Jeff Gordon talks rise to fame in NASCAR and filling in for Dale Jr | Waltrip Unfiltered Podcast

Jeff Gordon talks about his rise to fame in NASCAR, filling in for Dale Jr, transition to the TV booth and the possibility of taking over Hendrick Motorsport.
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[@AndyBrownt4]

Jeff would be 7 time using the old points system instead of the chase. He's the man.

[@BullseyeForever24]

Yes he would!!

[@ccx806]

1995 1997 1998 2001 2004 2007 2014

[@enzio24]

@@ccx806 what about 2015?

[@j9vlikz683]

@@enzio24 he never had a chance he had a mediocre season in 2015 it would have been cool to see him win a championship on his last season but it was clearly not going to happen

[@eugenelapointe9181]

They Changed the rules to simply deny him, 7. Or more! He had little to no help on the track, from other drivers, for the simple reason of the Envy for his success.

[@stormytuesday9902]

This is just my opinion, but Michael Waltrip's Unfiltered Podcast is one of the best Fox sports programs available. Thanks Michael Waltrip for all you do for the sport. You are recording Nascar history every time you do a show. I continue to learn about a sport I have loved for 40 years. I look forward to watching your upcoming documentary, but I am also not looking forward to it. I was there in the stands about 350 yards or so from where Dale hit the wall. I don't remember much of the week that followed. I stayed at the track for as long as I could that night. I came back the next day and the day after that. A lot of folks did the same. We were just numb and in shock. Again Michael, Thanks for all you do for the sport!

[@annmoore5304]

Michael, I have always enjoyed your comedic side but I have to say watching your podcast I have learned a new respect for you. Your shows are fun, informative and very interesting. I have found a new respect for you. Keep being yourself and impressive. Thanks!! A fan.

[@dks13827]

Michael, you do your podcast very well. I feel like I know you. I really do.

[@kevinknott4404]

hes never EVER been shy in front of the camera lol

[@Jpilgrim30]

I was always an Earnhardt fan but I really gained an appreciation for Jeff Gordon and what he brought to NASCAR. He will always be remembered as one of the greats.

[@americankid1237]

I love all Hendrick drivers

[@lowpricedpaint]

Gordon making those crazy passes in the corners, diving to the inside, and just driving around to lead the race. All those laps he led, all the poles, the wins, the championships, was a great time in NASCAR. Ray was great. The battles with Dale, I was on the edge of my seat. They won't let any driver get 8 championships, they already have their king.

[@keepitreal9733]

Jeff is a class act

[@skyracing-forums3937]

What a cool podcast, when Mikey & co. runs the show he really knows what he's doing. Thank you Mr. Waltrip. Gordon fan since birth, 1994.

[@kellyrowland6912]

Love Jeff’s interview and his early racing years. You’ll were speaking of Kenny Schraeder - would love for you to have him on your show (sure miss him and his antics)and catch up with what he’s doing now.

[@nicholasjohnson6724]

Yes, Ken Schrader would be amazing !!!!!

[@mikelewis5650]

Come on guys he is trying to get this cast up and running let's all give credit to Michael. And the more subscribers the better the equipment will be . All that said he has great guest and I find it really good

[@howabouthetruth2157]

I absolutely LOVE Michael and I'm thrilled to discover he is now doing these.......FULL LENGTH interviews at that!!! But if ya notice, this channel is: "Fox Sports" and it presently has 656 THOUSAND subscribers, lol. Hey, it's the Fox network.......they've already got TONS of $$$. ........Now, if Michael were to start his OWN youtube channel, COUNT ME IN !!! I can hardly wait to see his documentary. Does anyone know if it can be seen online? Even if we must pay for it. Thanks in advance & God Bless everyone here.

[@craigsalzman4485]

I drove a cab during my mid life crisis and remember picking up Michael at the airport in Vegas and taking him to the Mirage the year that Las Vegas Motor Speedway ran their Inaugural race. Nice guy.

[@the_road__warrior6185]

Jeff! What’s up brother!! It’s truly been electric being a Jeff Gordon fan. You backed down from no challenge & became the main challenge for the competition. Your the man bro! 😎 🏁🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@Hartful13]

Man a podcast with you and Kenny Schrader would be amazing. On the low, he seems like one of the most interesting guys in NASCAR.

[@HooyahPeacock]

My dad had one of his cars at the body shop he works in Reno one year for a Dupont promotion. We also got tickets and pit passes to the Vegas race.

