Though I never enjoyed Nascar. This single, extremely well-done video explains exactly why people love/loved the sport.

I guess maybe because my family grew up watching racing. My town having dirt racing.
But I do not understand why more Americans don't like NASCAR?
It's very patriotic!
They have the National Anthem!
Military jet flyovers!
Salute to troops!
And what other sport in America does a prayer every week?
NASCAR should be more respected, loved, & not taken for granted!
We only have 1 life to live & will never see it again when we die...LET THAT SINK IN!


I raced for a while too. Grew up in a similar background in rural Montana. Mans my hero. I raced under number 3 until we got into financial trouble. God speed to him.


I do every oil change, every iRacing bump and run to the checkers, and every dangerous manouver on the highway... for Dale.


Quickest hour of my life, so good even rewatching it for the 3rd time. Makes me tear up every time


38:08 is this an instrumental orchestral version of Deja Vu by Initial D??!!! Truly beautiful documentary. Inspiring work of art. I don’t watch NASCAR or racing at all, but I watched every second of this video. Thank you for your work good sir
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May Dale Rest In Peace


15:00 Wow, that Daytona song is such a throwback, thank you for that EmpLemon 😍


I lived in daytona when dale died. After they made the offical announcement of his death, i decided to drive over to the track. It was just surreal the sheer amount of people that stayed on in town. How the fountain in front of daytona usa was just covered in flowers, candles, toy cars,hats etc it was just insane. I parked and added to the memorial (my dale Earnhardt signature hat and a candle) the silence occasionally broken by someone sniffling or crying was just the saddest thing ive ever seen. It was a testament to how loved and respected dale was...


You know, these videos have taught me more about NASCAR, than anything else in almost 20 years. The way you presented this information had me tearing up when you talked about the moment that Dale finally bit it.


i literally have never cared about nascar before in my life and always thought it was really lame, and yet im finding myself rewatching your nascar videos over and over again. how the hell did you do rhat emp


I am a millennial and I have two major events where I remember where I was and what I was doing at the time

1) 9/11
2) Dale Earnhardt's death

This is coming from someone who has watched maybe two or three NASCAR races in his life.


Hell, if i was Dale Jr, I'd be happy to have had raced side by side with my father more than anything. I've raced side by side with my father, and even though we were in our semi stock clunkers in comparison to the cars in nascar, it's a memory I'll forever cherish. He taught me how to drive, race, and how to have fun behind the wheel. I remember the death of Dale, and it was definitely a tragedy. He was a racing legend


glad to see how your content has changed over the years. It used to be meme videos but this is more mature, shows a lotta skill behind it. respect.


well, you did it man. You made me love Nascar. Im already considering seeing a race live, lol


back for like my 10th rewatch, can't get enough of your content dude it's great.


When I was about 14 I got a Samaritan's purse a kind of gift we used to get in church as the Christmas gift here in Nepal, sent by the American children I got a doll with number 3 and NASCAR on the tags I always thought it was cool but damn this video makes me feel so lucky thanks to the one who sent me the box and this video is next level thanks emp! I remembered a Very happy time in my life


I have no clue if you keep checking these comments, but Dale Earnhardt story is extremely similar to one of Steve Prefontaine. I would love to watch a Never Ever about prefontaine


That transition from the Dollar Shave  ad to the actual video was one of the most brilliant things I 've ever seen.


23:29 , the best five minutes EmpLemon has to offer


7 seems to be that magic number in racing. Same as Schumacher.


I love that win at Talladega, off the bumper of his son you can see Dale arm waiving Kenny Wallace to push him like hell


Great again, please do more of those nascar history videos. Or any other sport !


This vid brought back some somber memories. I was pretty young when Dale died but I remember watching the crash like it was yesterday. Growing up near Kannapolis I can tell you that for many people it hit harder than 9/11 later that year. I'm 100% serious.


10/10 Delivery, 11/10 soundtrack, consummately one of the best YT documentaries


Jimmy Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Dale Sr., Rich Petty. Greatest racers of all time


25:17 This is the moment when it went from a really good video to a fucking masterpiece


These stories always make me wonder "just how much did I miss while I was not alive"...


I think you've achieved the goal of making people care about nascar, I'm gonna check out where to watch nascar later today.


Never watched a single nascar race and I probably never will, but I watch several of your nascar videos all the way through and back to back. Thank you for making nascar interesting for me.


44:52 idk if i have gone insane or if it's legitimately funny. It always makes me laugh like a maniac.


"have you even seen a Nascar fly?" That transition is so good


I'm not even a NASCAR fan but I still cried at the fact that Dale Earnhardt sacrificed himself for his team to win the honor of the Daytona 500.


Not everyone gets to go doing what they love..what they were great at and what some would say they were born to do.


Nice video I mean bravo. I wasn't alive when Earnhardt died I remember asking my dad the first time about what happened to him and how he isn't in Nascar anymore? That's when I found out about his death. I didn't even know until he told me. It's a shame that a legendary race car driver dies in a crash that doesn't look that bad enough to die in.😔


I find it sad that some of the most gifted and talented people end up dying sooner then they need too. Its like the universe gives us greatness only to remind us its such a short, unpredictable ride. I was born the month before he died, so unfortunately I never got to watch him race live, looking at this man race so hard and try so hard to accomplish his dream just amazes me.


Man if I was alive and a Dale fan in 1990 I'd be so heartbroken. All of the 90s would have sucked damn. 98 though 😳🥳🥳 The MJ 8bit is perfect.


My cousin being Richard Petty...I've met him and all kinds of stuff... been to his house. But I never really gave a crap about Nascar. (I'm sure if my family knew I'd be disowned lol) Thanks for this! It kept my interest and that's hard to do.

I'm not surprised we have a big extended family.

There's another guy that just commented that he's related to petty also lol


"Sure, to win." <br>That is how a champion talks.

"Sure, to win."
That is how a champion talks.


5:01 props to that edit, the great depression thing was cleaan asf


Holy shit dude. Thinking about Dale watching Jr. and lil Waltrip cruise through the final turn makes me feel like a house just fell on me

Edit: And I’ve seen the footage a thousand times. Just never thought about it like that


When I was younger, living in the rural side of North Carolina, my family would watch Nascar races. They had always watched them since the 80's, and if there were two drivers they would constantly talk about, it was the Earnhardts. My mom loved watching Jr. race, and I remember my grandfather having toy cars of the #3 Chevy. While I never found Nascar all that interesting, I thought the Earnhardts were pretty cool.


I was watching the day he died but I was a kid/casual and I had no idea the angle about him holding off the field for his team to win it.  Holy shit. 🥺


My uncle was close friends with him, I wish I could have met him. According to my uncle he would babysit my older cousin kaydence.


I don't even really like NASCAR, I sort of enjoyed it when I was a kid, but now I don't care about it.

But this, this documentary is awesome, you knocked it out of the park!


Man, I'm more interested than ever. All these safety measures it feels like gives drivers far more license to play dirty, I wanna see the drama and revenge unfold live now.


I have literally 0 interest in NASCAR but this is one of my all time favourite YouTube videos


at the moment u said his death cause i remembered when i was 4 years old, not knowing what was nascar clearly, had a ps1 or 2 i dont remember exactly... but i realize that i have always used Dale Earnhardt's car because it seemed cool to me at that moment, and now i just realized the importance this car and driver had and now i feel sad but really happy at the same time


Dude that sponsor transition about 1984 was GENIUS


Time for the weekly EmpLemon NASCAR binge


One of the best videos I’ve ever watched on this website.


Dale's first Daytona 500 win would be more entertaining if every racers came cheering with him inside their cars, by doing the donut all over the in-field.


Nascar and eurobeat is something I never though I needed🤣🤯


my grandpa remembers where he was when Kennedy was shot.
my dad remembers what he was doing when the towers were hit.
my uncle remembers what brand of beer he was drinking when he was watching dale's last race.


25:14
I comeback to this moment time to time, to remember why I watch this channel.


40:15 those feels and those SummoningSalt vibez


Being able to relate NASCAR to a YouTube audience is a mark of true talent.


"The cars ACTUALLY go round in ovals!"<br>The ultimate defiance of popular opinion :P

"The cars ACTUALLY go round in ovals!"
The ultimate defiance of popular opinion :P


I'm not even from the US and I started wanting to get into nascar from multiple youtube videos like this one


I just realized Dale Earnhardt died before the events of nine eleven so he never saw the horror of that day


25:12 I mean come on, have you ever seen a NASCAR fly? Epic line.


I am convinced this is the best put together video in this website.


My question is why did a seagull think it was a good idea to land on the track 😂


22:20 if anyone doesn’t know
cale actually got a showroom car from a local Hardee’s put a new engine in it, and won the damn race the next day.


2001 was basically America's last year as a country

We coasted on fumes until about '07 and it's just been downhill from there


22:57 every millimeter that that car moved cost NASCAR $175200


Seeing as the style of driving Dale Earnhardt was famous for is basically outlawed.


He was dead before he hit the steering wheel and he refused to wear the lifesaving devices recommended at the time by NASCAR. It's sad but it's a testament to Dale Sr's knack for stubbornness. He died doing what he loved, and even if he didn't expect it, he ended up dying so his teammates could take the poll positions. If that isn't a martyr I don't know what is.


i think for a racer, dying while racing is the greatest honor. dying doing what you loved is a good way to go out. rip og earnhardt.


I've watched this whole thing about four times.


The Tom Brady of Racing, or perhaps, Tom Brady is the Dale Earnhardt of Football.


Just a reminder to kids out there. Just because you live in a town with " no way out", doesn't mean you are destined for failure. Big cities are overrated and over priced.. trust me


You got me crying like a baby mannnnnnn. #3


You have the concise whimsy of "the toys/movies that made us" except even more concise and less chessy. As long as what you're saying is fact (I have no idea) you should be on major platforms.


Ralph and dale did race once. It’s actually in the peacock documentary on forgotten race tracks hosted by junior


'NASCAR' can return to its former glory, at least the general idea of it, like wrestling is finally tracking back towards.  What the market needs is an AEW-type counterweight to compete with the increasingly unlikeable product and ownership.  I would LOVE to see Emp make a video comparing the 21st century timelines of stock car racing and wrestling because they are simultaneously funny and almost scary in how direct and numerous the similarities in their downfalls are.

Unless NASCAR itself does a 180 and removes all the forced gimmicks and barriers to entry that are present to potential new competitors and fans, but I think we all know that's even less likely than the idea of somebody starting a whole-new league that's viable competition.


