Dale, I'm an old man and I've watched you literally grow up. I can't imagine the pressure you felt coming up as a driver living in the shadow of a man like your dad. But you did. What I can honestly say is nobody has a bigger heart for racing, real racing like at North Wilksboro, than you do. Thanks for letting all of us see that.

And just like that...Sundrop was back on the radar 🙂

This WAS a pilgrimage. Great fun. Benny Parsons smiling down!! Thanx Dale.

Dale I've been to North Wilkesboro countless times and loved every minute of every race from way back. You single-handedly had an idea that YOU MADE COME TO LIFE👍💞🤗💞 Your LOVE OF RACING AND FAMILY AND GOD, IS 2ND TO NONE AND THIS DIE HARD EARNHARDT FAN UNFORTUNATELY COULDN'T BE THERE FOR THE FIRST RACE BUT I PROMISE I WILL BE AT THE NEXT ONE. NORTH WILKESBORO HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXCITING AND TO HAVE YOU RACING WAS THE ULTIMATE JOY AND HAPPINESS AND FOR YOU TO FINISH 3RD AND YOUR CAR AND DRIVER WIN WAS OVER THE MOON SHEER HAPPINESS AND JOY AND TO SEE YOU SO HAPPY WAS WORTH MORE THAN ALL THE MONEY AND GEMSTONES IN THE WORLD👍😁💞🤗💞GOD BLESS YOU DALE, MIKE AND THE WHOLE DIRTY MO MEDIA AND EVERYONE'S RESPECTIVE FAMILIES NOW AND ALWAYS 💞🤗💞👍🏁🏆🏁🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 AND I KNOW THE NEXT RACE AT NORTH WILKESBORO WILL BE JUST AS EPIC AND EXCITING 💞🤗💞👍🏁🏆🏁🙏🏻🙏🏻I'M A VERY GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FAN. ROCKINGHAM SHOULD BE RESURRECTED TOO AND GET RIDE OF A ROAD COURSE TO GIVE ROCKINGHAM A DATE BECAUSE PEOPLE LOVE ROCKINGHAM TOO. LOVE THIS PRICELESS TREASURED BLESSING OF A VERY SPECIAL PODCAST🏁🏆🏁💞🤗💞🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Iv been to a few cup races and several locals short track races, but that night was the best time I have ever had at a race track. We were cheering you on JR! It was AMAZING!

Dale caring more about his driver winning shows his character. Good peoples right there.

If they could somehow update the facility and keep the patina I think that would be perfect. I love the way the signage looks the old lights at the top of stands is all perfect

North Wilkesboro was a special moment - it's true you can't create that - it just happened! Usually you don't see a big star go back to his past and be so successful, plus get to be right there in the thick of things with fans, and people, and the smell of a nostalgic old race track with your old sponsor, plus now ya own the team that won! It was wonderful to see - people love ya June - enjoy this! 😘 🚗 🏁 🍻 Martha in Miami : ) PS Great job drinking that Sundrop in the back studio camera shot! 🥤

Seems like the heritage of the track makes the experience! If it becomes too commercialized like every other track it will loose that luster! Also what you're doing for these lower tier drivers is awesome!

Jr still has it. Great race. Smooth operator. Enjoy yourself jr. Just show up at these races and do your thing.

It was great seeing all the cars back on track and all the fans having a great time..Awesome race June Bug

I can't put into words how those two days of racing felt. The history of that track is just awesome. I read today they aren't taking the pavement out now. Hopefully they get more races back, we would definitely make the trip from IL again. Met alot of great people and some awesome drivers!!

My favorite video was of Isla, telling her daddy "to go with the flow if you want to win". My other favorite moment was Nichole sitting in her dad's racecar with her great smile. I know for the entire Earnhardt family it was a magical night. Thank you Dale for "planting the seed". ❤️

Sounds like a classic Saturday night short track race ...priceless !!

I have a theory on why the North Wilksboro race was so good.... It was as Dale Jr. Said the same as it was in the 80s and 90s. Less red tape and more people not caring and just LIVING IN THE MOMENT!!! If you cant tell by all the mullets and Budweiser we the people wantthe 80s and 90s back! Not only was it the last of its day in the Nascar racing aspect, but life was much more simple and FREE!

What was good about this is , " IT WAS REAL LIFE RACIN " Just like the "ole" days . Can't thank You enough. 😎

Dale, you are a class act, and humble from how much your appearance did for that track. Thank you for all you do for the sport

I have to say that watching a man build an entire production company is more entertaining than NASCAR. Going from being a really good race car driver to using his influence to actually give back to the sport is cool to watch hope he keeps doing it.

it brings chills to see cars on the track awesome job dale jr.

