While everyone was watching soccer, I was watching the race. Every day I am more convinced that Dale, Jr. is one of the worst drivers on the circuit. Spun
his tires on a restart causing half the field to stack up behind him. And for all of you Dale, Jr. fans, I assure you that the consensus in the garage area is
that he is extremely overrated. And that even comes from many at Hendrick Motorsports.
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 msudawg12 |
Definitely overrated | #1 | ||
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Posts: 793 06/29/09 09:10 AM |
and that has been proven by his time at Hendrick. Everyone assumed he would be a better driver and live up to his potential once he had the chance to drive
championship equipemnt on a championship team. But, he's done nothing but get worse. I hate to see it and hate to see the name "Earnhardt" in
those spots of the standings and race results. True shame
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dubmdawg |
He sucks. | #2 | ||
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Posts: 57 06/29/09 09:33 AM |
He has all the best equipment and support in NASCAR and he can't do squat with it. Seems like an alright dude, but he's a terrible driver.
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bobbylabonte |
He can't even find his pit stall. | #3 | ||
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Posts: 109 06/29/09 09:40 AM |
Look how many times he has driven right past his pit stall this year.
They also had one race where all of the Hendrick cars were setup pretty much exactly alike. They (Hendrick) admittedly missed the setup. Gordon, Johnson, and Martin fought the car but kept it in the top 20 and on the lead lap. Their teams improved the car with each pitstop, and they salvaged a decent finish. Dale, Jr. could barely drive his and they did nothing to improve it from the beginning of the race until the end. |
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Posts: 2 06/29/09 09:51 AM |
He got his racing genes from his mama.
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Sutterkane woya |
is riding coattails | #5 | ||
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Posts: 1263 06/29/09 09:53 AM |
and making loads of money off it.
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Sutterkane woya |
he's basically another Kyle Petty | #6 | ||
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Posts: 1264 06/29/09 09:56 AM |
"hey his dad was a great driver so he must be too"
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South Panola Dawg |
If his last name weren't Earnhardt, he probably wouldn't be on the circuit.*** | #7 | ||
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---------- Cry Havoc, and Let Slip the Dogs of War! ---------- "As I walk through the Valley of Death, I fear no one, for I am the meanest mother17er in the Valley!" - General George S. Patton ---------- "It's like Peaches and JR hooked up 18 years ago and out popped Fishwater." - Afro Dawg, 6/26/08 |
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State82 |
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Posts: 639 06/29/09 12:38 PM |
He probably should still be there. At least he would be competitive and win some races. I like him fine, but he doesn't do Hendrick justice. However, he
is definitely a money maker and that is the bottom line.
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MSUCostanza |
They need to change the rules... | #9 | ||
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Posts: 8126 06/29/09 12:49 PM Post Count + 10000 |
if you wreck, you get additional neck-car points so you can win the Winston Cup or whatever the 17 its called. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee hawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
Greg Byrne is the Stan Jones of athletic directors.
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dubmdawg |
Yep | #10 | ||
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Posts: 58 06/29/09 12:50 PM |
Signing Jr. was just a marketing deal for Hendrick. Rick Hendrick is a very smart business man. He has three great drivers and he has "little E".
Dale Jr. makes Hendrick a killing due to merchandise sales.
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Posts: 100 06/29/09 01:18 PM |
Why don't you go give Landon Donovon a reach around?
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I agree with what you are saying, but | #12 | ||
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Posts: 1096 06/29/09 03:55 PM |
Labonte hasn't even won a race in the past few years (since 2003 I think). If it weren't for his 2000 Championship, I would have to say he is equally
as dismal as Dale Jr.
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bobbylabonte |
are you kidding? | #13 | ||
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Posts: 110 06/29/09 05:16 PM |
davatron wrote:1. Labonte is one of only 6 active drivers with championships (stewart, gordon, kurt busch, johnson, and kenseth are the others). Hamlin, Burton, Martin, Harvick, Kyle Busch, Bowyer, Edwards, Biffle, etc. have never won a championship. 2. You can't compare Labonte's equipment over the last few years with Earnhardt's. 3. Labonte is not recognized as one of the top 5 or 10 drivers by the fans. I will agree Labonte isn't a top 5 driver, probably not even top 10. If you ran a public fan poll of best drivers, Labonte would not be in the top 10, therefore I don't consider him overrated. 4. But if you ran a public fan survey, Earnhardt would be near the top. My point is that Earnhardt is extremely overrated. If you got the consensus of crew chiefs, drivers, etc. (and I have) you will find that I am correct. Pretty much every driver on the circuit (Labonte included) has been hired or fired based on production, potential, etc.. Earnhardt is the exception. He has done nothing to deserve a Hendrick seat other than being named Earnhardt. When the time comes that Labonte sucks while being named the most popular driver, selling the most merchandise, getting the most commercials, driving the best equipment for the best team, and getting constant blowjobs from the tv announcers, then your post will have merit. |
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Dawgpile |
My jury is still out on Jr. | #14 | ||
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Posts: 785 06/29/09 06:33 PM |
Now that Tony Jr. has been demoted, and a real Hendrick engineer is the crew chief, this will be litmus test for him.
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FlabLoser |
Give Jr a chance | #15 | ||
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Posts: 5955 06/29/09 06:42 PM |
How does a guy upgrade his team and get worse from one year to the next? I don't know.
But he wasn't bad last year or before. Something else is up. Not sure what. Maybe he's on drugs. Or...some people say there's a woman to blame... |
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Replies
| Dale, Jr. | 06/29/09 08:10 AM | bobbylabonte |
| Definitely overrated | 06/29/09 09:10 AM | msudawg12 |
| He sucks. | 06/29/09 09:33 AM | dubmdawg |
| He can't even find his pit stall. | 06/29/09 09:40 AM | bobbylabonte |
| Re: Dale, Jr. | 06/29/09 09:51 AM | barney.nafoom |
| is riding coattails | 06/29/09 09:53 AM | Sutterkane woya |
| he's basically another Kyle Petty | 06/29/09 09:56 AM | Sutterkane woya |
| If his last name weren't Earnhardt, he probably wouldn't be on the circuit.*** | 06/29/09 10:05 AM | South Panola Dawg |
| Nationwide Series | 06/29/09 12:38 PM | State82 |
| Yep | 06/29/09 12:50 PM | dubmdawg |
| They need to change the rules... | 06/29/09 12:49 PM | MSUCostanza |
| Costanza | 06/29/09 01:18 PM | bhamdawgfan |
| I agree with what you are saying, but | 06/29/09 03:55 PM | davatron |
| are you kidding? | 06/29/09 05:16 PM | bobbylabonte |
| My jury is still out on Jr. | 06/29/09 06:33 PM | Dawgpile |
| Give Jr a chance | 06/29/09 06:42 PM | FlabLoser |
