Dale Jr. Download: DW’s Complicated Relationship with Dale Earnhardt 

This makes Dale’s death even sadder, when DW said “oh I hope Dale’s okay..” after the wreck it wasn’t a commenter talking about a driver, it was DW talking about a close friend.

I havent watched a Nascar race in ten years but I could listen to legends and vets from the mid 80s to 2010-ish talk about what the sport used to be all day.

The light in DW’s eyes as he recounts these stories says it all.

Love these old Nascar stories. Nascar definitely hit its peak in the 90s.

Being able to see DW's facial expressions adds something invaluable that the plain audio can never convey. An absolute character.

DW has his moments, but we cant deny this man is a legend.

This man and all the older drivers are what Nascar is lacking today

Junior and DW both had Budweiser and Mt. Dew for sponsors. That’s pretty cool.

when Darrell got to drive for Dale in 1998 he had a new lease on life and proved he can still drive with the right equipment...

DW is quite gracious and candid, which is all you can ask for such a figure as he. Such good stuff.

I miss the old nascar , for the ones that wasn’t there! It was bad ass racing and that’s all it is to it , BADASS

i want to point this out, D.W. is already teary eyed even the mention of Dales name and not in a bad way...thats HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT Earnhardt made and left in this sport. its more than just stories and words spoken...Dale was the competition and the one you had to beat any given sunday...and is missed in this sport - Still. Goodspeed D.W. and i'll be here to listen anytime you want to speak about Dale Earnhardt.

Dale earnhardts walking away stories are really funny

We need like 5 more episodes with DW. Keep capturing the history of the sport guys. Nobody else is, and the work yall are doing is preserving an era of the sport that some people don't even know existed

5:37 when he goes No Listen is the funniest thing ever. You can tell DW is down to earth and loves talking about the old days. Genuine guy.

Growing up watching these men race was the best part of Nascar to me. As a kid born in 79 watching the 3 car Dale and 8 car Jr were my 2 favorite. Me and my dad would sit in front of the TV and cheer on. Never got to go to a race to see it live. But it was good enough for me as a kid. Thank you Jr and everyone who contribute to telling us all the great stories of some of the Nascar History.

Dw is a living legend I could listen to him all day

This is the man that made me love NASCAR in the 80's.....Thanks DW you made a lifetime fan out of me...

One of my favorite interviews, concerning, Dale Sr. & D.W. Really ties their relationship, together. Thanks Jr.!🤜🤛

Darrell has a great memory and a passion for the past! Love hearing his stories about Dale Sr!

Mike: Dale and Michael ? Explain that. Junior: yea, do that. 🤣

I'm getting a whole new love for ol' Jaws. His person to person personality is so much more likable.

Like Larry Mack says there's only one Darrell Waltrip and thank God for that

I was 11 watching the 2001 Daytona 500 at my birthday party as a fan of Mikey. Everytime I see DW I just think of him saying after the wreck “I hope Dale is ok” with tears of joy and sorrow in his eyes

The story he tells about driving the 1 is amazing you can see the emotion in his eyes and love in the way he tells the story

I always thought Dale was a bully on the track. I was glad when Jeff Gordon came along and started pushing back. It made for the hay day of Nascar until Dale died. What a great rivalry. Love the inside stories.

Everyone says that NASCAR was better in the old days, one DW quote from this interview explains it all! “If you beat me you take bacon off my table” fills you in on the passion and commitment the older guys have. The younger guys don’t have the issue of not being able to eat if you have a bad finish!

I was never a Waltrip fan until he started in TV. He is a real racer that still has the fire. I miss him on Fox! I could listen to his stories forever. BOOGITY, BOOGITY!!! LET'S GO RACIN BOYS!

I could listen to these stories for days.

The joy in Jr. when they talk about his dad is awesome and undeniable, we miss him too

"I thought I was dead"Now that's an old school driver right there ✌️

Miss DW in the booth. Him and and Jr in the booth on NBC would be great.

I could listen to DW tell stories all day

Man I have been listening to 99% of the podcast you guys did and not for nothing can't get enough of this one get this guy back man he got stories to kill bring him back soon. Love the podcast you guys doing good job can't Get enough.

Every time we hear a story about Dale its special - He is so missed

i cry every time i see Dale sr. hold back 40 cars by himself on that sad day for the world.

