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Unrivaled: Earnhardt vs. Gordon
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Wikipedia article
'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.
Cast
Interviewees
*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 1997-1998
*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 1993-1995
*Chris Williams, Earnhardt's friend
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Uncredited
=*Dale Earnhardt, No. 3 driver (archive footage)
*Buck Baker (archive footage)
*Rusty Wallace (archive footage)
Production
The scene where Gordon pays tribute to Earnhardt was filmed on location at Dale Earnhardt Plaza in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
Release
In the United States, the documentary premiered on Fox Sports 1 on February 14, 2019, immediately after the running of the Gander RV Duels.
Reception
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."
According to Nielsen Media Research, 'Unrivaled' earned 854,000 viewers during its premiere, making it FS1's most-watched original film debut.
References
Category:2019 documentary films
Category:American documentary television films
Category:American auto racing films
Category:Dale Earnhardt
Category:Documentary films about auto racing
Category:Documentary films about men
Category:Documentary films about sportspeople
Category:Films shot in North Carolina
Category:Fox Sports 1 original programming
Category:Jeff Gordon
Category:NASCAR on television
Category:2019 films
Category:2010s American films
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