Richard and Kyle explaining the older cars are inadvertently and unknowingly explaining why the long time fans from the 60s through the 90s no longer care about NASCAR

Can we just thank God that we still have the king

Man, Richard Petty is sharp for 86. It's going to be a sad day when he is gone.

Richard is 86, Kyle 63 and Junior is 49. Damn I’m old.

Richard Petty is a boss, he looks great. I could have sworn this was recorded decades ago.

There are people that can tell you the names of people in photos but Richard can tell you all the stories behind the photos

At 86, Richard Petty looks and sounds like a 55 year old. Mind is sharp and vibrant.

Richard Petty must be the most laid back celebrity ever. Couple years ago NASCAR race came to my town. I work at the nearby airport all the teams use. We got a request to have 1 of the few available air conditioned offices available so RP could meet his daughter (or DIL?)and grand daughter prior to the race. The daughter and young grand daughter were delayed more than an hour. The King was content to sit on the tailgate of a truck in the hot sun the whole time. We checked-in often with cold water or suggested we instead would wait outside on the girls so he could wait inside. But no. The King didn't need anything and was cool about all of it.

Mr Petty. Thank you, sir. You were the first driver i remember pulling for. Thank you, sir, for always being solid on and off the track. Still pulling for you buddy. God bless you.

The King is right. I'd even argue after Dale died NASCAR lost a leader that it never replaced. You might like him or hate him but he made the sport GLOBAL

Early 70s Chargers - absolute All-American machines.

The KING and his court within the masses listening.

That's crazy that Ralph drove for Lee. Those two couldn't have possibly imagined what their kids were going to do in the sport.

Love hearing Richard’s stories of how it used to be.

I love and enjoy how Dale Jr weaves the stories and history of NASCAR together. You have a talent for storytelling......a lost art.

Richard, Kyle, Dale.....an Wilson. Man love these videos. Elvis, the other king.

Find all the Petty interviews so interesting !

This is awesome - The King will always rule. 🏁

I respect Dale Jr and Kyle Petty's opinion on the sport more than just about anyone else! They raced multiple cars and want to protect their fathers legacies by protecting the sport itself!

I don't want to put words in your mouth dale but this has to be one of your favorite interviews. I know it's one of the best. Thanks

This is truly gold!! Get all the interviews with the King while time allows.

Richard Petty Is Awesome

Dale, I’ve been a fan of you and your dad since your days in the Bush series driving the #3 AC DELCO car, and I watched your dads last race, I have so much respect for you and him, thank you for the many years of racing.

For me, the 1970's and 1980's were the best years of NASCAR. Best of the best drivers, real race cars, real racing. Just loved it. Still love NASCAR, always will, it's like the King said, "just don't have a fox to chase." 75 years of Petty's in NASCAR God bless them!

Kyle i watched you listen to your Dad and you can see in your eyes and face that you really admire your Dad the KING Richard Petty

The first race I ever went to was at Rockingham in the late 80’s. Richard Petty wrecked during practice. Dale Sr won the race. Whole grandstand was full of those neon green and pink Goodwrench hats. That was the day I became an Earnhardt fan.

Great show.Guys, good to hear some history.This country ain't big on history anymore. Loved it.

The fact Petty is 86 and still with us is to me an achievement

I've only attended one NASCAR race, at Michigan International Speedway in the summer of '79, and guess who won? Yep. It was King Richard!

Thankful to have been a fan during the best years of NASCAR, the Pettys are awesome, I wasn’t a Junior or Senior fan back then but I have mad respect for them now. I was there when Senior won the Daytona 500, I didn’t appreciate it then but I do now, wish we could go back to those glory days!

This is awesome this interview these three guys lot of respect there for these guys

one of my favorite pictures i have hanging on my wall behind me in my office is Dale Earnhardt Sr sitting in Richard Petty's #43 STP car and Richard kneeling outside the door talking to Dale. I don't even remember where i got it, but its one of my most favorites

Richard has always been and will always be one of my heroes

That is a table full of NASCAR royalty !!!

When Kyle mentioned the nose being taken to the ground and how that was when the whole aero problems started, I just thought "that's what I've been saying!" They gotta get the cars off the ground a little more and let the air move the car around instead of blocking it from getting through. Until they do that, aero push and dirty air is going to remain the biggest factor in good racing and the ability to pass. Changing tires will be only be a band-aid and it won't take but half a season before all the drivers start driving the same way again to save them and we'll be right back to where we are now. I'm not saying not to make a better tires in terms of wear, I'm just saying that aero is a huge factor. The more the aero "got better" and cars more alike, the worse the dirty air problem became. That's not an accident.

Great video! I just love listening to Richard talk about the days past he’s not forgot much from what is seams. Much respect to the King!

A room full of Legends!

I’ve had the opportunity to drive at Daytona thanks to the Drive Petty business. I was in a meeting to explain stuff. Most guys were pretty confident and cocky. After driving they had guys hold their heads in front of them. Most were shaking. Ha ha. I went 148 on my first time. One guy’s voice was nervous. He said that’s harder than it looks. My left hand was shaking. Since then I’ve driven several times in Vegas. Fun! Thank you Mr. Petty.

