hey CHICOBANGS: saying that denny hamlin didn't pass junior because he would anger junior and his fans is ridiculous...junior had driven the higher line all night, that is where he was fast. on the inside a car tends to get bogged down and doesn't get a good run down the straightaway, and junior used that to his advantage, he had been doing it all night...so next time before saying stupid stuff like that, consider that maybe junior did have a better car...after all he did pull away from him didn't he? he did have a 2 second lead before a series of cautions didn't he? honestly
ckast8, this "stupidity" is straight from the horse's mouth (see the eighth question down): "I definitely didn't want to risk cutting a tire or messing him up. Last thing I want to do is wreck Dale Jr... I have a decent fan base now. I don't want to kill it."
Really now chico, I get your point. But in order for Denny to make that pass he would have had to "mess him up" meaning very possably wrecking Jr. Not a good idea for a rookie/teammate. Congrats to the junior E, lets hope there are not many more this season.
It came a week too late
children....opposing views are a strength of a free society. let's PLEASE allow them.
opposing views are a strength of a free society. let's PLEASE allow them. Debating if X is a sport or not isn't adding anything to the thread. Debating if X is a sport is nothing but noise (you're not 'opposing' anything) and will be deleted.
Chicobangs: I gave up on NASCAR this year after several years, finally realising what a joke it is. That comment pretty much confirms I made the right call. "I have a decent fanbase. I don't want to kill it." Good god, with that sort of attitude you have no right to be racing. If you live in fear of upsetting your fans, you are completely compromised and should just quit.
i agree sometimes i think NASCAR is a joke but im just addicted this year.
Congrats to Junior. Hopefully this is a sign of better things to come for him. Last year took a lot out of him and me (at least my wallet).
Chico, maybe you should try wrestling!? GO JUNIOR!
Wait. How did I become the poster child for hating NASCAR? (I'm not the type to wander into threads I don't care about just to shit on them; that's kind of rude.) Dale Jr. was full value for the win. I was happy to see it. And it wasn't my opinion that Hamlin pulled back when he thought he might have had a chance to pass into first; that was an actual quote. I just found it kind of curious.
well its good for nascar that jr wins..plus i remember jr predicting he'd get 6 wins this year..so 1 down 5 to go..git er dun,jr!
Come on just because Hamlin didn't want to wreck Junior doesn't mean he was letting him win because of his popularity. He jsut had a car that was not faster than Jr. Maybe about the same. By trying to pass he might have gotten by him. Most likely wrecking him by bump drafting. It didn't have anything to do with who was in front of him. It was just a driver being courteous and not knocking an equal car out of the way ala the Busch brothers.
It didn't have anything to do with who was in front of him. That's not what Hamlin himself is saying. His quote is pretty clear: he erred on the side of caution because it was Junior. What is weird is that he claims he did it to "save his fan base". Why not invoke regular team orders?
I think more than the fact that it was Junior it was not certain other drivers. Most of the drivers will show courtesy to those who show it back. Junior wouldn't knock him out of the way so he returned the favor.
IT'S GOOD FOR NASCAR if JR WINS??? I thought it was good for NASCAR if the driver with the best car and the will to win was the one who actually won. If it had been Dale Sr in 2nd place he would have drop kicked Jr's ass out of his way. You may recall, Sr was not the most popular kid in class during his time in NASCAR. It was not until after his death that he became such an icon. IT GOOD FOR NASCAR TAHT JR WINS??? well lets just give him the NEXTEL CUP now and not take any chances.
Yea Sr. would have knocked Jr. out of the way. I saw him do it one time. But Jr. isn't really that kind of driver. There once instance in the race where he bumped into someone accidentally. He was immediately on the radio wanting his crew to apologize and tell them it was his fault and he just screwed up. LOL Sr. would have bumped 'em again for good measure and dared 'em to say anything.
Also, I don't know what Hamlin's talking about. "Fan base?" Hell, he doesn't even have his own crock pot.
I really think Hamlin's little quote about not wanting to wreck his fan base was his attempt to make a joke. You know, say something funny that's not meant to be taken seriously? And why am I not suprised the first person to get their panties in a bundle about someone not kissing Junior's butt was someone with the number "8" in their handle? (who the hell is Travis Kvapil? Does his family own Rival, and that's why he's on a crock pot?)
