Championship Seasons: Dale Earnhardt Jr 1998-1999 (ft. Rusty Walrus)

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The Busch Series Dynasty of the late '90s launched not only Dale Earnhardt Jr's career but launched one of the most loyal fan bases in JR Nation.
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@diggerfan9319 5 жыл бұрын

Dale Jr. may never won a Winston/Sprint/Monster Energy Cup Championship but was the king of the Busch series.

@thomasc.5219 5 жыл бұрын

If his dad doesn't die. He wins a cup. I think alot if his early success was because of how his dad pushed him. Yeah he had talent after his dad died and won races but I don't think he had that motivator that he needed. Especially with all the stuff that happened with his family there was no one to keep him straight and head on the track on raceday. Sure he had authority figures but you can't substitute the advice you were getting from his father. But him and Kennseth were fun to watch in Busch series together.

@FastDuDeJiunn 5 жыл бұрын

yeah great driver just not that great. Just good enough to do well in Winston cup and stick around year to year. Nothing against him my favorite driver 2k+ Mark martin my favorite. Dale sr 2nd jr i say 3rd. then i give the nod to Jeff gordon. i grew to respect and eventualy like jeff. seen him live in vegas, not in person but just on track driving. wet qualifying day. the way jeff drove that car around the corner both laps.......... he had my respect that day and never lost it. 2nd to qualify got 2nd best time. cold, wet track he realy pushed it to the limits. one of the last qualifiers got the pole, by then the track warmed up dried out etc.

@Lightningdoyle21 4 жыл бұрын

Zachary l damn that’s harsh in my opinion I prefer Jimmie Johnson than Earnhardt

@Kubickz 3 жыл бұрын

@@thomasc.5219 That was not realistic. Concussions were taking its toll and stayed too long at DEI

@darrenplamo804 2 жыл бұрын

kyle bush xfinity king

@coatedtrout4833 5 жыл бұрын

I thought the title said Rusty Wallace at first

@sadwidgen 3 жыл бұрын

same

@darrenplamo804 2 жыл бұрын

@@sadwidgen me to

@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT 2 жыл бұрын

Dale Earnhardt Jr’s Busch Series days we’re iconic not only because of the scheme and sponsor, but because of how amazing he was as a Busch Series regular!

@andrewbonilla8620 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. My first race as a kid was at richmond when steve park won in the #3 acdelco. I was hooked and begged to go back and Dale Jr won in the same car a year later. That car and paint scheme have a giant spot in my heart and bring back fantastic memories of being a kid with my family. This made me so happy to watch.

@kylegustafson6088 5 жыл бұрын

That thumbnail is a thing of beauty. I loved that car.

@user-bd8dk1tu5i 5 жыл бұрын

I was at the Texas race he won in 98. Loudest ovation ive ever heard

@thomasc.5219 5 жыл бұрын

Back when he was still bleaching his hair

@bparks_5095 5 жыл бұрын

@@thomasc.5219 Who wasn't in 98 lmao

@thomasc.5219 5 жыл бұрын

@@bparks_5095 that's true I guess. I wasnt but its cause I got jet black hair and a light complexion and I would look like a idiot. But looking back you gotta think JR gotta be like what was I thinking. Surprised his daddy went along with wanting to look like Justin Timberlake.

@deuce9624 3 жыл бұрын

I was amazed when I went to Talladega at how the crowd reacted when Dale Sr would take the lead.

@ChaseFanNo.9 5 жыл бұрын

As a Dale. Jr fan, Thanks BFM for posting this video.

@MyKittyPercy 5 жыл бұрын

I remember this well and re-watch the races. It was a great time. Also, when he won The Winston and the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 in 2000, he was more popular than well-established Cup drivers because of THIS championship run. What a time to be alive!

@gooseflatwaterfowlers 5 жыл бұрын

Notice how many times the Red Headed Stepchild drop snout chassis won during these years

@DumpedClutch 5 жыл бұрын

Goose Flat Waterfowlers yeah whats the deal with that? Was that a grey area of the rule book that dei exploited?

@gooseflatwaterfowlers 5 жыл бұрын

Not really all a drop snout chassis is the pivot points in the front of the chassis is dropped down lower. Steve Park actually built the red headed stepchild chassis and won with it in Nashville in 1997. I think Dale Jr won 6 times from 1998-1999. Funny thing is the reason the chassis is painted red is Dale Sr wanted to know if it was raced and did bad he knew Steve Park built it. They also built another car like the red headed child and it performed just as good.

