Earnhardt and Waltrip collide at Richmond in 1986

Relive the 1986 race at Richmond Raceway that saw Dale Earnhardt and Darrell Waltrip go toe-to-toe for the win, wrecking and handing the win to Kyle Petty. For more NASCAR news, check out: www.NASCAR.com

[@johnnyfive222]

Man I miss these cars

[@evanouk1174]

This race was on a Fox channel today. BOY, do I wish NASCAR was still like this!!!!

[@chittychad18]

@@evanouk1174 then nobody would be watching. A real camry, fusion and camaro would be boring as hell. Especially since the camaro is more aerodynamic ( but designed for drag racing). I already argued with a guy yesterday complaining about the safety features, like he wants to see another driver join Dale. I love the look of these cars, only wish they had less restriction than f1 on development. Only way to make nascar successful by car body alone is a sports car/super car. Would you rather see a c8, GT, and supra? thats more le mans ( except the GR hyper car would be toyota). Do that and say goodbye to drafting, close racing and ratings. Just my 2 cents, i want this sport to continue, just tired of everyone complaining about everything. If nascar leaves, then its just f1 and boring ole local short tracks (I like 1 1/2 miles).

[@jamesonmartin1981]

@@chittychad18 you realize they run mustangs right? The fusion was killed 2 years ago

[@TimyD]

i hope that director never worked again. Cuts away to a crowd shot during an obvious battle for position while entering turn 3. .....the hell are you doing, chief?

[@r3knynussberger882]

Yeah i know i was on the edge of my wondering what the people in the stands were doing while they were battling out on the track

[@penguincamp]

Not only that, I watched the original broadcast on KZbin and they didn't even catch Earnhardt cleaning his car

[@southwesternpasirens]

Fr that’s something Fox would do nowadays

[@brockstar1461]

If somebody did that today all of the fans would be raging.

[@theoriginalshew]

And they weren't back then? I recall people hating DW pretty hard. It's easy now to see how hated drivers are with the internet

[@brockstar1461]

theoriginalshew fair enough. I think I’m just tired of seeing the fans whine about everything

[@mikegrey5663]

@Rocket Man It wasn't Marlin's fault he died for one and two why would you applaud someone's death.

[@mrt4088]

Plus you never ever hook someone into the wall.

[@fuzzytron]

The same fans that mourn Earnhardt and "hate" and "dont watch" NASCAR now would hate a driver like Earnhardt.

[@shanewhitefeather6298]

This race was on a Fox channel today. BOY, do I wish NASCAR was still like this!!!!

[@DisconnectedMinistry]

Minus Ken Squire

[@pmczapczara5332]

The Man and his machine. :45 Earnhardt sitting on the door, driving around the track AND leaning across the windshield to clean the oil off the glass. Classic shot.

[@grungyflannel]

shoulda cleaned the other side...then maybe he coulda seen how close he was to Jaws!

[@SS-kz7td]

Lmao I just watched this and was thinking, ah yes, clean the windshield as you get towed to the pits... then I realized there was no tow truck!

[@willydawg99]

it was funny watching the jackass wash his windshield

[@r3knynussberger882]

Wow i miss nascar the tracks were different so different then today. Now the tracks are so clean and perfect almost like bowling alley .the race tracks had real personality and uniqueness back then even the cars

[@TheHighRoad1748]

The smoother and cleaner the track surface, the better the racing action... And, I'm pretty sure they had track cleaners back then, too.

[@SneakerheadBen]

*intesne side by side battle for the lead* Tv Director: “lets cut to the fans”

[@acegibson9533]

I can hear Darrell yell into his headset, "That DAMN stroker hit me !!!!"

[@spider_hoss]

That LITTLE TURD!

[@deanladue3151]

The week after the race, Darrell was on a talkshow on the old Nashville Network channel. Was asked about the crash by the host, and the insults that he leveled at Dale would almost make your hair stand on end!

[@slidejob6524]

Richmond came a long way in the wrong direction... It used to look like a racetrack. Now it looks too... Perfect... Idk

[@hawkeyeracing5016]

To me it’s my favorite short track. It’s now got multiple groves and is very fast. Now if NASCAR gets these cars to where they can actually race that would be great.

