Naked NASCAR truth: Junior sells apparel but has no clothes
Nobody likes the brothers Busch. They’re mean and snarky and they’ll wreck you for no reason. (Kurt and Kyle are also really good drivers, which makes it even worse.) But in the new world of nicey-nice NASCAR it takes a mean and snarky guy to tell the truth, and Busch the Younger told it last week at Dover, Del.
“It’s never Junior,” Kyle Busch told the media. “It’s always the crew chief.”
His many fans have spent many years making excuses for Dale Earnhardt Jr., who’s the most overrated figure in American sports. (That’s unless/until Brett Favre unretires again, in which case he laps the field.) Earnhardt has won one Cup race in 1,100 days. When he was with DEI, it was said he was too good for his wicked stepmother’s shop. But now he has been part of Rick Hendrick’s imperial garage for 17 months, and nothing has changed.
Last week Hendick fired Tony Eury Jr., Earnhardt’s longtime crew chief and also his cousin. Junior ranks 18th in points, putting him a distant fourth on his four-man team. The journeyman David Reutimann, driving for Michael Waltrip’s modestly outfitted group, won the truncated Coca-Cola 600 a week ago. The sport’s most popular driver finished 40th.
Loading ...At Dover on Sunday, Earnhardt finished 12th and pronounced himself pleased with new crew chief Lance McGrew. That, too, will pass. Soon Earnhardt will again be finishing up the track, as we say in horse racing, and Junior Nation will scrounge for someone else to blame.
Kyle Busch again: “If Junior doesn’t run well again, then [the crew chief] is going to be ‘the problem’ again.”
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is 34, older than his far more accomplished teammate Jimmie Johnson. How long will it be until something actually becomes his fault? How long until Junior grows up?
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Lowcountry Bulldawg
June 2nd, 2009
7:20 am
Mark,
Thanks for the Nascar blog! Please drop 1-2 of these a week, since Mark Martin has came back full time I have found it interesting to watch Nascar for the first time in 3-4 seasons.
Also note that David Reutimann has the nickname “The Franchise” by MWR (Michael Waltrip Racing) hardly a nickname given out to someone who is a journey man. Although we all can question Michael Waltrips eye for talent since his epic failure into being a car owner w/ Toyota!
Big Al
June 2nd, 2009
7:28 am
If Junior had grown up hungry like his Dad did, he would be trying harder and winning more.
NASCAR itself has gone so far down hill that is has become almost as bad as pro hockey and pro basketball. Give me the days of Bill France and Bill France Jr. The drivers were individuals, said what they thought, and fought when they felt they had to fight. They also raced the entire race instead of just the last 20 to 50 laps.
Teresa
June 2nd, 2009
8:05 am
Nail meets head
Chris
June 2nd, 2009
8:06 am
Kyle Busch is the biggest D-Bag in NASCAR!!! He has no heart but I guess that’s what you’re saying it takes to win races??? Junior is not that way! He is not his dad. He drives his own way. GET OVER IT!
Hendrick didn’t fire Tony Jr. He merely reassigned him with another position within the company.
Doggit
June 2nd, 2009
8:13 am
Watch Sport car racing – they turn right too!!
Scott
June 2nd, 2009
8:28 am
Junior is way overated as a driver. Kyle, love him or hate him, is the most talented driver out there. His car/truck control is uncanny.
Scott
June 2nd, 2009
8:41 am
Tony Jr was not fired he was moved , because Hendrick could see it was not the crew cheif it is the DRIVER. He is given the same equipment as the other Hendrick drivers and is filling the pack instead of contending for the championship.
Dick Trickle
June 2nd, 2009
8:46 am
Dale Jr. is a complete joke! Time to get off daddy’s coattails there junebug. Go back to the Busch Series, u might when there once a year.
