Becoming Earnhardt 1980 Vol. 2 - Clash of the Iron Gladiators

The Dale Jr. Download

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🗓️ 15 June 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

With the scene set, it’s off to the races in 1980. The NASCAR Cup Series heads out to Riverside, California, to begin the season, and sophomore Dale Earnhardt is hoping to improve his road course performance. He will, in fact, finish runner-up to Darrell Waltrip, who, after a narrow loss in the 1979 points race, is regarded as a championship favorite for this year. Dale caps his successful West Coast trip off with a new season sponsor and a contract extension with Rod Osterlund, and he’s understandably feeling at the top of his game.

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0:00.0	The following is a production of Dirty Mo Media.
0:05.2	This episode of Becoming Earnhardt is brought to you by Bass Pro Shops, North America's
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0:13.4	Plan your next adventure at a Bass Pro Shops near you or online at BassPro.com.
0:20.4	Later in the episode, my sister Kelly shares her unique perspective on life with dad away from the racetrack.
0:26.8	Now buckle up.
0:28.0	Here's a brand new episode of Becoming Earnhardt, presented by Bass Pro Shops.
0:34.9	Man, I tell you, it just feels good to run to win here in front of the hometown crowd.
0:39.3	I dreamed and thought about it for a long time, and it's just great.
0:43.3	I want to say a word to his mother. I'll put her on the spot.
0:46.3	Martha, you've got to be proud of this boy.
0:48.3	I can't talk. I'm so happy.
0:50.3	Well, I can see that you are. You know, you've seen him come a long way in a short period of time here in two years.
0:56.4	I sure have.
0:59.6	It's hard to imagine Dad is an up-and-comer. I think most of us remember him as the larger-than-life figure that he would become, the kind of guy who could change the feel of a room when he walked into it.
1:12.3	What a driver, Earnhard, has turned out to be in less than two years on the Winston Cup tour.
1:16.5	If there's ever been a tornado on the racetrack, these drivers describe Earnhard as that.
1:21.7	But at this point in our story, he's just a 30-year-old stock car sophomore nipping at the hills of giants.
1:28.2	He and Darrell Walker, two of the sensational youngsters just to come out of the seat and Wednesday.
1:31.9	It would be challenging the veterans like Petty and Baker.
1:34.3	Trying to make a name for himself in the big leagues before he finds himself back in Carolina racing the short tracks.
1:40.5	We asked you yesterday if you had the experience to pull it off here today.
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