Dale Earnhardt 2000 Winston Cup Awards Runner Up speech

Dale Earnhardt Sr's Runner up speech from his final appearance on the waldorf astoria stage. Earnhardt was runner-up to Bobby Labonte for the 2000 Winston Cup.

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• Dale
• Earnhardt
• Sr
• Winston
• Cup
• Award
• Speech
• Runner
• Up
• Banquet
• Ceremony
• 2000
• waldorf
• astoria

[RazorRC3]

2000 was a awesome year for Dale Earnhardt! I told everyone, you can never be too old to race and good ol' Dale proved everyone that he was as competitive racing in his 40s as if he was racing in his 20s...he never lost his edge! He just had setbacks from 96 and 97 in those talladega accidents....2000 marked not only classic victories but also many memorable moments! There will never be another Dale Earnhardt, and to me he wasn't just "The Man", or "The Intimidator"...he was "The Best!"

[gordon24champ]

Racing died when nascar wanted to be over protective of the drivers, the old car and hans device as well as safer barriers were just fine. But nooooo! We have to have a safer car that makes the racing terrible.

[silverbullet831]

@EpicDime well, it didnt have a SAFER Barriers, those just might be the most productive safety tool to date

[MrBurney12]

@gordon24champ Yeah i think that if they just used the hans device and moved the seat closer to the center in the old car it would have been fine, instead they built a truck with a wing. Guess Brian France never noticed that all the races in the early 2000's were super competitive. Its like Dale said one time, "Mr. Bill France Sr. would prolly roll over in his grave if he seen that deal"

[1IIIIIIIIII1]

I DIDNT KNOW HE ALMOST GOT THE 8TH ONE.

[KentuckyWildcat1865]

why did that man have to get killed? why him? why?? It's just not fair.

[5190Gaming]

@gordon24champ I think the old car could've taken the same safety enhancements the new car has. There was more to the move than just protecting the drivers, because, let's face it: we want all the protection we can get in this world.

Hell, there have been hits HARDER than Earnhardt had since, and the speeds are now back to where the old car was. We just have this fast box with no passing aero now. Successfully made five of the most fun races each year into Dancing with the Cars

[therandleray]

I still have tears form thinking of him leaving us the way he did. What a amazing human being, absolute professional who kept racing alive, that made it interesting, who we all loved and loved to hate all at the same time. But no matter what if your a driver you wanted to know where that black #3 was cause if he was gaining on you your veins turned ice cold cause you know he was creepin on you! We miss you dale, racing misses you! But i believe racing wouldn't be what it is today without you!

[toob247]

What a Class Act Professional Gentleman

[decibel510]

It's amazing to see everyone out in the audience watching Dale speak... they all look so intimidated.

[budfanno8]

So hard to watch this, there isn't a race that I watch that I don't think, "where would Dale be?" Where would NASCAR be if he were still here? Hard to comprehend.

[justinncoviello]

@gordon24champ so you would rather see more great drivers like dale die?