Casey Bob Speed
June 2nd, 2009
8:49 am
I shore like to blog NASCAR. I had some hind tars pop awhal back and hit the wall and I ain’t been rot since. I may tra sportswritin.
jH
June 2nd, 2009
8:56 am
It seems Junior’s heart has never been in racing. Yes, he enjoyed the limelight with his Father prior to his death, and it appears, he just may have been riding the coatails. I think Junior cares about his family and those friends close around him, but the pressure to compete, win races, and championships has taken its toll. He is does not have the talent of the Busch bros. Junior would make a good car owner.
Kim Bichner
June 2nd, 2009
9:09 am
I think you are very wrong!!! Dale Jr has alot of talent! I would rather be a Dale Jr fan than a Kyle Busch fan! You ask when Junior is going to grow up? He always talks to the media no matter waht kind of day he had on the track! After 3 flat tires this weekend where was Kyle? Not talking to the media and pouting as usual!!! I would like to see you get out there and drive a race car with the last name of Earnhardt! I will be a Dale Jr fan Forever!
Mark Bradley
June 2nd, 2009
9:19 am
Having been around Dale Earnhardt Jr. a bit, I can report that he seems like a really nice guy. But results, unfortunately, are kind of important in any sport, and he isn’t getting the right ones.
SimpleDawg
June 2nd, 2009
9:20 am
Junior’s more Dick Trickle than Cole Trickle, but what the hell….somebody has to be 36, 37, 38, 39…….etc. Poor ol’ Junior, all of that acclaim, fame, and change….just no wins. But we all know, the chicks dig the wallet, not the trophies.
I never liked the Old Man, but Junior is a very likeable fellow….I just wish he could win a few races, although he’s certainly no “Awesome Bill from Dawsonville”.
Reid Adair
June 2nd, 2009
9:28 am
This poll result SHOULD be one-sided. Brett Favre has a championship; Dale Earnhardt Jr. never will.
Hendrick Motorsports should not worry about crew chiefs. They should tell Jr. to worry about pressing the gas pedal and racing instead of doing commercials.
chad
June 2nd, 2009
9:34 am
Everyone expects him to be like his daddy, just isn’t going to happen. Look at Kyle Petty. He is a perfect example. Sometimes the apple does fall from the tree.
Terrible Truth
June 2nd, 2009
9:44 am
Though a little (very little) more competitive than Kyle Petty was, he still, like Petty, trades on his old man’s name and basically just rides around every weekend. But, it beats a regular job, he’s making good money and nailing good lookin’ women, if he can live with the not winning part, more power to him. He’s like South Carolina football, he doesn’t win much, but the fans turn out in droves.
Bill
June 2nd, 2009
9:49 am
Mark you do cover the field, thanks. ” Cavuto”
Little E has won 1 race out of 57?….agree he’s over rated. Kyle Busch has won 10 or more this year counting everything. Mean are just a damn good driver? Oh, Little -e ,will wreak your a@@. He has caused several this year, but to his fans he can do no wrong.
What’s happen to the great # 24? Whats his excuse?
Willy Wally
June 2nd, 2009
9:54 am
I like the guy. He was my favorite driver. Honestly, I too often turn off the races when he ain’t running good, which, sadly, is all too often these days. Don’t know why it all fell apart after the 2004 season, but this is now season five or so of stinking. I just don’t think he’s focused, and I don’t think he works out hard enough. If he worked out more, and partied less, he might not wilt so much during races and seasons. People think NASCAR is not an athletic event, but it does take a good amount of strength and endurance to go 500, 600 miles 35 times a year. The less in shape you are, the less your body and your mind will be able to withstand the rigors of the long races and long seasons.
I think Junior needs to rededicate himself to conditioning, less partying, and more racing. Kyle Busch would run every darn race all week long if he could. He loves racing, competing, winning, showcasing his skills that much. It seems to me that alot of struggling drivers seem to do better if they race more, especially in things like truck or the Busch series, where the results don’t matter as much, and you can just race for the simple thrill of it.
KG
June 2nd, 2009
9:54 am
You can teach a monkey to drive a NASCAR! NASCAR is the WWE of racing! And anybody that thinks that ANY NASCAR driver can compete in any other form of motor sport is a fool. I’ve worked in the ALMS, ROLEX and the FIA GT and there’s not a single NASCAR driver that is on the level of any driver that competes on a worldwide level.