Dale Earnhardt taught me that walls do work.


I love that you have electric versions of Michael Jackson  in the background


The problem with NASCAR today is the boring racing. It does have to do with it being safer. The horsepower is lower, the cars are easier to drive, and the tracks are too smooth.

NASCAR needs to up the HP, go back to the old tire type, and make the tracks more difficult to drive. The cars are safe now. They just need to be more difficult to drive.


You're a Positive short of the Neutral man ☺


Sold out for the last 4 years at my home town.  Maybe your just talking about 1 1/2 mile tracks.  The rest are running strong and the races are as drama filled as ever. Smile life is good.


Today I learned that one of my sub teachers friends worked for an Earnhardt company


Pretty sure I commented before but screw it I got something else to share lol:

I had an uncle that passed away last year. Uncle Virgil. He was a huge Earnhardt fan. Back in the 90s he put together a game room/man cave. Darts, corn hole, pinball, even a pool table. And the whole room was decked in nascar memorabilia. Particularly #3 of course. He was a Korean war vet and was already stiffed lipped. So when Dale died, he didn't show much emotion for it other than he felt it was sad. But afterwards, he sold off that game room that we all loved at family gatherings piece by piece. And I swear I never heard him laugh or seen him smile ever since.


Hearing that background music is so weird when I'm so used to it being on vids about old school speed runs


"i mean cmon have you ever seen a nascar fly?" <b>summoning salt intensifies</b>

"i mean cmon have you ever seen a nascar fly?" *summoning salt intensifies*


Great topic! But I was only half listening because that soundtrack felt like a blast from the past.


I've watched this twice now. I have never been interested in Nascar


this documentary was so heartwrenching. He made North Carolina proud. These tears come from the heart


The Gran Turismo song in the background fits so well with this video


I grew up in a household that watched NASCAR. I didn't watch a single second of a professional football game until I was in my 20s. I didn't watch a single quarter of a super bowl game until I was 25 or 26 years old. I saw every start and finish to a Daytona 500 until I was 21. My dad's name is Dale, he looks an awful lot like Dale Earnhardt (although, dad hated him for a long, long time because he didn't like the way he raced). I remember the '01 race like it happened yesterday. The 2000 season was the first full season I actually was old enough to understand what nuance the sport had to offer, so it was an exciting race. The race ended. There was a weird feeling. The family went  to a hockey game, and I heard about his death on the radio on the way home. A few weeks later my own grandfather died. It felt...the same. In 2001 I was 12. The entire world looked different by the time I turned 13 that November. This stirred up some real deep memories, but was also cathartic to revisit 20 years later. Like, it was a terrible year of my life and his death was the harbinger of my first need to understand life's finality.


There will Never Ever be another YouTuber like Emperor Lemon.


25:14 come on have  you ever seen NASCAR fly? well I have at Talladega in 2021


Dale's 1988 Monte Carlo Aero Coupe {in black) is the best looking car NASCAR has ever had


I grew up in Southern Ohio and my parents were such massive fans of NASCAR and Earnhardt that my middle name is Dale


Not a racing fan but this was a great watch.


Ok, you actually got me interested into NASCAR...

AND I'M FROM EUROPE! WE DON'T EVEN THAT THAT STUFF HERE!


That was my 6th birthday. I'll never forget that day.


The 70s clips have as much defensive racing as 80s f1


1:00 Licorice is extremely popular in the Netherlands lol. Great video


"Its like liking licourice"
the country of finland spits out whatever they drinkin

"Its like liking licourice"
*the country of finland spits out whatever they drinkin*


Dale was so famous, his death was the second biggest story in America in 2001.


i wish i could have been here during the winston cup days


You may not be born with talent, but you can hone skill.


end of that add I really forgot we were talking about championship years


Sunny on one side and raining on the other is just Florida, shit happens at my house lmao


Used to follow NASCAR religiously but life got too busy but still follow casually. DE was one of the greatest but also a dirty driver which wouldn’t be tolerated now. A great video thanks


I don’t even care that much for nascar and these videos are interesting


Pretty sure there are other drivers who also wreck people when they aren't good enough to pass them. Boom, yeah I said it


One of the best poopers to have ever pooped has made like 3 serious NASCAR videos. How times have changed


The Gran Turismo 2 music was what my ears needed today


I don't know about others but I stopped after Dale died, I was still a kid watching it and was crushed when he died... I did try to get into it again but drivers now are just annoying for me...


At 50:11 is the same clip as the ending as the last video on talladega


HE HIT A SEAGULL WITH HIS NASCAR CAR? WHAT


Going in: Who tf is Dale Earnhardt
Coming out: in literal tears

Going in: Who tf is Dale Earnhardt
Coming out: *in literal tears*

Kiwi Chaos what if they lived in Europe? Where nascar hasn’t ever been mentioned? That logic is really dumb. I know Americans that do t even know dale.

Are you like 9? How do you not know who Dale Earnhardt is?

@Prof. Eggnog uR nOt a tRuE nAScAr fAn iF yOu cAnT nAMe eVeRY nAScAR dRiVErS eNtIRe bLOodLinE, tHEiR hIsTOrY, aNd tHe lOCaTiOn oF ⁵ cONcEsSiON sTAnDs aT tHe hOMeSteAd-mIAmI sPEedWaY

jeffy p that defeats the purpose of the video, so many more people know his story who previously didnt

@Adrian0719 if you already knows Dale history so why you watched? I think this video is great for people who don't even like Motorsport

jeffy p nobody can learn about anything ever with that logic

@Adrian0719 i was curious what can i say

@Adrian0719 bro you say you love nascar? Tell me how much gasoline they produced for 15 years. If you don't know you're not a true fan 😤😤

@Adrian0719 The reason people watch this is to know the story of the most famous nascar driver and his career and unfortunate death.

You really couldnt be more wrong with your comment.

My dick is incredibly tiny and I'm an idiot, but

If you don't know who Dale is watch this incredible work

@Adrian0719 well i  guess that knocks me out : /


I’ll never forget that day. I was 7 years old, and it was the first time I saw my father cry.

I don’t know man. NASCAR is still pretty popular, maybe not amongst youtubers and gamers or whoever you’re hanging out with.. but depending on the track, it still gets packed and brings in a shit ton of money.

@OOZ662 Man, I remember the disbelief from everyone in the room when they took him out the car and he wasn't responding, we were holding our breath as we waited for the word. None of us expected anything from a crash that tame.

Man, that's rough. I was born five months after his death on July 27th so I have no memory of seeing him race or anything but I cannot help but feel sadness at his death. He seems to have been a real sportsman. It is really terrible how he died like that, but it is reassuring that one of the last things he saw was his son and his teammate speeding into the distance together towards the checkered flag in 1st and 2nd place.

I was a couple years older, already a years-long #3 fan, sitting cross-legged on the carpet in front of the big wood-encased CRT TV. Mom was the only other one in the house, at the kitchen sink washing dishes. She walked into the livingroom moments after it happened, and before the two wrecked cars even came to a stop I turned to her and flatly said "he's dead." "What?" "Dale Earnhardt. He's dead." She sat on the couch and watched a replay of the crash and assured me that he'd been through far worse, he'd be fine.

I was 7 as well, remember watching and my dad crying out no, even at that age i knew that wreck was really bad watching his car come to an instant, grinding halt.


You can make a ton of comparisons between Dale Sr. and F1 legend Ayrton Senna.<br>Both very talented, both very scrappy and 'contact prone' (some of the stuff Senna did was nuts, or just plain petulant, like wrecking Prost on the start in Japan), both massively talented in racing in areas where others struggled (Dale was amazing at Restrictor Plate races, and Senna was absolutely mythic in the rain), both have their fans and their haters, but both respected as legends. And both ultimately died in the cockpit of a racecar, and both would've survived based on a matter of inches. (Dale being collected in the earlier wreck, and Senna likely being killed by wheel striking him after it came off in a crash on one of the fastest corners in F1)

You can make a ton of comparisons between Dale Sr. and F1 legend Ayrton Senna.
Both very talented, both very scrappy and 'contact prone' (some of the stuff Senna did was nuts, or just plain petulant, like wrecking Prost on the start in Japan), both massively talented in racing in areas where others struggled (Dale was amazing at Restrictor Plate races, and Senna was absolutely mythic in the rain), both have their fans and their haters, but both respected as legends. And both ultimately died in the cockpit of a racecar, and both would've survived based on a matter of inches. (Dale being collected in the earlier wreck, and Senna likely being killed by wheel striking him after it came off in a crash on one of the fastest corners in F1)

I wanna add also that the reason their crashes were fatal Das because of the angle they hit the wall. Both senna and Dale hit the wall at about 45°.

Which is why im planning on doing my own response to this video with senna's story.

Both are legends outright and always will be.


There will never be another driver like Brandon


I have seriously never teared up watching a YouTube video... until now. This was probably one of the best random Dale Earnhardt videos I've ever stumbled across. This video in its self literally tells the story of Earnhardt himself and Nascar. And your completely right, there will Never Ever be another Dale Earnhardt.

R.I.P
"The Intimiadator"
Dale Earnhardt
1951-2001
#3 forever


I am a race fan but I have no idea about NASCAR great video


The reason why Dale's crash was fatal because it was the angle of how he hit the wall. When you hit the wall at a certain angle, it will create a sudden stop and inertia will pull you forward causing whiplash. if it was airborn, not saying that it is better but it will not be a sudden stop because there will be momentum flipping you over. It's not the speed that kills you, it's the force of inertia

@Unknown Identity yah they should of implemented it earlier

he could have been saved if he put the HANS device on.

Well not only that he got hit in the side at the same time as well

BIG BOX/Dr.fresh memes well I mean mostly the ground squishing your organs but close enough

AKA it's not the fall that kills you it's the deceleration


15:23 I HEAR EUROBEAT AND I LEGITIMATELY STOPPED WHAT I WAS DOING TO WATCH BECAUSE SHITS ABOUT TO GET GOOD GOOD


I think the decline of Nascar is just a perfect storm of everything going against them. The recession hitting its core audience, the rule changes/COT/cookie cutter tracks, make the sport safer thus less compelling (this problem has affected the NFL now too), the France family trying to make the sport appeal to yuppies who don't "get" Nascar. The loss of #3 was tragic, but we've also had many of the sport's greatest talents/personalities outside of Earnhardt (like Tony Stewart, Junior, Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards, Dale Jarrett, Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin) retire in the past 20 years. The new crop of talent in the sport hasn't even come close to measuring up to the greatness of the old guard, nor do they have really relatable personalities, nor do they have rivalries that are as intense as Earnhardt/Gordon or Dale Jarrett/Everybody. Any sport needs more than just the sport itself to be appealing. You need personalities, you need rivalries, you need some kind of entertainment value to keep people watching. The NFL understands this, as does the NBA, NHL, and MLB. Nascar and the WWE seem to have forgotten this.

