3 2 years ago 19
@starsnbars3 they dont make races like this anymore either...
caseyreavis 1 year ago
classic
ChevyCamaro33 2 years ago 4
talladega's the best track
thenatester24 2 years ago 7
That was a fitting final win of historic career.
undisputed83 2 years ago 10
I was lucky enough to be at that race. I'll never forget it.
98Kahnefan 2 years ago 2
I was there too bro. It was so loud when he took the lead and when he crossed the finish line!
NigarT 2 years ago
Your not kidding! That whole track was shaking from the fans screaming.
98Kahnefan 2 years ago
I remember Darrel waltrip the commentator saying " if you are within 20 miles of Talladega superspeedway, Don't worry, It's not an earthquake it's Jr fan nation." LMAO
superdevins 2 years ago 5
I still get chills from watching this 9 years after the fact....no one but Earnhardt could have pulled that off.
penske369 2 years ago 5
Dammmit they nascar ought get back to racing like this. I still get goosebumps when i see this
cstrnutt2004 2 years ago 4
Dale Earnhardt was a man above all men on the race track!!!!!!
tekachisen 2 years ago 2
I wonder: what is your opinion on Jerry Punch on this race?
pat02537 2 years ago 3
That was a work of art right there. Glad I got to see that man race for many many years-probably took Earnhardt for granted out there. Now that he's gone its become painfully apparent that his shoes can't be filled. Few had the determination, skill and charisma that Earnhardt had. A really unique and super talented man.
McCall72 2 years ago 2
The end of NASCAR's glory days as soon as he crossed that finish line, we just didn't know it at the time
phantomlord54 2 years ago
earnhardt would be pissed with peoples bitchn if he was still here today
cwingert25 2 years ago
3, I Say THREE BOW Tie's finished 1 2 3!!! yeah c'mon!!!
chrisgtube1 2 years ago
chrisgtube1,
Yeah it was a 3 car break away of all bow ties.....but the top 6 were all chevy's. Earnhardt Sr., K. Wallace, Nemechek, Gordon, Skinner, and T. Labonte.
CupFull0fLOL 2 years ago 3
good call!!!
chrisgtube1 2 years ago
21st position with 3 laps to go....i was there that day..and could not believe my eyes when he drove through all that traffic to win the race!!! i could not talk for two days i was yelling so much.....lol miss him also!!!
loveearnhardt 2 years ago
jesus christ allowed dale earnhardt
to win this race.
calledservant29 2 years ago
Earnhardt was like a streak of magnificent lightning. He flashed beautifully for the briefest of moments. And then he was gone, and we'll never have him back. He is with God now, though we miss him so much.
TluskiLetowski 2 years ago
That shows you right there the MAN was not done, if he had not died at Daytona in Feb, he would have had 90+ wins.
Caterpillarjon 2 years ago
SUPER RACE
nascarvan 2 years ago
This probably one of the best nascar races ever. I don't know why Dale Jr didn't cut up the same way skinner did. Gave his dad the win that way.
mattbaker87 2 years ago
What a beautiful day that was. Man I sure do miss him.
devon003 2 years ago
Thanks for posting this. I agree with the others...sure do miss this kind of racing.
nikmo 2 years ago
These moments are why I love NASCAR, though it'll never happen again! I still dont see how in the crap Earnhardt got through all them cars!!!
jrt88fan 2 years ago
He got through there because he was the most gifted racecar driver of all time. He could blend aggression with finesse better than all the other's weve seen over the years.
gatorrebel1970 2 years ago
Well you got a good point there, I agree!
jrt88fan 2 years ago
Well, even for the setup NASCAR had for these races, that is just flat out amazing Earnhardt flew up like that.
PYLrulz1984 2 years ago
This kind of raceing is gone forever.
davidscottallen 2 years ago
DAMN I miss this kind of racing! This is what NASCAR used to be, notice how you could hear the engines, you rarely hear that now, listen to the fans! I still get excited when I look at videos like this. Its a shame what NASCAR has become.
Even when I listen to MRN now and a caution comes out, they call it a "service master clean caution", maybe I'm old school but NASCAR has done a complete 180. I doubt we'll ever get back to racing like this.
runningboi 2 years ago 4
As a whole, this was the greatest final 5 laps in NASCAR history. No doubt. It'll never happen again, sadly.
