An inside look at 2001s daytona 500 featuring michael waltrip and dale earnhardt jr. Based on the new york times bestselling book, blink of an eye focuses on michael waltrip and his starcrossed friendship with the iconic driver, dale earnhardt sr. More often than not, dad was pretty content to just lie in his chair and watch tv. In the blink of an eye is a reimagining of hills life in the words of those who were beguiled by his artistry and charismatic charm. This awesome book ready for download, you can get this book now for free. Stream blink of an eye, a documentary about michael. The story begins when michael leaves his small kentucky town to follow in the footsteps of his brother darrell, to make it as race car driver. Waltrips experience has now been chronicled with in the blink of an eye, a fulllength film by sports documentarian paul taublieb.
In the blink of an eye in the blink of an eye is an auto biography by michael waltrip. The film was produced, written, and directed by paul taublieb, and was distributed by 1091 media through fathom events, premiering in theaters for a onenight. Based on the new york times bestselling book, in the blink of an eye. Its also how quickly michael waltrips life changed at the same instant on the same day. I expected to hate this book when i finally got around to reading it, but i love the insight and the heartfeltness. It travels back to the day that changed everything the day that should have been michaels triumph but which turned out to be heartbreaking. Often referred to as the intimidator, many consider earnhardt the. In the blink of an eye by michael waltrip hachette books. In the blink of an eye is an auto biography by michael waltrip. Blink of an eye, the new documentary from emmywinning director paul taublieb, brings to life the triumphtotragedy odd couple friendship between perennial nascar underdog michael waltrip, and the sports icon, the late dale earnhardt. Stream blink of an eye, a documentary about michael waltrip, dale earnhardt. Michael waltrips new book relives dale earnhardt crash at. I ripped through michael waltrips book in the blink of an eye, literally, in the blink of an eye.
Blink of an eye documentary movie trailer based on the ny times bestselling book and directed by paul taublieb, blink of an eye, is a documentary about michael waltrip, his journey to a complex victory, and his starcrossed friendship with the iconic driver, dale earnhardt. An inside look at 2001s daytona 500 featuring michael. Waltrip is a twotime winner of the daytona 500, having won the race in 2001 and 2003. Dale, daytona, and the day that changed everything michael waltrip and ellis henican hyperion, 240 pp. Michael waltrip opens up about deadly dale earnhardt crash in new book in the blink of an eye. Dale, daytona, and the day that changed everything by michael waltrip and ellis henican, blink of an eye focuses on. He is the younger brother of threetime nascar champion and racing commentator darrell waltrip. Juniors legendary dad, the driver race fans called the intimidator, was close behind in. Blink of an eye is a 2019 american documentary film that depicts the career of nascar driver michael waltrip. Michael waltrip opens up about deadly dale earnhardt crash. Dale earnhardt jrmichael waltrip nascar doc acquired by. The film brings to the big screen the book, cowritten by driver michael waltrip and ellis henican, in the blink of and eye. There was one lap to go in the 2001 daytona 500, nascars most celebrated event. The nascar documentary about drivers michael waltrip and dale earnhardt jr.
Stream blink of an eye, a documentary about michael waltrip, dale earnhardt, and nascar, on the motortrend app starting now. A decade after the crash, in 2011, waltrip wrote an autobiography, in the blink of an eye, which became a new york times best seller that caught the attention of a monster energy executive. Dale, daytona, and the day that changed everything book by michael waltrip, ellis henican. In blink of an eye, directed by paul taublieb, waltrip, who wrote a book about the race with ellis henican and is now a racing commentator for fox sports, sits in front of some gorgeous. Dale, daytona, and the day that changed everything.
