Becoming Earnhardt 1980 Vol. 4 - Jake Packs His Suitcase

Summary

The Dale Jr. Download

"Becoming Earnhardt 1980 Vol. 4 - Jake Packs His Suitcase"

Date: December 22, 2025
Host: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Podcast by: Dirty Mo Media, SiriusXM

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Overview

In this richly detailed episode of the "Becoming Earnhardt" saga, Dale Jr. chronicles a pivotal, turbulent period in his father Dale Earnhardt’s 1980 NASCAR championship hunt. The story delves into the mounting pressures on the Osterlin Racing team, a string of on-track misfortunes, and—most notably—the dramatic departure of legendary crew chief "Suitcase" Jake Elder. The episode examines how leadership changes, personality clashes, and tense relationships shaped the fate of one of NASCAR’s brightest rising stars.

Tone: Insightful, candid, reflective, peppered with NASCAR grit and humor.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Mounting Pressure and On-Track Struggles

• On-Track Setbacks: The Osterlin team endures a series of misfortunes—pit road mistakes, engine failures, and close calls, all of which start to erode Dale Earnhardt’s points lead.
  • "Mistakes, pit road blunders, engine failures. They've reduced his points lead to just 61 points. The team desperately needs a rally to finish the season on a strong note."
    (Dale Jr., 02:38)
• Aggressive Driving: Dale Sr.'s aggressive driving both excites fans and frustrates competitors, sometimes leading to costly incidents.
  • "His aggressive driving style has annoyed the competition and at times cost the team some opportunities at good finishes."
    (Dale Jr., 05:16)

2. The Winston 500 & Competitive Tension

• Earnhardt vs. Baker: The episode revisits the breathtaking duel at Alabama’s Winston 500, where a two-tire call thrusts Earnhardt into a late-race showdown with Buddy Baker.
  • "Buddy would come out 16 seconds behind dad, but he would track him down. And with two laps to go, pass dad to win by a few hundred feet."
    (Dale Jr., 09:50)
• Strategy and Frustration: Different pit strategies ignite post-race debate over risk vs. reward.
  • "He said we wanted to break away from him, break that draft if we could. Says he can go the rest of the distance now... ‘I'd do the same thing because I knew we could go the distance on four tires and two was questionable. I’ll not take a chance on a driver’s life.’”
    (Waddell Wilson, 08:29)

3. The Tipping Point: Jake Elder’s Boiling Frustrations

• Sportsman Distraction: Tension rises when the team attempts to field an additional Sportsman Series car, sparking bitter disagreement.
  • "Jake says, Larry Penn didn’t quit. And he goes on to say, Roland lied. And I don’t like anyone to lie to me... There are too many good jobs around to have to put up with this."
    (Dale Jr., 13:44)
• Crashes and Missed Opportunities: Earnhardt’s Sportsman race crash and then a disastrous World 600 bring issues to a head.

4. The Fallout: Suitcase Jake Leaves Osterlin

• Jake Quits: After a disastrous weekend and a series of escalating disputes, Jake Elder hands in his keys—true to his reputation for not sticking around when frustrated.
  • "Jake felt that working on this sportsman car was a distraction from the cup program, which they desperately needed to get back on track... I’d had it. Jake felt that working on this sportsman car was a distraction from the cup program, which they desperately needed to get back on track."
    (Dale Jr., 13:44)
• Heated Recriminations: Post-departure, both sides share unfiltered opinions in the press.
  • "Roland wouldn’t make a pimple on Jake’s ass."
    (Lou LaRosa, 20:39)
  • "Jake, however, was far less kind, saying Roland could screw up a five car funeral... I wish I’d never gone there. They never appreciated a thing I did..."
    (Jake Elder, paraphrased by Dale Jr., 20:52)
• Attempted Reconciliations: Jake attempts to walk back harsh comments with public apologies, then penning a letter to the influential Grand National Scene.
  • "A lot of things I said were true, but a lot of them didn’t come out the way I wanted. I’m man enough to eat those words..."
    (Dale Jr. narrating Jake Elder’s apology, 25:22)

5. Life After Osterlin: Jake and Darrell Waltrip (DieGuard Racing)

• Jake Lands at DieGuard: Jake Elder is quickly hired as crew chief for Darrell Waltrip. Waltrip expresses full faith in Jake’s abilities.
  • "It’s just a deal where I know his abilities and I know what he can do for a racing team. I think the Osterlin team is a good indication. I think Jake built that team to the caliber it is right now."
    (Darrell Waltrip, 34:04)
• DieGuard’s Dysfunction: Despite the change, DieGuard’s issues—engine failures, management clashes, public threats of replacing Waltrip—persist.
  • "If I don’t get away from these Gardeners, they’re going to drag me down the tubes with them."
    (Darrell Waltrip, paraphrased by Dale Jr., 37:57)
• Waltrip’s Contract Drama: Waltrip’s fight to escape his DieGuard contract becomes a high-profile saga.
  • "So we go to the bank... Bill Gardner said, ‘Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, you owe me 25 more thousand dollars.’"
    (Dale Jr., 41:01)

