Comments on: Busch Missed Smoke’s “Give and Take” Lectures

By: Newman’s View on Shrub Incident

Newman’s View on Shrub Incident — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:47:34 +0000

[...] wreck between Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. last Saturday at Richmond has gotten the entire NASCAR Nation talking, even Ryan Newman – Penske [...]

By: Tim Zaegel

Tim Zaegel — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:45:11 +0000

Adam, I think Alicia hit the nail on the head. While there’s a ton of Junior fans out there, I think the bigger issue right now is Busch’s maturity level and lack of respect.

By: Tim Zaegel

Tim Zaegel — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:44:12 +0000

Alicia, I hear ya on the Gordon bit. I used to go out of my way to publically root against him every week … Gordon losing was as good as Stewart winning. Now, I just don’t really care, though.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:56:43 +0000

Well, let’s see…his friendly smile, his humble personality, his charming demeanor, his sexy accent – should I go on? I’ve got a whole list if you’re really interested.

On a racing-related note, though, I don’t think anyone actually said Jr.’s “more special” than the other guys; I think the gripe is more along the lines of Kyle’s whole crappy weekend.

By: Adam C

Adam C — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:46:55 +0000

Man, all you’s need to get of kyle bush’s back. Screw little e, what makes him so much more special then the otehr guys? huh?!

By: roc

roc — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:40:03 +0000

as a hge jr. fan you hate to see that stuff happen just when the hopes were high. As the 11 busch fans they do you have a driver that will drive the wheels off a car one of the best on the track it’s just his personality our lack of one that i don’t give a crap about him he’ll get his.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Wed, 07 May 2008 03:38:44 +0000

@ Tim – Exactly. I’m not a Tony Stewart fan, but I’m not an un-fan, either (I know that’s not even a word, ha); one of my friends is a HUGE fan, so I like to pretend not to like him just for some rivalry. The truth is, I enjoy Tony’s antics (well, enjoyed, I should say – he’s so much calmer these days that I kind of miss it!). He never enraged me like Kyle did. I agree with Menzer; having a bad guy can be a good thing. For me, though, I can’t see Kyle as being the “one I love to hate,” like Jeff Gordon was for a long time (for me; now I’m just kind of like, eh, whatever).

By: Tim Zaegel

Tim Zaegel — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:54:40 +0000

Actually, Jim, now that I know you’re a fan, I think he’s still got 11 of ‘em out there. I mis-spoke. ;)

By: Tim Zaegel

Tim Zaegel — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:53:43 +0000

Alicia, I actually completely agree with that statement from Joe Menzer. I think NASCAR needs their “bad boys” just like any other sport does … I mean, hell, I’m a Tony Stewart fan, and he was widely regarded as a prick on the track for years. The difference, IMO, though, is that he was still somewhat sensible about it. There’s a difference between being intimidating and being reckless.

By: RevJim

RevJim — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:19:03 +0000

Ten fans? Let’s see, that’s me, tiredawg, 4ever3, DW, his Mom, and his Dad. Who are the other four? Maybe his girlfriend, but, unless you’re Jeff Burton or Kevin Harvick, your sigificant other isn’t much of a fan of you racing.