[@garyhunt4152]

I’m a Jeff Gordon look alike. My nick name was Gordo back in the early to late 90s. He was the driver I rooted for every Sunday.

[@ronjessie8194]

There are so many things about your interviews that are great, but if it wasn't for the closed captions I don't think I would have gotten as much of Jeff's answers. Very entertaining hour, thank you.

[@GregorySovine-bt9hj]

I'm a HUGE Earnhadt fan, but the fact that Jeff stands up for Jimmie and defends him after he lost titles that Jimmie won based on the format just shows you what a good guy he is, no disrespect to Jimmie either when I say that,I also think he and Jimmie are 2 of the best ever btw lol.

[@JustfishNascar]

Love the interview with Jeff. It is always great to get a new perspective of things we think we know already.

[@lnascar7401]

Yes

[@davidstronach3261]

I can watch these all day long very nice interviews.

[@rickmiller6611]

Love it Mikey! Keep on providing great content!!

[@daren2154]

Jeff Gordon is and was my favorite driver I collected thousands of dollars worth of memorabilia only to have stolen last December, and trying to start over all again is hard because most were numberd.

[@scottwolf497]

Sorry to hear that. Don't lose faith.

[@diychad7268]

house get robbed?? thats a bummer regardless

[@chrisogg4764]

I was that kid on July 20th when you raced at shadybowl speedway

[@brianhanel7493]

Im 62 and l grew up in california and when you started racing stock cars I must have won 40.000 or 50.000 dollars betting on Jeff because no one knew who you were but I did 😆

[@jordandrye6965]

Awesome Michael Waltrip

[@travishagan8951]

Greetings from Owensboro Kentucky We love Mikey!!!!

[@genaholshouser7148]

Not only is Gordon a world class race car driver.He is a great ambassador to his sport.Mr.Gordon is a very generous man He donated the money to build a state of the art childrens hospital in Concord NC the town next to kannapolis NC the home of another nascar champion.I know of some of Dale's charity donations he was responsible for donating ambalances in surrounding towns in need of emergency vehicle's and I'm sure Dale is responsible for donating lots more.

[@jwrailve3615]

My idol as a kid, grew up in a 90’s-early 2000’s nascar Thursday-Sunday household with Monday - Wednesday between wind tunnel and other talk shows it was all nascar all the time. Jeff was my pops guy and ten years of trying for his autograph never got lucky. If someone had an authenticity paperwork and something signed by him I want to give him his autograph. We’ve had our issues and are on first name bases these days but it’s sure make him happy.

[@bobbyshizz2138]

Don't understand all the griping. I hear them just fine.

[@thsbulldawg82]

It's just the internet. It teaches Griping as a Master's level degree.

[@jda671]

Fox Sports. Set up the microphones better.

[@ericsrvadventures6611]

jda671 - And they both are announcers in the booth. They should know better. Get an audio engineer or fire the one you have.

[@voiceinmotion6767]

Awesome video loved it,just got to get the guest closer to the microphone, I can hear Mike just fine but the gueat is a little harder to hear. I have to turn my volume up all the way.

[@hdbikerdave5835]

Great discussion and podcast.

[@constructioncrew8854]

Michael or Jeff I'm waiting for y'all to rent me a room and hire me. It's going to be amazing and we are going to have so much fun

[@johnkidd1226]

My buddy drove Cascar for years and as many races as he won, he always said the best races he ever drove was when he finished 5th. in a 20th. place car that just wasnt running good.

[@angellopezfernandez]

Jeff un Spain for the Talk of Cars of see to Nascar, Gordon is the Máster...... Always

[@jayannakelley9051]

I have noticed as I’m binge watching how so many drivers always bring up Larson & his driving skills. Pretty awesome here in 2022 now Larson is part of Hendrick team.

[@poss4757]

Great job

[@whitehallavenue1752]

Driver#24 The greatest Nascar driver

[@captnstarliller6566]

I remember how popular Jeff was back in the day. Every adult hated him, and every kid wanted to be like him.

[@speedzonefilms]

97, 99, 01, 03, 05 Daytona 500 champs right here.

[@bikerider.56]

What happened at Indy? It looked like there was about 10k people attending the race. Is Nascar falling from grace that quickly? It was shocking to see that and it not be weather related.