Pdf, epubs, mobi, emagazines, epaper, ejournal and. In the blink of an eye and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Michael waltrip always had his struggles racing, but now there is an open reason and this brings my respect back to him. When i first bought the book in the blink of an eye by michael waltrip, i was expecting it to be mostly about the death of dale earnhardt, in part because of the subtitle. Based on the ny times bestselling book and directed by paul taublieb, blink of an eye is a documentary about michael waltrip, his journey to a complex victory, and his starcrossed friendship with the iconic driver, dale earnhardt. Michael waltrip discusses how his relationship with the late dale earnhardt, sr. Michael waltrip puts his emotions on paper in this painful but compelling account of his life and racing career. In the blink of an eye by michael waltrip overdrive. Dale, daytona, and the day that changed everything and partly because the release of the book coincided with the. Blink of an eye documentary movie video dailymotion. Over 462 races, waltrip failed to notch a single win, the longest losing streak in nascar, and maybe in all professional sports, when he joined earnhardts race team for the 2001 daytona 500. When dale earnhardt died in the 2001 daytona 500, the racing. What are some of the details of buffy waltrips divorce. The narrative of the book also goes beyond that, tracing michaels route to nascar and his eventual winner.
In the blink of an eye by michael waltrip and ellis henican publisher. His company financed a documentary based on the book. Most people, even those who do not follow nascar, have heard of the legendary dale earnhardt, winner of seven winston cup series now known as the sprint cup series championships. The exact reason for the divorce is not known but michael waltrip has confessed that a racing accident in the 2001 daytona 500, which left his mentor dale earnhardt dead, contributed to the divorce. Michael waltrips blink of an eye is the untold story of. Earnhardts friendship with waltrip, now 56, was a strange and unexpected one, observes dale earnhardt jr. Blink of an eye is a 2019 american documentary film that depicts the career of nascar driver michael waltrip, culminating with his win in the 2001 daytona 500 which also saw his car owner and friend dale earnhardt killed in an accident. Michael waltrip racing driver clint bowyer has a new paint scheme for his no. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The story begins when michael leaves his small kentucky town to follow in the footsteps of his brother darrell, to make. And the book, in the blink of an eye, that we wrote, its a good way for me to start that. There was one lap to go in the 2001 daytona 500, nascars most.
The documentary blink of an eye tells the story of the friendship between michael waltrip and dale earnhardt sr. Dale earnhardt jrmichael waltrip nascar doc acquired by 1091. Stream blink of an eye, a documentary about michael waltrip, dale. Blink of an eye in theaters september 12 nascar cup videos. Michael waltrip is a twotime daytona 500 champion and one of eight drivers to win more than one daytona 500. Most every day, i would go over to his and moms and see what he was up to. Blink of an eye isnt just how quickly nascar changed on feb. Based on the ny times bestselling book and directed by paul taublieb, blink of an eye, is a documentary about michael waltrip, his journey to a complex victory, and his starcrossed friendship. The publisher is hyperion and was published on february 1, 2011 in new york. Fox sports michael waltrip talks about his documentary. It is based on waltrips book, in the blink of an eye. Dale, daytona, and the day that changed everything waltrip, michael, henican, ellis on. Based on the ny times bestselling book and directed by paul taublieb, blink of an eye, is a documentary about michael waltrip, his journey to a complex victory, and his starcrossed friendship with the iconic driver, dale earnhardt.
There was one lap to go in the 2001 daytona 500, nascars most cele. In 2011, waltrip released a book entitled in the blink of an eye. Dale, daytona, and the day that changed everything kindle edition. In the blink of an eye by michael waltrip norcal car. Based on the new york times bestselling book, blink of an eye focuses on michael waltrip and his starcrossed friendship with iconic driver dale earnhardt sr. In the blink of an eye read online free book by michael. Waltrip was an original member of this week in nascar.
Nascar tragedy blink of an eye gets oneday showing at. Dale, daytona, and the day that changed everything, about the incident, saying that he never dealt. Monster energysupported nascar documentary blink of an. The subtext of the book, though, is earnhardt and his significant impact on waltrips. He is an iron horse racer one of three to make a least 1,000 career nascar starts. New documentary blink of an eye is the greatest nascar story never told.