Long live *Underbird* ☝🏆

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And actually painted by people with talent not some teenager slapping vinal wraps all over the car, and the cars were much more special to the drivers when they were painted also.

@@badmonkey2222 Also the cars fit the drivers personality. DWs car is colorful and stylish as his personality. Earnhardts black car fit the intimidator. Harry Gants green bandit, Davy Allison in the Havoline, Mark Martin's Valvoline car. The car's were more than just a car.

@@acewilliams7917 absolutely, most drivers also were not keen at all on anyone touching their cars also, Rusty was one if you touched his car without permission he would lose it. Allot of the drivers were superstitious but most just didn't like people touching their freshly painted 800k$ race car. The cars just gleamed back then, and now they look so dull because of the vinal, some cars MIGHT have a base coat but that's the extent of painting not day's.

Remember a friend worked at Penske. He said that the 2 car went in the hauler wet more than once. Especially if it was Pocono backed with michigan race the next weekend

Tell me about it.

Damn shame NASCAR will never be the same.

yeah it was pitiful . seats all around me was empty

It’s pathetic when people even try to defend the crowd and give excuses lol

I’m a young fan. The biggest reason I don’t go but maybe every 5 years is because the prices are too high

That’s no joke. Back then, tickets were about $25 or $30. Now they’re ridiculous.

Brian Stewart yes it was a great time in Nascar

Bristol looked better back in those days

And it looked better without Brutons additional grandstands that entombed the fans inside. Make it more like a local small town short track than a short track with massive grandstands meant for a sperspeedway. The overhead big screen tv attached to cables and towers look dumb too. What's wrong with a regular electronic scoreboard ?

buzz kill9991 okay boomer

@@PanicTheManic11 stupid millennial. Nascar today sucks. You only like it cause they have participation trophies for pussies like you.

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@@MikeMikewaz Damn straight. Nascar in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s was a man's sport. Today it's for wimps who would have gotten their asses whipped by the old timers.

Robby Burns The deal was likely terminated/renegotiated when SMI bought the facility.

I totally agree

agreed . i go to bristol twice a year . i still love it because its tradition but the track is pitiful compared to what it use to be . nascar keeps coming up with all these new gimics and they are just sinking this ship faster . change things back and leave it alone . PERIOD !

There are two eras of NASCAR - before and after the repaving of Bristol

Before Dale Earnhardt's Sr's death and after

John Boy Enough of your complaining, I like the new Bristol with different grooves because just one is not as good.

Gianni you had to fight for the bottom groove and it lead to more action. So I’ll complain all I want

dcjlove 😂😂😂😂. Have a 🍺, you deserve it!

@MetalMastodon as do I, I like the way Richmond looks without the stands all the way around. Bristol should remove about 80k seats put the building back in the corner and billboards.

his last cup win was a week later at Darlington

At least he won it impressively.

What a run, though, 2-1-1-3 in four races.

I think fox and nbc split the races after 2001

Not just Dale. That entire generation of drivers. I am Bill Elliott fan. If something happened to his car I pretty much liked the entire field. I think most people did back then.

@@JimbobZ17 Very true. There were plenty of "heels" to hate on if the primary antagonist was taken out of a race. And a few "faces" you cheered for. A lady was interviewed after Dale died (she disliked Dale and was a Gordon fan)....she said "I cheered when he crashed. But I cried so much when I learned he died." Sums it up nicely. And in today's tech world, we're just a click away from actually communicating with the likes of Rusty and Kenny Wallace, Dale Jr, Jeff Gordon, and others. God Bless, bro.

And by "taped over it" I know exactly what you mean. Good ole VCR tapes.

For the interview, the race and the car. He dominated this one. The Western Auto was one of my favorite he ever drove. It fit his personality.

Yes it was a great looking car

Bristol was rebuilt in 2007

Yeah, progressive banking fever biggest victim. All other places it did well, but here it removed exactly what made Bristol the best track of Nascar. Very retarded decision.

side by side racing is overrated

No No No it was Winston Cup!! Get it right!

@@jakeroberts1042 Winston Cup reads so much better.

And he dominated!!! He was on a rail!!!

@@acewilliams7917 yeah that monster energy crap annoyed the hell outta me! Lol

@@jakeroberts1042 Modern NASCAR bugs the hell outta me!!! When Earnhardt died NASCAR when with it. All i watch are old races now to remind myself what NASCAR used to be.

Indeed...this one's for you!!! For you!!!

jiminey6969 Was prior to the era of starting 43 cars. even as late as I think about 1997ish they only started 36 because of space. part of which was due to pit stalls. even North Wilksboro until the end started only 36 cars.

Just an honest question. What makes NASCAR "now" something that's "crappy"?

Bruton Smith messed up Bristol. He's trying to do the same thing in drag racing with the four-wide b*******

You don't like the concrete? I think it gives Bristol some style. The drivers get an automatic line on the turns. Of course Bristol today sucks.