One the best last 7-8 laps ... the engine sounds plus NBC’s broadcast crew is like music
@BurnNotice20232 жыл бұрын
I've always wanted the Dale JR Download to discuss the last 10 laps of this race in detail. Jr got passed at least 4 times he shouldn't have and still won. And to me one of the greatest passes in Nascar history with 3 to go when he goes from 4th to 2nd in turns 3 and 4 and sets up the pass for the lead. This race never gets talked about.
@jeffblair-pq5js Жыл бұрын
Crazy how well those DEI guys knew how to affect the air off the other cars on these tracks. Jr is the only guy you see out there using side draft and knowing how to page the field to get the runs at the right time. Just some beautiful old school restrictor plate racing.
@jeffblair-pq5js Жыл бұрын
The fact that Jr knew to side draft the 18 and give Tony no choice but to go with him so so incredible.
@simplygregsterev Жыл бұрын
Gibbs plate program was incredibly strong during that period as well.
@CORONITAMANGAMES3 жыл бұрын
“Lobante blocks Bobby Hamilton!” When we hear those words, we all know what comes next
@JackCallSports2 жыл бұрын
Hamilton ain’t give no fucks LOL
@Presley3 Жыл бұрын
*Classic*
@Dante.the.inferno Жыл бұрын
I was 16 when i saw this race and yea i remember what i was feeling when Allen said that. Literal goosebumps ice cold fear.
@Ghostmotorfinger4 жыл бұрын
October 21st, 2001. Beautiful October day in Alabama, I was at this race. Got pit road passes before the race. Incredible experience, getting to see Dale Jr win was pretty special. Thanks to NASCAR for uploading this in HD. What a day it was.
@CoasterMan13Official3 жыл бұрын
720p is high quality, but not hd.
@iceresistance3 жыл бұрын
@@CoasterMan13Official But in 2001 Standards, it's HD
@CoasterMan13Official3 жыл бұрын
@@iceresistance yeah I know.
@johnjr76732 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure if this is the 2001 EA Sports 500. I was at that race as well. If I remember correctly, Mark Martin's steering wheel locked up on him while cleaning his tires sending him into the grass before the race even started and also, I remember this race being caution free...🤔
@cyanidegaming96172 жыл бұрын
@John Jr that was next year's EA Sports 500 you were thinking of, the 2002 EA Sports 500 was the last caution-free race as of 2022
@wvchild4 жыл бұрын
Man, I forgot how much I missed hearing the crowd roar when Junior would take the lead
@mbenoit96974 жыл бұрын
A certified classic. Incredible racing and a wild finish. One of the best Dega races I've ever watched during my 19 yrs as a race fan.
@mcr21244 жыл бұрын
Whoever was directing for NBC, awesome job!! Such fantastic production here!!
@MarkWilliams-vp7xw Жыл бұрын
Always loved the sound of the engines on the in car camera shots , brings me back
@whatincarnation954 жыл бұрын
Bobby Labonte's flip in HD is going to be glorious to watch EDIT: it was. 2:22:37
@lilanthony21O_4 жыл бұрын
I know right.
@milo.lively4 жыл бұрын
SENPAI CARNATION PLEASE NOTICE ME
@Ab_Ismael4 жыл бұрын
I sense a meme video incoming from the flip..
@JJ_Skippy4 жыл бұрын
Oreo Boi touch 23 or something
@dngnascar4 жыл бұрын
Y e s
@samuelstahl58283 жыл бұрын
Man I just wish racing was still as good as it was in the early 2000s. It was so exciting
@CoasterMan13Official3 жыл бұрын
Won the race, just like his father did the year before. RIP DALE SR 1951-2001
@antz3509 ай бұрын
Man I remember watching this. As a ten year old at the time I didn’t miss watching a race !
@jaydenh9222 жыл бұрын
2001 EA Sports 500 Location: Lincoln, Alabama Track: Talladega Superspeedway Type of race track: Superspeedway Starting cars: 43 Finishing cars: 28 Laps: 188 Cautions: 3 Pole Winner: Stacy Compton (92) Most laps led: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8) (67 laps led) Race Winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
@zachdoster12063 жыл бұрын
That was a very special win for dale jr because it was exactly 1 year after dale sr won his last race at that same track
@kybudi4 жыл бұрын
2001 Package was very crazy back then!
@BengtsonJ Жыл бұрын
They Overreacted to the Big Wreck in terms of changing the Package. The Plate only needed to be a tiny Fraction smaller and the roof fin reduced by 1/16th of an inch. Not the changes they made for 2002.