The Earnhardt's and Petty's man, what legacies they left on the sport of NASCAR.

One of your best interviews I've seen 👌 👏

Ain't no way Richard petty is still alive! How cool. He was my fav as a kid and really the only dude I ever paid attention to.

Legends of racing. It’s been a good listen and enjoyed.

Ive met the King 2 differemt times. I was in awe seeing the King standing there, signature cowboy hat and sunglasses. He was one of the nicest people ive ever encountered in my entire life. Of all the drivers ive met( at least 20) Richarrd Petty, Darrel Waltrip and Bobby Allison were the nicest, which says alot about their character in my opinion. These giys are genuine icons and couldnt have been nicer to each and every fan that i saw them interact with

Richard Petty looks great! Great episode guys

true statement! from richard... no leader...so much has changed from the older days. it is truly not fun to watch anymore i miss the older times even as late as early 2000's great show!

At the very end, The King makes a great point. NASCAR needs a leader. The Guy, whoever that is, and there’s not that one guy now

So glad i was born in 1970. Yes it stinks getting older but we had the best of everything growing up. 😎😎

1981-- Driving past a motel in Talledega, looked over and there was Richard Petty and Bobby Allison standing by a car smoking a cigarette. Slammed on the brakes and pulled over. They talked to us for 15 to 20 minutes about the upcoming Sunday race. Treated us just like family.

First race I went to RICHMOND and Richard Petty came right by me on a golf cart and waved to me. It was so cool.

What Kyle is doing with Richard is great Getting as much video time as he can of his famous dad.

Love this! Wish we could hear Richard’s rival David Pearson on Dirty Mo.

I just love all these guys.

You really should have a book written from all these stories. Dale Earnhardt From The Perspective Of The World Around Him.

The King 👑 will always be #43.... Long live the King!

Great discussion! Really enjoyed that!

I live listening to stories from the king

Damn Richard said a mouth full when he said we don't have a leader and so so so true 2 me growing up n the late 70s and early 80s nascar can't hold a candle 2 what was so that's why I don't watch any races 2day cause it's a cookie cutter bs business it's not about racing anymore and the powers that b have alienated it's true fans it's a sad day

The talent and race records between those two families will never be equaled

If NASCAR goes international one day it will be up to Dale jr and others to put cars on the track just to have a race almost every Sunday IMOP. Vintage racing at its best .🏁🏁🏁🏁.

Kyle talking about the "aero horse leaving the barn" was spot on. That time was NASCAR's sweet spot...before all the technology and science kind of ruined it. Like all the sports now, really...

I asked him that very question at Elko Speedway long ago and received the same answer

I heard this story, about Dale introduction at Martinsville, ill have to watch it

1:23 - definitely not surprised. The early '80s Buicks were beasts. I miss the '80 Regals sooooo bad.

Richard is still the King JR.

I miss the good old days of racing

My favorite driver god i loved King 👑 Richard !

What a great interview. Thanks for putting it together.

Hope i look like that, or even alive at 86

I saw Richard on a TV broadcast without his hat and sunglasses. I absolutely could not recognize him. He’s as famous as any sports star on the planet. But he could easily go shopping for groceries and never be mobbed because he just leaves his hat off.

They call him the King for a reason👑

My dad invented a nascar board game when i was a kid, with micromachines as the cars, Richard Petty's car was always "My car" . He did patent that game and even pitched it to DEI but it never came to light. Milton bradley caught wind of this and tried to make their own version but it was garbage. I still have that game, and those cars today. My dad passed in 2015 and thats my most cherished item. He lived and breathed nascar and when a race was on, there was no taking him out of the living room.

Great interview.

He's right on about the best race car. The early 70's was the best race car. Drivers still had control. Kyle has a good point. Drivers still had control. Today, not even close.

The King got the fountain of youth

Dale admitted putting just 80% into driving, yet still made HOF.

"When the race is over just go find the guy. Don't tweet him, don't text him, don't call the guy, just go find him and talk about it".......Yeah, but he's not mentioning the fan belts. I raced short tracks 30 years ago and fan belts were often included in such "conversations".

Haven't watched NASCAR since the Daytona 500 about 10-13 years ago when a rookie driving for the Wood Bros won. Tried getting into the new era but it's not relatable. My friend drive local short dirt tracks around NY. Much more fun. Plus I've watched dirt modified drivers like Bear Foot Bob, Smoking Joe Slaviac, Pat Ward, and my home track was Utica Rome Speedway where Richie Evans called home. He sadly passed before my time at the track. All that said like your podcasts. Grew up watching #3 in the 90s

I remember Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough battling it out at Ontario MotorSpeedway in Southern California The #43 STP car and driver is who I routed for....I held against Dale because he was up and coming and id been a Petty fan since I could remember....one day my Dad asked me about Dale and I blurted out " I don't like him ..he looks like a cop! " Dad gave me a disgusting look and said.... that's no reason Son... have you watched him drive! Then I started watching Dale and been an Earnhardt fan ever since.. Eric Underwood Class of 81 Downey High school California USA ♥️🇺🇲

What I heard: Get the cars off the ground (limit ride heights, spring rates, etc.) and give them a tire similar to Bristol and save the short tracks.

