Comments on: In Gordon, Earnhardt saw a star and dollars

By: Nikki

Nikki — Wed, 02 May 2007 13:38:22 +0000

I think some fans just need to grow up. It’s not about hate…
it’s about competition. Every sport has it and that is what
makes it exciting. These drivers might get hot headed at times
but they all respect each other and they should. Each one
of them has had many accomplishments in this sport or they
wouldn’t be where they are with NASCAR!

By: Cybil

Cybil — Wed, 02 May 2007 11:27:54 +0000

Amazing that people could actually believe that Jeff would be being an ass to Dale Sr and his family! They were competitors and yet friends. They respected each other as much as any could. My family has a story to tell about that competition. My son was an Earnhardt fan and daughter a Gordon fan. Back in the late 90’s they both had rugs that were for their rooms showing their respected drivers. Their rooms were across the hall from each other. EVERY DAY I would have to kick the rugs back into their rooms because one would put the rug out which would force the other to kick theirs out too. This went on for a couple years…but when Dale Sr. won his Daytona 500 everything seemed to start changing and before long we were all Earnhardt fans as well as our own favorite drivers too. When Sr. died our whole family was crushed and those 2 teenagers were putting that rug out together. Dale Sr. was a class act and everyone in Nascar knows it…especially his biggest rival and definately a fan Jeff Gordon!

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 02 May 2007 02:11:03 +0000

Amazing…No responses yet to this story. Everyone must be busy cooking up new conspiracy theories or new and improved reasons to hate racers….