I am Dale Earnhardt documentary

pudge said:
as i stated before i work in construction, and a big Rusty fan always wearing a Rusty t'shirt and hat. so one day the boss man told my dad and i to go to Cannon Mills in Kannapolis and build some ceilings, to report to the Maintance shop as to the job. anyway we show up and i'm wearing my Wallace stuff and when meeting the maintance guys, they said i couldn't wear Rusty swag that this was Earnhardt country. i told them tuff, so they said i would have to explain it to Earnhardt himself he was there visiting, all of a sudden someone was coming and they started well here he comes, turns out it was his brother and they looked real close, but i knew it wasn't Sr. they were just messing with me, his brother said he actually liked Rusty more than anyone other than Dale, anyway was there for a few months and got to know the shop guys well enough that we exchanged banter back and forth, especially Dale's bother Danny. it was the last couple of weeks to go on the job, and i was up on top of scaffold and trying to hurry, when i seen someone outta corner of my, i could see a blue demin shirt and had a had on, i'm thinking here's Danny messing with me while i'm busy, so without looking down, i just told him look i don't have time for your sh!t right now especially about a no driving wreck everybody 2nd rate Earnhardt. without saying anything he just turned and began walking away, and then from off the side 3 men walking towards me where laughing real hard and i looked down and saw Danny among them, and i realized that wasn't him who i scuffed at, turns out it was Dale himself. got to sit around the shop for a while and talk to Dale that day. and 5 or 6 or so years after that was at his dealership where he was doing an autograph session and i asked if he remembered and he said yes it was the only time he didn't know what to say.
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^^^ This is the down and dirty laundry I was talking about!!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing that.
 
just saw a youtube clip of another documentary

Larry Mac was talking about big E.

Larry said one time he told big E: "We are going to pit for 2 tires" big E came back and said "I am coming in and not leaving till you give me 4"
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
I think Jeff Gordon did more than Dale Earnhardt to make NASCAR mainstream and make it what it is today. And, in the Perfect Storm show on FS1, the CBS execs said that Darrell Waltrip was actually the driver that carried a lot of weight in the early TV years in terms of marketing the sport to the media because he was the only driver in NASCAR who could give an interview.
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Dale gave the best interviews ever, short and sweet they were, and often funny as hell
 
I like when they showed the #3 Goodwrench car being unveiled, talk about a good looking car with those chrome wheels.
 
Greg said:
Some favorite Dale memories of mine were from the Winston All star races.
In the 1987 Bill Elliott should have won it. Dale just simply took it from him. It was my favorite Dale Badass moment.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series

For the 1990 Winston, I got a company perk. A visit to the Tide shop of Darrell Waltrip. A Saturday night dinner at the speedway club and a sunday morning pit pass. Plus race tickets.

Me and my freind wore our black Earnhardt caps like good rednecks, while getting the red carpet treatment from DWs crowd. And Dale won the the thing again.

In 1992 it was the first Winston night race. Davey Allison was the class of the feild and won a thriller. The one that knocked him out. They took him to the hospital in helicopter and his crashed car to victory lane.
The only time we actually parked on the Charlotte speedway grounds. It sucked we couldnt find our car and the Earnhardt haters was calling us out in our colors routinely as they drove by us.

1993 Dale won it again. This time with a disputed restart against Mark Martin who had been faster most of the race.
The lady sitting beside me was a big Ford fan. She originally started rooting for Elliott, then started pulling for her next best hope to beat Dale, Mark Martin.

It was always great to sit near the Dale haters. She was bewildered, and very dissapointed with the result. She just kept muttering about it just being wrong. I loved it but the woman was old enough to be my mother. I just asked her could we still be friends. No heart to argue with her.

