don95sml
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It doesn't matter whether or not she can cut it. Junior can't drive all that well either, but NASCAR needs star power that will draw fans.
Dale Jr replaced by Danica Patrick!?!
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84CJ
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Well I think if she goes to Hendrick it would be in the 5 car. But who knows for sure. In an interview with the cat in the hat he admits talking with her and will put her in a car if she wants maybe before the end of the year in the Nationwide series.
Damn Yankee
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See how long she lasts after those guys start draft bumping her *** and she comes off the ouside wall a few times. We will see how she can handle one of those 14 car wrecks at one of the supper speedways.
She should stay where she's at.
She should stay where she's at.
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What, like a buffet with a drive-through lane?
Joni_Lynn
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The way she goes off on anyone that she feels slighted her on the track she may end up killing all the other drivers by the end of the season.
Maybe she could drive the Duracell electric racer. (
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Maybe she could drive the Duracell electric racer. (
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I hadn't known about her temper. That isn't good in a driver. Maybe she's dangerous on the expressway?
If she gets booted out of racing, maybe she could model for Victoria's Secret? Most of the girls there seem to get along great, and three run very humanitarian charity projects. But two have had really bad tempers, so maybe Danica could fit in with them. One of those gals threw a phone at someone!
I like looking at her, but doubt that she's fun to know. People with quick tempers and/or suppressed rage don't belong behind the wheel of a car.
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If she gets booted out of racing, maybe she could model for Victoria's Secret? Most of the girls there seem to get along great, and three run very humanitarian charity projects. But two have had really bad tempers, so maybe Danica could fit in with them. One of those gals threw a phone at someone!
I like looking at her, but doubt that she's fun to know. People with quick tempers and/or suppressed rage don't belong behind the wheel of a car.
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Joni_Lynn
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I find it immature to go around yelling at other 'professionals' like you're a child. I doubt many of you men in the forum or ladies either would tolerate your spouse doing that to you for very long.
Then again, if I looked as good as she does and was that age again I'd probably have an attitude about myself as well.
Then again, if I looked as good as she does and was that age again I'd probably have an attitude about myself as well.
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You just can't say one way or the other. Like all other sports you can't believe anything they say and just have to wait and see. I pesonally don't think he'll stay at Hendrick Motor Sports. I believe either he and Teresa will mend fences or he'll go with a two car team with Hendrick help. It worked with Tony so there's no reason that it wouldn't. I just don't think he's happy at Hendrick and only went there to get at Teresa. I believe Teresa will give him controlling interest in Earnhart Inc. or otherwise the Garage Mahall might be history.
jframe
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I've said for years that Tony Stewart and Jr. should be teammates. Now would be a good time. Stewart is doing awesome for a first year team, plus him being a driver/owner. Get Ryan Newman out of there; I think he'd make a better engineer anyway. Put Earnhardt in his place and look out!
scooter123
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IMO, Hendricks has to do something to shake up Jr., he has driven pretty miserably this year and he can't blame his equipment with his team mates doing so well. If I owned that team I would bench him for a few races and tell him to get his sh!t together. I that means giving Danica a tryout in his car, so be it, you either win or you end up as a "who's that".
Wayne02
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I'd pay good money to see Dancia beat the tar out of Kyle Busch after an on-track incident.
Centenniel
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I don't believe that rumor. I actually really doubt that Danica will jump to NASCAR. If she does try it, she won't be replacing Junior.
84CJ
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According to Jack Roush she is interested.
As for her temper, If it is because she is serious about her driving and wanting to win thats a good thing. She could be the sweetest girl you ever met away from the track. Cant be any worse than the Bush brothers. Or Tony Stewart. He has worked hard to get his temper in check.
tom turner
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IMHO, Junior is like a lot of fairly talented young men (in all professions) who try to follow in the footsteps of incredibly talented fathers. He's NOT the man his father was, and he's NOT in the same league either as a driver. He's never going to measure up on the track any more than Kyle Petty can measure up to his dad's talent.
I FIRST MET JUNIOR IN 1993 . . .
An associate and myself had flown to Talledega, with the owner of a racing team that the business I worked for was considering sponsoring in NASCAR. Unfortunately, that team's driver got "fogged in" that morning in Tennessee and couldn't come down to run the car for us. The only other car being tested that day was Dale Earnhart's car that had won at Daytona the year before . . . now converted with a 6-banger into a Busch car for Junior . . . and Junior was there getting frustrated trying to get it to run. There were only two cars and crews in the garage that day, plus us and a famous, veteran driver . . .
