Win a Great New DVD: Dale Earnhardt’s 10 Greatest Wins from A&E

by Charlie Turner

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A & E Home Video has another of their terrific NASCAR DVD collections out and we have five sets to give away to worthy OnPitRow.com readers. Dale Earnhardt Sr  fans especially need to jump on this one. Here’s what A&E has to say about their latest masterpiece.

He was called ”The Intimidator”, ”The Man in Black”, and”Mr. Restrictor Plate.” He was a champion, a mentor, a hero, and a true American icon who was perhaps the greatest driver of all time - Dale Earnhardt - and the mention of his name provokes powerful emotions in race fans around the world.

On October 28, A&E Home Video and NASCAR® Media Group unveiled DALE EARNHARDT 10 GREATEST WINS, a commemorative souvenir that provides both a tribute to the icon’s competitive fire and a showcase that displays the essence of a hard-driving, world-class champion. Featuring the most memorable wins of the driver that defined NASCAR and etched his place in history, this unprecedented 5-disc collector’s set is a must-have for any racing fan.

Across 10 classic races, celebrate the man in the bucket seat, from his first very first checkered flag behind the wheel of his legendary black #3 Chevrolet, through his final victory — with some historic, mind-bending, memory-making, heart-pounding races in between! Buckle up and let ‘em rip!

The 10 featured races in this collection, include:

1984 Talladega 500, Talladega Superspeedway First win driving #3

1987 The Winston, Charlotte Motor Speedway Fearless? Innovative? The Pass in the Grass

1989 Southern 500, Darlington Raceway victory over Darrell Waltrip; Ralph Earnhardt was inducted into the Darlington Hall of Fame the Thursday before the race

1993 Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway 1st race to finish under the lights; 2 penalties, lap down, victory over Jeff Gordon

1995 Busch Clash, Daytona International Speedway sixth and final Clash victory for Dale Earnhardt

1995 Brickyard 400, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Earnhardt enters the victory lane of this world-renowned track

1995 Save Mart Supermarkets 300, Sears Point Raceway  First and only road course win

1998 Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway Finally! After 20 years on the legendary track, Dale takes the flag and his first Daytona

2000 Cracker Barrel 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway Guts and Glory - a photo-finish victory over Bobby Labonte

2000 Winston 500, Talladega Superspeedway - Driving hard, he moved from 18th to 1st over the final three laps to capture his final victory

When #3 took to the track, fans stood, cheered and watched his every move. This definitive piece of memorabilia, from arguably one of racing’s greatest and most beloved champions, will help keep Earnhardt’s memory alive for future generations of racing fans.

Bonus feature: Exclusive footage of Dale and his father Ralph’s induction into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.

So, how do I enter, you ask? Here’s how.  In the comment section of this post, tell us your most memorable Earnhardt moment. You don’t have to be a fan of Senior. It could be your own favorite Earnhardt win or maybe the thing he did that so ticked you off, that you hated him from that moment on. Just tell us a story.

And here’s how you win. The folks at A & E Home Videos have provided us with five copies of the  DALE EARNHARDT 10 GREATEST WINS  DVD set. We’ll use our random drawing method to determine the five winners from the comments submitted. We will stop taking entries at 11:59 pm CST on Friday November 28, 2008. Good luck!

9 Responses to “Win a Great New DVD: Dale Earnhardt’s 10 Greatest Wins from A&E”

1. PAM BRIMNER on November 8th, 2008 4:50 pm

   WHEN THE LITTLE GIRL GAVE HIM THE COIN AND HE PUT IT ON THE DASH OF HIS CAR; AND HE WON THE DAYTONA 500

2. Bruce Simmons on November 10th, 2008 9:28 am

   How can there be any one thing?

   The life of Dale Earnhardt spoke volumes of a man who pursued his dream, his calling - and made something out of it.

   From the funny Chevrolet ads he made with Dale Jr., to that moment in ‘01, when hundreds of thousands of fans held their collective breath after the Daytona 500, waiting for an update from NASCAR on his condition.

   The man, regardless of his on-track persona, personified generosity and intelligence and was a role model, a success story to look up to; to aspire by.

   I can’t pick any one moment but his life, itself.

3. thomas (iceman)millis on November 16th, 2008 1:19 pm

   nothing much to say dale earnhardt sr was the greatest in the world

4. brian lump on November 23rd, 2008 12:42 pm

   my picks for Dales greatest wins 1. 98 daytona win 2. brickyard 3.bristol win after spinning terry, just wanted rattle his cage 4.winston 500 win.5 pass in the grass.Dale will always be the greatest in my eyes, There will never be another like him !!!

5. Tom Fuller on November 28th, 2008 10:32 am

   It is really hard to just pick one memorable moment. I honor Dale for all that he did and accomplished in his life because he came up the hard way and appreciated all that he earned. He was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He went out every week and drove his heart out and that is what I appreciate about him the most, he loved to DRIVE!

6. ltlredthree on March 20th, 2009 12:51 pm

   There are so many great moments with Dale. My favorite has to be his Talladega win in 2000. Being a huge Earnhardt fan there was nothing that I believed he couldn’t do. He never gave up and we always could expect something miraculous from Dale. He showed everyone that you should never give up on him when he did the impossible by coming from 18 position to 1st in 5 laps. It was the most awesome run I have ever seen him make. Kenny Wallace and Joe Nemecheck got in behind him and it was like a freight train. Fantastic finish! Of course, my 2nd favorite would have to be his Daytona 500 win. It was a win that he deserved and needed, yet it had alluded him for 19 year. The respect everyone showed after the race says it all.

7. Randy Holt on November 12th, 2009 4:19 pm

   I began pulling for Dale in 1985 I guess. Cale had switched to a Ford and I ask my son (3 years old) who are we going to pull for? He had a T shirt that had Earnhardt on it that said Jean Machine and that was his reply “JEAN MACHINE”. I loved the way he drove. He was with out a doubt the best I ever saw. I also started racing Go-Karts that same year and Painted the kart Yellow and Blue and put a #3 on it and tried to do ever thing I ever saw him do. In 1989 the new kart was Black and silver. I won several championships with the number 3. My son and I met him in 1989 at a chevrolet deilership and my son gav him a picture of him and the kart. When he died I totaly lost intrest in racing and sold out. To me he was much more than a sports idol he was a way of life.

8. Charlie Turner on November 13th, 2009 9:08 am

   Great story Randy. Thanks for sharing it with us. I have a good friend who was a rabid Earnhardt-NASCAR fan and he too quit cold after Senior’s death. But he eventually came back. I hope you do too.

   Thanks for commenting.

9. ron maxwell on November 16th, 2009 2:35 pm

   i have been going to daytona since 1994 and there have been many many stories on and off the track during the week leading up to these races-but the one i remember the most is the time i took my best friend down and his idol was “the intimidator”-well we just happened to be at the race where sr. flipped on on the superstretch-well we watched every tow truck coming back so as we could get a picture and lo and behold here comes dale driving the number 3 around turn 4 and the crowd went totally nuts-memorable experiance in itself-glad to have been a part of his day!

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