When Michael Waltrip Had The Best Team

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3 жыл бұрын

We need to fulfill our Mikey quota for the year. Let's take a look back at when he was given DEI's best team.
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@erichk101 3 жыл бұрын

Make sure to SMASH that like button guys

@smilyisthebest4251 3 жыл бұрын

@Carshtime 3 жыл бұрын

@@smilyisthebest4251 ok

@cjearnest203 3 жыл бұрын

Smashing like for the choice of BGM

@user-rs5os2uf1p 3 жыл бұрын

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@user-rs5os2uf1p 3 жыл бұрын

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@belf5 3 жыл бұрын

Dale Jr: I think we have a chance at the title in 2005 Teresa Earnhardt: no

@PYLrulz1984 3 жыл бұрын

I'm still convinced Teresa was the reason Dale Jr. was how he was for the longest time. Maybe she may have had some points, but ultimately, when your dad created the team with the dream that his kids would run it some day, and Teresa says "yeah, no, it's mine!", you'd have to figure that affected Jr. mentally pretty badly. Even when he ended up at Hendrick, the thought of watching his stepmother wreck what his dad helped create had to have been heartbreaking. You can tell his Xfinity team is his pride and joy. Even if it's getting Hendrick help, it's still on the track to this day, while DEI is now nothing more than a marketing operation to keep the memory of Dale Sr. alive.

@SiVlog1989 9 ай бұрын

Not defending her in any way, but Dale Junior admitted to his part in what happened as well. In his podcast he conceded that he was dumb to be allowed to make the decision to asked for a team swap.

@victoryrush9584 6 ай бұрын

@@PYLrulz1984 The problem was JR wasn't mature enough to be the head of the company. He admitted that all he cared about during that time was partying with his buddies. Teresa gets a lot of shit for how that all went down, and yes she could have done things better, but he was not in a good place mentally to be given that responsibility at that time. If anyone deserves blame for that, It should be Dale Sr. He is the one who decided to leave the team to Teresa.

@danielwest9955 3 жыл бұрын

“We wanted to be more like Hendrick who succeeded by having stable Crew Chief pairings, so we swapped our entire two teams.” Big brain thinking: +20

@navyghost2422 3 жыл бұрын

Hmmm.... It’s like they really didn’t understand what made them successful with those 2 cars

@BillyRicker92 3 жыл бұрын

Teresa Earnhardt wrecked DEI and that’s probably the most questionable move of all time swapping crews in 2005.

@fatpatlives1998 3 жыл бұрын

Dale jr also had a part in that....but yes probably the worse move in Nascar history

@aidanrye 3 жыл бұрын

From what Jr said, basically he and Tony Sr were pissed at how 2004 ended and were fighting on the radio all during the Homestead weekend. So when they came to him and proposed that change he was like “sure ok”.

@S.K.R.E.Inc. 3 жыл бұрын

He ends up regretting it in the end

@nalehale415 3 жыл бұрын

She wasn't a good owner but that swap was very telling about Jr and Waltrip both. Mikey wasn't going to be great no matter what. But Jr struggled for sure. He wasn't near the talent of the top tier drivers. Very good driver for sure

@fatpatlives1998 3 жыл бұрын

@@nalehale415 mainly because D.E.I didn't have much talent outside of Dale jr,Tony Sr and Tony Jr when it came to fielding a race team ,building chassis's etc plus d.e.i was behind on technology needed to be competitive

@Jake_Owens 3 жыл бұрын

I listen to Dale Jr’s podcast and he has gone on record to say he had a big say of the team swap going down and he regrets it. I truly believe if cooler heads have prevailed, The Grreat 8 would have been championship contenders in 2005.

@nickfarnum5689 3 жыл бұрын

That move wouldn’t have happened if Sr was still alive.

@noahhall5211 3 жыл бұрын

@@nickfarnum5689 facts

@PYLrulz1984 3 жыл бұрын

@AISUYU COLD of course, you could spin it the other way, that if Jr. and Tony try to work things out, and it blows up again, it could sink things pretty quickly. Hindsight is 20-20, and even if I had some success, and trusted my organization at the time, if my crew chief and I aren't getting along, maybe freshening things up may be something that helps. At the end it didn't, and eventually, there were much bigger problems at DEI that eventually came to a head.