I even worked with AJR at the 24hrs of Daytona, Both of the Earnhardt’s struggled to even get the factory Vette’s out of the pits, and after stalling the car twice(sr), and three(jr) times they were in the fastest car on the track still running 3.5sec off the pace of the other drivers on their team! Get some real heroes NASCAR fans!
The mediocrity of your talent pool only adds to the stupidity of driving in a circle! Sad but true! GM and Chrysler might still be in business five years from now if they were building proven street cars by developing REAL race cars! Im sure that’s banging around like a bb in a battleship in the heads of most of NASCAR fans but it’s true!
Jr sucks! Any one can be a NASCAR driver! Im a 9 year motor sport vet, 9yrs as a composite tech working on REAL RACE CARS w/ REAL DRIVERS and REAL MECHANICS and REAL PIT TEAMS!
Derrick Cope
June 2nd, 2009
9:55 am
Dale Jr. has always been vastly overrated. Just imagine how bad this guy would be if he were on one of the teams with far fewer resources. If that were the case he would have had a hard time being in the top 35. Let’s face it. He tries hard but he just isn’t very good.
turkey
June 2nd, 2009
9:57 am
Being a NASCAR fan it pains me to say this but Danica Patrick is a more talented driver than Dale Jr.
Cooter
June 2nd, 2009
9:58 am
RE: “Naked NASCAR truth: Junior sells apparel but has NO clothes”
Hey, the same could be said for felonious disgrace and subpar professional “athlete” MIKE VICK !
MountainDawg
June 2nd, 2009
10:13 am
Jr. is a bit overrated, but has had some success & does have talent. However, he lacks the grit/tenacity of his Daddy & seems overly fixated on being an “anti-hero”/maverick while milking the media spotlight & sponsorship gravy train. He tries too hard to be non-traditional, and needs to get back to the basics.
Winder Dogg
June 2nd, 2009
10:19 am
KG post your resume on a different site…we are reading about Earnhardt not you!
Willy Wally
June 2nd, 2009
10:23 am
GM and Chrysler might still be in business five years from now if they were building proven street cars by developing REAL race cars! (KG)
Oh, yeah, you hit the nail on the head! That’s why GM and Chrysler are going under! LOL What a joke. Run along now.
Willy Wally
June 2nd, 2009
10:25 am
How does a discussion on Dale Earnhardt, Jr. turn into a diss on Mike Vick by a goober named Cooter?
SimpleDawg
June 2nd, 2009
10:30 am
KG….you sound like a FOS blowhard. Your comments make you appear to be either a jilted lover ( couldn’t get a job in NASCAR ) or a moron….maybe both.
Karl Childers
June 2nd, 2009
10:33 am
I like to eat my potted meat while watching dem cars go round and round….
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm………
Hotrod
June 2nd, 2009
10:53 am
Time to put Jr. in the RCR #3
Now that will give the fans something to cheer about.
He is running for show now anyhow.
Gatorzone
June 2nd, 2009
10:55 am
Nascar has gotten too boring to watch. The changes over the last 20 years have decimated a once great sport.
Restrictor plates began the problems. Then, we have the rule of no more racing back to the yellow flag. then the “lucky dog” rule to compensate for that makes racing a joke.
They have legislated the drivers to the point of pure boredom! Tony Stewart kept it exciting for awhile until he got tired of paying fines, now he is boring too.
The next debacle is the stupid “race to the chase.” That totally is a terrible system that eliminates the majority of the field toward the end of the season.
Now we have this POS called the “car of tomorrow”
When did “stock” car racing decide to abandon all differences between cars. This sport is going the wrong direction as evidenced by attendance figures.
NASCAR IS JUST BORING NOW!!!
Dick Trickle
June 2nd, 2009
11:08 am
Its about time someone had the grape fruits to call JR out on his lousy performance at HMS. He is a disgrace to his daddy’s name! If SR were alive, he would of fired his lousy a$$ three years ago.
