Comments on: Jarrett looks for answers in season of frustration http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/ The place for NASCAR news and rumors where the discussion rages... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:24:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Hunkerdown http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19792 Hunkerdown Sun, 29 Jul 2007 23:58:10 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19792 MWR paid DJ with Toyota's deep pockets, it's well documented Breanna they have done this in other forms motorsports in the past that they were involved in. How's that for facts? How do you say it "Prove me wrong!!" MWR paid DJ with Toyota’s deep pockets, it’s well documented Breanna they have done this in other forms motorsports in the past that they were involved in. How’s that for facts? How do you say it “Prove me wrong!!”

]]> By: Breanna. http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19330 Breanna. Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:04:40 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19330 No, it means I refuse to believe every person on this earth puts money as their first priority because I'd like to retain even a small sliver of faith in humanity. Why would DJ care that much about making more money? He's made plenty. As Leslie said, he wanted a challenge and he wanted to help a friend out. Mark Martin did the same kind of thing, left a "cushy ride" for a startup team. They're both near the end of their careers and they know it so hell, why not try something different? No, it means I refuse to believe every person on this earth puts money
as their first priority because I’d like to retain even a small sliver
of faith in humanity. Why would DJ care that much about making more
money? He’s made plenty. As Leslie said, he wanted a challenge and he
wanted to help a friend out. Mark Martin did the same kind of thing,
left a “cushy ride” for a startup team. They’re both near the end of
their careers and they know it so hell, why not try something different?

]]> By: Anonymous http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19310 Anonymous Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:28:39 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19310 "Toyota bought DJ with a fat paycheck and bought many others also, that is common knowledge within the racing community. Comments like that last one from ‘I grave attention’ show her level of racing knowledge, which is minimal." what happened...no response to what is actually important? Does this mean you are wrong again? “Toyota bought DJ with a fat paycheck and bought many others also, that is common knowledge within the racing community. Comments like that last one from ‘I grave attention’ show her level of racing knowledge, which is minimal.”

what happened…no response to what is actually important? Does this mean you are wrong again?

]]> By: Leslie http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19305 Leslie Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:00:58 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19305 First I want to say, that what Joe said was completely uncalled for. DJ is a great driver and I beleive he still has it. However, he doesn't have good equipment. There at the end the equipment that Robert Yates was giving him was crap, that is why Elliott Sadler left Robert Yates the same year. Yeah I know it is so easy to say it is because he is past his prime and he is to old and so on and so on, but if you don't have good equipment then what can you do. I know of two races that DJ has been in this year where he was doing a good job, running in the top ten and then with less than 20 laps to go his engine blew, r u saying that is DJ's fault. No it is the equipment. I agree that DJ going with Waltrip and Toyota was a bad move but you know what, everyone learns from there mistakes. But he also wanted a challange and whanted to help his friend. Well he certainly has a challange. And as far as crew cheifs go, u have to be able to be insync with one another and really know each other. Dale's guy was Todd, when Todd started having family problems he lost faith in everything to the point he lost faith in his driver, therefore he thought that it was best to leave and get things settled and get his life back on track. And when he came back he just didn't have the feel for it anymore. And DJ has had a lot of great crew cheifs since Todd but no one has been able to fit with DJ to create the succes that he and Tod had together. And I agree when RY had the rotating door for employees that is what he was focusing on and not focusing on his equipment and that is why he lost his drivers. But I have faith that DJ will turn this into a positive he always does. First I want to say, that what Joe said was completely uncalled for. DJ is a great driver and I beleive he still has it. However, he doesn’t have good equipment. There at the end the equipment that Robert Yates was giving him was crap, that is why Elliott Sadler left Robert Yates the same year. Yeah I know it is so easy to say it is because he is past his prime and he is to old and so on and so on, but if you don’t have good equipment then what can you do. I know of two races that DJ has been in this year where he was doing a good job, running in the top ten and then with less than 20 laps to go his engine blew, r u saying that is DJ’s fault. No it is the equipment.

I agree that DJ going with Waltrip and Toyota was a bad move but you know what, everyone learns from there mistakes. But he also wanted a challange and whanted to help his friend. Well he certainly has a challange.

And as far as crew cheifs go, u have to be able to be insync with one another and really know each other. Dale’s guy was Todd, when Todd started having family problems he lost faith in everything to the point he lost faith in his driver, therefore he thought that it was best to leave and get things settled and get his life back on track. And when he came back he just didn’t have the feel for it anymore. And DJ has had a lot of great crew cheifs since Todd but no one has been able to fit with DJ to create the succes that he and Tod had together. And I agree when RY had the rotating door for employees that is what he was focusing on and not focusing on his equipment and that is why he lost his drivers.

But I have faith that DJ will turn this into a positive he always does.

