Really? This type of racing and the way these cars look and handle isn't all that different now than it was then, barring the stage racing.

Then why was this racing so much better?

@@wormymachine6386 because it was a blood sport at this time Now that its safe its more boring to the average person Not to me though

@@wormymachine6386 the drivers

This package was so different because the cars drove like shit and the track was worn, good handling cars made the difference and it was a fine line in getting a good driving car. Tire conservation made a difference here, not just HP. If you brought these cars back, you couldn’t replicate it. The engineers and crew chiefs know too much about aero now. This was truly a great time.

Earnhardt is the greatest. I've never seen anyone better.

What was it like? I only got into nascar heavily last year but as someone that watched one of the best generations of racing nascar ever had can you explain in as much detail as you can what it was like being there and seeing all these legends race

@@thedistractedcanadian4355 he’s good at intimidating at everyone. Push to get out of the way. Keep going race even body damaged and won. Many times he crashed, worst one than Feb 2001. He even cleaning his windshield during race. Too many history about him. Hell he’s 7 time championship

@@thedistractedcanadian4355 He drove through grass during race and still won. You should research. I started watch nascar in 1987

@@blazeroranger I know all about this I said I was new to nascar not that I haven’t done any research on the man.

Didn't he dnf when he broke his collar bone

@@Rowdy_2469 That was in 1996 in the July race at Talladega coincidentally he was leading at the time of the wreck and had one of the best cars.

Watching Dale Earnhardt run Daytona and Talladega. Is like watching Picasso paint.

Best There Is Was And Ever Will Be At Restrictor Plate Racing! #3

@@Rowdy_2469 0l⁰

Sir I do believe that you're mistaken. The pole speeds were fast back then because with the qualifying setups they were able to use very soft rear springs to get the rear spoiler out of the air which caused the faster speeds. However it was not stable enough to race with so they would put the harder springs back in to make it stable enough to run in a pack. Which slowed the cars down substantially, even in the draft. From everything that I've seen, pack drafting speeds never really hit above that 195-200 speeds. However if you have some proof of what you say, I would love to see it and recall my statement. PS, I do agree with you that this package is highly underrated, it provided excellent racing that wasn't as luck based like it is today.

This package was great though regardless the speed. A better car could stay in front but had to manage the gap to maintain it. The leader could be passed but he could make them work for it. The next package made it where the lead was where you didn't want to be.

Boy i tell ya what i miss nascar like at aint been same in long time

The Howl. One of the Four Sounds of Racing: F1 - The Scream IndyCar - The Wail NASCAR - The Howl NHRA - The Thunder.

that side draft took the speed right out of Jarretts car

@@TeamHeapMIthe true master of the side draft.

He was getting healthy again after some nagging injuries the previous few years. His 99/2000 was great....shame we never got to see what 01 would have brought

It is. So many low quality races out there WHICH are better than nothing but some of these original broadcasts posted by NASCAR sure are nice.

you know he doesn't like to be called Sr. so I think you mean Dale Earnhardt.

@@jordanmarcellobauch8091 Oh. Oops

@@ryanthenascarguy4871 it's okay, not your fault

@@jordanmarcellobauch8091 Still, I am a huge fan of Dale Earnhardt.

Bleed that MFer lol

Damn near spit my coffee it was so funny lol Someone had better have gotten him those shocks!

I was 13 watching this live. It’s the reason I searched for this race. Thanks for the time stamp. I remember my parents and I laughing about it.

Todd Parrott did get fined for this expletive and had to publicly apologize for using the word. 1999 was a different time.

Until Gordon took over.

@@sadbravesfan Gordon was never as dominant there as Earnhardt, it's STILL considered Dale's house to this day...