That was an excellent track reopen and race!! It was organic as discussed!! Put a camera behind Mike, I’d like to Jr’s expressions as he look his way. Really enjoy the discussion on the Tube and Pod cast!

The energy at North wilkesboro is just like our fall classic at Tri-Cities raceway tri- oval, which recently had their inauguration last year after 17 years of being closed. This place brings all the race classes of the northwest to one great end of season event. no points just Glory. October 1st 2022 I can't wait! Come on down to the desert of Washington State!

So fun to watch races without stage breaks

Awesomeness! Thankyou for bringing this to reality. I guess knowing the laps was a privilege granted us old, obsolete team scorers. 😆✌🏎🏁

It is amazing what human enthusiasm can do for an experience!

We got there at about 4:15 and it was starting to get packed. Walked right in but trying to get food or beer was insane. We sat in the turn stands right into turn 1 and someone said 421 was standstill at around 5. It was a flipping blast. I can't wait for more

I loved it. It's what I grew up doing . Took me back in time. Let's keep on doing it. Real racing fans loved.

I was there at the entry ti turn 1. It was an awesome experience, so much fun to be there. I will remember that for a long time.

I was there and it was freaking awesome!! The energy was unlike anything I've ever experienced!!

In my opinion what you got was the fans that the Nascar community priced out of there sport!!! This was the true fans and friends and people that showed up and made the roar that made the hair on the back of your neck standup and it made the special feeling you got at the races back then!!!

My college baseball field didn’t have a home run fence just a field that drops off. Caught one jumping at the right time and slid down the hill right up to a kid eating a hotdog and he says that’s the best catch ever!!! Wish I had that one on video.

Love it guys. What an amazing job to both of you and your team and staff.

My wife and I had an awesome time at all the races we attended in August. Can't wait to go back. Thank you for what you have contributed to getting this done. God bless brother.

Thank you Dale for helping make all the events this past month come together. Sad news about October's dirt events but now there's rumors circulating that the all star race is coming back to NC but not Charlotte which can likely only mean one thing. On the note of seeing the dirty mo people at the track I was front row on the front straight and saw Freddy as he made his way up to spot for Landon.

I also think the overall success story here can be synonymous with getting ourselves,our communities,our country back on track-TOGETHER

The atmosphere was electric. The closest I can compare it to was a Bristol night race about 30 years ago. The energy and excitement was amazing. It's a night we will always remember.

Helluva week, a toast to inspiration for all the dirt tracks that shall follow. Build it🔥

R@R series is excellent 👍 all around Awesome job guys

I’m a life long drag racing fan and I’m finding myself looking for every detail about the North Wilksboro race. I was ready to phone in and purchase a ticket or two even though I knew I couldn’t make the race. That was a very nice bit of nostalgia that was resurrected and I hope to do my part to show the world that is still alive and well. I’ve been uninspired by Motorsports for well over 10 years until now. This is good medicine for me myself.

Dale I think what you experienced was a religious experience. Something wonderful and magical that went beyond mere words. One community with one mission showed that the spirit of racing is still possible in smaller places. A rebirth of a track that helped a whole generation of fans understand the excitement small track racing is all about.

Bring on the Allstar Race!!!!!👍👍

Awesome to see north wilkesboro speedway back up and running. Would love to see the same trend of track revival come to Greenville Pickens speedway. Even still running it sure needs some love to bring it back to its hay day.

For Dale to realize and acknowledge that the fans showed grace for the imperfections that accompanied the race is very humble and much appreciated. Junior "gets it". I feel like a lot of folks in NASCAR have lost touch a little bit (or a lot) with what its like for fans going to the track. Junior's humility here is so refreshing. Its kinda like in 2019 when I took my wife and 4 kids to Talladega. We are Kyle Busch fans and were dressed like his merchandise truck threw up on us. Saw Kyle hanging out in his garage stall and he seemed hesitant to come over to sign autographs (maybe he wasn't - just my opinion). I told him "Kyle, our whole family loves you and pulls for you every week. We have been cussed out 5 times, and I almost had to whip a guys ass just walking here because you are not exactly "popular" at this place. Please sign our hats, or at least my kids hats". We struck up a conversation and he signed everything we had and he was extremely nice about everything. It was like he snapped out of "work-mode" to acknowledge what its like for his fans at some of these places. I'm in no way picking on Kyle, but it really feels like some of these folks forget what its like to be a fan at a track when they are in the grind of a season.

I’m happy to the see the download is being shown on A&E . That really almost makes me want to watch a race . Y’all are a great pair and compliment each other so well .