]]> By: Breanna. http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19298 Breanna. Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:29:14 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19298 No, actually, that was from looking up and researching clips of old racing. And here you go turning a board into a discussion about me again. Tell me, if I'm worth so little of your time, why d'you keep trying to do that? Give it a rest already; I get it, you don't like me. <b>Trust me</b>, I really don't give a rat's a__. You have yet to prove that my opinions aren't atleast based in logic, whether you find them agreeable or not, which I have challenged you to do several times to prove your opinions of me have any merit. Well, I've said my piece, yet another board I can now ignore you on cuz you'll probably carry it on bashing me like you always do. No, actually, that was from looking up and researching clips of old
racing.

And here you go turning a board into a discussion about me again. Tell
me, if I’m worth so little of your time, why d’you keep trying to
do that? Give it a rest already; I get it, you don’t like me. Trust
me, I really don’t give a rat’s a__. You have yet to prove that
my opinions aren’t atleast based in logic, whether you find them
agreeable or not, which I have challenged you to do several times to
prove your opinions of me have any merit.

Well, I’ve said my piece, yet another board I can now ignore you on
cuz you’ll probably carry it on bashing me like you always do.

]]> By: Anonymous http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19288 Anonymous Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:59:16 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19288 <p>She does not know ____ about racing, she is a lonely 'wanna be' race fan who has opinions and nothing else. What those opinions are based on is yet to be determined.</p> <p> Toyota bought DJ with a fat paycheck and bought many others also, that is common knowledge within the racing community. Comments like that last one from 'I grave attention' show her level of racing knowledge, which is minimal.</p> <p>My favorite was saying how Davey Allison made it interesting and he died when 'it' was 5 years old. I just bet she has some GREAT memmories of watching him race. BS!</p> She does not know ____ about racing, she is a lonely ‘wanna be’ race fan who has opinions and nothing else. What those opinions are based on is yet to be determined.

Toyota bought DJ with a fat paycheck and bought many others also, that is common knowledge within the racing community. Comments like that last one from ‘I grave attention’ show her level of racing knowledge, which is minimal.

My favorite was saying how Davey Allison made it interesting and he died when ‘it’ was 5 years old. I just bet she has some GREAT memmories of watching him race. BS!

]]> By: Breanna. http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19270 Breanna. Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:33:29 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19270 What on earth money could you be talking about? It's not like MWR could pay DJ as much as RYR was, being a start-up team with a start-up maufacturer. It was not wanting to be the driver who gave up in his later years that made him switch teams. What on earth money could you be talking about? It’s not like MWR
could pay DJ as much as RYR was, being a start-up team with a
start-up maufacturer. It was not wanting to be the driver who gave
up in his later years that made him switch teams.

]]> By: Hunkerdown http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19262 Hunkerdown Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:02:56 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19262 <p>Breanna if you knew so much about racing you'd know that good drivers like Mark Martin can work with almost any crew chiefs out there and put up a top ten finish. Yates keep trying to find someone to make Jarrett race up front like he use to but he instead kept blaming his failures to the new crew chiefs and off they went and bring in the next guy. As far as MWR goes, why is it the 00 usually quailifies and finishes better than 44 or 55? Because he's the only one left with talent left in his tank. Do I blame Jarrett for leaving Yates for the $$? No but come Daytona he didn't have to bash Yates as being the problem. He gave Jarrett a championship caliber car one year and many top 5 and top 10 seasons. In my eyes he's a jerk for kicking Yates in the teeth while he's down. He could have kept his mouth shut and let the past be the past. I applaud it blew up in his face and Waltrip is getting the smug look wiped off his face he packed around last year. Also as far as you saying someone had to take the chance to go to Toyota?? Why? It was the money calling, so you don't sound like you know S__t about racing.</p> Breanna if you knew so much about racing you’d know that good drivers like Mark Martin can work with almost any crew chiefs out there and put up a top ten finish. Yates keep trying to find someone to make Jarrett race up front like he use to but he instead kept blaming his failures to the new crew chiefs and off they went and bring in the next guy. As far as MWR goes, why is it the 00 usually quailifies and finishes better than 44 or 55? Because he’s the only one left with talent left in his tank. Do I blame Jarrett for leaving Yates for the $$? No but come Daytona he didn’t have to bash Yates as being the problem. He gave Jarrett a championship caliber car one year and many top 5 and top 10 seasons. In my eyes he’s a jerk for kicking Yates in the teeth while he’s down. He could have kept his mouth shut and let the past be the past. I applaud it blew up in his face and Waltrip is getting the smug look wiped off his face he packed around last year. Also as far as you saying someone had to take the chance to go to Toyota?? Why? It was the money calling, so you don’t sound like you know S__t about racing.