6. Osterlin’s Gamble: Promoting Doug Richard

• Doug Richard Steps Up: With Jake gone, 20-year-old front tire changer Doug Richard is promoted to crew chief—an astonishing move given the championship context.
  • "Who’s this young kid from California that suddenly is Dale Earnhardt’s crew chief? His personality was so opposite from Jake’s."
    (Dale Jr., 44:09)
• Performance Pressures: The team’s points lead shrinks precariously, with Dale Sr. now staring down racing legends Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough.
  • "With just a handful of years of experience, [Doug Richard] will have to find a way to rally the Osterland troops and help defend a 13 point lead..."
    (Dale Jr., 46:08)

7. Special Segment: Family, Mentors, and Bass Pro

• Kelly Earnhardt’s Reflections: Kelly Earnhardt shares touching stories about the family’s long-running connection with Johnny Morris and Bass Pro Shops.
  • “He just really holds my dad in. In a very high regard... He comes at it from a passion and from an enjoyment of things he does... it’s almost like you’re sharing it with your dad...”
    (Kelly Earnhardt, 30:53)
• Bass Pro’s Tradition: The Earnhardt family tradition of gearing up at Bass Pro Shops becomes a symbol of generational connection, community, and support for service members.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Team’s Frustration:
  "You don't mix alcohol and dope with business. Not with somebody's life on the line."
  – Jake Elder (as quoted by Dale Jr. from media remarks), (21:59)

• On Jake Elder’s Presence:
  "Once you figure them out, they're a whole lot easier to work with. Don't push their buttons... He was the backbone, so to speak. And when he came around Earnhardt, Earnhardt understood what Jake was telling him."
  – Interviewer, (24:17)

• On Jake’s Volatility:
  "Jake, again, I get he’s got a volatile personality and he leads with emotion all the time. ... But, man, when things got ugly, he got ugly. It was wild to see him making these public comments into the media."
  – Dale Jr., (24:45)

• On Transitioning to Doug Richard:
  "About the only thing anybody – well, first of all, nobody could figure out how to spell his name and then how to pronounce it. Who’s this young kid from California that suddenly is Dale Earnhardt’s crew chief?"
  – Dale Jr., (44:09)

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Timeline of Key Events (Timestamps)

• [02:38] – Team errors and points lead falter
• [07:46] – Winston 500 two-tire call; Earnhardt vs. Baker
• [13:44] – Rifts escalate between Jake Elder, management over Sportsman distraction
• [16:36] – World 600 crash, growing pressures, and points lead falls
• [17:46-18:22] – Jake Elder quits Osterlin Racing
• [20:39] – Lou LaRosa and Jake’s infamous rebukes of management
• [25:22] – Jake’s public apology and media narrative spin
• [30:43] – Kelly Earnhardt’s Bass Pro reflections
• [34:04] – Jake Elder hired as DieGuard’s crew chief; Waltrip’s endorsement
• [41:01] – Darrell Waltrip’s $325,000 contract saga
• [44:09] – Doug Richard promoted to crew chief
• [45:05] – Season enters final stretch with slim lead and rookie crew chief

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Conclusion

This episode pulls back the curtain on the relentless stress, towering egos, and old-school confrontations that shaped 1980’s NASCAR. With intimate perspective from Dale Jr., sharp-edged quotes from key figures, and a focus on both the practical and personal, listeners gain a clear sense of how the departure of Jake Elder (“Suitcase Jake”) threatened not just team stability but Dale Earnhardt’s entire championship ambitions. As a rookie crew chief takes the helm and the points battle intensifies, the story leaves off with the Osterlin team’s future uncertain, but hope and hard-edged determination burning on.

End note:
The story of "Suitcase" Jake and the Osterlin team is a raw, revealing look at the people and personalities behind racing legend—and a powerful reminder that even on teams aiming for greatness, the margins of success are razor-thin.

Transcript

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[Narrator/Interviewer]

Richard got on me a little bit last year about Michigan and. And it was. I took it very well and it was very. You know, he was in the right when he said something to me about it. And it's more or less like a father talking to his son. So it made me feel good if the man respects me enough to let me know what I do wrong.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

At this point in our story, dad might be second guessing the price of starting.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Man's like him. He's an exciting new driver. He doesn't waste any time back in.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

The field now he's fresh off a run in with Richard Petty.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Petty gets banged 2 car. All of a sudden, Dale come in and hit me pretty hard.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

And the pressure of running well on a weekly basis is setting in.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

It is a tough break indeed for Dale Earnhardt and a bitter pill to swallow this afternoon after having one of the best seasons ever for a young.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Sophomore driver on track. Mistakes, pit road blunders, engine failures. They've reduced his points lead to just 61 points. The team desperately needs a rally to finish the season on a strong note.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Earnhardt is running 16th and he is 12 laps down. The car is running, but it is missing very badly. And that is smoke coming from the exhaust pipe. Roland Wallodica, the team manager Carter just throws his hands up.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

But dad and the Oschterland team are about to face their greatest challenge. And they're gonna get a grim reminder of why Jake Elder earned the nickname Suitcase Jake.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