Love the Petty,a real gentleman a man man’s

Good Days ! 3 skilled drivers here... :)

So very true

In my opinion, NASCAR should have stayed in it's roots what it used to be. To me, NASCAR has lost a ton of race fans because of that aspect, because bringing in Honda next year and Toyota now has killed NASCAR and that seriously scares me and I pretty much agree on what @tritontransport posted about the hardcore NASCAR fans from the 60s to the early 2010s.

The King looks great I’m gonna get myself the hat and glasses maybe I’ll look younger! 😅 Just goggled his age 86! Still has his mind looks awesome Kudos King

Jr asked Richard that question on here about how he & Sr met a few years ago, must've forgotten but King said about the exact same thing back then as well. I don't know that we're gonna have another dominant driver cause the way things are now NASCAR has fixed it to where one driver can no longer be that car to beat every weekend like how it was back then...

IIRC, In one of the Earnhardt(Post Dale Sr) movies showed Ralph working to solve the axle issue!

How about a segment on the Garlits/Lee Petty get togather? Good story. Hey JunBug, any chance of a network showing how the Fueler goes to the rack, loads fuel and how they disperse it to the teams? That would be cool? Cause is that Driver carded at every tank farm?

I went and looked at the race, very exciting indeed, funny thing is Richard and Darrel - looked like they were running a different race, they were much faster it seemed.

I think Dale use to test for Petty when Chrysler had their kit car program....Saw a picture years ago of Dale in a kit car Challenger testing it...

The Alabama Gang was a tuff crew. The Allisons were no joke and if Davey Allison had not tragically died in a helicopter accident, he might have been the best. Similarly, if Adam Petty had not died on the track he might have been the best. I've heard Klye Petty talk about racing and he was not like his fathe or grandfather, but Adam Petty was a true Championship driver, he just died too early, just like Davey Allison.

👑🏁#43

DALE, I HOPE YOU SEE THIS MESSAGE SOMEHOW.!!! THERE IS A COUPLE KZfaq CHANNELS THAT SHOW OLD RACE HIGHLIGHTS.!! I JUST WATCHED YOUR GRANDPA, RALPH ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS.!! I'M SORRY I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME, BUT SOMETHING THAT HAS CLASSIC AS THE FIRST WORD OF THE CHANNELS NAME.!! MAYBE, CLASSICRACINGREELS,? THEY ARE EACH, ABOUT 32:00 MINUTES.! THE LAST ONE IS THE BEST.!! THEY FOLLOW THE CAR WITH THE CAMERA, AND THE ANNOUNCER MENTIONS HIS NAME, AND THAT HE IS "RALPH EARNHARDT", THE "FAMOUS SHORT TRACK RACING DRIVER".!!! "TELLS HE'S RUNNING FOR THE PETTY'S, AND HE'S REALLY PUTTING ON A SHOW TODAY".!! IT'S AT ONE OF THE LARGER TRACKS.!! THEY KEEP ON FOCUSING ON HIM, AND THE CAR.!! HE'S REELING THEM IN, AND JUST KEEPS ON COMING.!! HE GETS INTO THE TOP TEN, AND WORKS HIS WAY UP TO 2ND PLACE.!! YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE HIM IN THE CAR.!! IT'S AWESOME TO SEE, AND HEAR.!!! SHOWS A COUPLE CLOSE UP PIT STOPS AS WELL.!! ANYBODY WHO KNOWS JR., OR HOW TO CONTACT HIM, PLEASE LET HIM KNOW.! HE NEEDS TO SAVE THESE OLD RACE VIDEOS.!! ALL OF HIS FAMILY DESERVES TO SEE THESE, AND WATCH THEM, AND PRESERVE THEM.!! ALL OF THESE ARE ON THE BIG SPEEDWAY TRACKS.!! BE BLESSED EVERYONE.!!!🙂🙂🙂😊❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😉

Richard’s last statement is so true. That’s one reasonI find NASCAR these days soo lame. It’s cookie cutter perfect.

I need to find out how guys like Richard Petty and Ringo Starr manage to still look 60 when they’re in their 80s. As always, the King is polite but he doesn’t pull any punches.

If I ever met the man I'd have to ask him about his time in a Ford car after I shook his hand and thanked him.

In all drivers, but richard especially, to remember a move or portion of a race and how he was running that day, for a race almost 50 years or 50+ years ago is absolutely absurd. Racers are simply wired differently, they’re obsessive.

we need more becoming Earnhardt, for 1980

Kyle Petty, has a good way of saying things.

Richard is gonna live until he’s 140 yrs old

Car Companies are run by accountants and marketing people instead of car guys. When these same people started ruining NASCAR which they totally have. The old Southern Drivers were characters that could drive, the new drivers all look the same act the same and say the exact same thing, it ain’t worth getting to change the channel to watch, Love the old stories. Man I miss real NASCAR!