]]> By: Breanna. http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19243 Breanna. Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:12:15 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19243 Ah, I see someone is still pretending to be me. And they even remembered the period this time, though they still don't know my email. I'm flattered, really, but learn to let it go dude. Ah, I see someone is still pretending to be me. And they even remembered
the period this time, though they still don’t know my email. I’m
flattered, really, but learn to let it go dude.

]]> By: Breanna. http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19239 Breanna. Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:42:52 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19239 I DO have a very large set of b__ls.....and? I DO have a very large set of b__ls…..and?

]]> By: Anonymous http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19238 Anonymous Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:41:59 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19238 DJ sold his soul for money. Let's be honest, he wasn't going to win a boatload of races anyway....might as well pad his retirement account. DJ sold his soul for money.

Let’s be honest, he wasn’t going to win a boatload of races anyway….might as well pad his retirement account.

]]> By: Breanna. http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19184 Breanna. Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:41:43 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19184 <p>And you ___ __ ________ ____ for thinking so just because my opinion<br /> differs from yours. Point? Once again, if anyone can <i>prove</i> to<br /> me that my opinion isn't atleast based in logic, whether you agree with<br /> it or not, I'll actually think your opinion intelligent enough to<br /> consider. Yet no one can. Interesting.</p> <p>ha re-reading through that article, he even admits his mistake. And<br /> yet people still go on about how stupid he is, etc. Atleast he admits<br /> he screwed up, that's more than a lot of people on here will do. I<br /> also don't see why, if he's such a hack, people consider what he does<br /> important enough to talk about. So what if he's not at the top level<br /> anymore; he's the one who left a so-called "cushy" ride-that he wasn't<br /> winning or being competitive in-for a new option, taking the chance<br /> that it'd go better. That shows he has more competitive spirit than<br /> a lot of the young guys out there, regardless of how the change<br /> turned out.</p> And you ___ __ ________ ____ for thinking so just because my opinion
differs from yours. Point? Once again, if anyone can prove to
me that my opinion isn’t atleast based in logic, whether you agree with
it or not, I’ll actually think your opinion intelligent enough to
consider. Yet no one can. Interesting.

ha re-reading through that article, he even admits his mistake. And
yet people still go on about how stupid he is, etc. Atleast he admits
he screwed up, that’s more than a lot of people on here will do. I
also don’t see why, if he’s such a hack, people consider what he does
important enough to talk about. So what if he’s not at the top level
anymore; he’s the one who left a so-called “cushy” ride-that he wasn’t
winning or being competitive in-for a new option, taking the chance
that it’d go better. That shows he has more competitive spirit than
a lot of the young guys out there, regardless of how the change
turned out.

]]> By: Anonymous http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19179 Anonymous Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:19:44 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19179 <p>breanna...you are _ ________ _____ _____.</p> breanna…you are _ ________ _____ _____.

]]> By: Breanna. http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19166 Breanna. Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:05:55 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19166 Why d'you feel the need to stalk me and personally attack me on every board? It's seriously getting old. And please, do tell me which part of my post wasn't true and/or atleast based on logic, even if you don't agree with it. DJ took the option he thought was best and it didn't work out, but atleast he wasn't content to stay with a team he couldn't win with. Why d’you feel the need to stalk me and personally attack me on every
board? It’s seriously getting old. And please, do tell me which part
of my post wasn’t true and/or atleast based on logic, even if you
don’t agree with it. DJ took the option he thought was best and it
didn’t work out, but atleast he wasn’t content to stay with a team
he couldn’t win with.

]]> By: Uncle Clem http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19155 Uncle Clem Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:47:00 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19155 I believe he was lured by big bucks. They wanted his experience and champion's provisionals, which he used up right away. Breanna, you sure seem to think you know what it takes to have a set.... I believe he was lured by big bucks. They wanted his experience and champion’s provisionals, which he used up right away.

Breanna, you sure seem to think you know what it takes to have a set….

]]> By: Breanna. http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19152 Breanna. Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:36:58 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19152 If you knew much about racing you would know driver and crew chief have to have a good working relationship or there's no point in keeping them around; that's why he went through so many crew chiefs. And if a driver isn't going to go into the season with a positive attitude there's no point in going into it at all, so I applaud him for his optimism. Yes DJ took a chance going to a Toyota, but somebody had to and if he had no other better options and he wasn't winning at Yates, why not? Atleast he had the b__ls to make the decision instead of resting on his laurels at Yates. If you knew much about racing you would know driver and crew chief
have to have a good working relationship or there’s no point
in keeping them around; that’s why he went through so many crew
chiefs. And if a driver isn’t going to go into the season with a
positive attitude there’s no point in going into it at all, so I
applaud him for his optimism. Yes DJ took a chance going
to a Toyota, but somebody had to and if he had no other better options
and he wasn’t winning at Yates, why not? Atleast he had the b__ls
to make the decision instead of resting on his laurels at Yates.

