Sr no matter how much he intimidated someone he would always give them respect and make sure they're safe like in 93 at Talladega after he flipped Rusty he went to where i his car was to see if he was okay
This clip was funny, I loved how Dale said "Jeff's goin' to test the rain" instead of goin to test the track. Many may not know it but that was Dale's sarcasm and humor, he knew the track was wet and he was going to bust his ass. That's why he said "if he's smart he will come to pit road.......nope...he's not too smart" then he did exactly what Dale knew would happen. The Jeff gets out the car all pissed when it was 100% his own fault...the track was wet and drops were hitting his windshield...common sense. I know it was 1995 and Jeff's 3rd full season in Cup.
1:29 Knowing how close dale and jeff were and how he mentored jeff who always looked up to him is a beautiful thing, not as beautiful as the concern on dales face when he looked over to check if his little buddy was okay. True friendship.
Yeah he saw a lot of himself in Jeff and knew that he'd take the mantle from Dale when Dale retired, to become the new top star of nascar. Sadly Dale never got to retire obviously But still, he was right, Jeff Gordon _DID_ become the new star of the sport and was arguably a bigger star than nascar had ever seen before, bigger than Dale and Petty even, even though he wasn't as good a driver as those 2 (he's still in the top 5 ever, for sure, probably even 4th behind only those 2 and Jimmie Johnson). But his crossover appeal with casual fans was extraordinary and led nascar to its most popular period ever. And to think, Jeff came from open wheel racing and could have likely ended up in indycar or even F1 and done well in them. But he chose nascar instead. So I think that's why Dale became his mentor. To teach him how to drive a stock car, considering it's so different, not to mention oval racing, and restrictor plate racing, of which there's nothing like them in any other motorsport. And it worked, Jeff learned from Dale, and ended up posting the most dominant season in nascar history. Winning more races in one year than anyone ever has before or since. Hence why many actually argue he's even better than 4th best driver ever. But yeah. It's kinda funny, he helped out Jeff like he was his son, but he refused to help his _ACTUAL_ son, Dale Jr. Jr has said that he and his dad never talked about racing except one single solitary time. They had years living and then working together but they never discussed how to drive better, how to tackle a tricky track, how to set up the car better, new driving techniques for him to learn that you only otherwise learn from years of experience doing it etc. He only talked with Dale Jr one time about anything like that. It's really amazing how good Dale Jr became despite that, despite being essentially a complete rookie driver as if he didn't have a race driver dad at all, and yet still became really good. It proves his talent is truly all his own.
I remember this crystal clear, I was 12 and my buddy and I were standing as close to turn 4 as they'd let you go (only certain stands were open for qualy). My buddy looks at me and says "Jeff Gordon is going to crash riiiiiiight now!" with no expectation of anything actually happening, and sure enough Jeff fenced it. We were hysterical with amazement that my buddy had 'willed' Jeff Gordon to crash, lol. Great time, Earnhardt broke a timing chain in the race, which sucked, but great weekend none the less.
Dale was clearly concerned when Gordon did not pull into pit road and stayed out. He wasn't calling him dumb as much as he was concerned as a mentor knowing it was a bad decision. That wasn't meant as an insult, it was meant more out of concern.
He didn't say Jeff's going out to test the car, he said Jeff's going out to test the rain. He was definitely calling him stupid, or at least laughing at him for being a rookie-- but when there was a wreck, there was no crack of a smile, or a "see, I told you", which he had the chance to do. Instead he shifted to concern for him after wrecking. Earnhardt was mischievous, but he was a good man.
I can provide facts to back this up also I've been to numerous races every year and always sold out crowds at the ones I went to and some of the smaller ones I went to were packed
Brad Williams. That's false. Crowd cheers whenever arrogant anus Kryle Busch wrecks or has a problem. Most disliked driver in NASCAR history and NOT just by the fans.
@@chrispennington6890you apparently haven’t been around to long or just not very observant to know that the seating capacity has lessened at these tracks
This reminds me of a scene from the Bluey episode, Baby Race. Where Chili was struggling in parenting with Bluey when she was a baby. Koko's mom came over to visit Chili, and shows her a photo of her kids. She had a lot of experience with parenting, and Chili was a rookie. During that scene, I said this to myself, "Koko was the wise veteran, and Chili was the young lion." At the end of the episode, where Bluey takes her 1st steps in the kitchen with Chili smiling and crying with joy, I said, "The young lion has became the lion." That's what this video reminds me of.
The only thing this was missing was an Earnhardt smile when it cut back to him after the accident. When you her Squier tell him that he's crashed, and they look up at the big screen, he actually looks a little concerned.
Walk of shame Jeffrey LOL. Love how he threw his hands up, as if he had no idea there was a possibility of it being wet. You clearly zagged, when you should have zagged.
I think you meant zigged when he should've zagged as Sterling Marlin would say every time he wrecked in his early days. Jeff was blaming NASCAR more than he was himself and I'm sure the pace car driver got an earful from Jeff like it was his fault while driving Jeff back to pit road!
@@KK-ex5zu well what's funny to me is that most people here (including Earnhardt himself) seem to think a guy going roughly 200mph can see a light misting of rain on the other side of an almost 2 mile long track... So yeah, it is on NASCAR to tell the drivers crew to inform the driver to pull into the pits. At the end of the day it wasn't at all Jeff's fault he wrecked, period.