PACK OF SMOKES
June 2nd, 2009
11:10 am
I love jrs bulge in his commercials.
BS Patrol
June 2nd, 2009
11:17 am
What Gatorzone said!
Brenda
June 2nd, 2009
11:31 am
GREAT article!! Yes, Eury Jr. was “”moved”".. technically, but he was fired from being crew chief. Until they work on the real problem, the driver, it won’t be fixed. And, good for Kyle for saying the truth. Kyle is awesome!!!
Junior Stinks
June 2nd, 2009
11:39 am
Dale Jr. is nothing like his dad, he is more like Kerry Earnhardt than he is like Dale Sr.
The only reason all of you rednecks love him is because he gives you that connection to the past, to the “Intimidator”. Who, by the way always said what he felt and rubbed people the wrong way. Similar to a young Kyle Busch.
When it is all said and done, Dale Jr will be more like Kyle Petty and Kyle Busch will be more like Dale Sr.
Just wait and see…
All I'm Saying Is...
June 2nd, 2009
11:42 am
Goodness knows that Brett Farve is overrated (Fran Tarkenton was right) but he did win a Super Bowl so I would not even say that Dale Jr. is in his league. Unfortuantely, Dale Jr. has more in common with…Anna Kournikova—-boatloads of endorsement income but very little money or titles earned competitively…plus they both talk funny!
rlinaug
June 2nd, 2009
12:12 pm
I”m a big fan of Karl Childers. I laugh every time.
Sicem
June 2nd, 2009
12:15 pm
Jr. is no race car driver and if his dad didnt wreck the best drivers to win most of his races he would only have maybe 2 championshps. Never cared for either one of them. I will say that the races were more interesting when Sr. was around because then I had someone to hate.
UnderDog
June 2nd, 2009
12:21 pm
You pretty much hit the nail on the head with your question about Jr. growing up, Mr. Bradley. I’ve been saying this for years. He spends too much time running with his “posse”, opening up new bars, and playing x-box when he should be spending more time with the racing team, practicing, and establishing a better working relationship with his pit crew. Indeed, when WILL he grow up and take his occupation more seriously and approach it in a more intense manner?
used to enjoy racin
June 2nd, 2009
12:53 pm
Junior would probably laugh (all the way to the bank!) at some of these comments while he counts his money.
Guy above hit it on the head about the boring aspect of nascar…the all look alike, have same HP, cannot race back to flag, don’t have to worry much about making up a “lucky dog” lap…but just must keep the $30MM sponser happy.
Mac
June 2nd, 2009
1:11 pm
Back before Dale died and the WWJD bumper stickers were popular, a guy I worked with had a sign at his desk, “WWLED.” What would Little E do? He has never and cannot ever live up to the hype.
Janeen
June 2nd, 2009
1:12 pm
All you see on here are Jr bashers, including the writer. Not Jr fan but hate Whiney Kyle Busch. He could not wait to try to trash Jr. with cc change and all it did was prove what a arrogant jerk that thinks he is better than everyone else. He would NOT make a pimple on either Sr or Jr’s Butt. It sounds to me everyone is jealous of Dale Jr.Hey if you got it go with it. Jr just happens to have it apparently. I think Jr lost his way when his daddy died. He does not deserve you all bashing the why you do. That young man even after the crap Kyle or anyone else talks about him always shows he is a better person and never heard him
try to begrade anyone. That is a true champion in my book!
