How Did Dale Jr and Matt Kenseth Feel About Each Other's Careers? | Dale Jr Download

Being in the same rookie class, it was easy for Dale Jr and Matt Kenseth to compare their careers to each other in the NASCAR Cup Series. They look back on what
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[@marauder600]

Frankly I miss their generation of drivers and personalities in Nascar.

[@billcook-gb2kz]

it was the best era of racing there ever will be

[@justinfitch4851]

I agree 100%

[@justinb5797]

It's really not the same

[@wez492]

Yes, I would 👍 agree . I grew up a 90s kid, race days at my house or my grandparents house would sometimes resort to tribal warfare. I was the only Gordon fan , my parents were Earnhardt extremists , My grandpa was a Dale Jarrett or any one that drove a Ford & my grandma was a JG fan outta sympathy cuz everyone was constantly busting my chops 😅.

[@rcguy902]

​@wez492 so in other words your parents could pick better than you dale> jeff

[@lindanearing4710]

I admire how honest and straight forward Jr. is with his feelings. Classy guy. As far as Matt is concerned, I remember at the end of three different races, Kasey Kahne (my favorite driver) and Matt battled hard for those wins. Kasey won one of them and Matt won two. They were three of the most entertaining race finales of my memory. They raced each other hard, clean and respectfully. I never felt as if Matt ever used dirty tactics to win.

[@bigshoopchannel]

He had like 7 or 8 epic battles for the win that should be talked about more. A couple with Kahne, Jimmie, Larson, the Roush Dover finish, the Burton Dover finish, Joey wrecking him at Kansas. He had some exciting wins (and losses), for sure.

[@DaelzGG]

Dale Jr needs to bring Jimmie, Jeff, Tony, and Matt all on the same podcast. That would be a badass podcast with awesome stories.

[@Chad-sp4hq]

Please yes

[@peterossi9496]

Matt is an extremely talented driver.

[@Chris-xv7wd]

World class talent

[@rcguy902]

So is Dale jr

[@chadrat39]

@@rcguy902 true, Matt was better though

[@rcguy902]

@@chadrat39 jr was just as good as Matt

[@alexseiler1604]

What an incredible class act Dale is

[@williamjames648]

I think his connection from being around in the 70s through now, being there for alot of the history of nascar is so important. Him being a Podcaster and commentator is more important that when he was a driver

[@brucewunderlich4949]

Probably the most overrated driver of all time

[@dannystafford5532]

​@brucewunderlich4949 ok Karen, what have YOU done for this sport ??? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!! A little jealousy it sounds like ...

[@kevinkinney5445]

I like how Dale has matured into a social media influencer with honesty and integrity, open and willing of a greater understanding.

[@heavenlyblue]

Was interesting to hear Dale Jr open up like that - sounded sincere and I do not believe I have seen it at that level before

[@InsignificantNick]

When I think of Kenseth's best seasons, 2013 immediately comes to mind. 7 wins and lost the championship to Jimmie by 19 points. Even as a JJ fan, I couldn't help but feel bad for Kenseth because that was a great season for him.

[@doomusrlc]

2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2015 were really good as far as general performance goes for him. 20+ top 10s (other than 2012, at 19) and ran up front a lot. 2012 was awesome watching him and Biffle trade the points lead for a while during the first 26. But 2006 and 2013 hurt the most as a Kenseth fan.

[@jamiethornton6101]

someone had put up a list of champions, if we had kept the long time Winston Cup. Kenseth would've been a 3 time champ. I believe Harvick would've been a 4 time champ. But hey, everyone plays by the same rules.

[@AgtWashingtub]

@@jamiethornton6101 That is only given the same results. In a full season points format people would race differently, and I am pretty confident in that scenario Matt Kenseth wins waaay more than 3 Cup's.

[@SupermanHopkins]

I'd love to see how many people stopped watching because NASCAR had a Jimmie Johnson problem. He's a 7x champion who still isn't beloved and wasn't beloved when he was winning those titles. The rules changes that allowed him to win all those cups probably set the sport back.

[@marcosishes]

@@doomusrlcmatt rlly could've been a 6-time champ 🥲

[@ryanjones4106]

I feel like Matt Kenseth is one of those drivers that doesn’t get talked about a lot because he’s rather reserved. But he was so kickass and had amazing stats. Definitely deserves that hall of fame spot

[@Chad-sp4hq]

He's top 10 all time.driver

[@monica93304]

To this day Jr is my favorite NASCAR racer. Very human, humble, appreciative of his life experiences and such a great conversationalist. He's wicked smart. A fantastic historian, and care taker for the sport. Being the main force behind bringing back the Wilkesboro race track. It made a lot of us fall in love again with the sport.

