The Dale Earnhardt Story, Filming location I Ralph’s gravesite

[@kevinblaws]

As a native of North Walnut St, I can tell you that when they filmed the movie, the old cotton mill (cannon mills) was still there in operation. Since, they have torn it down and built the research park. But that was the original mill in the movie. During the mowing the grass scene, you can see the old guard shack in the background where the employees checked in for work. My grandfather lived at 609 N Walnut and would walk there to first shift every single day of his life. And just FYI, at the time it was the largest cotton mill in the world.

[@TSquadRVing]

Wow, thank you so much for this history. I love history and I love to hear stories like this I was here back in 2004 for a week and I remember the old Mill. I cannot believe how Kannapolis has changed. Thank you so much for watching it and thank you for your comment.

[@play4u67]

Dale Earnhardt Sr was the greatest stock car racer ever..anywhere.. hands down!!!! The coolest Intimidator and was always chasing the Sunday Money!!!! It completely shattered my heart when he died and for me, on that day, NASCAR died too. I love Jr as well and when he retired that really done it for me with NASCAR because there's not a single Earnhardt in the line up now. Dale Sr made NASCAR fun and exciting to watch. My ex husband is from that area and so is my family (both parents). I've met Martha Earnhardt several times, sweet and kindest lady anyone would ever want to meet ( RIP Martha, you are with your husband, son and other family dear lady ♥). Take Care Everyone.

[@TSquadRVing]

Wow. Well said. And thank you so much for sharing.

[@play4u67]

You are most welcome 🙂@@TSquadRVing

[@Utubin]

Great comment. What a treasure trove of a story the Earnhardts have left upon us. I'm like you as per Nascar passed on the day Dale passed. Wow,Martha Earnhardt the mom and grandma everyone of us can only dream of.😊

[@MTigers006]

I might not ever make it down there. So, I wanted to say thank you for doing this. I am forever a fan of Dale's.

[@mrmbr]

Thanks for creating. I was in the front stretch grandstands that day (right at the start/finish line), and while I wasn't particularly a Dale fan... I saw how awesome he was that entire weekend. I didn't watch NASCAR consistently after that for over 15 years. Don't know why but he made a impact. Great stuff sir

[@TSquadRVing]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing your memory. And I was on the same boat after that. NASCAR was not the same for awhile. Thank you so much for watching.

[@richieneal2555]

I disliked Dale bc of being a Rusty fan. However I realized that a hater is just a super fan !

[@jamieorange7073]

Dale Earnhardt Drove A Number 8 Car in Late Model Sportsman

[@dorothyguess1485]

NO DALE JR DROVE THE LAST #8 CAR!!❤❤

[@BanditVanWoert]

Thats Dale's Olds 442 in the Bldg. They have Dale's Monte in a trailer out back.

[@outlawofga]

TSuad RVking..... I actually went by there bumped on the door. She came to the door and I told her who I was and had came from GA. She just opened up to us like we had known each other for a while... I made a short video that I now Cherish... But yeah, you missed a great opportunity. She loved to to talk about Dale.. Thanks for sharing this video brother.

[@TSquadRVing]

That is so nice to hear. Thank you for sharing this story. And yes. I did miss an opportunity Thank you again and stay safe.

[@woreoutdrummer1861]

It's not the number 3 itself that they were infringing on, but the font and the style. Notice the title number 3 in the movie looks nothing like the style and font of the 3 that is associated with Earnhardt. Sam Bass designed Earnhardt's 3 and I remember reading somewhere (Stock Car Racing magazine?) that supposedly he and Earnhardt had a little tiff over how it was leaning. Bass had it leaning to the right at first and Earnhardt supposedly said "Look at somebody running... you don't see them leaning backwards, they lean forward!"

[@TSquadRVing]

Thank you so much for this. Wow. Never knew that. Love Dales comment on leaning Thanks again

[@jerrypardue2776]

wonderful

[@MichelleThibault-c3p]

Dale Earnhardt is was and always will b Nascar. I haven't been or watched another race since the 2001 Daytona 500.

[@eddie8279]

I think they need to correct the storyboard for the #2 car,it's not a Monte Carlo,it's an Oldsmobile,they both ran in nascar during that time period. Don't think Dale ever drove Oldsmobile??

