Earnhardt, Jr returns favor to Busch at Richmond???
Quote selected text Published September 7th, 2008 in NASCAR News
Midway through Sunday’s race at Richmond International Raceway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch found themselves battling for the lead - much the same way the two were in May when Busch ran into Earnhardt Jr. and neither won the race.
This time, it was Earnhardt Jr. who sent Busch spinning and out of contention for the race win. Was it payback?
“No, but it certainly is ironic,” Earnhardt Jr. said.
Busch rallied from a lap down to finish 15th, while Earnhardt Jr. ended up fourth. Busch laid claim to the top seed in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, while Earnhardt Jr. is seeded fourth.
“We got tore up a little bit there, but nothing we could help with that,” said Busch, whose spin was met by a thunderous cheer from the fans on hand. “We had to continue on and soldier on.”
Earnhardt Jr. took the blame.
“I got in too hard into (Turn) 1 and locked the left-front up and pushed in to him and wrecked him,” he said. “It was an accident. Those things seem to happen. Not on purpose, as much as I would like to take credit for it.”
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LOL as much as i wish i could say that was payback it wasnt,but jr shouldnt be taking the blame busch came down on him and jr locked the brakes up to try and avoid hitting him,but then sadler turned busch lmao ,kyle has pi$$ed off to many drivers this year dont be surprised when they start paying him back in the chase i can see him eating the wall several times so good luck shrub your gonna need it.
Ha, yeah…
he’s gonna need a lot of it…especially if that 48 team has any say in the matter.
Even though it was not JR’s fault any more than Schrub’s, He was Man enough to fess Up to the fact that he locked up the front tire and slid into Schrub, Un like when Schrub hit Jr. at the first race and acted like he didn’t do anything wrong. Classy move JR. ………. Kyle take notes!!!!!!!!!
Ehh Shrub really didn’t have anything to fess up to the first time, heck even an overwhelming majority of the fans thought that one was Jrs fault. This time unlike the first time it could have been easily avoided, if Jr wouldn’t have chickened out and hit the brakes, he would have been able to steer down, and while both cars still would have gotten some damage, not like they both got when he locked his front up.
As much as I wish that Dale did send him spinning I went back and looked at 12 frames and saw that Kyle came down on Dale and he like the good gentleman race car driver Dale is locked up the brakes to try to avoid spinning him out but dumb a## Kyle still was pissed off over his own driver mistake.What a loser. I will get 1000 copies made and make a ton in NH on them.
I love it the fans went crazy, what a great race.It just goes to show baby scrub cant handle a car as good as he thinks and I was sitting right there loving every bit of it.
Fisha695 wrote:
I dont know what race you were watching back in may but it was plan as day kyles wheels turned to the right into jr kyle could have easily avoided doing that…as usual when it comes to a earnhardt fisha always has nothing good to say,anyway gkirb2 and howie are right jr had no reason to FESS up to anything but he took the blame when he had no reason too.
ok now evrybody is waiting to see what rowdy has to say about this lol
*cue baby sound*
Fisha695 wrote:
Duh FISHA your another ROWDY. why should Jr. want to avoid spinning him out and he didnt chicken out he was gentleman racing. unlike SCRUB who would have put the bumper to him.
Hey Howie,
I’ll be at the NH race next weekend………I’ll buy one of the pics from ya……..lol
1 Kyle Busch 5080
2 Carl Edwards 5050 -30
3 Jimmie Johnson 5040 -40
4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5010 -70
5 Clint Bowyer 5010 -70
6 Denny Hamlin 5010 -70
7 Jeff Burton 5010 -70
8 Tony Stewart 5000 -80
9 Greg Biffle 5000 -80
10 Jeff Gordon 5000 -80
11 Kevin Harvick 5000 -80
12 Matt Kenseth 5000 -80
Hey ROWDY now look at the points, watch him get kicked off his horse in the coming weeks.
OK since nobody understands what I was talking about I’ll explain.
If Jr would have feathered the throttle and just tapped the breaks instead of jabbing them on locking up his front tires, him and Shrub would have just body slammed (road-racing term) each other through the turn and they both would have came out unscathed.
Instead Jr panicked locked them up, took out Shrub and and messed up his front geometry.
I’m not saying Jr is at fault and that it was more then a racing accident, and I’m not saying that Shrub didn’t have it coming, I’m just saying that from a racing perspective it could have been handled differently.
Fisha695 wrote:
You call yourself a race car driver. lol lol lol.
If you think Jr. panicked you are no race car driver or even know what your talking about. We are not on a road coarse where you ride the brake and keep your foot on the gas. Jr. did just enough to get him out of shape to get back at him. He was great .
LOL LOL LOL
Im glad youll missed me, losers. Youll have been sitting here waiting waiting to see what I have to say so you can try and argue your point. LOL LOL JR is a lil (female dog) once again his inability to drive a car shows. Id rather be hit by someone on purpopse then to be hit by an idiot who cant control his car. Yet youll make all the excuses in the world for him. What I find even more amusing is that after the wreck KB was running awesome lap times, FOR EXAMPLE KB was a lap down racing to get his lap back and it took smoke forever to get catch him and pass him, and KB finished 15th. LOL LOL youll act like that is bad, ill agree its not great but after being a wrecked and going a lap down coming back to 15th place finish, thats good. So go ahead make all the lame excuses of how JR is so good and he is goin to win, BLAH BLAH there are 3 people who are in serious contention for the title at this point, based on the way they have this season and thats the 18,99 and the 48.
Fisha695 wrote:
LOL you say panicked,its not very hard to lock a wheel up at a short track,and besides if kyle hadnt have come down and tried to cut jr off it wouldnt have happened to start with so stop trying to blame jr for kyles own mistake.
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
No Rowdy if it wasnt for the lucky dog he wouldnt have finished on the lead lap.And as far as who is in contention the top 12 is wide open right now. there are no top 3 anymore. look above at the points and you will see that.
