Driving the iconic black #3 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, Dale Earnhardt was one of the most fierce drivers on NASCAR’s ovals. Known for being highly aggressive, he wasn’t shy to trade paint with fellow drivers. Nicknamed the ‘Intimidator’ for his zealous on-track actions, Dale Sr was feared by new and veteran drivers alike.

While there are plenty of stories detailing Dale Earnhardt’s intimidating interactions, NASCAR legend Donnie Allison recently spoke about an old altercation with Dale Earnhardt, that left fans baffled.

Donnie Allison talks about a unique altercation with Dale Earnhardt

A part of the ‘Alabama Gang’, Donnie Allison raced sporadically in NASCAR’s Winston Cup Series from 1972 until 1988. Inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2009, Allison competed alongside the revered Dale Earnhardt. While other drivers were intimidated by Dale Sr, Donnie Allison held his own against the Intimidator.

Speaking on the Dale Jr Download podcast, Donnie Allison revealed how he once stood up to Dale Earnhardt Jr’s now-deceased father.

“I was very very good friends with Dale Sr. I had a very big mess up with him one time. I was at Charlotte Motor Speedway, first year over at Richard Childress and he run into me about to start finish line practice. And he hit me pretty hard,” Donnie Allison said. 

“Well when I came in and went in my pit area, my guys knew something was wrong. They didn’t know what cause I never said anything about it. Well, I had to go around the tires like this to get down there. When I got down there, Dale was getting out and has one leg still in the window, other leg on the ground. He’s getting ready to step out the car and Big Chocolate (Danny Myers) he’s about to jump in there and I said, ‘You stand right there, I ain’t coming to talk to you, I’m coming to talk to Dale.’”

Revealing how he intimidated Dale Sr, Allison said, “Well I said, ‘Dale, let me tell you something,’ I said, ‘if you ever run into me in practice again like that, Imma wreck your a** out, Imma beat your a**.’ He said, ‘Woah, woah, woah!’ I said, ‘You heard what I said’, and I went back to my garage.”

“An hour or two hours later, he comes down there and he says, ‘Are you cooled down? Can I talk to you now?’ I said, ‘I’ve been cooled down,’ and I said, ‘Dale there’s no sense running somebody in practice like that’. He didn’t just bump me, he ran into me.

He said, ‘I didn’t mean to do that’. I said, ‘Then pay attention to what the hell you are doing’. We never ever ever had a problem after that, ever,” the NASCAR legend added.

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With the snippet of Donnie Allison being posted on Dirty Mo Media’s Instagram account, fans were left baffled at how Allison managed to subdue the feared Dale Earnhardt.

Fans react to Donnie Allison’s altercation with Dale Earnhardt Sr

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It would be the first time anyone ever heard of a story where Dale Earnhardt was intimidated by another driver, and needless to say, fans were thrilled.

Commenting under Dirty Mo Media’s Instagram post, one fan wrote, “Donnie is a Legend”. Another fan expressed how the story should have been divulged earlier, commenting, “We all should have heard this story before, very cool to hear it now.”

“You mean to tell me , the Intimadtor got intimated.. lol wish I was old enough to been able to see those guys in their prime. I was just a boy in the 80s but that’s when I started watching.”

“Donnie Allison the real intimidator [surprised emoji]”

“this is one of the top 3 stories told on your show !! this is a legend talking about a legend !!”

“Imagine that chocolate Meyer trying to be part of something”

“Funny how that happens when you call people out on their sh*t. And that still works too.”

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