About time they listened 😎

Nope Gordon had more restrictor plate wins. 🐐 🐐 🐐

@@sadbravesfan nope Dale was better 34 Daytona wins and 7 championships more than 4

@@nascarandrc8296 93 wins to 76 wins. Gordon also finished with most driver points 7 times but nice try. Also more wins, polls, and most of all smoked Earnhardt in the majority of races against each other head-to-head. Keep crying ❄

@@sadbravesfan Gordon only has more wins because he was handed the best equipment entire career And ran more races but who cares championships are bigger than wins Gordon was overrated

@@nascarandrc8296 nope Gordon higher average finish and also 5 different crew chiefs. Won with them all unlike Earnhardt who got whooped by Gordon majority of races head-to-head 🤣😂🤣😂

Not to be a smarta$$, but actually Jenkins called his 1999 wins at spring talladega and Bristol. His only 2000 win on ESPN was fall talladega, which you're correct Doc was the color commentary. Actually side note Jenkins called his 2000 Atlanta win with BP and Evernham. I miss the broadcast team of Jenkins, BP, Ned, Doc, Bill Weber, and Ray Dunlap. They were a great team!

Forgot John Kernan on that broadcast team.

While Bob Jenkins did not call this win or his final one the next year in this same event, he did call each of the wins prior to those races (spring Talladega event in ’99 [ABC], night race at Bristol in ’99 [ESPN] and the spring running of Atlanta in 2000 [ABC]). Doc Punch filled in for him in this case due to Bob’s mother having passed away during this race weekend (makes note of it in the post-race coverage not shown here, but in another upload of this same race here on KZfaq), and would fill in for him the next fall due to the IRL season finale taking place on the same day at Texas Motor Speedway, which Bob had obligations to call.

remember when Johnny "shitbag" sanderson won the arkansas rally and then cracked the cocunut on the rival car and drank the inside ! that was 35 years ago but I still get misty when the golf channel runs those replays !

*Gordon

@@sadbravesfan LOL! Not even his stats beat Dale.

@@sadbravesfan 7 to 4 keep crying

@@nascarandrc8296 nope Earnhardt has 7 and some of those came at a time when more than half the field was just there to fill a spot but had zero chance to win. Gordon has finished with the MOST driver points 7 times as well, more wins, more polls, and most importantly finished ahead of Earnhardt the majority of races they both competed in 😁

​@@sadbravesfan7 to 4

BP “and the lights are turned off on the pace car signaling green this time around” lololol

@@brookmoore6808 Nah it was "Go get me a set of 20 bleed shocks(?) for the front of this motherfucker."

Me too, only my favorite NASCAR Generation 3 from early of the 90's is Chevrolet Lumina in Days Of Thunder Era.

I enjoy all eras

Ah yes, nascar is a joke because of a number on a car being moved 🤡🤡. Definitely doesnt sound like a butthurt little child at all 🤔🤣

He sure was.

They posted the 2002 ea sports 500 7 days ago

2012 talledega fall would be a good one

2001 was also posted a year ago

Not as big of a beast as Gordon was but definitely not that bad.

@@sadbravesfan no he was bigger 7 championships >4

@@nascarandrc8296 Gordon finished with most driver points 7 times but nice try. Also more wins, polls, and most of all smoked Earnhardt in the majority of races against each other head-to-head. Keep crying ❄

Almost as good as Gordon 🐐

@@sadbravesfan nope better 7 to only 4 keep crying

@@nascarandrc8296 Gordon finished with most driver points 7 times but nice try. Also more wins, polls, and most of all smoked Earnhardt in the majority of races against each other head-to-head. Keep crying ❄

@@sadbravesfan nope 7 to 4 Dale was better period keep crying

@@nascarandrc8296 nope Earnhardt has 7 and some of those came at a time when more than half the field was just there to fill a spot but had zero chance to win. Gordon has finished with the MOST driver points 7 times as well, more wins, more polls, and most importantly finished ahead of Earnhardt the majority of races they both competed in 😁

*Gordon

@@sadbravesfan *Dale

Too late. Playoffs, stages, next gen car, sequential shifting, independent rear suspension, rack and pinion steering, single lug nuts, and composite bodies have ruined it. No craftsmanship in the cars anymore.