@patcurtis5287 4 жыл бұрын

@@gooseflatwaterfowlers Not many people out there knew about that until Park himself came out and spoke about it. Awesome chassis from an awesome racer.

@ethanweeter2732 2 жыл бұрын

@@gooseflatwaterfowlers A lot of people do not know Steve was a car builder too,not just a good driver.

@rizzi1116 5 жыл бұрын

Rusty Wallace - Busts (Xfinity) Rusty Wallace - Championship 1989 Jimmie Johnson - Championship 2006 - 2010 (Yeah the Whole 5 year period) Cale Yarborobrough - Championship 1976 - 1978 Jeff Gordon - Championship 1995 Denny Hamlin - Good Season 2010 Brad Keselowski - Good Season 2014

@kadens 5 жыл бұрын

Steven Wallace would be better

@allabouthewaves4354 5 жыл бұрын

You mean Steven Wallace* Busts Xfinity

@KK-ex5zu 5 жыл бұрын

Being a diehard Dale Jr fan because I was a huge fan of his dads and living a half hour south of Richmond VA, I was there when he won his two then Busch series wins at RIR! I had been going to Cup races as a kid for years. Then around the time of his first full time Cup season and his dads death late 2000 early 2001 was when I graduated high school and left home a couple of weeks later. During that period I had trouble attending races let alone just trying to survive in the real world! But still somehow in NASCAR's peak popularity I could hustle up some free tickets working my magic most races. But between 2002 and 2006 the few Cup races at Richmond I missed Jr he won! It was almost like a running joke amongst my friends, I'm not there so Jr is bound to win the Cup race and that happened almost every single time I couldn't show up to RIR! Thanks BFM, great video of Dale Jr's early career!

@GraySpeedProductions 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this. Grew up a Dale Jr fan since 2004, so cool seeing this!

@ChaseFanNo.9 5 жыл бұрын

Aside from his Xfinity titles, him not winning a Cup title feels awkward to me.

@seahawkfan1995 5 жыл бұрын

I read somewhere he didn't want to win a cup championship cause he dad wouldn't be there to congratulate him

@ChaseFanNo.9 5 жыл бұрын

@@seahawkfan1995 I agree, but if he did, Dale Sr would've been happy regardless.

@jefferyrobertson7520 5 жыл бұрын

Chasefan#9 Do You Like Stanton Barrett

@ChaseFanNo.9 5 жыл бұрын

@@jefferyrobertson7520 Like him a little bit, he's up there in terms of the underdog drivers that I like.

@jefferyrobertson7520 5 жыл бұрын

Chasefan#9 best finished 5th 1996 Busch Light 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway number 49 Petro Express Chevrolet Monte Carlo Kenneth shaver team for Stanton Barrett borrow from Jeff Gordon Equipment 1995 championship banjo chassis

@areasevenpro 5 жыл бұрын

Championship Seasons: Kevin Harvick 2014 Good Seasons: Aric Almirola 2018 First Wins: Matt Kenseth 2000 Bad Seasons: Kurt Busch 2012 NASCAR Busts: Scott Pruett

@jefferyrobertson7520 5 жыл бұрын

areasevenpro Championship season 1997 Jeff Gordon Good season 1997 Bill Elliott Championship season 1996 and 1997 Randy LaJoie Bad season Dale Earnhardt 1997 and Stanton Barrett 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series and Busch grand national series

@ethanweeter2732 2 жыл бұрын

Missing rings: Dale Jr and Jeff Gordon in 2014. That HMS did not win a title that year is stunning when all 4 drivers won a race and were extremely competitive. Jeff had his best year since 2007 and should have probably won the title as I think he had a better car that year than Harvick. Alan gave him some unbelievable cars at Indy and Michigan and even fall Martinsville.

@TheSuperSquad 5 жыл бұрын

I have that #3 ACDelco Dale Jr diecast in 1/32 scale

@zayerbayer 5 жыл бұрын

i have it in 1/24 lol

@Foxdidnothingwrong 5 жыл бұрын

I have it in 1/64

@robe9946 5 жыл бұрын

I have it in 1:24 scale

@robreidiii4999 5 жыл бұрын

Cool story. All of you. Very cool.