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
Hey rowdy 3 people? umm last time i checked hes only 80 points ahead of kenseth who is 12th
KYLE18fan
You idiot, I said based on performance so far this year, there are 3 drivers who are in contention, so dont put words in my mouth. Secondly yes he did get the lucky dog and I never said he didnt either way he was still runnin (WRECKED CAR) lap times faster then SMOKE who was going for 2ND. Not sure if you noticed the but KB had to pass numerous cars to get the lucky dog. So once again he drove an awesome race to finish 15th.
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
I think your the only idiot besides Kyle on here, your the only one that calls people names, that just goes to show you and your hero have no class and that why no one likes you and your a lonely little boy.
TERSA
Dont start, with your ” oh im beside this person who says blah blah blah”.
Lets say KB is a zero with no class, guess what he is still in the points lead with the most wins this season to date, so what does that make your drivers??????? A bunch of talented punks trying to catch a zero, lol lol lol what does that say about them. I find it funny last week everyone was on the edwards band wagon now they are on the JJ bandwagon, lol lol lol edwards did real good didnt he?????? JJ got his 3rd win still 5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,5, more to go before he catches KB (FOR THE SEASON). HATE ALL YOU WANT, at this point he is still in the lead.
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSER
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
Umm
A 30 point lead can be made up in half a race so I wouldnt brag about that. he already shows signs of the pressure
TERESA LOL LOL LOL
So basically you have nothing to say other then the fact the points have been reset, lol lol lol no wonder your man works on a race team he needs time away from you lol lol lol.
Lets start earlier in the season when kb took the points lead, im pretty sure it was less then 30 and he STRETCHED it out, lol lol lol lol lol he might not win but so far he has dobe the best.
ATTN: JR FANS
RAYBESTOS IS HAVING A SALE
Brakes that dont lock, available for any car and any nondriving fool. JR keep on living off your daddy
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
He showed your hero and Denny that if you cant race get out of the way.
PAYBACK is so sweet.
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
Sorry to inform you but I travel with the team every week.
Howie Motorsports Photography wrote:
Id love one of them shots, if you would care to talk, my email is pmalloy4391@gmail.com
HOWIE
LOL LOL DENNY finished 3rd JR was 4th OK enough said.
Teresa,
I bet you do travel with the team every week, every team needs a %$#@!&, well you know what I mean.
Face it JR again showed his inability to drive by locikng up the brakes, and as he says “I tried not to hit him” if it wasnt for his last name he would be nothing
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
ATTN ROWDY? non driving fool how many drivers has shrub wrecked this year but blames others…
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
If your hero or zero could hold his line like the wheel man you say he is than Dale wouldn’t have to hit his brakes.LOL
Every expert analyst agrees that Kyle came down on him and couldnt hold his line.
Lets face it you blame Ron Hornaday, Carl Edwards, Dale Jr. its never Kyles fault.
CRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
Last time i checked jr has 2 championships in a nascar series how many does kyle busch have? ZERO….
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
YOU CANT EVEN SPELL “LOCKING” LET ALONE KNOW WHAT IT MEANS.
1 EARNHARDT IS BETTER THAN 2 BUSCHES PUT TOGETHER.
YOU ARE A JEALOUS LITTLE SCRUB.
WHERE DO I START???????????????
LEE88-20
Guess what somke is a quitter according to hoiwe he basically gave that race up so he wouldnt give toyota or JGR the satisfaction of winning. As for championships Im sorry jr had to spend all that time in the bush series before anyone including his DAD felt comfortable putting him in a cup car.
TERESA
Have i said its never kyles fault, ummmmmmmmm no, but no matter what he says we allknow he has complete car control and if he wrecks someone on purpose we know,uinlike jr where its a toss up, of i locked up or i dint mean to, so where KB blames other pople JR blames his equipment, the same equipment your ole man works on, so whos at fault
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
you just dont get it do you?
This was payback made to look like an accident or arent you smart enough to see that?
And Kyle didnt do nothing when he was at Hendrick because he sucked, the only reason hes doing good after all these years is the TOYOTA!
Kyle couldnt even win a Busch Championship because he couldnt drive worth a crap.
yall are worse than a bunch of teenage girls. but its funny. kyle can drive. he needs to drop his attitude. jr can also drive. but he is a lil overrated. he stayed in the busch series so long beacause back in those days that wat people did. no young kid was thrown into a cup car. so that answers that. kyle needs to shut up an jus drive. which hes been pretty good bout that lately. and uh jr is not livin under his daddys name anymore. if he was then the grandstands would be budwieser red still. he doin his own thing.
FOR ALL OF YOU THAT THINK KYLE IS A WHEEL MAN YOU MUST WATCH THIS AND THEN COMMENT ON WHAT YOU SEE HERE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWtQwjerwL4
OH AND LETS NOT FORGET THIS MOVE OF KYLES ANOTHER MUST SEE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whTbJ0X7VPI
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LMAO so true and to take his own brother out nice piece of driving there kyle.
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
Complete car control? lmao watch the video of him wrecking his brother oh and the countless drivers hes wrecked this year in 3 different series give me a break complete car control
strech wrote:
Very true.. he was actually being more mature in his interview after the race than I thought. I really thought Stewart was going to win, but Johnson won without driving dirty so congrats to him. I believe it was both Jr. and Kyle’s fault. Jr. drove in to hard and locked up his brakes and Kyle came down into him unknowingly. Stuff like that happens and you a lot of you guys seem to drag something out like this even though the drivers probably already forgot about this and are moving on. Only cry babies I’m seeing is most of you fans.
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Now that is that just goes to show he cant race
wrote:
Yee Haa Kyles driving school, let me show you how to take your big brother out with a single non thinking non racing pass in your a@#.
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Yee Haa Welcome to Kyles driving School where I can teach you how to take out another driver in just one non thinkin, non driving dumb a#@ pass up your a#@
Howie Motorsports Photography wrote:
And he’s a big-time driver and you’re still a nobody. Keep up the pissing and moaning.