It was amazing seeing Dale Jr. RACE LIKE HE DID AT NORTH WILKSBORO. ALL of his fans were wishing n willing him to win. But Dale Jr gave us a real good time. Dale Jr. Did this with his legacy and his legion of fans. N as his fan of all his endeavors I thank him for what he does for RACING, n what he did for NORTH WILKSBORO.

I remember going there in I believe it was '73 when Bobby Allison passed Richard Petty on the last lap. My dad was a charter bus driver and I went there with an all black Baptist Church group. Had a great time cuz my favorite driver won and I never ate so good my whole life. I also went with them to Charlotte and Martinsville. Me and my dad used to go to South Boston all the time too. I would love to go to North Wilkesboro for the All-Star Race. That's going to be a special moment.

YESSSS!!! NORTHWILKESBORO FOR THE ALL STAR RACE!

racing and last name aside . . dale and his sister are awesome folks . . nice how they surround themselves in great folks . . . the results show how smart and decent they are . .sure the cash dont hurt either but i could listen to dale talk all day . . matter of fact i am . . . so ya , lol

So awesome, back to the roots of NASCAR!!

The pressure Dale Jr had to have felt back in the early days to live up to the Earnhardt name had to have been enormous and in my opinion Dale Jr has lived up to everything and more what a great man he's become and the way he takes car and is an ambassador to Nascar is second to none

NASCAR needs start listen to Dale he knows what the fans want

Worm congratulation from Europe - Slovenia. Love what you do. Keep some fans over here also happy, I run the track in iRacing :)

So cool Jr. appreciates the Fans like he does. Go JRM.

Dale signed a hat of mine with his dad's 1980 title patch on it. I'm 31, but a moment of conversation with my only childhood hero was something that took me back to being 12-13 years old for a moment. The track experience can't be described. My wife who wasn't a race fan is now hooked and my 4 year old son is as well. It was his first. Thanks for another great memory I won't forget Dale, Your fan, Ethan from Kentucky

The way Jr says YEA so softly about Mike saying he had a chance to win, Jr is humble.

Thank you , thank you , thank you

Jr. Im from Elizabethton TN. Im sure you would be fine if you could never here the name of this place again. And ive felt the same way about this place! But they are alot of people here that love you and what you stand for and the tradition of racing and the history that you let the younger people no. Im the same age as you and as far back as i can remember I've always pulled for your dad really hard my whole life. So when you started racing me and alot of your dads fans inherited you to pull for! But theres so many moments from your career that you done that are pretty special and thats the last thing you would want to talk about. I dont no of any one who carrys on the tradition of old shcool racing history and information from that era like you do. We are a very lucky group of people to have you doing these shows. Im so glad that you decided to do this pod cast show it really catches my attention about some of your stories you talk about. Thanks for all the great work that you and your team does and the topics you guys research and come up with. Amazing

Wilkesboro for all star weekend!!

Dale you are one of the few people that has the honesty and the integrity that draws people to you with your spirit. You are a mentor to the young racers , and the older generation as well. North Wilkesboro was a great peek back to when racing was more in your face. That will always be the part of racing that makes the Saturday night home town tracks so much fun. Just had that feel but on a larger scale, it was a awesome event . I would encourage everyone to go to a race track in your area and watch some really good Saturday night racing. There are some damn good racers at these smaller hometown tracks . Once you go, you will never stop coming. Give it a try

What you have done for the county of Wilkes with the track Dale, we can never thank you enough!!!!! So, thank you sir

Absolutely best race I have ever attended!! Camping trackside got to experience the entire 3 days. Had Josh in the camper beside us and got to drink a few beers with Josh, Dale and the team. My son was in aww of the experience. Thanks Dale for letting him do the '98 500 call and the '01 400. He hasn't stopped talking about it. We will be at the All Star race!!!

That had to have been cool for people to watch a race from the grandstand with Mike. I would enjoy that.

I'm not even a nascar fan. When Dale Sr. died it really didn't register to me. Through watching this show I've been digging through alot of the old stuff. Dale Sr types of people just don't happen much anymore. He's a national treasure. Jr is a true ambassador now. I've watched every one of these north wilksboro videos. Great stuff.

Thank you Dale Jr Mike and Dirty Mo for saving North Wilkesboro.

I was there, I have no complaints, I live in north wilkesboro, moved here from Minnesota, best choice I've made ever, I love it here

Mike compliments to you and your team for that series, you should get some awards for how it was done! I felt the cinematic quality was as good if not better than most huge budget movies or other docuseries out there. WELL DONE to Dirty Mo Media!

Love the old school Bama hat! RTR!

Really glad I was able to follow this process and watch u race again! Excellent all the way around!