[@bobfromjob]

I love the mutual love and respect here. Also, Matt calling out Dale about the Busch ride. haha. Definitely two buddies being candid.

[@stevendamenace]

I definitely need more episodes with Matt kenseth 🔥💯

[@tnwhiskey68]

You can tell a lot about a guy by the friends he keeps, good for both of you guys!

[@MrGetarealgun]

I miss the days of these guys racing the Busch series in the late nineties.

[@sapphirekennedy]

Okay ball is in your court Jr!! When are we gonna see Matt in a car??? Would love to you two at a late model race- or Kenseth at xfinity Road America!!

[@robertirwin8892]

Jr can make the offer, but it's really up to Matt weather or not he want's to drive the car.... Just my thoughts and opinion.

[@wheeler2816]

@@robertirwin8892 well Matt already offered once and was refused by him LOL

[@djmohab2]

@@wheeler2816 Jr is the cheapest when it comes to his race teams. Matt would need to bring funding.

[@DerrickRG91]

@@djmohab2 Jr is NOT gonna run a car out of pocket. Believe it or not, he's not a billionaire like Rick Hendrick who can send Larson out there without a sponsor every week.

[@djmohab2]

@@DerrickRG91 LOL, he's bitching about the cost of a houseboat and begging his friends to crowdsource it. You make a promise, like he did to Matt, honor it.

[@philliplangley9302]

Great conversation, it's great to know Matt and Dale were great friends during their rivalry and still friends today.

[@joekuzara715]

I love this interview. I moved to Daytona when I was 23 and lived & worked close to DIS. My best friend & my father in-law had been huge NASCAR fans forever. I went to an August race at MIS in 1999 Dale Jarret lead the whole race, I was really there to hang out. I knew basic information at that time. Dale jr. was my guy I mean how could you not love the 8 at that time and super speedway plate racing was awesome back then. I respected Matt for the driver he was and how competitive he raced but he seemed like a dick. I wish I knew Matt was this cool back then. Great stories fellas I really enjoyed it.

[@michaelatkinson6730]

Dale Jr is the man. I get what he is saying. He measured himself with Kenseth because they were both side by side. Jr does not have anything to be ashamed of. I can see what he is saying because its the same in my career. I seen people that I thought I was comparable to me reach higher levels. When I go to bed at night I have to realize that I'm blessed. I went as high that I ever thought I would. I know I did my best. I respect all those who achieved more. You got to be confident in yourself.

[@brucemccarrier4247]

It's crazy how these guys can remember all the races they've been in, and where they finished

[@bquick918]

The focus is unreal, that what it takes to be a NASCAR driver

[@vineshnaidoo9402]

Both are awesome humans....Dale jr is truly the man....

[@scottbridger296]

Friends and Racers. NASCAR is great but their era was awesome

[@DC322]

Kenseth and Reiser were a team starting out in the Xfinity series where legend Mark Martin gave both of them a chance to start with the #17 cup team in 2000. They didn't look back since.

[@StoneXue]

When Matt left Gibbs I was already starting to watch less and less NASCAR and stopped and I just remember thinkin "If this guy cant get a ride this sport is broken" These several years later still feel the same way. Sport is just broken.

[@jonathonpoloski917]

The sport is broken, and the sport is manipulating how it really is with getting rid of some grandstands at race tracks to make it seem like the stands are fully packed. Sunday night I went to the quaker state 400, and remember seeing the backstretch and corner grandstands, and seeing them full, not Sunday night though, sure granted a tornado took down those back stretch grandstands but, come on, get em built back up, and up the horsepower on these tracks. I do like the superspeedway style racing, it's cool, competitive, and there's always a chance of a wreck, but it's not Atlanta motor speedway anymore. Sure, change the downforce and the body style of the cars, get them as safe as possible if you need to, but, ramp the engines back up baby. That high pitched, gen 4 sound is what attracted fans. The sport is weird. At its lowest.

[@lane5477]

Stopped watching around 2014, just now starting to watch a little again. Man those were the days

[@emmanuel0099]

It’s not broken. It’s just changing more than some people can handle.

[@Tayd0g]

@@jonathonpoloski917Things change, everything changes. If anything nascar didn’t change *enough* in last 30 years.

[@JohnConnor-1984]

Just as with all sports right now, it’s all about the young hot shot coming up and unfortunately the older guys get pushed to the side.