[@ncbbq1]

So true...the "old" Fairgrounds Raceway used to be considered as an "eyesore" on the nascar circuit, but the racing was so much BETTER back then. The new track always gets praise for its configuration, but usually produces nothing but "yawn-fests" on race day. Guess I just miss the older days ...

[@Cygnus307]

Dale knew he was beat so he intentionally dumped Darrell. Just glad he took himself out as well and I say that as a HUGE Dale fan. Best part of this vid other than the epic old school bumper-to-bumper racing was seeing Kyle in victory lane!

[@jeffreyhenshaw1520]

Waltrip started the bumping... Dale finished it!! Saw it live; still have the VHS tape of the whole race. Good times

[@jerryhablitzel3333]

Waltrip kept hitting Dale trying to wreck him so Dale put it on him. I always loved how Earnhardt never got all pissy. He got mad but didn’t make whiny ass show of it. A fellow might want to watch out for him at the next race though.

[@somedudeonyoutube8079]

But what did Earnhardt always do to people? The same exact thing Darrel does here. Difference is, Darrel gets him a little loose, and Earnhardt hooked him to the right, completely wrecking them both.

[@MrStroker408]

@@jerryhablitzel3333 Waltrip wasn't trying to wreck him.. just get him loose so he could get by. What Earnhardt did was wrecking a guy.. Didn't even try to make it look like an accident. You could see the embarrassment on his face in the interview.

[@bbbbBEOTCH]

dw loooked to wreck him a few times

[@tamezzodiac2862]

Bring this nascar back look how dirty the track surface is.

[@dementedb43]

Dear NASCAR. Why have you not yet created some sort of online library of past races? The amount of footage you guys must have must be extensive. And the lack of footage from ARCA and the BUSCH series among others online is a sad thing. I'm pretty sure you would have a lot of people interested in it, but it's probably to do with rights to the footage etc? We can all dream, maybe one day.

[@ronzombe]

dementedb43 I want to also see some iroc! I wouldn’t even mind paying for it.

[@dementedb43]

ronzombe Yup, another series that's got barely anything online. 1980's would be great to see.

[@sgtpepper6379]

Indycar posts a lot of classic races! Check them out.

[@dementedb43]

sgtpepper6379 Yes they do...but that's Indycar. 😉

[@sgtpepper6379]

dementedb43 I'm a big fan of both and wish NASCAR did the same as well.

[@tcjohnson3437]

I remember watching this race. Talk about a before and after picture of Richmond.

[@hanswurst6712]

the 80s, the golden era of motorsport. :)

[@joeshelton1077]

Dale Earnhardt vs. Darrell Waltrip, hmmm, best rivalries back in the day. 🏁

[@IRONHEAD12701]

Dale hooked him with his left front bumper. An old dirt track trick. He used it a little too much on that one.

[@anthonyandthemachine]

Wow Richmond looked so small!

[@truexfan001]

Anthony And The Machine it was. Back then it was only a half-mile race track. It was reconfigured in '88 to what we currently have.

[@LivingCommonSense]

I'd watch every lap of these old races on PPV long before I would watch NASCAR today

[@AHunnaRacing]

Dale was bad ass hanging out the window during competition. Rip

[@spider_hoss]

I was about to say this. Today there's too much safety equipment you have to get in and click up to do that.

[@662wc5]

I started watching NASCAR as a kid in the '60s on Wide World of Sports and followed it all the way up until the mid '90s when I thought it had changed too much, many of the old familiar names were gone, and I lost interest in it. I remember these '80s races, names, and cars very well and watched them live whenever I could. This video reminded me that back then my wife liked Earnhardt's #3 Wrangler car because she thought the colors were "pretty". 😄

[@j.s.r.3646]

I didnt realize how much I needed to hear that winning interview!

[@mwhitelaw8569]

That was how things used to be Now They'd be on the TV cryin'

[@Hitherto90]

This is when rubbing WAS racing. Now rubbing is raging.

[@mattakastarkill3r402]

Turning someone head on into the wall isn't rubbing. It's attempted murder. Your "good old days" were days when men died for your entertainment.

[@andrewr7982]

@@mattakastarkill3r402 I agree turning someone isn't good racing but saying it's attempted murder is a bit of a stretch.