Such a big smile on my face listening to DW.

I don't care what anybody says, DW is a cool guy.

The transition from never go to my outside to Christmas every year at 5:45 is so fast

These PRICELESS TREASURED STORIES ARE HISTORICAL AND PURE SOLID GOLD🙏 Jr don't ever stop doing these Priceless Treasured Stories that are TREASURED BLESSINGS AND PRECIOUS MEMORIES 🙏💞🤗💞🙏

LOVE the DW stories, thanks a million! Since Darrell mentioned your Dads' jet here decided to reply. Quick note to Dale Earnhardt Jr., I'm the inspector that did the pre-purchase examination on your Learjet when you traded it in for the Cessna. I had them park it right next to my desk and spent hours sitting on the divan reading the logbooks thru the France family years and your family. Can't tell you in words what a thrill it was sitting in there reading the books. For everyone reading this and listening to these stories, that jet was in immaculate condition, a real testament to the years of professional maintenance and loving care it spent it's life in. Several of us seriously looked at buying it and leaving it just as traded-in and selling charter flights to your many fans. Imagine riding in the Earnhardt jet to a race, could not get any better than that!! Always wondered if anyone in the aviation community approached you about doing that. Anyway, God bless your family and have a safe New Year!!

Love the show cant get enough of DW and the stories of the old days DW is a treasure and we have so few left

The DW episodes on the DaleJr download are the best !!!! Very interesting and entertaining 👍

I love hearing the "back in the day" stories! Thanks guys!

These men are NASCAR Legends because they built the sport into what it is today. Man I miss watching their great races. Today just doesn’t have the same energy it used to.

Two Dales - the one you loved and the one you competed against.

I could listen to these stories all day. Hearing about NASCAR history from those who lived it is an honor and a privilege. Thanks for sharing these fascinating stories!

This series with Darrell has been an absolutely phenomenal treat! Loved it

JR....... This one knocks it outta the park..... Your show is awesome.

Love to hear DW’s stories from the past!

Really loved the video of your grandmother speaking about you grandfather and your father..I lost my father shortly after your father passed and I would often think of how you handled your grief and loss...and then...I watched you at Rockingham and so on ..when you got out of that car in Daytona , man I cried for the both of us..god bless young man

This is gold.

I personally could listen to this conversation for days, I love the wayDW brings life to everything he says, what a great interview, thank you jr and crew, and thank you DW for sharing wisdom that was earned not bought.

DW might be the greatest guest to date. All stories had me looking up these races on RU-vid.

Loving the DW interview. Can't get enough of the old school drivers and their stories. It would be great to get Cale, Bobby Allison, Harry Gant and as many other old school guys to come in and interview them.

Need to have about 5 drivers or crew members for a group story telling time...I can listen to this all day.

I can watch these type of talks with DW for hours and never get tired of them.

Smiling and cryin the whole interview! Thanks Dw ! Please do more of these with dale jr ! its important nascar history!!

I could listen to DW talk all day.

Darryl is a good man, very funny, I could listen to him and Jr all day long 👍

DW was my favorite growing up, but DaleSr was respected and loved !

Poor Darrell..he looked like he was about to cry..

True friendship right there

Get Cale Yarborough on the podcast he probably has a ton of cool story’s

Every sport needs a prominent figure that has a polarizing love/hate relationship with their fans. Dale was the archetype of that idea without ever taking it into consideration. He just wanted to be in Victory Lane after it was over.

Best story to date!!

I could listen to this and the Hendricks podcast over and over great stuff !

My favorite show so far Dale Jr. I have questioned why it has taken so long for Darrell Waltrip to be on the show, but I am so glad that was able to happen. DW is the closest ambassador to Dale Sr in my opinion. DW is a strong connection to the old school days and tells awesome stories as well know. He is as real today as he was back in the day! Great show guys!

JR said he could be rude, It's not rude, it's old country. These stories remind me of my grandfather, he was a coal miner, railroad worker, and a moonshine runner and he had the same attitude.

Love the old stories!!!

Dale Jr. - love your show man - you're the perfect host for these interviews and I always finish them laughing and with a smile. Keep up the amazing work!!

