To the people cheering Jimmie Johnson's wreck: GROW UP!!

To the fans who cheered when Johnson hit the wall. GROW UP!! Regardless if you like Johnson or not, it is pathetic to cheer for him to hit the wall like that. He is lucky he was able to walk away from that with no injuries or worse. Most of the time I am critical of NASCAR but this time I want to thank the good people at NASCAR for mandatory HANs devices, full face helmets and safety barriers. In the wake of the fatal Wheldon crash I think we are all once again reminded about the risks drivers take everytime they strap into racing a car. The risk of injury and death is always there. It is just sick for someone to cheer for crashes like that. Its not the right time to do that.

Sure, feel free to boo or cheer your drivers in driver introductions but when another human being is in a bad wreck show some respect. The only time you should cheer is when the driver gets out of the car alright. These kinds of fans annoy me. I can remember there was a driver at one of my local tracks who used to dominate. He hits the wall really hard. Fans all cheer. Well I hope they all felt like crud because after that he broke his wrist and retired.

Lets all remember that these are human beings just like you and me. They all have families, friends and lives like everyone else. How dare people cheer for them to get into crashes.

updated by @christopher-krul: 03/12/17 12:38:31PM

To cheer a crash is infantile, to say the least. After yesterday's loss in Indy Car Racing, I hope no one will ever again cheer when one crashes. I don't even cheer when KB crashes.


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What a change! It's been awhile since I've checked in and I'm quite surprised. It may take me awhile to figure it our but first look it's really great.

I was there and when he hit the wall we all gasp. Then to see him regain control of his wrecked car and driver towards the pits, I have to admit I cheered. I cheered once we saw him drive awayon the incar camera and felt he was fine, I cheered. Johnson and team have proved over and over just how good they are but I cheered because I was glad he was out of the race, not because he wrecked. I don't feel bad for that.

You are correct Bumpertag, I was there too, and we all did GASP. What a hit. Like Jim I was impressed when the replay showed how when the left side tires caught the apron and turned the car toward the wall he still got on the brakes before contact with the wall and he knew when to let go of the steering wheel. All in the blink of an eye, it look fast even when they slowed the replay down.

There were a few who cheered at the moment of impact but the vast majority around me waited until it was obvious Jimmy was all right. Then they felt it O.K. to express their pleasure at Jimmy's misfortune.

Guilty as charged. I cheered when I was sure Johnson was safe but out of the race. I don't view this as any differently than in college football, when a linebacker delivers a good "Snot Bubbler" to adarting runningback and plants him solidly to the ground. I cheer inside untill they both get up then I cheer openly. If the runningback is hurt, I don't cheer. I don't cheer because I want a driver to be hurt, nothing could be farther from the truth. I cheered when Johnson crashed for one simple reason, I'm sick of seeing him hoist the trophy. One driver winning so many championships in a row, in my opinion, is hurting the sport. The strange thing is I like Hendrick Motorsports and applaudtheir accomplishments.

I understand the ridicule aftermy post in reguards to the Dan Wheldon tragedy. I wonder myself how I can be so moved to write the Wheldon post, at yet cheer and feel no remorse for cheering when Johnson crash Saturday. I don't cheer in any tragic event, I'm not a cold hearted SOB. I find it hard to believe that no one else here has never cheered when another driversfalls out of a race.

Bumper tag its shows he is still human and not on a pedestal. he smacked the wall at a pretty good clip.

You can well bet he is sore in spots he had forgotten about. He is not my favorite driver but dont want no physical harm to come to him in a race car.. Loosing Dan Wheldon Sun did not set to well with me after other drivers voiced concern over the speeds there. Yes others cheer when another driver falls out of a race but I do not think you hear much noise if they have to cut him out or haul him to the hospital. Im almost stepping on my toes here so I will hush (as Tim tells me to do so much)

I never said I wanted any driver hurt, I don't. I said I cheered only when I was sure he was safe but out of the race. My son was beside me and he is a huge Johnson fan, and he was bothered that I cheered. He knows me. I truely hope this ends his reign for atleast 2-3 years. A different Champion will help bring some excitement back to NASCAR.

never said you did--only said he smacked the wall --and he isnt my pick to be stage material --drive?? yes he can and has always had good eq and a very talented Crew Chief-- but he has played with the ball long enough,time to let another have a go at it... but wait,isnt there about 6 others working on dethroning him this season??? Are any of them to your liking???

Nope, none of them. If I had to pick from the 12 in the chase I'd go with Gordon or Big Bad Brad. Not my favorites but I could be happy if they run good.

My Favorites? Clint Bowyer, AJ Allmendinger and Bobby Labonte. I'm a Chevy man but getting hard for me to find a Chevy driver I like. Now Clint is going to Toyota so I guess I'll drop him from the list.