What also affected Nascar's popularity is (and I hate to say this because I sound like an old fart) the new generation just not being interested in cars. Growing up as a male in the 20th century, cars were everything to us. We loved everything about our cars, we would work on them with our dads, fix them ourselves if they broke down, drive them around just for the sake of it, show them off to our buddies, etc. Nowadays, cars are usually just seen as things that get you from point a to point b and nothing more. So of course, when your sport is ALL about souped up cars, people who aren't passionate about cars just won't give a shit. And the number of people who don't care about cars has grown exponentially over the past 20 years.

It's not just one thing killing NASCAR, it's a melting pot of everything.

And the fact that most kids these days can’t sit through a 3 hour race without hoping on their phone or getting distracted

I think you touched on something. Since the 90s there really isn't an easy way to soup up cars. My dad and my grandpa would talk about tuning and other stuff maybe some mods. But with computer based cars and basically bland commuter car taking over in sales there just isn't the $500 "built not bought" type of car. My dad was able to get a camaro cheap as one of his first cars and now you get a camry.

I also think the sport became too team based. Basically other driver let their best team mate win the cup vs having 3X cars all fighting for the W. At least that is why my Grandpa just doesn't give a damn about it anymore.

Basically all racing series are on a downfall for different reasons as F1 is on a downfall aswell due to dirty air making it so cars cant follow that close hopefully the new rules due for next year but delayed for the year after should fix it as it increases use of ground effect and lowering use of wings

@Catumin Well I'm a fan of Tesla (I LITERALLY have Tesla in my name), but not for the self-driving Autopilot-whatever shizzle. I want one because when you shut the AP and traction control off, it becomes something to of a Porsche than a bland, uninspiring car to drive. Plus it's electric, so it has some other benefits that regular fossil cars don't have. I'd like to see how it turns out in a series as NASCAR. However, having watched the 1979 Daytona 500 in full last night, I would totally like modern NASCAR to return to what made it compelling. New tech, the same old-school thrills.

Phil Michaels it was the drug addict that ran it from 2004-2019

I personally love my car and i wrench on that old nova every chance i get. But i know so many kids my age with a corolla filled to bursting with McDonald’s wrappers, bald tires, and never had an oil Change. It’s baffling. Cars are badass and i can’t understand how the roar of a v8 doesn’t make every person on earths heart beat a little faster.

Phil Michaels cars are also built so you can’t fix anything and you have to go to someone to fix it. It’s stupid af.

We need more road courses and short tracks

@Alexis Drohin I would say this generation is very much into cars as more than just a thing to fulfill a task. I have a ton of friends who are saving up for cool cars. The explosions of car centered channels on YouTube like Donut Media is probably mostly due to kids from the 90's or later wanting to learn more about cars. Personally, I'd kill for an old Integra Type-R or a Toyota MR2.

@Tommylee Graves I was born in 1998. I know a decent number of people that treat their car like their child and put huge amounts of work into maintaining them and such, but I definitely know way more who only care about cars when they fantasize about Tesla finally making it so that they don't have to actually drive one.

to be fair this generation is pretty into cars man just saying


"I mean, come on. Have you ever seen a NASCAR fly?"

Summoning Salt enters the room

"I mean, come on. Have you ever seen a NASCAR fly?"

*Summoning Salt enters the room*

i like to ruin 420 likes sometimes

edit: without taking a screenshot

He was trying to hit 3 wethertenkos in a row


The look of happiness on Dale’s face at 37:22 with Jr makes me happy.. RIP legend.


I hardly knew anything about NASCAR, so I knew EmpLemon's documentary would be a great way to learn. Loved it.

Season just started if you want to become more interested in it. Races are around noon on Sundays or Saturday nights.


Cant believe i cried at a video about NASCAR.


When you think about it, he probably had one of the most iconic, noblest and desirable deaths a man, and a father... And a son.. could have in all of time and space..<br>What an absolute legend, its hard not to envy the work ethic and the passion, the fame and the love. But god damnit the man deserved it all more than any of us, and im glad this video exists.. Emp u did great with this!

When you think about it, he probably had one of the most iconic, noblest and desirable deaths a man, and a father... And a son.. could have in all of time and space..
What an absolute legend, its hard not to envy the work ethic and the passion, the fame and the love. But god damnit the man deserved it all more than any of us, and im glad this video exists.. Emp u did great with this!


Nice<br>I wish i could find my old commit


Emp, you made me cry about something my dad watched for years.. Something I cried over, something I thought I'd never care about. Thanks for explaining it. For explaining him..

Same. I only ever heard stories about him, so up until I watched this video, I knew he was the greatest, but I never understood why. But this video showed me exactly why people call him the GOAT.<br>I showed this to my dad one night just to "double check" the info with a real fan who lived in that era. He was really impressed, and right after he said something to me about Earnhardt,  Emp would immediately bring it up.

Same. I only ever heard stories about him, so up until I watched this video, I knew he was the greatest, but I never understood why. But this video showed me exactly why people call him the GOAT.
I showed this to my dad one night just to "double check" the info with a real fan who lived in that era. He was really impressed, and right after he said something to me about Earnhardt,  Emp would immediately bring it up.


You're literally the summoning salt of random topics

@Discount Chocolate So thats where I know it from!

They both take inspiration from Jon Bois.

You're literally misusing literally stop

He literally included one of the royalty-free synth tracks that plays in most of salt's videos. Emp clearly took inspiration here, and it's completely justified.


americans only know three things
1. nascar playing in background at family gatherings
2. bud light
3. dale memorabilia


The last clip of Earnhardt is pure motivation.


The restrictors plates on the superspeedways is what bought NASCAR to decline. Those guys could have been hitting 230-240mph these days with all the modern engineering and that would have been a true spectacle.

@Sasquatch No greater risk than now. Without the restrictors the cars wern't so bunched up in packs, which would make it safer in some respects.


I can't even be upset at product placement from you emp, so well done. jesus.


It was harsh seeing how his career just sorta stopped being so luxurious after winning the Detona. Its one of those things where in a movie, that would be the perfect ending, but in reality, life keeps going


I think the downfall of NASCAR has less to do with threat of death and more to do with the cookie cutter nature the sport has taken on.

Seriously, there's a TON of 1.5 mile tracks. Chicago, Kansas, Kentucky,  Texas, and Las Vegas are all essentially carbon copies of Charlotte. Almost 1/3 of the schedule takes place on tracks that might as well be the same

JediGhostBear that’s only true for racing fans casual fans watched for the same reason they watched evel keneival

I'd honestly like to see more tracks like Watkins Glen. I live about 5 miles from Barber Motorsports Park and that would be a great place to hold a NASCAR race. They test Formula<br>1 there(they tear the track to pieces) and have Indu car races there..

I'd honestly like to see more tracks like Watkins Glen. I live about 5 miles from Barber Motorsports Park and that would be a great place to hold a NASCAR race. They test Formula
1 there(they tear the track to pieces) and have Indu car races there..

They may look the same but each track has different banking some have dog leg tri ovals <br>Some allow people to cut parts of the track like at Vegas or Kansas. Some tracks are extremely wide some are extremely narrow and with the most recent car the racing on these tracks had gotten s bit more chaotic

They may look the same but each track has different banking some have dog leg tri ovals
Some allow people to cut parts of the track like at Vegas or Kansas. Some tracks are extremely wide some are extremely narrow and with the most recent car the racing on these tracks had gotten s bit more chaotic

NeededFour well they do race there still but not the Cup Series

The Only GOOD tracks on the cup circuit (In My Opinion) include:
Daytona
Talladega
Martinsville
Bristol
Watkins Glen
Auto Club
Charlotte
Roval
Kansas
ISM
Atlanta
Dover
New Hampshire

Definitely true. I used to watch every sunday, and at some point, the 1.5 mile tracks became "skippable."

Many tracks look the same, it's not a new fact. What the difference is that they're all in different parts of the US-- I think it's so everybody has the chance to see a NASCAR race in the flesh.

I just wanna see a Milwaukee Mile race, man.


Bro you can’t use the summoning salt music right before talking about someone’s death like wtf


I started there knowing literally nothing about this man or the sport in general really and then when I heard about it in the end I was very upset I was literally crying honestly one of the best sportsman I've heard about in driving

Seriously holding all those cars while his team could make it to the finish line when he went out he went out in bloody Style god damn what a man

The final memory part honestly make me tear up  cause he probably didn't want to go out any other way.
Going out doing what you loved is probably one of the best ways to go


I think the only NASCAR driver to come close to Earnhardt was Jeff Gordon, Dale's late-career rival, funnily his complete opposite and to an extent, his student in a lot of ways. Jeff carried on Dale Sr.'s style and attitude more than anyone after the 2001 Daytona 500; so in the discussion of who was the best driver after, I don't think there's anyone who measures up to The Intimidator quite like the Rainbow Warrior does.


I’m now crying over a man I never knew about, related to a sport I have no interest in. Emp you are genuinely one of the best YouTubers I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been watching YouTube daily since 2008. You are incredibly skilled, keep up the good work!!


Growing up in rural North Carolina, my dad and grandpa would always tell me of the old races. I always would ask to go and watch, but they would always say "it's not like it used to be". Only in the last few years have I understood what they meant.

@Cameron Oliver gotcha mane the roval @charlotte  was awesome last year come out and enjoy that !

@ccostain I don't know to be honest. The Chase is pretty dumb in my opinion though I haven't watched in years. I don't watch tons of Australian Supercar races but I think that would be a good model to make the sport more interesting instead of going around an oval hundreds of times. I recently watch a bit of the 24 Hours of Daytona and enjoyed it too.

P.S. Sonoma is one of my favorite tracks on Forza.

@Cameron Oliver What do you think would make it better? Another personality like him ?

Nothing's the same. I'm only 27 but I see it clear as day. People have sold their souls in exchange for safety and wealth.

Absolutely, I grew up about 30 minutes east of Raleigh and it was earnheardt or nothing in my house

I'm from Cabarrus County. Grew up going to the races because the track is 25 minutes away and my dad could get us free tickets. Definitely not the same anymore.

