Unrivaled: Earnhardt vs. Gordon
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| Directed by | Michael Hughes |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Producers | Dave Bragg, Sol Horner, Jon Housholder, Jeff Schafer, Mike Thompson, Griffin Van Malssen |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Release | February 14, 2019 |
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Unrivaled: Earnhardt vs. Gordon is a 2019 documentary television film about the on-track rivalry and off-track relationship between NASCAR drivers Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon.[1][2]
Cast
[edit]Interviewees
[edit]- Jeff Gordon, No. 24 driver, also executive producer
- Dale Earnhardt Jr., Earnhardt's son and NASCAR driver, also executive producer
- Rick Hendrick, No. 24 owner
- Ray Evernham, No. 24 crew chief
- Richard Childress, No. 3 owner
- Larry McReynolds, No. 3 crew chief from 1997 to 1998
- Jay Wells, Earnhardt's friend
- JR Rhodes, Earnhardt's PR director
- Don Hawk, Earnhardt's business manager
- Daniel Ricciardo, Earnhardt fan and Formula 1 driver
- Ricky Craven, Gordon's teammate and NASCAR driver
- John Bickford, Gordon's stepfather
- Carol Bickford, Gordon's mother
- Joe Garner, Gordon biographer
- Jerry Punch, ESPN broadcaster
- Ryan McGee, ESPN writer and reporter
- Marty Smith, ESPN writer and reporter
- Kyle Busch, Gordon fan and NASCAR driver
- Austin Dillon, Earnhardt fan and NASCAR driver
- Mike Helton, President of NASCAR
- Brian Williams, Earnhardt fan and NBC anchor
- Gavin Kilduff
- Chocolate Myers, No. 3 pit crew member
- Andy Petree, No. 3 crew chief from 1993 to 1995
- Chris Williams, Earnhardt's friend
Uncredited
[edit]- Dale Earnhardt, No. 3 driver (archive footage)
- Buck Baker (archive footage)
- Rusty Wallace (archive footage)
Production
[edit]The scene where Gordon pays tribute to Earnhardt was filmed on location at Dale Earnhardt Plaza in Kannapolis, North Carolina.[3]
Release
[edit]In the United States, the documentary premiered on Fox Sports 1 on February 14, 2019, immediately after the running of the Gander RV Duels.[4]
Reception
[edit]In an interview with Fox Sports, Dale Earnhardt Jr. commented that the film told the story "just the way it was" and that he appreciated Gordon's tribute to his father: "It was real, you know? It was real."[5]
According to Nielsen Media Research, Unrivaled earned 854,000 viewers during its premiere, making it FS1's most-watched original film debut.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rally driver Benito Guerra victorious at 2019 Race of Champions". Motor Authority. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ "'Unrivaled: Earnhardt vs. Gordon' documentary premiers in February". ClassicCars.com Journal. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ "Jeff Gordon on Dale Earnhardt: 'I miss him'". FoxSports.com. February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ "New FOX Sports Films Documentary Explores Rivalry & Friendship of NASCAR Icons Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon". Fox Sports PressPass. January 22, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ @NASCARONFOX (February 16, 2019). ""It was real, you know? It was real."- @DaleJr talks about why he loved Unrivaled: #EarnhardtVsGordon" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Thank you to everyone who tuned in! Congrats to all involved with putting this together. Been really cool to see all the feedback from both #3 fans & #24 fans". jeffgordonweb on Instagram. February 16, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
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Categories:
- 2019 documentary films
- 2019 films
- 2010s American films
- American auto racing films
- American documentary television films
- Documentary films about auto racing
- Biographical documentary films
- Documentary films about sportspeople
- Films about Dale Earnhardt
- Films shot in North Carolina
- Fox Sports 1 original programming
- Jeff Gordon
- NASCAR on television