Ken Ragan Tried to Give Tim Richmond One More Chance

On this episode of The Dale Jr. Download, Dale Jr. sits down with longtime NASCAR driver/owner and racing veteran Ken Ragan for a trip through some incredible stories from NASCAR’s past.

Ragan shares how he got his start in racing, his days behind the wheel in Cup/ARCA, and the relationships that connected him with legends like Robert Yates, Davey Allison, Richard Petty and Tim Richmond. He also remembers being part of Richard Petty’s historic 200th win, surviving a serious crash at Talladega, and the story behind his involvement with the growth of Legends Cars – shaping the careers of many NASCAR drivers today..

From old-school NASCAR stories to the people and moments that helped shape the sport, Ken Ragan has a firsthand perspective on an era of racing that’s impossible to replicate.

Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:09 Growing Up Around NASCAR
00:04:19 Going to The Daytona Beach Course
00:11:24 The Moonshine Days of Racing
00:23:22 Meeting Robert Yates
00:29:45 Giving Davey Allison His Engine
00:36:17 Ronald Reagan & Petty’s 200th Win
00:42:01 The Petty 200th Victory Celebration
00:51:38 Ken’s Terrifying Talladega Crash
01:01:00 Helping Tim Richmond Make a Comeback
01:09:20 Helping Robert Yates Buy Rainier
01:12:13 Retiring from Racing
01:13:21 Building the Legends Car Program
01:21:57 How Legends Cars Changed Racing
01:28:25 Dale's First Legend Car Win
01:40:00 David Ragan
01:49:45 Outro

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