@guywhosomething2 жыл бұрын
2:22:35 "Dale Earnhardt Jr on the bottom digging hard- LABONTE SIDEWAYS! NEARLY BRUSHES THE WALL, EARNHARDT TAKES THE LEAD OUT OF TURN NUMBER 2- THEYRE CRASHING! RICKY CRAVEN'S IN THE WALL! 15! 20 CARS! SLIDING EVERYWHERE!"
@anthonydeloreto38814 жыл бұрын
Great Audio & video quality! 10/10! Also I found out the reason Jeff Gordon finished 7th when he escaped the big wreck in 4th. He & Kenseth made contact down the backstretch & suddenly into turn 3, Gordon cuts a left-front tire in the process shortly as they came off of turn 4 which made him lose three positions in the final couple of turns. Missed out on a No-Bull 5 opportunity at Vegas 🙄
@gordonfan200 Жыл бұрын
He didn’t win at Vegas in 2002 though. Sterling marlin did.
@anthonydeloreto3881 Жыл бұрын
@@gordonfan200 that wasn’t my point 2 years ago. I said if Gordon finished top5 in this race he would’ve been eligible for the million dollar bonus at Vegas the following year.
@jonbea3492 жыл бұрын
Those moves Junior did when he went from the Highline and came down across 40 cars going almost 200 mph ,once when he did it to Tony Stewart coming off turn four on lap three and then when he took the lead on the last lap near the start-finish line across Bobby Labontee was the day I officially became part of Jr Nation most awesome aggressive driving I've ever seen ,something that you would try in a video game but would never have the balls to do in real life
@thefloridianman4 жыл бұрын
Finally a HD version
@seahawkfan19954 жыл бұрын
After 19 years yes
@jaek_8984 жыл бұрын
I think this is technically 480p
@sulphurous26564 жыл бұрын
@@jaek_898 Could seem like it depending on how much KZbin compressed the video.
@LCRandRC4 жыл бұрын
It’s 720p60
@anthonydeloreto38814 жыл бұрын
Jæk dude, it’s remastered in HD. And it’s a good thing it’s not cropped because I had an issue with the 1997 Truck Richmond race where they cropped it into 16:9, obviously that race was shot in 4:3. So at least this is one is in 4:3 & not looking too weird.
@hunternixonfishing25004 жыл бұрын
Best restrictor plate package in NASCAR history! The good ol’ days of NASCAR. The package we have today fortunately reminds me of this package right here
@Ktaurus264 жыл бұрын
Yup. Everything is the same except the roof blade. The wicker bill at least makes the hole in the air so the draft is strong
@superdevinsX4 жыл бұрын
It is similar. Even the side draft on the final lap from Stewart to Burton is shown.
@danielblaise1562 жыл бұрын
@@Ktaurus26 not the sound though, those engines back then sounded so beautiful.
@Ktaurus262 жыл бұрын
@@danielblaise156 I agree. Miss that sound
@JustColbert4 жыл бұрын
Even though it happened 19 years ago and I knew the outcome, those final 10 laps were so anxiety inducing.
@MrRock4evr4 жыл бұрын
In my opinion: The greatest final 33 laps in Talladega history
@DaytonaPrototypes4 жыл бұрын
Probably the most epic final 10 laps of any race ever.
@tomterrific60853 жыл бұрын
I can imagine how angry Bobby had to be with Tony when he left his team mate to go with Dale Jr
@mattmay71093 ай бұрын
He went with the guy who was moving. Labonte would have done the same thing if the rolls were reversed.
@aetfggdgdfgret4 жыл бұрын
Ahhhh good old days. I remember this race. Gen 4 cars. No Logano or Keselowski, no COVID... I don't know which one is worse out of these three...
@truckercowboyed26384 жыл бұрын
If covid ran a car, it would be the 19......I'd say it would be the worst race car ever...
@life...in-sink2 жыл бұрын
Aside from the wreck, one of the BEST races I've ever seen!!!
@racingmaniac25494 жыл бұрын
Thanks NASCAR for the upload.
@toyotafan78814 жыл бұрын
Thanks Racing Maniac for the upload.
@TwelfthQuotient4 жыл бұрын
Thanks MarkSylas4619 for the upload.
@Ab_Ismael4 жыл бұрын
Thanks *Random Reviews* for the upload.
@cyanidegaming96174 жыл бұрын
Thanks Oreo Boi for the upload
@windowsnt3.5174 жыл бұрын
@Random Reviews
@ref694 жыл бұрын
Classic!! Shouts from Mainz, Germany..