marshall
June 2nd, 2009
1:27 pm
I think all of us should step in to JR’s shoes and see if we could with stand the pressure. UNlike no other sibling in ALL sporst has someone had to live in the shadows that Jr does. It is a far bigger shadow than Klye Petty ever had cause Dale Sr was taken Tragicly and her was Jr. Still trying to develop as a drive, when he was thrust into this huge shadow. A huge fan following searching for answers and he was put into a situation i dare say no of us could have handled well. Now take Earnhart off of his name and look at him as a driver. He is Mark Martin, Sterling Marlin, Ryan Newman, Clint Boyer, Kyle Bush…good driver who has won a championship. Yes Kyle has one alot of races lately in all series, but no championships in any of them. At leats Jr has to nationwise series championships. As for the guy who thinks if his father was alive he would fire him, and for the person who thinks he was to good to work for terasea: If his dad was alive he would be better focased,less pressure, still driving at DEI in the number 8. as far as crew chiefs go, they ar a dime a dozen, look how many people brad parret has been crew chief for. Chad Kanus said it best last night on this week in nascar, if it had been any other crew chief change beside dale jr. it would be a mute issue. I bet there have been atleats 5 five chew chief changes before this on. Rouse and RCR do it all the time. The fact of the matter is some people just want to hate on JR. I like Jr, wasn’t a huge Sr. fan but respected the guy. One thing is for sure, Dale Sr. would have got in Jr’s face and got his mind right, but he also would have told all you haters to shut the H*** up and if you don’t like it line up and get you but whipped.
Hillbilly Deluxe
June 2nd, 2009
1:44 pm
I’ve never met Dale Jr. and I’m sure he’s a nice enough guy but he’s basically just an average driver.
On Dick Trickle: If you only saw him drive in Winston Cup, you never saw the real Dick Trickle. He was in his late 40’s before he ever got a regular Winston Cup ride. He had over 1200 feature wins (estimated, nobody knows for sure) on the short tracks around the country. Back in the 70’s (1973 I think) he was the winningest short track driver in the country with over 70 wins. I saw the man race many times when he was in his prime and he could wheel.
Kurt Busch: Love him or hate him; he can drive a race car.
To me, NASCAR has never been the same since about the early 80’s when the emphasis went from winning races to winning championships. Back in the 70’s you had David Pearson with the Wood Brothers, Donnie Allison with Hoss Ellington, etc. who didn’t run all the races and didn’t care about points. They were strictly there to win the race and it raised the level of competition. Once a few years ago, I heard a driver (I forget which one) say, “I had a chance to win the race but I had to think about the big picture and not push it”. I about puked. You’d never hear a real racer say something like that.
Ken
June 2nd, 2009
1:55 pm
Isn’t it ironic as hell that Earnhardt fans are ripping Kyle Busch. The firey youngster is the closest thing the sport has had to Dale Earnhardt since he was in his prime. I love this guys “checkers or wreckers” mentality.
blue fox
June 2nd, 2009
1:57 pm
NASCAR should spend whatever is necessary to entice Danica Patrick into the Car of Tomorrow, and I don’t mean in the back seat! NASCAR badly needs a jolt, and Danica is the outstanding race car driver with the looks, public recognition and Busch-like competitiveness to provide it (plus she’s got a healthy temper). Helton and the bigs should also do more than provide token lip service to developing more Black and Hispanic race drivers, ever notice when the grandstand crowd lifts out of the seats, its (literally!) Lily White?? How sustainable is that in tomorrow’s U. S. demographics??
Just too funny
June 2nd, 2009
1:58 pm
Thank you Mark Bradley. This says it all for those of us who aren’t hiding behind #88 sunglasses.
Dale Jr. is just as good as Steven Wallace! Two guys who are only in the sport because of their dads.
Ken
June 2nd, 2009
2:04 pm
I’m waiting for Warren Wallace!
Mark Bradley
June 2nd, 2009
2:34 pm
Thanks, Just Too Funny. Thanks, UnderDog.
Jamerson
June 2nd, 2009
2:34 pm
Actually, it was Lauren Wallace. And I miss him, too. Its a shame the relationship between Mike Wallace and GEICO had to end.
And apparently, at some point, its become “cool” to be a Junior basher. Not sure when that happened. I don’t see how anyone can question Junior’s drive to have more success. If all he was interested in was money, he could have stayed at DEI and still be raking it in. Of course, alot of people are going to say that he moved to Hendrick just to cash in on people buying new gear. But if that was his main reason for switching, why not go to RCR and drive the #3 car? That would have resulted in even more sales. And it would have made a large part of his fan base MUCH happier than his decision to be Jeff Gordon’s teammate. I’m surprised Junior didn’t lose more of his fan base by making that move.
