Comments on: Remembering Dale- The Soul of NASCAR http://bump-drafts.com/2008/12/26/remembering-dale-the-soul-of-nascar/ "Just An Opinion, But It's Mine." Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:59:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: jim http://bump-drafts.com/2008/12/26/remembering-dale-the-soul-of-nascar/comment-page-1/#comment-525 jim Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:45:51 +0000 http://bump-drafts.com/2008/12/26/remembering-dale-the-soul-of-nascar/#comment-525 @Al @John @Jim P. Thanks for adding your thoughts and perspectives. There was no one like him before he came along, and there'll never be another. @Al
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Thanks for adding your thoughts and perspectives. There was no one like him before he came along, and there’ll never be another.

]]> By: Al Sorensen http://bump-drafts.com/2008/12/26/remembering-dale-the-soul-of-nascar/comment-page-1/#comment-518 Al Sorensen Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:12:52 +0000 http://bump-drafts.com/2008/12/26/remembering-dale-the-soul-of-nascar/#comment-518 Well said. Jim. The so called young guns have probably had it quite a bit easier. with help on their upward climb. I'm not knocking the youngsters, just stating an opinion. They have the desire---Dale had the fire. Ya gotta wonder how far Dale could have gone had he had the opportunities offered nowadays. Al Sorensen Well said. Jim.

The so called young guns have probably had it quite a bit easier. with help on their upward climb. I’m not knocking the youngsters, just stating an opinion. They have the desire—Dale had the fire.

Ya gotta wonder how far Dale could have gone had he had the opportunities offered nowadays.

Al Sorensen

]]> By: jim phillips http://bump-drafts.com/2008/12/26/remembering-dale-the-soul-of-nascar/comment-page-1/#comment-517 jim phillips Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:34:58 +0000 http://bump-drafts.com/2008/12/26/remembering-dale-the-soul-of-nascar/#comment-517 I remember Dale when he was a greasy kid trying to compete with best in late model sportman....He didn't have any money and would bum tires from Champion L.D. Ottinger just to race at some tracks....People don't understand Dale was not an overnight success....He won his first cup race when he was 29.....He willed himself to get better and win 7 Championships....He raced for groceries like his dad Ralph...You can't beat men like than....He grew up on dirt tracks so no asphalt track was too slick...He settled down from the wild win at all costs driver....Which made him the best of his time......No one will ever be like him...because he was poor....and raced with less and won....Today's drivers have never had it hard..... Thanks, Jim Phillips I remember Dale when he was a greasy kid trying to compete with best in late model sportman….He didn’t have any money and would bum tires from Champion L.D. Ottinger just to race at some tracks….People don’t understand Dale was not an overnight success….He won his first cup race when he was 29…..He willed himself to get better and win 7 Championships….He raced for groceries like his dad Ralph…You can’t beat men like than….He grew up on dirt tracks so no asphalt track was too slick…He settled down from the wild win at all costs driver….Which made him the best of his time……No one will ever be like him…because he was poor….and raced with less and won….Today’s drivers have never had it hard…..

Thanks,
Jim Phillips

]]> By: John Potts http://bump-drafts.com/2008/12/26/remembering-dale-the-soul-of-nascar/comment-page-1/#comment-512 John Potts Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:50:23 +0000 http://bump-drafts.com/2008/12/26/remembering-dale-the-soul-of-nascar/#comment-512 I consider myself a decent writer, but I could never have put my feelings about Dale Earnhardt into words in the way you have done. You told the real story of the real man. I got to know him when he ran our Busch races at Indianapolis Raceway Park, and understand very well what a good person he was under that rough persona. I cried unashamed when he died, and I still get that kind of feeling when I think about the conversations we had. Thank you. I consider myself a decent writer, but I could never have put my feelings about Dale Earnhardt into words in the way you have done. You told the real story of the real man. I got to know him when he ran our Busch races at Indianapolis Raceway Park, and understand very well what a good person he was under that rough persona. I cried unashamed when he died, and I still get that kind of feeling when I think about the conversations we had. Thank you.

]]> By: Al Sorensen http://bump-drafts.com/2008/12/26/remembering-dale-the-soul-of-nascar/comment-page-1/#comment-510 Al Sorensen Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:27:23 +0000 http://bump-drafts.com/2008/12/26/remembering-dale-the-soul-of-nascar/#comment-510 Thanks for the good article. You pretty much captured what we all feel about "Ironhead". Everybody could do a lot worse than follow the beliefs that made Dale a real man's man. Long may his spirit live Al Thanks for the good article.

You pretty much captured what we all feel about “Ironhead”. Everybody could do a lot worse than follow the beliefs that made Dale a real man’s man.

Long may his spirit live

Al

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