I feel more relaxed, you know, because I feel like I got a driver that's got the experience and he comes in, tell me what the car is doing, then I can go ahead and fix it, you know what I mean? So right now I think everything's gonna be alright. You know, if we can run competitively in the top five and win our share of races this year, the points will come, you know, so we're not really worried about the points that much. It's nice to be leading them or nice to be up front in the top one or two. But if you're not, we're not going to worry about it until it gets on down and end the season. Then you can take a look at them because you know more what's going on with the last of the season and everything. So right now we got races to win and run right now. And the points, you know, they'll come to him.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Dad may be leading the points and he's got a couple of wins, but it hasn't been an easy road so far.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Just diving on the pit road a moment ago with smoke trailing from the car, Dale Earnhardt had to get in the brake to back off. Earnhardt slides onto pit road. We thought if anybody would come back in, it would be Baker.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

You may remember times when the pit crew came up short in crucial moments such as the final stop at the Daytona 500.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

The crew Osterlin crew swarms over Earnhardt's car, now back on pit road for left side tires, and they continue to fill the car up.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

The team also has had some engine failures, which wasn't uncommon back in the day, but if you wanted to win a championship, you had to limit those as much as you can. This happened in the Twin 125s. During Atlanta qualifying, they had some problems. And at Darlington in April, during the.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Race, you speak of Dale Earnhardt. We've caught him here for just a moment before the green comes out. Dale, tough break there today. Yeah, it was. The car was running real good. I wasn't really pushing the car right down. And all of a sudden it just unbroken engine. It's really bad for teams.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

And then there's dad, whose aggressive driving style has annoyed the competition and at times cost the team some opportunities at good finishes.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

The bumping and bagging started on the opening green flag when Dale Earnhardt got a little hard into the first turn. He got into Richard Petty, and eight cars went around.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

As we roll into the month of May, dad and the Osterlin team are looking for a reset after a rough April at Talladega. A rematch from the Daytona 500 is going to unfold. Buddy Baker and the Gray Ghost versus dad and his young number two Osterlin Oldsmobile.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Well, good afternoon, everyone. From Alabama International Motor Speedway. It's the Winston 500. It's fast becoming the most exciting stock car race in the world. And it's no wonder going into the Winston 500 today, it's a close one. Dale Earnhardt leads Darrell Waltrip by 61 points. Now, that sounds like a lot, but it could be wiped out this afternoon should Earnhardt have a bad finish and Waltrip have a good one. The fourth starter is the Winston cup point standing leader, Dale Earnhardt of Kannapolis, North Carolina. Outside front row position at number two, Buddy Baker. Charlotte, North Carolina, will start the Napa Regal ride Oldsmobile. And that is the starting field for the 11th annual Winston 500. We are 200 yards from the start of green in the winter 500. Here it is as they dive into the first turn. Buddy Baker, David Pearson lead him down into the corner. Now Yarborough will drop back into fourth place as Dale Earnhardt takes third. First lap, Baker goes all the way to the bottom of the racetrack and he will lead the first lap with a Winston 500. Earnhardt scoots to second. Bonnet challenges for third. In turn one, we see them pushing Darrell Waltrim's car back down pit road. So trouble for the Gatorade Oldsmobile of Darrell Waltrim. He has not been happy here all week. The car has not performed to expectations. Last year's winner of this race, Bobby Allison, Is not going to be racing anymore today. Bobby, what's the problem? Well, a clutch tore up in the car, which is a very unusual situation. Richard Petty is on pit road. Let's go to Jerry Punch. Dale Limon and the Petty crew are working around the STP Oldsmobile. They've raised the hood on the car. They also raised the deck lid. Now they've told Richard to cut the engine off and they're pushing the car slowly back up pit road.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

And.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

And right now, Buddy Baker and Dale Earnhardt have set sail and pulled away from Cale Yarborough by about four seconds.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

The two cars fought tooth and nail into the late stages of the race. Now on lap 155, both cars are going to make their final pit stops.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Leaders are on pit road, Buddy Baker and Dale Earnhardt down pitting nose to tail here on pit road. Baker's crew going to the right side of the machine. And we'll change the right side rubber on the Napa Regal ride Oldsmobile as well. The Earnhardt car changing right side rubber. It is down and away. Baker's crew will change the left side tires as well. But Earnhardt is away 15.4 seconds.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Jake Elder will elect to take two tires to win dad the race off of pit road and give him a lot of track position. Whereas Waddell Wilson kept Buddy Baker on pit road for a full four tire stop. Buddy Baker says, I gotta admit, I was a little upset about changing four when I came out of the pits and Dale was nowhere in sight.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Let's go to the pits and Ned Jarrett. Barney, we're standing by behind the pits of Dale Earnhardt. And I asked Jake Elder, the crew chief on that car, why just two? He said, well, we can run as fast on the worn left side tires as we could if we put all four on. He said we wanted to break away from him, break that draft if we could. Says he can go the rest of the distance now without making another pit stop. And right now with Earnhardt holding the commanding advantage, should Baker be able to chase him down, there might only be a lap or so remaining standing by. With Waddell Wilson the crew chief on that car, it looks like he's gaining a little bit on Dale at this point. Waddell, still time left. I don't know if we can continue cutting it down like we are or not to. He chose to change only two tires. You changed all four after he went back out and you had that deficit. Did you think that maybe you made a mistake? No. If I had to do it over again. I'd do the same thing because I knew we could go the distance on four tires and two was questionable. And I'll not take a chance on a driver's life with the laps that remains. The question is whether or not Buddy Baker can run down Dale Earnhardt. You can throw the binoculars on the two cars and get both cars in the view right now as Buddy Baker cuts it to 15 car lengths. Make it 14. And now down to 10 car lengths on the back straightaway. And forget the interval because Baker closes at turn three. Youth versus experience. Earnhardt a much younger driver than Buddy Baker, who's done this so many times before. Here comes Buddy Baker.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Buddy would come out 16 seconds behind dad, but he would track him down. And with two laps to go, pass dad to win by a few hundred feet.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

