Kevin Harvick on tragically replacing Dale Earnhardt

Kevin Harvick describes the whirlwind chain of events after the tragic death of Dale Earnhardt

Episode debuted nationwide in 2015.

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[takforce]

I walk my dog past Dale's Tribute in Kannapolis, NC each morning. His loss still brings a tear to my eye. Never Forgotten. Thanks Dale.

[brianburgett]

I kind of felt sorry for Kevin .
For the whole time he drove for Richard Childress he had to carry Dale with him .
Shoes to big for anyone to fill .

[danielraynor]

Happy definitely helped RCR move forward with their team, and proceeded to be one of the best thing for whoever he raced for

[Jpilgrim]

It’s was one of the biggest things that made me a Harvick fan right off the bat. He carried that burden of holding the torch for Dale amazingly well. That’s a lot of pressure for someone coming into the cup series for the first time and he succeeded under that pressure.

[mattplyler]

I never thought Kevin would be very good, I’m not sure why, but he’s turned out to be an exceptional driver! One of the best of the 2000’s and top 3 in the last 7 years. Huge shoes to fill for a young man, but he did a damn good job.

[HanValen]

Kevin Harvick = BOSS Who else could step into that and excel?

[chrisbrimm]

I remember when he won, it was his third race, he made the winning pass in turn 3, and won by .33 seconds.

[fozzgate]

It was odd to see a white #29 white GM Goodwrench Chevrolet. I will never forget.

[FastFoxx]

You can hear him get choked up after the first win conversation

[Racingteam]

been a fan since the AC Delco Days to hear this interview

[ashleydurden]

He did just the right thing when Earnhardt died. RIP Dale Earnhardt. You will be missed.

[JasonTigno]

yea it's crazy Harvick was guna drive the #30 AOL Car

[donnaschneider]

When Kevin started racing for RCR everyone started talking about replacing Dale. Kevin never replaced Dale, he was his own man. A fabulous race car driver of his own right!! He is just as strong as Dale! His own driver!!

[Goldnfoxx]

Finally, a story I can relate to a bit. I had just started working behind the scenes at my church about a month and a half before the Daytona 500 in 2001, so I needed to be at church that night. When I left the house, my feelings were the same as Harvick's here, it just didn't look THAT bad. I was a little more worried because there had been some things said about how serious it looked, but when I got to my church, our youth pastor was announcing that we'd lost Dale Earnhardt. And keep in mind, my church at the time was only about a five-minute drive from my house. So somehow, the confirmation came down in that five-minute span of time. I remember a lot about those hours vividly because of all that.

[noahroutledge]

This man deserves all the respect of all the other all time greats.

[Marinerslover]

There will never be another driver like #3 ever in the history of Racing. Dale was the best of his time. Nobody has ever driven a racecar like #3 and Nobody ever will

[drakelindsay]

no one can replace Dale and no one can be number 3

[truenorthcanadian]

Not should the 3 be retired, but the 43 should be retired as well

[codyC]

I wonder how sad it was for the paint and body guys at RCR to strip down the remaining black #3's and repaint them just days after Dale passed

[KeithB]

How does Kevin Harvick of all people not remember what he did the day Dale Earnhardt died? He was very vague about that day... Rightfully so though I guess it’s nobody’s business. I was barely 12 and I remember what I did that day just because it was such an impactful day. I didn’t even find out Dale died until later that night. Seems strange