@Vermonter88124 жыл бұрын
NBC needs this line up back. use dale jr or dale jarrett for Benny
@daltonwike22844 жыл бұрын
I remember this race is what made me what I am today, I was 2 years old and from what my parents have told me, I was standing right at the TV in shock and just laughing and enjoying all the action and from there on out the rest is history and I've been a nascar diehard all my life and will continue to be until I die
@axemanracing62224 жыл бұрын
When EA was a nice company.
@TinyMonsters64 жыл бұрын
LoL If you think EA was a nice company back then, you’re sadly mistaken.
@drnoise4 жыл бұрын
oh....oh yeah.... oh yeah no.... definitely noooooo.... lol They've always been sketchy as hell.
@WhoopityDoo4 жыл бұрын
EA has never been a nice company. They've just become more renown with their fuckery due to the internet and the 24/7 news cycle.
@sadsharksvehementcomics82654 жыл бұрын
EA consistently charged more for their sports games than the 2k games back in the day. That used to really piss me off as a kid.
@CoasterMan13Official3 жыл бұрын
EA was full of crap then, and they'll always be full of crap.
@jwracer0664 жыл бұрын
Cool!! the ending to this race is awesome. 😎
@taylorgoble39554 жыл бұрын
I remember Dale Jr winning the race and $1 million dollars from finishing in the top 5 in the Richmond fall race in 2001.
@thekansasjayhawk35045 ай бұрын
The golden era of Nascar
@bryanracine27154 жыл бұрын
Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins the ea sports 500 and the Winston no bull 5 million dollar bonus!
@wildcatmateo3 жыл бұрын
In all these years I’ve never noticed: Jr. got into Bobby’s left rear on that last lap pass. You can see the sheet metal sticking out on the 18 car.
@abg77502 жыл бұрын
You're right, that flare definitely created extra drag on the car. Explains why Labonte was so slow in the corner. Yeah, the pack had some push behind it since Labonte created way too much separation prior to the pass to keep the lead, but he must have been ~5 MPH slower instead of just a couple.
@Jason.Gordon Жыл бұрын
The moves DaleJr. Had to make in the last 5 to keep position was spectacular
@chrisuncleahmad7893 жыл бұрын
The spring race that year IMHO was better. Caution free, no wrecks, and it was proof that not all Talladega races need a crash
@rks294 жыл бұрын
I loved this plate package!
@aarongartner6883 Жыл бұрын
The move Dale jr put on Labonte for the lead was just as clutch as his 2004 Daytona pass on Stewart on lap 181
@life...in-sink3 жыл бұрын
Simply one of the best races ever!! Awesome sound from the x pipes, great aero packages to allow good racing and prevent the stupid outside lane locomotive of today's plate tracks, and none of this stage crap that they have going now. NASCAR has ruined NASCAR...
@WAStateMonstertrucks4 жыл бұрын
Its still boggles my mind why Stewart didn't go with Labonte his teammate on that last lap
@Morpheen9994 жыл бұрын
He went with the faster car?
@WAStateMonstertrucks4 жыл бұрын
@@Morpheen999 yeah and what did that get him......
@Morpheen9994 жыл бұрын
@@WAStateMonstertrucks Second place instead of being upside-down on the back straight? Labonte made a stupid block way too late in turn 2 cost alot of people a good finish to the race..
@WAStateMonstertrucks4 жыл бұрын
@@Morpheen999 If Stewart goes with Bobby, Bobby doesn't have to throw the block so the wreck doesn't happen, plus better to try to help a teammate win then follow the fastest car who isn't your teammate home....
@Morpheen9994 жыл бұрын
@@WAStateMonstertrucks Who says it better? the way Labonte was driving he was not gunna win the race, and Stewart went with the site thing the car that was gunna take him right to the front, and then he has to make a move from there to try and win it, Burton got in his way but Labonte wouldve too
@bryanracine27154 жыл бұрын
A big celebration for Dale Earnhardt Jr.!
@jennifersears39744 жыл бұрын
This is one of NASCAR races after September 11 and it was before safer barriers and pit crew members and NASCAR officials wearing helmets
@owenparish17933 жыл бұрын
Yeah the safer barrier and everyone having to wear full visor helmets is stupid
@JamesCuevasJr2 жыл бұрын
I find that comment very stupid. Did you forget that Ward Burton went through Ricky Rudd's pit crew at the 2001 Homestead Race seriously injuring 1 crew member or the Solid Concrete Wall that Dale Sr hit at the end of the 2001 Daytona 500? Both we're implemented for Safety Reasons and NASCAR has come a long ways since 2001
@jennifersears39742 жыл бұрын
@@JamesCuevasJr this race was before that homestead Miami race and remember that NASCAR officials have to made head and neck restraints just before this race and I have watched that race at homestead Miami speedway and very next race weekend the pit crew members were wearing helmets and NASCAR officials didn't made that helmets wearing official until after that season
@robertthornhill5747 Жыл бұрын
I’m writing this a few days after the 2023 Daytona 500, I have to ask does anybody think todays racing is even half as exciting as this? I’ve watched this race a 100 times, and there’s no adrenaline rush in watching today racing like it was then.
