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Dale Earnhardt Jr. and family have emotional initial reaction to NASCAR HOF nod | Motorsports on NBC

Jun 08, 2021
today here in Charlotte, North Carolina, the sports hall of fame grows by three, you will hear the announcement live at the same time the three new inductees and their families hear the news - Amy, do you want to come here look, come on, Amy , you

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dale earnhardt jr and family have emotional initial reaction to nascar hof nod motorsports on nbc
It's a little different this year in how the ballot is made up. You have a modern era and a pioneer era, so the ten individuals that make up the modern era. On the ballot, the nominees have three first-time nominees. Some other names on that modern-era ballot include Harry Hyde, Ricky Rudd and modified star Mike Stefanik. I like Larry Phillips. Mike Stepanek: I'm solid. Kirk Shelburne, kind of like Curt. There are so many good guys. If this doesn't go our way, wait, listen, we're looking at names right now that absolutely belong in the NASCAR Hall of Fame, so we'll be happy, we'll be happy for whoever gets there. here we go oh this is it guys I'm nervous okay here we go let's get to it but now the time has come to reveal the first member of the 2021 class that will be inducted.
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This member comes from the pioneer ticket. He is the red farmer. one of the original members of the Alabama gang, red farmer, red farmer, the pioneer ticket, so that's awesome, yeah, that would be great, you know there are so many deserving people that belong there that are no longer with us, but grant us. He'll be able to come talk and you know this while he's still here she's getting aggressive I'm nervous Are you nervous? I wasn't until this ila is ordering some diecast cars to play with. She's just a top-of-the-line car from Colorado. Oh thanks. It has your name on it I look, I'll take it home you want the green car Tony, can you get the green car? that one, you can handle it, don't give him the wrong one, oh, here we go, number two, Oh, Massa, nervous, come on. go ahead and continue with the additions, the second member of the class of 2021, the first of two of the modern era ballot, you know he is one of two drivers to win nine NASCAR championships, Richie Evans and the other, Mike Stefanik joins him in the NASCAR Hall. of Fame, my Stefanik Stefanik, deserves 74 Modified Tour wins in his career and a person with pure class, don't open honey, he spoiled you with him on top in diecast, what did the car do racing with Allen?
dale earnhardt jr and family have emotional initial reaction to nascar hof nod motorsports on nbc
Here it comes and now it's time to reveal the third and final member. of the class of 2021 Dale Earnhardt jr. Will it be yeah, will it be in or will it be in 2021 Wow, oh my God Wow, I can't imagine what this must feel like because like we're all sorted now we're just breathing again and Lee's back there shaking you, you go into the hallway. Oh, big deal. Amy is crying. She just wanted more race cars and that's the right

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. Are you relieved? Know? on that list just to be next to some of those names and being 45 years old I knew I had plenty of time to be able to wait if my name was ever called so it might be.
dale earnhardt jr and family have emotional initial reaction to nascar hof nod motorsports on nbc
I was going to be fine with being patient and having to wait but you live off the affirmation, you know you do, Amy, you know that and you're a cheerleader and hey, you're doing a great job and nothing says you're doing a great job better than that, for So, when you, you know, we run. for so many years and I worked so hard and tried to do it the right way, so it's great to have someone to pat you on the back and that's what I mean, it comes from all over the industry, there are so many people in the voting panel you have respect for. because I don't know everyone who is in this, but I do know some of those people and I think they have that opinion about me, it means a lot to me, it's a pretty special deal, it's also a cell phone, it's a victory for many. from other people you know, maybe yes, so a lot of people have been with you over the years, a lot of Penn Kent, let's talk about Kelly for a second, I mean, Kelly, my God, think about where we would be without her and without Amy.
I know she was amazing, it's hard to believe that she was with me for half of my career, and in some of the hardest parts, yeah, you know, I didn't even know that we would get better and we could come back and win. in a handful of races like we did and being able to support me and help me on the broadcast side because I feel like that when you're the hall of fame, kind of body of work and when you look at guys like Harry Gant, you know they're there, there are a couple of wins, but then you think about everything that Harry Gant did underneath and you know that he is the type that is like the iceberg and what is under the surface that you can't really see or that we sometimes forget and I expected that my job was the work that we have done in the Xfinity Series, not just the championships, but also the people that we have prepared for the sport or helped create their own path to the sport and there is a lot to do.
You know, sand in the transmissions and all that. I know I'm just getting started there, but I feel like I've had a good impact on that side of the sport as well to keep the sport growing and the fans growing, and it's a moveable deal. man, but now you know we have to go through that, now we have to go through the experience of being nominated being, you know, the process of putting together our speech, oh man, yeah, we just go to the venue, grab the jacket and it's so exciting to be standing there with all those legends and all those heroes and I can't wait Amy, will you?
Do you want to talk a little? I mean, you don't have to do it for sure, but I mean, I certainly don't want to offer the opportunity because you're there with him, I mean, this guy is here because of you, but you don't have to know, you don't know, okay, I will just say that this is a big pat on the back and I am very grateful and I will never do that. I don't know if it will ever sink in and that's why I never will. I will never take for granted the opportunity to be inducted into the Hall of Fame and the opportunity to have your name called is pretty special.
I mentioned this when you appeared on the list of nominees and we were crazy about that River, it was a good thing and I mentioned this to you, we did it on the show. It was a zoom show, so you know, does it count? I don't know, but the thing is, think about Isla, the island didn't get to experience your race, we got the reward there for the Daytona 500 wins, but it's tough for anyone. you actually know, you understand how important a career would have been. Like, you know, even my dad or your dad or whatever we look at, we know what we know, but we weren't there.
I will have that place in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. after you're long gone and anyone, she can always go visit and remember her father, yeah, that's what the NASCAR Hall of Fame has to begin with, that's what they do, that's what they do. They keep in memory important races you had. Something yes, Jeff Glueck just tweeted at Dale Earnhardt jr. got the most votes in this year's class and was named on 76 percent of modern ballots, that's cool, yeah, that's amazing, honestly, I swear, when I was looking at that list, I thought no. There was a way I could get in before these guys, right?
You know, just because of his impact on the sport and a lot of those guys, my heroes and people, they've looked up to some people, a couple that we've had on the show and that's awesome, man, it's cool, it's cool, it's a great feeling. I don't even know how to express myself, well it's not necessary because I have a little time to do it, we have time to do it. I'm so grateful Amy was here for that. Hello

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