2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Gatorade Twin 125s

[@edd17sp74]

At 1:19:45, Michael Waltrip is being interviewed and says “I will be here Sunday, and I betcha before the day is over, I will be a part of the story.” Unintentional foreshadowing.

[@MyKittyPercy]

Kind of frustrating when people remember Dale Earnhardt for the way he died. He was so fun to watch drive and just plain good. It’s interesting that he hated restrictor plate racing when he was considered a master at it.

[@iankhan4614]

That is why he was Dale Earnhardt. He and Tim Richmond were drivers who were not afraid to take the risks that others were not able to. He was so comfortable racing at Daytona and Talladega. I remembered when he swept Talladega in 1999 and the fall race in 2000, in memorable Dale fashion. His loss was so huge to all of motorsports. He was so involved in trying to make the sport better. Others drivers would only voice their opinions if it benefited them, not Dale. Lot of times he would go to them or they would go to him for solutions. After he left, the races were different. There was a more cautious approach especially from the drivers, crew chiefs, and team owners even to this day. Mike Helton and his crew were proactive.

[@klk1900]

He thought the plates and aero packages were making it too dangerous. Ultimately the reason he was killed was because he was trying to put drive nascars dangerous aero packages. NASCAR wanted pack racing and dale told them and in interviews that it was gonna make it dangerous and kill people. NASCAR didn’t care about them they only cared about lead changes which is not interesting. They took it out of the drivers hands. So skill no longer mattered is why dale hated it. Great drivers hated it. The low skill drivers loved it because they could now compete with Dale Sr. When before he crushed them.

[@quentinparhiala9415]

this is why he was Dale Earnhardt

[@djmohab2]

@@klk1900 LOL, he died blocking for his two cars in a wicked conflict of interest and because his high school-dropout ass couldn't be arsed to have proper safety equipment. You Godhardt simps are insufferable.

[@johnboy4025]

And we had no idea that just days later Earnhardt would be gone... Its kinda hard to watch actually, seeing how good things were at this point in history.

[@cookie1749]

+John Boy Yeah. It's extremely sad, as Dale was especially happy to start the season. Probably the happiest he'd ever been. Life was going great for him, and it's so depressing to think that it would all end about a week later. :(

[@iankhan4614]

He raced in the Rolex 24 hours at Daytona along with his son. He was so excited about what could have been for the 2001 season. I hope he realizes how much of an impact he had on the sport.

[@gloriaannopperman2734]

We miss Dale so much but he is rolling in Heaven racing!

[@quentinparhiala9415]

it was very sad John Boy

[@ThePlatinumEagle]

He got to leave before it all went off the rails here. So happy to have had him

[@dennisbowen452]

More time has passed since the date this video was uploaded than when it originally ran. Freaking crazy

[@stormcerj]

"I'll bet on sunday, I'll be a part of the story".. wow... #foreshadowing

[@ahmedizaiah9199]

A trick : watch series at Flixzone. I've been using them for watching all kinds of movies lately.

[@braylenalberto6461]

@Ahmed Izaiah definitely, I have been using Flixzone} for months myself :D

[@BrianFalconsFan2]

watching dale earnhardt makes me sad but i smile i actually went to the atlanta race in 2000 he won the crowd was great even though i was 10 i still remember it

[@evanwilliams6406]

That win at Atlanta was special, I needed something to make me feel better about losing my uncle who was my father figure.

[@Pifmeister]

1:04:17-1:04:38 The last friendly-rival talk between 2 of the best

[@joeyskierdrummer]

Wow, how prophetic Michael Waltrip's words at 1:19:42 turned out to be...

[@quentinparhiala9415]

agreed

[@evanwilliams6406]

Well, I read in Michael's book that Dale had a meeting with Michael and told him that he was going to win the race if the team worked together to make that happen. Dale told him to have more confidence in himself and put all the previous feelings he had away. Dale told him he was going to help Michael get that 500 and he did, even if meant at the cost of his own life.

[@gamehulk]

Thanks for posting this Dave. It's funny watching it because it really was a different world back then. When the racing was good and exciting, when Fox was fresh and new with something to prove, before Dale died--when we had a leader on the track to look up to, that Gordon feels like he has to run down and explain; before the yellow line, before Steve and Jerry had their accidents and were forced to retire due to brain injury, before September and before the wars--when you could walk on an airplane with a water bottle and cut an apple with your swiss army knife, and before the sappy patriotic overtures that took over sporting events. Anyway, that was fun to watch (I only watched the first half), nice move by Sterling--restarts in plate races just suck.