@brandoncastro67313 жыл бұрын
MAN Benson took a hell of a hit!
@teodorusdikypermadi2 жыл бұрын
Also the lightning challenge from ea sport nascar thunder 2003
@nascarnational4 жыл бұрын
*NASCAR Thunder sounds intensify*
@Foxfire_forty-nine4 жыл бұрын
Crazy that they would still race full-throttle to the finish even after a serious, big wreck right there exiting Turn 2, with a car stuck upside down and no SAFER barriers.
@Taker1966 Жыл бұрын
This is how Nascar should be less road course more speedway
@truckercowboyed26384 жыл бұрын
Can i just say how amazing that 40 Coors car looks and seemed to have more horsepower in this race, he could really gap the field.......
@quasimoto76624 жыл бұрын
NASCAR should broadcast the spring race. Bold claim: the 2001 Talladega Spring race is the best NASCAR race of all time. Bar none.
@BengtsonJ3 жыл бұрын
Not the Very Best but up there for Sure.
@HydroKestrel2 жыл бұрын
I really like this one, 2002 Aaron's 499 but I think my favourite is the 2002 Pepsi 400.
@johnnyroberts37617 ай бұрын
I respectfully disagree, it’s the 1992 Hooters 500. That race had so many storylines: 6 drivers mathematically able to win a title, Richard Petty’s final race, Jeff Gordon’s first race, and an owner-driver winning a championship. That race was also a bridge between the classic era and modern era of NASCAR.
@lilanthony21O_4 жыл бұрын
I am super pumped for this race. I'm mostly excited for "The Big One" on the final lap.
@noahcoleman55564 жыл бұрын
Man Oh Man! That was intense!
@antborb72154 жыл бұрын
EA Sports? That’s a name I haven’t heard of in a long time...
@duanerosamond95593 жыл бұрын
Besides the car sounds of the 90's these cars do sound nice.
@brendathompson50242 жыл бұрын
Same!
@ephraimvorzman97863 жыл бұрын
Had this race recommended to me, just watched it without knowing anything about it. What a race!
@trecooledge13264 жыл бұрын
I'm just a'waitin' to watch this great NASCAR classic race from Talladega. Although I doubt Bobby Labonte will claim this to be a classic or one of his favorite memories in a race car, lol.
@MikeG422 жыл бұрын
2001 EA Sports 500 was a great race. Dale Earnhardt Jr the winner. Glad the drivers involved in the last lap crash were ok. Big hits for Craven and Benson. Ward Burton struggling back to the finish line was nice to see. Good job Ward.
@Tomsbananacakes Жыл бұрын
2:22:30 Don't you love racing back to the checkered flag while a big wreck is unfolding behind them?
@ChiChiWoo4 жыл бұрын
This was the first time I ever watched a full race while stream was going on in one sitting.
@jaysalazar1073 жыл бұрын
My first ever Talladega race watched on TV as a recently new fan . Pretty epic
@iceresistance3 жыл бұрын
This sounds Nostalgic
@Jameswaldo4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this, but there's WAY too many ads in this video!
@SigmaNuHE4814 жыл бұрын
I would hope Sterling was looking out the windshield as much as he was the mirror
@domdom20363 жыл бұрын
I was in the stands where bobby flipped over it was my first race and my favorite driver won that day.
@seanbrowning6163 жыл бұрын
Dale Junior and Waltrip were always a great team it was always fun to watch them race together
@Tayd0g4 жыл бұрын
Awesome last few laps performance from jr, stewart and labonte
@xxfostbatxx62274 жыл бұрын
Only if nascar could go back I would watch race again. Just the cars, rules and quality of racing racing was better then now
@timhughes50662 жыл бұрын
Wild race. Labonte had so many bad breaks that year it was insane. He had an average finish of 8.7 when you take out all the DNFs' and terminal issues from 01'. That could've beat Gordon.
@skeleguns10oooooo102 жыл бұрын
TROUBLE CONTACT BOBBY LABONTE’S OVER, ITS THE BIG WRECK ON THE FINAL LAP! They’re racing back for the win, Dale Earnhardt Jr and Tony Stewart are side by side!
@packerfan83742 ай бұрын
Those was the days when Nascar was fun to watch when DEI ment Dale Earnhart Inc. and the Dale jr and that 8 bud car was rolling and winning.