I know what you mean being from haywood county nc i was only 7 and watching the race when it happen


Just wanted to say how much I adore this series so much. It oozes sympathy and empathy, even for people that don't know or understand the subject matter.
By the ending, it's hard not to be incredibly emotional as this does a great job of stripping away all the stuff like "Well it's a silly sport of people going around in circles" and all the technical stuff to just tell the story of a man that gave it his all.

Stunning work, EmpLemon!


Astronauts are just about all military officers.


There will never ever be a series like Never Ever

@Jonathan Cline He does it like Jon Bois

Down the rabbit hole does a similarly good job, but Emp has a very special way of blending his personality into it while DTRH is more neutral and journalistic

EmmJea I double dare you to watch the Bob Emergency and not cry.

@EmmJea humor is an emotion, also there are plenty of times I felt different emotions watching Jon Bois vids.

Pizza-Man its always good to have a little laugh after almost getting heart broken, thank you

@Tommunism Pretty Good isn't as emotional. It's more humorous than anything, and usually about more humorous subjects.


39:00 What song is this, Its sounds so familiar.


45:07 I was deeply moved by the poetry of Dale Earnhardt, you did an amazing job of tying the strings together for this one beautiful realization.
From the bond between father and son, between humble beginnings to spectacular ambitions come true, the final words and final moments of Dale Earnhardt play out like genius screenwriter's Magnum Opus. To pass the torch to the next generation, to protect them in the end from something he foresaw, to view them drive off free due to your sacrifice, and to die in the race that you've rightfully conquered. To die granting your final wish, to race no matter the cost, and to do so with your family.

Though I may disrespectful to say it, by dying in this way, he removed all possibility of tarnishing his legacy. In exchange for his life, he cemented himself as the greatest stock-car driver of all time and rightfully earn a tragic hero's send-off.

(His death even went so far as to create the safety that both allowed all future racers to survive and live well, and ensure no greater legend than his own could be made thereafter. As, without the risk of death, the tension and stakes could never rise to the heights of his time. If there is prestige in dying in a war for the safety of those back home, or embodying the will of man to push the limits of human capability as an astronaut, then there certainly is great respect for a man who would give his life to pave the way for his next generation.


I actually cried man.

If I wasn't broke I'd join the patreon

I remember crying after the race where he died. It completely killed nascar for me, i didnt want anything to do with it after that. I was 9 years old.


Ironically, NASCAR attendance, viewers, and rating have skyrocketed due to new CEO's, better racing, and Ryan Newman's crash

@Billy Bust Inside I mean I've never watched Nascar but watched this entire video and almost teared up, came here after seeing Ryans Newmans crash. Also @EmpLemon wonderful video and beautifully put together, that's an instant sub from me.

They Call Me A Savage I know nothing about nascar but I greatly enjoyed this video. Not all these views are nascar fanatics...

My sister was mad I was waiting for the restart for two days and turned the TV off 20 laps before the end

There isnt gonna be any more Nascar drivers of any kind here soon. Lmao

But it's still the idiotic sport it devolved into. Until we go backward a little bit, it will never reach that kind of appeal again.

i was there when newman crashed, the silence that fell over the track was scary, we all thought he had died.

@Billy Bust Inside  well not sure about that, it was recommended, and because Cleetus always yells "do it for Dale" I thought to watch the Dale story. Interesting. Living in Europe Nascar is something very obscure, obviously xD

Ye but Ryan Newman’s crash scared the shit out of me, I watched it live and man, everyone in the house woke up to me shouting “OH SHIT OH MY GOD!” Before going absolutely silent.

@cheezburgrproduction <br>Risk it for the biscuit, that's why. It's a badass trait to have.

@cheezburgrproduction
Risk it for the biscuit, that's why. It's a badass trait to have.

My dads favorite was dale. My favorite was ryan. Why do we like the risky bois

Orange Muncher Just Monika yeah I can see your point of view.  Agree the lock downs are definitely gonna help to what degree I guess we will find out when life resumes to normal. Also the iracing NASCAR is doing will also help

@Billy Bust Inside there are also YouTube channels of nascar that can get a following of thousands of people. While there isn't a large channel for something like football its still something. I've also noticed that some of the stuff nascar releases like radioactive are getting more views. People are going back to watch the old ones while this quarentine shit happens

Daaaaaaytoooonaaa. Loved that arcade game and my eyes lit up when I heard the them tune 16 minutes into this

Raoul GEORGE [11N02S] nah dude the million views here are fans looking for NASCAR content. Your casual wreck fanatic isn’t searching these videos.

They haven’t skyrocketed but they are better than they have been since 2009


Its like if Ken Griffey sr had to live up to ken Griffey jr


People locked up watch the hell out of it


I suppose one could say you're GETTING US UP TO SPEED with Dale Earnhardt

<b>Seinfeld theme plays in background</b>


The greatest way to die... letting ur son and friend win by holding the rest of cars back.... truly a good person

captain pepsi would have been better if he didnt die tho


American culture is coming full circle. Thanks to modern renaissance artists like Emplemon. Great job man.


You presented me a character, you made like him, and made me sad about him. Good job


I’ve never said this before, but this is probably the best documentary made by a youtuber. Holy fuck

@BananaCat 310 I’m back for my 6th viewing, it’s time for yours

I’ve watched it 5 times. truly beautiful


Watched this video a million times, and that ending line still gives me chills. "Sure, to win." That just sums the whole thing up perfectly.

And you know this video is a real masterpiece, because I've never watched a nascar race in my life, and it still emotionally moves me every time I watch it.


Wow, I just watched a 50 minute video about something I don't care about and was entertained the hole way. Great job.

I didn't even notice it was 50 minutes til you said this


I’ve never been even the least bit interested in competitive racing, but this video kept me watching the whole way through. Well done.


Cue soyjack pointing meme everytime he says Talladega


<b>"I mean, come on. Have you ever seen a NASCAR fly?"</b>

*"I mean, come on. Have you ever seen a NASCAR fly?"*

I got goosebumps when he dropped this line,,,

Top ten best lines in YouTube history!

Number one: 25:15

@sergey kuzmichev actually I knew Resonance before hearing this music

@Moissanite, shinier than Diamonds haha no worries. for reference, emplemon dropped the music list in the description, it was just a matter of googling each song till i found it. Home has another banger called resonance

@sergey kuzmichev Thank you comrade, you've no idea how long I've tried to find this song, tovarisch.<br>(Sorry if I butchered your culture or language btw)

@sergey kuzmichev Thank you comrade, you've no idea how long I've tried to find this song, tovarisch.
(Sorry if I butchered your culture or language btw)

@Moissanite, shinier than Diamonds home - we're finally landing


This series is god-tier. Fantastic, this channel wasn't what I subbed to; It became a million times better instead.


Did he just bust out the summoning salt music halfway thru? Lol nice


In my opinion,  the number should have been retired forever and kept in the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame in Dawsonville GA. many others have a different opinion but this is just mine

The racing hall of fame is in Charlotte.

Yo why tf am I about to cry from a Nascar documentary. Your never ever series is iconic. it's so refreshing to watch an hour of professional editing and knowledge with your personality and passion

I agree with you, but it should be kept in Kinnapolis

TBH, if I were his son, I would race in nothing but the black #3 Goodwrench. No other drivers for it, really.

Yeah after all that I can't believe they ever let someone else race with that number. It would be like if the lakers let someone else wear number 8

maybe the nascar hall of fame when he was inducted

Yeah no offense but Dillon has not made the number look good at all

Feels disgraceful to give it to someone who didn't even earn it.

Yeah. The number 3 should been retired forever.

UNTIL we finally got another driver like him, and better, looking his spiritual succesor... if we ever got him...

Or... at least... let Harvick drive the 3 car when his final full-time season came... as payment to being the one who, even being rushed to fill some GIGANTIC shoes... make the job better than anyone expected...

Richard, when Harvick announces his final full-time season (which is obviuos that is near, maybe in the next 5-7 years), please... let him drive the car he deserved... the... Black and White 3 car...

Yeah. The number 3 should been retired forever.

*UNTIL* we finally got another driver like him, and better, looking his spiritual succesor... if we ever got him...

Or... at least... let Harvick drive the 3 car when his final full-time season came... as payment to being the one who, even being rushed to fill some *GIGANTIC* shoes... make the job better than anyone expected...

Richard, when Harvick announces his final full-time season (which is obviuos that is near, maybe in the next 5-7 years), please... let him drive the car he deserved... the... *Black and White 3 car...*


I don't even like NASCAR, but this was amazingly well done


25:15

This was the part of the video that really gave me chills, never have I had a video keep me actively watching for every second, good job Emp.


You know that song was made by a group called ‘Home’ right?


As someone who has less than 0 interest in NASCAR, I came away from this video with a newfound respect and understanding of the sport and the man behind the black number 3. I am so glad I found your channel, and these "Never Ever" videos are spectacular. Bravo and keep up the great work. :)


I'm too young to have known about him, but as soon as I heard that music when you said that he entered his car for the final time, I knew something bad happened.  I was legit shocked when you finally got to it.  I actually teared up a little.  I'm sure he thought he made his father proud, especially in his last moments.

I have been a NASCAR fan for almost 25 years Dale Earnhardt was my favorite driver and childhood hero i remember the race he passed away like it was yesterday I was watching that day. he is NASCAR's greatest driver<br> ever and always will be.

I have been a NASCAR fan for almost 25 years Dale Earnhardt was my favorite driver and childhood hero i remember the race he passed away like it was yesterday I was watching that day. he is NASCAR's greatest driver
 ever and always will be.


I’m likin all this tf2 music in these videos


"And his final memory was watching his own drivers speeding to the finish line, with nothing but open race track in front of them."<br>That hits hard.

"And his final memory was watching his own drivers speeding to the finish line, with nothing but open race track in front of them."
That hits hard.


How did you make me actually cry about a man I never cared about before in a sport I still don't care to watch?<br>How, Emp?

How did you make me actually cry about a man I never cared about before in a sport I still don't care to watch?
How, Emp?


I don’t, and have never really cared about cars, neither have I cared about NASCAR or sports in general, but nothing beats a good story, and you sure are amazing at telling good stories.  Keep up the amazing work Emp, been watching since 2015 and I love playing these vids when hard at work or drawing.


