I don't know how I stumbled onto your channel, but I hope NASCAR is paying you big bucks because your documentaries are the best promotional material for NASCAR I've ever seen. I'm not even a NASCAR fan but your videos are so good I kind of want to be a fan. I do remember occasionally watching races with my dad in the early 2000s, when no other sports were on, I remember the race Earnhardt died being on our TV and what a huge story it was,  we had a NASCAR computer game mid 90s on our first home computer, and then my parents got my brothers and I a NASCAR board game for Christmas in the late 90s but that has really been my only connection to the sport. I've learned a lot about it in just the last couple days from your vids and kind of makes me want to watch a race start to finish now. Anyway, I really hope you're leveraging your talent with NASCAR for a big pay day because you're doing more to bring fans into the sport than anyone else, or any TV promotional ad. These are some of the best documentaries I've found on Youtube. Keep up the great work.


Didn't expect to hear final fantasy 10 music in this but it made me very nostalgic


Coming from a NASCAR YouTuber this video is epic.

@Shilpi326 <br>I guarantee you that if he didn’t like NASCAR before he made this video, he certainly does now.

@Shilpi326
I guarantee you that if he didn’t like NASCAR before he made this video, he certainly does now.

Brody Cooper He might like NASCAR though. In his face reveal he’s wearing a Jimmie Johnson NASCAR shirt.

The thing is Emplemon isn't a mainly NASCAR channel.<br>To see a NASCAR video this well done NOT by a NASCAR youtuber. Your content is great to BFM. Keep making good vids bro.

The thing is Emplemon isn't a mainly NASCAR channel.
To see a NASCAR video this well done NOT by a NASCAR youtuber. Your content is great to BFM. Keep making good vids bro.

Oh hi Darian Gilliam, kinda surprising to see you here but yea it is epic.


I was into NASCAR in the early 2000’s as a 5-10yr old. I highly disagree that the reason NASCAR lost its fan base is because there are no more fatalities. People still watch football, and no one dies? The biggest problem I have with NASCAR is largely they keep fricken changing it! It is hard to follow anything! On top of that, the drivers that are currently barring the torch are some of the most disliked drivers. So that’s my take. 1: constant changing of the rules and how NASCAR works. 2: No new good drivers, in the sense of charisma. 3: Getting political.


Fun fact: NASCAR averages higher ratings than most things that aren’t the NFL.


The candle that burns twice as bright, burns half as long.


Never watched NASCAR.  This guy has become my favorite sportsman.  What a tragic and heroic story about pushing yourself to your limits and refusing to give up your dreams. Even at the cost of your life.

Rags to riches and never giving up. It's inspiring for sure.


thank you that documentary was very very good, i think the only way stock car can be popular again is a total reborn, like racing real stock cars, did you ever watch the guy cleetus mcfarland crown vics races? man its intense and sketchy, they drive like they got nothing to lose, its slower but at least they dont die and are not scared to!


There will never be another Dale like Earnhardt


If you have to go, that's the way to do it


I say this with complete sincerity:<br>This website does not deserve a creator as amazing as you.

I say this with complete sincerity:
This website does not deserve a creator as amazing as you.


I know nascar makes it hard for drivers career's to hit the wall as hard as his.


You should update your videos a little bit... Nascar has definitely made a comeback in 2022... The 500 was sold out for the first time in years 💯🔥


Dude idk what it is but everytime I here dale died I like break down its like the only thing that actually makes me get this emotional


I’m not even into racing and I now have mad respect for the guy.


thats why he is being a legend man even though he is not there he is winning races


You have the best sponsored ad breaks on this platform


I hate that they’re supposedly shortening Fontana. We need MORE 2+ mile tracks, not less. Turn some of the 1.5 mile tracks built in the 90’s into 3 mile super speedways with road course options.


Can someone tell me if there's a channel that uploads content just as good as this one, but F1 related?

It’s possible, but I kind of doubt it. Emplemon seems to be operating in a different dimension from other creators on this platform.


“Drops out of high school”

He dropped out in 6th grade


Very intelligent doc (and I know sh!t about NASCAR, although a little now).


As a Floridian with a grandfather who loved Earnheart, This video made his day. He even pointed out some clips that he watched on T.V. Love ya man!


Ever since this video nascars ratings have actually been up. Probably due to them advertising a lot during the off season to hype up the season.


I can tell a lot of people aren’t American, and aren’t from the south specifically NC, I pass Richard Childress racing everyday here, and live a few miles from dale jrs estate, you just gotta have that connection with him, running into him at Burger King (he loved Burger King) he would pay for everyone’s meal, he wasn’t just a stock car racer, he was a great person and will always be a legend to me

Sr and Jr will always be my favorites too i got to meet jr once i never got to meet sr i miss the intimadator alot

i mean, if this is true cool, but im getting major bs vibes from this :/

@Darla Hays It was tough in Vancouver for that kind of racing. We got the Indy every year, but had to go South to Skagit to see short tracking.  I was so young... I wish I could have appreciated it as a kid. It wasn't easy for my Dad to haul my brother and I around all night... But he did it so that we could just see racing in person.

I grew up Hueytown, went to school with Davey Allison.  I remember watching him race on local short tracks.  But the first time I saw Dale race he had a fan. I remember eating at the Iceberg restaurant in Hueytown on Talladega week and taking bets on who we would see.

Dude. You live right smack dab in the middle of my version of "The Holy Land". I'm from Canada, but it's my life's goal to get down that way to see those tracks in person.

ChrisSantino dale sr, but I do live very close to jr


I’m from Daytona beach florida and I’m glad for nascar.


This guy is a Legend for the History of NASCAR like Richard Petty.


Fun fact: my dad was actually working as an usher at the 1987 Winston 500 when Bobby Allison's car hit the fence. I'd say you could probably see him in that clip, but it's so compressed, it's honestly difficult to discern one person from another.

That's pretty cool. I have a similar story. The Tiger Woods commercial where he's on the island hole at the TPC and makes the long putt for birdie, I'm over his shoulder when he does the fist pump, but you can't see me because of the crowd and they kinda blur out the crowd. Still a cool story though.


That is one hell of a statement!<br>Cheers to our racing hero of all time... 🍻

That is one hell of a statement!
Cheers to our racing hero of all time... 🍻


The "greatest arena made by man"? C'mon man! Romans LOVED to race. They built raceways specifically for racing. The Coliseum gets all the attention but, seriously, if you love racing, check out Roman 'Circus Maximus' or 'large circle'.   R.I.P. #3


i love the 8 bit version of mj's "bad" as music


I live in Daytona and have been in the track many times because I have a family member who works there, and those turns don't LOOK hard to walk up. They are literally nearly impossible to walk up. Once when I was there I was trying to get up on of the turns, and even with a full running start I still couldn't reach the top. That place is insane, and I'm proud to live there.

Lived in daytona from 61 to 70. Got to see all the greats. Took a couple of racing fan grandchildren a few years ago. They were surprised and in awe of the track.

Live in daytona too. Had infield passes one year, even the front dog leg is mega steep compared to how it looks on tv. 1, 2, 3, and 4 are freaking walls.


0:40

he made a better V10/V8 era F1 engine noise


Good Thing NASCAR is back on the RISE!!! ALSO RAISE HELL AND PRAISE DALE!


Found out that there is a roller coaster ride in a theme park named Carowinds which was named after him, and the ride is called the Intimidator.


At 48:20 I think you could've mentioned Elliot Sadlers 2003 Talladega Crash because Michael Waltrip was in 1st and Dale Jr was in 2nd


Dammit I’m crying. My dad was a life long NASCAR fan, so watching this is like a full explanation of what made him care about the sport so much. Thanks for that

Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.  For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved."<br>And please follow God's commands too before it's too late 🙏

Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.  For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved."
And please follow God's commands too before it's too late 🙏


I’m telling y’all now, wait for someone named Wyatt Miller boys


I'm originally from a small City in North Carolina called Wilson. At the fairgrounds there was a dirt track at one point that they closed down around 1990 or so. And Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt both have raced there. Youd be amazed  to see how small Wilson North Carolina is and that anybody would sanction a NASCAR race at a place like that. Lol.


My brother's friend is a budding car guy. He's learned to drive stick and is looking at buying one, hes watched a few F1 races, and hes learned the simple stuff like how to properly paint wheels and brakes. Well yesterday, we introduced him to NASCAR through this video. Having no knowledge of the sport, he got extremely invested in this documentary... having no idea that Dale Earnhardt dies either. Watching someone learn everything about my favorite sport was an experience I won't forget 😌 Thanks for this one Emp


I don't care they are running in circles. I don't care that I barely understand hillbillies accent. I can watch any motorsport for hours- just to listen to this beatiful choir of reving engines. It's, it's just beatiful.


I think, for me, the hardest thing about Dale's death is that it was starting to look like he was about to have his second wind in the sport. I remember seeing Dale race during that last year of his life and it was really beginning to look like all the planets had aligned for Dale to get that coveted 8th Championship. He had gone for years being on the back burner, but in those last couple of years we were starting to see him in the top five again for nearly every race and even winning a few races.

It just...it just seemed like he was about to have that 8th, and I think that's what hurts more than anything. He was right there at the door of the unequivocal, undeniable best and then just like that he wasn't there anymore. It's unfair.

I think, for me, the hardest thing about Dale's death is that it was starting to look like he was about to have his second wind in the sport. I remember seeing Dale race during that last year of his life and it was really beginning to look like all the planets had aligned for Dale to get that coveted 8th Championship. He had gone for years being on the back burner, but in those last couple of years we were starting to see him in the top five again for nearly every race and even winning a few races.

It just...it just seemed like he was about to have that 8th, and I think that's what hurts more than anything. He was right there at the door of the unequivocal, undeniable *best* and then just like that he wasn't there anymore. It's unfair.

Sadly life is wholy unfair, but equally look at the legacy he gave us. Sr passed that onto Jr, and Gragson and Jr had their pow wow before the Xfinity race this year. I think the lessons of old are still breathing new life.

I dont personally think he wouldve gotten his 8th championship, but surely he wouldve broken the 80 win barrier. That's the thing about Dale, it feels like he won far more than 76 races.


second time watching this. god those early 90s car are the hottest of all time.


There once was a time when people said there would never be a Formula 1 driver better than Ayrton Senna, along came Michael Schumacher. Then they said there would never be a better Formula 1 driver than him, but Lewis Hamilton showed up. Now they're claiming that there will never be a greater Formula 1 driver than Lewis.

Might I introduce you to Max Verstappen and Lando Norris?
My point is, in time, people will find somebody else as the greatest in their sport.


"what could be more fitting... what could be more special?" The way the commentator delivers this is breaking off the seams with emotion and passion for what he is witnessing, truly beautiful.

Mike Joy is among the best announcers in all of sports.