[@efendiefendi9496]

sterling marlin the best

[@chrispennington6890]

The racing is amazing and in the last year has really improved

[@VinstonCup]

1:55:20 -- "They were five-wide." You can sense the awe in his voice.

[@inxs1991]

Man Dale Sr. going 3 wide for the lead @48:44. Made a hole where there wasnt lol. He was the man.

[@DavidLand91]

Watching this tells me that NASCAR needs to bring back high-reving engines and being allowed to pass under the yellow line... this racing is FAR superior to today.

[@constantdewdrinker88]

the engines aren't high revving they are actually turning 2000rpm less than todays superspeedway cars. it's the exhaust system placement.

[@user-gu1hl2kx2k]

now we have the stupid gear ratio rule to limit engine speed

[@dalejr183]

Hadnt been to a race since 2006 do they sound weaker now? Not as loud?

[@AlonsoRules]

Hey Dave I just saw this comment after the awful package that NASCAR announced for 2019.

[@TheMW2informer]

dalejr183 this is 100% due to the cars not running a X pipe exhaust.

[@tonystewartrocks14]

Can't believe someone got away with putting "patience" on Tony Stewart's dashboard xD

[@dlwile33]

Dale's move at 48:42 is amazing.

[@BarryJowers]

Everyone said he had lost his nerve after his wreck at Talladega in 96 and then with the neck injury in 99 but he was new man after he had that fixed before the 2000 season. Ran second in points that year and I still fully believe had he not died in the 500 he would have won his 8th championship in 2001. He was like a new man out there.

[@quentinparhiala9415]

yes it was Ryan

[@dathorndike4908]

@@BarryJowers - racing with Dale Jr. seemed to ignite a spark in hm too. I think racing against his son gave him some added motivation.

[@KuutenV3]

Its really hard to think this was over 10 years ago and one of these races was the last race that Dale Sr. ever finished. Thanks for uploading this.

[@jasonrobbins7143]

You can find races going all the way back to the 70's & 80's here on youtube... Yet this is my favorite time to watch races...

[@TheSams61]

Nothing could touch this racing back in the '70s, '80s, '90s. NOTHING.

[@TravisMSimpson]

Anybody notice that when Fox was re-showing Dale Earnhardt's restart Mike Joy called him Dale Jr.

[@dlwile33]

I noticed that watching this race on a recorded VHS tape years ago. The little things man. Lol

[@TravisMSimpson]

That whole team wasn't use to each other yet.

[@joshuasudduth1364]

This was back when the duels were fun to watch.

[@tamezzodiac2862]

Need racing like this again. Also need the cars to sound like this again.

[@meithinglio6095]

48:54 DW : Holy Cow! 1! 2! 3! 4! 5! Mike : 5 wide

[@Alex_Mac_]

Man how do people no share the finish of that 2nd 125 more often? That's one of the best finishes I've seen at Daytona!

[@King1614]

I remember taking bathroom breaks in class 2 or 3 times and stopping by my computer class to get updates on the twins. The computer teacher loved nascar and so did i. This was one of the only couple years my dad didn’t sign me out early to watch them at home. Shit man, the memories

[@Josxyz74vvTV]

I was not an Earnhardt fan then and was born in 1990 but even I can see a huge alteration on the sport after 2001 it really doesn't feel the same as it did back then and didn't even in mid 2000s.

[@FUELBandicoot]

Irony, that Dale Sr. would say that #15 looks like a sleeper.

[@JakeFromLateFarm]

53:18 Drops down low, sweeps back up the track... classic Earnhardt pass. "Excuse me! Pardon me! I'm goin' to the lead now!"

[@stephenholloway6893]

Keep in mind CBS aired the Duels tape delayed after the Busch Series race. This was the first time the Duels aired live.

[@matthewiverson8839]

Thanks #3 for everything, we miss you and haven't been same since '01

[@zlevrangers1145]

i've done many calculations and i've come to the conclusion that these are the two best races of all-time, any series

[@stormcerj]

Zachary Leavitt pretty much agree. aside from the tragic end, the 500 was the best ever, and the Pepsi 400 was great also

[@NascarNixon]

I think the Jr/Skinner battle shows why the 2-car draft and the yellow line rule has ruined plate racing.

