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Exploring the Rear Cargo Area

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Darrell Waltrip's 1971 GMC Astro: Old School NASCAR Hauler Stuck In Time (Former Dale Earnhardt Rig)

What happens here

The hosts open the rear cargo door of the hauler, revealing a cluttered interior filled with cardboard boxes. Among the boxes, they find a signed Darrell Waltrip helmet, an antique doll head, a 'Forty Years of Stock Car Racing' book by Greg Fielden, various racing jackets (including a 'Yellow Racing' jacket and a 'Stevie Waltrip' jacket), and multiple 'Busch Pole Winner' plaques from 1981.

Goal: Uncover historical racing artifacts within the hauler's cargo bay.

Tools and materials

  • Antique Doll Head — Unexpected discovery
  • Busch Pole Winner Plaques — Awards/memorabilia
  • Cardboard Boxes U-Haul — Storing various items
  • Connecticut State Police Hat — Unexpected discovery
  • Darrell Waltrip Signed Helmet — Memorabilia
  • Forty Years of Stock Car Racing Book — Historical racing reference
  • Racing Jacket — Racing apparel
  • Route 66 Darrell Waltrip Shirt Route 66 — Racing apparel

What they say

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really cool let's see if that door opens the side door it's probably just a little bit a little bit stuck give it some give it some wiggle there we go whoa what the heck's in here what was that crew helmet oh look at that well 1997 well we know where the burn pound he's older than me wow wow oh no that's creepy oh a doll what it's head is off oh no ah creepy run it's chucky's trick that's funny look at the cabinets here look at the fine cabinetry that looks like somewhat like my grandma's house wow there's so much in here stuff in there i have no idea what that is i'm not about to crawl in to find out stock car racing book okay um looks like there's some jackets and stuff in there it's a sucker oh that one that's greg fielding's book pretty sad as an author i know exactly where uh yeah that's great feeling oh my god greg fielding um cbs sports he was a historian uh this is a four-part book he dolly stick he uh he uh volume four he documented every single nascar race since it started who started where who finished where where and what they got paid and it's all android yeah craig's a great guy look at that it's well preserved see there's a final point standings 1980. that's crazy god that book's well preserved i don't even know what's in there i have the whole collection myself so it's bobby allison he likes the real ones oh my god you know this is all in here what's this it's very uniform right there yeah it does oh there's like plaques in here what is this it's a uniform a jacket yellow racing that is a flip over the front is that when uh they sponsored dick trickle nope yellow racing look at that it's extra large what's your size there extra large that's like still the packaging wow maybe we should walk across the street more often yeah seriously yeah what is this one oh my god an auto jacket his wife stevie wow they're just sitting here who knew did you guys have any idea this was in here they just said there was a bunch of boxes in here and i guess no one's really opened it up until just now why are you cracking open the history look at the hat what's in this hat connecticut state police no that's not a race team no quite the opposite look at this what is this still in the bag [Applause] uh route 66 daryl walford must be one of his uh shirts he had to wear for appearances wow amazing let's blow my mind we'll pull another one on here that's another one you got another one yeah that's another one holes right here this is just his pole for 81. was this a…

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