RedDevil wrote:
I hate to tell you but He’s a big time zero and I do get more respect when I walk around the garage area then he does. He wasnt even racing when I was working with the greatest driver ever in this sport.
Howie Motorsports Photography wrote:
That’s funny because I’ve seen more immature comments from you on this blog than any comments Kyle has said. 8 wins this season and you’re calling him a big-time zero. If you haven’t noticed he’s still a young driver and has more years of driving to go, which he will become more mature overtime. Well I’ve said my 2 cents. Conversation ended.
Rowdy busch got loose big deal.
Howie,
LOL LOL LOL LOL you get more respect, does it really make you feel better to come on here and tell everyone how mush respect you get, and who you know, and blah blah blah, get over yourself. As for him not even racing in the sport when “the greatest drivers” ever were, know you want to bash him because he wasnt born soon enough lol lol. Guess what people get old and move on there will always be a rotation of drivers.
REDDEVIL said it HOWIE
LOL LOL LOL Still a nobody, intil you come here and tell everyone what you do and who you know, this must be your outlet to make you feel better about yourself
NASCAR VICTORY LANE
Jr said, “I got in there to hard, and really just me going down in there and making a mistake”
So go ahead JR fans pull out all your youtube links and do whatever, JR said he made a mistake. KB was still turning awesome laptimes after that.
Unfortunately, You cant stand it when people like me in the media state the facts about your driver and your just like your driver immature and cant stand it when you lose but you will find out he will lose a lot more because he was losing until his little hot streak this year. And I feel great about myself, its you that does not feel good about yourself that’s why you sit on here and call everyone names and you don’t even listen when people tell you your acting like a jerk you just come back with more insults against them. You need to grow up just like your driver.
“Yee Haa Welcome to Kyles driving School where I can teach you how to take out another driver in just one non thinkin, non driving dumb a#@ pass up your a#@”
That came from you HOWIE so who throws the insults? We all dont sit here and act like your better then everyone cause your not, as for you being part of the being part of the media, some of the stuff you say on here as the comment you made above is very very very unprofessional. The media is suppose to be unbiased, and professional. FOR EXAMPLE look at jimmy Spencer when he has to interview kUrt Busch after there history, he is professional about it. What media people say behind closed doros is there own business but to come to a public forum and voice a biased opinion is unprofessional. The rest of us here are fans we can voice our opinion, the rivalry is enjoyed probably as much as seeing there drivers win. I love being a jerk, but guess what im not a jerk at work or in relation to my job.
So your telling me KB has always done bad, until this year and his little hot streak. LOL LOL your right he is horrible and I cant beleive hired himLOL LOL Guess what they did hire him and he is doing, is a hot streak maybe, and im sure there are plenty of other fans that wish there driver would have a hot streak. Dont bash the man cause he is doing good. Bash him cause his attitude sucks, bash him cause hes ugly, but you cant take away what he has accomplished this year.
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
I never said I was better than anyone else you just cant stand it when we talk about your driver and everything we say is true.I can say anything I want on here just like David Poole, Moody, Bagman, Chocolate, and DW. As you once said this is our right FREEDOM OF SPEECH. you just cant handle it. There is nothing I say on here that is unprofessional and even if it was thats my right.
can say when they are on the radio
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
There you go again putting words in peoples mouth. Dale never said he made a mistake ever in his interview.
He said he was racing him pretty hard and he felt he had the faster car and that if he wanted to wreck him he wouldn’t do it just a little so he could come back at him later he would really wreck him.
LOL LOL LOL
MOODY, POOLE and so on do voice there opinions but they do it in a far more professional way then you do. You are correct freedom of speech is awesome, but you who are in te media should be more proffesional then your average fan. Also I dont have an issue with people saying about KB until, you attempt to take away from his accomplishments this year because you dont like him that is crazy. As for you saying nothing unprofessional LOL LOL
“”Yee Haa Welcome to Kyles driving School where I can teach you how to take out another driver in just one non thinkin, non driving dumb a#@ pass up your a#@”’
Thats very professional comment your right LOL LOL LOL give me a break.
Like i said earlier bash KB all you want on his attitude or looks or whatever, but you cant take away from what he has done this season, which is far more then anyone adn thats why he leads the points.
HOWIE
He did say that on nascar victory lane, not his interview after the race on victory lane, he started out by laughing saying how he ended the edwards and bush rivalry then he said he was racing KB and he got in to hard locked them adn hit him, he also said it wasnt that much of it hit and kb wasnt damaged that much, then he said it was his fault he made a mistake.
I think you should look to see who used the word MISTAKE, it was your buddy Kyle
Earnhardt tried to play the confrontation off as just a simple racing incident – the same thing Busch called their spring “get-together.” But Junior left enough ambiguity that the little smirk on his face may have told a more telling tale.
“If I wreck somebody, I ain’t going to leave him in good enough shape to come back and get me in the same race, so that wasn’t really my intention,” Earnhardt said. “I really ain’t never wrecked anybody on purpose. I can go back and remember a couple of times, but if I wanted to do it, I would do it really, really good.”
But, Earnhardt conceded – with a smile on his face – the reaction of the crowd after he and Busch got together Sunday “was pretty impressive.”
While many of Earnhardt’s fans were all but salivating at the chance of their heartthrob getting payback for the May incident, the reality is it was just a simple racing incident where two cars attempted to occupy a space big enough for only one.
“I knew he was back there,” Busch said of Earnhardt. “I knew he was on my quarter panel. I tried to make sure that I was leaving enough room down there so if there was a chance for a mistake, that he had enough room to gather it back up.
“But unfortunately there wasn’t enough room there and we got together, and, no, there was no discussion (that Earnhardt might intentionally seek revenge for the May incident) before the race.”
Earnhardt pretty much saw it the same way.
“It was an accident that it happened,” Earnhardt said.
Howie, how can I get ahold of you concerning getting a photo? Obviously I am willing to pay for it. Please let me know
ganjadude wrote:
I have your e-mail. As soon as this silly test is over here Ill e-mail you.