2000 was fun, it Dales last winston. Junior won it as a rookie.
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Dale and Dale jr. trading paint in the IROC series was some of the stuff I wont ever forget
 
pudge said:
as i stated before i work in construction, and a big Rusty fan always wearing a Rusty t'shirt and hat. so one day the boss man told my dad and i to go to Cannon Mills in Kannapolis and build some ceilings, to report to the Maintance shop as to the job. anyway we show up and i'm wearing my Wallace stuff and when meeting the maintance guys, they said i couldn't wear Rusty swag that this was Earnhardt country. i told them tuff, so they said i would have to explain it to Earnhardt himself he was there visiting, all of a sudden someone was coming and they started well here he comes, turns out it was his brother and they looked real close, but i knew it wasn't Sr. they were just messing with me, his brother said he actually liked Rusty more than anyone other than Dale, anyway was there for a few months and got to know the shop guys well enough that we exchanged banter back and forth, especially Dale's bother Danny. it was the last couple of weeks to go on the job, and i was up on top of scaffold and trying to hurry, when i seen someone outta corner of my, i could see a blue demin shirt and had a had on, i'm thinking here's Danny messing with me while i'm busy, so without looking down, i just told him look i don't have time for your sh!t right now especially about a no driving wreck everybody 2nd rate Earnhardt. without saying anything he just turned and began walking away, and then from off the side 3 men walking towards me where laughing real hard and i looked down and saw Danny among them, and i realized that wasn't him who i scuffed at, turns out it was Dale himself. got to sit around the shop for a while and talk to Dale that day. and 5 or 6 or so years after that was at his dealership where he was doing an autograph session and i asked if he remembered and he said yes it was the only time he didn't know what to say.
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Lol that's perfect.
 
Kyle18fan said:
I always enjoyed hearing folks talk crap about Dale, still do for that matter. I never went out without a 3 shirt on, loved pissin people off ;)
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I remember seeing Dale run a BGN race at Hickory. The guy sitting in front would turn to me to protest every time Earnhardt bumped someone, and it happened quite a few times during the race.

Dale was driving Ken Schraders car and he really ruined the front end while bullddozing a lot of cars at the bullring. He had already knocked off both fenders and the guy in front started protesting even more to me. The only cause was my black # 3 cap. It was like he thought I was going to radio Dale and tell him to behave.

The yapping increased and I tried smiling and laughing him off. But I lost my patience and told him , "I dont have any Kleenex, but heres a KFC napkin".

Like many Earnhardt haters he was sensitive. He didnt like it and seemed quite hurt and wouldn't talk to me afterwards. My brother was mad at me too, saying I could have started a fight, it wasnt my fault it was the cap. It was good, I enjoyed.

As an aside Dick Trickle won the race, a good day.
 
SpeedPagan said:
Because I don't think it's healthy to obsess over the dead.
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I don't think it's obsessing... I know I plan to watch the show when I have time, but it's not an obsession. I wasn't even that big of an Earnhardt fan. I do love Junior though... totally different personality.
 
Another race that Dale won while pissing off many.
A real win win.



Dale was fast about half a lap down, got a penalty and steal won it.

After the race the Morgan McClure camp, Kyle Petty, and Davey just had to cry about Dales pit road speed on his last stop. Dale cheated boo hoo boo hoo....

There was a lot of crying about Dale spinning the #68 to get a needed caution too, Dale only 'leant on him a little.

All of that Butthurt and a Dale win, it was a great time.
 
Greg said:
Another race that Dale won while pissing off many.
A real win win.



Dale was fast about half a lap down, got a penalty and steal won it.

After the race the Morgan McClure camp, Kyle Petty, and Davey just had to cry about Dales pit road speed on his last stop. Dale cheated boo hoo boo hoo....

There was a lot of crying about Dale spinning the #68 to get a needed caution too, Dale only 'leant on him a little.

All of that Butthurt and a Dale win, it was a great time.
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Yeah........ I was at that race............ I was sitting right in front of where he spun the 68....... flagrant as hell....... Dale was a hell of a driver..... but...... he made a lot of his own cautions....... just like he did that day........
 