@housesports000 Жыл бұрын

not to mention if they had kept Eury Jr. for 2005 the momentum would’ve kept into 2006 when they were championship contenders and might have won if they were more consistent

@NASCARFAN93100 3 жыл бұрын

Mikey's 15 NAPA Auto Parts scheme is still 🔥

@jimobrien9104 3 жыл бұрын

His 01 & 02 cars were gorgeous

@aaronkristofer18 3 жыл бұрын

@@jimobrien9104 Agreed!

@chadbuckley3162 3 жыл бұрын

Just picked it up today, at Jamie’s flea market

@Carshtime 2 жыл бұрын

@@jimobrien9104 agreed, I prefer his 2005 scheme though

@stay.frosty.11 3 жыл бұрын

Michael’s 2005 season:Decent Dale Jr’s 2005 season:Miserable

@stay.frosty.11 3 жыл бұрын

15 likes for Mikey

@theultimatekfbfan2721 3 жыл бұрын

@@stay.frosty.11 21 now for when he drove the 21

@stay.frosty.11 3 жыл бұрын

@@theultimatekfbfan2721 F its 22 now

@theultimatekfbfan2721 3 жыл бұрын

@@stay.frosty.11 23 now

@theultimatekfbfan2721 3 жыл бұрын

@@stay.frosty.11 27 for Paul Menard

@flynnzone70 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to 2005, where Teresa Earnhardt managed to do the crew swap that would lead into the birth of MWR, DEI's death and the Kentucky Boys Beefing

@realbaron5714 3 жыл бұрын

And Toyota birth on NASCAR 😁

@BahamutLogan 3 жыл бұрын

I forgot about the random Jeff Green vs. Michael Waltrip feud.

@MrBWhite88 3 жыл бұрын

While I'm not necessarily the biggest Michael Waltrip fan, his personality, combined with his limited success with DEI, is a small part of what made the early 2000s so special for me as a NASCAR fan.

@bobbymann101 2 жыл бұрын

Haha... I needed a new favorite driver for the 2001 season after Ernie Irvan retired, and watching Michael win the Daytona 500 with DW calling the race made me a Mikey fan. Those were a fun few years.

@calebharper1590 3 жыл бұрын

That 2005 Aaron's 499 was awesome

@DennyDeliversYT 3 жыл бұрын

*Erich Keplinger is fast to click* 👀

@michaelwaltrip4414 3 жыл бұрын

I like dennys pjs

@cyanidegaming9617 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha he Got em

@aldouscoroza 3 жыл бұрын

Say what you people want about Mikey, keep poking Fun at the guy, but Mikey is a Damn Good Analyst in the Booth dating back to 2004 in the Truck Series, he does a Good Job at it. And in Fact he had Great Chemistry with Phil Parsons and Rick Allen in the NASCAR Truck Series FOX Sports Booth.

@kanseidoriftoboi1852 3 жыл бұрын

Dunno why but all these incidents with Jeff Green of all drivers just had me straight out laughing

@TrickiVicBB71 3 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing that All Star race. "Can't bump draft at Lowe's" one of the commentators said

@FireballTalksNASCAR 3 жыл бұрын

2003 MW with the 8 team would've been wild.

@nickfarnum5689 3 жыл бұрын

That was DEI’s jumping the shark moment.

@S.K.R.E.Inc. 3 жыл бұрын

And it was all the witch's fault. She brought something that was meant for son and friend into ruin in the most disastrous way possible (mechanical failure, team confusion, Jr and Mikey nearly getting into a huge fight, etc)

@theanimator1029 3 жыл бұрын

Mikey was like 2nd or 3rd in points in 2003 and was the hottest driver at the time. He was running like 2nd at the Bristol night race and was closing in on the lead and got caught up in a wreck. From there on, he had an abysmal rest of the year and finished like 15th in the points. That absolutely could have been his year. :(

@johnvandeventer8668 3 жыл бұрын

They try to be like Hendrick motorsports and they definitely paid the price

@Midnite24 3 жыл бұрын

And how did Hendrick get to that 2-car contenders? Gordon (nearly) single-handedly carried the organization for years. DEI tried to expand too early.

@danielmoorefield4891 3 жыл бұрын

Then Jr went to Hendrick.

@randomreviewsrebooted5156 3 жыл бұрын

@@danielmoorefield4891 If you can't beat 'em, join 'em lol

@fatpatlives1998 3 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with trying ....the problem was the 8 car was basically the 24 car of dei but the 15 and 1 were no where near HMS as far as team talent goes especially with the crew and car chiefs

@DupontandLowesWarrior 3 жыл бұрын

Tons of Drivers tried To Replicate Jeff Gordon but failed

@evannuh-koo-la4054 3 жыл бұрын

*If It's Not Broken, Don't Fix It!*

@number1musichater430 3 жыл бұрын

A rule that doesn't exist anymore. It's so far gone, it almost feels like it never existed.

