How About NASCAR Sportsmanship?
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1959: Larry Frank assisted Joe Lee Johnson with car setups before a Convertible race; Johnson won the race, which later cost Frank the title.
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How About NASCAR Sportsmanship?
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Research shows the following:
1954: Maurice Thompson (whoever he was) was given the award for saving one of Lee Petty's mechanics from a gasoline fire.
1955: Robert Whitbeck pulled two drivers out of their burning cars in a wreck in a race in New York
1957: Spook Crawford won the award for "his helpfulness and cooperation with other drivers, car owners and officials."
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Mrs. Foley, allow me to say that your husband is a great guy. I met him in February at the Living Legends of Auto Racing auction and he was the highlight of the evening!
Question of the day for March 20, 2011. Subjective.
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Johnny, my opinion is just that: an opinion. There's no changing it. It's an opinion, so it's neither right nor wrong. It's neither nonsense nor brilliance. It's just a raw expression. I thank you for being able to appreciate that.
"Dave and myself knew Dale as you never will,not for no reason other than you were not there. What I posted is how Dale was to me personally. Dave also was there in a position to also enjoy the great times with Dale. So if you REALLY want to leave our site I am truly sorry you have that desire. "
My opinion of people can be strange for reasons that go beyond personal beliefs. My experiences are different from yours, and I can see that those differences go into making RR what it is. I see no reason to leave after reading this paragraph and really thinking about it for a couple of hours. I tip my hat to you.
Question of the day for March 20, 2011. Subjective.
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If such is how people shall approach others beliefs, then I respectfully am asking Mr. Jeff Gilder to delete my account because I do not want to associate with people who will attack another poster for applying his religion to his life.
Question of the day for March 20, 2011. Subjective.
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Mr. Fulton,
I believe the viewpoint I am taking is a bit blurry. I am trying to illustrate the factor is not the act, but the reason for the act. Things happen in life that we cannot control. It's the world we live in.
I will conclude this discussion by saying this: that I look at things in the light of my religious convictions. I am sure you look at things in the light of your own personal convictions. Part of the purpose of discussion is to find unison amongst the differences in those convictions and arrive at a conclusion that can be agreed upon, or, if agreement is unable to be reached, discover an appreciation for the other person's approach to a problem.
I do not need to know the tales of drivers or the evils done. Most all of the drivers I named could be tossed. Does that mean I do not love the sport? No! It's part of it! You pull for the guys you like and boo the ones you don't. It's the beauty of the sport: people coming together to root on their favorites in a test of skill, bravery, and teamwork.
Do I know things I don't like about most everyone I've ever met here and in my school life? Yes, of course! Do I let it prevent me from having incredible friendships with them? No! I know many people where the key to getting along is to simply avoid those topics on which we disagree!
So let's just leave this behind because there are things out there that are worth discussing.
Question of the day for March 20, 2011. Subjective.
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Dave,
We can never agree on this manner. We're all always learning. One can never learn enough. I am hear to learn, and I will always be learning more. But I want to go on the record for one particular reason: that I look at the heart of the person involved. It's the person himself that matters. Who is he? What does his behavior say. You can disagree that I apply my personal ethics, the morals I live by, and what I have learned in my lifetime, to my evaluation of the people involved in the sport, but I must do that. To do so is to violate the purpose of learning.
Question of the day for March 20, 2011. Subjective.
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I remember vividly how much the Earnhardt haters hated him. French words flew to describe him from their mouths. Suddenly, after his death, the French words stopped flying from those mouths.
Off-track exploits? I think Kerry, Junior, and Taylor can all attest to the effects of those exploits considering the very nicely cut family tree.
Anyone can smile for the camera. All the villains of the 20th century, political and athletic alike, know how to make a smile for a camera. Acting is an art that some of these current guys, like "Bad Brad" do much much worse than Big E did.