re: The Intimidator, Dale Earnhardt, left us 22 years ago today.

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Something else about David … I of course never saw it with my own eyes, but I heard it from enough of the old-school writers to where I believe it sufficiently to repeat it … ain’t nobody in NASCAR history, not even Tim Richmond, who got more tail than the Silver Fox over the years. In fact, someone actually used the antiquated word “cocksman” to describe him. Take that as you will.

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I can actually believe it.

And he'd probably smoke a heater after he was done.

He was a badass. Plain and simple. They don't make them like him anymore.

Unfortunately.

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Kenny did in a recent interview go as far as saying he knew Dale was dead when he looked in the car.

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I knew Dale was dead when I saw Kenny look into Dale's car.

Gonna plug EmpLemon’s YouTube vid on Dale and wish y’all a productive day.

Yea if Dale didn’t die I think he would help make sure this chase bullshite doesn’t happen or most of the other retarded decision Nascar keeps doing are at least kept to a minimum. But his death did pave the way for a revolution in safety motor sports across the world. The Hanns device became mandatory in nascar and in f1 and the safer barriers that give way to reduce impact are used across the world as well. It’s a shame that a legend had to die for this safety revolution to happen but there have been dozens saved because of his death. But I do like to imagine a world where he doesn’t die and helps make sure NASCAR doesn’t lose their collective minds when Kenseth won the championship in 2002.

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He should have buckled up. It’s his own fault not using a seat belt.

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DannyStrickland985

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Jesus Christ.

His death wasn't in vain.

We still have Gordon(almost the exact same type of wreck) and Newman due to his sacrifice.

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Kenseth won the championship in 2002.

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That was 2003 not 2002.

Tony Stewart won in 2002.

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With that said, Gordon was better.

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It’s 2023. If you’re gay just say you’re gay. You don’t have to be a Jeff Gordon fan anymore.

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don't know a whole lot of facts about the incident, do you?

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I came here to ask because of that comment. Am I correct that he was NOT driving a race car without a seatbelt. He just was not using the head restraint that was then optional for drivers.

Still amazing. One of the most visually dull wrecks captured. Yet it was the most devastating to an entire sport and physically one man. I do get the basic physics and he did go from about 190 to 0 in about half a second.