ENTER NEIL BONNET . . .
Neil was also in the garage area, to see Junior that July day, and await the arrival of Davey Allison flying his new helicopter with their mutual friend, Red Farmer. NASCAR fans remember Davey's fatal crash that afternoon into the chain link fence next to the garage. Neil was the first to get to the chopper that day, and he shut it off . . . but that's another story.
BACK TO NEIL AND JUNIOR . . .
Neil was also at the track that day to announce, at a press conference at noon, that he was returning to NASCAR racing the next year. Since he had some time to kill, Neil volunteered to sub behind the wheel of the race car we were there to evaluate. And run it fast he did!!!
However, Junior's car sucked on the stopwatch, and his crew was soooo frustrated in not knowing how to get it to run. Finally Neil excused himself and went over to Junior. "Let me run that sucker around the track and see what I can figure out.
When Neil shut it down after a couple of laps and coasted back to the garage he got out and immediately declared, "I'll tell you what's wrong with this ****** *****, you've got the deflector plate on backwards on the carburetor!"
The crew popped the hood and Junior and his crew got real red-faced. Indeed, they'd put the deflector place on BACKWARDS so the carb wasn't getting the airflow it needed!
All the money in the world is not gonna make Junior a winner like his dad.
Danica, on the other hand, has some very serious talent and drive but she's been as held back by the good ol' boy network as Junior has been blessed. Give her a GREAT ride and she's gonna bring a lot of new fans to NASCAR. Plus . . . she's better lookin' than Junior!
T.
PS: We flew out of the airport next to the track only about ten minutes before Davey landed too close to the fence next to the garage, thus missing a very tragic event. We heard about it flying back on the race car owner's plane . . . a plane ironically once owned (and hot-rodded) by Davey. Neil sprinted from the garage and actually flipped the switch to turn off the chopper. Sadly, he knew right away his friend was gone, by seeing the brain matter . . . A sad day indeed for NASCAR FANS.
PPS: Our company went a different direction and never sponsored a race car team . . . but one of the young bucks we were interested in sponsoring DID enter NASCAR Winston Cup and has done quite well . . . by the name of Matt!
I FIRST MET JUNIOR IN 1993 . . .
An associate and myself had flown to Talledega, with the owner of a racing team that the business I worked for was considering sponsoring in NASCAR. Unfortunately, that team's driver got "fogged in" that morning in Tennessee and couldn't come down to run the car for us. The only other car being tested that day was Dale Earnhart's car that had won at Daytona the year before . . . now converted with a 6-banger into a Busch car for Junior . . . and Junior was there getting frustrated trying to get it to run. There were only two cars and crews in the garage that day, plus us and a famous, veteran driver . . .
ENTER NEIL BONNET . . .
Neil was also in the garage area, to see Junior that July day, and await the arrival of Davey Allison flying his new helicopter with their mutual friend, Red Farmer. NASCAR fans remember Davey's fatal crash that afternoon into the chain link fence next to the garage. Neil was the first to get to the chopper that day, and he shut it off . . . but that's another story.
BACK TO NEIL AND JUNIOR . . .
Neil was also at the track that day to announce, at a press conference at noon, that he was returning to NASCAR racing the next year. Since he had some time to kill, Neil volunteered to sub behind the wheel of the race car we were there to evaluate. And run it fast he did!!!
However, Junior's car sucked on the stopwatch, and his crew was soooo frustrated in not knowing how to get it to run. Finally Neil excused himself and went over to Junior. "Let me run that sucker around the track and see what I can figure out.
When Neil shut it down after a couple of laps and coasted back to the garage he got out and immediately declared, "I'll tell you what's wrong with this ****** *****, you've got the deflector plate on backwards on the carburetor!"
The crew popped the hood and Junior and his crew got real red-faced. Indeed, they'd put the deflector place on BACKWARDS so the carb wasn't getting the airflow it needed!
All the money in the world is not gonna make Junior a winner like his dad.
Danica, on the other hand, has some very serious talent and drive but she's been as held back by the good ol' boy network as Junior has been blessed. Give her a GREAT ride and she's gonna bring a lot of new fans to NASCAR. Plus . . . she's better lookin' than Junior!
T.