[@KurthardtJr]

It's been this way for years

[@BrianFrenchinternet-marketing]

Listening to nascar guys is more interesting than watching the races.

[@americankid1237]

😀

[@curtslate471]

Really want a full size Gordon helmet. Would be an awesome addition to the 1/24 collection.

[@tomscott3939]

good job mike!!

[@americankid1237]

Yes

[@jesuschristislord6790]

Those chairs look like they would be miserable to sit on for over an hour at a time.

[@MosinMan76254]

Hidden Secrets Definitely in need of some cushions.

[@JanitorIsBack]

listening to Waltrip is miserable for just one minute

[@diychad7268]

@@JanitorIsBack leave then.....dont listen dumbass.....only a dumbass would go listen to something they say themselves is miserable to listen to.....

[@davidburt4545]

You obviously have never sat in a well built cedar chair.

[@UrlacherBears54]

Especially with Jeff's history of back issues.

[@edwu8253]

Jeff Gordon looks like he's 22

[@Twinspinner]

If 22 year old Gordon shaved and had this hairstyle you legit would have a hard time figuring out who was the older one lol

[@paulsim24]

Without the resetting the points with ten to go Gordon would be a seven time champ. Probably would have kept on racing until he won number eight. As far as I’m concerned he IS a seven time champ! Now, let’s go Chase!!!!!!

[@brianhanel7493]

We use to go to ascott raceway in gardena calif.

[@cerny4444]

Wow, that’s interesting…🤔

[@lisevanes3580]

Heyo old timers lol god bless this is fun

[@scottplourde7541]

I was in Rockingham in your car debuted

[@matfar23]

Jeff is a boss

[@americankid1237]

No

[@nightlock_games]

@@americankid1237 'course he is! truly one of the best from the sport

[@kylewagoner]

Most underrated driver in NASCAR is Chris Buescher.

[@lnascar7401]

Not Underrated but he needs to be better in cup to get some attention

[@paulrivers7248]

You either loved him or hated him when he was racing lol but all in all he is a pretty good guy🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@brianhanel7493]

Go karts dirt cars nas cars I've always been a big fan of Jeff jimmy danica and dale jr

[@cmiddick]

Best Driver in NASCAR Jeff Gordon

[@cerny4444]

Hi Jeff, oops sorry I mean “cmiddick”…..

[@austindenotter19]

In his era yes.

[@JohnJohnson-ps1tz]

The way he talks about the 2000 season is interesting (51:40). He talks like the 24 car was the worst of the Hendrick cars, but the stats say they were far better than their teammates.

[@diychad7268]

finishes arent always depictive of how the car was........jeff was just the best driver but seems he could tell the other cars were better than his often that year

[@andrewfegely31]

Definitely need to work on your levels or tell the guests to sit closer to the microphone.

[@Vigilant_Guardian]

yes padding for the chairs boss...... lol ... and the sound is a hurendous crash flash !!! lets try a single mic in the center of the chairs. to pick up both guests equally or a set of headphones .so they can hear that they are not in front of the mic... mike.!!. i mean dale jrs podcast sound is something you should discuss getting closer too... fox can do it got to have competition .... QUE YOU ROSCO P. COLETRAIN.......get your dipstick off of daisys cooter bo / ps i saw the doc.. i lived it live back in 2001 and i thought that the doc had a bit of video clarity issues on the big screen maybe it was just my theatre not using the correct frame rate.. but it seemed in low definition .. i thought that part of it was something that could have been better but the story and more importantly the book were well told... heart felt...and for a young man like myself that drove down in a pickup truck and slept in a camper shell eating free breakfast at the days inn at lakeside drive mooresville and turned in resumes` all over the carolina shops including micheal waltrip racing and rcr .. those days will never be forgotten nor replaced....LIVE LIFE..ALIVE. Godspeed

[@BrandonSLedford]

Waltip needs me to build him a better set lol

[@lnascar7401]

He's just fine

[@VAHOSS]

Good podcast. Jimmy Johnson is one of the most overrated "champions" in history of nascar. He was fortunate to capitalize off all the points and rule changes that ultimately destroyed my once favorite sport. Jeff Gordon should be a 6 time champion but he was robbed by the bs changes.

[@chrisshockey3681]

7

[@JayFreezeBoston]

You can't deny that Jimmie raced and can race with the best of 'em though!