Michigan or the former stop in the lower San Joaquin valley at Fontana would be hella fun tracks to drive. Non restricted, consistent and gradual medium high degree banking 100% of the 2 mile tracks. Here Jeff in his youth and prime was jacked on adrenaline & so ready to drive he couldn't wait for the rain to pass.
titanic flipaclip artist yes that's true. And it's because these new young drivers are basically born into racing and build there careers of their parents money and make it to the top. Like haley deegan there is plenty of young drivers with more talent than her but they will never rise up because they don't have the money to get there. That's what this sport has turned into. A contest of money. That's why I like Kyle Larson. He didn't get in because of a last name or because Nascar seeing him as a tool to get more fans (like Danica Patrick) he got in because he's that damn good. Also look at Earnhardt he worked on his cars got his hands dirty and clawed his way to the top. These new drivers? Some are in a top team cup car before they are in there 20s with long hair and baby soft hands. That's what is killing the sport. And it's the reason why I enjoy the local races more than the big ones on tv
I miss hearing Ned Jarret call races. I can't stand Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, or 90% of the other "recently retired" drivers. And to make things worse I heard Danica Patrick will be on some telecast in 2023. All I can say is I hope MRN isn't on a broadcast delay because I'll listen to them instead.
He had no one to be mad at but himself. You could clearly see the water coming from the wheels even in 0.084 pixels 😂😂 recorded from a vacuum cleaner. This is very early in Gordon’s career and a near-rookie type mistake.
They should have told Gordon to come in when the rain was coming in. That was really Nascars fault for letting him go out on the track. Dale was kinda cracking a joke when Gordon didn't come in but you notice how Dale immediately looks concerned when he sees Jeff sliding out. Earnhardt played rough on the track but he never wanted to see another driver get hurt. Except for maybe Geoff Bodine...
Some think Jeff and Dale were biggest rivals. Jeff really did look up to Dale and i think Dale likes that he had some young buck that was not scared to make some risky moves on the Track and race just the way Dale did.
Jeff was belted in a car going 190 mph. he likely was not aware of the rain until he was sideways going into 3 there. track is huge. rain on pit road doesn't mean rain at the point gordon was on the track at the same time.
DUH!!! it was 1995. HANS device was not even created yet. It was created several years later and made mandatory once Dale Earnhardt, Kenny Erwin JR and Adam Petty died.
Actually, the HANS devices were started in the 70s and had been initiated by several series in the 80s & 90s. The rest of what you mention is correct. 2000 & 2001 - everyone used them as requirement.
@@germanenglishengineer2054 It was Earnhardt Senior's own arrogance that fueled his choice to dis restraint devices, not wear one and that ultimately led to his death. Never much liked his bump and run BS. Don't get me wrong. I've seen him do some amazing things in a race car. I don't think he was capable of tight clean racing. "Live by the sword, die by the sword.", as they say.
How is he spoiled? Do you know anything about his history? Gordon worked damn hard to her where he is. When you were out playing with your friends as a kid gordon was putting in work every day at the same age.
@@HooyahPeacock exactly, dumb comment. Gordon worked hard from when he was a kid to get to where he is. People just assume stupidity that he was given everything.
The crew chief should have brought him in The speed Gordon was driving may not notice how wet it was getting If it just started when he left pit road The crew chief should have told him Its getting wet bring it on in I assume it was ray evernham Who proved he was one of the best in the buisness as far crew chiefs go Gordon & evernham dropped the ball on this one
The reporter should have gone back to Earnhardt for the after crash see I told you so reply, it would have been his 15 minutes of reporting fame & he blew it!
Story goes that the next time dale saw Jeff after this, he told him that if he ever did something this stupid again (driving while knowing there is rain on the track) don't ever ask me for advice again. Don't know the truth about this but something to add to that.
@@KK-ex5zu he would have if the points system stayed the same.....04, 07 and 2014. I love Petty, I love Earnhardt and I love Jeff. It's a damn shame nascar took that away from him. Should have left the points system alone. The Chase format is a complete joke
It's not Gordon the dumb here, it's NASCAR they should stop the race while raining. Sorry Earnhardt you missed the point, it's not about Gordon but for every driver in the race track.
That could have happened to anyone. Gordon just got lucky to survive until they made the cars and tracks safer. Had sale gotten in that accident today he would have walked away without a scratch.
who cars how long he was doing it for if he still raced now a days he be parked for it nascar let him get away with which they shouldnt have and one more thing he shouldnt have been making fun of other drivers for wearing the hans device guys still hit the wall at that angle and have lived because they used the hans device dale didnt care he got himself killed it was dale fault nobody elses fault peroid he killed himself peroid its called karma guy didnt care about safelty and made fun of people for caring he was very overrated and was a jerk
A face helmet literally does nothing except hold your brains in to keep you from grossing out the passers by. He hit the wall with an impact of falling 6 stories. A Hans device may have saved him-- but he'd have some very serious injuries, as in possibility being paralyzed, brain damage broken neck or back. It was a horrible accident-- bit it's racing I don't know why people have to always blame someone. It's a dangerous sport and unfortunately, some people get killed.
I wonder now why dupont had a rainbow on the car for all those years. Seeing how the lgbtq nonsense has blown up. I guess dupont was softening everyone up for the transition.
@john Doe FALSE ! That was debunked long ago The seat belts did NOT fail I worked at DIS 1996-2006 as part of the security/safety teams. FYI, the seatbelts had to be cut in order to get Dale Sr's body out of the wreck. His open-face helmet and no Hans device is why he died in that crash.
