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The fans and the sport has changed. Does it really matter?

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in the 60's it was win on sun sell on monday------- then the driver wars started in the late 70's and in steps DW doing his thing and running his mouth -- several fans followed him and Rusty was there pushing and shoving wanting recognition.Dale was getting noticed about then along with Benny and few others ---cars were not the issue but rather the drivers back during this era--if you remember there were 6 cylinders trying to run during this era too. About this time something snapped and the fans went loco over the driver big time. Beer and Cigarettes were the main sponsors so was it the chevy with the marlboro on it or the ford with budweiser on it? T H E N some one started making the dang cars to start fit these templates and so the cookee cutter cars were born. So whats left to say hooray over , the driver. Now we got cusins and brothers and for a while we had father and son teams blossoming out .

Now to your quest are you for rowdy kyle? or happy kevin? or maybe smoke or how about cusin carl ---dont forget kurt in his dodge---there are all 4 makes and five intigating drivers,----well they will try what it takes to get to the front --just like the old days.

so are the loyal to the driver?==the car?== the sponsor? == or the team?== souvenir sales say yes to all the above. there are photos of all four hanging up or in magazines or in store fronts or just about everywhere you can think, so bumpertag there is my version to your answer. Am I close???

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william you are a man of ingenious words or phrases so to speak--DW is like by many and also disliked by many also, and a few just totally hate his guts. But Brain boy Brian knows real well how to mess up a good thing--dont believe me? ask his ex-wife she has been up to bat two times with that looser .....................................................memories

William Horrell said:

D.W., You are not always right, you are always opinioned, you can bemore aggravating than ''Digger'' at times. That is what the public sees.

Sounds like how many more of us? Confession, I fit inthat mold a little more than I would like. So.....

D.W. you are loved as the child of God you are, but as the Georgia Sattellites so eloquently sang..."Don't feed me no lines and keep your hands to yourself"...Is that not correct B.F. Jr.?

B.F. if that is not correct then that just may explain the divorce situation. Just a thought.

Appearances can be deceiving.

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This you wrote Tommie is very true. The old of Nascar as you and I know and remember it was totally different from todays. And I truly agree on the induction to the hall of fame---Some others should have been among the second if not the first to be inducted.

Mr Parks should have been at the or very near the top of the podium on the Hall of Fame.

Now as far as Brian goes he has as a person went against the game but as a whole there have been great and wonderful progress made in the safety dept. I do not go along with this new policy that everybody has to look alike as far as the cars go. Rules should have a top and bottom line as well as a lateral dimension on each side to hold design in check but in between the lines its a free goal for invention. A cap on money should be there and if you stop and think those simple rules will make it a more exciting go for it race. Discussions both verbal and physical are part of any contact sport but it should have a place and time---not like Vancouver BC just did.

My feedback to this---now more is to come Im sure because yes we are a open minded class of racers here-------------------------------------------memories
Tommie Clinard said:

I am just not believing some of the things I am reading on this subject of DW going into the HoF.

Believe me if I had just been selected to go into the NASCAR HoF I would kiss and hug the first, second, third, etc., etc.. You do get the drift of my comment. Right???

As for DW going in this early I don't agree. Neither should Cale. Let's get some of the PIONEER's in like Raymond Parks for instance. Herb Thomas, Curtis Turner, (probably never happen), Joe Weatherly, Buck Baker, etc., etc..

But it is a fact both DW and Cale are going in. It wasn't fixed. It wasn't bought. NASCAR didn't rig it. My gosh folks look at DW's overall record. Look at the work that he has and is still doing to promote the sport. Sure he run's his mouth but he backs up what he say's. On the track and off.

And on another note. All of this bad talk about NASCAR. How about giving them some credit for all of the good they have done for racing. All of the safety innovations that have been placed on the cars and driver's have made this and all types of racing safer for all involved.

If you have never been inside one of these cars and felt the impact of your body against the safety restraints and saw asphalt, sky, asphalt, sky several times and when it finally settles down and the smoke clears you climb out unscathed then don't slander NASCAR. I have experienced what I just described and I THANK NASCAR.

I don't agree with some of their rulings etc., but I do say thank you NASCAR for what you have done. At one time auto racing in general was on the verge of being banned because of the danger involved. But because of NASCAR and it's implementing safety requirements and still doing so auto racing has survived. Thank GOD.

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ha ha ha Tim is my hero anyway---even if he cant throw a dart

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Mr Leeming, I checked into the legality of the aforementioned documentation while I have been absent from R/R and yes it is totally within the limits of pornographic material. So I guess you will have to just grin and bare it.

Brian is lonely up there in the podium or glass office so now he and DW can meet more often.

So in a sense the warning was needless unless you wish to have more litigation bestowed upon you for being out of order in the chambers of you-know-who

have a great day ; -----------------------------------------------------------------memories

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-------------------------------Jaws has finally made it to the podium, he has been inducted into the hall of fame.
I know some are going to disagree with this and some may agree but look at the facts.
One he did win a race or two ----and a championship or so in the process.He never learned to dance as was evident on TV in front of Stevie even.
He could drive and was aggressive with the desire to win. He was as good as the others in the 80's but slowely he was bettered by the new kids---and some veterans. He has done a lot for our sport--sometimes he makes a lot of noise too. But he is somewhat an ambassador for Nascar--I did leave the door open there for a reason.
On Fox he fits in with Larry and Jeff on most occasions but then his attitude jumps out in front and then -------well then I think its usually time for a commercial. He is passionate about our sport and he truly wants the best for the future of racing---he just has a poor way of showing it sometimes.
His values are very high as racing goes so lets see how this hall of fame works on his head. If you remember he said he was disappointed last year when he was not the chosen one. True he is tied with Jeff Gordon and Bobby Allison (only because nascar didnt recognize one win). I dont know how that percentage factor was achieved though.
All in all he is in the mill now so maybe his voice will come down an octave or two and become a worthy inductee.
Still some will not like him ,some for his mouth,some for his attitude,some for his blunt description of the happenings on the track,and then you have those that cant digest the Boogity-Boogity-Boogity-lets go racing boys saying thats growing in popularity.
All in all Darrell is a racer at heart and I believe his blood has a tint of Nascar Red-White-and blue in it. And for that I will have to say YAAAA FOR JAWWS
Now for the rest of the story!!!

updated by @johnny-mallonee: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM

OK WHO pushed down on Kyles car going through inspection

Current NASCAR

an old saying goes like this some days you hunt the bear and then some days the bear gets you on the run

teams are always pushing the envelope and every so often they slip up. last year it bit clint bad for a measurement the thickness of a quarter.--now lets see how this plays out.

You know this almost as much fun as playing multiple games of chess in a timed game

OK WHO pushed down on Kyles car going through inspection

Current NASCAR

seems as though kyle was just a tad bit to low on the left front going through post inspection,now who leraned on his car to make that happen???

wasnt jeff gordon--we know where he was

updated by @johnny-mallonee: 03/10/17 09:50:08AM

IN RICHARD CHILDRESS'S OWN WORDS

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updated by @johnny-mallonee: 12/05/16 04:04:08PM

WHO IS THE TOUGHEST KID ON PIT ROAD

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http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/lists/Ranking-the-best-fighters-in-NASCAR-June-2011?GT1=39046#photo-title=Fight%20club&photo=29873787

its on the home page for MSN too