[@GregorySovine-bt9hj]

I love Michael Waltrip, but I feel sorry for him because I feel like he got stuck in a place at Daytona 2001 that he can't get past. Even listening to the DaleJr episode, I feel like Jr has moved on more than Michael. I know how much of a loss it would have to be for both, but one has chosen to deal with it more than the other. Just my opinion.

[@paulrivers7248]

If SR would hv lived hed still be the champ with probably atleast 10 rings. With that said Gordon would hv beat SR 7 rings no doubt but they changed things just so he couldn't beat the record 🤷‍♂️ and i say that being a Dale SR super fan and being just a regular Gordon fan but facts are just the facts but most wouldn't admit that they'd just argue with you about it 🤷‍♂️😁😁🤣

[@matthewbalthazor9994]

This would be much more enjoyable if the audio was quality

[@diychad7268]

mayb you need better speakers....audio is fine......jeff coulda been a bit closer to the mic but other than that its clear as can be....

[@americankid1237]

Why Doesn't J. Gordon have a pepsi drink near him

[@lnascar7401]

Don't Know

[@adamthompson8432]

It’s weird for the first time I could tell Waltrip was nervous when this interview began. Wonder why, he’s not normally like that.

[@lisevanes3580]

What’s with France? Dale jr and now Gordon too.

[@jamesmarlow3309]

The audio needs to be evened out so Mickey is not way louder than his guest .

[@michaeld6147]

That's because Mike was leaning in to the microphone, and Jeff was sitting back away from the microphone.

[@jamesmarlow3309]

@@michaeld6147 Yes , but it can be fixed without moving the microphones .

[@eddean6663]

Mikey tries too hard when he announces but here he is relaxed and I can listen to him for hours.

[@randysimmons9838]

Chit on nascar

[@allmendinger476]

Rainbow 24 Dupoint chevy

[@americankid1237]

Yes

[@joshuabloodsworth5503]

War room?

[@timwood8381]

Bristol HERE Nascar is my life i race one nascar heat 4 with a sim i just dont have the money to do the real thing thats only a dream. Me and muy buddy practice every day just wish i had william byrons money hahahaha 31 of age n sry but mark martin the best!! But love you to gordon my family well some of them rooted ur way

[@hossblake]

*turns up volume to hear Jeff, ears bleed when Michael talks*

[@luismedina7824]

#Notigang

[@Natural-Causes]

It’s funny hearing Waltrip compare himself to Jeff and not getting the chance in a good car that Jeff did, because he can’t be so naïve to think he was even close in talent as Jeff was and that is why he got a good car. What’s crazy is this has to be pointed out to Mike….

[@rodneyholly8259]

nigh mickey I have a sweat shirt i bought in 19 80s

[@mikef6307]

We don't care if you wear sweats in Charlotte.....

[@Jeffbambam]

I only met Jeff once , I was let down , later I found out he was going through a ugly divorce ,so I hope that's why he acted as he did .

[@jaxxchaos4779]

Mikey

[@scottplourde7541]

Wrong with you then 1993 and New Hampshire greeting you a couple of hats and taking a couple pictures with Brooke

[@WheelerRickRambles]

Minute 15... praising Kyle Larson... interesting! And, now 4/20/20...conversation is a little different!

[@americankid1237]

Yeah Yeah

[@snuffg5872]

Yea it is ain't it lmao just a little different

[@lucifermctrippy4945]

What net science you invent it yet

[@leecoates6524]

still trying to be a Earnhardt Mikey

[@crammydavisjr5813]

Jeff said he's been watching.... he hasn't.

[@diychad7268]

huh

[@brianhanel7493]

I thought you got more conservative when you started having kids

[@cerny4444]

It’s called maturity……😉

[@wvusmc]

Curiouse how the biggest cheat in Nascar history was not banished and continues to get work in the sport.

[@cerny4444]

They make meds for PTSD you know…..

[@austindenotter19]

Explain?

[@nickbyington9354]

Please help anyone

[@TheMW2informer]

Nick Byington what u need help with

[@nickbyington9354]

Getting my daughter back but a have to be stable and get a car... I posted a go fund me account for the details

[@nickbyington9354]

I'm desperate man

[@MosinMan76254]

@@nickbyington9354 Shouldn't you have already taken these steps before regaining custody?

[@nickbyington9354]

I have to get on my feet first.. stable environment, job, car.... 😔😔 It sucks man

[@jaywalker2213]

Oh look 2 time cheater Mikey Waltrip....lol