Full Episode: • Sports Broadcaster, Ma... Imagine a national tragedy occurring during your first NASCAR gig. Marty Smith discusses the horrific day the world lost Dale Earnhardt during the Daytona 500.
Any Nascar fan remembers exactly where they were and what they were doing when they got the news of Earnhardt's death. I for instance, was at a gas station in Baker, California coming home from a camping trip in the sand dunes when the worker at the station told me because I was wearing an Earnhardt shirt. That was the longest 3+ hour drive home and I don't think I said more than 10 words to my wife the whole time. Long live Sr.
Yep I watched the race and didn’t think much about it and a few hours later I was at my girlfriend at the time house and her mom ran in the house and said she just heard on the radio that dale died . Tuned in the tv to espn and instantly couldn’t believe what I was seeing
Ur right I do! I was 12 years old I watched the race with my mom and a friend dale was my favorite saw the wreck no doubt in my mind he was gonna be OK we turned it off went to my grandparents house when we got home the phone was ringing it was the friend I watched the race with hours earlier he told me the news I turned on the TV and saw the Mike Helton press conference I was devastated
I was 15 that February and I was in complete shock and then immediately thought about Michael Waltrip, having watched a lot of old races from the 80’s on VHS and seeing how good he was and especially loved the 30 Pennzoil Pontiac, to have his first win come under those circumstances broke my heart. As a teenager I seriously didn’t know how Michael or Dale Jr. made it through all that. Then I lost the Man that had raised me since I was 4 and who was essentially my father and a huge Dale Sr. fan, two years later and found out the hard way.
I was watching that race. I could not believe it, when they announced that Sr was gone. If I remember I actually forgot to breath for a second. I had a knott in my stomach for a week after that. R I.P Dale, u may be gone but u definitely are not Forgotten. Dale is the real King of NASCAR. 🙏🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸🙏
Our sport has never recovered! Such a beautiful, hard fought race......to end like that......just never will be the same and that's ok......it's just how it is
I first saw this guy pop up this year on some college football stuff. Seems like he tries too hard or something, i dont know. Could be a genuine guy, need to watch him more I guess.