@DixytheGoat9 2 жыл бұрын

I think we could give some appreciation to Tony Sr. cause he saw Jr could be great like his dad

@chrisbarnett4719 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video loved it

@kylefunderburk4194 5 жыл бұрын

Look at all of those tracks the Xfinity Series should start racing at again (and a few the Cup Series should visit).

@AlonsoRules 5 жыл бұрын

Back when the busch series had an identity of its own. Then the COT came along and it became Cup lite and it now only has 15 competitive cars.

@Gravijahz Жыл бұрын

I don't think Jr is a top 10 all timer on the track, but he is absolutely one of the most important drivers of all time off the track, and extremely important for the sport.

@keionhaku2615 5 жыл бұрын

Bad Seasons: Tony Stewart 2014-2015 Bad Seasons: Bobby Labonte 2002 or 2005

@SMELLGOODER Жыл бұрын

Very cool video!!

@NASCARFAN93100 5 жыл бұрын

I happen to have his 3 AC Delco Diecast and his 2017 Nationwide throwback diecast of his AC Delco scheme

@zayerbayer 5 жыл бұрын

i do too! i got both of them to make a custom set.

@nascarwildcatfan7577 11 ай бұрын

Isn’t it interesting that his first win in both the Busch and Cup Series came at Texas? That's cool though!

@johnanderson6401 5 жыл бұрын

my home track is the Myrtle Beach Speedway. I been a fan of Jr. when he race lats down here

@88fanforlife 5 жыл бұрын

If we’re combining Kyle Busch’s wins then fuck it Dale Jr is a 2 time nascar champion

@ethanweeter2732 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I only count Cup usually when they are a Cup star. Busch’s other wins mean something, but he has not won the 500 or really that many Chase races. Until 2015, he had been awful in the Chase.

@seahawkfan1995 5 жыл бұрын

Missing rings Dale sr 1995

@VGF80 5 жыл бұрын

Missing rings is done by the Iceberg.

@DewkChronic Жыл бұрын

TNN saluted Dale Jr.s 1st LM win the next Day during the Nascar Cup race.

@Bf-Beee.. 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you showed this cuz it brings back to the old days when I really was into NASCAR. from the first days with senior to Junior.but now I'm a big on Truex fan.but NASCAR itself they screwed it all up and I it's hard to watch it anymore

@randomreviewsrebooted5156 4 жыл бұрын

Bf. Beee boomer

@jayShift 4 жыл бұрын

RIP to the dudes and young ones who may not have known how dominant Dale was in the then named Bush Series

@alwaysopen7970 4 жыл бұрын

Busch Grand National

@robreidiii4999 5 жыл бұрын

NBC... bring in Eli Gold, get rid of Rick Allen. Sincerely, EVERY NASCAR FAN.

@randomreviewsrebooted5156 4 жыл бұрын

Rob Reid III except me

@thraxpac7179 2 жыл бұрын

You can just tell how much of a kid at heart Jr. Is in his interviews. Man my first race I was a kid and saw his dad win at Talladega. Then years later I go back and see Jr. Finished 2nd r 3rd but the main thing that happened was Carl Edward's going into the fence upside down

@bradsanders407 Жыл бұрын

I was at that race. 2nd row upper level just past start/finish. Was a surreal experience as I was sitting in the seat that used to be occupied by the girls we were sitting next to's dad who had died since the year before. It was his 3 daughters and wife. During the xfinity race on Saturday, they started crying and left midrace. We were making bets on if they were going to come back for the Cup boy did they ever. They brought a bottle of Crown Royal and Apple Schnapps to make Washington Apples and I proceeded to make an ass of myself, which gave them a good laugh. If any of them ever read this, thanks for the memories.

@shaunstrasser1 2 жыл бұрын

This is why Junior is in the NASCAR HALL of Fame

@Shamrockmadness 4 жыл бұрын

I can appreciate the SchoolBoy Q beat in the background!

@TotoDG 5 жыл бұрын

He’s a great guy and a very talented racer. If it weren’t for the bad luck that had befallen him in the early-mid 2000s, he would have very easily won a championship or two.