There’s also alot of people who say that Junior spends too much time with his “extra” activities, like video games and Whisky River, and it pulls his concentration away from racing. But many of the press people say that Junior spends more time with his race team than any other driver. They say that he rarely leaves the track during a race weekend and is always one of the last drivers to leave the track after a race. Many of you suppose that you know exactly what Junior does between races during the week. But you don’t. You have no way of knowing. Very few of us do. I have heard it said, though, that he spends little to no time at his bar. And I have heard straight from his own cousin who works in the store at JR Motorsports that he spends at least 1 full day (sometimes more) of his off time at JR Motorsports taking care of business related to the race team.
I sincerely hope that the crew chief change on the #88 team works out as good as all of Junior’s fans hope it will. I hope he starts winning races, making the Chase, and eventually getting one or more of those Cup championships that have eluded him. It won’t matter in terms of Internet chatter, I guess, because the Junior bashers will still give reasons why everyone but Junior should be credited with any success the #88 team has. But Junior’s fans will know the real reason… that their driver was just as talented as they’d hoped all along, and now he’s got the capability to prove it.
Oh Smoltzie where art thou??
June 2nd, 2009
2:54 pm
KG if NASCAR drivers suck so bad then why do all of these great drivers from other sports suck so bad when they come into NASCAR??? Don’t have an answer for that one do you!! Because NASCAR is not that easy and is more physically demanding than other forms of auto racing, thats all their is to it.
As far as Jr. goes…he has the talent to run up front and I do believe that Eury Jr. has been holding him back for the last few years. He just needs to put his heart and mind into it and get on the same page with a great crew chief (Lance McGrew) and get his career back on track! He was on the right track years ago but his dad’s death sort of derailed it in a way and I think he has been struggling to uphold his dad’s name rather than having fun racing which is what he should be doing!
Just my humble opinion!
knuckledragger18
June 2nd, 2009
3:05 pm
kurt busch 15 wins 23 million won
jr 18 wins 47 million won
wonder who better
HAHA
June 2nd, 2009
4:06 pm
I love all of the rednecks! seems only 1 out of every 6 or 7 posts are grammatically correct! Marshall… you need some help there! Long, drawn out, and some type of grammatical error every other word! But then again, we are dealing with back-wood hill-billies!
Gotta love NASCAR! Now go get em, Dale! Show the world what a true waste of non-talent you are! Maybe along the way, you can do a few more endorsements, and hang the racing thing that you call a “career” up, and just sit back and count the dollars in the bank! That’s about the only thing you have going for you!
HAHA
nascar now is "stroking"
June 2nd, 2009
4:07 pm
Millions for winning points race is an impediment to real “hard chargin” type racing. nascar would be better served by awarding super bonus just for winning the race and/ for leading most laps.
And, many races are won by a fast pit crew or the guy computing fuel mileage…real exciting.
NASCAR=not so entertaining any more.
88 sponsor is NG…wonder what they think about “stroking”?
marc
June 2nd, 2009
5:57 pm
KG you claim to be an “expert” on sports car racing and as such opine that NASCAR drivers don’t possess near the talent of the sporty car set.
But as a self described “expert” shouldn’t you know that NASCAR driver beat seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher head-to-head during the 2008 Race of Champions?
Shouldn’t you also know Jeff Gordon beat Christijan Albers and Sébastien Bourdais in the 2005 event?
Shouldn’t you also be aware Jimmie Johnson and co-drivers finish seventh, despite transmission problems throughout the event, in this years 24 hours of Daytona?
Are you not aware many NASCAR drivers have competed in the 24 hours of Daytona and have competed on even terms with the much more experienced sports car drivers?
KG, it all begs a question: If you know so little about your self-professed expertise of sports car racing shouldn’t you refrain from any comments on NASCAR drivers and their talent and for that matter sports car racing as well?
In short KG, your clueless.
marc
June 2nd, 2009
6:07 pm
And BTW Mr. Bradley.
That you call David Reutimann a journeyman (76 career starts) tells us all we need to know about your so-called expertise on the sport of NASCAR.