[@dathorndike4908]

Man, racing was still awesome in 2001

[@DavidLand91]

Also was 1:04:00 Waltrip's first Boogity?

[@seanagulan9481]

1:05:18

[@aaronspringborn34]

This is NASCAR! we need this racing back

[@CaptainKeithMark]

The peak of NASCAR.

[@remaster1981]

Take notes nascar, THIS is what real racing looks like.

[@BillyRayMileyfan44]

No yellow line rule= MUCH BETTER RACING

[@fatpatlives1998]

Jeff Gordon won the 99 500 like that as well

[@darrylturner2611]

Earnhardt's death gave birth to the yellow line rule. If you hug the yellow line you run the risk of doing exactly What Earnhardt's car did!!

[@DarrylTurner-fl8hi]

Billy, the yellow line rule was created to keep a car from being clipped and landing in the stands!! I work 20 minutes from Daytona and I am surprised it took a disaster for Nascar to wake up!!

[@quentinparhiala9415]

need racing like this again and that's terrible this is the last race Dale Earnhardt finished and I can't believe it's been twenty two years since he passed away

[@ToroRosso20]

Wouldn't be the only trouble Tony would encounter in that area in 2001 O_O.

[@mattjohnston7686]

These sound much better than the cars we have now.

[@Sunoco]

Wow. Finally. Thank you for this! Thank you so much! I missed this ten years ago, and have been looking for it ever since!

[@johnboy4025]

Jeff Gordon used to love going down to the apron. Didn't last long after that.

[@gunnypat29]

this was a great race thank you for putting it on, I was over sea's and missed all this thanx

[@softwave1662]

the most un-fucking-believable racing ever. INSANE racing. As "The Day" documentary said, the 2001 500 really was a Shakespearian tragedy of sport.

[@matthewcloyd2448]

8:30 “I think the 15 is a sleeps too”

[@NotSteveCook]

@Ernde38 Fox Sports Net televised some of the early IRL races after ABC decided the series wasn't worth their exclusivity. I think they did the race at Texas a few times and the first race at Richmond (2001). They also did some Formula One races in 2000. I don't know what other IRL races they covered.

[@brianpatrickreddington1750]

It's such a damn shame that to took Dale too die for NASCAR too wake the fuck up and make the sport safer

[@jasonrobbins7143]

This was my favorite time in Nascar... & boom it all came crashing down

[@sroush24]

oh my god amazing finishes especially race 2!

[@dathorndike4908]

I guess the yellow line rule was subjective in 2001. I never seen so many cars almost run down into the grass at Daytona.

[@de31168]

@UberAntisocialist I think he mean NASCAR Winston Cup Series wise.. but yes alot of IRL races I have uploaded are from FSN, as well as ARCA, NHRA, etc..

[@NotSteveCook]

Lookit Earnhardt @ 48:41! Why can't NA$CAR bring back this rules package? All 5 races (including Oct. 2000 @ Tally) had great racing and few cautions; 3, 3, 0, 3, & 3 respectively. Some recent plate races have had the sum of that total in one race. They were 5 wide!!!

[@TravisMSimpson]

Here's the thing though. Dale Earnhardt wasnt a fan of the restrictor plate package during the late 90s. He was a fan of the 2001 package which he talked about in Happy Hour.

[@evanwilliams6406]

Shaking my head, Earnhardt's move to get away from the pack cost him a shot to win the Twin 125 race he was in. I never understood why he tried to do that, he was a sitting duck.

[@Thewindingstairs747]

He had no choice!! He was the leader… at some point you have to go… what should he have done?

[@beetertruk88]

Unless Gordon went with him he had no chance. That’s why he was messing with Gordon asking him why he didn’t go with him

[@zanemarte9877]

Dale Jr. was SOOOO CLOSE to winning his first qualifier there. Unfortunately, it would've been his only chance to celebrate with his dad.

[@whoasked9500]

At least a RCR car with the #3 (albeit a 1 behind it) won the duel.

[@zanemarte9877]

@@whoasked9500 Then in the Daytona 500 Mike Skinner broke a gear during green flag stops within 45-50 to go. Which sucked for a guy who had one of THE FASTEST cars in the entire race.