@Shawn6751 5 жыл бұрын

Or the screwjobs by Nascar in 2014 and 2015. You can also count 2004 as well but I was too young to remember. The chase format screw JR Nation over those seasons and if it was on the original format. He would have won the cup in 2014 and 2015 with ease. Consistency used to win championships in NASCAR and NASCAR have blown their load on the suburbian families where it was fans like myself who supported the sport till now. I'm waiting on Jeffery Earnhardt to blow up as Dale Jr did.

@ethanweeter2732 2 жыл бұрын

I think he would have in 2004 without the Sonoma wreck and the bad finishes at Atlanta and Martinsville.

@larkinhardaway 5 жыл бұрын

epic

@CodyHicken 5 жыл бұрын

RUSTY!

@ethanweeter2732 2 жыл бұрын

Love Jr.

@chrisrupe3244 5 жыл бұрын

Some people may or may not know but after Jr won those 3 straight races he chipped his shoulder blade in a practice crash at Milwaukee. He ran the race the next day, injured and finished 3rd. Casey Atwood won that day.

@ItsTrinton 3 жыл бұрын

Masterful calls by Eli Gold, good jobs by Bob Jenkins and even Mike Joy managed. Then you get to Jerry Punch and remember "Oh yeah, that's where things started going wrong in the booth for nascar." Geeze the commentary was so much better with Ned and Buddy.

@slipstream7324 2 жыл бұрын

Dale Jr. is proof that a high budget team can make an okay driver great. I say this as a fan. Loved watching Jr. on saturday and Sr. on sunday.

@ethanweeter2732 2 жыл бұрын

That was DEI’s first wins in Busch with Dale Jr.

@bradsanders407 Жыл бұрын

What an unbelievably stupid comment. Like dei was known for their domination until Jr came along. And he didn't have his dad's money backing him in his late model career. Jeff Gordon went with Sr to watch Jr at a late model race and Gordon said he remembered giving Sr a hard time for allowing his son to drive such a hunk of shit.

@slipstream7324 Жыл бұрын

@@bradsanders407 He was only dominant against the hobbist and family run business busch league guys. That 'domination' went away in the cup series unless you only watched daytona and talladega. Besides, Jr. admitted ge squandered his opportunity at dei.

@ethanc7953 5 жыл бұрын

Gone too soon: Davey Allison

@Thacker_VA_ 5 жыл бұрын

Do johnny Benson's truck series championship next

@bradsanders407 Жыл бұрын

I was at the Kroger 200 that year. That use to be a yearly ritual for me and friends and family. Go to the race at IRP Saturday night then go to the big track and party like crazy, sleep in our cars, then go to the Brickyard. Once nascar took away the irp night race that was the final nail in the coffin for me and my interest in nascar. They took away an awesome race to add the junior version of a dreadfully boring race. You look at those stands they were sold out. Why the hell nascar felt compelled to change everything is something I'll never understand. 🖕bill france jr

@Pifmeister 5 жыл бұрын

Championship Seasons: Matt Kenseth 2003

@jbaskinger41 5 жыл бұрын

OMG!!!! RUUUUSSSTTYYYY!!! I’M YOUR BIGGEST FAN!!!!

@rustywalrus 5 жыл бұрын

😂 Love ya Jakey Baby

@jefferyrobertson7520 5 жыл бұрын

Rusty Walrus Do You Like Jennifer Jo Cobb

@rustywalrus 5 жыл бұрын

@@jefferyrobertson7520 Haha random! I'm not not a fan, no feelings either way

@jefferyrobertson7520 5 жыл бұрын

Rusty Walrus I'm an old school NASCAR from 1970 through 1993 era

@rustywalrus 5 жыл бұрын

@@jefferyrobertson7520 Yes! Love hearing stories and learning from the older generations. My Dad's favorite memories are from that era too. Loves a good Bodine Earnhardt story

@michaelmobray140 5 жыл бұрын

Just look at those fans in the stands

@ZeteticPlato 10 ай бұрын

👍 AC Awesome Sunday Money Jr Burger King 👍 3 car 👍 Imagine a Black White and Dark Blue 3 Car AC Delco

@Fandom_Junkie 4 жыл бұрын

I actually have a model of the #3 ACDelco car. Too bad I scraped it against a brick wall as a kid and ruined it

@codyclark7218 3 жыл бұрын

Is that Richard Childress watching Jr. at 4:02? If so that's badass

@Zakkwilder1982 3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Richard and Dale Sr

