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NASCAR followers are in settlement on Amazon Prime’s “Earnhardt” documentary, which got here out on Thursday, Could 22.
The four-part documentary sequence dives deep on the late NASCAR driver, who misplaced his life in a crash on the Daytona 500 in 2001. The primary two episodes of the documentary are out on Thursday, whereas the final two will come out later this weekend. The documentary sequence seems at Earnhardt’s life on and off of the observe.
Each Dale Jr. and his sister, Kelley, had been deeply concerned within the undertaking.
“Yeah, we’ve seen it. Me and Kelly really watched a number of variations of some episodes attempting to assist the staff get to a ultimate place on the edits. So yeah, it’s been a undertaking that we’ve been closely concerned in,” Dale Jr. instructed TV Insider.
Dale Jr. added that it was attention-grabbing to see how his dad handled every thing.
“I believe generally for some issues it’s modified, however I believe simply sure persons are going to do issues a sure manner. Some folks cope with grief or grieving or loss otherwise. Everyone’s type of completely different. So I don’t know. The difficulty, I assume, is that Dad’s not right here for us to ask, and that’s in all probability probably the most irritating half. There’s so many questions that you just’d should ask Dad, and doing this documentary and placing this all collectively simply actually created extra questions and reminded you of issues that you just hadn’t considered that you just’d like to know what his ideas had been,” he added.
HAMPTON, GA – NOVEMBER 18: Dale Earnhardt celebrates his 4th NASCAR Winston Cup Championship with spouse Teresa Earnhardt, daughter Taylor Earnhardt and son Dale Earnhardt Jr. after the Atlanta Journal 500, NASCAR Winston Cup race, Atlanta Motor Speedway on November 18, 1990 in Hampton, Georgia.. (Picture by Brian Cleary/Getty Photos)Brian Cleary/Getty Photos
NASCAR followers, in the meantime, seem like loving the documentary sequence on Amazon Prime.
The fan base has taken to X, previously often known as Twitter, to pontificate on the sequence.
“Caught this. Superior man,” one fan wrote.
“I’ve already watched each episodes and so they had been excellent!! Can’t watch for the opposite two to be launched,” one fan added.
“I used to be tearing up in episode 2. When Dale was studying that speech word about his greatest pal who handed,” one fan added.
“Cherished it as a life lengthy fan can’t watch for the following 2 episodes. Thanks a lot for doing this!!” one fan added.
Like father, like son. Earnhardt is now streaming. pic.twitter.com/eqlSN8bnOY
— Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) May 22, 2025
“Earnhardt” is presently streaming on Amazon Prime.
The Coca-Cola 600 will air stay on Prime Video this Sunday, too.
NASCAR Followers In Settlement On Amazon’s ‘Earnhardt’ Documentary first appeared on The Spun on Could 22, 2025