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June 3rd, 2009
2:26 am
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KG
June 3rd, 2009
6:57 am
Mark, Wally, Winder Redneck, clearly you guys are out of your element.
#1. Nascar is more demanding on drivers- WRONG put a little thought into that moron. Nascars don’t brake and turn right and can’t hold 3 and 4 gs through corners. Your truly stupid. Clearly no thought was put into that!
#2 Claiming that Nascar drivers won out over “real” drivers in staged race-REALLY? you tard, Really redneck? Are you that stupid? Really? Your gonna make that hold water?
#3 Drivers from other series can’t compete in Nascar? WRONG Montoya’s had more polls and victories than Little E in the last two years. Suck it rednecks
#4 You really don’t feel that GM and Chrysler sold themselves short buy building junk cars while stupid necks like yourself continue to buy them all while spending billions(over decades) to support this stupid form of motor sport so redneck like you will keep the junk cars? Its a vicious cycle that has managed to brainwash morons like you into thinking that your Impala is as of the same quality as a BMW. Stupid neck! Put a little more thought into that!
#5 Name one driver from Nascar that has been invited to drive in F1? That hasn’t been laughed at. Remember Kyle Busch, months ago he was basically humiliated when “everyone” found out it was a joke when Toyota wanted him to test for them.
#6 7th place in the Rolex 24? AND? In real race cars, you change the gearbox! Douche!
CLEARLY WHAT I HAVE SAID ON THIS BLOG IS CLEARLY OVER THE HEADS OF MOST!
MY BAD, YOU REDNECKS CAN HAVE YOUR BLOG BACK! NOW GO OUT A PICK UP THEM TRASH CANS!
BubbaDaBaller
June 3rd, 2009
9:27 am
The Crown Prince of NASCAR doesn’t have the drive or desire like his father…I’ve been watching NASCAR for 30 years and noticed that when the “Big Money” came into NASCAR a number of drivers (Rusty, Schrader, Cope, Bodine(s) etc) were content to start, drive around the track without the intention of winning and pick up a check at the end of the day. Jr’s got so much $$$ coming in from everything but the “Pay Window” at the Track, “he don’t need to win”. Its very much like the PGA Tour 110 Card Holders and maybe only 15-20 of those have shot at winning an event. The other 90 circle the “Track” collect all their “freebies” and move to the next event…PS I don’t blame him…if people want to “throw” money at me for being me…I’d do it all day long…On top of a Camel, on top of a house & even with a mouse…
Tom
June 4th, 2009
2:49 am
If you can name one time that Dale Jr has blamed anyone but himself then I wont call you an idiot for writing this unbalanced article Mr Bradley. On the other hand, Kyle Busch blames everyone and everything but himself for a poor showing. Lets not forget Kyle’s customary stomping off the track while pouting like a sixteen year old girl because she’s not the prettiest girl in class.
Big AL
June 4th, 2009
7:02 am
Finally the TRUTH ! Has anyone in Sports every gone farther on Daddy’s rep ? (also an overrated bully)
GOOD ARTICLE
GO BUSCH !
Kevin
June 5th, 2009
8:03 am
Danica Patrick U kiddin she can’t win a race only thing she good at is gettin naked on Go daddy dot.com…If she spend time racin not posein she win….she the dale Jr of racin they both blame the crew chief….lets face it dale sr when was alive made his son race ever since his father died his son did to….I feel he just lost his will to win is all afraid of gettin killed also…as for K.bush he brash bold n speaks his mind n gives 100% all the time.
DW
June 5th, 2009
10:23 am
Dale Jr. is partially popular because his dad died. If his dad were still alive, does anyone really think “Little E” would be as popular or as well-known as he is now?
joe
December 9th, 2009
1:54 pm
Obviously you have no clue about Bret Favre. Where do you come up with your comparison obviously it isn’t from facts. Look at Jr.s records and see how many he has broken and look at Bret’s and see how many he has broken you will see the scale is tipped in Favre’s favor big time . What planet are you from
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