Yeah I’m in tears , simple . I have an enormous love for DRIVING not just cars or generally cars BUT driving . The relief and therapy sessions I get being behind a wheel could only be impersonated by my girlfriend, honestly. I always feel the love for driving too when I meet other people like me , this sh*t has made me ball in tears . I’m lost for words on this mans life


That was an emotional roller coaster. I’m a European nascar fan.<br>I was young and never watched Dale senior drive, but his story is touching.

That was an emotional roller coaster. I’m a European nascar fan.
I was young and never watched Dale senior drive, but his story is touching.


This one is for Dale, even if I never saw him while I was alive, I am glad that I can appreciate his legacy through this amazing video. Truly one of your best emp.


Inspirational. Never give up kiddos. I swear, the more I hear that summoning salt track, the better it gets.


Oh dang, that Daytona USA menu  song ambushed my nostalgia feels super hard!


Dude this is so amazing. This doc and your hungrybox doc are both incredible. I've watched them both several times each. Well done bro


42:41 When I first heard that announcement, I was genuinely shocked.  One of the most famous names in NASCAR gone in a racing accident.  It had the same impact as the death of Ayrton Senna.

I remember seeing a video of Dale paying respect to Senna the Sunday it happened after he won at Talladega. Respect


To this day this chokes me up. What an absolute legend. Thank you for making this video.


after you converted all those stats to metric, the joke at 23:57 was perfect.

I've watched this a dozen times and never caught that, lol


That was a great great video, you deserve a lot of credit! Dale Earnhardt was the man and will always be! Hopefully one day NASCAR will be back to them days where everyone was in awe about stock car racing, until then I will still continue to watch. #Forevertheman #intimidator #Nascar


You god damn sonofafavricatedmother. I haven’t even gotten close to tears towards anything since my parents divorced. I have never watched nascar before but this video made me feel things. <br>Keep going Emplemon.

You god damn sonofafavricatedmother. I haven’t even gotten close to tears towards anything since my parents divorced. I have never watched nascar before but this video made me feel things.
Keep going Emplemon.


NASCAR has never recovered from his death. Dale was simply one of a kind awesome video man


Dale Earnhardt and Alan Kulwicki were my favorite drivers when I was a kid. You did an excellent job on this video. If you haven't done a vid like this on Kulwicki, could you please?


Every so often I come back to this video. It is such an amazing watch and my enjoyability of this hasn't diminished after any of my subsequent viewings. Love watching your videos, keep up the inspiring work.


I can’t believe he survived that, truly amazing! Bless! 49:03


My new favorite all time channel.  I never thought twice about Earnhardt or NASCAR before.  This doc and it’s ultra high quality were riveting and mesmerizing.  Utterly fantastical and amazing. Well done sir.


Your videos are insanely versatile and diverse 🔥 love your work !


I grew up with racing. It was always on the TV. My dad's favorite was Stuart and his dad's was Earnhardt. Though I was born after his death, my family frequently would talk about his career as if he was still with us. It isn't just cars going in a circle, man. There's a lot more to it than that.


whenever I find channels like these it feels like finding gold, keep up the great work.


the man who came up with the idea of having the turns banked at Daytona, Charles Moneypenny, was my great grandfather, also the man I'm named after.


Can't tell you how many times I've watched this. Still make my eye balls sweat


one of the greatest stories ever told, on my life


I completely forgot about 49:00 on this rewatch

That man won the Daytona 500 this year...kudos to Michael McDowell, a guy who didn't even have a full time ride until 10 years after starting in the sport, has the most last place finishes in Cup series history, and now that toil has netted him a trophy in Daytona International Speedway forever.


"We won it, we won it, <b>we</b> won it". That might be the greatest testament to the man possible. Not a single "I" did this, or "I" did that.

"We won it, we won it, *we* won it". That might be the greatest testament to the man possible. Not a single "I" did this, or "I" did that.


Dale Earnhardt is one of the best drivers along with ken miles.

the ultimategmoney 2021 NASCAR dude - top gear


ik its been 2 years and nearly 6 months but I just wanted to thank you for the sheer nostalgia kick of hearing the gran turismo 4 theme, you legend


It's weird, my favorite driver of all time is the F1 driver Jim Clark, and him and Dale have a lot in common


Dale was my favorite  racer, I used to watch it a lot and then I saw the wreck live on tv then heard about his death later that night, I haven't watched a race since.


“A sport as popular as licorice” has me dying inside.


wonderfully done EmpLemon.  thankyou so much. :)


yep, this goes in my "greatest yt videos of all time" playlist. can't believe you made me emotional from a sport that i didn't give a single damn about before this video.


Just wanted to say, this is better than any movie I've seen recently. I've never cared for NASCAR or any of it's intricacies but this video introduced me to this fantastic sport in spectacular fashion. Loved  the commentary and loved the editing. Thanks :)


This is great! I haven't enjoyed such editing for a NASCAR video since NASCAR IMAX.


Dales first D500 win ALWAYS gives me chills no matter how many times I watch it


Why did I cry when he finally won Daytona


Might just be the greatest chronicling of the sport and one of it’s greatest heroes. Absolutely fantastic piece of work.


When Steve Park won. I shed a tear. When Kevin Harvick won I cried. When Dale Jr one I cried like a baby


Thanks for making music lists in your videos, it’s pretty sick


I remember when I finally came around on cars and motorsport and found out what nascar racing is really about. Spent many wee hours of the morning racing dudes named bubba around indianapolis in gran turismo 6.


Just seen the car in 18:19 and Holy shit I remember having a hot wheel of this car! I don’t remember what happened to it but I know I’ve seen it somewhere. It gotta cost a fortune to collect I guess.


I'll tell you what, I love Nascar! I went to a race at Bristol Motor Speedway when I was a kid. But it's something else actually being there. Those cars are like the loudest thing I've ever heard. I remember having to wear ear plugs. I got to collect pieces of tire from the track afterwards! It was a long time ago, but I still remember the energy in that racetrack. Nascar on tv is just too quite, so it makes it blend in with every other sport.


Unbelievable I now appreciate nascar and love dale lol this doc has great everything


Dale Earnhardt Sr was the greatest NASCAR driver in NASCAR's history. He could do things with the #3 car that other drivers though were impossible to do. Early, in his career, he learned how to use airflow as an advantage. He even had his racing helmets designed so he had better vision. Sadly, one of those open-face helmets contributed to the cause of his death. The other contributing factor was he hated a Hans device and refused to use one but insisted that Dale Jr use one and wear full-face helmets.


Dale appealed not only to Southerners but to this young African-American girl growing up watching him and admiring his racing style


I think the fact he dominated "restrictor plate racing" so much was why Dale hated it. He's one of the few truly dominant competitors who genuinely sought competition.


this video was so beautiful it made me cry


I’ve never watched NASCAR but this is the greatest video uploaded to this website.


I never liked Nascar because it had devolved so far away from its original roots of regular guys driving their own gearhead fast cars into the corporatized swamp it is today, but this was really good.


This video is obviously a masterpiece, but one of the moments that truly blow me away was 25:09. It’s just so scary yet so remarkable from the question and the music.


Best video ever, on my 4th watch since it dropped!  Keep it up!!


It’s insane to think about how they were doing 200 mph at Daytona and Talledega in those old cars that would be considered coffins by today’s standards. They were some ballsy old fellas


Great video. He was my hero.  NASCAR was never the same.


This is the second time I have cried for Dale Earnhardt.. the first time at the donutmedia vid ab him and now... Fuck...


My first NASCAR race was at the Daytona International Speedway in 2015. (I am 17)


This is such a good goddamn video...I am a HUGE motorsport fan, mainly F1. But have always respected Nascar, more so now because of this vid. Thank you.


The only thing I knew about dale before watching this was that he does in a crash. Makes this whole video feel like a tragedy.<br>Edit holy fuck he said that. Emplemon you are on it.

The only thing I knew about dale before watching this was that he does in a crash. Makes this whole video feel like a tragedy.
Edit holy fuck he said that. Emplemon you are on it.


I always go back to this video from time to time.


This is my all time favorite video on YouTube there is no other video that comes close


I always use the bump and run while playing any racing game because I know no better way to win.


Fans will  always remember  and  respect for  race craft  of there favorite  drivers  . There will always  be people  who praise  JJ or Gordon  and Earnhardt because  they all are great drivers  for  different reasons. My favorite is  how  this man was loved  and  hated as a young boy  I loved watching him  lose all those races to the kid  Gordon  kicked Nascars ass in the mid to late 90s


What makes Dale's death even more tragic was how the HANS device, a ubiquitous piece of equipment in ALL motorsport today, was something Dale absolutely did NOT want in NASCAR.  We don't know if the HANS device would have saved his life but it's a tragedy that it took his death for it to be implemented.

I think it's a reasonable assumption to at least say that it would've improved his odds.


This video made me love my Dale Earnhardt Jr jacket make me love it even more


Bro you just make videos on whatever the hell you want and I love it lol


im not from the USA but i still find this video amazing!!!!


I grew up around Nascar i still enjoy it


The amount of eurobeat used in this made me very happy


I never knew I needed a Dale Sr/Initial D crossover at 15:39 but I happy I got it!


"A stockcar weighs twice as much as an indiecare" I was eating and literally exclaimed "the FUCK!?" when I heard that. I never realized that the discrepancy was that so f'ing large.


Excellent video, I wish it wouldn't have only been 54 minutes.


I have never understood why people like NASCAR, and I've never had an interest in it at all, but damned if this video didn't give me goosebumps when it came to Dale's Daytona 500 win, and bring me to tears at his death. You have such a way with words.


I will love see something like this about the moto GP


I couldn’t care less about NASCAR but I watch this like once a month


I just came from the Stock Racing vid about Taladega... and I immediately wanted to watch the other videos the comments talked about. You’re awesome.


If he was still alive he might have saved NASCAR. #RIPDALEARNHARDT


dang it lemon...you made me tear up...I did not expect that...and I don't even like Nascar.


15 years for Petty to wrangle 7 championships.
14 for Earnhardt.
11 for Jimmie Johnson.
I do think we could see another 7 time champion, but not under current rules.
Also, while Petty had less competition than Earnhardt or Johnson he had multiple different points systems that he had to navigate through AND finished runner up as many times as Mark Martin. Petty used the corporate machine that was Petty Enterprises to win as much as he did.
Earnhardt was never the cleanest, or most consistent driver. Hell, some of his championships were won in dominant fashion and some were squeakers which he barely won. Maybe if he had a better team in the early 80s he could have more wins and championships. But I still think he would have been inconsistent.
Johnson was NEVER the year long dominant driver. He used the first 26 races as a testing ground while usually doing the bare minimum to get into the Chase. Then he would turn it up, pop off, and bend the Chase over his knee and beat it senseless.
They are the 7 time champions for a reason.


the irony of dale Earnhardt's death is that he was such and massive opponent of the HANS devices which would have undoubtedly kept him from being killed at Daytona. 6 months following his death nascar made the device a requirement for all drivers.