Someone mentioned Tom Brady earlier and I'll just say this:

If Tom Brady were to die on the football field after a seemingly routine sack, he would get a similar treatment from the NFL. I'd post an emotional rant about Brady but I'll just say that he was the athlete that I latched onto after Dale died. I feel like I'm the only person alive who jumped from Dale to Brady.
 
The Nature Boy said:
Someone mentioned Tom Brady earlier and I'll just say this:

If Tom Brady were to die on the football field after a seemingly routine sack, he would get a similar treatment from the NFL. I'd post an emotional rant about Brady but I'll just say that he was the athlete that I latched onto after Dale died. I feel like I'm the only person alive who jumped from Dale to Brady.
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Thats a hell of a jump. They are pretty much polar opposites. :p
 
The Nature Boy said:
Someone mentioned Tom Brady earlier and I'll just say this:

If Tom Brady were to die on the football field after a seemingly routine sack, he would get a similar treatment from the NFL. I'd post an emotional rant about Brady but I'll just say that he was the athlete that I latched onto after Dale died. I feel like I'm the only person alive who jumped from Dale to Brady.
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Yea, but 14 years after Tom Brady's Sack of Death?

Also, I am now claiming Sack of Death for a band's name.
 
ChexOrWrex said:
Thats a hell of a jump. They are pretty much polar opposites. :p
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I grew up mostly in New England and Brady got my team their first ring :p I latched onto Dale Earnhardt because my dad was from the South and an Earnhardt fan.

And 14 years after Brady's sack of death, the New England sports media would still be playing Brady docs at least. The Patriots would never stop using Brady's legacy and the NFL would probably latch onto it too. After all, he's an attractive family man who would have left a supermodel a single mom to raise his kids. How does that NOT become fodder for the next 20 years?
 
The Nature Boy said:
I grew up mostly in New England and Brady got my team their first ring :p I latched onto Dale Earnhardt because my dad was from the South and an Earnhardt fan.

And 14 years after Brady's sack of death, the New England sports media would still be playing Brady docs at least. The Patriots would never stop using Brady's legacy and the NFL would probably latch onto it too. After all, he's an attractive family man who would have left a supermodel a single mom to raise his kids. How does that NOT become fodder for the next 20 years?
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I bet youll live the media attention Peytons gonna get when he hangs it up
 
The Nature Boy said:
I grew up mostly in New England and Brady got my team their first ring :p I latched onto Dale Earnhardt because my dad was from the South and an Earnhardt fan.

And 14 years after Brady's sack of death, the New England sports media would still be playing Brady docs at least. The Patriots would never stop using Brady's legacy and the NFL would probably latch onto it too. After all, he's an attractive family man who would have left a supermodel a single mom to raise his kids. How does that NOT become fodder for the next 20 years?
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Tbph, they'd be worse about Brady.
 
Maybe it's just me and how I was raised to view death, but honestly talking about a dead guy 14 years after his death just seems a bit...excessive. In my family, we mourn our loss, we grieve, we pay our respect and then we move on. We try to remember the positive things that the deceased has brought into our lives and remember the lesson that they taught us.

I loved my Grandpa Kidd and when he was alive, he was my biggest cheerleader, the dude was awesome and he kicked so much Nazi ass in World War II. He was in all the major battles in the North African and European theater. The dude even liberated a few camps, which caused him to completely tell off his commanding officer. He was that much of a badass.

He died in 1998 and while he obviously had a great impact on my life, I don't exactly hold a memorial for him on the annual date of his death. I did my grieving, I mourned the loss of a great man, I paid my respect and now I just take care of the folded flag that was given to me at his funeral.
 
Dale Earnhardt isnt being forced upon anybody.
Most races broadcast are run without a mention of him.

The Tom Brady analogy is not applicable. Football has about 660 active partipants per season 22 × 30 teams, a number that disregards special teams, or the third down only specialist. Baseball easily has 300 per season.

