Unrivaled: Earnhardt vs. Gordon
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Directed byMichael Hughes
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
ProducersDave Bragg, Sol Horner, Jon Housholder, Jeff Schafer, Mike Thompson, Griffin Van Malssen
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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]
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 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
- 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.[3]