[@mattakastarkill3r402]

@@andrewr7982 in that day? Single seatbelts, concrete walls, no HANS? The rule on wrecking has always been: turn em left, never right.

[@andrewr7982]

@@mattakastarkill3r402 there were no concrete walls on this situation but sure you could die and still could die but I don't think anyone ever wrecked with goal of killing someone.

[@mattakastarkill3r402]

@@andrewr7982 intentions don't matter. You can't let your anger get the better of you behind the wheel. If it does, you're responsible for the outcome.

[@sirensc3566]

Back when Nascar didn’t suck eggs.

[@SS-kz7td]

Feels weird watching this 4 minute clip without a commercial break

[@bradhawks5357]

honestly...

[@director7685]

When nascar was real.

[@donaldparlettjr3295]

That's was racing. Good old boys. It's a southern thang y'all.

[@joshuagibson2520]

When NASCAR was awesome. Now the 2.4 hours of Le Mullets was a better event thank NASCAR can ever dream of.

[@nailbanger489]

Back when they raced in nascar.

[@CallieandJordanSquad]

Now this is racing

[@skooby_doobie_doonkann3334]

I truly missed out on some great racing in the 80s. As great as 90s racing was, the 70s and 80s were great to. It's no longer a great sport

[@lrobie123]

stopped watching NASCAR in 1989 so the 1970's and 1980's NASCAR is all I know

[@chrisaycock6963]

Well at least Darrell Waltrip never had to wreck a bunch of people like Dale Earnhardt did, an Waltrip STILL Won more races!

[@goatwooo9221]

Waltrip was trying to spin him in every corner, just had a faster car in this race

[@jefffischer3854]

DW should of stayed with Junior Johnson. He would've probably won a couple more Winston Cups

[@thomas8794]

Waltrip was always the better driver.

[@chrisaycock6963]

@thomas8794 I Love your comment. Some Earnhardt fans think Earnhardt's So Much Better than Every other Driver that they Overrate him.

[@chrisoakley5830]

Clips like this one are the reason NASCAR doesn't have a lot of footage on you tube. It puts their current product to shame!

[@kevinhuneycutt9691]

Great stuff!

[@kentholmes3648]

Man I miss these days of NASCAR!!

[@austinpatrick2682]

What Earnhardt meant but didn't say...."I saw I wasn't gonna win so I said neither are you." I miss watching him race.

[@tamezzodiac2862]

Or he tried to bump him back after Darrel hit him and almost spun him out and he hit Darrel and he couldn’t save it.

[@takkoy8658]

**Chick Hicks intensifies**

[@scottlowman.1044]

Not me.

[@NoName-um4dt]

Definitely would be hard to find a sponsor to support that type of driving now. Lol

[@NoName-um4dt]

@@tamezzodiac2862 I think he got mad because Darrel was trying to wreck him. This was also the time in life where Darrel did alot of smack talk also.

[@kenleebarnes5113]

“That’s just racing” - Dale Earnhardt

[@andypage9]

...and he was right.

[@Shiggiesmalls02]

@@andypage9 yeah, right rearing someone is just racing get a grip

[@theoriginalshew]

And people complain about the commentary and camera work now? What was with the random crowd shots and everyone talking over one another or stumbling over words?

[@stevesonger9202]

Not sure if there's a specific instance that you're speaking of, but, the commentators were all very into the race, and, enjoying, much as any ordinary fan in the stands...only, what they were saying, was being broadcast. Personally, I consider Benny's impromptu Danny Joe Brown impression, when exclaiming, "And...Joe Ruttman spins around!!!", to be one of my favorite NASCAR TV moments ever. It makes me laugh, no matter how many times I watch it, and, reminds me that there used to be a time when some leeway was given to the guys in the booth, allowing them to let us know that they loved watching, as much as we did.

[@tothjake94]

The commentators were like fans just bullshitting about the race. And that's what we all want in sports. Enjoyable commentators. Guys like darell waltrip and Dale Jr. Excitement. Something we've lacked for years. In all sports. The XFL for example picked perfect commentators. They bullshit with eachother and make it enjoyable to watch. As for the camera work, I do agree with you about the random crowd shots.