@kevinramsey417 3 жыл бұрын

I always loved the NAPA paint scheme. I'm an Advance guy but I love the NAPA scheme.

@ChrisMolyneaux93 3 жыл бұрын

Mikey: *blows engine* BFM: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

@alanluscombe8a553 3 жыл бұрын

I dont think napa is sad about where they are now. I never thought about how they stuck around mikey until the spingate scandal.

@EJCatoz 3 жыл бұрын

That would be the beginning of the end of DEI. Michael Waltrip left the team after 2005, Dale Jr. left after 2007, teamed up with Ganassi that lasted from 2009 until about 2014. All Teresa Earnhardt's fault! Worst owner ever!

@REEEEEEEEEEEE0 3 жыл бұрын

If you look up "C U Next Tuesday" in the dictionary, Teresa Earnhardt's picture is next to it.

@KITSUN3POWR 3 жыл бұрын

Drinking game : take a sip every time he says “Dismal.” lol love the vids my g

@DupontandLowesWarrior 3 жыл бұрын

DEI Was going down because of Theresa's Decision To swap both Teams

@joshracing55 3 жыл бұрын

All he needed was good luck, I really feel like things would’ve been different if he just had good luck on his side in 05

@hockeylake7219 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like they could've just hired a few different guys for the 15 team and tried to be better sharing notes between the 8 and 15. In hindsight that feels like a smarter move.

@reggieprimus17 3 жыл бұрын

I will say that it was cool to watch Michael's in car camera when they had that in car channel option. Can't remember what they called it, but he would do a lot of passing with that fast car. They'd have a bad pit stop or something and he would come flying through the field. Remember him trying to work Steve Park at Indy, (I think Park was in Childress's 30 car then.) Michael jacked him up in the short chute, loosing Park up and he got on by him. It was so cool. Lol

@cito1101 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing to post this video after the Cup race at Las Vegas!!

@berryboiblast 3 жыл бұрын

Micheal Waltrip might not have been the best NASCAR driver, but he is always super fun to listen to and watch on and off the race track

@loganallison7305 3 жыл бұрын

"Best Western, Thank You."

@CoryTheCameraman 3 жыл бұрын

"Eric stop Streaming so I can Upload!" BFM - 2020

@86sVideoDump 3 жыл бұрын

I will never understand why teams are so quick to change driver/crew pairings when it's obvious they have a winning combination

@SuperNASCARrocks 3 жыл бұрын

The best team ultimately blew up in DEI’s and Michael’s faces.

@nascarmonsterjamindycar9031 3 жыл бұрын

Nascar 07 busch series as the intro

@theLongPigChef 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man, I been binge watching your videos since the first one I watched. Love the content! You touch on a lot of aspects of the sport that aren't acknowledged often. Keep up the quality videos!

@herokurogane4055 Жыл бұрын

I think mikey actually had some real talent, when DEI had good stability on 01-04 he had good performances, he just never had a great enough chance.

@slyguythreeonetwonine3172 2 жыл бұрын

I don't care if Mikey is leading the front or leading the back, he and his brother are two of my favorite people!

@gothard5 3 жыл бұрын

Splitting up Junior and the Eurys was stupid. Dale Jr was never the same without them.

@jwrailve3615 2 жыл бұрын

Michael waltrip had more dnfs than finishes. In early 2000’s when Texas motor had fandango for the fans on like a Thursday my mom won the old school flat screen and Michael waltrips jacket he was wearing on stage and he called her up, she was so happy and my pops had no clue how to work a camera so she was pissed haha. That was her favorite driver and me and my pops always laughed everytime he dnfd

@cole-trickle50 Жыл бұрын

Seeing this reminds me of how good Nascar still was during this time frame especially compared to the garbage they put on now

@smilyisthebest4251 3 жыл бұрын

DEI was ruined by Teresa Earnhardt.

@animalmother5902 3 жыл бұрын

Haha my dad worked for Jeff green at his shop in mooresville he was an ok dude

@nolandavis9040 3 жыл бұрын

Can we talk about how good that Irwin tools car for Kurt Busch looked in 2005??

@chipsnever957 3 жыл бұрын

"Waltrip was better than you think." "01 500 could have been great." "When Waltrip had the best team." Loving this Michael Waltrip Apology Tour here on BFM

@Dark-ql7kn 7 ай бұрын

It sounds more like God screwing Waltrip

@pumpkinking5174 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, I'm still surprised he survived the Bristol gate.

