Becoming Earnhardt Vol. 8 - The Race To The Finish

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🗓️ 20 December 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

After 27 grueling weeks, it comes down to the final four races. Somehow, after all the roster changes, crashes, fights and calamity, there are two tight points races to be decided. As the NASCAR Cup contingent prepares for the last stretch, the season points championship and the Rookie of the Year battles have never been closer. Dale Earnhardt surely had the rookie crown locked up after his stunning victory at Bristol in April, but the trusty DeWitt team and their unproven chauffeur Joe Millikan have kept him in sight. After Dale’s disastrous crash and time on the sideline, Millikan took full advantage and strung together a series of top-10 finishes to take over the top spot in the standings.

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0:00.0	The following is a production of Dirty Mo Media.
0:07.4	In a year that has seen upset victories driver swaps and in my dad's case, painful injury,
0:13.4	it's all come down to four races to decide two cup crowns, the overall points champion,
0:19.0	and the rookie of the year.
0:20.6	The latter of the two was all but a lock during the first half of the year.
0:25.6	Dad had won at Bristol and had epic battles with the best.
0:30.5	But his time away to heal from a vicious Pocono crash has given Joe Milliken the chance to get back into the conversation.
0:38.2	Joe chipped away at Dad's lead with quiet consistency and strong performances in the second
0:43.1	half of the schedule. Meanwhile, a massive points lead by Darrell Waltrip in the overall
0:49.5	championship vanished. With four races to go, his lead over Richard Petty was just 53 points, and the Petty
0:57.3	Enterprise's crew was firing on all cylinders. King Richard had his eyes fixated on an unprecedented
1:05.2	7th Cup championship crown. I'm Dellenhart Jr., and on this episode of Becoming Earnhardt, we conclude the dramatic 1979 NASCAR Cup season.
1:16.8	We travel to North Wilkesboro, Rockingham, Atlanta, and Ontario.
1:21.9	And when the dust settles in Southern California, we will have crowned two new NASCAR champions representing the present
1:28.9	and the future of stock car racing.
1:37.1	This episode of Becoming Earnhardt is presented by Chevrolet.
1:40.5	To keep up with all of Team Chevy's winning racing programs in NASCAR, IndyCar, NHRA, and Emsa,
1:46.9	visit Chevrolet.com slash motorsports, or follow Team Chevy on all social media platforms.
1:53.2	Coming up later, we'll talk more about Chevrolet, but for now, let's get on with Volume 8 of Becoming Earnhardt.
2:04.4	Good afternoon, sports band, and a beautiful afternoon it is, and greetings from Wilts County, North Carolina.
2:11.2	I'm Dick Jones with the Universal Racing Network Team at North Wilkes-Broad Speedway,
2:15.0	and we're here to bring you the Holly Farm 400, the 28th event of this exciting Major League Soxcar Racing season.
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