I bet I watch these, and listen to the 2 part DW interview podcast at least once a month. I haven't figured out why until just recently. DW's story telling ability, and intimate knowledge of the history, combined with Jr hearing the stories about his Dad. I just can't get enough. I wish you'd have DW back. That man is a national treasure, and a critical link to the sports history.

I could listen to DW tell his stories for hours

man dale jr is cool his podcast take us old guys back to the good days of racing

Man I love these stories, I wish I watched it back then

So Darrell did talk to Dale on camera about the Richmond incident. It was the *Dale Earnhardt & DW interview done February 13th 2001* DW ask Dale “what scares you, or what are you afraid of?” Dale responded with “I’ve never been scared in a race car except for when I saw Tim Richmond coming up the track looking like he was gonna kill me at porcono! And when you and I got into at Richmond, I thought Stevie was gonna kill me!” Dale worded it in such a way he took responsibility for it. Dale wasn’t the type to just come out and say it directly because he was embarrassed he did that I’ve personally got into incidents on the track in my younger days. And it’s extremely embarrassing after the incident. But in a Dale type of way he admitted it was “him that tore the cars up, not Darrell” for some reason Dale was in a very good place and he matured a lot threw the 90s where he started dropping the baggage the last 2yrs of his life.

Man the memories are flooding back Pocono Mountain Speedway I believe it was 1984 1985 and 1986 I want to say it was called the Mountain Dew 500 we were in Infield all three years it was spectacular thank you DW God Rush Dale senior Neil Bonnett and Davey Allison

Absolutely love DW

Man I miss DW, he'd was my first driver i rooted for in 1987 . The look of disgust on his face when he talks about k mart car. They saved him as well, and put a lot of marketing dollars behind it and him. But he was ready to go prior to his team closing, last race He won was what 1992 ?? Great stories from as great man. Keep this up grab more late 80s and 90s drivers!!

Watching the videos brings back good memories. As an Australian, My last vacation was in 1994 in NC. I was crewing a late model driver ( Chrissey Oliver) for 2 meetings at Hickory Motor Speedway and Tri County Speedway. Met Chrissey when she came to Australia and raced in the USA team in dirt speeway. I worked on my nephews sprintcar. As a big Dale Senior fan, Met Kerry and Kelley when they raced late models. Also spectator at the Coke 600. Great memories.

I loved sr, I loved Jeff. They were both awesome drivers. I loved watching it.

Man, I miss 90's NASCAR.

I’m not even a real NASCAR fan but these podcasts are excellent. Jr. really is one of the best sports interviewers in the world - any sport.

Was never a NASCAR fan, but I was always a DW fan. His interviews were the best part of some races. I learned more about racing by accident listening to him than I ever did on purpose listening to other drivers.

1995 All star race was the beginning of the end for DW

Hey Junior... I just want to say thank you for doing what you do. I get so much joy listening to these old stories. Having done a little short track racing back in the day every episode takes me back to similar stories and characters in my own life. These stories are all played out thousands of times over at each of the little short tracks across this county. The names and the places might be different, but the stories always seem to remind me of someone I know or raced against. I just love listening/ watching these. You do such an awesome job at taking us all along for the ride. Thanks again!

I have a in person Dale Sr story I wish I cud share with Jr .Sr had alot of compassion for people.I met him at a dealership and his security would not let me close.but he saw I was curious and called me over and talk to me in the nicest way .I was not a Nascar fan til I met him !

Dale and Darrell, two of the best. Going off topic. The Pettys, Henrecks, and the rest of the old timers are close to passing. I don't see a long term life for NASCAR. My opinion.

This is Priceless. Nothin' but Love.

this pod cast is healing for a Earnhardt fan

Dale Sr. Was a savage and that's why I love him and always will

Thank you Dale Jr. for your channel.

The thing that made dale so popular and a life long favorite and legend was he was so real about everything. He wasn’t there for just a show or to be a fake figure he was always real

I love DW! He's got the best personality and spirit you could have in racing!!!

these were so cool. DW was tuff as pig iron in his day...he was a pleasure to watch race then and to watch now.. great stories

Love all the stories about your dad and you my two most favorite drivers of all time

Dw was great on this ! One of the best ones yet.

thank god for these vids. expressions, laughter, smiles.. i cant get enough.

Sure miss Dale Earnhardt. He was the ultimate force to be reckoned with.

Jr... one of your best shows yet! Thanks for bringing on DW