[@anitagarrison6916]

Can't get any better than my two favorite drivers on one episode.

[@dndoutdoors3115]

best show on youtube if ur into the best nascar yrs ever... i think jr has surpassed his dad now .. n being totally transparent n not caring what people think bout him... makes me appreciate even more i was a jr fan during his career... love the realness of this podcast....listen everyday!...👏👏💯💯💯💯, love every story...

[@mrvstop9267]

Man... I love these guys!!!!

[@blackninjaforlife2524]

Damn from watching this two race for most my life to see them reminiscing really can make a grown man tear up

[@MisterFastbucks]

Both of these guys are a class act. This is why I love NASCAR. Where is the next generation of these two?

[@alexfraley]

Elliott, Blaney, Briscoe, Bell, and Suarez are all class acts. I expect them to fill the shoes of these greats.

[@dylan5398]

​@@alexfraleydidn't Elliott just right hook someone into the wall in front of the field

[@johnwalker2390]

@@dylan5398I can’t stand Elliott, but so what? Jr intentionally hooked Vickers in the rear in front of the entire field in the Daytona 500.

[@dylan5398]

@@johnwalker2390 Yes and Jr should've been suspended for that lol

[@tillman40]

They are suspended for memes

[@tnrodgers]

My favorite Matt Moment: Martinsville! He did what NASCAR wouldn’t.

[@rorygielarowski8972]

Kenseth! What a stand up guy!!

[@nickiallen]

Great conversation class act

[@shawns57garage]

This is great interview and must see. Matt was and always has been a class act guy 👍 hell of a driver ! he needs to jump in one of Junebugs late models that would be epic 🏁

[@larryburwell8550]

2 class drivers being honest. I love that

[@RoyBaty]

This was a way for Jr. to get him back to the track. That is so funny. "I wanna see you race a little bit. I'm pittling, I wanna see you pittle." Both of these guys have a great sense of humor. I bet they had some great times together during their racing career.

[@jeffreid7272]

That water bottle is driving me crazy!!!! LOL

[@shannonspears5742]

Brothers from another mother!!!

[@robertholland9651]

What a class act on both sides

[@dhackdaddymac]

Jr got the fame and attention. Matt got the wins and championship.

[@RAID3R63]

Jr never wanted the fame or attention

[@JakerMayfield]

Jr was an amazing phenomenal driver, but whats most impressive about his career is how great he’s been behind a microphone. Can’t think of a better ambassador for the sport.

[@heavi-armed-infadel]

I was a big fan during those times, every fan i ever got to know always held Kenseth in high regard. He'd race you clean, and Dewalt color scheme was awesome.

[@lewiskemp5893]

Damn that was emotional. I've always loved Matt too. Classy guy. I cussed him when he beat Jr but still liked him too. Matt for the SRX

[@LT33190]

There should be a NASCAR Silver series where retired drivers 45-60 years old race each other

[@timj3590]

Last time they tried that at Bristol the almost killed one. Bad idea

[@Brian-vd4mg]

SRX

[@the_elmeister]

Matt is definitely one of the most respected drivers out there. I definitely do see Matt racing in all sorts of other things in the future and possibly SRX full-time.

[@the_elmeister]

Dale is an incredible class act and so is Matt. I seriously hope Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson runs a podcast in the future.

[@Ryanezek36]

Matt im one of your fans. I believe you are one of the most underated drivers in Cup. I have allot of respect for you.

[@davidpate6095]

I never knew Kenneth was such a genuinely nice guy.

[@timhughes5066]

As a Bobby Labonte fan, I'm at peace with Kenseth being the one to make the pass in the 600 that year lol

[@allenwhitmer8192]

I was a Kenseth fan, and I remember when he helped Bobby when he was injured. They did a driver change after, I think the 2nd caution, and Matt came out in like 37th, 38th and drove to 10th place. When the final caution came out for rain, Matt was chomping at the bit and Jimmy Makar was tickled to death, they wanted to go racing again because every position Matt gained helped Bobby in the standings

[@timhughes5066]

@@allenwhitmer8192 I do in fact remember that race as well. If they weren’t pitted on the backstretch, he probably would’ve at least passed Martin for 5th, but the rain came. Then Labonte actually won the Southern 500 the very next year on a provisional with incredible pit strategy, ironic. That race really showed the entire garage that Kenseth was on his way.

[@allenwhitmer8192]

@@timhughes5066 Yes it did, and I was glad it was for Bobby. The man just oozes class, I've always respected how Bobby drove. I remember sweating bullets in the Coke 600, when Matt passed him for what would be his first cup win. Bobby just didn't go away and I was afraid he was going to pass Matt in the last few laps. I knew he wouldn't wreck him, but if anyone could pass him it was Bobby. Great memories!