I was holding back the tears until that moment. I've never in my life paid attention to NASCAR, it just wasn't part of my world. But the scale of this tragedy, and the raw emotion of that reaction... god damn

the mario galaxy music makes it even better

That's my favorite call in sports history. I was 14 years old and still heartbroken over my hero's death, and that win was much needed salve. Mike Joy has made so many of my favorite sports calls, truly a pro and one of the most real, most deservedly respected men in broadcasting.

That’s Mike Joy, he’s an amazing commentator!  He’s still commentating the races on Fox! If you get the chance you should check out the race this Sunday at Talladega!


It's a shame DEI died that day with Dale as well


I was not expecing to like nascar ever but you showed me this


the pictures that you was showing in the beginning they was practice races. They do this before the big races like Daytona 500 and so forth


I don't watch NASCAR anymore, but Dale is still one of the best drivers in NASCAR, let alone one of the best drivers in any motorsport. But I stopped watching in 2004, no driver appealed to me as Dale did. I watched his son up until 2007, hoping for him to become like his father, but he is not . And Dale was a nice guy, my ex step father met him and he has a signed #3 hat from him. I never got to meet him as my own dad doesn't care about sports. I was watching the race that took his life. I was 8 years old. I still have memorabilia from those years, I have a Wilson Leather Coat still from my childhood years, I got it that year he died for my birthday. Do it for Dale. Long Live the Intimidator. I still watch Rally Racing and F1 racing to this day, but NASCAR back then was about skill to me. And there is not a single driver that could drive like Dale. My little brother even knows who the Intimidator is, and he's only 14.


Earnhardt was a dangerous dirty driver. He wrecked anyone ahead of him.   Anyone that was surprised that he killed someone doesn't understand how dangerous racing is.   The surprise was who he killed.   All that being said.  May he rest in piece.


At this point I'm just wondering if there is a subject that you can't make a video about. And I mean, with this regular quality. You're, by far, the most underrated creator in this site.


I'm shocked that a guy could die from such an innocent love tap of the wall, apparently Dale Earnhardt wasn't such a tough guy after all.

Look at raw satellite footage of it then you'll change your mind.

The tv doesnt do the impact justice, take a look at some other angles and you'll see why it was so deadly. He wore and open faced helmet, and when he collided with the solid concrete wall at a combined speed of ~150mph, he rebutted the steering wheel, which then sent his head shooting back and snapping his neck.

It's all about the angle, and his age and prior history of neck injuries definitely didn't help.


NASCAR is my oldest son's favorite motorsport


I got family around where he grew up, but i also live like 30 - 40 minutes away from it


40:24 *speedway otherwise great video dude


I remember your YTPs back in the day. I was there at the rise and fall of YTP, before the demonetization shitshow and all that. To see you here, now, making this... Extremely moving and well put together stuff... I'm genuinely proud of you. I know it doesn't mean much from one guy in 435K, but I've seen you grow from 150 to this Goliath of YouTube, getting noticed by the Million Club guys out of sheer respect for your high quality content. You deserve more and better. You're amazing, Emp, keep it up!


40:15 the music just gave me goosebumps what song is this anybody know


yooooo, the orchestral Deja Vu was perfect.


Michael Waltrip also won the DAYTONA 500 in 2003


I was one of Dale's haters growing up, but the day he died I cried like a baby.

@AlinaGray88 same here, I was only two weeks old tho

He was a childhood hero of mine, as both my grandpas watched Nascar so I developed an affinity for his racing style, and he won alot. However, my world completely changed when I watched that race, and even if they had it on TV, I never watched Nascar again.

I was there watching the same day too, but at the time I was literally a baby. Born in 2000. I still grew up watching Dale Earnhardt Jr. just like my father watched Dale Earnhardt.


Motorsports in general alienated the masses. But hardcore fans are forever.


If Petty is a Shumacher Earnhardt is the Senna of Nascar


I think this is the fifth time I'm watching this.


3.3m views for number 3. Fantastic video, Emp!


emp this video is insane man, great work

@Alex tC at least he's not everywhere like Connor pugs

Why am i seeing soo many way web surf comments on old videos all of a sudden?

Completely agree. This was my second viewing.

This and summing salt videos are all I need

Wavy was the last person I expected to see here lmao

I pass his house in the huntersville mooresville area everytime I go to the skatepark

You know wavy was crying watching in 2001 in Tennessee, then he created pursued youtube to honour dale's name

@Honkulus from the Roman-Goth army yea but anyone can race, so hes the best in the world. Plenty of non usa people have attempted to race for nascar.

I love how the US-People often say: "the best in the world" when the sport they talking about, only is popular or only exists in the US xD

If I have one issue he really ripped the sound fx design from Jon bois and Sb nations


Dude. I love the final fantasy 7 background music!


Bump and run can be used in any motorsport that isn’t open wheel that’s f1 and indy unlike nascar and touring cars


NASCAR
0:55 It ain't easy
1:25 Dale Earnhardt , a young man with a dream
2:02 Jon Bois
2:52 Nascar's roots: Daytona Beach Florida
3:32 Stock Car Racing 4:51 "Big Bill" France
6:07 Ralph Earnhardt didn't want his son to do what he did, but his son was inspired

7:20 Dale's Rookie Season, Daytona International Speedway, February 18th, 1979
9:59 CBS puts eyes on the race, 15 millions pairs of eyes
11:00 Drama, Crash, Fist Fights all in a matter of minutes
12:31 Victories and "The King" Richard Petty

13:30 The Winston Cup Champion 1980 13:54 Troubles and Struggles
14:37 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond Pennsylvania. July 25th, 1982

15:50 Commercial Message 16:50 Gillette

17:28 Childress and #3
18:13 " The Intimidator " potent, vicious 20:15 A Rural Icon

21:13 "*Awesome Bill" Elliot* , ("The Speedster")
23:40 What's The Appeal of Nascar ?
Soldiers, Astronauts, and Prestige (fighting in a foreign land, fighting man, fighting the limits of nature)
25:15 Bobby Allison takes flight 27:04 Restrictor Plates made everyone the same speed
29:20 Earnhardt Rises Higher but he's not their yet 31:11 What's happening?
33:35 Ohhh Why???? 34:24 Come on Dale! 36:00 Hangover Time
37:00 Heel once again 37:30 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Appears

40:00 February 18th, 2001 Daytona International Speedway. 42:49 A Tragic Day of inches, A Dark Reality brought to consciousness

45:56 Pushing Forward 47:15 DEJ! DEJ!
49:30 Driver Safety Improves, Ratings/Fans lost interest

50:54
53:17 The Earnhardt Feel/Factor, Coming Full Circle
54:25 End

NASCAR
0:55 It ain't easy
1:25 *Dale Earnhardt* , a young man with a dream
2:02 Jon Bois
2:52 Nascar's roots: Daytona Beach Florida
3:32 Stock Car Racing 4:51 "Big Bill" France
6:07 *Ralph Earnhardt* didn't want his son to do what he did, but his son was inspired

7:20 Dale's Rookie Season, _Daytona International Speedway, February 18th, 1979_
9:59 CBS puts eyes on the race, 15 millions pairs of eyes
11:00 Drama, Crash, Fist Fights all in a matter of minutes
12:31 Victories and "The King" Richard Petty

13:30 The Winston Cup Champion 1980 13:54 Troubles and Struggles
14:37 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond Pennsylvania. July 25th, 1982

15:50 _Commercial Message_ 16:50 _Gillette_

17:28 Childress and #3
18:13 " *_The Intimidator_* " potent, vicious 20:15 A Rural Icon

21:13 "*Awesome Bill" Elliot* , ("The Speedster")
23:40 *What's The Appeal of Nascar* ?
Soldiers, Astronauts, and Prestige (fighting in a foreign land, fighting man, fighting the limits of nature)
25:15 *_Bobby Allison takes flight_* 27:04 Restrictor Plates made everyone the same speed
29:20 *Earnhardt Rises Higher* but he's not their yet 31:11 What's happening?
33:35 Ohhh Why???? 34:24 Come on Dale! 36:00 Hangover Time
37:00 Heel once again 37:30 *Dale Earnhardt Jr. Appears*

40:00 _February 18th, 2001_ Daytona International Speedway. 42:49 A Tragic Day of inches, A Dark Reality brought to consciousness

45:56 Pushing Forward 47:15 DEJ! DEJ!
49:30 Driver Safety Improves, Ratings/Fans lost interest

50:54
53:17 The Earnhardt Feel/Factor, Coming Full Circle
54:25 End


I stopped watching nascar after Dale sr died the sport was never the same after he died 😔 3 fan for life


I knew that time in this video was coming and I'm just saying right now, I am not prepared. <br>edit. nah man this sucks why you gotta do that?

I knew that time in this video was coming and I'm just saying right now, I am not prepared.
edit. nah man this sucks why you gotta do that?


I worked at DIS 1996-2006 as part of the security/safety teams. Most of those memories are still cherished today. 2001 Daytona 500 race, I wish I could erase the memories from that day. Our team was the first to arrive at the Dale Sr wreck. Kenny Shrader was an emotional mess and all he could say was "It's not good" to us.  He instantly knew that his good friend was gone. He deeply wanted to get to Dale Jr and Michael Waltrip before anybody else did. One of the safety team's trucks took Kenny to Dale Jr and Waltrip. That day changed NASCAR forever. Greatly better safety equipment was implemented  and there's been no NASCAR on-track deaths since then.

i'm so glad i didn't go to that race. i had infield passes that i got for free but i decided to stay home, get drunk and watch it on tv(it was my bday). i watched that crash happen then went on a beer run. then hung out with neighbors. wasnt till almost midnight that i found out dale died. it was next to impossible to get the daytona news journal monday morning. i think they purposely left the machines empty to avoid people taking the whole stack as souveniers. i am tied to dale's death. feb 18th, 2001. my bday, exactly 1 month after my dad passed.  add to that 9/11 and 2001 sure did suck!


I would say it’s a modern day hippodrome rather than coliseum…


One of the best car racing documentaries I've ever seen, I didn't know how important Nascar was to the USA. Well, where I come from we have a similar story, but in F1, a guy named Ayrton Senna, today he is a national hero due to the joy that he was having a people so lacking in examples and idols as my country. I believe that Dale Earnhardt and Ayrton Senna are in a degree where they no longer wonder if it was good or not, they did something similar, they left their mark on the sport forever and more, in the hearts of every fan. Congratulations for your dedication, research and narration.

@PBlendvig wow ... I didn't know that, thanks for the information, it just increases my respect for both

@J Findling racing has always been a matter of money

Senna was the downfall of modern racing. Rich father sponsors his rich boy sons karting until he turns into a racer. Senna was daddy's money. It's a great example of how professional racing isn't. "run whatcha brung" it's how much money you got.