[@josephcefalu5282]

The year I was born thats when nascar was interesting legends racing right here

[@Threegunmaster]

Miss that so very much...

[@gmanltz8070]

When racing was racing !!!!!! #3

[@joracer1]

I know what 3 was going to do, he was going to cut across 11s bumper causing the 11 to correct and move up the track then the 3 would cut under him to win the race.. an old dirt track move, the 3 misjudged it by 2 or 3 inches. you seen the results. Earnhardt did say he misjudged Waltrips bumper later on. Darrel was super mad I don't blame him but in all honesty he shouldn't have passed the 3 on the strait, he should have slowed up and held the 3 on the outside of 3 and 4 insuring the victory. I'm sure he sees that now.

[@tamezzodiac2862]

Back when the cars where actually hard to drive.

[@usachristmas5433]

Please change the title to “ Earnhardt wrecks Waltrip”

[@dhaley8847]

kyle looked much better without the pony tail

[@chadowens8565]

I forgot Kyle Petty used to talk Southern 🤪

[@rmiami225]

Real stock cars, bricks that took real drivers to drive! ... not these pony cars they race now!

[@tripnick3]

Zip it.

[@charliehotel2286]

Love or hate Dale Earnhardt you gotta respect him for his attitude on the track. It was a brotherhood to him and he respected all his fellow drivers the same.

[@kentcruse4969]

Dale cleaning the windshield and driving. Wasn't anything that man couldn't do! NASCAR will never be as good as it was. 😒

[@rtragtop3395]

What about wild bill shrewsberry standing thru the windshield on a full wheelie down the track!

[@Jp-hv9zj]

He couldn't accept defeat

[@ryanward6386]

"See now, there's calculating drivers, and then there's kamikaze drivers..."

[@pescitheman]

I hope they axed the camera director of this race on CBS.

[@evanouk1174]

R.I.P Dale Earnhardt

[@michaelhayes1340]

Memories

[@davidreutimann9447]

"8 Automobiles are tangled up"

[@EdwardGriffin]

Dirty Dale was the Instigator because he had an Iron Head.

[@nascarfan8891]

dale was the best rubbing is racing you snowflake

[@johnredcorn5653]

They took the only sport we liked and ruined it

[@quiklids]

Damn I miss Ken, Benny and Dave

[@robertcoleman9225]

Show the race where Earnhart came from behind with no tires and bumped Labonti on the last lap and won

[@lonniekiser3612]

That one was the best, I remember watching that race , like Dale wood say now that's Racing.

[@leesantos9711]

Real men racing not like today ! I miss the old days .

[@subaruthug]

LOL @2:52 ....the guy wearing the kid sized cap

[@FlyinBlaney]

Dale forgot the first rule of stock car racing!

[@clintonkeilitz2549]

Just racing

[@gosmo4504]

No aero loose or tight passing then...

[@chadmanwaring8753]

What a lot of people may not know, but DW brake checked Dale. That's what caused the whole thing.

[@edmondcamp2878]

That’s what cost Dale his ride with Junior Johnson. Junior said Dale had always wanted to drive for him and Junior was gonna hire him and after Dale wrecked Darrell at Richmond Dale went to Junior’s garage area to tell him he didn’t mean to wreck Darrell like he always said when he got in a “wreck”and Junior said just get out of here Dale and don’t ever come back. Junior said Dale could have killed Darrell that there wasn’t any sense in hitting anybody that hard.

[@thomas8794]

Waltip was outclassing him and then Dale threw a hissy fit.

[@salvadordollyparton666]

Kicks the ass out just a tad... EARNHARDT IS COMPLETELY SIDEWAYS!!! That ain't sideways, that's just a little loose.

[@trewright1482]

Earnhardt really was one of the dirtiest drivers of all time. Only adds to his legend.

[@Roystothecoolkid]

True, but he was still one helluva driver.

[@joeyrogers8193]

When racing was worth watching! The good ole days

[@EricCox4848]

Earnhardt got fined for this incident. I think for that mischievous grin after the interview.

[@NoName-um4dt]

Yes, and 2 years of a type of Nascar probation too I believe.

[@EricCox4848]

As I recall, $5000 fine and a $10000 bond. Later reduced to $3000. I'm not sure. But not as crazy as his feud with Geoff Bodine.