TheRealDSM 2 years ago 3
I disagree. It can happen, they just gotta...
1. Do some work on the cars so you can get past people and do some work on them
and
2. Make these drivers go for a win rather than "points position"
PYLrulz1984 2 years ago
These drivers were all the best in the world (and many still are) in my opinion. They didn't wreck when they got 5-wide! That is simply amazing!
And I will never forget Eli Gold's commentary on MRN Radio at the moment that Sr. took the lead.
"The fans are BESIDE THEMSELVES here at Talladega!!"
lpdoby 2 years ago
This was definitely great stuff. If you like this, check out the finish of the 2001 CART Michigan 500. At Talladega these guys run at 190; at Michigan in the Champ Cars they ran at 220-225 mph, and the proximity was just as close!
FrodothePuppet 2 years ago
AMEN MetMan
mssunshine66 2 years ago
Jesus This Was When NASCAR Was Good
MetMan305 2 years ago 40
@MetMan305 i think nascar is just as good as it was then if not better
AMPLIGHTNING 1 year ago
@MetMan305 Yeah, now it's great! ;)
awalker28 1 year ago
@awalker28 Great?! wtf have you been watching?
flyer2359 1 year ago
@flyer2359 The racing right now has been some of the best racing in years.
awalker28 1 year ago
@awalker28 So single file, hardly any racing at all except for a minor few races at best... most races this year have been a bore fest, no as bad as last year and year before but still pretty bad.
flyer2359 1 year ago
@flyer2359 That is so untrue. There has been great racing all year minus a few races. There's side-by-side racing basically every race!
awalker28 1 year ago
@awalker28 i doubt that
evanzsayz 1 year ago
@evanzsayz Watch it then.
awalker28 1 year ago
@awalker28 WTF? You must think WNBA is REALLY exciting then too huh?
codemanrose 1 year ago
@codemanrose I hate WNBA. I'm not saying the racing is better or worse than in 2000 because I didn't watch NASCAR then but I know for a fact that the racing today is great and if you don't like it than you don't like NASCAR.
awalker28 1 year ago
@awalker28 I don't care for racing much today... but doesn't mean I dislike nascar... If you are making that statement then absolutely hardly anyone would be in the stands at all today (hardly can get 70% of them full now anyways). The racing was much better back 6-7+ years ago and thats why a lot of us don't like the racing today, because its not even half as exciting as it was then.
flyer2359 1 year ago
@flyer2359 Your exactly right. I would go as far to say that the racing isn't even a third of what it used to be. I can't even last 50 laps without falling asleep during the races anymore. Even Bristol has become horrible. The only races I watch are Dega and Tona.
4Tracer 1 year ago
@awalker28 Oh, I like NASCAR...just not what it has come too. Check the fan base...they dont get crowds like they used to....FACT. And it's not because the economy either...Everyone that you talk to says it's not the fast, competitive racing it once was.
codemanrose 1 year ago
@codemanrose Blame Jimmie Johnson.
awalker28 1 year ago 2
@awalker28 No, blame the horrible changes has made to NASCAR. The Chase (which basically laughs in the face of consistency), the CoT, and no racing back to the yellow.
Don't blame the talents of a driver who's able to take advantage of such a shitty system.
skankuser 1 year ago
@skankuser well said
RancheroBFT 1 year ago
@awalker28 that's about the most stupid-assed comment i've seen on youtube.
hollowpoint45acp 1 year ago
@flyer2359 *This is my new account* I was being sarcastic lol
MIAMetsfan809 1 year ago
@MetMan305: It's still good at times, it's just that it was EPIC in this era...
PhilipTheBigOne 1 year ago
"and a WRECK! a CRAISH" -Ned Jarrett
BrickGrease 2 years ago
dale jr should have pulled out in front of his dad on the backstrech with 2 laps to go he couldhave won the race but still this rzce is and will always be a classic
ROCKYRUMBLE 2 years ago
This and Harvicks 2007 Daytona win are the greatest drives I have ever seen in NASCAR (on a restricter plate race anyway)
I was