Both died in the only place they could, the car

Yeah, here in Brazil is almost a crime to say that other F1 driver was better. Sometimes I say that Fangio was better, just to see my friends burst in hate flames hahaha. But yeah, hell of a legend.


Imagine NASCAR is in your country and you dont care about it, i would give my soul to NASCAR be hosted in Turkey


Can only imagine how many lives have been saved because of the devices put in the cars after Dales death. Not just nascar


When you said probaly the only thing I knew about Dale i was like no i don't then the song came in and i knew


If I remember correctly, he died because he didn't use a helmet restrainer type thing, that in the event of a crash, the head would not smash into the steering wheel or would not cause a whiplash effect, something of that sort.


I first thought this would be a boring Never Ever episode to me because I legit have no knowledge of Nascar other than it just being a racing sport and my only knowledge of Dale Earnhardt was just him being a Nascar driver. Didn't know he passed away or that he was a godlike racer. Just finished this episode and wow... it's purely amazing. Even with very little amount of Nascar knowledge, this was a great episode. Can't wait for the next Never Ever episode.


I can't believe NASCAR is gonna make me cry


Dale was not cursed ? Neither is the track, The 500 was just an obstacle that he had to overcome with perseverance.


How bout a national holiday. 10/15 Dale Day


When I was little, going to preschool/daycare, I was made fun of one day for wearing a shirt that had the number 3 on it. it was stupid little kid drama. you know, "Your shirt has the number 3, haha, that means you're 3 years old." the type of stuff that really can only insult you at the age of a preschooler. so I went home and I told my parents that i didn't want to wear the shirt because of the big number 3 on it, and that kids kept teasing me for it. that's when they told me about Dale Earnhadt, and they told me he was the best racer ever. I wore that shirt with pride after that. And whenever a kid tried to tease me about it again, i told them that the number belonged to the greatest racer ever. This video reminded me of one of the few times i felt triumphant over the bullies in my life. thanks, Emp, very cool.

ultimate chimera yeah, what happened here lol

Joe Rogan How the fuck did you make those emojis

@Lorenzo Abanes you live in America or Europe because if your in Europe I can see how that's true but In America you hear people all the time saying "Do it for dale"

TOPFUEL 173 nah mate, everyone know about Micheal Schumacher, Dale was popular, and incredibly talented, but as NASCAR is a national sport, and F1 competes literally around the globe, I’m pretty sure more people know Schumacher than Earnhardt, whether they think of Schumi as “the Greatest of All Time” or “that one guy who races in a Ferrari”

@Frostbyte I mean more people I know never heard of Michael Schumacher everyone I know knows who The Dale is

@Frostbyte since its two different racing categories, you cant really compare their statistics and deduce the better one from that, but Schumi is definetly one of the best F1 drivers and one of the best racers ever

Why did this reply section become to toxic

Aria Britton “Best Racer Ever”, Michael Schumacher would like a word.

@Jacob Rzeszewski ...what? who the heck're you talking about? lol.

@penguin HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM something seems fishy, can't quite figure it out.

Damn that must feel really bad <br>🧔🏾⃠ 🧔🏾⃠ 🧔🏾⃠ 🧔🏾⃠

Damn that must feel really bad
🧔🏾⃠ 🧔🏾⃠ 🧔🏾⃠ 🧔🏾⃠


Before I started watching other sports such as Basketball and American Football, the first sport I ever watched on tv was NASCAR and this was during the Jimmie Johnson/Jeff Gordon or COT era (I was born in 2006) so I never witnessed the golden age of NASCAR. When there was no notable races or sports games on tv, I would watch the older races and I discovered who Dale Earnhardt was and how he was a big part of the league’s history. That’s when I started appreciating and even loving him. I know its 3 years late but thank you for making this video. Long Live The Intimidator! #3


It is crazy. Especially if you look at the numbers....Sooo may oddities. And I will not go into all of them. But look at the numerical running of the race. It was the 43rd....Who was he tied with for championships? Petty . Who drove car number 43............But in the end, if Dale would have been doing what he was supposed to be doing (racing for the win) this would not have happened.  Instead of rear view racing and blocking......And as you eluded to in the video....The one type of race he was the best at, the one he "hated" the most, is the one that took his life.


"and his final memory was his own drivers speeding towards the finish line with nothing but open racetrack in front of them"    im sitting in my room crying like a little girl. god dammit.

@Joshua pere Not everybody believes in god.

@Joshua pere mental illness is a real problem

That was the same exact moment i had crocodile tears .

Don't use God's name in vain by saying Goddamn or even Holy Cow or OMG. Ur Breaking the second commandant!!!! Repent n believe!!!! In Jesus!!! He will surely forgive you 🙏!!!!!


Ok if you're going to cover Dale, you've got to cover Valentino Rossi.


Damn I watch this thinking it will change my mind about the Game but Nope.


There is one driver that will carry on Dale's legacy. And his name is Cleetus Mcfarland... And if anyone can make racing popular again, it's him... Dale is such a legend in America... It would be incredible if Vaughn Jr could set up a meet with Cleetus and Dale Jr...


"Is it worth the risk to keep on going?"

"Sure, to win"

That is haunting, I don't know why, it just is

I think because he died while for the first time NOT trying to win which makes it so haunting.

It's part of the thrill, the sense of risk that could potentially be fatal and survive it with skill and luck Wich makes it appealing, this was the modernized version of the cart races in the coliseum

It is because reflects the mentality of anyone who is so determined and most of the times obsesed to be triumph and prove it's worth of something that is willing to give his own life and maybe of others in order to achieve it


And if he, Roland Ratzenberger, or Ayerton Senna had the hans device...

So sad


"...Earnhardt's Winston Cup Career had slammed straight into a concrette wall. "...
histarical laughter, on my part...
shame, sadness that I found that so funny.


This is a full featured movie, Jesus I want to watch this in a theater.


“TO THE OUTSIDE FOR THE LEAD IN TURN FOUR! DALE EARNHARDT JUNIOR ROCKETS TO THE FRONT AT DAYTONA!”

Tears. Tears every time.


Not only was it him, but his black number 3 car just has an appeal to it that a lot of other cars don't have. There's just something about how it looked that makes you like it which I've heard some say is the same for JR's all red car.


yeah he will be the best ever driver to not wear a seat belt


Came back here since it’s the 20th anniversary of Dale’s death, RIP

Rest in Peace Dale Earnhardt, he was a great man and incredible racer.


I come back here just for the editing @27:56


Im slowly becoming a nascar fan, you can blame "NASCAR 99".


The content of this is fantastic... but the background music is the best part.


The biggest take away I got from this, is that people don't watch sports for the actual gameplay, they watch it because of the personalities and story lines that develop among it's athletes.

and the sound, the sound is amazing deaf people dont watch it i hope we will never get electric powered nascars

As a massive pro wrestling fan, this response makes me happy.

@herbert hans I wasn't getting it at first either but I feel you. I like to listen to music with no words because I like the sound, I like to watch racing because I like the race. Substance matters and too much is marketed basically with the tag line "we know you love us." Too much focus on the glamour of it all

@Vicente Collao I guess what I was trying to say before was that there are in fact still people who appreciate the art a lot more than the artist. and in the modern world because everyone is constantly connected all the artists get way to much spotlight instead of their actual content. mainstream media and profit oriented people and companies will always focus on individuals instead of an art, a passion or a talent, but that doesn't mean that's what everyone wants to see that's just what they can get away with. you can make a living on youtube while having countless amounts of dislikes, and if that's how you make the most money then you're barely going to change the running system.

@herbert hans Well if you word it like that, I can actually relate to you. I do appreciate the past more, just because I like to study the why. At the same time, I try to appreciate the best of the new and to know why the worst exists

@Vicente Collao of course I do. however it's ridiculous that people are still watching 20+ year old content because the new stuff is mostly garbage and/or focused around personalities. think about it, 20 year old videos are still being recommended and we still watch the legends of old which weren't focused around personalities because of their personality or their money but because of their unique talents. people still watch the prince of bel air, I'm still watching drift king videos, and this is not going to change if we keep calling garbage and extended commercials entertainment. I'd just like to see youtubers who make videos about their passion instead of youtubers whose passion is making videos about themselves or just to make money. same goes for entertainment, car shows, sports, etc. we lowered our standards way to much this is a serious topic so how do you expect me to show happiness when talking about a sad situation? hehe

@herbert hans Jesus<br>... man do you even smile?

@herbert hans Jesus
... man do you even smile?

I completely disagree. I've never even had a favorite in the 24hour nurburgring race yet I watch it every single time it's being streamed. Today most car-channels and most sports focus around people because that's how they can make the most money. Think about it, do you want to buy nascar products? Maybe. Do you want to buy products that your hero signed? Definitely. It's very obvious on youtube, every single "vlogger" is pretending to be your friend because once they form this superficial relationship with you (kids think youtubers are like their friends and I can't blame them because today it seems like the most important skill for a youtuber is to be able to pretend and fake emotions) you're going to watch EVERY SINGLE video they upload. On the other hand if they just create decent content you're going to watch it but you won't follow it like it was a religion. And I guess that's the summary:<br>TL;DR - in Germany we call this "personality cult". Youtubers want to be more than just content creators, they want to be your superficial friend because if they do more than just create content they will make more money. It's immoral as hell and basically just like the WWE garbage entertainment but because it's a lot more intense and approachable it's a lot worse. (You can't tell what's fake/scripted and what isn't, f.e. in the TVShow Top Gear sometimes it's impossible to clearly see wether or not something is scripted and fake or not, they basically changed the market because they showed how to make big money by appealing to a wider audience aswell as creating this personality cult around their entertainment)

I completely disagree. I've never even had a favorite in the 24hour nurburgring race yet I watch it every single time it's being streamed. Today most car-channels and most sports focus around people because that's how they can make the most money. Think about it, do you want to buy nascar products? Maybe. Do you want to buy products that your hero signed? Definitely. It's very obvious on youtube, every single "vlogger" is pretending to be your friend because once they form this superficial relationship with you (kids think youtubers are like their friends and I can't blame them because today it seems like the most important skill for a youtuber is to be able to pretend and fake emotions) you're going to watch EVERY SINGLE video they upload. On the other hand if they just create decent content you're going to watch it but you won't follow it like it was a religion. And I guess that's the summary:
TL;DR - in Germany we call this "personality cult". Youtubers want to be more than just content creators, they want to be your superficial friend because if they do more than just create content they will make more money. It's immoral as hell and basically just like the WWE garbage entertainment but because it's a lot more intense and approachable it's a lot worse. (You can't tell what's fake/scripted and what isn't, f.e. in the TVShow Top Gear sometimes it's impossible to clearly see wether or not something is scripted and fake or not, they basically changed the market because they showed how to make big money by appealing to a wider audience aswell as creating this personality cult around their entertainment)

I'd still say I watch racing because of the racing, but characters are important too.