A challenge to the lead. Off the number two turn, Buddy Baker goes downstairs side by side with Dale Earnhardt. Midway down the back straightaway, still two abreast. Earnhardt is right there. Baker then Earnhardt by a car length as they go for the finish line. Buddy Baker will have to drive in the rear view mirror as much as he does in the front. Here comes Earnhardt down to the bottom of the racetrack as they across the line. He's there, but he misses by just about a half a car length. Dale Earnhardt finishing second. Give this young driver all the credit in the world. He put everything he had in it. Just couldn't do it. At just about a 3ft separating first and second as they came across the.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Line, Dad's gonna have to settle for another discouraging runner up finish to the Gray Ghost.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Dale, do you feel like that you could have caught Buddy? I tried my best, you know, as he just had a little more horsepower. I reckon my car was working good as he was, but I just didn't have enough to get back by him once he passed me. Do you feel like you should have started your acceleration earlier and tried a little harder? I was accelerating all the way around and I never did let off of it.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

It's remarkable though, that the Osterlin crew can find so much super speedway speed to be able to match Waddell Wilson's creation. Waddell has years of experience from working at Holman Moody and has built some of the fastest cars in NASCAR history. As we roll into Nashville the next week, it's another quiet weekend, if you will. Dad finishing sixth. Richard Petty would win again, though, keeping himself alive in the points race. And then the teams are gonna go into Dover and Dad Is gonna suffer another engine failure.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Dale Earnhardt falling well off the pace, down to the inside of the racetrack.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

This is number four on the season, and this happens with 26 laps to go in the race.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Good pop of blue smoke. And that could be signal in the end for Dale earnhardt.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

And to make matters worse, the king, Richard petty is going to finish second to Bobby Allison.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Bobby Allison coming home victorious. Richard petty will finish in second spot.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

It seems like Bobby Allison, Richard petty, kale yarborough and Darrell Walter are able to capitalize on dad's bad days at the racetrack. And I know this probably is weighing on dad's mind as he leaves Dover. The final race of May is the world 600. It's a massive race because it's right here in our backyard. Our family all want to come and see what's going on and be a part of the weekend. So, you know, everyone in kannapolis is bugging dad for tickets and trying to see if they can get out there to see dad perform. It's a great racetrack that I spent a ton of time at growing up. The earnhardt family and its friends, the yuris and so forth, would always camp in the infield towards turn one on part of the road course. There's a big, large hill that we would all get up on top of with our campers to be able to give ourselves the best point of view during the race. And me and all the other kids would race our toy cars down that hill. So a lot of pressure on dad, I think, as he's going into the charlotte race. It's where he made his first start. All the families in town, but it's going to be a 600 weekend to forget. It's also going to have a major impact on dad's championship effort. The problems might have begun when the team elected to run the Meliella 300 sports race race on Saturday. Mechanic Larry Penn was supposed to work on this sportsman car, and then Jake elder obviously is supposed to oversee it. Larry apparently never shows up. When Jake elder asks where Penn was, Roland valaka, the team manager, says he quit. But Jake says, larry Penn didn't quit. And he goes on to say, roland lied. And I don't like anyone to lie to me. Jake says, I told Roland that I was going to try to win both races, then quit after the checkered flag fell on Sunday. I had had it. Jake felt that working on this sportsman car was a distraction from the cup program, which they desperately needed to get back on track. Jake was vocal with his frustration Saying there are too many good jobs around to have to put up with this frustration. I don't want to have a heart attack over this thing, but if I don't slow down, I'm going to be in the ground.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

You know, Jake was Jake. Jake gets mad.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Jake's throw stuff, that's Doug Richard. He would get something on his mind.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Or just didn't like it and he'd blow up.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

He went on to point out that the other major runners in the Cup Series, like Petty and Cale, they weren't running the Sportsman Series race, and for good reason. Now, in the Saturday's Sportsman race, Dad's gonna qualify second and get swept up in an accident, completing only 99 laps to finish 24th. So in Jake's eyes, he was right about that being a waste of time.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Good afternoon, everyone. At Charlotte Motor Speedway. The cars are on the speedway. And just one more time around, they'll cut them loose for the start of the world 600 here this afternoon and what looks to be the biggest crowd the speedway has ever enjoyed. Earnhardt really shining here at the Charlotte Motor Speedway this afternoon.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