The most recent fatality took place in June of 2009, when Carlos Pardo was killed in a late accident during a Mexico Corona Series race at Autódromo Miguel E. Abed. The other five drivers to pass away since Earnhardt are Michael Roberts, Mark Hutto, John Baker, Tom Baldwin Sr. and John Blewett III

-Google


i swear you can make a video about anything and make it interesting


the moment we all heard the National Speedrunning Anthem, we cried


this might be my favorite video on this website


Yes. It's Dale Earnhardt! The best at being the least boring!


I knew literally nothing about Nascar before this video. and now im crying ?? what ??


man at 6:56 was a lot to take In of TALENT, like (If everyone were Talented, no one would be).


There needs to be a Never Ever video on the Brawn GP success story


emplemon singlehandedly blowing life into nascar popularity


how the hell do you hit a seagull? in nascar


As someone who’s still a NASCAR fan and was one when Dale died (granted I was 5 at the time and never liked Dale because he drove Chevy’s and I’m from a Ford and Mopar/Dodge family) his death is still felt in the sport today. But thankfully the sport is starting to make a bit of a comeback. Now that Jim France and others have taken over after Brian’s arrest and made positive changes and brought back sponsorship and entertainment to the races. Now the drivers just have to get more entertaining, which we’ve seen some as they’ve started to come into their own. But this was a well researched and beautiful tribute to Dale Sr.


God. I was born on the same day of the year as Dale's Death.


44:42 i remeber this , i hurd there was a 18-20 car pile up , so i came in to the room to watch with the parents ( ther was a 7-10 grown adults watching .... and i remember watch him hit the wall and thinking , that wasnt a big crash how did it kill him ? ( learing it the Sudden stoping from going 200mph to 0Mph will kill u ) God Bless his Soul


If you don't appreciate the video then appreciate this is Episode 3 of this series.


Not even you can make me care enough to sit through this Emp, and I am in love with your videos. Sorry, I really tried.


I knew nothing about Nascar nor that Dale Earnhardt had even died. I've seen his name but nothing more than that. I'd be a liar if I said I didn't tear up a little. I had thought Nascar was full of reckless hillbillies who love speed but now I know it's way more than that. they support each other unlike any other sport besides maybe MMA which even there some are not good sports, but here it seems like they all respect doing what they love. going 200 mph in a hunk of metal.


He is basically the NASCAR's own Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in terms of his dominance IMHO. Nice video you got there....


This whole hour felt like twenty minutes...


can't believe the dude died <b>and still got 12/42</b>

can't believe the dude died *and still got 12/42*


My buddy Paul after a few beers can make Dale Earnhart  look like a school bus driver working for Swift.


That TF2 soundtrack gives it whole new level.


the last 10 minutes had me crying like a bitch


never cared about nascar in my life this shit damn near made me cry


The Daytona 500 is the Modern Circus Maximus


if dale earnhardt wouldn't die, NASCAR, the world, would be alot different that's for sure

human from the solar system planet called earth


If I could leave 2 likes on this video I would


NASCAR became political and lost fans. Everyone I know boycotts it because of it.


emplemon, you forgot to mention the Dale Earnhardt rollercoaster intimidator 305


This is a wild episode of Speedrunning History


jr would have won a championship the first year they changed how the points system worked if they didnt


keiichi tsuchiya proved to me lapping in a oval track is not easy


Been a fan of NASCAR for a long time and sadly the day Earnhardt died was the day NASCAR died for many reasons. Anyone that’s is a fan know why.


what kevin harvick did was: change it to white paint and told NASCAR: give me the lowest number ya got that isnt 3 and then he became 29


You see emplemon is just based and hickpilled and he does the most anti hick thing and makes essays about it, never forget this fact of life


my teacher told me that when he saw dale. crash he leaned over to his cosin and said "hes dead"


Wasn’t expecting to hear rdr2 music but hey.. I’ll take it


16:40 - 17:21 you might wanna work on that sponsor advertisement


Greenville pickens in 1971 was the first televised


I love that rdr2 music  at the beginning

I love that rdr2 music  at the beginning


Such a beautiful, high quality video. Covered all the key points and more without any legit flaws or missing details. To me, Earnhardt was the Stone Cold Steve Austin of NASCAR.


You forgot the d at 40:30 in the word speedway


Real Life: The events after Dale's death can't get any more emotional.
Emplemon: Hold My Beer.
*Plays Gusty Garden Galaxy*
Real Life: Oh my god.

Real Life: The events after Dale's death can't get any more emotional.
Emplemon: Hold My Beer.
**Plays Gusty Garden Galaxy**
Real Life: Oh my god.

@JoshuaPacMan He's on about that track that plays just as he finished saying that NASCAR had to push forward regardless of Earnhardt's death. 46:08 to be exact

The song is actually we’re finally landing by home


You're storytelling skills are amazing, words can not accurately describe how good your videos are. They turn something I see as insignificant into something I care deeply about. Thank you for being one of the best, if not the best, youtuber there is.


Only Emplemon is capable of making something I have no interest of, interested.

Nope, SummoningSalt can too with his History of Speedrunning videos.


I have never watched a single minute of Nascar racing, but I watched this hour long video for some reason.

Until I saw your comment I didn t know that I watched an hour, captivating stuff

I never thought this would make me feel so much, <br>wtf????

I never thought this would make me feel so much,
wtf????


Emp should make a Never Ever on The Mythbusters, as there really isnt any show like it. The Mythbusters was really the only show where you could see two middle aged men exploding a car because they saw it happen in an 80s movie (and because of *science*) I grew up watching it, and its a huge reason why I am a nerd into everything science related to this day.

Mythbusters is probably both the most entertaining and emotional show I've ever seen. The sheer excitement of seeing a cement mixer vaporized and the emotional high of seeing the whole team work for weeks on something they thought was impossible and making a functioning machine is something I cannot describe with mere words.

Now that was a magical show in its prime.

I agree, there's so far hasn't ever been a show quite like The Mythbusters ever since they were around.  Jamie and Adam are pioneers of colliding action, science, and even a sprinkle of economy.  They spoke to viewers like friends would, and their interactions on set, while perhaps comical, was a lot more natural than "this is step a, b, c..."  The crew they allowed on the show with them to not only accelerate their abilities to conduct said experiments, but also provide more faces to embrace on the show was a nice touch as well.  Those five people together showed they loved their job, but sadly it seemed to have gotten old for them.

Darkstalker Never Ever focuses on subjects that Emp is personally fond of. Unless he’s coincidentally into it as well,  giving suggestions probably won’t do much. Just something to note


Dear EmpLemon,

I know that due to the whole Google banner vs. PETA event that the man behind my favorite childhood show has become little more than a meme, and maybe the topic could be considered "done to death." But this man can be considered the turning point in my life and perhaps many others. The point when we realized how much animals meant to us, as well as how we could pursue the protection of nature ourselves. This man was such an important figure in my life, I literally locked myself in my closet and cried for a straight day after I learned he had been killed. This man, who's passion sparked a whole new generation of biologists. Who's legacy endures, and thoigh many try to imitate his method of presenting nature to everyone, no matter the danger, as a positive part of the world. I know from all your past videos you would do so much background research and truly do a justice to this great hero. I humbly ask you to do a Never Ever on Steve Irwin, the one and only Crocodile Hunter. Thank you for your time if you read through this monster of a post. And thank you EmpLemon for you constant quality content. I appreciate people like you who want to put out the best content, regardless of income or video output rate.

Sincerely,
Grantpa

Yeah, I would love to see a "There will never be another X like Steve Irwin"

I would love to see a, "There will Never Ever be another man like Steve Irwin"


This is your best video ever, it should be on Netflix

@Michael Kosulin I think he was just saying that the production quality and content quality is high enough to be on a streaming service like that. I wouldn't take it that literally.

Why would they put it on Netflix, a paid service, when it's on YouTube for free? Although I agree it's Emp's best video by far and is definitely my favorite video on YouTube.


What makes Harvick's March 2001 win even more emotional is that the number 29 car he raced in was Dale's car repainted and numbered. The number 29 was the first available number that didn't include the number 3 (13 and 23 were not taken). The car was repainted in an inverted color scheme to Dale's iconic black Goodwrench scheme. There was a small number 3 on the driver side of the front bumper.


Thank you for making this video. My dad was a huge Earnhardt fan and I was fortunate enough to be able to show him this video before we lost him to cancer

I don't tend to comment often, especially not on videos like this, but... my dad was a big NASCAR fan, he loved Jeff Gordon and all that, but he told me about Earnhardt, and I had a plushie of Jr's number 8 car in my bed, even though I'd never watched the sport. Until the day he died, he watched the races, and until the day he died, I never understood why drivers going in circles was so compelling

He kept trying to get me to watch the races with him, but I never did. Watching this video after he passed, of cancer as well, makes me feel so many fucking emotions it's unreal

I feel you dude.   My dad was so into nascar it used to cause fighting between my parents, screaming while standing on the couch when I was young.   I lost him in 2012 to kidney cancer from alcohol.   Everytime I hear a loud car or the mention of nascar I smile cause I know thats my dad's way of saying hi.

Sorry for your loss man.

@Jaycee Bayer it's not silly, I get that feeling. Have a nice day friend.

@Chromatic_Death Thank you both for your sentiments, it may sound silly but I cried when they revealed the next gen cars knowing he will never get to see them and we couldn't share our passion like we used to. It's a part of life however and I owe it to my dad to get behind the wheel of that ZL1 someday because I know he'll be right alongside me for the ride.

Man, I'm sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace. Who knows, maybe he'll meet the man himself up there! Send my best wishes to your family,  Keep on keeping on, brother


I really want you to know Emp, that this video, and Dale Earnhardt, single-handedly got me hooked on the sport of NASCAR.