Looking at the 2021 Daytona 500, even with MASKS, the stand are full. Do not put false details about the stands being empty.


After dale died I stopped watching racing all together. But this year dispute nascar screwing racing rules I plan on watching for the first time in 21 years despite the fact I don’t have a driver to watch. There will never be a driver like dale again.


This was one of the worst days of my life  .


After that masterpiece i really REALLY hope that you would make a video on Ayrton Senna. He was to F1 what Dale was to NASCAR

@Wiktor Mach, YES! THIS IS WHAT WE WANT!

I think this video only turned out so good because Emp is into NASCAR. I'm not sure and F1 doc would do so well.

@Dr. Spatula Both. He used to into the corner with someone else, and would leave it up to the other driver to not make a contact(something like this: either you let me past and you’ll do it every time now because I broke you mentally, or we both crash)<br>He wasn’t really liked in the paddock, especially by Piquet and Prost

@Dr. Spatula Both. He used to into the corner with someone else, and would leave it up to the other driver to not make a contact(something like this: either you let me past and you’ll do it every time now because I broke you mentally, or we both crash)
He wasn’t really liked in the paddock, especially by Piquet and Prost

@Stephen Davis More accurate since McRae wouldn't take his foot off the gas and wasn't afraid to destroy his car

Senna was a driver that many other drivers didn't like because he was extremely aggressive and not afraid to put you into the wall or grass? Or is Senna to F1 what #3 is to NASCAR because name recognition?

He should also do one on Colin McRae who was the dale of rally racing.

I would also say that the death of Dan Wheldon was an equally huge moment for Indycar as was the death of Henri Toivonen for the WRC.

Believe it or not, Dale Earnhardt was a fan of Senna and paid tribute to him after he died.

Why do a Senna YouTube doc when the masterpiece that is the 2010 <i>Senna</i> documentary by Asif Kapadia already exists?

Why do a Senna YouTube doc when the masterpiece that is the 2010 _Senna_ documentary by Asif Kapadia already exists?

@p c Seb is deserving of being there, yea he may not be as quick to adapt to new machinery as the others and is definitely late in his career now but 4 championships is nothing to laugh at

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 I just woke up to this idk what was ryped

@Nolkerss we never got to see the full extent of Senna's career due to... what happened, but Schumacher has the most successful career currently. I'm sure it would be senna if he was alive but they're still equally as legendary

Schumacher, Senna, Prost, Vettel, Hamilton, Fangio, Clark, Moss

@Kilometers Why? I think NASCAR fans can appreciate greatness in other motorsports ;)

@Wiktor Mach <b>NASCAR fans disliked that</b>

@Wiktor Mach *NASCAR fans disliked that*

@Nolkerss Schumi is another legend of F1, however most people when asked will point at Senna as the greatest of all time. They are both pretty close in terms of “greatness”, but imo Senna is the better one

Tbh F1 has so many legends that should get their documents like this that limiting it to only one is difficult lol


In response to this title, you call that driving? I’ll show you driving. shut up & hold my beers 🍻


The squidbillies theme song had me Rollin.


The Gran Turismo music made this incredibly well written piece even more epic

It's very appropriate since Gran Turismo is a racing game series

@Stylish P0rsche there will never ever be another documenter like Emplemon

Ok but what if he used the PAL soundtrack lmao.

Indeed. I think EmpLemon is the master of documenting events.


Many people still love NASCAR, but many can’t afford the $4 a gallon gas to drive up to 300 miles each way.


I love NASCAR, but there is one thing I could never understand: how could crashing into the inside wall at Daytona kill someone? My parents used to be HUGE fans of Dale and ever since his passing, they never watched NASCAR again. Many years later, I became a fan of the sport. At the time, I didn't really know what racing was. It was the 2020 Daytona 500 that changed my life for the better. I never knew Dale, but there was one thing I did know: he was an INCREDIBLE racer. When the part of the video came: "The next thing is probably the only thing you know about Dale Earnhardt," is when tears came running down my cheeks. I knew what was going to happen since I've known about his tragic death. He did die doing what he loved to. I want to go the same way. I would love to go racing alongside my favorite drivers, no matter how long it takes. I have always believed that when you do something you love, you might never be able to do it once more. If Dale hadn't passed in the 2001 Daytona 500, I would have LOVED to see how far more he might have come in his racing career. I just love this sport as a whole: including the fans, the drivers, all the guys and gals on each pit crew, the tracks, and just watching people do what they love. I would have never thought that this would be how my life changed. I was 15 at the time when I saw my first ever race on TV. I didn't know what to do. I was bored on February 16th, 2020 and wanted to see what there was to watch. Flipping through the channels, I found a channel called "Fox." I saw something called "Daytona 500" and clicked on it. I sat there just enjoying the race in a way. There was one driver that stuck out to me: Bubba Wallace. I saw that grey U.S Airforce number 43 and just fell in love with NASCAR that day. Bubba ended up finishing 15th, but to me that didn't matter. What mattered to me was how well a driver I didn't know had finished. After that, I watched race weekend after race weekend and kept an eye on that 43 car. After the 2020 season, Bubba switched to the 23 car for 23XI racing. I thought that number was cool because I was born on the 23rd of August in 2004. I know that people may hate me for this but still, I stand with Bubba. After the Geico 500 in June, 2020, I knew that it was Bubba who would be my favorite.

TO BE CLEAR I DID NOT MEAN FOR THIS COMMENT TO BE AS LONG AS IT IS


I don't think I would be far off by saying Dale Earnhardt was the Senna of NASCAR.


40:16 what’s the song? I’ve heard it in a couple other documentaries on yt (obv during montages)
edit: nvm. I found it. it’s called We’re Finally Landing, by Home.


How dare you make me care about NASCAR and cry<br>This was an excellent video, please keep this up.

How dare you make me care about NASCAR and cry
This was an excellent video, please keep this up.


25:14 and that's how trackmania players made cars fly -wirtual

from 25:14 till 26:15 it sound like im watching a wirtual video


People still car about nascar today . But I only watch bristol , daytona and talladega races . Never been to all 3 of them but it is on my bucket list to go to .


what is the music played during the part where it is dales last win (2000 winston 500)


This almost brought me to tears, I was a huge NASCAR fan as a kid and one of my early memories is of Dale Earnhardt dying. I never thought much of him when I was a kid but I came to appreciate more when I got a little older. I haven’t watched a race in years now but it all came flooding back to me when I saw this. Thanks, Emp.


Dale Sr. Loved to Rattle other drivers cages


3.3 Million views. Ain't that just perfect.


I'm a simple guy, I hear Gran Turismo music, I hit like.


"Earnhardt's career had slammed straight into a concrete wall." That's called foreshadowing, folks!

Yeah, I shuttered. A hard bit of foreshadowing for sure.


The Speedrun National Anthem took me by surprise


Yeah i daubt we will see a professional driver with the same name anytime soon, unless this guy has a son with the same name and wants to go in his father's footsteps or smth idk


I like to imagine that, as he watched his son and partner speed ahead to the finish line, moments before the final crash, Dale closed his eyes and thought to himself, “Dad...I’ve done it. I made you proud.”

Or he thought oh shit I’m getting wrecked.

That's admittedly a little corny but I feel you

stoooooopppp a mede it throu the video but this comment mede mom cut the onion

Holy shit that just put tears in my eyes


29:00 I have soo many of that generation NASCAR models in 1:64


Is that final fantasy 10 music in the background? It sounds alot like it.


39:00 ... after watching this vid so many times i just got dejavu ;)


My parents watched Nascar in the 90s. I can remember the way Sundays sounded back then, it was the sound of the cars making left turns on the livingroom TV. And I was always so bored, knowing we weren't doing anything fun today. So I'd try to entertain myself at home.

They got divorced, and I remember being with my mom at her new house. She was watching the Daytona 500 and I was so bored that I tried to take a nap on the love seat. I don't remember seeing the crash happen (probably because I wasn't paying attention) but I do remember seeing replays right after. I remember the broadcast getting serious and I can remember being confused because it didn't look bad. Right after his death was announced, some cops were at the door. It wasn't for anything criminal, I think they were looking for witnesses. I remember perfectly how my mom told them that Dale Earnhardt just died. And that they came inside for a few minutes and stood in the living room to see it. One of them was so upset. I was 11. It's one of the most clear moments from my childhood.

(we're from GA so Bill Elliott was always my parents' favorite but they liked Dale, too. I remember thinking Bill Elliott was a total doofy weenie)

I was very young at the time, but can distinctly remember Tony Stewarts crash from earlier in that race. I vaguely remember Dales wreck, but I do remember questioning how someone could die from that. I had just watched Tony earlier do barrel rolls over the tops of cars and live, how could a 2 car crash into the wall kill someone.. but damn its crazy how this can make me miss someone I hardly knew.

But you were doing something fun you were watching NASCAR

Bill Elliot had the highest speed ever in qualifying at Talladega 212.xxx mph and was one the best drivers ever

Extreme goosebumps at the cops seeing it on TV part.


His passing is why I couldn’t watch NASCAR anymore…but today..you’ve inspired me.


Every single person I know I got into NASCAR.


I think he unbuckled during the long red flag then never fully strapped back in. Kenny Schrader knows the truth but keeping it a secret.


This video has introduced the world of NASCAR to me. I have just watched my first NASCAR Race, the 62nd running of the Daytona 500 with my dad. I hope that Ryan Newman is okay after the crash.

There's lots of pre 2000 races here on YouTube, and they are far better than anything going on today. You should check those out.

Newman has main character buff even if he's not a main character

Ryan is now cleared to race again (once we get back to tracks and not eracing)

innominate user The Rocketman is ok! Apart from the crash, I hope you enjoyed!

Newman is alright ☺ i grew up watching NASCAR and Newman is one tough sum bitch he's been upside down multiple times he's had cars LAND on top of him twice he'd be racing right now even with his injuries (nascar hasnt released what said injuries are to my knowledge) if nascar would let him

Damn imagine seeing your first nascar race and almost witnessing a man die


Kyle Busch now has more wins than Richard Petty


00:40 Shows the dumbness of the mass, rather then the opposite :D


The day that nascar died…. It’s still a great thing I guess but never has been the same since the real king.  3


This actually has given me a new respect for drivers and the sport.


I don't know if HOME was the best song choice to announce his literal death, lmao. An overuse of HOME in this video


Anyone who has either been in or driven(really driven) a fast car likes Nascar


the style and quality of work, reminds me of ahoy, but from costco. Ahoy but buying in bulk


I know I didn't just hear him say astronauts are braver than soliders.


there wil Never Ever be another commentator like Emplemon.