@Jamison180 3 жыл бұрын

I always check the video quality on youtube any time pre-2007 footage comes on

@furioussherman7265 3 жыл бұрын

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Teresa Earnhardt is the Courtney Love of NASCAR.

@davidpeters2550 3 жыл бұрын

But nevertheless, he's still one of my favorite NASCAR characters, he's so goofy and I've never met a fan that said that they never liked Michael Waltrip...

@davidpeters2550 3 жыл бұрын

@Chasing Briscoe just out of curiosity, why? (If you don't mind me asking?)

@davidpeters2550 3 жыл бұрын

@Chasing Briscoe no I understand how that can be a little bit irritating, and yeah, I can agree on that he sabotaged Clint Bowyer's driving career, and the fact that after he left MWR, he was never the same driver again... I actually like hearing different opinions, because it provides different perspectives...

@vwjay94575 3 жыл бұрын

I knew this song from NASCAR 08

@kura00skyline48 3 жыл бұрын

When this happened and looking back, DEI had just signed their death certificates. Management made some of the boneheaded moves and try to replicate themselves as Hendrick 2.0 and FAILED MISERABLY.

@pranavbakaraju6959 3 жыл бұрын

Video requests & suggestions - - 2003 michael waltrip season (2 wins & top 5 points season fell to 15th) - 2001 emotional & key races (daytona 500, steve park win, kevin harvick win, pepsi 400, JG championship) - MW & Dale Jr DEI superspeedway dominance 2001 - 2005 - Jeff Gordon vs Jimmie Johnson 2007 season - the career of Denny Hamlin - the career of Martin Truex Jr - the history of furniture row sports - 2006 Edwards, Harvick, Busch Xfinity dominance - Top Busch series drivers - Top Craftsman series drivers - waltrip busch series wins - Jimmie Johnson 7 championship - rank each one - compare 1993 - 2004 jeff gordon to 2005 - end of career JG I know my NASCAR but I don't have video editing skills so I'd love for you to take any of these on ;)

@pranavbakaraju6959 3 жыл бұрын

Rise and fall of roush racing Matt kenseth 2003 championship Carl edwards career review

@phoebeeileenbrooks110 3 жыл бұрын

Hot Take: people talk about where nascar would be if Dale Earnhardt Sr hadn’t died, tbh it’d be almost the same. What’d be different, is DEI equipment and the careers of Waltrip, Earnhardt Jr, Park and Truex Jr (not much different for Truex, but still). Waltrip would’ve had more than just plate track wins, (maybe even dare I say... a cup title???), Jr prob 2 cup titles, Park, many more wins and prob an xfinity title or two, Truex more wins.

@osurocks24 3 жыл бұрын

I agree with everything except Michael Waltrip. Michael was absolutely abysmal at Mile and half tracks and is just too inconsistent to make the chase let alone win it. But yeah DEI would definitely be contending and still be around if he didn't die.

@81casperflip 3 жыл бұрын

The only thing they forgot was to hire Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson

@Slapped 3 жыл бұрын

JR had maybe the unluckiest career ever.

@ChrisBChronisterJr92 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video!!

@rebelracing88 3 жыл бұрын

The gear limit rule in 2005 killed DEI.

@wade_says 3 жыл бұрын

I was a Waltrip fan during this time. Idk what I was thinking. I became a Kurt Busch fan the following year thankfully lol

@scotcoon1186 3 жыл бұрын

Rousch drivers there for a couple years seemed to pick someone and keep wrecking them- they took out several point leaders, one being Sterling Marlin, who was out a while with a broken neck.

@NASCARFAN93100 3 жыл бұрын

2005 - The year of bad seasons

@johnnyroberts3761 3 жыл бұрын

Except for Tony Stewart

@NASCARFAN93100 3 жыл бұрын

@@johnnyroberts3761 And Roush Fenway Racing

@grizzgrizzly7208 3 жыл бұрын

@@NASCARFAN93100 idk I might add outlaw’s 2005 to the bad seasons especially considering how he lost his ride at the end and it was already a championship hangover season for him anyway

@pranavbakaraju6959 3 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to watch this. DEI was my fav team. 8 & 15 were my lucky numbers and both had great paint schemes. But M Waltrip's unique skill at superspeedways, underdog story and genuine personality made him my fav. He's goofy, but wholesome

@charlesrawles1967 8 ай бұрын

When Dale died I felt like the team wasn’t gonna be around long but it wasn’t bc they were chasing hendrick just didn’t have a good leader

@SiVlog1989 3 жыл бұрын

Makes me wonder how Hendrick would have done with the same scenario

@prairiefarmer5994 3 жыл бұрын

Well, Hendrick would never swap teams around right after one of them made a great run together. Can you imagine how stupid you’d have to be to swap Bowman and Elliott’s teams for 2021?

