The same was said about The Man through his career, and especially after he wrecked LaBonte at Bristol... some still hate Sr for that.
I'm happy to see Jr developing the driving abilities of his old man, and the maturity of the likes of Martin, Elliot and Gant. He will be a superior driver over time. I'm not worried about Jr.
I find it interesting that we have a good mix of those who think the racing machine favors Jr. It stands to reason, as the old man was a keystone in the modern Nascar. It just may be. If the machine favors him so much, why hasn't he won a race in so long?
OTOH, Gordon, the kid, came up in the same new atmosphere, (under the tutilage of Sr,) and was hated for his accomplishments. Hence, there grew a factional distrust towards all things Gordon too...
Kyle Busch might be a new Sr, new Gordon, new lightning rod. Or he just might be a jerk. Time will tell. It always does.
it’s definitely the last part of what you wrote, he’s a jerk. No class whatsoever, he doesn’t and will never hold a candle to anyone else you mentioned..ever! He’s more egotistical than his brother. Kenny Wallace actually called the shrub ‘one of the greatest drivers’ during the busch series race Friday night, I nearly gagged on what I was eating..puhleeeeese....
Did the rain ever materialize over Richmond tonight?
I watched that replay a thousand times, and still think Texas Terry got screwed. I don't think it rose to the level of "intentional wrecking," though; The 3 was good at a tap like that, and good drivers could handle it, although they'd lose a lot of spots.
Tonight's wasn't "a tap like that," but a full-on front-quarter-to-side-panel shot, and couldn't have been ridden out without a wreck. Shrub put Junior in the wall with a move clearly calculated to put him in the wall, and that's a foul.
I just hope Junior doesn't start driving like Buschette in response, even if it's the only way to get the points. I hope he's got more class than that, even if Helton is opening the door for demolition derbies.
I know Busch has a bone to pick with Junior -- Earnhardt's driving his Hendricks ride. They should settle it by the same rules, though. You'll note that Junior didn't put him in the wall when he went by him, and I'll note that he'd almost certainly have lost points it he had.
I'll grant that the issue is arguable and nothing either of us says will decide. I just hope the sport isn't compromised by the sort of driver Kyle Busch has shown himself to be, wheeling the talent of the greats with the ethics of a South Congress sidewalk slut...
If it isn't one of them, it's the other.
If it isn't one thing, it's another.
What talent they might have is always over-shadowed by their arrogance, self-righteousness, flippant and smug attitudes which are as much a part of them on the track as off.
Post race interview (by memory)
Sr: "I didn't mean to wreck him, just rattle his cage."
Terry: "He never means to wreck anyone."
And that's the way it was, probably before Shrub was old enough to ride a bigwheel.