Lemme stop you right there with Jon bois


They will never ever be another era of NASCAR like 1985 to 2000. And TV was the main factor for the popularity. NASCAR didn’t know what to do with it and jumped the shark in 2003 and ruined their own sport in the quest for ratings. Some moron convinced them that they need a playoff format. So they got rid of a great point system that rewarded great drivers with consistency and that produced great championship races for this nonsense that we have right now.


its crazy how thats literally cars intro


You're the only channel that I can watch an hour video all the way thru.


When you over-regulate something... people lose interest. Vintage nascar is great, though.


You can watch that crash and never realize just how bad it was. Think about going head on into a brick wall at 160mph. The reason it doesn’t look so bad Is because he slides after impact instead of coming to a halt. Helmets [Hans] connecting to the seat now to prevent the head from slinging forward came just a little too late. RIP3 your death saved lives


So Dale is like the hungry box of Nascar


Nascar went woke and broke like most companies that choose that path


"20 years of trying. 20 years of frustration."

No matter how many times I rewatch this video, I cry like a baby every damn time at that clip.

I just cry... the entire video. My parents got divorced, and my fondest memories I had with my dad were watching Dale Earnhardt race on the weekends.


38:14 PLEASE someone tell what this song is called I beg you

Edit I FOUND IT I can die happy now (it’s called deja vu orchestral cover)


Do one on the Dunlop dynasty please. ISLE OF MAN
Michael Dunlop
William Dunlop RIP
Robert Dunlop RIP
Joey Dunlop RIP


NASCAR Went SJW/woke is what killed it for me


38:13 Holy shit! I could just feel my heart start pumping and adrenaline kicking in while watching the great racing paired with a symphonic rendition of "Deja Vu". Awesome top quality work, my man.


Here's the hope. Commercial Nascar will go bankrupt and we'll end up back in the good old days of small towns racing on dirt tracks using their own vehicles.


There is just no more personality in nascar


One thing is for sure, Dale was a determined man and driver

He held the entire competition by his own so his team could win.
He did it until his last breath, Dale is the embodiment of determination.


Awesome Documentary minus the Gran Turismo 4 menu music throughout the whole thing 😅


It wasn’t Donnie who clocked Cale! It was Bobby


shit, can i just say, the music choice is ACTUALLY masterful. how is it so damn good

There was a lot of thought on the sound design of this video

@john muselmann Yeah lots of Jon Bois influence, not that that's a bad thing.

@Bilal Najeeb im glad I wasn't the only one who reconised meet the engineer

everyone naming tracks doesn't have to, part of the mastery  of the score is the fact he takes music that fits what he needs perfectly from any game, movie, whatever.

Yeah bro I heard red dead 2 music and everything, amazing,

It's the music anyone who was raised by video games and Initial D would pick.

@LN Yeah the inspiration from Summoning Salt bleeds through in this video. I’m glad to see more of the style

hes like summoning salt but for random shit


How is no one talking about how Dale spent his last race making sure his team mates won. Say what you want about him but the man really did care for the people closest to him.


His dad would be proud he pasted the torch


For me the single worst tragedy of American sports was when I was watching a baseball game in San Francisco on tv, the screen turned to static for a minute, and when the screen showed the game again, the stadium was in utter ruin.  An earthquake had hit the area and they were showing live video of a highway’s upper deck that had collapsed onto a lower deck, smashing people to death.  The stadium itself held up well but had taken some damage and people were flooding out of the exits.  One second I’m watching a baseball game, the next I’m watching people die.  Watching a lone race car driver die couldn’t compare for me, probably because I had already seen so many other drivers, like Senna, die before Dale.


Emp. I’ve never cared about NASCAR but holy shit do I respect it so much now


That's good there'll never be another. But Kyle acts alot like him


23:39 "stuck in rural America"? I think mean something like "stuck in poverty". You seem to be implying that the two are synonymous


I'd like to show this video to my family, but their English is not the best. Would you mind if I submitted translated subtitles for this video?


@Brody Cooper
Good luck and God bless.
In this age of materialism, cling to your roots; remember who you are and where you came from. Draw close to God, and He will also draw close to you.

Big Pile of Garbage there is if they do it right you can save it but if they don’t it’s dead.

ryanknowstecmobowl I mean go for it this weekend won’t be bad since it’s not a 1.5 mile track it should be decent. The 1.5 mile track you will hate.

I truly am rooting for the Earnhardt family now, and I plan on watching this weekend's race.

I'm on dirt tracks and hell, I drive ALOT like Dale used to. So I work my way up like Dale and end up saving it even MORE !

I'm on dirt tracks and hell, I drive *ALOT* like Dale used to. So I work my way up like Dale and end up saving it even *MORE* !


Dale Earnhardt dying was the first worst thing to happen in 2001


are we just gonna forget the fact the background music is from  gran turismo


I knew literally nothing about Dale before this video.<br>Yet his death still had me feeling the same emotions as if I'd been watching him race from the start.

I knew literally nothing about Dale before this video.
Yet his death still had me feeling the same emotions as if I'd been watching him race from the start.


I hate racing but this is one if the most interesting videos ever


Everyone knows Stroker Ace was the GOAT because Stroker Ace was born to race


I still find myself watching this video despite not liking your content/watching it

Saying that you don't like and don't watch something in the same sentence is pretty rich.


you know what the last thing to go through its mind was? its tail feathers


That photo finish that mirrored Dale's, the guy saying it was special, the way he said it, you know he was gonna cry and losing Dale was still hitting him. I know it hit all of NASCAR, but man, you know everyone cried. Doesn't matter how manly, they cried. I did whilst watching this even for the second time. Thank you EmpLemon, thank you for bringing an legend  into internet fame beyond the NASCAR community to people like us.

And then that kid went on to be the biggest Karen in NASCAR

And that in just his(Harvick's) third Cup start. <br>His 3rd. Let that sink in✨

And that in just his(Harvick's) third Cup start.
His 3rd. Let that sink in✨


Grew up watching Dale dominate.  Was definitely my favorite driver.  <br>Saddest part is that he actively worked against the HANS.  The device had a hard road to become accepted.  Even after Dale, drivers reiterated his sentiments that he thought it was too uncomfortable and would restrict them from evacuating after an accident.  Would it have saved him?  Not sure.  Some research says his belt broke which permitted his head to hit the wheel.  I know every time I see the wreck, I wonder how it killed him when there were much worse accidents to many drivers who walked away.

Grew up watching Dale dominate.  Was definitely my favorite driver.
Saddest part is that he actively worked against the HANS.  The device had a hard road to become accepted.  Even after Dale, drivers reiterated his sentiments that he thought it was too uncomfortable and would restrict them from evacuating after an accident.  Would it have saved him?  Not sure.  Some research says his belt broke which permitted his head to hit the wheel.  I know every time I see the wreck, I wonder how it killed him when there were much worse accidents to many drivers who walked away.

The physics tell the tale.  Those who know racing say that that's the kind of wreck that kills a driver; all the force of the impact gets slammed into them instead of being dispersed in a spectacular, twisting sight.  And while we can never be SURE that the HANS device would have saved him, it absolutely would have given him an infinitely better chance, even with a broken belt.

NASCAR died with him, for me.


25:50 track name pleaseeeeee

Edit: Home - Were Finally Landing


My uncle who passed a decade ago from cancer was by far the biggest Earnhardt fan I've met.  This incredibly put together documentary actually has me emotional from the flood of nostalgia remembering all those great times with my uncle and the intimidator. Thank you so much for this,  and you've earned me as a subscriber.


Just bc you acknowledge Jon Bois doesnt mean you get to use google maps and synth lol


You missed that story about Earnhardt and the lucky penny


Never did i think i’d watch a 55min long video about Dale Earnhardt created by one of my favorite YTP creators form my childhood


I agree proximity to death is what made the sport amazing.  Contrary to popular belief and Hollywood movies most gladiators in ancient Rome didn't die.  Matches were in fact rarely to the death, but to make it appealing they had to dance close to death.  That is what human beings are drawn to.  Watching someone dance right at the edge of death and escape.  To create that sense of mortal danger every so often somebody has to die.  In my personal opinion it's worth it.  I think there is something beyond moving.  That speaks to the very heart of the human experience.  To see someone willing to die to win.

*If you want to watch a great racing movie that plays around with this idea check out 'Rush' from 2013 about James Hunt and Niki Lauda in Formula 1 in the 70s.  It's amazing.(and Thor is in it)


Wanna make NASCAR Great Again? Go back to the mid 70's rule book.


Literally 3 million people forget to tap the like button


I was enjoying NASCAR till about the early mid 2010s, then they kept on changing the damn playoff format and other matters and I was just done with it. Then Jr. retired and I haven't had any reason to return not sure which driver to route for moving forward.


Before this video i had zero knowledge about Dale Earnhardt, or Nascar. I walk away from this video with tears in my eyes and respect for a sport i thought was boring. Thank you Emp


I have one thing I have to say how many people die doing what they Love ?


Any red dead players hear a quiet times theme in the history of nascar


This is incredible dude.

I wish I was alive to see Earnhardt race.

@Preston Heit hes just looking for attention and is apparently another justin y but in the nascar community according to @Pharmer Phil

Emp is one of my favorite youtubers. to see him make a video on my favorite sport is amazing

I wish I was older than 2 years to appreciate this moment in history.

Emp fans, this is the Justin Y of the nascar community.

@Gary Oak The video uploaders seem to like him, but the other commenters, he's exactly like a niche Justin Y.


You should make a video like this about JB Mauney a Professional Bull Rider


Of course he had to make this topic the 3rd episode


makes NASCAR video
slips in Final Fantasy X music thinking we wouldn’t notice

We noticed.

*makes NASCAR video*
*slips in Final Fantasy X music thinking we wouldn’t notice*

We noticed.


El Diablo approves. SHAKE!...

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the problem with modern day NASCAR is how perfect it is. back in the 90's the grainy and oversaturated effect on the TV  would give the track an otherworldly feeling, like you where watching something bigger than yourself, nowadays, its sharp and polished  making you feel like its just another thing, along with some boring drivers.

@Endy Mallorn Ive never seen the OG cartoon, but the movie i thought was pretty good.

I have to agree here, this is why I've always loved Speed Racer as a cartoon and a movie, because the screen shakes, the cars are special, the drivers matter. And sure, there's no question to an experienced viewer but that Speed/Go will win (unless it's against Racer X), but every episode, and the movie, makes it just as as important how he wins as the indisputable fact that he wins.

@coffee it’s not safe but okay. Motorsports will almost never be 100% safe. F2 lost a young star two years ago. Indy lost Dan. F1 almost lost Romain Grosjean, we almost lost Ryan Newman. Hell even in nascar sanctioned events there’s been deaths since Dales death. It’s not a safe sport. If you think it is idk what you’ve been watching.

