That waltrip 3 car block was amazing at around 3:35! Great great nascar race I'll never forget it. People don't realize how great Mikey was in 01-03 in the super speed ways. 03 Mikey was amazing and took 2 restrictor wins and a 2nd place to dale. That's amazing
I almost forgot Mikey actually won some of these races where he and Dale teamed up for the one two finish. It always seems to be him blocking for Jr. Just sucks Steve Park never became an actual tag partner. DEI was the next big thing since 2001, if Dale Sr was still alive, DEI would have been like Henrdick right now, not Joe Gibbs Racing (which is one of my teams).
@Jones John- Man i totally agree. I was at the 2011 Aaron's 499. The finish was pretty good, but the rest of the race stunk. I would have given anything to have went to one of these races with this engine. I love the sound of these restrictor plate engines. The new ones sound like crap. These not only sound good, but really makes the cars sound like they are wound out to max RPM.
Michael McDowell tried doing this here in 2024… much less successfully.
Dale Jr was a good teammate here…could have spun Waltrip to win the race but didn’t
What a mess at the end! Decent finish though.
3:48 the same 2 Positions when they lost their best friend
3:50
3:51
The day dale jr dega streak ended but at least it was his teammate and no one else
Aren't many times they wreck after the line unintentionally
Ole Mikey sure could drive!
but life can change in the
Blink of an Eye <3
I was there that day!!
All about that Metallica tune…so many great memories. The early 2000’s NBC broadcasts were the best they’ve ever been.
God I miss single file restarts
miss you BP…GREAT Race…
We need Allan Bestwick back in NASCAR broadcasting
That waltrip 3 car block was amazing at around 3:35! Great great nascar race I'll never forget it. People don't realize how great Mikey was in 01-03 in the super speed ways. 03 Mikey was amazing and took 2 restrictor wins and a 2nd place to dale. That's amazing
I love Alan Bestwick
Mikeys last won
4:29 Robert Pressley's Talladega ride was a Dodge Intrepid R/T instead of the usual Ford Taurus. Look for the yellow car with the "Jasper" sponsoring.
I almost forgot Mikey actually won some of these races where he and Dale teamed up for the one two finish. It always seems to be him blocking for Jr. Just sucks Steve Park never became an actual tag partner. DEI was the next big thing since 2001, if Dale Sr was still alive, DEI would have been like Henrdick right now, not Joe Gibbs Racing (which is one of my teams).
another lap and that 29 would've been doing the burnout.
That pack at the line though. They were 4 and 5 wide at the line
Can I watch one fucking NASCAR video from before 2004 without the comments being full of a bunch of idiots who bitch about change?!
RIP NASCAR
1948-2008
Look at Mikey making himself 4-wide blocking everyone, you don't see that anymore!
I hope Waltrip can win at another plate track before the end of 2013…….
@Jones John- Man i totally agree. I was at the 2011 Aaron's 499. The finish was pretty good, but the rest of the race stunk. I would have given anything to have went to one of these races with this engine. I love the sound of these restrictor plate engines. The new ones sound like crap. These not only sound good, but really makes the cars sound like they are wound out to max RPM.
I love the generation 4 cars 1992-2007 those were the good times.
Yeah the new car is the most similar to the 2003-2007 car.
The new car will bring it back, man. I miss this kind of racing too 🙁
Man, this is the racing I remember.
RIP NASCAR 1948-2004
@flyer2359
And maybe you didn't understand my question, so I'll reword it. How did Winston being the series sponsor affect the racing at all?
@PneumaticTire It's called an "era", maybe you've never heard of it.
@flyer2359 WTF does the series title sponsor have to do with it? LOLOL
wow 7:05 look at the front of Jr's car xD
The sound of these restrictor plate engines… sexy todays resctricor plate cars, screaming beasts that sound terrible
I never realized how close Jeff was to winning this… Damn u waltrip!!
Does Mark Martin Crash at every super speedway?
@timduncan21spursfan, I got an idea for ESPN/ABC: How about Allen Bestwick, Andy Petree and kyle Petty?