[@whoasked9500]

@@zanemarte9877 Dang, he had so much bad luck in his career, including his injury in 2001.

[@DupontandLowesWarrior]

They celebrated in IROC 23 Michigan (1999)

[@fatpatlives1998]

@@zanemarte9877 that RCR / DEI combination would have been unbeatable all the cars were fast in 01 speedweeks

[@ebraman9588]

@RealRacer2442 He uses it in the 1999 Bud Shootout, that's the first time I can remember hearing it. He was helping the CBS team commentate

[@vidEvWill]

When this came on, it broke my streak of watching the Twins on TV...they would show them all on CBS in tape delay and since FOX did not do that, I never watched how Earnhardt lost his heat, all i know is He got too far out and then he was passed by Sterling Marlin.

[@fatpatlives1998]

Michael missed a shift also...it's crazy how fast marlin was that speedweeks. DEI/RCR were the fastest teams but marlin could damn near pull out and pass by himself

[@howabouthetruth2157]

Ole Mikey ( Waltrip ) really blew it on that final restart........he totally forgot to up-shift. It was so funny how he recalled this incident all these years later, and how he was so worried that Dale was gonna chew him out. Mikey said he was trying to sneak by Dale's RV, but Dale yelled out "get in here".......ole Mikey thought "uh oh, I'm really gonna get it now".......So Mikey said: "I'm really sorry Dale" and Dale said: "For what?"......and Mikey replied: "for screwing up during that restart at the end".......and Dale said: "I ain't worried about that, that's history now, it doesn't matter, here's the plan, you, me and Junior are going to work together to win the 500"......and Mikey had no choice but to agree & say: "OK".........ha ha.......but in his head, Mikey was thinking "that sounds great, but 40 other cars are going to have their own strategy as well".......but during that red flag stop near the end of the 500, Mikey noticed how it was him, Junior, and Dale Sr in positions 1,2, & 3.........and Mikey thought: "Wow, Dale was right, this really worked, how the hell did he know that?".......I'll never forget that story. Of course we all know the tragic ending that was bitter sweet with a historic win and a historic loss at the same time.

[@aidanztrainsnthingz]

1:05:06 I miss one lap shootouts. Instead of working together, you're every man for himself. Classic Slingshot by Sterling. Guys these days are too scared to make moves like that. I love the 2001 Aero Package

[@DarrylTurner-fl8hi]

If we only knew what was going to happen 3 day later!!

[@BowensBlvd]

Gosh Dale was such a great driver. I really think he was going to win the title to sit on the thrown with 8, had he not been taken from us suddenly days later.

[@ad206]

Hats off to everyone in that race driving with oil all over their windshields. Seems like 3/4s of them could barely see.

[@RamensRacing]

1:55:01 for the final lap of the second duel. Margin of victory was 0.004 seconds.

[@matildaharden1064]

There will never be another #3

[@purwantiallan5089]

Anyone during covid19 in 2020 still remembering?

[@kennethstinocher2421]

Thanks for uploading this. I had tears in my eyes watching. Knowing what an awesome career Dale Sr had and sad to know that three days later we would loose one of the greatest drivers NASCAR has ever known. Nowadays NASCAR sucks.

[@zachcatanzareti]

Cant wait for this thursday! The new car is gonna bring great things this year.

[@mnapier92]

mike skinner was one of the best drivers to never win

[@iankhan4614]

He should have at least won 🏆 10 to 12 races in his career. He was replaced by robby gordon who was only good at Sonoma and Watkins Glen.

[@purwantiallan5089]

@Mike North as those Kouya Marino Sarah Bryant and Adam Petty.

[@zanemarte9877]

@@purwantiallan5089 Adam died before he even had a shot at Cup full time.

[@ownwar8]

Thank you for posting this!

[@EmbraerLegacy600]

1:57 YOU JINXED IT

[@johnboy4025]

You mean when Mike Joy said: There will be heartbreak. ? If that's the case... Then yeah... More than we would have liked.

[@DaytonaPrototypes]

55:43 Look at Jeff Gordon. Wow!

[@FUELBandicoot]

1:19:17 WHAT! WOW.

[@BowensBlvd]

1:04:00 Jeff respected the man but had that anxious sense in his voice

[@DaytonaPrototypes]

Had no idea Ken Squier worked for FOX.