I’m just getting into racing, is he the goat?

nascar goat, arguably between him, petty and jimmie johnson


What the hell man. I remember when all you made was ytp’s and now you’re making nascar, which has always seemed like a background event that never had the spotlight, seem like the most interesting thing in the world. You really have a great talent outside of just making a video edit.


as a Formula 1 fan, I can't stop making parallels between Dale Earnhardt's death and Ayrton Senna's death. Surprisingly similar

edit: also I specifically came here to see 25:17. That bit of music is simply amazing and you put it to excellent use! (came here from Summoning Salt, he uses that bit of music often too!)

Well, as Ayrton Senna Fan, you might be interested by this short Earnhardt quote https://youtu.be/rJtH2Gc_Jn0?t=8767

If you dont know what the Musics called, Its called Home We're Finally Landing

I don't know why but both of their deaths make me cry. I don't cry so easily but what the hell?


Please do Ayrton Senna, i would pay to watch a video like this for the greatest F1 driver ever who we lost too soon.


40:16 - It’s been 20 years to the day. I was five years old on my grandparents couch watching the 2001 Daytona 500.

It was a great race and I was so happy for the DEI cars getting a 1-2 finish. Dale Earnhardt was a hero a mine and we turned off the broadcast thinking everything was good. Not knowing it was as serious as it was.

We learned later that evening what happened and I cried all night. I really hadn’t dealt with death in my young life and my hero was gone just like that.

Watching this video brought a lot of closure to me when I first watched it two years ago. I think Dale’s death was some traumatic memory I was suppressing. Thank you Emp for your hard work.

I Read your comment And IT brought me Tears I can feel the sadness But Life IS Like IT IS.  WE Suffer FROM sadness And pain And Somehow WE still get away FROM that WE are together Strong And Believe me IT will prob get worser  ITS REAL Like Real Life IS ITS hard cause God IS Testing US To See If WE are Tough And Be Proud And Enjoy this time that WE are still currently Gong for


I don't think NASCAR is interesting at all anymore honestly, but seeing Dale Earnhardt crash at Daytona is probably one of the first sad memories I have as a kid. I enjoyed watching the races with my dad and had a bunch of Nascar toy cars, Earnhardt was always my favorite and I even went as him for Halloween one year. My first dog was also named Daytona, Dale was a pretty big part of my really early childhood. I'd usually on race day play around with my toy cars, spinning them in circles and imitating any wrecks that happened, wound up doing that on the 2001 Daytona race, remember sort of veering the #3 car waiting for Dale to move out and I was just confused as to why it took so long for him to recover from the crash. I was about six at the time. After that racing never really felt the same to me, I knew something tragic had happened and that he was never coming back. It is definitely for the better that these safety measures were put in place, but I never could get back into it after seeing an early childhood icon taken away.

360Jopo yep oh brian ruined nascar. If they don’t fix what they destroyed in the next few years I’ll quit watching.


Emperor Lemon, thank you so much for this video. Nascar was one of the few things that my father and I actually bonded over. For the most part, we had a pretty bad relationship, but this was the one thing we could be happy about together. Ever since he passed away in April of last year, I just couldn't watch a race... the pain of losing him and the fact that no one cares about Nascar anymore ate at me. You really did me good Emp. I first watched your videos for youtube poop, but honestly, I think I like your channel more now with these videos. Again, thanks Emp.


“It’s hard to hear anyone who actually cares about NASCAR.”

I guess Alabama really is a different world, huh? Because I’d have a harder time finding someone who doesn’t at least still have a favorite driver and you won’t find a home that doesn’t have some Dale and Dale JR. memorabilia hung on the wall. Earnhardt was everything, and I’ve seen grown men that will still cry about his death. Almost everyone I know was watching it live and can tell you exactly what they were doing and what they were feeling during that moment. Earnhardt and Bear Bryant were 2 deaths that literally made the entire state of Alabama come to a stand still. These people were their celebrities. They were their Princess Diana or Michael Jackson.

There is always a moment of silence in the stands and from the people watching at home or in the bars during the 173rd lap and always around the final turn during Daytona. Anytime Jr. wins Daytona you’ll see grown men cry. There are people that LOATHE Waltrip despite the fact that he was on Earnhardt’s team because he won the day Earnhardt died and not JR.

That

is one state

out of 50

49 other states don't care as much.

that's still a lot of people who don't give a rip.

Haha I was like "what do you mean alot of people have a Dale or Dale JR memorabilia on the wall in Alabama"? Then it was oh wait. I have a Dale Sr Busch beer sign on my wall! Dale yeah!

@Andrew Meyer yeah it's rough but finding a fellow fan is quite a celebration

@Andrew Putnam Trying to find another NASCAR fan in SoCal is like trying to find water here. It's around here somewhere, and when I do see it, It's an amazing moment, but man, it's hard

@OG Thor I'm from Washington and look at me like I have two heads when I say my favorite sport is Nascar

The guy making the video obviously is from a city and certainly not from the south.

go to North Carolina....even inmates of all colors make a bet every weekend. not that I have empirical knowledge.but there was that time I was misplaced.


54:27 what cover of House of the Rising Son is this? I can’t find it anywhere…


I did not expect the Eurobeat inquisition.


40:03 this is the moment where i was almost in tears. This video was expertly made Emp. For me to feel genuine emotion for something I never thought I would feel for or be interested in, that's a good ass video.

For me it was 45:20,  its like seeing what he saw in his final moment

The last bit where he hugs his son, then kisses his wife for the last time really got me.

G.R.S Enterprise Venator Class Starcruiser


Being completely honest, before watching this video for the first time I always made fun of nascar. My dad would watch it and I would ask him "This is so boring why do you like it?" but being honest, I am now a huge NASCAR fan. I even have a Dale Earnhardt poster in my room right now because of you.


My uncle has always been one of the biggest NASCAR fans out there. When I was smaller I used to tell him the same thing, "cars running around in circles". You showed me that this sport has a purpose, and I can't wait to let my uncle know I would like to start watching NASCAR with him. Thank you lemon

Nothing is more important than family, I'm willing to bet watching a few races with him will be some of the greatest memories you'll ever have

Alan Trimble that’s all about perception. Yes it was a private institution so of course it was made to make money. But that doesn’t mean you can’t appreciate the stories and significance the events had on the people watching it.

"You showed me that this sport has a purpose"...

Yes. The PURPOSE is to earn money for the France family.


Netflix should hire you. The editing and production is the best ever.

To be honest, Emp's best work would be choked to death for the sake of money. I just can't trust huge corporations like Netflix and Disney with making genuine content anymore.


I've never heard about any of the people and I've never been interested in NASCAR, but you made me invested  in every minute of this, and I got so sad at the end. Very good job!

yepsii i know right. Somehow he made me care about a bunch of athletes in a sport I previously had no interest in in all of 55 minutes. Damn now I’ll be reading Wikipedia articles on nascar for the next few hours.


Came back to this video because the legacy of Dale Earnhardt just saved Ryan Newman's life in the 2020 Daytona 500. Even if only just barely, the advances in safety spurred on by Dale's death just prevented another tragedy.

Actually if you wanna get technical Newman saved his own life. Go google the "Newman Bar"


I wasn’t alive when Dale was, but my grandfather was. He went to every race he could, he owns a hat and jacket signed by Dale. I wish I could’ve met him.


No one truly knows how much love is in nascar, its appealing because the drivers all have there fan bases that we can relate to, not all legends live forever though, and then when they leave, the fanbases crumble, not with dale, he still has a fanbase today, and he will always live on as one of the greatest. Not everyone knows nascar, but if you get into it, youll see what im talking about, you feel what the drivers you like are going through, every win, every loss, every injury, you know, dale dying hit people hard, my dad was a fan of his since he was young and he told me the day dale passed, he cried. My dad is african american, and he loves nascar, i felt the same with ryan newman, one of my favorite drivers, when that crash happened at daytona, i thought he was a gonner bruh, i cried, but he was ok. Nascar is like any other sport, the love, the appeal, the action, and the controversy its all there, people should take it more for granted, not because its the best sport, but because it great.


The previous title was "Nascar and the Art of Revenge", now it's "there will Never Ever be another drive like Dale Earnhardt", for anyone wondering


"Dale Earnhardt was the IronMan of NASCAR"

Goddamn, post Endgame that statement is even truer.


lmao the tf2 music makes this all the better

edit: nvm crying now


Daniel Ricciardo (Australian Formula 1 driver) uses number 3 as Earnhardt was one of his favourite drivers. Also his number 3 is a similar/same font

There’s one slight difference, he has the three tilting in the opposite direction. Ricciardo is probably my favorite on the grid because of his aggressive racing style, just like Earnhardt.

That's really awesome thanks for that info👍

Rusty Grapes really? Didn’t know that, thanks for the information 👍🏽


So:
Elliott is McQueen
Earnhardt is Hicks
And Petty plays himself?

0:49  top right corner, this has just turned wierd

@Colin Quirk while you could make that comparison in post, it should be noted that Joey Logano raced in NASCAR for the first time in 2008, Cars was released in 2006

@wyans that would be true until Jeff Gordon appears as a Corvette in Cars 2 (American Version)


why hasn´t anyone made a movie about him?


I had no idea who earnhardt was, so a 40:10 it was like seeing the finale of your favorite book series where the main character sacrifices himself

i had a similar experience, i had heard of him, but i had no real knowledge of what had happened. this video made me really sad.


grieving for a man who died 6 years before i was even born and i just learned about him today

@Max R. MaMint o my that must have been so sad for Darrel

@Kirby killed A god I actually teared up, but not for Dale; I was watching Darrel's reaction to Michael's win. Live, no one knew Dale had just died. Everyone was so happy for Michael, and watching Darrel crying in joy for his little brother's long awaited win. A really cool, happy moment. Then the hammer came down "We lost Dale Earnhardt..." I felt so bad for Junior, and so bad for Michael. To be on Top of The World one second, and crushed the next. Kind of made that day extra shitty, tbh.

@Max R. MaMint what were your thoughts when it happened i didn’t watch it as I wasn’t born yet

@Bandit Erm... I can understand that. I'm 53 and watched it live.

keep your ears and eyes open alot of old timers out there have stories like Dale some happy endings some not so much

@calamorta Jesus Christ man. Reading OP’s comment made me feel like a corpse and I’m 21

dale was my childhood hero i was watching the race that day

I live in the hometown and as soon as you come out the womb you will know about him.


that "I mean come on, have you ever seen a NASCAR fly?" transition will always give me the chills man


20:23 Anyone know what track that is  ???


20 minutes in and I finally realize I'm just watching a synopsis of Cars from an alternate reality where Chick Hicks is the protagonist.

