Guest Author - Sandy Mullins
ESPN Classic is offering 3 full days of nothing but the immortal Dale Earnhardt, the ‘Intimidator’. It all starts on December 1, with an offering a day of past races that Earnhardt has won. In the first week you can sit through his past wins at races such as: 1995 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 (Sears Point Raceway), 1995 Goody’s 500 (Martinsville Speedway),1995 NAPA 500 (Atlanta Motor Speedway), 1995 Goody’s 500 (Bristol International Speedway). 1996 Purolator 500 (Atlanta Motor Speedway), 1999 Goody’s 500 (Bristol Motor Speedway) and finally SportsCentury: Dale Earnhardt.
Then the real fun for fans starts December 9, at 7 a.m when on ESPN Classic goes 24 hours of non stop Earnhardt, rebroadcasting all his winning races, as well as shows and documentaries paying tribute to the ‘IntimIdator’.
Thursdays offerings are: 1995 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 (Sears Point Raceway), 1995 Goody’s 500 (Martinsville Speedway),1995 NAPA 500 (Atlanta Motor Speedway), 1995 Goody’s 500 (Bristol International Speedway). 1996 Purolator 500 (Atlanta Motor Speedway), 1999 Goody’s 500 (Bristol Motor Speedway)and ending the day with SportsCentury: Dale Earnhardt.
Fridays offerings continues with more wins by Earnhardt: 1999 IROC XXIII (Michigan International Speedway), 2000 IROC (Daytona International Speedway), 2000 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 (Atlanta Motor Speedway), 1989 First Union 400 (North Wilkesboro Speedway), 1989 Budweiser 500 (Dover Downs International Speedway), 1989 Peak Performance 500 (Dover Downs International Speedway), 1990 IROC XIV (Talladega Super Speedway), 1990 IROC XIV (Brooklyn, MI), 1991 Tyson Holly Farms 400 (North Wilkesboro Speedway), 1992 IROC XVI (Daytona International Speedway), 1993 Hooter’s 500 (Atlanta Motor Speedway), 1994 IROC XVIII (Daytona International Speedway), 1995 IROC XIX (Daytona International Speedway), 1995 First Union 400 (North Wilkesboro Speedway), 1995 IROC XIX (Talladega Super Speedway), 1999 IROC XIII (Daytona International Speedway), finishing the day ‘SportsCentury: Dale Earnhardt’, and with two showings of ‘3 Nation: The Life and Legacy of Dale Earnhardt’.
The final day of 3 Days of Dale brings us the following wins: 1995 Save Mart Supermarkets 300 (Sears Point Raceway), 1995 NAPA 500 (Atlanta Motor Speedway), 1996 Purolator 500 (Atlanta Motor Speedway), 1999 IROC XXIII (Talladega Super Speedway), 1999 IROC XXIII (Michigan International Speedway), 2000 IROC XXIV (Daytona International Speedway), 2000 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 (Atlanta Motor Speedway), 1989 Peak Performance 500 (Dover Down International Speedway). 1991 Hanes 500 (Martinsville Speedway), 1999 Goody’s 500 (Bristol Motor Speedway), 2000 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 (Atlanta Motor Speedway), and of course ‘SportsCentury: Dale Earnhardt’.
Ending the 3 days of Dale is ‘Live Call-In Show: 3 - Dale Earnhardt’. Viewers have two options of having their questions answered. The first is to email your questions via ESPN.com, the second is to call into the program. There will be a host and a panel of guest to take your questions and debate Dale Earnhardt.
So put on your favorite Earnhardt shirt and ball cap and curl up in front of you TV, or set your VCR, or DVR, this is your chance to record Earnhardt’s winning races. Enjoy, and don’t forget to cheer and root for the intimidator!
Dale Earnhardt Marathon on ESPN Classic (offsite link)
http://espn.go.com/classic/s/classic_earnhardt_3days.html
Dale Earnhardt Inc (offsite link)
http://www.daleearnhardtinc.com/content/home.aspx
Dale Earnhardt Connection (offsite link)
http://www.daleearnhardt.net/