I mean we also went from historic tracks like the rock and so on and replaced them with the same layout of track with slightly different banking.

The problem is the gen 6, i wish they had kept the gen 4, and just improved the safety

@Goober You have proven no point. I'm still right lol. Its a safe sport now, hence its boring, it works the same for football and all that shit.

@coffee and can you say the same thing about any drivers competing in a major event since Dale Earnhardt? No. Point stands, the safety provided by the car outweighs the danger the workers who provide that entertainment would otherwise be in.

@Goober and look at the ratings, nascar is dead because of that

F1 has a similar problem. All the stabilizers and all the image quality ruins the experience, you don't feel the speed. You grab, for example, a 1992 footage of Nigel Mansell or Ayrton Senna running and you really feel in the image shaking how fast it is. Nowadays it just feels  like a videogame

@Buck Bucker Right? They can make each brand more distinctive and still keep the safety features. That, and today's drivers have no personality. I don't know what they can do about that, but I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that today's drivers aren't exactly clawing their way out of poverty through racing like the drivers of yesterday.

@Goober that's great and all, but im not gonna watch a bunch of similarly shaped blobs race that i can't buy myself.  there's f1 for that.

@Buck Bucker you might not like it, but the safety record of those cars is unbeatable. Just look at some of the wrecks people have gotten in in those things and come out uninjured.

I thought I was the only one who prefers how the visuals of 90s tv compared to today.

I think the biggest problem is that all the cars look the same.  I watched some older nascar videos and it was pretty neat that you could buy the exact car that was being raced.


Only reason why I liked nascar……. Cars movie


28:20 im literally playing ffx in macalania woods as this came on WTFFF


2020 Update:

Though he changed teams years ago, Kevin Harvick, the driver who initially replaced Dale Earnhardt at Richard Childress Racing, has added ten more wins to his record.

This puts him 10th on NASCAR’s all-time wins list and he very well could win the 2020 Championship. We’ll see.

EDIT: Kevin ended up not winning the championship, but still had an incredible season and has put himself up there in the ranks of the best. He also won two more races since I made this comment.

He would of won if the dumbest scoring format didn't exist today in nascar. He had one of the most dominant runs this decade with 10 wins and a average finish of 7th this season. The only guy that could somewhat stand up to him was hamlin. But he lost because he was one position off in a race nascar had dubbed important at the end. Fuck the playoffs.

@Nathan But when you look at Petty’s 200 wins, a lot of them were against Billy Bob who put his family car in the garage on Friday night, put a higher flow carburetor on it, and then took it out racing. Even the bottom truck series drivers now would wipe the floor with 80% of the field in the 60s and 70s, because they’re professionals. Busch’s 200 wins may have come across three series’, but they were still against stiffer competition.

@Wesley Johnson It's true that Kyle Busch has 213 wins but those are not all in the Cup series. A large part of them are in the Xfinity and Truck series. He has 57 wins in the Cup series compared to Dale's 76 and Kevin's 58. And to call anybody the "King of NASCAR" but the King himself, Richard Petty is just wrong. With his 200 wins in the Cup series, he by far surpasses anyone else.

Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt are nothing compared to the KING of NASCAR Kyle Busch with 213 Nascar Wins

Chase Elliot won the 2020 championship and Kevin Harvick win the 2014 title

@PunyHunk Yeah it sucks. Not even a Harvick fan but he was by far the best driver this year. One of the best statistical seasons for any driver the past two decades.

RIP Kevin Harvick's championship hopes :c


wow the TV debut was some obvious bread and circuses type psyop


It's not only NASCAR. Formula 1 and pretty much every other motorsport is going through the same downfall. I started watching formula 1 with my father at the age of 4 back in 1991. Never missed a grand prix up to 2006. And it wasn't only me. On a race weekend it was impossible to find people in the streets. Stores were closed for the race and keep in mind there wasn't a fellow countryman to cheer for. It was just the pure excitement of the race. That's why the 90s to mid 2000s is called the Golden Era of F1. Everyone was watching. Now i know it's still on, but there are people who are surprised to find out Formula 1 is still around and i don't exaggerate. Yes, there are still fans of the sport, but as mentioned in the video, they are just the small nuclei which can't be compared to the days when it was a cultural phenomenon. And i guess the reasons to why this happened are the same as the reason for NASCAR's downfall and all the other forms of motorsport - TOO MUCH POLITICS AND RULES neutering the sport and the excitement. IT's supposed to be top of the top performance. Machines with out of this world speeds. Formula 1 especially used to sound like some evil interdimensional thing. The speeds they went to and the horsepower was all but unthinkable on the road. Now firstly their displacement is smaller than most family cars and second - you can buy cars that are both FASTER and more powerful than an F1 car. There soon WILL BE a time when road hypercars with race slicks would match formula 1's prototype, because manufacturers outside the sport, don't have to comply with regulations. When you add the additional rules that screw with the tactics of the race, it just gets boring. So yeah, if you want the former glory of a sport to come back, tear those rules and regulations and let engineers and designers' creativity take the wheel.


Every year of NASCAR Biggest Race that I can remember. I would pick Dale Earnhardt Sr then I would pick 5 Other Drivers that I thought could Win the DAYTONA 500. For the 1998 Running of the DAYTONA 500. I chose only One Driver to Win the DAYTONA 500 and that was DALE EARNHARDT SR. I watched the Race from Start to Finish. I was so Elated it was Great. Called Friends told them what Just Happened. I was Watching the DAYTONA 500 on that Fateful Day Sunday February 18 th 2001. Could not Believe what happened to Dale Earnhardt Sr. I have seen worst Recks that Dale Earnhardt was Envoled with and Dale Earnhardt Sr would walk away from. Still have Trouble Watching Replays of that Race. Dale Earnhardt Sr may U Rest in Peace and  be in the Ever Lasting Arms of God and be in Heaven for  Eternity. AMEN.


and just now by watching this I realize the AMAZING references to NASCAR Pixar's "Cars" had, it's mindblowing

@name, I think you're missing his point. For those that didn't know anything about NASCAR, it's eye-opening how much Cars was based on reality.

@Tony Ski Except in real life the transition between old and new has been much slower than in the movie. Most of the old drivers have left but the ones that remain are still faster than the new ones on a regular basis.

Even more. With Cars 3 the whole thing is about new cars coming in and being faster and more advanced. Most of the drivers were/are MENCS rookies as the older drivers like Jr and Gordon retired. So it's SUPER meta if you realize who the cameo voices are.

RaFaReAcH Those references were pretty blatant though.....


did you fail to mention that they did show him the Hans device and he called it a noose..


Seeing all the comments by non-fans gives me the fuzzies. Good shit as always, emp


I could swear that Buddy Baker was the first to do 200 at any track and that is in the history books and hall of fame. But Dale was the best, the day I stopped watching Nascar forever. Who else was going 2 be Dale, Nascar never listened to him saying. Build a bigger fence if ur scared of them going into the fans, I know the fans want to see the big one but I be damn if the plate really did get him killed and he told Nascar what was going to happen but Nascar wanted a good show and it cost them their best driver ever and that never would have happened if u didn't have plates on the car. Nascar acts like they did not know what happened, they never said he was right and still its not really racen, who really cares about Nascar anymore after u see them kill ur driver and he told the world it was going to happen but he was it took him Dien and still they use a plate to slow the cars down. If u don't have the guts to make the car go as fast as another driver, that's the way it should have stayed but they want the big one. Well they got the big one


Also Darth Vader car is the best name for number 3


Emplemon: want a video on Dale Earnhardt?
Me: who is that? I will just skip it.

Cries at the end of the video
Me: he was a god among men

@Blueflag Alpha <br>Well...you’ve certainly got a lot to catch up on.

@Blueflag Alpha
Well...you’ve certainly got a lot to catch up on.

@Olli Jokinen from where i live , theres no tv coverage on nascar so thats why i dont know

@Blueflag Alpha In that case, how have you never heard of Nascar, as you stated?

@Olli Jokinen im a F1 fan so that means im a racing guy

@Blueflag Alpha You dont need to be American to know Nascar. I assume you aren't much of a car guy or a racing fan.

@Blueflag Alpha I'm glad this story touched you.  He really seemed to put the best of nascar together in this video

@Bobby Lewis i dont think i missed much anyway

@Bobby Lewis im not american so i never heard of nascar

Dafuq u mean that you never heard of him, I grew UP listening to old radios and listening to story's of him hell not long after he died I met Dale Earnhardt Jr......please tell me you know Richard Petty


He died because he refused a HANS device. But, his death did mean it became mandatory, so he ended up saving a lot of lives.


There will never ever be another fighter like don frye.


Never did I think I'd be genuinely crying over a NASCAR documentary. If you don't see a career as a professional video writer/editor/creator, I'll eat my socks. Thank you, EmpLemon.


He was blocking like he was in the lead because in a way he was. His cars were in 1 and 2. He would have went to the winner’s circle as an owner. In fact, Mike Waltrip was waiting on him. So sad.


That music that plays during his final race got be crying too.


That 1984 transition was genius and unexpected.

The single best part of this video. That was a slam dunk.


You're right, because the crybabies won't allow you to "bump and run" or more like "wreck and pass"


Nascar is the same as "soccer". Just the US trying it's hardest to be special


In general worldwide race fans, in particular those that prefer Formula 1 racing, are not aware of NASCAR. And vice-versa, considering that F1 always struggled to get traction in the US.
But, as a brazilian F1 fan watching this, it’s impossible for me to not see similarities between Dale Earnhardt and Ayrton Senna.
Dale, as Ayrton, came from a not so privileged place. Dale was for the poor people in the countryside what Ayrton was for brazilians (Brazil during Ayrton’s career was way messier than today, with a hard time as a young democracy and absolutely destroyed by economic mismanagement).
Ayrton, as Dale, had a complex personality. Humble and caring in one side, fierce and intimidating on the track. Ayrton had his share of controversy because of the risks he took and the crashes he caused.
Both were considered the greatest in their craft. Both died in a wall at the outside of a left hander. Both died under the spotlight. Both died demanding more safety. And in the day Ayrton died, Dale, after winning his NASCAR race, said his condolences in the post race interview.
These two must be burning rubber in heaven.
RIP to both of them, the greatest at their series of racing.


Could someone PLEASE tell me what the music is at 28:00? I've looked through every song in the Music List and I can't find it


54:28
That ending's timing is so good, everything is perfect.

Man I'm just a random 23yo dude from Belgium who barely knew NASCAR an hour ago, but this video made me have a blast!
Youtube needs more content creators like you

@Eanna McNamara It's a cover of "The house of rising sun"  From the Animals

Sorry to ask but do you know what song that is in the end? Does anyone?