@cooldude 101011 The Florida track in Cars 3 is based off of Daytona

It's also a history lesson. Combining these two facts lead us to the terrible conclusion that reality is an alternate-universe version of Pixar's Cars

@atavoidturk the king was legit based off of and voiced by petty

@Franchesco and the king is richard penny

@cooldude 101011 the start of cars 1 is actually bristol motor speedway

Elliot is definitely McQueen. Or meybe Jeff Gordon.

I realized that too...... Makes me hate how dirty they made Chick.....

Also I presume the race track at the start of cars 1 is based off of the Daytona track


I like most of this video but your point at the end about the sports failure because of its increase in safety nobody wants to see they’re favourite driver die or get injured I think it’s popularity waned because fans didn’t like the car of tomorrow and there favourite drivers retiring

Cars of today are so bland. Sucks they got rid of wedge designs for the more rounder design


You know you‘re watching something special when the promo has more effort put into it than most other youtubers put into their whole channel<br>Thank you for this video

You know you‘re watching something special when the promo has more effort put into it than most other youtubers put into their whole channel
Thank you for this video


19 years later, we still love and miss him.


nascar is not dumb. nascar is not watching cars go around circles. it's ovals not circles. and it takes alot of skills to race in nascar
Edit: It's Been 20 Years Since we lost dale Earnhardt, Even Tho I wasn't Even Born Yet in 2001, It Still doesn't feeel like that long ago 😔 #3FOREVER

@That epic person Yeah lol, Nascar Sometimes Can Be Very Very Boring lol 😪😪😪

I mean sure it does. But you have to remember any sport can be made to seem dumb.
Basketball is just running up a court and throwing a ball into a hoop
AFL is just kicking a ball into a goal
Football is just kicking a ball into a goal
American football is just running up and down a field.
It’s not about how complex a sport is. It’s how interesting that basis is

@Adrian Magallanes the coolest category of racing is obviously lawnmower Racing

@James S Nascar really is its own beast but F1 doesn't have driver aids as well not sure about indy car

@Packle Kackle he never talked about the graphics

Indeed, racing is the hardest sport because your door to door with your competitors at almost all time, you are always at risk of being crashed and you always have to be on your toes!

As someone who chased lap times in my local tracks and in videogames Oval Tracks are easily the hardest to do consistently.

Then add 20 other cars around you who have been doing it far longer than you and know how everyone else drives and all you can hope for is not DNF

@Goomba007 What do you even mean by that

@Packle Kackle yes but i never talked about them

@Goomba007 You do realize that real racing is just a crappy mobile game with physics less realistic than Need For Speed

Agreed. How many open wheel drivers have took their turn at NASCAR and have been mediocre. Juan Pablo Montoya is really the only recent driver with some success. Plus stock cars have none of the driver aids like F1 and IndyCar.

Indeed, is basically one of the hardest moves that you can do in racing.

EXTREME SPEED LONG TURNS.

Indeed, is basically one of the hardest moves that you can do in racing.

*EXTREME SPEED LONG TURNS.*

in a game called real racing 3(mobile)there was once NASCAR racing (it got removed,fck you ea) and it was indeed harder than i expect it to be, because,even with steering assistant and traction controll(brake assist was there too but it makes you slower even on high-speed corners) you would still we easily drift away and bumping in other cars could lead to a loose to, nascar is truly not only going left for 70 laps


I remember my parents went to see this race, as huge Earnhardt fans... I was only 9 but I remember the immense sadness we all had when they got home. I had a poster of him up in my room for almost 10 years after that day.


Does anyone know where I can find the sound effect/song at 28:00

Putting Warheads on Foreheads since 1947

Final Fantasy X Soundtrack - The Silence Before the Storm


is nascar really dying? I prefer the world of outlaws series but i grew up on nascar and also the Dirtcar Modified series in the northeast


It's February 18, 2021- who else is rewatching this masterpiece to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Dale's passing?


I may or may not plagiarize this video for my language arts icon assignment


Where can i find that pic on the thumbnail?


Soldiers are better than Astronauts, I have no doubt in that.


rest in peace Dale. Us racing fans will always love you.


16:18 DAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY TONAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA LETS GO AWAY!


I watched this with my son. He was driving me crazy to watch this, I knew the history of NASCAR and Earnhardt Family, but I gotta say that you did a great job of telling their story and the story of NASCAR in great detail. Ty


This video is so sick. I've watched this video, completely ENTHRALLED like 3 times after initial watch, that's just how well Emp put it together. Cheers, Emp.


I´ve never heard of Dale Earnhardt before, yet here I am, crying to his death. Amazingly done video EmpLemon, absoultely amazing!

@Ryan Koch I started watching NASCAR in 1995 at 7 years old I was 12 when Dale died but in those 5 years he was my idol I admired him I still remember so much of that day myself how I was given the news and everything the only driver I ever cared about as much is his son Dale Jr

@nascar and bowling fan 388 I vividly remember the day start to finish, one of the most vivid memories of my entire life. It tore my family apart. He was my family's hero, a terrible day.

He was my childhood hero I was watching the day he passed


It just amazes me that in movies I fail to become emotionally attached to anything, but this Youtube video, on a topic I don't have any reasonable frame of reference beyond the stereotypes, made me care and cry. Good stuff.


I just realized it’s been 2 years since this came out and I can’t even count how many times I’ve watched this


Didn't expect to see The Intimidator on this channel, good to know one of the most badass men to come out of NC is getting some love, even after his tragic death in the early 2000's


I cracked up when he mentioned how dale still got a top 20 even though he died


Of all the things that could possibly make me genuinely emotional I would never have thought that fucking NASCAR would be one of those things. Good video.


It's eire how he blew that tire on turn 4 of the final lap when he was trying to win and walked away unscathed and then the one time he wasn't trying to win, that same turn, on the same lap... it was his last turn he took.


I honestly never thought I would care about nascar, but here we are. Thanks Emp


This is my favorite video out there on NASCAR for one reason. It does so good at making you never lose interest. I’ve watched this at least 3 times through and will probably be back to watch it again soon

Edit: I’m back again


I knew about Dale and his crash before this, mostly from my dad telling me, but never in this full of detail. Awesome video for such a sad topic. Raise hell, praise Dale.


What a great tribute to an amazing racer.  Thank you, sir!


Your Nascar videos are great. Takes me back to the Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart days when I was a kid.


I watched that whole thing and I'm glad I did. Beautiful video mate.


25:15 easily one of the best moments in all documentary/essay type videos ever.


i get it. what my dad always loved about it. what made him spend hours every saturday or sunday watching cars going around and around. thank you. you opened my eyes so much.


My step dad was actually there at the 2001 Daytona 500 he watched the crash happen. He to this day says the accident looked very routine and like  he should've been fine.


I remember my stepdad weeping like a child when this happened.


Dude this is your best fucking video!!! Oh my god man I love every second of it, and I teared up at the end, he went out helping his team win and I have so much respect for that man


3:55 "Expertly crafted machines" -> Shows the 2014 Ferrari

My Sides

3:55 "Expertly crafted machines" -> Shows the 2014 Ferrari

*My Sides*


From a childhood NASCAR fan- THANK YOU for making this video. I'm happy you were able to share Dale's legacy with the world.


this video is too good, never heard of the guy, have never actively watched racing, still made me tear up, bravo


I was watching the Daytona with my dad and pawpaw when Earnhardt died - I just remember my dad saying "somethings not right" a moment after the crash.

great video 👍


I feel like NASCAR was never about car go zoom it was about the drivers and there personalities and styles. Once that decline the sport did too.


Bro You have officially become one of my college professors I love your work and videos


I used to be a HUGE NASCAR fan.
The day Dale was killed changed everything for me.
It was NEVER the same again.
I can't believe it has been 20 years since that day. Unbelievable.


My family on my mom's side were HUGE Dale Earnhardt fans.  This video actually made me emotional, but that would be a long story to explain why


I’ve never watched the same video repeatedly like I have this one. I’m a huge nascar fan and I love watching this!


45:19 what a majestic way to exit. The best death a man could have. Your last moment, a huge smile and the ultimate win.


Grew up a big NASCAR fan, but life got in the way. This video brought me back to being a fan of the sport. Glad I finally found this video.


40:23 Daytona International Speeway
Edit: Emplemon mentions this in his Fruit of the Loom video.

40:23 Daytona International *Speeway*
Edit: Emplemon mentions this in his Fruit of the Loom video.


Please do one on Ayrton Senna, he is the Earnhardt of F1


I used to watch NASCAR religiously 20+ years ago when I was seven and I remember how hard Dale’s death hit everyone, even those that weren’t fans.


i've watched this viedo 3 times since it was released and it is still as good.


I had several moments where I wellup with emotion and almsot cried over nascar thanks to this video never thought I would almost cry from nascar


i never understood the sport before and now i love it


Great documentary, strong Jon Bois vibes, all around top storytelling!


Ah yes the early days of racing when safety equipment was a suggestion


Two years on and still my favourite YouTube video


Thanks for making this amazing video it made my day


My grandpa would take me to nascar races with 2 of his friends and they were all unforgettable experiences


I swear this guy is good at writting essays 😂or studies journalism or something


Man I’ve watched this so many times, and commented idek how many times; but everytime this vid makes me cry. I honestly don’t know why


That Gran Turismo music really got me there at 23:06
How could i forget such an important aspect of my childhood?


The writing and video editing is very much on point in this video. However the ending message left a bad taste in my mouth, kinda feels like a slap in the face after watching a really great video. 7.5/10


2007 was my first like. Since then I'd only liked 60 other videos till today. Easily one of the most captivating videos on the platform. Also I guess background, non-American, who figured NASCAR was a stupid sport, that I couldn't understand why anyone was interested in, and was expecting to not enjoy this video at all. And I also had no clue who Dale was.


45:20
You got me crying, not even gonna lie


i love learning about nascar thru your videos


It was incredibly hard to watch the race when Dale died because at the end Dale Jr. went running across the track after finishing and it kinda scarred me


Literally top 3 video on YouTube of all time for historic commentary


Almost never watched NASCAR, yet shed a single tear on his death.Way to go.


man i’ve grown up with first track and i wanna be a dirt track racer maybe even a nascar racer but i’m not gonna stop watching nascar and dirt races for a long whole


Whenever resonance comes, you know something big is gonna happen


One of my earliest memories is watching 3 the dale earnhardt story with dad and this video just takes me back