Dale jr is the exception to the phrase never meet your hero

I went to the Hall of Fame late last year and I was so blown away by how much that experience has improved. it wasn’t bad before, it’s just the new experience is so incredible, and we have you to thank, Dale. and we have you to thank for making this return so special. so many people put blood, sweat, and tears to see this track come back, and you helped make that effort all worthwhile. PS: love the shirt. three fingers up forever.

Fun race to watch but one of the best moments was watching little Nicole sitting in the driver's seat and peering out the windshield of her daddy's racecar.

This race buildup was only topped by the 94 Brickyard. Only oldtimers can relate. This is huge. Last winner was Jeff in the rainbow car. Congratulations Jr on 3rd and bring back memories of your old car I first saw you in 97. SIKKINS car I think was my favorite. Then you got The 3

Omg i seen number 3 at Wilksboro, it brought back the sport, Nascar.

The Roots and Revival series is awesome. It made one feel a part of everything that was going on, and race day?? Wow, you could literally feel the electricity and excitement as North Wilkesboro came back to life, it gave me goosebumps! Loved everything about it...an unforgettable moment.

THE BOYS ARE BACK

Those are the nights you wish you could bottle it up and have it again someday.

We just loved watching you before and after the race the fun you had.Just loved it all

It was simply a spontaneous happening, all you can do is create the conditions for it to happen but it has to sprout on it's own, this event was what I remember that attracted me to stock car racing.

Was lucky enough to attend that race with my dad. Something I'll never forget. Didn't care about scoreboards or concessions. Everyone knew it was something special.

Dale JR is saving NASCAR with his bare hands. What a good dude.

Get'tem Mike! it was so good to see him have a great race!!

So I bet jr is super excited that the all star race is moving to Wilkesboro in '23. Guess it really did open some eyes!

Such an amazing night! Thank y’all so much!! Wilkes county can never repay you

Jr. still remembers every lap, every shift, every pass. He's a big reason this race was a success. I wish I could have been there. I hope I can make it next time. As a NC native, I'll say this track deserves a rebirth. So much history. Every current driver should visit and compete at some point.

my dad and i grilled sausages in the parking lot before the race. so glad we did because we didn’t need to sit in the food lines! the crowd was great and the event was amazing! one of the best experiences i've ever had as a young fan. thank you jr!

That race was what real nascar cup race used to be. De-cluttered was a great description. That race was what nascar needs to be.

When I watched the footage, I felt like I did when I seen your debut in Cup. Very exciting

LOVE IT!

I felt like Dale didn't want to win and take away any thunder from those guys in that series. A top 3 solidifies talent and that he still has it but a win may feel like poaching on someone else's time to shine and he is too damn good of a guy to steal that away from his guy!

So glad you guys did this for North Wilkesboro. Now for Rockingham ^^

As someone who was there I cannot describe how magical that night was. Probably my favorite memory from that night was the one that last caution came out and you were in third how the whole sold out crowd was on their feet cheering. I never thought I would ever get to watch a race in North Wilkesboro Speedway but I did and couldn't have asked for a better experience!

Dale Jr bringing back new hope for ol school Nascar 👍 Bring back Rockingham also👍

So proud to be a Dale Jr fan ❤

I made it to the southern 500 a few days later. I can not believe how many of the Sun Drop #3 shirts were at the race. Great to see and proud to be apart of this sport!

For those who remembered that track before coming to life again was a chance for that one night to live a part of your life that had been lost..........for one night you were forever young.....

It was a surreal experience forsure. A lot of visuals that will stick with me for a long time.

Well Jr I'll give you all the credit for North Wilkesboro. If not for you. It would be like it was then today. Thank you

I was in trackside camping, and i told my brother that being there and feeling the energy around the track was amazing! I had more fun being there then i had the 4 years of infield camping at Daytona for the 500! Will definitely be back, waiting for the announcement today!

Dale and all of Dirty Mo....it was a beautiful night, it was magic, it was simple, it was racing in it's simplest form and presentation. Dale, if it been held in a cow pasture it would have the same. Us seasoned race fans who grew up loving racing were granted a very beautiful special moment again. It was like going to Metrolina as a little boy barely 5 or 6 and handing dad's big strong hand. I was a child again. At Wilkesboro my wife and I laughed, cried lots and screamed like little children for our hero in the Sundrop #3. It has been since mid season 2001 since we went to or viewed a race. Dale the rabid fans like us love you and we're hungry for more. Please Dale....more for us. We wanna be little children holding dad's once more before leave this earth. Thank you from the wife and me.....Bobby

Amazing insight of the racing and overall experience.. nice driving Dale👍 and great memories

the best part of a journey is getting there.