BleedinBlue Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I don't follow NASCAR like a crazed fan, but always get excited when the Daytona 500 starts off the season. The only races I will refuse to miss all year are the ones at Daytona and Talledega. So anyway.....I'm shocked at a few things: 1) no "VIAGRA" on Martin's car.........what the hell's that all about??? 2) Sterling Marlin driving a Chevy with not a hint of "COORS" in the race????? 3) Holy shit!! Bobby Labonte without a Chevy and driving the famed 43 Dodge of the Petty's.......WOW!!! 4) Kurt Busch driving a Dodge - the famed "2" Dodge of Rusty fame????....I didn't see that coming! 5) Didn't Nemechek used to be a decent driver?? He seems to like the back of the pack lately. 6) How can anyone have worse luck than Kyle Petty? Is he proof that "nice guys" always finish last? 7) Will Tony Stewart ever get his just dessert by getting put into the wall every race for the next year? 8) How is it that there are 200 million "Junior" fans when he has no personality, cannot get along with his crew, and has been a really shitty driver for over year now. Surely, there must be a limit to a man's fan club craze that was built simply out of sympathy for his father's death by his own hands while trying to block in the last lap to ensure his son's position in the race. These are just a few of the things that have me baffled this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lughead Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 this happens every year. sponsors change,drivers change,crew chiefs change this year it just seems to be a lot of the old guys doing a lot of changes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedinBlue Posted February 19, 2006 Author Share Posted February 19, 2006 I know that there are always changes, but I just can't picture a Labonte in anything but a Chevy and I can't picture Coors not sponsering a car this year. One change I like (at least I think it's a change) is that during a commercial break if an accident happens they cut the ad off immediately and take you right to the action. They should do the same in all sports where something is being played out live! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so-cal dub Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I dont get all the Stewart hate. Look a Jeff Gordon. That guy is 10X worse than Stewart, yet he gets away with everything. If Jeff had done that to Kenseth, he would still be in the postion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jranieli Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I hate the Busch brothers especially Kurt. Biggest ears ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lughead Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I dont get all the Stewart hate. Look a Jeff Gordon. That guy is 10X worse than Stewart, yet he gets away with everything. If Jeff had done that to Kenseth, he would still be in the postion. I dont hate stewart but jesh you know after the comments he made this week but then come out and race like he has today kinda makes you think, wtf dude? if some ones going to get killed looks like you are the one thats going to cause it kenseth was damn lucky when he came back up the track there wasnt a ton of people there to run his ass over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedinBlue Posted February 19, 2006 Author Share Posted February 19, 2006 I dont get all the Stewart hate. Look a Jeff Gordon. That guy is 10X worse than Stewart, yet he gets away with everything. If Jeff had done that to Kenseth, he would still be in the postion. I respectfully disagree. I'm no Gordon fan, but I respect him as one of the great drivers of my time. He's had his moments....particularly with Stewart, but overall, he doesn't start a lot of crashes. Stewart on the other hand has always been a hothead with a big mouth. There's hardly a driver in the field that Stewart hasn't purposely crashed because of his short fuse.....and it's the shortest fuse in NASCAR. BTW....I'm a Ryan Newman fan first and foremost, and he's lookin real good right now!!!!! :lol: (knock on wood.....the man crashes and burns more than any other driver ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so-cal dub Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I respectfully disagree. I'm no Gordon fan, but I respect him as one of the great drivers of my time. He's had his moments....particularly with Stewart, but overall, he doesn't start a lot of crashes. Stewart on the other hand has always been a hothead with a big mouth. There's hardly a driver in the field that Stewart hasn't purposely crashed because of his short fuse.....and it's the shortest fuse in NASCAR. BTW....I'm a Ryan Newman fan first and foremost, and he's lookin real good right now!!!!! :lol: (knock on wood.....the man crashes and burns more than any other driver ) You dont watch NASCAR much, do you? And the greatest driver in NASCAR was a "Hot Head", Earnhardt SR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedinBlue Posted February 19, 2006 Author Share Posted February 19, 2006 You dont watch NASCAR much, do you? And the greatest driver in NASCAR was a "Hot Head", Earnhardt SR. I watch about 20 races a year and always read up on Monday mornings to see who did what. I certainly don't live or die NASCAR like some people I know, but I know a lot about what's been going on with the Nextel drivers. I never liked Earnhardt Sr.,......hence some of the sarcasm you may have gleaned from my previous posts. I really dislike Jr. because he is treated by the media like the second coming of Babe Ruth to baseball or the second coming of Jim Brown to football............when from a pure skill perspective, he's more like the second coming of an average baseball player who hits 18 HR's, 90 RBI's, and has a lifetime BA of .270.........not exactly Ruthian. I understand that people feel bad about his father dying in a wreck, but geesh....that was 5 years ago and he got himself killed trying to block faster drivers behind him. That doesn't make his redneck son the greatest driver in NASCAR since Richard Petty. I say "enough already"......I've seen races where Jr. is in 30th place and doing nothing to gain on anyone and the camera team still dedicates more than 50% of the race following him while completely ignoring racers in the top 5 or racers who have climbed 20 spots and working their way up to the front. A good example can be taken from today's broadcast. There was never a time when the media did not let everyone know exactly what Jr. was doing.....what troubles he had.....what position he was in....etc. But to someone who follows Casey Mears or Ryan Newman........you were on your own trying to figure out what they were doing even though they ran faster and finished higher than Junior. Dittos for Johnson. As far as I'm concerned, when Junior is winning the race....focus on him. When he isn't......focus on all the other drivers who are ahead of him and/or running better. The time for, "let's all get behind Junior because his dad died" has run it's course as far as I'm concerned. Let's go to the next chapter and follow winners. But back to your point. Gordon isn't a dirty driver and rarely loses his temper or crashes some other driver because of anger. For Stewart.....that's just an every week thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so-cal dub Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 But back to your point. Gordon isn't a dirty driver and rarely loses his temper or crashes some other driver because of anger. For Stewart.....that's just an every week thing! Gordon is Jesus and can do no wrong. You should have a job working with NASCAR.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedinBlue Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 Gordon is Jesus and can do no wrong. You should have a job working with NASCAR.. Geesh......what part of, "I don't like Gordon" do you not understand. I don't hate him, I simply do not like him. I don't like any driver that drives a Chevy period. But that doesn't mean I don't recognize a talented driver. FYI, I am a big fan of Ryan Newman. I have been ever since he joined the Nextel circuit. I also "like", Kasey Kahne, Kyle Petty, and Bill Elliot.....but Newman is the main driver I cheer for. I enjoy watching Gordon, Stewart, Junior, and Johnson crash and burn. In fact, it's almost orgasmic to see Stewart get into a really hard crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
so-cal dub Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Geesh......what part of, "I don't like Gordon" do you not understand. I don't hate him, I simply do not like him. I don't like any driver that drives a Chevy period. But that doesn't mean I don't recognize a talented driver. FYI, I am a big fan of Ryan Newman. I have been ever since he joined the Nextel circuit. I also "like", Kasey Kahne, Kyle Petty, and Bill Elliot.....but Newman is the main driver I cheer for. I enjoy watching Gordon, Stewart, Junior, and Johnson crash and burn. In fact, it's almost orgasmic to see Stewart get into a really hard crash. I'm just saying, you seem to miss the parts of Gordon taking cheap shots here and there. And it does happen often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Panther Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I hate the Busch brothers especially Kurt. Biggest ears ever. Kurt had surgury on the ears this year. Now they don't stick out as muck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jranieli Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Kurt had surgury on the ears this year. Now they don't stick out as muck. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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