ROWDY and HOWIE
I have never posted before but you to are ridiculous. Howie I hate to say this cause normally I agree with you but I did see Jr. say that on Victory Lane. I do not remember word for word his exact quote, but he did say he got in to hard and locked up and that it was his mistake.
Howie,
Since your in the media, I was wondering if you could help me. I assume by your name you could point me in the right direction. At the races I use to see the souvenir hauler with framed photos. Do you know anything about that or is there somewhere I can go online to get them. Thanks if you can help.
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
18 wins on the cup level and 2 Busch series Championships is not riding on a last name.
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
This is not National radio, This is a racing blog. I can say what ever I want. Just like anyone else on here.
As far as what Kyle has done, he has not done anything special like your trying to tell everyone.
He has 8 wins, big deal Carl has 6 wins, Jimmy has 4 wins, what has Kyle done that makes him stand out? Nothing, he won a few races, thats what he gets paid to do.
AMP88/LOWES48 wrote:
That was the NASCAR IMAGES trailer and Kiosk, they didn’t do enough business to pay the 5500. rent every weekend and they are no longer out here
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Do they have a website or do you know of a place I can purchase pictures from. I would love to get some of the new C.O.T.
ROWDY WROTE
Im glad youll missed me, losers. Youll have been sitting here waiting waiting to see what I have to say so you can try and argue your point. LOL LOL JR is a lil (female dog) once again his inability to drive a car shows. Id rather be hit by someone on purpopse then to be hit by an idiot who cant control his car. Yet youll make all the excuses in the world for him. What I find even more amusing is that after the wreck KB was running awesome lap times, FOR EXAMPLE KB was a lap down racing to get his lap back and it took smoke forever to get catch him and pass him, and KB finished 15th. LOL LOL youll act like that is bad, ill agree its not great but after being a wrecked and going a lap down coming back to 15th place finish, thats good. So go ahead make all the lame excuses of how JR is so good and he is goin to win, BLAH BLAH there are 3 people who are in serious contention for the title at this point, based on the way they have this season and thats the 18,99 and the 48.
YOUR THE FIRST ONE TO BASH A DRIVER ON EVERY FORUM.
You show it right here by calling Jr. a lil female dog and an idiot, then you wonder why people hate you on here.
YOUR THE FIRST ONE ALL THE TIME.
Kyle has a target on his back for all the people he has wrecked this year in every series. He is not a great driver and never will be.
Dale Jr. has more class and a bigger fan base and more friends then Kyle will ever have and he is liked my EVERYONE of his fellow drivers and team owners.
You are a sore loser and a jealous pup like Kyle is.
Kyle lost his ride because he is a quitter like when he wrecked his car and Jr. had to finish the race for him, that was the beginning of the end for him.Kyles team loved it and so did the fans.He is a joke he does not even get along with his brother because he is so jealous of him and what he has done in the past.
He has no family values and that makes him a loser.
teresa88fan wrote:
YOUR THE FIRST ONE TO BASH A DRIVER ON EVERY FORUM.
You show it right here by calling Jr. a lil female dog and an idiot, then you wonder why people hate you on here.
YOUR THE FIRST ONE ALL THE TIME.
Kyle has a target on his back for all the people he has wrecked this year in every series. He is not a great driver and never will be.
Dale Jr. has more class and a bigger fan base and more friends then Kyle will ever have and he is liked my EVERYONE of his fellow drivers and team owners.
You are a sore loser and a jealous pup like Kyle is.
Kyle lost his ride because he is a quitter like when he wrecked his car and Jr. had to finish the race for him, that was the beginning of the end for him.Kyles team loved it and so did the fans.He is a joke he does not even get along with his brother because he is so jealous of him and what he has done in the past.
He has no family values and that makes him a loser.
Sorry but he is a great driver. He just needs to change his attitude like his brother has (I think).
TERESA
LOL LOL words of wisdom again. Kyle has no target on his back, adn he is a great driver. Im confused why you say he sucks so bad yet he is doing better then your driver, so what does that make your driver??? He didnt lose his ride because he’s a quitter he lost it because Hendrick knew the amount of money Jr would bring to the table with sponsors. All i hear is how Jr is going to dominate since he is a real team, so far he hasnt dominated. A bigger fan base and friends lol lol what is this the BFF network, and jr inherited his fan base. What do I have to be a sore loser about. KB got dumped went a lap down, had to pass numerous cars to get the lucky dog, then came back and finished 15th lol thats awesome. Go ahead and talk the crap you want, but you cant say anyhting about what hes done this year so bash all you wany. Memeber there was a time where people hated stewart like they hate kyle and people came around to smoke as he matured same will happen here.
Umm, I beg to differ but there are a lot of drivers in all the series who have bones to pick with Kyle. That’s what yesterday was about.
He is not a great driver, he has not done nothing to even make him a good driver.
He only has 12 Cup wins and Jr. has 18 Cup wins and 2 Busch Championships which make Jr. a better driver.
Rick didn’t hire Jr. because of the money. Jimmy and Jeff wanted him gone because he was trouble for the organization.
Hendricks agreement with Jr. states that Jr. makes all the profits off all merchandise sales and Hendrick makes zero.
He didn’t inherit any fan base, most of his dads fans never when with him or Kevin.
When you come up with something that is the truth then you can talk but you havent yet.
TERESA
There are alot of drivers who may have issues, to say he has a target that everyone is aiming for him is absurd. Yesterday and Jr said was an accident and if it was intentional then he got paybacks, woo hoo i had not effect on anything Kb wasnt going to win that race, so he wouldnt received 10 more points, to add on to his 8. As for jr having 18 mins do you realize if KB gets one more win this year, he will have won half as many races as JR has in 10 seasons, lol thats only impressive to KB. I didnt say he hired him because of the merchandise, I said he was hired becuase of the sponsorship he could get. Large amounts of money were paid out to sponsor JR and that goest HMS. As for you saying JR didnt inherit, what a joke, if his last name wasn’t Earnhardt he would be a regular mediocre driver, with a regular fan base. Since his dad was one of the greats people have a false hope jr will do the same, and he’s nothing close to his dad.
