During the racing action Dale Jr will occasionally
pop onto the screen for a brief commentary on the race.
The show has a laid back feel, mainly because
Junior's parts were not shot in a studio, but at various
locations around Earnhardt's Cleveland, North Carolina
home.
But Back In the Day is not all about racing. Dale Jr
also weaves in historical snippets of American culture,
often giving viewers his personal take on things.
The entire 1st season is now available on DVD. This 2
disc set shows the early days of NASCAR, along with the
sports biggest stars of the day.
The DVD set features Richard Petty, David Pearson,
Bobby Allison, Cale Yarborough, Fred Lorenzen, LeeRoy
Yarbrough and many more gritty NASCAR stars of the era.
Rhe show combines Dale Jr's modern insight and
commentary along with vintage footage of the racing show
Car and Track, with it's host Bud Lindemann.
The original show aired in the 1960's and 1970's --
before NASCAR was regularly shown on TV. It was one of
the few sources of racing information on TV.
Dale Earnhardt Jr introduces each episode with an
intriguing look behind the scenes,
then turns things over to Bud Lindemann, the original
host of Car andTrack, with his now famous line "take it
away Bud."