[@timhughes5066]

@@allenwhitmer8192 Yeah, 1999-2000 were great memories. I think even the times Labonte could've used the bumper and quarter panels up, he didn't. Him, Terry, the Burton Brothers and Matt Kenseth were all class acts.. Enjoy the rest of the racing season my man!

[@courtlandsoulja2]

JR IS VERY REAL FOR BEING HONEST ABOUT THIS

[@RAID3R63]

I grew up watching these two

[@michaelanthony9398]

Kenseth was my first ever autograph in NASCAR. JR. was my favorite. Nazareth speedway.

[@Ken-op7sg]

Kudos to Dale I really appreciate your honesty as a fan . And Matt kenseth you were both great competitors and kudos to you both. Now Dale stick to that promise and put kenseth and your bush car because I'm really curious how that would turn out as a fan don't fudge on your promise lol.. and soon here when I get some time I want to tell you a story about your dad and it's it's a funny one when we were in Fontana the inaugural race and Derek Koch was leaning against the wall under the bridge and we were leaning against the wall talking to Derek o right off the bat you know where this is going but I'll have to tell you the story your dad was laughing so hard and I got pictures of it that I like to send you. But he welcomed us me and my wife to and hope that we have a great day and I've never ever forgotten that

[@tomarnett5686]

Mike yall are doing a great job,and with this video it has unlocked the next level.Both of yall take note of Matt's hairpiece game,find out who he uses.much love and roll tide!

[@TwizslurD]

I _always_ forget that JR doesn't have a "Cup" championship. Every time I hear it, I have to think back through the years. I remember the one he lost to Jimmie because of the "it don't mean s**t" incident, but for some reason I always think that he won one afterwards.

[@dantheracer99]

If you're talking about 2004, Kurt Busch won the championship that year. But yeah the point penalty he got did cost him a shot at winning the championship.

[@mcostin582]

Great Show Many Thanks

[@easttnlawncare6740]

Matt kenseth Dale senior and Junior was always my favorite

[@NamathCB]

Former Ford driver so for this Dale JARRETT fan, you know, the "other" Dale ;) so I rooted for those guys, Mark M, Matt, n Carl. What a time to be a fan of the sport. Even for us Ford guys

[@Wklambert]

Haha, Dale, I sure hope you get Matt to race again. That would be so friggin poetic. (I don't mean that negatively, lolol)

[@tommybounds3220]

Thank you for the video.

[@tmacfan824]

Couple of class acts

[@jmcd1974able]

I remeber helping Matt at Toledo speedway in a Hooters cup race before he ever went to Nascar. Great driver. Always respectful

[@dirtberger4533]

Matt and I have the same birthday 3/10. I race motorcycle dirt bikes. When I can, belong to a Off Road Racing. Love you shows, you both rock🏁🏁🏁👍👍🇺🇸👍

[@chaselewis100]

I remember Matt’s gatorade commercial when he’s sweatin Gatorade hooked up to the Machine

[@Wh0evenisthisguy]

This was a damn good listen.

[@justinb5797]

Two good humans

[@motordome3707]

Thanks Dale really enjoy the Matt conversations. Do you like popcorn?

[@jimgillett1184]

Matt and Tony Stewart used to come to Madison International Raceway. I wish Jr. and Matt would come race at the Midwest's fastest half mile

[@marknoble5495]

I remember that year junior won the all star race and Matt won the 600. Had to be 2002 Late yellow and the 17 car inflated their tires to qualifying psi’s and were on a rail for long enough to run away with it.

[@damnmarkey]

I got to thinking. Imagine Dale Jr & Matt became teammate.

[@alanscherb69]

Loved Matt while in the 17

[@7viewerlogic670]

Great video!

[@thegonz7833]

AWESOME CONTENT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@amaccama3267]

That's racing mates for you. I wanna see you do well, just not at my expense. 😊😊

[@JWD26]

My favorite driver was Jamie Mac and my dads was Matt. They ended up being great buddies and my dad and I would watch every race together. Good times

[@JohnRoberts71]

I would love to see Matt Kenseth race nascar again

[@aszilagyi100]

I can relate to that last comment about having the Yates engine. And how the once perfect Chassis set-ups change. I have found that to be completely true. When you finally get more than enough engine! That once perfect chassis becomes a mess. Requiring lots more work. On low powered race, car, driver could be digital with the throttle . When he has too much even just slightly too much engine, he becomes greedy and no matter what you do the car is a loose Off !