PS: We flew out of the airport next to the track only about ten minutes before Davey landed too close to the fence next to the garage, thus missing a very tragic event. We heard about it flying back on the race car owner's plane . . . a plane ironically once owned (and hot-rodded) by Davey. Neil sprinted from the garage and actually flipped the switch to turn off the chopper. Sadly, he knew right away his friend was gone, by seeing the brain matter . . . A sad day indeed for NASCAR FANS.
PPS: Our company went a different direction and never sponsored a race car team . . . but one of the young bucks we were interested in sponsoring DID enter NASCAR Winston Cup and has done quite well . . . by the name of Matt!
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dixiedawg119
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If she does leave IRL, they are toast. They've had financial trouble as it is. Losing their biggest name to NASCAR is not gonna get 'em back in the black. If IRL does go under, I really hope that NASCAR pick's up the Indy 500. Nothing says it's gotta be an open wheel race, and it sure would be a good boost for NASCAR. But Brian France and his people know that, they're smart even if I don't always agree with them.
One report said Danica wasn't as interested in Roush cuz he wanted her to run some truck and Nationwide stuff, before running a Cup schedule. This seems very reasonable, and would help keep her from being an utter failure. If she moves over, I think that would be the way to go.
I could see Hendrick putting her in the 5 when the deal with Martin is over. The only way I see her taking Jr spot is if Rick Hendrick really helps Dale get JR Motorsports a serious two car cup program, where he and Keslowski are the drivers. I could only see this if Jr decides this is something he wants to do first. Rick ain't gonna push Jr out.
Yeah, it would mean more drama and airtime for NASCAR. I'm not totally convinced of her driving skills, but she is passionate and feisty. I loved it when she shoved Dan Wheldon; in fact, I think she could've taken him. And I'll second that motion on seeing her kick Kyle Busch's tail.
Tom that was a great story on Jr. I remember Davey's crash. Sad. Allison family has had it rough.
One report said Danica wasn't as interested in Roush cuz he wanted her to run some truck and Nationwide stuff, before running a Cup schedule. This seems very reasonable, and would help keep her from being an utter failure. If she moves over, I think that would be the way to go.
I could see Hendrick putting her in the 5 when the deal with Martin is over. The only way I see her taking Jr spot is if Rick Hendrick really helps Dale get JR Motorsports a serious two car cup program, where he and Keslowski are the drivers. I could only see this if Jr decides this is something he wants to do first. Rick ain't gonna push Jr out.
Yeah, it would mean more drama and airtime for NASCAR. I'm not totally convinced of her driving skills, but she is passionate and feisty. I loved it when she shoved Dan Wheldon; in fact, I think she could've taken him. And I'll second that motion on seeing her kick Kyle Busch's tail.
Tom that was a great story on Jr. I remember Davey's crash. Sad. Allison family has had it rough.
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Yelling, punching and retribution has been a part of auto racing long before Danica Patrick. Anyone ever hear of AJ Foyt? How about Curtis Turner? How about Dale Sr.? Dale ever intentionally drive anyone off the track at 200 mph? Tony Stewart ever have a problem? We had a punching incident or two in Nascar, haven't we? The great Yarborough fight at Daytona comes to mind. Formula One? Nigel Mansell? The late Ayrton Senna (world's greatest driver) punched Eddie Irvine because of an on-track incident. As far as multi-car wrecks go, Indy car driving is far more dangerous than Nascar. No, Danica should be scene and not heard. How dare she behave like countless male drivers before her.
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Very interesting story their Tom. Like Dale senior Neil had raced a very long time and had many years experience under his belt and new alot about cars. I bet if Neil was around today he would take Junior under his wing and teach him a thing or two. That's what junior needs is somone to go to like he did his dad. In all of his interviews he always talked about going to his dad when he had problems and dad would straighten them out and tell him what he needs to do or what he was doing wrong. He doesn't have that anymore and his performance shows it. Add to that he has so many other things going on in his life that take away from racing.
Joni_Lynn
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AJ seems to go off on people a lot, it's a wonder someone hasn't wiped the floor with him.
A good number of racers have had their bad moments. Dale had used that infamous Earnhardt bump to remove a lot of people from from in front of him with no regard to the result.
When I was younger my father and I attended several races, enjoying them a lot.
A good number of racers have had their bad moments. Dale had used that infamous Earnhardt bump to remove a lot of people from from in front of him with no regard to the result.
When I was younger my father and I attended several races, enjoying them a lot.
In that case, she will be a perfect fit in NASCAR! I think she should go to the front row based on looks alone.