[@DukeTheRebel]

he did numerous times including pontiacs and fords. teams back in the days of the AERO wars would race different cars all the time

[@brianjennings5610]

Wow YOU NEED TO CORRECT YOURSELF!!!Dale did drive a #2 Monte Carlo that I have the exact diecast replica of and one was in the Talledega Museum so don't disrespect Dale and his legacy on here if you don't KNOW YOUR FACTS!!!

[@brianjennings5610]

​​@@DukeTheRebelyou are right and alot of people don't even think about his 1st #3 car was a Pontiac & his 1st actual race car was a pink car!!Ford's are the exact reason how Dale ended up back at RCR cuz Ford couldn't keep a good motor up under Dale without them blowing the engine!!!Can't stand when someone gets on here stating stuff that is not true & don't have a clue what they're talking about like they really had that info wrong on the board with the #2 car!!He sure don't know much if thinks that's really not a Monte Carlo!!😂😂

[@TanDawg58]

A lot of times, if you were a GM team, you typically ran all the makes, depending on whether one had an advantage at certain tracks

[@markrobison2030]

They are buried in Dale's vault on his property behind his shop on route #3

[@beckywinkler6464]

No Ralph and Martha are buried in the cemetery. Teresa wouldn't even let Martha visit Dale's grave, so she certainly wasn't going to bury her with Dale.

[@JohnCrane-o6h]

It is very sad but great video and I subscribed

[@jamieorange7073]

Martha is Buried Right There Beside Ralph

[@jimg7405]

dale sr cars were not built at dei, they were built at rcr whom he raced for.

[@TSquadRVing]

Exactly.

[@slswisher]

Dale did drive an Olds in 79-80

[@verncook1528]

she is called the LAWSUIT FAIRY

[@NCracing3]

After driving the #2 he drove the bud moore #15 ford

[@davidwoodard550]

I really love your videos but hate to break the bad news about that number 2 car, your looking at is an oldsmonile cutless, now he did drive a Monte Carlo but that real one your looking at is an olsmobile

[@jamieorange7073]

The 2 Car is a 442 Oldsmobile

[@d.j.johnson1290]

Dale’s cars (3 car) were made at RCR, not DEI. Dale Jr’s (8) car, Michael Waltrip’s (15) car, and Steve Park’s (1) car were made at DEI when Dale was still living.

[@robertstultz2260]

Yeah he drove an Oldsmobile 1 year

[@cole-trickle50]

Makes Zero sense that Theresa doesn't honor Dale in some way . Why wouldn't she want the public to be able to pay there respects to him . Instead you just lock Dale away from the world and act like a spoiled child . He would be ashamed of how she has handled things after his death with Him , his children , his company and his racing cars / trophies and mementos . One of the strangest things I have ever seen . He should be honored the same way Elvis was !

[@beckywinkler6464]

Since he is buried on his farm, she wouldn't let anyone visit his grave, including his family. His own mother couldn't even visit her son's grave.

[@genepenninger879]

Yes if she waved you should have stopped. That's the way she was never knew a stranger. I know she's fixed me quite a few sandwiches

[@TSquadRVing]

Gosh. Really! That is so cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@jhaeck1]

why does that 1980 monte have an olds cutlass front end on it

[@TSquadRVing]

Hmmm. Great question. I thought they share the same front end. And rear. Could be wrong though.

[@beckywinkler6464]

Childress lost the lawsuit. The only thing he has trademarked is the font, not the number.

[@alanscott8719]

His dad died in the kitchen

[@TSquadRVing]

Thank you for the info. I did not know that and I’m sure a lot of people didn’t know that so thank you for clarifying. And thank you again for watching.

[@havenhousetoys5241]

Yes but there were also 2 heart-attacks.

[@jamieorange7073]

The Story is Ralph Had A Heart Attack in The Kitchen in Real Life

[@MichelleThibault-c3p]

No he didn't. Ralph died working on his race car

[@nathanjimenez7898]

@@MichelleThibault-c3pon dale jrs podcast his aunt says Ralph died in the kitchen.

[@havenhousetoys5241]

Died in the kitchen opening chewing gum.

[@beckywinkler6464]

​@user-rd1px9dz1h Watch Dale Jr.'s podcast with his Aunt Cathy. She said Ralph dying in the shop was only for the movie. He died in the kitchen. He was opening a piece of gum and had a heart attack. He was found on the kitchen floor.