The Sprint Cup has 43, obviously a driver is more proportionaly important.
Dale Earnardt, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Junior etc all are bigger to Nascar racing than a great like Tom Brady is to football.

And Ken Burns dedicated almost an entire episode to Babe Ruth in his highly acclaimed Baseball documentary. Which was a probably a good representation of his relevance.
Baseball has survived for about 80 yesrs after his departure.
The Babe Ruth of _______ of whatever analogy remains

In Football running backs will never transcend Jim Brown when old timers start weighing in on who is the best current back.

The respect that Dale Earnhardt still commands is not hurting Nascar in the least. Nobody has to watch the documentary. The following he has is just a testimony to his charisma, Spike was just trying to get their piece, or riding the market, not creating one.

If Gordon fans are craving Jeff Gordon documentaries in 14 years we will get that too.
 
Finally was able to view the program, it wouldn't play very well until I disabled the adblocker. It was a good show and brought back some great memories from long ago seasons. I'd be inclined to say he brought butts into the stands each and every week. Even those that hated him knew if the driver they rooted for was going to have a chance, they'd have to beat E'hardt. The best way to beat Dale was to be like Dale and be ready for a race long fight or at least give him your best shot. He'd never give you an inch but he'd take a mile from you and then smile as you were shaking your fist at him. I always loved his style, there was no quit in the man. He could turn on a nickle and give you some change, he'd leave you in a wreck and full of rage.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I've made it about halfway through my DVR'd recording of this so far. Screw the haters, I'm really enjoying reliving the memories.
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I loved to hate him on race day. If only I could have hated him a little longer....

and @Greg your comments are bang on. Stick and ball where there are more players and teams dont compare to NASCAR. One driver means a lot more than one player.
 
DanicaFreak said:
I loved to hate him on race day. If only I could have hated him a little longer....

and @Greg your comments are bang on. Stick and ball where there are more players and teams dont compare to NASCAR. One driver means a lot more than one player.
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Both are still team sports. A QB cant throw a TD without a good reciever as much as a driver cant score a win without a good shop.
 
SpeedPagan said:
Maybe it's just me and how I was raised to view death, but honestly talking about a dead guy 14 years after his death just seems a bit...excessive. In my family, we mourn our loss, we grieve, we pay our respect and then we move on. We try to remember the positive things that the deceased has brought into our lives and remember the lesson that they taught us.

I loved my Grandpa Kidd and when he was alive, he was my biggest cheerleader, the dude was awesome and he kicked so much Nazi ass in World War II. He was in all the major battles in the North African and European theater. The dude even liberated a few camps, which caused him to completely tell off his commanding officer. He was that much of a badass.

He died in 1998 and while he obviously had a great impact on my life, I don't exactly hold a memorial for him on the annual date of his death. I did my grieving, I mourned the loss of a great man, I paid my respect and now I just take care of the folded flag that was given to me at his funeral.
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Then why are you here still bitching about it?
 
ChexOrWrex said:
Both are still team sports. A QB cant throw a TD without a good reciever as much as a driver cant score a win without a good shop.
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The personality is the driver....u do make a good point about the shop though.
 
I was not a fan of Dale Earnhardt.

But one race changed my opinion of him. NASCAR finally penalized him 2 laps for rough driving. He drove through the field twice to get his laps back (and I think he passed the lead car for one of them). Then he drove through the field again and I think he won the race. It was one of best racing performances I'd ever seen. He won my respect.

I cheered for Dale once, during the last laps of the 500 he won. When he came down pit road I was blown away as the teams lined up, it was the coolest sign of respect I'd ever seen. And I admit I always enjoyed his post race interviews, he had a way of turning a phrase.