Now that NASCAR is unpopular in the US, imagine being a nascar fan in Europe Like me


One hour documentary about Dale Earnhardt and no mention of Jeff Gordon stealing his thunder in late 90s? I want my one hour of my life back! Joking aside, this is a great documentary! NASCAR is a underrated sport, but it was the demise of American middle class that caused the sport to decline not the safety itself. $100 ticket just to watch a NASCAR race this year (2022)? What a joke.


Acknowledges comparisons between himself and John Bois, proceeds to use Summoning Salts iconic music

PS i love you and your videos lemon just a funny subversion

PSS What a beautiful video. Growing up, nascar was something me and my dad would bond over, and his favorite driver was always dale earnhardt. He moved away 3 years ago and specifically told me to take good care of a painting he had of senior celebrating his daytona win. I knew more than the average fan my age about senior, but seeing the backstory of his bond with his father, and then the bond with junior, this was one of the rare videos that moved me to tears. Thank you for doing justice to a great driver, son, father, teammate, founder, and man. Im gonna go call my dad and talk to him. To anyone reading this, life is short, tell the people you care about you love them, and always remember that when youre at your lowest, just wait for an opportunity…and push forward…


Dale Jr. was my favorite driver as a kid. I chose him because my Dad's favorite was Dale Sr. and unfortunately my Dad was at the Daytona 500 in 2001 with my older brother and got to see the wreck. I used to watch every race until I was probably around 12 or so, then I fell out of it and didn't really care except for maybe the Daytona 500. I still followed Jr. up until he retired though. He was the only thing keeping me semi interested in NASCAR and now I have zero interest in it, which is sad considering how much I watched it when I was smaller.

Jeffrey Earnhardt does the NASCAR Xfinity Series

NoviRanger83 what league does he race in

Jeffrey Earnhardt still races! He’s Dale Earnhardt’s grandson

Don't worry, I'm a fan of Jeff Gordon. Don't @ me.

Same exact timeline as you man. Rusty Wallace was my dads favorite, so after he retired, we started watching it less and less. By 2011 we had stopped completely. There was just not much personality left in the sport, and the new cars just didn’t look like the aerodynamic speed machines I grew up with. Such a shame


Bill Elliot - The Rock
Dale Earnhardt Sr. - Stone Cold
Jeff Gordon - Roman Reigns


i dont think fans left because it got safer; i've never disliked nascar. but recently i've been getting into it and watching the full races on youtube getting my knowledge up. and as a "new" fan i have no thought or reason why i would be against a safer car they race in today.


Dale’s rookie of the year came when Richard Petty (#43) wins the seventh Winston Championship.
Dale’s seventh Winston Championship came along in ’94.
Dale’s death came when the 43rd Annual Daytona 500.

Dale helps Jeff Gordon by giving Jeff some useful advice
Dale doing the Polish Victory Lane along with Rusty Wallace in the honoring to Alan Kulwicki and Davey Allison.
Dale helps Michael Waltrip to break his winless Nascar all-time season by winning Daytona 500 alongside his brother

Dale gave his son's a wing to win 2004 Daytona 500
But everyone knows, he is always...
a lap ahead from everyone.

#3


BRB gonna go sell this to one of this biopic companies as the complete script


Bill Elliot had nothing on dale earnhardt when it came to racing


My grandad knew the guy. He would request my grandad specifically to fix up his yacht (My grandad worked at Hatteras) I’m told he occasionally came over for dinner. After his tragic death (which my grandad saw live) his wife sent us a model car as a gift. I still have it to this day.

@NoMo dont listen to that guy, hes an internet troll, believe me

That's awesome right there, Dale is truly one of a kind man. He took time out of his days to make sure his team built a model specifically for yall. Amazing stuff! Keep that car till your dying day, pass it down for generations to come!

@John Stonik believe what you want I guess

@NoMo That cool on how she sent it just for you cool story hope it live for ever in your family

Any photos ? Would definitely like to see that car

@NoMo never touch the car and keep it as an heir loom

@NoMo Holy shit, that's absolutely awesome.

@Reinhardt Sanchez
Cool update, turns out it was specifically for me. Earnhardt’s wife sent the car because she heard about my birth.
That’s a huge honor.
It will absolutely be my heirloom.

@Reinhardt Sanchez
Cool update, turns out it was specifically for me. Earnhardt’s wife sent the car because she heard about my birth.
That’s a huge honor.
It will *absolutely* be my heirloom.

Man, I'd keep that as a family heirloom.

Wow. That’s a family story for the ages.


fun fact, the bottom picture at 3:48 is actually of British stock cars


Use my comment as a a like button -<br>Dale gave his life for M. Walt rip who was a waste. Heindseight is 20/20. No disrespect

Use my comment as a a like button -
Dale gave his life for M. Walt rip who was a waste. Heindseight is 20/20. No disrespect


Hey does anyone know where the original cover for the last song in the closing comes from? (I believe its house of the rising sun but I can't find the specific version of it) I've been trying to find it everywhere but to no avail!

This version of the song is by a Finnish guitarist named Santtu Niemelä.


Emp is slowly turning me into a Florida swamp person with these documentary subjects

I'm pretty sure he's just talking about things from his childhood. I remember all these things in the same way, the staples of a 90's to mid 2000's childhood. I can't wait for "there will Never Ever be another game like Command and Conquer"

I'm a Georgia swamp person, thank you very much.

Be wary. I’m already a Swampman and I’ve got algae growing under arms and vines wrapping around my legs. Bugs never leave you alone.


the summoning salts music confused me so hard, LOL


Nascar helped birth Let's Go Brandon, enough said. The audience isn't all dunces, just mostly...


Dale loved Racing so much he took nascar  with him on that last turn...

BendtFender28 well he didn’t take it right away lol

BendtFender28 nascar didn’t stop booming you just stopped watching it

BendtFender28 The final death spiral honestly began when Bill France Jr died in 2007. He was still highly influential in the company until his death.

@Ghostmotorfinger Although I was born only a month after Dale Earnhardt's death and I got into NASCAR when I was four years old, it does feel that NASCAR has been dead long before then...

Nascar died that day in February for me too.

@TheSadler333 What are you talking about? NASCAR was booming until 2012ish, 2005-07 was the golden age.

So true! NASCAR died With Dale Earnhardt.


I seriously had no interest in NASCAR before finding your channel. Not only that, but I actively disliked it while liking other motorsports. After watching this and your Talladega video, I can’t say that’s the case anymore. At least older NASCAR, since now I actually understand what I’m watching for.


bruh what the FUCK was that ad, how much time did you spend on that lmaoooo. truly fantastic


yea 2019 wasnt at all like 1984 cuz 2020 was smh


Who’s Bill Eliot? I know who dale is and I’ve never watched a nascar race.. just saying that the more important of the two is obvious.


It took me watching this video 3 times to realize that Emp made the Dale Earnhardt’s Never Ever episode number 3 because Earnhardt’s number was 3...

@Red Viper And I'm replying to this on 9/9/2020 and 99 ÷ 3 is 33. And 33 ÷1 (Because Dale is Number 1) = 3

@Red Viper Dayum son. How did emp plan this out so perfectly.

MedicalTrashBin The 3rd episode was released on March 3rd, 3/3/3

@MedicalTrashBin And I'm responding to this comment 9 minutes later, and 9 ÷ 3 = 3...

Coincidence? I THINK NOT

@MedicalTrashBin And I'm responding to this comment 9 minutes later, and 9 ÷ 3 = 3...

*Coincidence? I THINK NOT*

Kyle Broflovski glad you kept track of it :)

And this comment was made 3 months ago as of August 31...


not being rude but. Nascar has an estimated amount of 75 million fans as of 2022 and compared to wrestling which has an estimated 182,000


If you ask me, they should have kept the 3 retired or given it to Dale Jr.


"i mean come on, have you ever seen a NASCAR fly?"<br>Beautiful segway my man.

"i mean come on, have you ever seen a NASCAR fly?"
Beautiful segway my man.


I don’t even like nascar and this shit just made me cry


Dale's death was also the death of NASCAR


In my opinion this is the best video you've ever made to this day, looking forward to the next episode of "Never Ever" This is my second watching of this video.


oval track  is  the reason why nascar will keep losing people interest . make them race on road track  way more entertaining with cars like that


25:10
Me: Wait I don't remember selecting a Summoning Salt video -- oh lol


on 40:21 it said daytona international spee way


True because after Dale no race car driver will argue against the HANS device


I lost my dad 5 years ago almost and his favorite driver ever was Dale Earnhardt. My dad looking back at Dale was so much like Dale and it hurts every time I make the comparison.


Nascar hockey and wrestling for the most part are regional sports that went national and then collapsed

WWE most likely will be sold before the collapse

AEW is hovering around a million views a week it’s not growing and has an audience the same size as a cw show and is bankrolled by a billionaire so it’s more of a money mark fantasy than wrestling

Back to nascar when it was on espn in the 90s it grew and grew when it landed on network tv Earnhardt died on national tv.  They changed the rules year after year the chase for the cup playoff system killed most peoples interest

Now it’s boring vanilla drivers no sponsors no audience the races themselves are split up over multiple services

Who would care ?

Add in cookie cutter tracks no real difference from track to track


I love that your borrow from Jon bois style


My personal feeling is that NASCAR it just isn't presented very well on TV. They need to find a way to make it more interesting. I don't think there's really anything wrong with the cars or the races but they just need to like they need to have like better commentators and they need to have like people showing the inside of the sport they need to be showing like things are doing in the garage and stuff like that. They need to make it serious for the fans instead of just this thousand foot view of a circular track


Seeing NASCAR mixed with memes is surreal.


Kyle Busch thinks he's the next Dale Earnhardt.


Its the gran turismo menu music for me tho


Dale would have died on the race track or anywhere he was because God has control over death and that was no getting out of, just like us all. We never think about it until it happens


After this video it’s not just cars, its about carrying on dale’s memory. Rest In Peace man you will Never Ever be forgotten.


Im back here because Myatt Snider was spared tonight. He was about the closest that someone could get the death, unless your name is Ryan Newman. But the moral here is that without Dale's fatality, Myatt Snider would be dead.


Statistically Johnson was not the best driver since Earnhardt, Gordon was. Championships aren't a real stat lol


Can't wait for someone to make a vid titled "there will Never Ever be another Youtuber like EmpLemon"

Never gave two shits about nascar in my life, but I almost cried during this video

my exact thoughts after watching this video, only without the “almost”..


I don't like NASCAR but it is stupid to underestimate the skill and talent that requires to be a pro NASCAR driver


The scariest part is that the crash didn’t look lethal.

