[tbalt]

Tony and Sr. have another thing in common, you either like him or not.

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But I guess that goes for any of the drivers.

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I had to post this cool smilely to get my post count to 150...

[Nevadastars]

Originally Posted by tbalt

But I guess that goes for any of the drivers.

Except for the Busch Brothers.......EVERYONE hates them!

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Originally Posted by Nevadastars

Except for the Busch Brothers.......EVERYONE hates them!

Honestly I don't hate Kurt but he sure looked like a DORK last year doing the snow angels.

[Nevadastars]

Originally Posted by tbalt

Honestly I don't hate Kurt but he sure looked like a DORK last year doing the snow angels.

I dont hate Kurt either, but he has made a fool of himself so many times, I dont know how to feel about him. Since he has gone to Penske, its almost like he is an actor, nothing like the old Kurt. Something just seems phoney about him now. Almost like he's too nicey nice.

[tbalt]

I think he probably comes to this forum and reads all the bad stuff about himself.

[Lefturn]

Pretty good race. It seems that the cars draft pretty well but the dreaded 'bump draft' returns to cause the wreck.

Tony Stewart looked good. Toyota had a 2 car test session where they did not seem too stellar. And Gilliland raced smart and it payed off.

RYR is the best story of Speedweeks for me. Those guys have worked hard and I hope they have a breakout year like RCR did last year.

[tbalt]

Originally Posted by Lefturn

Those guys have worked hard and I hope they have a breakout year like RCR did last year.

Looks like they might, we will see once they get to the 1.5 mile tracks.

[Team Yates]

I was very impressed with Gillilands finish!!! I'll take 2nd and be very happy with that. First time at Daytona, come from 20th and end up 2nd, not to freakin' bad!!!! He beat alot of top guys!! That was cool that Ricky was spotting for him, giving him pointers. Can't wait to see how the rest of the season shapes up, so far so good.

[Nevadastars]

Originally Posted by Lefturn

And Gilliland raced smart and it payed off.

Having Ricky Rudd as his spotter didnt hurt either I'm sure.

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Nevadastars

I dont hate Kurt either, but he has made a fool of himself so many times, I dont know how to feel about him. Since he has gone to Penske, its almost like he is an actor, nothing like the old Kurt. Something just seems phoney about him now. Almost like he's too nicey nice.

There is a lot to be said for your observation. I believe after his little incident when he was with Rousch he had to change his style and attitude. It all seems quite fake .... but then the Brothers Busch seem fake anyway.

[wardfan]

I missed the live chat because I was trying out the free track pass in car radio. That was a joke. There was nothing coming across the individual drivers you clicked on and when I clicked on the "all drivers" all I got was the same guy's spotter. After about 20 minutes I finally figured out it was Brian Vickers spotter. Was anybody else on the free track scan? Is this typical or do you get something better when you pay for it? I figured it would be good to listen to during the commercials but nothing was coming across. Speaking of commercials they were all old ones. Hopefully if we have to get tortured by hours worth this year they are just holding out on them for the regular season.

[SpaceCadet]

Originally Posted by Nevadastars

Earnhardt Jr, being the man he is, admitted fault, unlike some of the Hendrick drivers we have seen in the past.

Forgive me for being an ignorant newbie here, but I have to ask, why is it that Jr. can wreck somebody but that's alright because he says "oops, my bad,"- again! I don't care who the driver is, or the owner is, I personally get tired of it being ok to wreck somebody, say I'm sorry, and you're a hero. In one seventy lap race Jr. was able to "brush the wall" as he does in almost every race because he runs the high line, (depth perception problem or just pushing too hard?) missed his pit, and took out a bunch of great drivers at the end. But he's sorry, my bad, so it's ok. Would someone please explain to me why other drivers, Stewart, Gordon, the Busch Bros. and more, even "Happy" (shudder), get totally crucified even when they admit fault? And don't tell me they never admit fault, because Jr. is not the only "real man" on the curcuit. In my opinion, he uses poor judgement. I love his passion, because I truly believe he is a racer at heart, but I am not caught up in the Earnhardt name and hype. He is a driver with average skills but a heart in the right place. He's a personable, marketable guy, but will not go down in history as one of the best drivers, or he shouldn't, anyway. It's amazing he has 17 wins. Ok, I've put on my armor, let 'er rip.

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by SpaceCadet

Forgive me for being an ignorant newbie here, but I have to ask, why is it that Jr. can wreck somebody but that's alright because he says "oops, my bad,"- again! I don't care who the driver is, or the owner is, I personally get tired of it being ok to wreck somebody, say I'm sorry, and you're a hero. In one seventy lap race Jr. was able to "brush the wall" as he does in almost every race because he runs the high line, (depth perception problem or just pushing too hard?) missed his pit, and took out a bunch of great drivers at the end. But he's sorry, my bad, so it's ok. Would someone please explain to me why other drivers, Stewart, Gordon, the Busch Bros. and more, even "Happy" (shudder), get totally crucified even when they admit fault? And don't tell me they never admit fault, because Jr. is not the only "real man" on the curcuit. In my opinion, he uses poor judgement. I love his passion, because I truly believe he is a racer at heart, but I am not caught up in the Earnhardt name and hype. He is a driver with average skills but a heart in the right place. He's a personable, marketable guy, but will not go down in history as one of the best drivers, or he shouldn't, anyway. It's amazing he has 17 wins. Ok, I've put on my armor, let 'er rip.

The difference is Junior can and will admit fault, When Hendrick drivers never do any wrong and it's always someone elses fault accordin to them. Not saying everything is copestetic with Junior wreckin folks, but he was tryin to bumpdraft and he did it in the wrong place. He admitted fault. He is forgiven to an extent. Stewart has admitted fault.. but it's more of him speakin out against something and then turnin around and doing it, case in point, last year he complained about the pushing and shovin on the track and someone was gonna get killed. The next weekend in the 500 he run Kenseth off the track. The Busch Brothers(Dumbo and Dumbo Jr) are just big eared idiots. I don't care for them.