[@wgnation351]

Talking racing and watching a science project as Matt's water bottle changes temperature.

[@amfk8079]

I wanna know what made the car bounce at dover mid race

[@GeorgeJansen]

Dale is the Howard Cosell and Walter Cronkite of Nascar ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@MegaMr46]

Matt’s achievements: 2000 Rookie of the Year, 2003 Cup Champion Dale Jr’s achievements:15 time Most Popular Driver, 2 time Busch Champion Both achievements: 2x Daytona 500 winners

[@wade_says]

2002-2015 was my favorite era of NASCAR.

[@KDill29]

I want to know more on what Dale was talking about. How the car felt like it was bouncing in the middle of Dover race, then go away. How he said, what is this phenomenon. 😂 I want to know now too!

[@adamsmithyman7973]

Simply facts and data shows Matt was better and Jr had the name. Matt was a class driver and was a very quite type of person but had more success than Jr ever did.

[@S15GYPSY128]

Matt and Jr. is a part of the reason why the racing points changed the nascar cup series

[@codieakers7606]

Larry and magic of Nascar

[@ralphlambert5736]

Dale passing probably did help.. I think he might of won a championship We will never no Jr. Was my favorite driver n I'm from tiny town in northern Alberta.. That's in Canada 😂

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

Just outside Toronto isn't it? Jk, we had a great time racing outside of Edmonton. Cheers

[@TheCoreyHodges]

“I always loved that we had that connection…” Moments later: “Bulls@%t! Bulls@%t!”

[@easttnlawncare6740]

Matt kenseth and Dale senior are the only two drivers that has ever won Bristol night race has back-to-back

[@toddbob55]

Ford drivers were the most humble

[@jeffreylawson9978]

What’s up with Matt’s hair ?? Is that a rug ? Reminds me of Jimmy Spencer.

[@doubleaa3355]

Put him in a car Jr! 😃

[@joespurlock4628]

I listened to the in car radios in those early days - I suspect Dale was jealous of how "steady" (consistent) Matt was - pretty much entire career. Dale had the drafting "gene" like Senior, but as was pretty obvious on the radio, he was busy being an immature kid into his 30's vs. a buttoned up deliberate serious person with "racecraft" that Dale mentions, so Dale was often inconsistent and frankly probably lost with better equipment several times, vs winning or placing top 5 with lesser equipment like Kenseth and Martin often did So, very honest of Dale to point all that out - probably on some level actually jealous that Matt had maturity figured out before he did. On the contrary, Jr was always a clean / fair minded driver, not interested in tearing up equipment, and of course doing well despite all the above lack of maturity and at times lack of focus - thus respectable from Matt's standpoint as well. Kenseth, Martin, Burton, Rocketman, and a few others (JJ obviously) seemed better able to be willing to work on the car all weekend and truly work with their crews and their results (clean looking race cars at the end in top 10 alot) show that. I could tell in interviews those were things that resonated with Jr, tho he took many years (understandably looking back) to figure out the maturity thing to get to that level. I was a bit sad that he didn't get rewarded with at least one championship toward the last once he did really lean into it.

[@halweilbrenner9926]

Smooth patient controlled Matt

[@logansanderson3431]

Dale: I wonder how many other races people thought I should have won? Me as a fan: I can think of a few heartbreakers

[@GP80888]

Man… all the Roush drivers back then. Hard to pick a favorite. Probably Mark but man they were all good. Biffle was probably the best wheel man in NASCAR. I remember he had a car so bad it looked like he was drifting every corner, you could see him saw the wheel in the car. Carl had a drive to win like no other. Matt he was just a drivers driver. Burton he was just fast everywhere. I miss those days.

[@jonathanwillard171]

Matt in the #8 xfinity car next year. 😳😳

[@rynosraceroom66]

GOLD !

[@rgtug1]

I was a big fan fan of kenseth. I always thought if he would have gotten away from roush he would have won not only more races but more championships.

[@Shawn-Leider]

He was close to another championship like every single year

[@daviclar867]

Matt won 16 races in his five years at Gibbs.

[@OFWGKTADGD]

These two won the first four races in 2004.

[@mrwinston_thepug]

Winning a Championship has to be the beat years for any racer because without a Championship you're just a Hamlin.

[@Chris-xv7wd]

You said it

[@DerrickRG91]

Without a Championship or a Daytona 500, you're just a Mark Martin.

[@triciagreen9676]

He did me like that as well 😊