[@sunshineage9838]

@@NoName-um4dt Two years of championships. They sure showed him. LOL

[@MattDaugherty-ws4ut]

There's the hook bang

[@martymclochlin4836]

LOL FUCK you gotta hand it to Sr. cleaning his windshield off. It just aint the same sport today sadly.

[@RedCard94]

0:45 This is what Sterling Marlin was referring to after he got penalized in the 2002 Daytona 500 for working on his car under the red flag. But the thing is that this was not under a red flag, it was under caution.

[@justinschram]

Now hooking someone in the wall gets you suspended. Dale would've been suspended if he raced today for this.

[@1SixpenceFan]

If your car was faster than Earnhardt he would wreck you (really good sportsmanship) if he had half a chance. Dale wrecked Terry Labonte at the end of the race at Bristol and 90% of the fans booed Earnhardt in victory lane.

[@hokiebird71]

I like the size of Richmond, but it’s too darned wide. That and having a tire that doesn’t wear out make for boring races.

[@davidthompson6448]

I wish we had this type of racing now instead of what they call racing today, I miss it.

[@MrDvsuton]

What a great time to watch Nascar. No Toyota products anywhere.

[@robertstaley5049]

37 years later two Chevies take each other out to benefit a Ford in the Xfinity series.

[@hjr2450]

Dale was such a filthy driver

[@Chicken_Wing91]

How can you ‘unofficially’ be the fastest in practice?

[@daledevine2681]

The flared fenders need to go. As well as drivers such as Martin Truex Jr.

[@ketchup91196]

0:46 wait wut

[@Starzcraft88]

lol someone did that today they'd probably be suspended for the entire weekend and the next

[@Starzcraft88]

@@DixytheGoat9 Carl Edwards didn't hop out of his car halfway while going whatever pace speed. he just stuck his hand out the window with a swiffer mop

[@Starzcraft88]

@@DixytheGoat9 not sure if you understand how important safety is today, but I'm pretty sure sticking half of your body out of your car going between 50-70mph would be a big no no in nascar's eyes today.

[@Starzcraft88]

@@DixytheGoat9 not to mention it's pretty much impossible to replicate due to how restricted movement is inside the car, with the hans device and all the straps and buckles on the driver.

[@pigs6486]

Legend

[@matthewgolafshan5573]

Dale Earnhardt we miss you.live in the peace you took the fine of racing with you

[@billd.4761]

Lost all respect for Waltrip. ‘It’s not fair, It’s just not fair!” Whaaa… then cry’s like a baby girl. I became an Earnhardt fan instantly.

[@billtmarchi4320]

Earnless is a loser.

[@streetcat957]

Earnhardt wrecking people

[@frenchfry5881]

At one point bill elliot kasey Kahned himself on the wall

[@res0zn4c]

Holy crap thats Kyle petty lol.

[@Leahi84]

Man, I HATE that they reconfigured this track. Could you imagine the modern cars racing here? Sigh.

[@jackkeithley4934]

Karma....

[@mattcox3373]

What?

[@carlweidman3026]

Shame took out both his car's !

[@scottlowman.1044]

Sr. was a dank!

[@sammyvh11]

I stopped watching nascar after Dale died.

[@devydraper4166]

I almost did. Then came the Chase. Ughhh. And then the segmented races. I was done!

[@chrisdriskell283]

That's when Nascar was fun to watch, today Nascar sucks....

[@toddbob55]

Earnhardt was a dirty driver

[@geraldrob5150]

"I hid just run up on diddy an em...} " Translation: I had just caught up with my father and some of the other drivers near him"

[@edgarmcbee2474]

LOL

[@legacy1776sibes]

I understood it perfectly lol

[@sunshineage9838]

Now do Ward Burton. LOL

[@68air]

Rare win for Kyle.

[@norlinblack5017]

The front straightaway at Richmond back then is now pit road. Does bruton smith own this track because his tracks have ALOT to do with nascars downfall. Never was a Big E fan until after he passed and yes he was the dirtiest driver to ever get behind the wheel of a nascar cup car. He’s lucky he didn’t kill anybody with his win at all cost mentality. That being said I am a DIEHARD Little E aka Dale jr fan.

[@jimboslice9472]

not long after this karma won