Thread: 10 years since Dale Earnhardt passed

I saw some of that myself and Shrader was tore up...of course I would be too. I wasn't an Earnhardt fan but liked him in the mix. Jr's driving suffers now that his dad is gone as well.
I'm a #48 fan from the busch days and if Sr was around he would be on Johnson like he was Gordon all the time. Like I said I miss seeing the #3 drilling people on the track and the sport has suffered from his loss.
I'll be watching the 500 this weekend and pray the Kurt Bush doesn't win!!! Hard to tell who will win but my gut says Harvick. I want Johnson to win but with 5 titles in a row at a track that demands a drafting partner......he won't have alot of friends in the end.
Who's your pick?

I was in the stands on teh backstretch when he hit the wall. My uncle who was next to us was listening to his frequency ono teh scanner and knew something wasnt right. A few hours late we were sittin in Applebees on Dunlawton Ave in Port Orange when the news announced his death. The whole restaraunt went silent and you could see his die hard fans starting to cry. I am a Jeff Gordon fan, so i know about the rivalry, but that day everyone was a Dale fan. What a loss. I lived in Daytona at the time, and it put a mood over the whole town. It was wierd.

On a side note, My Dad is is down there right now and on Sunday will be sitting in his seat for the 14th year in a row. Wish I was there right now. I would kill for some of the local restaraunt food about now.

Originally Posted by DJD

I saw some of that myself and Shrader was tore up...of course I would be too. I wasn't an Earnhardt fan but liked him in the mix. Jr's driving suffers now that his dad is gone as well.
I'm a #48 fan from the busch days and if Sr was around he would be on Johnson like he was Gordon all the time. Like I said I miss seeing the #3 drilling people on the track and the sport has suffered from his loss.
I'll be watching the 500 this weekend and pray the Kurt Bush doesn't win!!! Hard to tell who will win but my gut says Harvick. I want Johnson to win but with 5 titles in a row at a track that demands a drafting partner......he won't have alot of friends in the end.
Who's your pick?

I havent kept up with nascar much over the past couple of years but I like Tony Stewart. I would like to see him win, but any one is better than seing Gordon, Johnson, or any of the Busch's win.

WHAT............Dale is DEAD??..............

DAMN..

Guess I need to go and grieve about it........ON A LAKE

Originally Posted by walkeraviator

I was in the stands on teh backstretch when he hit the wall. My uncle who was next to us was listening to his frequency ono teh scanner and knew something wasnt right. A few hours late we were sittin in Applebees on Dunlawton Ave in Port Orange when the news announced his death. The whole restaraunt went silent and you could see his die hard fans starting to cry. I am a Jeff Gordon fan, so i know about the rivalry, but that day everyone was a Dale fan. What a loss. I lived in Daytona at the time, and it put a mood over the whole town. It was wierd.

On a side note, My Dad is is down there right now and on Sunday will be sitting in his seat for the 14th year in a row. Wish I was there right now. I would kill for some of the local restaraunt food about now.

I used to work in Halifax Hospital alot and in the local area. No doubt seafood down there is much better!
Lived in Orlando for 20 years and never went to a Nascar race. Been here 13 years and been to 6 of em now....
Dang your Dad lives right!

Originally Posted by smokefan

I havent kept up with nascar much over the past couple of years but I like Tony Stewart. I would like to see him win, but any one is better than seing Gordon, Johnson, or any of the Busch's win.

Booooo!

Originally Posted by DJD

I used to work in Halifax Hospital alot and in the local area. No doubt seafood down there is much better!
Lived in Orlando for 20 years and never went to a Nascar race. Been here 13 years and been to 6 of em now....
Dang your Dad lives right!

Spent a few days in Halifax Medical after a potato gun incident on the campus at Embry-Riddle. they wired my jaw shut for a month.

Originally Posted by walkeraviator

Spent a few days in Halifax Medical after a potato gun incident on the campus at Embry-Riddle. they wired my jaw shut for a month.

Do we get a detailed story of the tater gun accident?

Originally Posted by DJD

Do we get a detailed story of the tater gun accident?

Lets just say it was engineered bad (by me). and then i did a stupid and tried to aim it as i fired. The back cap's epoxy let go and it drilled my right in the chin.

Originally Posted by GeoFisher

WHAT............Dale is DEAD??..............

DAMN..

Guess I need to go and grieve about it........ON A LAKE

Dont forget to put the plug in.....better yet leave it out