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
Nothing of what you write makes any sense, you talk like you have a mouth full of M&Ms. Teresa is right, There are drivers gunning for Kyle and Thats what happens when you dont earn respect on the track, Carl said that when he put the bump and run on him at Bristol he asked himself would Kyle do it to him and the answer was yes.Matt Crafton, Ron Hornaday are just a few who would like to do damage to Kyle.Dale Jr. is his own man and he has his own fans, not his dads or anyone elses. just because his last name is Earnhardt does not mean nothing, if that was the case Kerry would be a superstar too.As far as Rick he could get a 25million dollar contract for any driver and Jr. picked Rick, not Rick picked Jr.
So funny how all you depend on the new chase points system to get your driver back in the hunt to win a championship.
EXACTLY KYLE fan
Kyle fan wrote:
Its no different from any other professional playoff system. whats the matter you afraid your driver wont win anymore. your right we could leave NH win a new points leader.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQa0jPvACAs
let me spit some stats for you all
in 4 years of fulll time Cup
Busch has 12 wins 14 top5 68 top 10s
In 9 years of Cup
Jr has 18 wins 84 top 5 134 top 10
As you can see, Busch is spanking him as far as wins and top 10s
You dont have to like the kid, just respect his ability that he obviously has
And before anyone points out that Jr is still leading him in the stats,
keep in mind Junior has an extra 5 YEARS on Kyle Busch in Cup…
Im sure in 5 years Busch will be able to exceed those stats
Kyle fan wrote:
my pt to how jeff lost the title…putting jimmie back in the hunt
TheTru7h wrote:
Ive never said kyle isnt having a good season but people should stop claiming him God over 1 season,heres a stat to prove my point in 2003 ryan newman won 8 races he was the next best thing,but since then his career has disappeared like a fart in the wind.
Howie Motorsports Photography wrote:
Thats a good point howie, its a so called playoff just like new england only losing 1 game the superbowl would they did in the regular season didnt matter.
Busch has finished top 10 in points the last 3 out of 4 years
Newman has only managed 3/6
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
??????????????????
Show me the quote, where scrub admits to a mistake? You will not find it, because he does not have the sack to do it!
SAM you forgot that any incident involving Busch isn’t his fault
SAM
The person who admitted the mistake was JR, no KB.
NASCAR VICTORY LANE
LOL LOL Humpy said it best, Kb can flat drive the wheels of a car. and he said he can drive with total reckless abandon adn thats something has been missing since his friend DALE SR dies. Im sure everyone is going to what argue what HUMPY said and HOWIE will say how humpy doesnt know what hed talking about. Well i think ill take humpys word.
Right now the points look like this
1 Kyle Busch 5080
2 Carl Edwards 5050 -30
3 Jimmie Johnson 5040 -40
4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5010 -70
5 Clint Bowyer 5010 -70
6 Denny Hamlin 5010 -70
7 Jeff Burton 5010 -70
8 Tony Stewart 5000 -80
9 Greg Biffle 5000 -80
10 Jeff Gordon 5000 -80
11 Kevin Harvick 5000 -80
12 Matt Kenseth 5000 -80
At the end of the season it will look like this
1 Carl Edwards
2 Jimmy Johnson
3 Greg Biffle
4 Jeff Burton
5 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
6 Matt Kenseth
7 Kyle Busch
8 Tony Stewart
9 Jeff Gordon
10 Kevin Harvick
11 Clint Bowyer
12 Denny Hamlin
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
I think you should look to see who used the word MISTAKE, it was your buddy Kyle
Earnhardt tried to play the confrontation off as just a simple racing incident – the same thing Busch called their spring “get-together.” But Junior left enough ambiguity that the little smirk on his face may have told a more telling tale.
“If I wreck somebody, I ain’t going to leave him in good enough shape to come back and get me in the same race, so that wasn’t really my intention,” Earnhardt said. “I really ain’t never wrecked anybody on purpose. I can go back and remember a couple of times, but if I wanted to do it, I would do it really, really good.”
But, Earnhardt conceded – with a smile on his face – the reaction of the crowd after he and Busch got together Sunday “was pretty impressive.”
While many of Earnhardt’s fans were all but salivating at the chance of their heartthrob getting payback for the May incident, the reality is it was just a simple racing incident where two cars attempted to occupy a space big enough for only one.
“I knew he was back there,” Busch said of Earnhardt. “I knew he was on my quarter panel. I tried to make sure that I was leaving enough room down there so if there was a chance for a mistake, that he had enough room to gather it back up.
“But unfortunately there wasn’t enough room there and we got together, and, no, there was no discussion (that Earnhardt might intentionally seek revenge for the May incident) before the race.”
Earnhardt pretty much saw it the same way.
“It was an accident that it happened,” Earnhardt said.
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
Humpy is a great guy but he is just a promoter and granted he was a long time friend of Sr. but he would never compare reckless Kyle to skill that Sr. drove with.
WOOOPS
I was wrong HUMPY said that on THIS WEEK IN NASCAR, and that is what he said and before you attempt to disect what you think or what you wanted him to say why not go watch it, and humpy was a promoter but has since stepped down, so i doubt he was promotoing. As for what JR said on victory lane again watch, you already had one of your followers say you were wrong.
HOWIE
LOL you cant quote Earnhardt can you, lol lol all you can say is eranhardt pretty much saw it the same way Of course hes going to say ti was anccident, when he admitted to intetnionally spinning out to get a caution, he got docked 25 points so why would he admit to spinning someone. Either way Im glad you took the time to quote KB maybe you should quote JR and get the entire story not half
Again are you blind or cant you read these are the quotes of Dale and Kyle
I think you should look to see who used the word MISTAKE, it was your buddy Kyle
Earnhardt tried to play the confrontation off as just a simple racing incident – the same thing Busch called their spring “get-together.” But Junior left enough ambiguity that the little smirk on his face may have told a more telling tale.
