Scott Van Pelt

You know what I'm saying? It got as real as it could get. And I'm just like, don't talk fast. Don't freak out. This is what you do. You can do it. Only I got news for you, boys. I kind of couldn't do it like that at that point. And yeah, so I'm in a tent in Australia with Andy North at the World Match Play. And that's the first event I did. And then the next...

You know what I'm saying? It got as real as it could get. And I'm just like, don't talk fast. Don't freak out. This is what you do. You can do it. Only I got news for you, boys. I kind of couldn't do it like that at that point. And yeah, so I'm in a tent in Australia with Andy North at the World Match Play. And that's the first event I did. And then the next...

You know what I'm saying? It got as real as it could get. And I'm just like, don't talk fast. Don't freak out. This is what you do. You can do it. Only I got news for you, boys. I kind of couldn't do it like that at that point. And yeah, so I'm in a tent in Australia with Andy North at the World Match Play. And that's the first event I did. And then the next...

It was a two-week thing because we went from there to Kapalua to do what used to be the Mercedes. And I'm doing a two-week junket in Australia and Hawaii. And I'm like, bro, your boy's on ESPN and I am living right. You know what I'm saying? Yeah.

It was a two-week thing because we went from there to Kapalua to do what used to be the Mercedes. And I'm doing a two-week junket in Australia and Hawaii. And I'm like, bro, your boy's on ESPN and I am living right. You know what I'm saying? Yeah.

It was a two-week thing because we went from there to Kapalua to do what used to be the Mercedes. And I'm doing a two-week junket in Australia and Hawaii. And I'm like, bro, your boy's on ESPN and I am living right. You know what I'm saying? Yeah.

No, this is a good introduction.

No, this is a good introduction.

No, this is a good introduction.

It's Australia. It's Maui. And it's like life is good. I am wavy, bro. And this is real real good look at your boy um then that's how that's how it started and then it was actually a really unfortunately sobering moment because i it's i come home and i'm sitting at my house one day it's february and it was the daytona 500 and i get a phone call

It's Australia. It's Maui. And it's like life is good. I am wavy, bro. And this is real real good look at your boy um then that's how that's how it started and then it was actually a really unfortunately sobering moment because i it's i come home and i'm sitting at my house one day it's february and it was the daytona 500 and i get a phone call

It's Australia. It's Maui. And it's like life is good. I am wavy, bro. And this is real real good look at your boy um then that's how that's how it started and then it was actually a really unfortunately sobering moment because i it's i come home and i'm sitting at my house one day it's february and it was the daytona 500 and i get a phone call

from ESPN that says, Hey Scott, we were, uh, we're getting word that Dale Earnhardt might've died in this crash. And I'm like, Oh, that's awful. And then they said, I'm, I'm not processing this. Right. And there's, we need you to go there. And I'm thinking, well,

from ESPN that says, Hey Scott, we were, uh, we're getting word that Dale Earnhardt might've died in this crash. And I'm like, Oh, that's awful. And then they said, I'm, I'm not processing this. Right. And there's, we need you to go there. And I'm thinking, well,

from ESPN that says, Hey Scott, we were, uh, we're getting word that Dale Earnhardt might've died in this crash. And I'm like, Oh, that's awful. And then they said, I'm, I'm not processing this. Right. And there's, we need you to go there. And I'm thinking, well,

wow i mean i had only done golf right and so i had just done these golf events which was a very familiar space for me and now all of a sudden i'm hopping in the car driving up to daytona to cover as big a story as there could be in the sports world and that's where it was a real reality check of the, like you're in the deep end of the pool, man.

wow i mean i had only done golf right and so i had just done these golf events which was a very familiar space for me and now all of a sudden i'm hopping in the car driving up to daytona to cover as big a story as there could be in the sports world and that's where it was a real reality check of the, like you're in the deep end of the pool, man.

wow i mean i had only done golf right and so i had just done these golf events which was a very familiar space for me and now all of a sudden i'm hopping in the car driving up to daytona to cover as big a story as there could be in the sports world and that's where it was a real reality check of the, like you're in the deep end of the pool, man.

And, and, and I, I remember vividly sports center started that night with a report from me at Daytona, given the news that Dale Earnhardt had died. And it was, it went from like everything's whatever to the reality of what the stage you were on and, and the fact that you were covering everything. And then,

And, and, and I, I remember vividly sports center started that night with a report from me at Daytona, given the news that Dale Earnhardt had died. And it was, it went from like everything's whatever to the reality of what the stage you were on and, and the fact that you were covering everything. And then,