1999 DieHard 500

Talladega Superspeedway- Talladega, AL
April 25, 1999

[@phantomlord54]

The killer growl these stock car engines made back in those days, as well as the loud echo trail they left as they flew out of the turns and charged down the back straightaway - truly awesome

[@sivvybee]

We didn't know how good we had it when he was alive.

[@FoxiFyer]

THIS is what plate racing should be. The draft is just right, not to strong, not to weak, the car dosent rely on "sideforce" so you can actualy slingshot by side drafting, and when you duck out of line with a run, you actually make progress for a bit with the built up momentum, instead of just stopping dead in your tracks unless you have someone behind you, this aero was absolutely PERFECT for this kind of racing

[@Gary_Johnston]

90s NASCAR....when all the teams had full season sponsorship

[@beastlydookie81]

Back when nascar was great, i still rewatch full seasons from the late 90s- early 2000s. I can barely watch a full race form flag to flag nowadays

[@rebelracing88]

This was the glory days of NASCAR. Now this sport has gone to crap and I don't think it'll ever be what it once was. I mean look at all the empty seats at Talladega now. I remember 10 years ago when you were lucky if you got a ticket on the back-straightaway.

[@bravos1076]

Say what you will about Jeff Gordon. I know Fans hated him around this time because he kept on winning but I always loved him. I cheered every time he won just to piss the fans off lol. But to my original statement. Jeff and Dale both did things for Nascar that helped the sport. The sport grew in popularity in the mid 90's because of those two you can't deny that. There both legends that deserve respect. Number 3 and 24 will live on.

[@andrewr7982]

This Tony Stewart seems like the real deal

[@spongebelt]

I really miss bob jenkins in NASCAR.

[@bduddy55555]

Look at those stands... absolutely packed all the way around. The current track seats half as much and they still don't fill it...

[@GoldenfoxxPrime]

Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Bobby (my fave) and Terry Labonte, Rusty Wallace, Jeff Burton, Dale Jarrett, Bill Elliott (on occasion, by this point)...I'd even add Tony Stewart to that list. MAYBE even Jeremy Mayfield. ...Darrell Waltrip always running at the tail end of the pack in a Tobasco car. Dale Jr. and Matt Kenseth would be coming in very soon. All of them retired, part-time, or no longer with us now. You have no idea how much I miss this.

[@Reychelo79]

this was racing, and the most beautiful car nascar has ever designed.

[@natebellville3621]

He’s reunited with BP calling races in heaven now. RIP Bob Jenkins

[@mangledmatter5334]

I miss the coverage and just they shear awesomeness of nascar back in the 90s

[@dennissettlemyre917]

I forgot about that Earnhardt commercial, but remembered when I saw it. That's awesome. Ahhhh, the good ole days!

[@oicu812brazell8]

I loved this race. This was the last DieHard 500. The next year they made it the Winston Select 500. And moved it to October instead of July. Spent every race on the infield back then. 2 races a year camping in the same spot with the same neighbors for 10yrs. was an awsome tradition untill they baned tobacco adv. changed the layout of the infield and ruined it all. This race and the one in I think 85 or 87 when Rusty Wallace set the cup speed record B4 restrictor plates in his CoorsMelling T-bird are tied for best races ever.

[@Trainlover1995]

This was back when there wasn't much bullshit before the race. Just a few comments from the pit reporters. No national anthem with potentially bad singers every telecast, either. Just the pit reporters, the command, and THE RACE.

[@BarryJowers]

The first race I ever went to and I got to see my hero win

[@freddyramirez9934]

Happy 66th birthday, Dale Earnhardt. R.I.P.

[@bigboy3jv]

I was here! In the infield at the back stretch going into turn 3! Of course cheering for Dale Sr!