“If I wreck somebody, I ain’t going to leave him in good enough shape to come back and get me in the same race, so that wasn’t really my intention,” Earnhardt said. “I really ain’t never wrecked anybody on purpose. I can go back and remember a couple of times, but if I wanted to do it, I would do it really, really good.”
But, Earnhardt conceded – with a smile on his face – the reaction of the crowd after he and Busch got together Sunday “was pretty impressive.”
While many of Earnhardt’s fans were all but salivating at the chance of their heartthrob getting payback for the May incident, the reality is it was just a simple racing incident where two cars attempted to occupy a space big enough for only one.
“I knew he was back there,” Busch said of Earnhardt. “I knew he was on my quarter panel. I tried to make sure that I was leaving enough room down there so if there was a chance for a mistake, that he had enough room to gather it back up.
“But unfortunately there wasn’t enough room there and we got together, and, no, there was no discussion (that Earnhardt might intentionally seek revenge for the May incident) before the race.”
Earnhardt pretty much saw it the same way.
“It was an accident that it happened,” Earnhardt said.
Now quit being a child and read it for yourself and then you will see who said what!!!
LOL OH I CAN READ
You just need to put the entire quote in there instead of trying sway this as you have done in the past.
THATS CLOSE
you left out the part where Jr said he got in there to heavy and got into him, but ill settle for that. Guess we can argue now about what humpy said, he basically said kyle is a wheel man lol lol lol and he couldnt be more right
You really are a idiot I have to say, for the last time here it is and there is nothing left out your just a baby.
RICHMOND, Va. – It had all the earmarks of out-and-out revenge.
Kyle Busch was in the lead as of Lap 212 during Sunday’s rescheduled Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway, just ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr., before contact between the two sent Busch into the wall and eventually a 15th-place finish.
It was virtually the same set of circumstances that took place in May’s race at RIR – only the roles were reversed. In that event, Earnhardt was leading late in the race, having dominated much of it, when he cut down on Busch. Contact occurred and Earnhardt went sailing away.
In May, Earnhardt fans booed Busch mercilessly for seemingly intentionally putting Junebug into the wall and keeping him from breaking what had been the longest winless streak of his Cup career.
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To his credit, Earnhardt – who suggested Busch might need security to leave the track that day after that incident – could have fueled the fire even more and blasted Busch, but chose not to.
“I was going for the win and just ended up on the hook today,” Earnhardt said at the time. “I’m just disappointed.”
Sunday, Busch got the worse of it, cutting down on Earnhardt and getting clipped. That sent him into the wall and essentially ended any shot Busch had at winning the race.
“Was that revenge?” Busch asked, repeating a question that was posed to him by a reporter. “Who knows?”
Earnhardt tried to play the confrontation off as just a simple racing incident – the same thing Busch called their spring “get-together.” But Junior left enough ambiguity that the little smirk on his face may have told a more telling tale.
“If I wreck somebody, I ain’t going to leave him in good enough shape to come back and get me in the same race, so that wasn’t really my intention,” Earnhardt said. “I really ain’t never wrecked anybody on purpose. I can go back and remember a couple of times, but if I wanted to do it, I would do it really, really good.”
But, Earnhardt conceded – with a smile on his face – the reaction of the crowd after he and Busch got together Sunday “was pretty impressive.”
While many of Earnhardt’s fans were all but salivating at the chance of their heartthrob getting payback for the May incident, the reality is it was just a simple racing incident where two cars attempted to occupy a space big enough for only one.
“I knew he was back there,” Busch said of Earnhardt. “I knew he was on my quarter panel. I tried to make sure that I was leaving enough room down there so if there was a chance for a mistake, that he had enough room to gather it back up.
“But unfortunately there wasn’t enough room there and we got together, and, no, there was no discussion (that Earnhardt might intentionally seek revenge for the May incident) before the race.”
Earnhardt pretty much saw it the same way.
“It was an accident that it happened,” Earnhardt said.
Then again, if he didn’t want to run afoul of NASCAR president Mike Helton, what else could Junior say, other than to spin things in a positive fashion, right?
“I felt like I was a little quicker and was gaining on him a little bit on each corner, and I was on the bottom real tight and that wasn’t going to get by him,” Earnhardt said. “So I moved up to get next to him and race him hard, and I got down into (Turn 1) too hard and got into the quarter panel and spun him out.
“This is the deal: He might have come down, you know, whatever, but it’s really the guys on the inside’s job to take care of the guy on the outside. It’s not his job to move out of my way even if I’m on his left rear quarter panel.”
Busch seemed to give Earnhardt the benefit of the doubt.
“(It was) hard racing,” Busch said. “I was leading the race and it’s just unfortunate that things happened that way.”
But given that he’s already on probation for another four races from the run-in with Carl Edwards following the race at Bristol two weeks ago, what else could Busch say?
Yet as gentlemanly as they were in their explanation of what wound up being nowhere near as controversial an incident as the May tête-à-tête between the pair, one question comes to mind: Was this truly the end of what began in May, or just a sample of more to come?
Check back once Busch’s probation expires following the fourth race of the Chase at Talladega next month.
It might just be a whole different ballgame.
Veteran motorsports writer Jerry Bonkowski is Yahoo! Sports’ NASCAR columnist. Send Jerry a question or comment for potential use in a future column or webcast.
LOL LOL
Jr possibly took kb away from his 9th win of the season, and when kb dumped jr he took him away from his 2nd win fo the season, maybe jr didnt want kb to get his 9th win of the season, and accomplish half of jr’s career in one season.
I think Howie said Carl Edwards is the next champion and Kyle will finish 7. Interesting. You think Kyles tallent is going to go away? No matter what happens Kyle has had a hell of a year, and nobody even you Howie can take that away!
Wow 98 (now 99) responses and most of them are people arguing with each other…. This site really really needs a message board and it needs one fast…. l0l
Howie Junior admitted he made a mistake in the last few lines;
“Earnhardt Jr. took the blame.