And in the world 600. Dad's gonna blow a tire on lap 276 and cause a major crash with Bobby Allison, David Pearson and Cale Yarborough trouble.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Up in turn number four. It's Earnhardt and Allison is a spin and crash. Yarborough spinning. Pearson and Yarbrough both smash into Earnhardt. They run into the barrier right over the tunnel. Allison backs it right into the guardrail. At the entrance of pit road. Four of the top cars have hit the wall and spun up in turn number four. Jake Elder has taken the crew over to the garage area. They had the car up on the jacks. They're using the cutting torches, cutting away sheet metal. I'd just like to mention that Earnhardt's crew, the Austrian crew, came up and down pit road and they were borrowing equipment. They borrowed a set of torches and tanks to cut away some of the sheet metal from the Junior Johnson crew that were going from crew to crew. Down to the Hoss Ellington crew borrowing, I think, a hammer or two or some pry bars.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Now, Benny Parsons and Darrell Waltrip would go on to have one of the most thrilling races for the finish in NASCAR history. This is absolutely my favorite finish in racing history in terms of swapping the lead and watching two cars sort of engage with each other. It was incredible.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Back at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Darrell Waltrip has been up, down and sideways all over. Benny Parts is looking for the lead 13 laps to go, trying to cross Benny up. It's Benny downstairs, Waltrip upstairs, side by side in turn number two. Now it's Walchip right alongside. It's an even Steven battle down the back straightaway. They are still side by side in turn three. Turn four. Here they come. There's a absolutely dead even coming off the turn. We've been here six and a half hours but nobody's complaining. Waltrip though just tagged Parsons a bit and got the car almost sideways coming off of turn four as he applied the bumper. Waltrip is right down on the apron. He is working up in the left rear quarter. Parsons, he's trying to move to the inside. Out of the corner, Benny Parsons leads Darrell Waltrip down to the start finish line and he will win the 21st annual World 600.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Benny is going to come out ahead in the end and win the race. The bad news for dad, King Richard is going to come home in fourth place. And the points lead is now cut to 45. It's the lowest it had been since Richmond earlier in the year. The next day, Jake Elder will pack his suitcase. He goes to the shop, hands in his keys and credit cards to Ross rolling and he walks out.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

I don't feel like I've. I felt like there was tension about to the point of where he was going to leave. Right, because most people don't leave with success. Jake was old school. He played the kind of enforcer and you know, if he said, hey, you need to put this right front spring.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

In there, that's what he wanted to do. This is Tim Brewer, who served as co crew chief for kell Yarborough in 1980.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

At some point in time, I think Jake was just a little bit old school for the new regime. And you know, the young kids from.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

California, they were, well, you know, well.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

You know, they can take care of this, they can do this and you know, they can still win with Dale Earnhardt and Jake, he just, he didn't want to hear about it.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

The Austrian crew are sorry to see Jake go. This guy's a legend, he knows his stuff, builds great race cars, makes them go fast. But the company, the team, they're optimistic that this is not going to disrupt their season. Dad's going to say I think the world of Jake and I highly respect him and I hate to see him go. A race car driver likes to feel stability in the team. He wanted people that he knew had his back. So anytime there's team changes like that, Dale was not happy, particularly if he had believed in that person and felt that person was essential to his success. Roland says that the problems had been brewing way back since the Bristol race in March. And he also says, this is not a one man team. No one man. Quitting this team will make any difference. There's a strong opinion. Roland goes on to say, I like Jake, but he needs a break. Take six months off. He's worked awful hard. I can't say anything bad about him. This job got to be a little bit too much for him. The pressure was getting to him. We have a dynamic team. We're not backing off. It's full steam ahead.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Roland is an SOB and very jealous of anybody that knows more than him, which is about everybody.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

That's engine builder Lou LaRosa. He come out of California and his.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Profession was laying carpet, not racing. He come here and he found out he wasn't nothing and started hiring good people. Roland wouldn't make a pimple on Jake's ass.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Unconfirmed reports to Stock Car Racing Magazine even had Jake being dismissed by Osterlin if Jake didn't quit. Jake, however, was far less kind, saying Roland could screw up a five car funeral. Roland is jealous because he knew if the car won, I'd get some credit. Dave Marcus told me I'd never be able to get along with him. And he was exactly right. And since Earnhardt got some money, you don't even know him. He's as cocky as they come. I wish I'd never gone there. They never appreciated a thing I did. Problems started back at Atlanta. No team is a one man team. I had three good people, but five who couldn't care if the car blew up every race. There are four things you must have to have a winning combination. You don't cut corners. You all pull together like a football team. If you get a good crew chief, you treat him like a human being. And if he doesn't do the job, you fire him. You don't mix alcohol and dope with business.

