I am Bob Ellis. I once was a NASCAR blogger & journalist. Now I am a NASCAR historian, focusing on Dale Earnhardt and NASCAR in the 80's & 90's.
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If you like what I post here then you should join my FB group too, I post longer, more detailed facts/stories about Dale there. Just remember to answer the questions or you won’t be added as a member.
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Dale Earnhardt doing what he did best - winning. 🏁
The incredible drive from 18th place to the lead in 4 laps.
“I don’t understand how he did that” - Benny Parsons.
NASCAR Winston 500 - 10/15/00.
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Celebrating another triumph at @TALLADEGA.
Who is ready for 'Dega this weekend?
Wish I was there, I was supposed to be at the race this weekend but the crew I was supposed to go with slowly fell off one by one until I was the only one left so I decided not to go. Maybe next year.
My wife is working late tomorrow night, what should I watch?
Sure wish @amazon & @DirtyMoMedia and other stake holders release the Earnhardt Documentary Series on DVD/BluRay.
March 30, 1980. Dale Earnhardt during the Valleydale Southeastern 500 weekend at Bristol.
📸Jeff Kuykendall
Officially, he said he was following his car owner’s instructions to stay out on the track. The black flag came out so late in the race I guess Bud decided to gamble and let Dale stay out there and try to win the race and let them sort it out later.
@ArchivesDe "Dale, did you see that black flag?"
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Ralph Dale Earnhardt (Dale Earnhardt) durante o Primestar 500 (Texas Motor Speedway) em 1999. Terminou a corrida em 8° lugar após se classificar na 38° posição #nascar #nascarclassics
Mecum just listed a 2020 Vet done up as a Dale Earnhardt tribute for their Dallas auction.
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Great album!!
If I remember correctly, Tom was also told not to wear his leather jacket for the photo shoot for this album. The record company didn’t want Tom pigeonholed into just the rock genre based on his looks alone, they wanted to attract a greater audience.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released Damn the Torpedoes 47 years ago today, on October 19, 1979. Getting it out took a fight. When ABC Records was sold to MCA, Tom argued his contract couldn't be handed over without his say, and when MCA sued, he declared bankruptcy to get out of it. It ended with a new deal on Backstreet, an MCA label. Jimmy Iovine co-produced it at Sound City and Cherokee, and it gave them "Refugee," "Don't Do Me Like That" and "Here Comes My Girl." It sat at No. 2 for seven weeks behind Pink Floyd's The Wall. "I love Pink Floyd," Tom said, "but I hated them that year."
🎸 Favorite track on Damn the Torpedoes: Refugee, Here Comes My Girl, Even the Losers or Don't Do Me Like That? 🎸 👇️
ALT Album cover of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' Damn the Torpedoes: Tom Petty, with long blond hair, in a black jacket over a pink T-shirt, holding a sunburst Rickenbacker guitar against a hot-pink backdrop. "TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS" is printed in white at the top right, with "Damn the Torpedoes" handwritten below.
Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know @stapleton42_ has put out his long awaited (by me anyway, since I knew he was working on it) video with Jerry Hailey at the RCR Museum. Jerry took me on the same tour last year 🙌🏻
Great video btw. I enjoyed it very much. I didn’t know about the different rims on the Daytona 500 car or the extra info about the lucky penny!
Look for Mitchell’s follow-up video about the GM engine with Ford heads found in the museum too!!
I’m glad I was able to help Mitchell out with some of the pictures in his video from myself, Don Evans, Mike Jucius and Michael Murray (@themichaelmurray on Instagram).
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Can’t wait to see it!!
Teaser… should be done tomorrow night. @DaleJr @J_Allgaier @Bhoover8car @JRMotorsports @DirtyMoMedia
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Dale Earnhardt won the 1999 Winston 500 at Talladega 27 years ago today. 🏁
He also won the DieHard 500 at #Dega in 1999. 🧹
#TheIntimidator 🏁 @TALLADEGA