[@Bigandbearded]

Is dad actually died in the kitchen

[@610LaurelStreet]

Correct. And Dale wasn’t home at the time. Mrs. Earnhardt and Sister Cathy Earnhardt told the story on Dale Jr.’s podcast.

[@connor5722]

So the house was that just the house used in the movie or the real house because that is not the real house there is a video with Kerry Earnhardt at the house and it’s a totally different house

[@TSquadRVing]

I do go the the orriganal house close to the end of the video

[@brianjennings5610]

I know you said Dale Jr might have drove a #8 then #88 but Dale Earnhardt did drive a #8 years ago when he was in the Bush Series !!And just to throw it out there when you were looking at the #2 car and you said his 1st Nextel Cup is kinda disrespectful to his legacy it was his 1st WINSTON CUP!!!

[@TSquadRVing]

Disrespectful? You mean when I read it as it was written? But left out (Formally Winston Cup). My apologies. Dale is a True Legend in NASCAR. It’s been over 20 years, I drive by his shop, DEI everyday and still look to his Number 3 car sitting there. Thanks for watching.

[@Shawn6751]

​@@TSquadRVingNextel, Sprint, Winston....pretty much the same thing

[@brianjennings5610]

@@TSquadRVing my apologies it should have never been written that way!!Great video though cool you get to ride by there!

[@TimNewman-v3g]

That is an Oldsmobile

[@beckywinkler6464]

Ralph died in the kitchen, not the shop.

[@SRH58]

Dale Sr's cars were made at RCR, Richard Childress Racing, which is where Dale Drove for. You don't seem to know much alot about the subject. You Think that's Richard Petty's car.? 😮

[@jeffmartin8438]

I don’t think he said that was dales car. Petty was sitting next to Dales car in the museum

[@TSquadRVing]

I didn’t say that was Petty’s Car. I don’t think I did anyways. That’s was Richard Petty’s car next to Dales.

[@Bryce-26]

Dale Jr drove the 8 car for DEI but after car problems and arguments with Teresa Earnhardt, Dale Sr wife who became owner of DEI after Dale Sr died. Jr decided to leave the team to join Hendrick Motorsports owned by Rick Hendrick who bonded with Jr right away due to the fact Rick lost his son a former nascar driver Ricky Hendrick in a plane crash. Fun Fact: Jr wanted to drive the 28 for Hendrick motorsports but could since Robert Yates wanted to keep the number but he was willing to give his other number 88 that why he drove 88 for Hendrick Motorspots till his retirement in 2017. You should totally check out Dale Jr podcast the Daily download. Fun Fact: there is a Minor league baseball team is in Kannapolis, North Carolina, they were originally called the Kannapolis Intimidators but due to Teresa filing a lawsuit toward the team and the MLB for them to change names to the Cannon Ballers with there mascot having clear resemblence to Dale Sr. Also DEI no longer exists

[@garry3013]

Wow sharing info that every sports person in most of the world already knows. We appreciate but sounded like you were trying hype someone that needs no hyping at all. I was at the gates of DEI the night of his death in 2001. Even have a checked flag painted rock as a souvenir. The Best at his sport during the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Nothing left to be said

[@markhough2688]

The movie garage is in Harrisburg N C on a side street heading towards the Speedway off Morehead st.

[@TSquadRVing]

The garage was in Kannapoils. I’d be interested fu know where and what you are referring to. I would love to go visit to see if you are correct. Can you please share where by emailing me? [e-mail] Thank you for this info.

[@jeffmartin8438]

The Movie Garage where Dale pulls out of the driveway as a little boy is indeed in Kannapoils, Angelo is correct.

[@christophertruver5473]

I find it cheesy this guy doesn't do research. What car n😅dalejr drove 8 and 88

[@TSquadRVing]

Thank you.

[@shenandoahjohn]

That's not dales monte carlo that's an olds

[@jamesbatey598]

Jr drove number 8 his whole career

[@SGolenski]

No. No he did not.

[@gumby3123]

No after the 8 bud" car then drove 88 car amp car for Rick Hendrick

[@daveainscough5000]

He also drove the #3 bush series car for dei,

[@garytemple9258]

Teresa was out for one thing.MONEY and control over dale jr..made a life with dale then turned her back on HIS kids.