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The Dale Jr. Download

318 - Hank Parker Jr.: Let the Feathers Fly!

The Dale Jr. Download

Dirty Mo Media & SiriusXM

Sports

4.89K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2020

⏱️ 125 minutes

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Summary

Good times and loads of laughs! That's what you get when you bring longtime friend and former NASCAR racer Hank Parker Jr. to the table for a conversation with Dale Earnhardt Jr. They were born days apart and both had famous fathers, one a world famous Champion Fisherman, the other an icon of the sport of Auto Racing. Their father's friendship led to theirs and its one that has lasted all of these years. Parker and Dale chat about the good ol' days, and how their father's first time hanging out, of course, involved fishing and racing. Well, umm, maybe some cheating too! The two friends share stories of hunting, fishing, childhood mischief and more, including an unforgettable tale of hunting with Dale Sr. How does a famous fisherman just up and decide to get into stock car racing? Dale Jr. and co-host Mike Davis find out the real answer and uncover some classic stories of what led the Parker family down the racing road. They discuss Hank's early days in Late Model racing and how he got started with some of the hierarchy of short track badassery, like Gary Balough and Freddie Query. Dale Jr. and Hank Jr.'s bond grew stronger when both were racing wheel to wheel in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. They discuss an early tangle, the highs and lows, and how lending advice and shocks led to some fast times for Parker. After DNQ's, race wins and injuries, it was a tough conversation with car owner Jack Roush that actually led to Hank hanging up the helmet for good. Mike Davis reads an unearthed column Dale Jr. wrote about Hank Parker Jr back in 2000. The story leads to discussion of the trouble they would get into as youth, and the road to getting married and having children. Parker shares what his latest projects are and how some trips to Mexico and Haiti led their family to adoption. Before Hank took a seat at the table, discussion got pretty intense as Dale Jr. laid down his real feelings about the yellow-line-rule that dominated the headlines after a crazy weekend at Talladega. Dale, Mike and producer Matthew Dillner give their opinions as to why NASCAR may want to re-think the out-of-bounds infraction. Leah Vaughn thrills Dale Jr. with a slew of questions from fans and an Xfinity driver in AskJr presented by Xfinity. From a shocking statistic about Short Tracks in the Cup Series, to a bold new idea, the segment got the fans in the chat room as fired up as the host!. Should their be a NASCAR division in the 24-Hours of Daytona? Or, even bolder, a 12-hour NASCAR race that includes all three major NASCAR divisions racing on track at the same time? It's a must listen. Dale shares a story about a famous NASCAR racer who once had his racecar repossessed on the starting grid in Odd History. At Last Call, the DJD gang learns about a drinking phobia. Dale unwraps a gift that leads to discover and imagination that brings him into the Earnhardt garage in the 1970s. Last but certainly not least, Dale closes the show with the most special of thoughts..

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This is a production of dirty mode medium.

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The sanctioning body for grand national racing with the NASCAR.

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That's short for the National Association's stock car lottery.

0:24.0

And he's the man from NASCAR who keeps his arms.

0:27.0

The car, the race, the car, the race.

0:30.0

Hey everybody, welcome back to the Dale Juner down low.

0:34.0

I am your host, Dale Juner.

0:37.0

And with me is my co-host, Mike Davis. How's it going Mike?

0:43.0

It's going well. I think that this building is about 20 degrees colder than what it's supposed to be.

0:49.0

I wonder if we're paying the heat bill around here, but other than that we're fine now.

0:54.0

Matthew Dillner is here, Leo's here, everybody's here.

0:57.0

We got a great guest for you today. Hank Parker Jr.

0:59.0

Some of those people are going to remember that name. Maybe you don't.

1:03.0

But me and Hank Jr. we are best pals.

1:06.0

Yes you are.

1:07.0

We've got a lot of stories to tell you. It's going to be a ton of fun.

1:09.0

I'm looking forward to this like you can imagine.

1:13.0

So let's get the show started.

1:17.0

Alright, let's get right into the open segment here Mike.

1:20.0

You know, pretty awesome race weekend at Taladega.

1:24.0

I'm sure let's just go ahead and jump right into that.

1:28.0

I had a blast in the booth. The race was action packed.

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