@joshuaburkhart7690 3 жыл бұрын

Busch Series

@j.d.b.pennamesonofharraant3367 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@jefferyrobertson7520 5 жыл бұрын

Ralph Dale Earnhardt jr. Win back-to-back NASCAR Busch Grand National Series champion 1998 and 1999 the last time back-to-back champion it was Larry Pearson 1986 and 1987

@jefferyrobertson7520 5 жыл бұрын

Ultimate23Dragon Your Are correct

@germanequihua3358 5 жыл бұрын

In 1999 Dale Earnhardt Jr look like this 6 wins 18 top 5's 22 top 10's and a average finish of 9.9 and he is the 1999 NASCAR Busch Series Champion

@joshuasweeney7864 4 жыл бұрын

Man i bet that Texas cameraman was fired shortly after

@JohnnyUtah13 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine being such a hater that you dislike this video....

@tmklunk 6 ай бұрын

What could have been

@NSx2006 5 жыл бұрын

Is this his only championship win

@renlysotherlover294 5 жыл бұрын

You should really do a dale earnhardt jr BUST video. While he wasn’t a total bust in the series if we’re being honest he never lived up to expectations at all especially after his move to the powerhouse Hendrick Motorsports.

@SonicXisnow2009 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, if he was a bust, he wouldn't be capable of putting up seasons like he did in 2003, 2004, 2014, and 2015. Hell, he was one of the most consistent drivers in the field from 2011-2013, even though he wasn't dominant. If his career was 2005-2010 (except 2006 and half of 2008), then he'd be a bust, no doubt. His career is such a huge what if, both to him making career decisions where he shot himself in the foot and everything around him falling apart as well.

@shaunstrasser1 2 жыл бұрын

He was great in XFINITY but average in CUP. He still won more CUP races than Another third generation driver Kyle Petty

@seaboardcoastlineproductio4127 2 жыл бұрын

its the Busch series

@maximuscervantes5546 5 жыл бұрын

Isn’t this the best rookie season ever?

@masoneveridge4078 4 жыл бұрын

I think his rookie season was in 97

@maximuscervantes5546 4 жыл бұрын

mason everidge it wasn’t full time so that’s why I said that because everyone’s saying that C Bell had the best rookie season in 2018

@superbird4351 5 жыл бұрын

Good Seasons: Derrike Cope 1990

@oscarjimenezsr.716 5 жыл бұрын

Nascar Busts: Shane Hmiel

@smithfield7304 5 жыл бұрын

Who's man's is Shane hmiel

@smithfield7304 5 жыл бұрын

@@oscarjimenezsr.716 jesus, had to have a rough life

@evannuh-koo-la4054 5 жыл бұрын

I'm expecting him to be on DannyBTalks next forgotten NASCAR drivers video then

@Foxdidnothingwrong 5 жыл бұрын

@@oscarjimenezsr.716 you finished?

@oscarjimenezsr.716 5 жыл бұрын

@@Foxdidnothingwrong He Just couldn't Lay off the Drugs

@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance 5 жыл бұрын

Dale Jr in 1998-2000: "I'm working on becoming the greatest ever": shows potential. Dale Jr in 2001-on: "My dad was the shit": performs like shit.

@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance 5 жыл бұрын

@@braydenfletcher8159 That's a little more accurate. He dropped dramatically, especially after folding DEI.

@JohnnyUtah13 4 жыл бұрын

@@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance weird....I though he won like 8 more races and another daytona 500 at the end of his career....

@ethanweeter2732 2 жыл бұрын

He did not fall off until that awful 2007 season until 2011. Teresa sabotaged him from 2005 on.

@ethanweeter2732 2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnnyUtah13 7 his final real good years before 2016, which was a good year until his concussions.

@oN3xShOtxkilL 5 жыл бұрын

Nascar busts: Juan Pablo Montoya

@DumpedClutch 5 жыл бұрын

Marcus Sewell nah dude montoya was pretty consistent, he made the Chase and ran in the top 10 often. Considering his racing background his run, while not amazing, wasnt a bust.

@whoasked9500 5 жыл бұрын

More like Dario Franchitti, did pretty much nothing.

@seahawkfan1995 5 жыл бұрын

Only championships he really win never a cup championship

@shaunstrasser1 2 жыл бұрын

Still worthy of his NASCAR HALL OF FAME INDUCTION