]]> By: Hunkerdown http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19143 Hunkerdown Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:32:50 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19143 Joe is completely right and as far as Breanna calling Chris intelligent is using the term loosely coming from a foul mouth, think they know it all. The reason Yates fired members of the #88 is because Jarrett got pretty good at using the team as his excuse as to his lack of driving ability. How many crew chiefs did Jarrett go thru the past couple years? How many of those crew chiefs went on to other teams and were successful? True Yates isn't on top of his game these days, but like mentioned above Rudd is the same age as Jarrett yet he makes the races at least. I remember during a pre-race press conference at Daytona Jarrett feeling all cocky saying he can compete with the younger drivers....yeah he can't even run with the Kyle Petty's or Ken Scraders any more, but what can you expect when he team owner is a "never was" to start with and was known just for pushing Junior to wins and his goofy post race interviews. You know like I do he was hired strictly because he had past champion provisionals. You think Mikey hired Terry Labonte this week for the indy race because he's a hard charger? Jarrett got exactly what he had coming to him. Joe is completely right and as far as Breanna calling Chris intelligent is using the term loosely coming from a foul mouth, think they know it all. The reason Yates fired members of the #88 is because Jarrett got pretty good at using the team as his excuse as to his lack of driving ability. How many crew chiefs did Jarrett go thru the past couple years? How many of those crew chiefs went on to other teams and were successful? True Yates isn’t on top of his game these days, but like mentioned above Rudd is the same age as Jarrett yet he makes the races at least. I remember during a pre-race press conference at Daytona Jarrett feeling all cocky saying he can compete with the younger drivers….yeah he can’t even run with the Kyle Petty’s or Ken Scraders any more, but what can you expect when he team owner is a “never was” to start with and was known just for pushing Junior to wins and his goofy post race interviews. You know like I do he was hired strictly because he had past champion provisionals. You think Mikey hired Terry Labonte this week for the indy race because he’s a hard charger? Jarrett got exactly what he had coming to him.

]]> By: Chris http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19131 Chris Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:08:04 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19131 Yeah. He definitely is not the same guy he used to be. While I still think he is capable of another couple wins, he DEFINITELY will not do it w/ MWR, maybe even any Toyota team. They are so far behind the other 3 manufacturers, that I would be surprised if a Toyota won a race next season either. DJ being w/ MWR makes him look 10X worse than he really is. Dale is still a great race car driver. I would not go so far as to say he is still Sprint Cup winning material, but he should @ least be making the Chase every season. The main reason why his level of competitiveness has dropped, is b/c of him being w/ teams who are just not good enough. The last few seasons he was w/ Robert and Doug Yates, it just was not working well as it had in the late 90's. If he were on Haas-CNC or Furniture Row Racing (which I heard might be a possible new satellite team for Hendrick in '08), he would be running as good as Mark Martin. Success in NASCAR is based more so on the driver, but the car and the manufacturer also play a significant role. Dale is still the man, but he is not on a good team. Yeah. He definitely is not the same guy he used to be. While I still think he is capable of another couple wins, he DEFINITELY will not do it w/ MWR, maybe even any Toyota team. They are so far behind the other 3 manufacturers, that I would be surprised if a Toyota won a race next season either.

DJ being w/ MWR makes him look 10X worse than he really is. Dale is still a great race car driver. I would not go so far as to say he is still Sprint Cup winning material, but he should @ least be making the Chase every season. The main reason why his level of competitiveness has dropped, is b/c of him being w/ teams who are just not good enough. The last few seasons he was w/ Robert and Doug Yates, it just was not working well as it had in the late 90’s. If he were on Haas-CNC or Furniture Row Racing (which I heard might be a possible new satellite team for Hendrick in ‘08), he would be running as good as Mark Martin. Success in NASCAR is based more so on the driver, but the car and the manufacturer also play a significant role. Dale is still the man, but he is not on a good team.

]]> By: twb http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19123 twb Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:24:21 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19123 DJ is past his prime but so is ricky rudd and he still makes races in part from the points that DJ got last year MWM or whatever may got in over there heads and Dale will pay the price hey he better watch his back 2 other older drivers lost their rides DJ is past his prime but so is ricky rudd and he still makes races in part from the points that DJ got last year MWM or whatever may got in over there heads and Dale will pay the price hey he better watch his back 2 other older drivers lost their rides

]]> By: Andrew http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19116 Andrew Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:36:44 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/jarrett-looks-for-answers-in-season-of-frustration/#comment-19116 Honestly what did you expect from Toyota? A new Manufacter+a driver past his time= Success??? No. Honestly what did you expect from Toyota?
A new Manufacter+a driver past his time= Success???
No.

]]>