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re: Where were you 18 years ago today? Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr. RIP 1951-2001
Posted on 2/18/19 at 6:57 pm to lsufan112001
Posted on 2/18/19 at 6:57 pm to lsufan112001
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Funny thing about #3 was that he was hated early on. Became beloved as an older man
I went to a mid 80s race at Talladegga. He was Booed constantly and literally just a few #3 shirts worn. It was Elliot or Allison or Waltrip that was liked. What a transformation ....
It is a lot like pro wrestling. Until the 90's no one cheered for the bad guys. Also like pro wrestling the outcomes are predetermined.
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Posted on 2/18/19 at 7:23 pm to Ponchy Tiger
They called it stock car racing when I started watching as a kid in the 70's. Still remember Earnhardt Sr. being the upstart kid in the late 70's when Richard Petty and David Pearson were going toe to toe. They played for keeps back then. Vague memory of Cale Yarborough slugging it out toe to toe on the track with someone. It was like WWF and racing combined back then. 
Posted on 2/18/19 at 8:52 pm to Ponchy Tiger
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It is a lot like pro wrestling. Until the 90's no one cheered for the bad guys. Also like pro wrestling the outcomes are predetermined.
Truth. There was no way Jr wasn't winning the Pepsi 400 that year.
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