[@TravisMSimpson]

Only for Daytona

[@de31168]

Top 15 aside from the front row (top 14 if any of them finish up front) then spots 31-38 on speed. Then 39-42 on provisionals, 43rd for a past champion provisional. If no past champion then it goes to the next in owner points.

[@robjschaffer8296]

Dave W Well, 31-36 on time and 37-43 provisionals until your way starting in 2003, I believe.

[@de31168]

@ownwar8 You're welcome.

[@RandyB93]

thank you for the post

[@garymack9734]

And Sterling probably had a good chance to win the 500 if Dale had not been blocking which cost him his life but he wanted to see the 15 and 8 sort it out. The end result was terrible for a great race car driver and legend for sure!

[@BengtsonJ]

This Should have been the Greatest Speedweeks. But Obviously…

[@coca-colatrackhousewarrior9925]

Name of the song at 0:25?

[@Busch22Fan]

1:24:19 -- Kenny sounded kinda tame there, aside from the "future" joke

[@30pupsik]

back when nascar was good

[@Pwg1985]

30:03 dale was the leader of the pack. The only guy to make a move and everyone follows. You don’t see that now.

[@NotSteveCook]

Because now everyone thinks he is Dale Earnhardt

[@jackmiller-johnston8689]

It's no wonder, Waltrip won the 500 in '01. DEi had a LOADED plate package, back then

[@ThreeRiversRC]

Yeah, it was a very intense call!

[@McLovin1776]

Leffler pushing earnhardt , they are both dead now

OMG, finally found this video, thanksss

[@phillies4100_mainsite]

That's because SPEED came along!

[@justinlittle8742]

Earnhardt got away with blocking in this one but not that Sunday

[@AlonsoRules]

back when the duels meant something

[@HockeyVOX]

Out of curiosity, is there a way to find the music bed under the Gatorade promo at 11:26 to 12:04?

[@KostoMax97]

@PhilipTheBigOne watch the Budweiser shootout last night and tell me that wasn't UN-FREAKING-BELIEVABLE

[@johnboy4025]

Funny, Jeff Gordon was really using that yellow line to plow his way up... NASCAR tells him to stop. I think Dale’s death really pushed the no passing below the yellow line rule.

[@CaptainKeithMark]

Starting grid tune fires me right the F up.

[@JasonDelarosa2000]

Did Fox just use CBS's final _Twin 125s_ logo and/or modify it a bit *or* make a whole new logo for the race?

[@jaydenh922]

2001 Gatorade 125 #1 Location: Daytona Beach, Florida Track: Daytona International Speedway Type of race track: Superspeedway Starting cars: 26 Finishing cars: 22 Laps: 50 Cautions: 3 Pole Winner: Bill Elliott (9) Most laps led: Dale Earnhardt (3) (19 laps led) Duel Winner: Sterling Marlin (40) 2001 Gatorade 125 #2 Location: Daytona Beach, Florida Track: Daytona International Speedway Type of race track: Superspeedway Starting cars: 26 Finishing cars: 24 Laps: 50 Cautions: 1 Pole Winner: Stacy Compton (92) Most laps led: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8) (19 laps led) Duel Winner: Mike Skinner (31)

[@skeleguns10oooooo10]

1:55:06 4 WIDE 5 WIDE!

[@goldsmith1210]

Damn, Skinner's wife is a fox!!

[@continentalrcinglg]

Ah, the good old days when FOX Sports Net had a purpose to be a national network.

[@SylvieJ47]

And 52 cars trying to enter! Doesn't happen in this economy.

[@우구-k2b]

29:00 Carl Long

[@Boggsfamilyshow]

Scott pruett's #32 went full time in 2001. :P

[@Maverick33]

Ricky Craven was the driver that year

[@NotSteveCook]

That car was full time in 2000 as well; Scott and PPI just missed several races as both were in their first year of stock car racing.

[@joshuasweeney7864]

I didnt start watching NASCAR til '04 can someone explain the Old Duel Rules to me, was it top 15 from each race(besides the front row) advance and then they fill the rest out with Provisionals or am i way off ?

[@zanemarte9877]

Front Row determined by top 2 fastest, then positions 3-30 determined by Qualifier race finish spots, 31-36 by top fastest, then the remaining positions from 37 on back based on provisionals from the previous position.