“I got in too hard into (Turn) 1 and locked the left-front up and pushed in to him and wrecked him,”
He made a mistake, get over it and move on.
Please.
And as far as this site needing a message board…
WHAT DO YOU THINK is GOING to HAPPEN when you type such a
PROVOCATIVE HEADLINE LIKE THE ONE ABOVE…
“Earnhardt returns favor to Busch?”
Of COURSE your going to get heated Earnhardt fans in here defending their driver blindly
right until the end.
Fisha695 wrote:
I agree with you Fisha! I come on here to check out the news and rumors and to read on a few of the comments and im starting to see that it’s mostly arguing about who’s the better driver, who’s overrated and all that BS! Kenneth is there anyway you can start up a message board?
And im not trying to start anything up again but every driver is good in thier own rite. Im just jealous of them because they do what we all would wish we can do on a daily basis. So I will still cheer for my favorite and root against the ones I don’t like but damn it I respect every single driver out there…I’ve said my peace!
Fisha695 wrote:
It has been tried already!
I am not here to bash Kyle or Junior. I just want to say Kyle has given off some bad karma and with that what goes around comes around. I don’t dislike Kyle but I do think he has a lot to learn on the track. He whines about how others bump and run (Carl at Bristol) and never takes the blame. Junior was just in the right place at the right time for that bad karma to come back to Kyle. You know it’s like a boomerang. Now they all pretty much start off equal–yeah bonus points but Kyle could loose those in one DNF. My money to win the title is on Carl or Jimmie. They are gentlemen. The others will race them with respect. It’s like Mark Martin has said for years, Jeff Burton as well. You have to race others as you want to be raced. Many have taken that advice–Carl, Jimmie, Junior–even Smoke. Clint Bowyer has made his share of enemies at times this year as well, Denny as well. I like them both but they’ve got to give respect to get it. Carl isn’t afraid to race someone the way they race him and for that his chances bode well to win. Jimmie will race them like a gentleman and that too makes him a champion not just in cup but in life.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That had to be a mirage! baby shrub is perfect! He didn’t just spin the nicest guy in racing!
LilEfan wrote:
Ill be there from thursday on. If you e-mail me at motorsportsphotography@yahoo.com and leave you cell number Ill meet up with you.
Earnhardt ready to race for 1st Cup championship
LOUDON, N.H. (AP)—Dale Earnhardt Jr. has 18 career victories, more than $52 million in winnings and a perpetual hold on NASCAR’s most popular driver award.
The only thing missing from his resume is a coveted Cup championship.
What would adding that elusive title mean?
“It would improve my overall awesomeness,” Earnhardt declared.
Awesomeness?
“Yeah. I worked on greatness for a while,” he explained, “but I tapped it out.”
The quest for “awesomeness” begins Sunday at New Hampshire International Speedway, where Earnhardt starts the Chase for the championship seeded fourth in the 12-driver field.
After a one-year absence, he’s back in the title hunt and couldn’t be more thrilled to be among the contenders. And there’s no doubt whatsoever his enthusiasm is genuine.
Earnhardt was in a fantastic mood during NASCAR’s two-day swing through New York City to promote the Chase, and tales of his humorous exploits and one-liners followed him from stop-to-stop as teammates Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson asked for constant updates.
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When Junior is on, everyone wants to be part of the show.
And if he has it his way, the next 10 weeks will be an all-star performance.
He’s statistically had better seasons—“I won six races in 2004, remember?”—but Earnhardt revealed this week he believes he lost the championship that year because he wasn’t prepared to win one. He finished fifth in the final points standings that season, the first year of the Chase, and can rattle off a list of mistakes he made down the stretch that took him out of title contention.
He still drove for Dale Earnhardt Inc. back then, and before this season, it was his last legitimate chance to win a title. He missed the Chase in 2005, was a non-factor fifth in 2006, and missed it again last year in his final season driving for his late father’s race team.
Now he’s with mighty Hendrick Motorsports, where Earnhardt has the equipment, support and freedom from both the pressure and drama that he was saddled with at DEI.
Everything is finally equal for Earnhardt, personally and professionally, and it shows.
“I think he’s got a lot more confidence this year,” said two-time series champion Tony Stewart. “He’s always been confident off the track, but I think you see it in his driving on the track that he’s got a renewed confidence that I don’t think we’ve seen the last few years.”
Kevin Harvick, who had the unenviable task of taking over the late Earnhardt’s ride following his 2001 death, has also noticed a change in Junior this season that he equates to cutting ties with DEI and the troubled relationship he had with stepmother, Teresa.
“He seems a lot more relaxed than what he used to be,” Harvick said. “There is probably a lot more stress with the family business and having to answer to his dad’s name, and I can kind of relate to that. It’s getting into a situation where he is in more control of his own career and it’s got to feel more comfortable and more rewarding than the situation that he was in before.”
The pressure still remains, though, coming square at him from a rabid fan base that demands the son of the seven-time champion to add a title or two to his name.
Now.
He’s ready for it.
Tony Stewart gets ready for pr…
AP - Sep 13, 2:00 pm EDT
“I love the pressure. That means I’m in the middle of it,” he said. “I wouldn’t change anything about my world as far as in this garage and how I’m treated by my friends and drivers, and really what my position is in this sport. I wouldn’t give it up for nothing.”
At 33 years old and in the best equipment of his life, Earnhardt no longer has any excuses for falling short in his goals. He’s come up empty every year, admitting that he’s put winning the championship on his list in each of his previous eight full seasons.
“I’m probably only at about 50 percent in meeting my goals,” he said. “I’d like to change that number.”
Car owner Rick Hendrick is eager to help Earnhardt succeed, but intimated in the closing laps of last week’s race at Richmond that the driver needs to take a large share of responsibility in achieving his goals. As Earnhardt rattled off a laundry list of things he “needs” for the 10-race Chase, Hendrick got on the radio to remind the driver “you get paid a lot of money to overcome some of that.”