@marktucker2083 жыл бұрын
These things sound incredible.
@LevyNeptune4 жыл бұрын
Can you guys PLEASE up load some of Kasey Kahne's wins?
@seanbrowning6163 жыл бұрын
Dale Earnhardt Sr and Dale Junior were sucha class of Father Son Dominance that NASCAR may never see again
@osurocks243 жыл бұрын
Dale Jr. outside of restrictor plates was subpar. I don't know about that. He had a very good race now and then but not often.
@Aaron-cz1qx4 жыл бұрын
When is Talledega Ever going to have Night Racing? @NASCAR
@collinghood68284 жыл бұрын
Until it will get lights
@33skoalbandit4 жыл бұрын
Hopefully never.
@robertdurdinjr36384 жыл бұрын
TALLEDEGA would be interesting with lighting
@33skoalbandit4 жыл бұрын
@@robertdurdinjr3638 I don't necessarily disagree, but there are too many night races already. I liked it better when there were only a few, because they actually seemed special.
@vinewood82954 жыл бұрын
Jr's second Cup Series plate win, DEI's plate track dominance was at full speed having won the season opening 500 then Jr at the 400 then this race...
@andyjennings159 ай бұрын
What a great team mate Stewart was to Labonte.....
@MarkWilliams-vp7xw Жыл бұрын
Dale jrs pit crew was always fire in these races
@jenniferjohnson62544 жыл бұрын
NASCAR BEST RESTARTS
@ChampaBayBeast Жыл бұрын
Certified Classic
@tatummvp993 жыл бұрын
Only 2 people in this still race today and that is Kevin harvick and Kurt busch
@janelleescobedo89442 ай бұрын
Not Anymore
@janelleescobedo89442 ай бұрын
They are retired
@truckercowboyed26384 жыл бұрын
When Walmart really cared about keeping the sam walton idea of treating customers and associates as family....now its just about money....
@BengtsonJ3 жыл бұрын
Only Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch still going on in 2022. Jeff Burton, Bill Elliott and Dave Blaney have their sons racing full Time as well as Joe Nemechek’s Son who races Trucks and some Xfinity.
@IsaacBatflipgoat14 жыл бұрын
That sound tho
@Morpheen9994 жыл бұрын
I Get what Todd Bodine was saying, but why drop low to side draft, when the guy behind you has a run that's gunna bump draft you past em anyway?
@pc88k Жыл бұрын
1:34:02 what a shot
@miketuttle6617Ай бұрын
These cars sounded so badass back then
@camdog25204 ай бұрын
I wish nascar can go back to this 😢
@LancasterResponding3 жыл бұрын
I don’t understand why drivers can’t race in packs like this anymore. These guys went a bunch of laps going two or three wide with 20+ cars in the pack without wrecking. Nowadays anytime the pack goes 3 wide for more than a few seconds they just drive over each other and wreck. Is it the aero package? Is it lack of discipline?
@DavidWolfe-u5mАй бұрын
best areo package ever!
@jaysalazar1073 жыл бұрын
How the hell was Jr able to gap them like that in the lead. Like that damn air bubble they would talk about
@dsz2448 Жыл бұрын
Lots of power under that hood. Those DEI cars had the field covered on plate tracks for about 3-4 years.
@NateandSelena10 ай бұрын
@@dsz2448he was probably 610 hp range and the others 575
@jrfan074 жыл бұрын
WOOOOOOOOOOOO YES!
@pedromiguel5624 жыл бұрын
Gosh. Hard work. Ah!
@RobertStarkey-r7m6 ай бұрын
It feels like I watched this live a week ago
@hobojankins3282 Жыл бұрын
Anybody else hear them chopping and sniffing at 1:53:16?? If that isn't exactly whats happening then ill eat my own hat!
@truckercowboyed26384 жыл бұрын
Back when you could really manipulate the gen 4 car aerodynamics and the driver really made the difference........
@drewacierno49384 жыл бұрын
It was a bad day yesterday at nighttime for the cle vs. Nyy
@ryanx7359 Жыл бұрын
Peak NASCAR and peak restrictor plate racing.
@AlonsoRules2 жыл бұрын
notice how they are not crashing every lap
@hypesion22234 жыл бұрын
Why Mike Wallace was in the 12? Did Mayfield was sick or already fired from Penske? Also, not even twelve hours since the upload and already 15k views. Haha. Public choice by reddit really work well. And it's a plate track.
@hypesion22234 жыл бұрын
@chinnypanda Thank you.
@spencergwin94545 ай бұрын
Dictionary definition for chaos should just be Talladega Superspeedway