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[Narrator/Interviewer]

People have different temperaments. Once you figure them out, they're a.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Whole lot easier to work with. Don't push their buttons.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Don't do something intentionally just to make them mad. I think that's a big part of it. He was the backbone, so to speak. And when he came around Earnhardt, Earnhardt understood what Jake was telling him. And I mean it.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

They made a.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

They made a tough combination.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

I found this part maybe to be the most fascinating point of the season, you know, Jake was very opinionated and didn't mind telling you exactly what he expected out of dad or what he thought. And he was critical, but seemed somewhat fair. But, man, when things got ugly, he got ugly. It was wild to see him making these public comments into the media.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

And Jake Elder and the crew have more concern about him kind of wearing himself and his equipment out and not having anything left for the last 50 or 60 miles of this race.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Now, a week later, Jake's gonna walk back a lot of these harsh comments and even apologize to Rod Osterlin and Roland Vladka. Jake says, I called Rod Osterlin to apologize to him. I want to apologize to Roland Vladka, too. A lot of things I said were true, but a lot of them didn't come out the way I wanted. I'm man enough to eat those words, and I take back a lot of what I said. I was upset because a wheel broke, or we might have won the Sportsman race on Saturday and a tire exploded, or we might have won the world 600. The next week, Jake's gonna write a letter to the editor of the Grand National Scene. The Grand National Scene is kind of like the New York Times for nascar. And in that letter, it's gonna say the entire story was completely blown out of proportion. And that Gene Granger, who is the writer for the article in which Jake said all of those nasty things, owes Jake and Austerlin racing an apology. Jake denies calling dad cocky or mentioning anything about dope or alcohol and says his comments about Rod and Roland were twisted around. And then the next week, on June 19, Robert E. Griggs, the publisher of Grand National Scene, publishes an article defending his editor, Gene Granger. Griggs is going to write, jake Elder is a man whose character has been finely tuned by his experiences, both in his personal and professional life. His reputation is larger than life. The old cliche fits. The record speaks for the man. Nothing will serve as an excuse for Elder's letter last week, in which, in effect, called Jean Granger a liar. The record of Jake Elder still speaks for the man. Shame on you, Jake. You're a better man than your actions showed. Man, that is just wild. So I'm gonna go off script here for a second. You know, Jake, again, I get he's got a volatile personality and he leads with emotion all the time. We've heard it back when he and dad won at Bristol during Dad's rookie year. Jake's comments post race. He leads with emotion everywhere he goes. And a lot of times speaks on that emotion before he thinks about the repercussions from those comments. And when he was pissed off about how Osterlin or Roland Vladka were running the team and the decisions they were making, he just wants to up and quit. You know, I'll just quit. I'll just go do something else. That was his reaction to any type of situation that he was frustrated with. Thus the nickname Suitcase Jake. It was a fun nickname, but not entirely flattering towards Jake. No question he has an incredible record, and absolutely no question does he build fast race cars and win races. But, man, it just seems like back then, it was just people just couldn't talk things out. We saw this with even the great David Pearson and the Wood brothers. Who knows what went on behind closed doors if this what was going on publicly? Who knows what was happening in the office when these all. And these guys got in there and got to cussing at each other. Just wild. But Jake's done. And this is a time of uncertainty for the Osterlin team. Who's gonna lead them? Who's gonna replace Jake's experience? Now there's some rumors that the Austrian team is trying to grab Travis Carter from Junior Johnson's championship operation. And without a seasoned veteran on top of the pit box, the NASCAR media have declared Dad's championship hopes to be over. We'll be back with more Becoming Earnhardt. Presented by Bass Pro Shop soon. But first, here's my sister Kelly with a little something about my family's long history with Johnny Morris.

[Kelly Earnhardt]

My earliest memory of meeting Johnny was around, you know, the time that he started sponsoring my dad's race car in 1998. We did the gold Bass pro car for the Winston. And I worked at Action Performance, which, you know, was the company that made all the die casts and T shirts and hats at the time. And so the Winston paint skiing was always a really big deal with my dad. You know, it started in 96, I think, with the silver car. That was a hit. And my relationship with Johnny really didn't, you know, start till later when we started having a relationship with him here at Junior Motorsports. I know that Johnny, you know, holds my dad in a really high regard.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

What is the story behind the man in Black?

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

I mean, what drives Dale Earnhole?

[Kelly Earnhardt]

Even most recently with this documentary, you know, Johnny called Dale and I and, you know, just told him what it meant to him to watch the documentary, not just about my dad, but about relationships with Dale and I and relationships with other people. People and, you know, Johnny is like family first faith and being outdoors. And so when you interact with him, it's very personal on a personal level. You know, he doesn't call to talk to you, really about business or anything like that. And everything that he does has a very personal relationship connection to it. He just really holds my dad in. In a very high regard. I think that, you know, in the years that they were able to work together, they got to spend a lot of time together, and my dad was made up of those same things. You know, they had a lot in common in terms of the things that were important to them and what mattered to them. Johnny just is like a mentor. Interactions with, with Johnny are relational. He comes at it from a passion and from an enjoyment of things he does. So, you know, whether it's NASCAR or whether it's my son racing or whether we're talking about, you know, we. We go out to Big Cedar, to his place in Missouri or things like that, like, everything is. All the little details matter and how you're enjoying your time matters to Johnny. So, you know, he. He just. I tell him sometimes I just like to share things with him because it's almost like you're sharing it with your dad, so to speak, like he's a mentor and you look up to him and, you know, he's just somebody that you're able to share, you know, some special time and special meanings because he makes you feel that way. The Earnhardt family has always relied on Bass Pro shops for our outdoor adventures, and that tradition continues with me today. I grew up shopping there, and now it's a place I love sharing with my own family, gearing up together for everything from weekend getaways to fishing in the pond. I'm also incredibly grateful for the support Johnny Morris and the entire Bass Pro team have shown across our business ventures, from the race team to DirtyMomedia. They believe in what we're building, and they've stood behind us every step of the way. They're not just great partners, they're great people. I also admire Bass Pro's unwavering commitment to those who serve our country. Their legendary salute program is one of the many ways they show Support, offering a 10% everyday discount to active duty military veterans and first responders. It's their way of saying thank you to the heroes who protect our freedom and way of life. To learn more and see full details, visit basspro.com legendarysalute.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