Now it’s up to him and crew chief/cousin Tony Eury Jr. to step up to the challenge.
Tony Stewart smiles as he gets…
AP - Sep 13, 1:59 pm EDT
There’s been times when this entire season has been tough. From the mounting stress of a 76-race winless streak that he finally snapped in June, a budding rivalry with NASCAR’s hottest driver, Kyle Busch, and the constant criticism Eury has faced from Earnhardt’s ardent fan base.
He’s fiercely loyal to his cousin, who left job security at DEI to follow Earnhardt to Hendrick, and pours his heart and soul into giving Junior fast race cars. But calling races is hard, and everyone is an armchair quarterback ready to pounce when Eury makes a questionable decision.
“There are times when he simply can not win. No decision he makes is going to be the right one,” Earnhardt said. “And the fans have been pretty rough on him this year. But I lean on him. He’s my man and I think he’s the best in the business for me.
“I want to win with him. I don’t want to go to the race track and see any other driver celebrating in Victory Lane with my cousin.”
They’ve celebrated just once together this season, but if Earnhardt has his way, they’ll throw the biggest party of them all after hoisting the championship trophy 10 weeks from now.
“We’re ready,” he said. “I’ve got a great team, I love my guys, I love working for Rick. There’s no reason why we can’t win this thing.”
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
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Now look who is the loser (WHO YOU SAY???) You & Your driver Shrubby, ha, ha, ha, Shrubby 8th Junebug 4th, the good man upstairs is paying the Shrubby back, keep it up Rowdy Dowdy, the good man will pay you back, LOL, LOL, LOL………….☺☺☺☺☺☺
ANONYMOUS,,,
Personally I cant stand ROWDY cause of some of the stuff he says, although he does bring up good points he just doesn’t present it in the most tactful way. He is a rough sometimes on things he says, but the rest of you’ll who post n the regular basis are to. To say the good man upstairs is paying shrubby back, please give me and the rest of us a break, thats the most nonsense I have ever heard. I can not stand Kyle Busch although he is extremely talented, and he deserves alot of credit for his driving and very little credit for his attitude. To attempt to make a joke about Kyle Busch being in 8th and JR in 4th, Busch is only 24 point behind JR and 74 behind Edwards that can be made by a good team in one race, there chances are not as good, but I would not count out that 18 team.
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You want to tell me why he lost the lead then in just one race?
I still think the good man upstairs is still the boss, NO NONSENSE HERE……..
He lost the lead in one race, because of the format of the chase. If the points had not been reset he would still be in the lead by a sizeable margin. Since the points were reset, this is what all drivers just not Kyle Busch has to look forward to especially in the begining while the points are still close. Like I said personally I cant stand Kyle Busch but you act like he is out of it, and he should not be counted out. This team has been one of the hottest teams all season and for anyone to over look them would be a crucial mistake. I assume your a JR fan, need you forget the altercations he has on the track, as all drivers have had. so to say that “GOD: is paying him back is stupid, I would hope the man upstairs is a little more worried about more serious issues in this worl then, altering the outcome of a race.
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, KYLE IS A LOSER, LOSER, LOSER
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, KYLE IS NOT A WHEELMAN, HES A IN THE WALL MAN
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, NO MORE INTERVIEWS WITH KYLE, WE HAVE A NEW POINTS LEADER
Karma’s a B and Accidents happen. Too bad cry Baby K Busch was able to finish the race………….. Where’s the 42 when you need him.
Fisha695 wrote:
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WOW Fisha I didn’t know you became a professional driver!!!
Fisha695 wrote:
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I forgot to put Ehhhhhhhh Fisha, LOL…
Fisha695 wrote:
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A true wanna be professional race car drivers quote here…
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
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Another wanna be race drivers quote…
What you gonna put on your car Rowdy Pouty for a sponsor Tootsie Roll?
Are U reading this anonymous?
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
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WOW Rowdy Pouty you spelled idiot right as it’s your middle name, oh by the way 15th Loser like you!!!
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
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For your information big dummy Rowdy Pouty Bushy Bean wins don’t matter, POINTS DO, ha, ha, Your Bushy Bean is losing and as I watched happy hour practice today, bushy beans car sucks, so it will suck tomorrow, mark my words, he will lose the race tomorrow, ha, ha, ha, ha…
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
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Are U saying Busch is a name?
Jr has worked for everything he has, name has nothing to do with it.
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
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What is a pople? what doe’s dint mean? and what doe’s uinlike mean?
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the only reason hes doing good after all these years is the TOYOTA!
OR MAGNETS, if anyone has noticed or not I have that since the magnet deal came out in the open, Kyle Dumbush is starting to suck!!!
Get rid of the magnets in the cup before we are busted there next…
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Both of those video’s speaks the truth, NOT A WHEEL MAN!!!
Howie Motorsports Photography wrote:
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And the greatest driver ever award goe’s to: Ralph Dale Earnhardt the Intimidator…
Even better than the King…
RedDevil wrote:
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Howie is not the only one saying zero, I am saying it too….ZERO, ZERO, Double ZERO…
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At least junebug admits he makes a mistake, Kyle Dumbush blames everyone for what happens, never Kyles fault is it Rowdy Pouty????
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Me too Howie, let me know…
Howie Motorsports Photography wrote:
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Mine is sterlingcat12001@comcast.net
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Maybe this will help.
sales@NASCARImages.com
Email them your question and see…
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RedDevil wrote:
Sorry but he is a great driver. He just needs to change his attitude like his brother has (I think).
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Great where???
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I doubt this very much never, never will he be liked…
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Seems to me I’ve read this somewhere…
Rick didn’t hire Jr. because of the money. Jimmy and Jeff wanted him gone because he was trouble for the organization.
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Don’t forget Edwards said Dumbush has done it before, that’s why he did the bump & run…
ROWDY BUSH wrote:
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You are definately hearing things, Jr didn’t admit it was a mistake, he said it was plain racing, unlike Kyle would cry about it and put the blame on others…