“Running for Him to Kill Him”: Dale Earnhardt Jr’s Latest Guest Narrates the Wildest Dale Earnhardt Story

Recently on the sets of The Dale Jr. Download podcast, Dale Earnhardt Jr interviewed former NASCAR crew chief, Tony Furr. It turned out that Furr had been associated with Dale Earnhardt Sr back in the day. So it was obvious that he had plenty of interesting stories about the late NASCAR legend. There was one particular story that centered around an incident at the Metrolina Speedway. Apparently, Dale Sr was up to his usual intimidation tactics, but this time there were consequences as he almost started a riot.

During the conversation with told Dale Jr and Mike Davis, Furr shared an anecdote, saying, “Dale jumps out the car and they start running for him to kill him. And they’re running over to my truck to go and get me too.

“Robert Gee is parked outside and he’s standing there. He pulls out a little pistol and he’s put it to the side right there and says, ‘Don’t come over here boys’. Here comes Dale running, my car is parked towards the fence, 6–8 foot fence, got like a slope with barbed wire.

“Dale runs towards my truck, jumps up on the hood with one foot. The next foot’s on the barbed wire and the next foot’s on the ground. He and Theresa are in my ’73 Torino and they’re gone.”

What were Dale Earnhardt Jr and co-host Mike Davis’ reactions?

Dale Jr actually found the story hilarious and couldn’t stop laughing. Meanwhile, Davis cracked a few jokes about the situation, saying, “The original American Ninja Warrior, right there. Spider-man doesn’t do that.”

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To that, Furr confessed that Dale Sr ran as fast as a deer. In fact, he didn’t believe that the 7-time Cup Series champion could even run that fast. Of course, he kind of had to be fast on his feet otherwise the angry mob would have lynched him. Fortunately, he was able to make a quick getaway and lived to fight another day.

What incident triggered the angry reaction from the mob?

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According to Furr, Dale Earnhardt punted Dickie Anderson out of the race. At the time, he was driving in second place after a driver called Haywood overtook him for the race lead. Earlier, he had a hole in the radiator, likely due to early contact, and that hampered him enough to see Haywood overtake. Then Anderson tried to make a move but Dale Sr wrecked him and it triggered a red flag.

Not long afterward, the heavens opened and the race was eventually called off. Dale Earnhardt was declared the second-place finisher, and that ticked off several fans. So, they all swarmed to the track, hoping to get a piece of the driver, and Dale Sr was forced to make a quick escape with his life.

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