I’m glad a bunch of fucking marks didn’t come in here explaining how he died because I know why he died from the wreck I’m just saying it didn’t look like it was enough to kill a man like wrecks we’ve seen before and after but I know the science of why and how he died

@is Bryan flying or dying ur driving near a beach with your windows down without sunglasses when suddenly a single granular piece of....

I think you get it now; I'll be on my way.

I remember watching it on tv live and my grandfather said, "Imagine if you were in a vehicle moving that fast and your head was knocking around". Scary how fragile humans are.

It wasn’t only the crash that killed him but many many blunt trauma crashes n led up to his death

@Zschezo The barrel rolls wouldn't have killed him, it was getting hit upside down right in the driver's compartment. The frames and rollcages are built to protect that area when all four wheels on the ground, but upside down there's not much there. Barrel rolls dissipate the energy that would otherwise be brutally absorbed by the driver. Dale's crash looked nasty to those of us familiar with the sport. Not necessarily fatal, but the kind of wreck that can take a driver out of the car for weeks.

Yeah like how did Ryan Newman survive his crash, 7 barrel rolls and catch fence tap

@Slained_745 dang that's crazy, mind telling us who asked?

Plus what happened to Geoff Bodine the year before where his car went deep into the catchfence, hit by another car and leaving his car disintegrated and still survived

often in racing the more spectacular a crash looks, the less likely it is to kill the driver; all that flipping and rolling dissipates a lot of the energy from the impact, but with Dale's crash he hit the wall head on and HARD, all the energy of the impact went  straight into him.

A similar accident happened at Le Mans in 2013 and took the life of Allan Simonsen.

@CatMint9 even when getting tripped by a grain of slat


I understand it’s been 3 years, but can someone please bless me with the song @ 40:18?? Algorithm just blessed me with this amazing doc😪 so glad I was able to watch though

@Paul Nyberg thank you so much😭 I absolutely needed this one.


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A little fun fact: Michael Waltrip won the Daytona Trucks Race that occurred exactly 10 years after the day of Dale’s death. It was his last win in all of NASCAR.


NASCAR is the WWF with more advertising opportunities


The story of Dale Earnhardt is so  poetic it really makes me feel like he didn't really die. I don't normally  conspiracy theory stuff but like it's to perfect. He died on the track that was his nemesis, he became a marter for the thing he disliked about the sport, his son and team mate was the 1st and 2nd place winners his team mates first win, he died from one of his more "softer" crashes. That's a lot and there's more. I'd like to think he is alive and just chilling at some go cart racing course somewhere enjoying retirement.

@Rare80 yup. 60 G’s of force. The car went straight into the wall and practically came to a stop for a split second. The angle the car hit, there was nothing to bleed off the energy of the impact. When the cars deflect off the wall on an angle, or barrel-roll, hit the catch fence, etc, those movements are bleeding energy from the crash.

They say in Tony Stewart’s big crash, the steering wheel was Bent. They believe his head/helmet impacting the steering wheel, and the steering wheel bending and absorbing all that force, possibly saved his life, preventing the violent whip-back that could have caused a basal skull fracture.

Also, one of the reasons for Dale Earnhardt Jr’s relative lack of success, was due to multiple severe concussions suffered in major crashes. He raced hurt for a lot of years before getting treatment, and finally hung it up because the next big one could have killed him or caused permanent brain damage...

NASCAR never truly recovered from losing Dale. Period.

I don't think dale would have abandoned his family like that honestly. He seems like he cared a lot about them so faking his death and going off to live on an island or something without them seems uncharacteristic.

Although it may not look like it, the Earnhardt crash was nothing resembling a "soft" crash. Sure, it may not be a spectacular-looking crash with parts and bits of metal being flung all over the racetrack. However, keep in mind that in said crashes the car is losing inertia by spinning and flipping, and the car is getting lighter with all the pieces flying off. When Dale's car ran into the wall at Turn 4, the car slammed at full speed into the wall and didn't move. The nose of the car skidded against the wall for several feet before finally losing speed and rolling backwards into the infield grass. That means the speed, weight, and inertia of the car all came to a sudden split-second stop. All that force was applied in whole to any part in or around the car that wasn't secure, or bolted down. Take all that and the fact that Dale always wore an old-style open-faced helmet, and refused to wear a HANS device because it was uncomfortable, and you have a recipe for disaster.

Men like Dale don't retire , they physically may not be able to anymore but it wouldn't be their choice to quit

@Xenophiks Alpha well would ya look at that

@Tangerine Paint funny enough when they first put lights around Daytona to allow for night racing the first driver allowed to try it out... Dale Earnhardt. It was a solo test session thing and they had him be the first.

Legend has it that you can see his ghost do laps around Daytona at night, that isn't actually true I just wanted to add something.


Imagine driving ng around in circles... Nascar is pure lameness


DE Sr Will go on the racers shelf of wol


This is probably one of your best videos. I felt so emotional and teared up near the end when you brought in Dales last race especially with music chosen and the clips you chose. The whole video I felt all sorts emotions. This entire video is masterclass. Well done, man.


You say NASCAR is unpopular yet your video has 3.1 million veiws, nice miscalculation man XD


I wonder…. If Dale SR was still alive do you think NASCAR would be the disaster it is today? I dont think so.


Else notice all of the team fortress 2 music?

Or am I just crazy because I thought I heard sniper's theme and engineers more gun them


0:00 Introduction 1:34 This is the story of Dale Earnhardt, NASCAR’s Ironman
2:02 Jon Bois
2:30 Cannapolis NC, Rural American South
3:50 Stock Car Racing
4:52 Big Bill France, Race Driver, Race Promoter, NASCAR
Organized, Structured, Recognized
6:49 A Ticket To Success
7:52 Daytona International Speedway, 2/18/79
2.5 Mile Oval 9:32 Daytona = WrestleMania
10:17 A Magic Blizzard keeps people inside, in front of CBS television

11:10 The Greatest Finish in Daytona History
Donnie Allison & Cale Yarborough and
The King Richard Petty

13:37 A Hot Start for DE
13:59 A Struggle thereafter
14:37 July 25, 1982 Pocono Accident
15:15 “He was racing to prove he belonged”

15:50 NASCAR ads

17:29 1984 Talladega, Richard Childress
18:11 The Intimidator “The Bump and Run” a heel move, a cavalier style
21:02 Bill Elliott, The Face, Speed Elliott, Thunderbird
24:00 Soldiers, Astronauts, Prestige
Bravery, Floating Near Death

25:18 Flying
1955 LeMan disaster
26:36 An eerie window of what could have happened
27:05 Restrictor Plates, Slipstream, timing, aerodynamics

28:47 1990s = The Golden Age
29:16 Dale Earnhardt ties Richard Petty
   29:48 He has not won the Daytona 500
11 tries, 11 failed attempts
Even more missed chances
2nd places and accidents

1979-1996

34:25 A Miracle, February 1998, 20 tries, 1 massive victory

36:20 DE The Old, The Despised
37:40 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
39:48 Michael Waltrip

40:18 February 18, 2001
41:42 Team Play, A Victory for Waltrip, a Tragedy for Earnhardt

44:10 Dark Risky Reality 45:10

45:57 Pushing Forward
  47:18 The Son Shines, Dominates

49:28 Safety improves, but the industry dries up

50:53 Putting down newer drivers
  52:00 Austin Dillon survived

53:17 Conclusion

0:00 Introduction 1:34 This is the story of Dale Earnhardt, _NASCAR’s Ironman_
2:02 Jon Bois
2:30 Cannapolis NC, Rural American South
3:50 Stock Car Racing
4:52 Big Bill France, Race Driver, Race Promoter, NASCAR
Organized, Structured, Recognized
6:49 A Ticket To Success
7:52 Daytona International Speedway, 2/18/79
2.5 Mile Oval 9:32 Daytona = WrestleMania
10:17 A Magic Blizzard keeps people inside, in front of CBS television

11:10 The Greatest Finish in Daytona History
Donnie Allison & Cale Yarborough and
The King Richard Petty

13:37 A Hot Start for DE
13:59 A Struggle thereafter
14:37 July 25, 1982 Pocono Accident
15:15 “He was racing to prove he belonged”

15:50 NASCAR ads

17:29 1984 Talladega, Richard Childress
18:11 _The Intimidator_ “The Bump and Run” a heel move, a cavalier style
21:02 Bill Elliott, The Face, Speed Elliott, Thunderbird
24:00 Soldiers, Astronauts, Prestige
Bravery, Floating Near Death

25:18 Flying
1955 LeMan disaster
26:36 An eerie window of what could have happened
27:05 Restrictor Plates, Slipstream, timing, aerodynamics

28:47 1990s = The Golden Age
29:16 Dale Earnhardt ties Richard Petty
   29:48 He has not won the Daytona 500
11 tries, 11 failed attempts
Even more missed chances
2nd places and accidents

1979-1996

34:25 A Miracle, February 1998, 20 tries, 1 massive victory

36:20 DE The Old, The Despised
37:40 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
39:48 Michael Waltrip

40:18 February 18, 2001
41:42 Team Play, A Victory for Waltrip, a Tragedy for Earnhardt

44:10 Dark Risky Reality 45:10

45:57 Pushing Forward
  47:18 The Son Shines, Dominates

49:28 Safety improves, but the industry dries up

50:53 Putting down newer drivers
  52:00 Austin Dillon survived

53:17 Conclusion


I know this is off the video topic but if you listen to the background noise is the same from the one mission in red dead


I swear to god I watch that ending section almost every week, watching Dale Jr. and DEI going on that tear after The Intimidator's passing, it always gets me. You know, I fell in love with NASCAR after this video, it's one that gets me every time, something about sons trying to prove themselves to their fathers, it hits a particular spot for me, nothing makes me happier than seeing Dale Sr. in these old replays with his youngest son, that's the kind of bond that lasts forever, and I'm glad that Jr. is keeping his memory strong.

Miss ya, number 3, all the way over here from Scotland.


"If everyone were talented, no one would be"

Now this is not a phrase, but it's THE phrase.


A true Dixie legend. God bless Dale Earnhardt.


Beautiful video. Never knew the details of dale’s death. Crazy how he was just wanting to see his son and team take a win


I enjoy EmpLem's videos because he shows so much love to the subjects he's talking about. Not burning neurotic passion, I mean, soft and warm love. Something you feel towards your cats and close relatives.


This video was amazing! I’ve never given nascar much thought but I’m gonna start getting into it because of you! I love the stories of racing, so I can’t wait for future videos! Btw love the dollar shave club poking fun at tyt


this man makes me care about things i never knew or cared about before, even if just for the time it took to watch his mini docs. what amazing story telling


Your narration and editing is so good it got me emotional you’ve earned my sub


I rewatched this multiple times. This is your best work man. Good stuff.


Racing Gods:
F1 - Senna
WRC - Loeb
NASCAR - Earnhardt
MotoGP - Rossi