@fatpatlives1998 3 жыл бұрын

@@prairiefarmer5994 they've done team swaps but it's always been the teams that where struggling its the move HMS makes before they start firing CCs and drivers. It usually works Jeff Gordon had a career revival when Alan Gustafson took over for Steve latart and Dale Jr had a career revival when Steve took over his team .

@evanwilliams6406 3 жыл бұрын

@@fatpatlives1998 Yeah that team swap went in Junior's favor for a change.

@fatpatlives1998 3 жыл бұрын

@@evanwilliams6406 when he got letart most definitely

@Kingofweasles 3 жыл бұрын

I forgot how many tracks off of Beck's "Guerro" album NBC used for NASCAR coverage back in the early-mid 2000's.

@woody2goody183 11 ай бұрын

It did look like most of those DNFs weren't Michael's fault in fairness.

@jesuschristislord6790 3 жыл бұрын

Waltrip was a mid pack guy. He should have never got that 15 car. Earnhardt did that cause he liked him. Yeah he finally won, but he was never the type of driver that deserved top tier equipment.

@stake-harley Жыл бұрын

But who did?

@dustinschreiner9381 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see you cover the career of Steve Grissom. I was actually given a bumper that I believe was his and have a cool diecast of his Kodiak car and would love to learn more about his career past seeing his name in old races.

@marlinmealer6506 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know if it was mentioned earlier but The Year before this Ty Norris was VP at DEI and his interview with Dale Jr was fantastic. It pointed out that no matter what this splinter was going to happen. Dale Earnhardt was the glue to that team and only Jr had a chance of making it work but Teresa was being a pain in the neck the whole time.

@bobbyhall7472 Жыл бұрын

Those stickers also helped with aerodynamics.

@stake-harley 3 жыл бұрын

DEL shambles (2005 edition) ft. Jeff Green’s ineptitude.

@sametozkan9175 3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully JR Motorsports will bring number 15 and NAPA

@BBJamesB 3 жыл бұрын

Nascar so needs to try to emulate these cars with safer equipment.

@jinglebell61 3 жыл бұрын

Future uploads: When Jimmie Johnson Had The Best Team and What’s Next For Grant Enfinger.

@calebharper1590 3 жыл бұрын

Bobby Labonte's 2005 season should be discussed.

@NASCARFAN93100 3 жыл бұрын

Same thing for Dale Jarrett's 2003 season

@KR_Diecasts 3 жыл бұрын

@@NASCARFAN93100 DJ fell off a cliff in 03 😔

@chancegheno8096 Жыл бұрын

They Could've Kept Dale Jr Paired With Tony Eury Jr And Gave Michael Waltrip A New Crew Cheif

@r_moore20 3 жыл бұрын

Here's to Darian's 6,000th Michael Waltrip video 😂

@goodnightcharly5135 3 жыл бұрын

Waltrip's is 6 foot 5 that must've affected the air at daytona up front.

@somethedan61 2 жыл бұрын

THAT SONG IN THE BACKGROUND THO

@justinkrizenesky 3 жыл бұрын

'Change the course of their trajectory' lmao

@jeffbennett7470 3 жыл бұрын

Darrian you should do some news type videos where we can get to know you and your personality similar to your podcast buddies.

@josalynfarmer5336 3 жыл бұрын

BFM we need a video on Jeff Fuller of the Sunoco #47...please.

@Rooster84 3 жыл бұрын

Imma need that backing track

@Rowdy_D70 3 жыл бұрын

Praise our Lord Mikey!

@ciaranmcguinness8900 3 жыл бұрын

Man Dale Jr could have finally won a Championship if they hadn't done this

@papadragon695 3 жыл бұрын

Literally thought this was gonna be about MWR😅

@lynlewis8606 3 жыл бұрын

When DEI switched the #8 and #15 teams I truly believe that's when DEI went down hill

@theflagstand 3 жыл бұрын

While I'm not denying that in many races he was probably just running bad, most of of the incidents here don't seem like his fault at all. I woulda been interesting to see the results had he had better luck. Wouldn't have been terrific but not nearly as bad as it ended up.