This isn't the end of Jake Elder, though. And soon after, Dygard hires him to serve as Darrell Waltrip's crew chief. Now, Darrell loved Jake Elder.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

It's just a deal where I know his abilities and I know what he can do for a racing team. I think the Osterlin team is a good indication. I think Jake built that team to the caliber it is right now.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

They had a great past together, having worked together in the early to mid-70s. So once Jake was clear out of the Osterling garage, Darrell goes vocal to the Gardners who own Dye Guard Racing to make this hire.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

He's that kind of person. He's a hard worker. He wakes up at 2 o' clock in the morning thinking about a race car. He's called me in the past when he used to work for me at 2 or 3 o' clock in the morning. Said, I gotta change that race car. I'm just not happy with it. That's the kind of person I like working on my car. He's thinking about it all the time. He's interested in it. I think it's going to be a beautiful combination. I'm really looking forward to the rest of the season.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

You might recall that things aren't exactly peachy over at the Die Guard team. So a crew chief change was well in order. Buddy Parrott was already fired once during the off season, taking the blame for the 1979 championship collapse. But Darrell Waltrip convinced the Gardeners to rehire Buddy Parrott for 1980. So he's back on top of the pit box at the beginning of the season. But things didn't improve. And after the early engine failure in the Daytona 500 blew on the first lap.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Actually, when I took the green flag, it actually we started missing.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Darrell's quoted saying, All I can say is this team isn't any better than when I came here in 1975. Boy, that's a dig. That's four or five years, he said. They ain't any better in four or five years. Man, Darrell, he was rough. I know that Darrell was very unhappy. That's Buddy Perrin, man. It was a job to me. My job was to prepare the car for the race and to try to, I mean, be up on that pit box and to make pit calls and win the race. That was my job. I wanted to go get a hat in victory lane. You know, maybe Darrell's not believing in me. All of a sudden I'm telling Darrell, please back off at a race. We had the field lapped and I'm begging him to back off. Oh, Buddy, this thing feels so good. Sure enough, boom, hits the wall. And takes us out of the race. Well, that was kind of the first of many problems we had. So after an engine failure and a 26th place finish at Michigan, Buddy Parrott gets fired again. And Jake Elder is now the die guard crew chief.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Well, that's the thoughts of Darrell Waltrip. And I asked Jake how he felt about being back with Darrell. I feel more relaxed, you know, because I feel like I got a driver that's got the experience and he comes in, tell me what the car is doing and then I can go ahead and fix it. I mean, and so right now I think everything's gonna be all right.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Now. This did not solve die guard's problems. However, they'd suffer another engine failure in a 31st place finish at the Firecracker 400. This is Jake's first race in charge.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Jake Eller just threw up his hands, told one of the other crew members he is blown up. The first race I ever fell out of in my life. But I'm not upset about it or anything because I had the best car.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

On the racetrack at Michigan in August, Darrell Walter would blow two engines in the two qualifying sessions and had to borrow a car from Joel Halpern to run the race.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

We blew two engines both times we were trying to qualify and we had two engine failures and we didn't make the race.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

To this, Darrell Waltrip said that he was fed up with Dygard's team management and that he was no longer inspired. Again expressing that he wants out of his contract. The situation continues to build and things come to a head at Charlotte in October. Darrell Waltrip is quoted as saying, if I don't get away from these gardeners, they're going to drag me down the tubes with them. Bill Gardner arrived at the track with Darrell Waltrips contract in hand, announcing that he was looking for someone to drive their car in 1981. But he insisted that he intends to keep Darrell under contract and he would put him in lesser equipment unless Darrell gets in line. That's wild. What in the world?

