2001 Daytona 500: Pre-Race Show (Part 4) - Dale's Last Night

February 17, 2001. On the eve of his fatal accident, NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt is as mischievous and fun-loving as ever, taking Terry Bradshaw for a wild ride around Daytona Int'l Speedway. Part 4 of 7.

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[MikeNascar9]

dude the date is Febuary 18th not 17th

[SKracing]

The night before the race was the 17th.

[edwards99rules]

at least he had fun on his last night...

R.I.P. Dale Sr.

[JSprague24]

Terry & Dale Sr.'s "victory celebration" on the hood of the pace car also looks eerily similar to Dale Jr & Michael Waltrip's celebration in the grass after the Pepsi 400 that year.

[yorgle11]

Strange how they told the drivers not to run 3 wide... I remember that year they had changed the equipment rules to make it easier for the cars to do exactly that so this was inevitable.

It always looked to me like the 3 wide scenario was what made Earnhardt's crash fatal. He touched up against the car below him, then as that led to him turning toward the wall the car above hooked him to a sharp angle of impact. If they had been 2 wide it wouldn't have been a big event.

[43labontepetty]

Cool that while he's taking him for a ride, Magic Carpet Ride is playing. going to be in NASCAR 2003, the first game where Dale's car isn't featured as a weekly car.

[DannyKing2006]

i find it ironic that he dips below the line in the turn and jokes about losing control of the car at about the exact same place his fatal accident occurred. rest in peace man sucks so bad that happened to this man

[augtenth]

@ 1:51 "What about turn 3, Dale? What's so special..." - Bradshaw

[KINGOFLOUISVILLE10]

man i miss this guy. dale knew how to have fun and i just wished that i would had got to meet him and learn to be a real racecar driver unlike kyle bush

[thechri5]

is that a UFO hanging a skull and crossbones flag behind terry bradshaw @1:03-1:15?

[DannyKing2006]

talk about chills and sadness rip

[Wilcox3]

Chris Myers Said "people & Drivers Are Saying this Will Be The Greatest DAYTONA 500 EVER". Well The Beginning & Middle Was Great. But It Ended Up Being The Worst DAYTONA 500 EVER. RIP DALE!!!!!!

[southernbeauty23]

"Here let's pit!" LOL! and who was in the backseat with them? Just wondering. :-)

[Sturmbannfuhrer21]

@Pacerace100 Yeah. I miss him. The sport has never been the same and there is still no leader in the garage like he was.