He was just a very talented and seemingly likeable person who a lot of people loved and admired. The fact that he died young trying to win a race* probably added to his regional hero status.
You’d probably need to understand how big a deal NASCAR really is in some parts of the South to fully get it 🤷
*death actually even MORE badass, see the reply below
He didnt die trying to win, he died blocking for his teammate who was in 1st and his son who was in 2nd on the final lap of the Daytona 500 (the biggest race in NASCAR) his final words were, “Look at them boys go.”
He was just a very talented and seemingly likeable person who a lot of people loved and admired. The fact that he died young trying to win a race* probably added to his regional hero status.
You’d probably need to understand how big a deal NASCAR really is in some parts of the South to fully get it 🤷
*death actually even MORE badass, see the reply below
He didnt die trying to win, he died blocking for his teammate who was in 1st and his son who was in 2nd on the final lap of the Daytona 500 (the biggest race in NASCAR) his final words were, “Look at them boys go.”
Ok that’s MORE badass 😁
https://youtu.be/IxTAJNifDAI?si=8X4PvxUGF55FXpV9 cant recommend this video enough if you want to have a true appreciation of how bad as Dale was on the track
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I’m from the south, and I do get how big NASCAR is. I took “too good” to mean morally. Makes sense after reading the reply below.