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Well, most of the drivers and mechanics and crew chiefs that are here for the national 500 this weekend have made the comment in the last couple of days. How in the world can Darrell Waltrip keep his mind on running a race here at Charlotte this afternoon? There's been such a tug of war between Waltrip and his two car owners, Jim and Bill Gardner.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Bill Gardner's gonna even do a interview on the broadcast pre race of the Charlotte race with Bruce Jenner, who is an Olympic athlete and also A amateur racer, Bruce had gotten a telegram sent from Bill Gardner inquiring about his interest in driving the 88 car for die Guard next year. A telegram also went to Johnny Rutherford and Paul Newman, among others.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

He has sent telegrams to world driving champion Alan Jones, Mario Andretti, Johnny Rutherford, Paul Newman, Bruce Jenner, and California driver Joe Rutman.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Now, I believe that this was a bit of a publicity stunt to sort of threaten Darrell Waltrip into getting in line. I had this contract, it was irrevocable and you couldn't put a value on it.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

When I would try to find out.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

What do I gotta do to get out of this contract. You can't get out of this contract. You are a rare commodity and there's no way to put a value on this contract. And so it took some finagling to finally get around to what it took to get out of that contract. The saga would be resolved though, at Atlanta with a meeting being called and Darrell Waltrip saying, I'm a free man. I'm committed to running the final races for them, but after that I'm free. So it was $300,000 for me to get out of that contract. So we go to the bank on Monday morning with, I had $300,000, which was, they're talking 1980, $300,000, a lot of money. So we go in, we sit down, we sign all the papers, and we get ready to leave. Bill Gardner said, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, you owe me 25 more thousand dollars. I said, for what? He said, are you in the bush class?

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[Dylan Hart Jr.]

So the dramatic saga of Darrell Waltrip and Dagard Racing seems to have an end point. And where Daryl goes from here we'll learn later in the story. All of this crew chief turmoil that we talked about with Jake Elder quitting the team really doesn't help dad all that much. At Texas in June, Cal Yarborough is going to pick up another win and Richard Petty is going to finish second.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

As they come down the line, Cale Yarborough will win.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Now dad was in contention at points in this race but but he suffered from some heating problems and had to settle for ninth. And it's gonna cut his points lead down to just 18 points. Dad's gonna bounce back with a quiet fifth place finish at Riverside following Darrell Waltrip and Cale Yarborough to the finish line. And at Michigan, Dad's gonna lead at several points during the race but he'd suffer mechanical problems and fall three laps down causing him to finish in 12th.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

He has the hood up on the car so he must have lost a cylinder or something. Something badly wrong with that car.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

And he'd leave Michigan with only a 13 point lead over King Richard Petty. At this point, Rod Osterlin is going to make a major gamble on the team's future. On June 17, he decides to promote 20 year old front tire changer Doug Richardson up to the crew chief position.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Leading is the Earnhardt crew headed by 20 year old Doug Richards, a relative newcomer to the racing circuit.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

About the only thing anybody well, first of all nobody could figure out how to spell his name and then how to pronounce it. Who's this young kid from California that suddenly is Dale Earnhardt's crew chief? His personality was so opposite from Jake's. Roland Vladka told Stock Car Racing Magazine. Doug's young but that doesn't mean he's inexperienced. He was just a kid.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

If he'd have stood and learned from Jake, he'd have been a superstar too.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

He had the ability, I mean I learned a lot from Jake.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

You know, Jake was one of them.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Guys that he had a lot of experience at a lot of other places.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

You know, prior to coming to us.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

So absorbing that kind of knowledge just.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

By being around it.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

So there's 15 races left to go in the 1980s schedule and with the points lead at a razor thin margin, dad and the Osterland team are going to need a major boost in performance performance to stay ahead of the King and Cale Yarborough to lock up this championship.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Earnhardt takes a moment to look over the new situation and Cale Yarborough really put on a show here for the fans.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Crew chief Jake Elder leaves dad and the Osterlin crew high and dry with a falling points lead and a room of broken engines.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Jake Elder, Waltrip's Gatorade crew chief, is on the headset in communication with the Darrell. Smoke from behind Earnhardt entering the turn. Earnhardt now takes the car into the middle groove. Hangs on tight with smoke billowing from behind.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

With half the season left to go and no seasoned veteran to run the ship, Rod Osterlin makes a gutsy call to promote young Doug Richard to take over.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Let's talk to 20 year old Doug Reichert who has done a beautiful job. Doug, congratulations. He's the crew chief on this car.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Hanging in. Doug, with just a handful of years of experience, will have to find a way to rally the Osterland troops and help defend a 13 point lead with two of the greatest stock car racers in history.

[Narrator/Interviewer]

Charging in quickly, Ed Earnhardt to the inside, heading to the outside. That's the way they work. Turn number three. It is side by side, but Waltrip takes the lead. Earnhardt tries to follow him, but Cale shuts the door on Dale Earnhardt.

[Dylan Hart Jr.]

Becoming Earnhardt is a Dirty Mo Media original podcast series. It is written and produced by me, Dylan Hart Jr. With Bobby Marcos and Colby Bass. Sound design by Alex Tims Production assistants Tiff Powers, Mike Davis, Micah Caldwell and Evan Vecchia. This project is in partnership with mrn, the Motor Racing Network and the Appalachian State University Stock Car Collection. Special thanks to Sirius XM, Silver Tribe Media, NASCAR man and Bob Ellis. For additional Dirty Mo Media content, visit our YouTube page and follow us on all major social media platforms. Thank you to Johnny Morris and Bass Pro Shops for bringing us another episode of Becoming Earnhardt. They are such a great friend and supporter of everything we do. So remember to gear up for all your adventures at Bass Pro Shops, North America's premier outdoor and conservation company.

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