Becoming Earnhardt Vol. 8 - The Race To The Finish

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Dirty Mo Media & SiriusXM

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🗓️ 30 August 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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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. In the Grand National points race, Darrell Waltrip jumped out to an early lead and never looked back for most of the season. But after a catastrophic sequence of engine failures and crashes, the DiGard team seems to have begun to crumble under the pressure of winning their first season championship. Even worse, the King Richard Petty has been steadily getting closer in the rearview mirror, and he has his sights set on an unprecedented seventh Cup crown. Join us as we go down to the wire in the greatest NASCAR Cup season in history. We’ll unpack the final four events: North Wilkesboro, Rockingham, Atlanta and Ontario. By the end of it, we will have decided two incredible points contests, with winners who represent NASCAR’s past and future. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following is a production of Dirtymo Media.
0:08.0	In a year that is seen up set victories driver swaps and in my dad's case painful injury,
0:13.5	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.
0:21.1	The latter of the two was all but a lock during the first half of the year.
0:25.7	Dad had won at Bristol and had epic battles with the best.
0:31.0	But his time away to heal from a vicious Pokemon crash has given Joe Millican the chance
0:35.9	to get back into the conversation.
0:38.2	Joe chipped away at Dad's lead with quiet consistency and strong performances in the
0:42.8	second half of the schedule.
0:45.0	Meanwhile a massive points lead by Darryl Waldtrup in the overall championship vanished.
0:51.8	With four races to go his lead over Richard Petty was just 53 points and the Petty Interprises
0:57.9	crew was firing on all cylinders.
1:01.3	King Richard had his eyes fixated on an unprecedented seventh cup championship crown.
1:08.8	I'm Dillon Hart Jr and on this episode of Becoming Earnhardt we conclude the dramatic
1:13.8	1979 NASCAR Cup season.
1:17.0	We travel to North Wilkesboro, Rockingham, Atlanta and Ontario and when the dust settles
1:23.1	in Southern California we will have crown two new NASCAR champions representing the present
1:29.4	and the future of stock car racing.
1:37.6	This episode of Becoming Earnhardt is presented by Chevrolet to keep up with all of Team
1:42.0	Chevy's winning racing programs in NASCAR, IndyCar, NHRA and Impsa visit Chevrolet.com
1:48.0	slash motorsports or follow Team Chevy on all social media platforms.
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