I was not a fan of Dale Earnhardt but he did earn my respect.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I've made it about halfway through my DVR'd recording of this so far. Screw the haters, I'm really enjoying reliving the memories.
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It was a very good program so I'm glad I got the problem sorted out and was able to view. If I liked it, I'd bet all of JoHali's money that you'd love it...............:D
 
Wingnutcnc said:
It was a very good program so I'm glad I got the problem sorted out and was able to view. If I liked it, I'd bet all of JoHali's money that you'd love it...............:D
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You'll have to fight the Missus over that $1.29 I've got.
 
SpeedPagan said:
Maybe it's just me and how I was raised to view death, but honestly talking about a dead guy 14 years after his death just seems a bit...excessive. In my family, we mourn our loss, we grieve, we pay our respect and then we move on. We try to remember the positive things that the deceased has brought into our lives and remember the lesson that they taught us.

I loved my Grandpa Kidd and when he was alive, he was my biggest cheerleader, the dude was awesome and he kicked so much Nazi ass in World War II. He was in all the major battles in the North African and European theater. The dude even liberated a few camps, which caused him to completely tell off his commanding officer. He was that much of a badass.

He died in 1998 and while he obviously had a great impact on my life, I don't exactly hold a memorial for him on the annual date of his death. I did my grieving, I mourned the loss of a great man, I paid my respect and now I just take care of the folded flag that was given to me at his funeral.
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Good grief, you keep doing stuff your way and I will keep doing stuff my way, it will work out good, trust me. Sometimes I completely avoid stuff that annoys me, like certain threads for example
 
Kyle18fan said:
Good grief, you keep doing stuff your way and I will keep doing stuff my way, it will work out good, trust me. Sometimes I completely avoid stuff that annoys me, like certain threads for example
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Each to their own. But I understand, K18
 
Zerkfitting said:
I was not a fan of Dale Earnhardt.

But one race changed my opinion of him. NASCAR finally penalized him 2 laps for rough driving. He drove through the field twice to get his laps back (and I think he passed the lead car for one of them). Then he drove through the field again and I think he won the race. It was one of best racing performances I'd ever seen. He won my respect.

I cheered for Dale once, during the last laps of the 500 he won. When he came down pit road I was blown away as the teams lined up, it was the coolest sign of respect I'd ever seen. And I admit I always enjoyed his post race interviews, he had a way of turning a phrase.

I was not a fan of Dale Earnhardt but he did earn my respect.
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Like you and Danica fan........ .....I was never an Earnhardt fan...... I hated him for 4 hours a week...... but...... really liked the guy the rest of the week. I appreciated his driving skill , but didn't like the way he applied it. I never in my wildest dreams thought I would miss seeing him as much as I do. Racing just hasn't been the same since he isn't here. I now realize that that...... deep down I was a great fan of his and didn't even know it. Sure is funny how we don't appreciate what we have until it is taken away.


I sure miss you Dale.....
 
I have to say.....Jr. was awesome. Maybe it's what Jr. Nation sees in him, and I can't because I am pulling for my Toyotas during the races, but in this context, Jr. impressed the hell out of me. No ****. Down to earth. Respectful. Dude gets the whole thing. I was like, "Have I missed this?" Very cool. Loved the show because it reminded me (like I needed reminding....LOL) of why I love Sr. ....... and yeah, I am aware that he didn't drive a Toyota. Sr. was even bigger than that to me. He brought me to this sport.
 
Kyle18fan said:
Good grief, you keep doing stuff your way and I will keep doing stuff my way, it will work out good, trust me. Sometimes I completely avoid stuff that annoys me, like certain threads for example
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I wish you would ignore me instead of bothering me so much. :D

Saw the documentary last night. Solid watch.

Dude was the man. Cleaning his windshield while keeping control of the car. Good ****.
 
Watched it twice now and loved it. I kinda wonder if Chevy had a hand in this since they seemed to bypass the short time he drove for Bud Moore in the 15 Ford.
I would like to know how I can get this on DVD, any body know?
 
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