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The Vanishing Generation

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Guess I screwed up - this posted twice, but this one didn't show my comment regarding veterans. Just to be clear, our military veterans and the jobs they did in service to our country (many making the ultimate sacrifice) in order to protect and preserve our freedoms and lifestyles will always be far, far more important than racing or any other forms of entertainment which we enjoy. We all owe them a huge debt and a ton of thanks for everything they did. Although the specific day that we honor these brave men and women was last weekend, we need to keep our priorities in the right place and insure that they are honored every single day.

The Vanishing Generation

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I absolutely agree, Tim - my heart swells with pride when I think of our veterans and the sacrifices they made, many the ultimate sacrifice, to protect and insure our freedoms. As you also stated, in so many words, the "Vanishing Generation" is the thousands of stock car racing fans (talking NASCAR here) who made the sport what it is (or used to be). The "newbie" fans have no clue about the dedication, hard work, and pure love of racing which created NASCAR. Sadly,I also believe the current NASCAR administration has lost sight of it's heritage, and the sport will never even resemble what we once all loved. At least, there are some of us still around who remember the "good old days".

The Vanishing Generation

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The "Vanishing Generation" is the thousands of loyal veteran stock car racing fans (talking NASCAR here) who made the sport what it is (or used to be). The "newbie" NASCAR fans haven't a clue about the dedication, hard work, and pure love of the sport of racing that preceded the "show" that we are witnessing today. The environment is always changing, for sure, but it's still nice to know there are still a few of us around who remember the "good old days".

Revisionist Racing History in K&N Bowman Gray News Release - Who Is That Other France??

Stock Car Racing History

This is likely written by a younger writer whose readings (or memory of such)of NASCAR history is not quite accurate. NASCAR wouldn't exist had it not been for Bill France, Sr. - and I believe Bill France,Jr. did a pretty decent job of promoting & growing the sport, but there is one huge difference between those two Frances & Brian France. The two earlier Frances were both racers at some point in their lives and likely made decisions from a "racer's mind" point-of-view. To my knowledge, Brian France never even sat behind the wheel of a race car, and I believe that many of the NASCAR decisions made during the 'Brian Era' reflect this "different" point of view. Although I see some recent improved racing, I believe there are still many parts of NASCAR which are broken and need to be fixed. Brian France should be paying more attention to the "former" core group of veteran fans and maybe, just maybe, he would start to see more warm bodies in those empty seats & TV ratings start to improve.

FOR YOU PEOPLE WHO DONT LIKE KYLE BUSCH

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Thanks much, PK - sorry I missed your contact attempt, but I had to run an errand just after my last post. Thanks for the 'welcome back', have missed being a participant on RR...........but maybe I can be more consistent (LOL)going forward.

FOR YOU PEOPLE WHO DONT LIKE KYLE BUSCH

Current NASCAR

Sorry, Tommie, but I'm going to have to disagree with you on this one. I don't believe too much emphasis is put on winning - that's the name of the game. After all, isn't a race supposed to be a contest to see who can finish 1st?

As for Danica being a good race car driver, every driver who makes it to the Cup level is a good race car driver...............although I will say that Danica had a much easier time getting there than most racers do, i.e., she had a lot of influential people helping her.

Regarding the comment about the amount of time it took DaleEarnhardt to win the D500, I honestly can't believe you would even compare Danica to Dale Earnhardt in any shape, form, or fashion. It should be noted here that he was a 7-time Cup champion before he won the D500, plus the winningest driver to ever race at Daytona in total number of victories.

At this point, I have to view Danica as purely a marketing tool by the people & corporate sponsors who are splashing her name & picture all over everything. She really has done nothing to earn that kind ofmedia & advertising attention.............but sadly, NASCAR racing and/or marketing has become a money game today...............and any kind of idea (such as Danica marketing) which makes money for NASCAR and/or the corporate sponsors will always fly.

I still miss the good old days when it was still all about racing.

Chime in please: Kyle Busch/Elliott Sadler

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The interesting post I was referring to was Will Cronkrite's.

Chime in please: Kyle Busch/Elliott Sadler

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Interesting post - as they say, there are potentially two sides to every story.

Chime in please: Kyle Busch/Elliott Sadler

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Great post, PK. I did not see the truck race at Bristol but did see the replay of the Busch/Sadler incident. I do agree that this is Bristol and has a history of creating actions and incidents not seen on any other track - tempers flare up there just as many of us have seen on all the dirt tracks we used to watch. Having said that, Kyle Busch is one of the very best talents in NASCAR racing today, is 26 years old, and has, in the past, exhibited some immaturity. He has, and will continue to,improve with age. Elliot Sadler isolder, a gooddriver, and, in my opinion, one of the true gentlemen of the sport. I don't know for sure, but Kyle may have had a different opinion of the incident after seeing the replay. At any rate, as stated before, it was Bristol and that track is notorious for creating controversial situations. Time to move on.

Brickyard 400

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Yep, that does give me a smile - thanks for that. I remember when Joe Lee Johnson raced a lot in the Chattanooga area - I believe he and Friday Hassler were big rivalsaround area tracksin the late '50s and early '60s.