This will really endure the JR fans to Shrub.

http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=4214602

i read that...................

i wonder why kyle is the only driver so far to come out and say stuff like that.

Hmmm....let's start with immaturity, ego, and insecurity.  At least he's embracing the role.  If he's bitter towards anyone, it should be Rick Hendrick.  What did Junior ever do to him?

The redneck comment was a joke, lighten up Francis. I saw Kerry run at Myrtle Beach when he was trying to give it a go as well, much like JR. Wasn't bad, but wasn't good either. Jeffrey, Kerry's son, will probably be a better racer than JR from what I have heard.

And on the Harvick comment, he did earn it. Basically, Sr told Childress that if he didn't hire Harvick (talking about a future ride in RCR) that SR was going to put him in a DEI car. I don't like Harvick, but he impressed SR, enough so, that its basically why he replaced SR.

he just killed his car in practice.

It seems from reading the replies, I've been misunderstood.

I said I was not a Junior fan, and I'm not. That does not mean I do not like him. It simply means I do not root for him, which puts him in the category of most if not all other drivers.

I said that because I was pointing out that while Junior did not have a racing career at the local level that justified Sr. putting him in a Busch Series car, he did prove that he belonged.

He won two championships, and several Cup races.

Had he been anyone, but Dale's, or perhaps another driver's son, he would not have gotten that chance.

However he did, and he made the most of it. The first few years were kind to Junior.

The last few years, not so much, in racing and his tribulations with stepmom.

what i think is laughable is Dales son Kerry tried to pull the "im an Earnhardt" card as well and washed out. Dale jr ran better than Jeff Gordon for most of last year. how many races has jeff won of late? is jeff washed up too?

dale sr gave dale jr a Busch car. dale jr went out and won everything in that car. you think dale sr held a gun to Budweisers head and made them sponsor Dale jr?

what about Kevin Harvick? he has dale sr's old ride. how did he earn that?

the only reason jr is even a topic right now is 90% due to the media. the media shoved jr down our throats. the non-jr fans (including me) love the idea the balloon is deflating.

i dont like Kyle Busch, but it has nothing to do with sr. the reason i dont like him is hes not humble in the least. any time something goes wrong on the track he runs off like a spoiled brat. the last year he drove the #5 car he left the track while the car was being fixed, remember jr finishing the race in the car for him?

Jeff may be washed up because of his back problems.

Jeff will never enjoy the success he had with Evernham in their glory days.  

Regarding Jeff, two years ago, he would have won the championship had they not changed to the chase format, but they did, so he didn't.

I don't think Jeff is the driver he was a few years ago, but he's still better than most.

Junior is somewhat of an enigma.  I think he has, or had, the talent.  One year he led the points for a good part of the year, then seemed to lose it.

It's tough working with and for family.  While his popularity has made him a wealthy man, it has also saddled him with pressure other drivers don't experience.

He's in a goldfish bowl.  Kurt Bush won a championship.  What does he like to do in his spare time.  Aside from the kiss my butt gesture, the episode with the cops in Phoenix, and Jimmy Spencer putting a face on him, he doesn't get the 24/7 that Junior does.

It's gotta be tough getting a mike and a camera shoved in your face all the time.  

I don't feel sorry for him because of it.  But, it has to impact his attitude and outlook.

You can bag on Jr's racing skills all you want.   He's good enough to be one of the leading sellers of sponsor merchandise every year.

    He may not be earning a check by turning laps, but what he brings to the table every year in sells makes him top earner.

  Jr nation is strong.    

     

You can bag on Jr's racing skills all you want. He's good enough to be one of the leading sellers of sponsor merchandise every year.

He may not be earning a check by turning laps, but what he brings to the table every year in sells makes him top earner.

Jr nation is strong.

     

If memory serves, until Junior came along, Bill Elliot was the perennial most popular driver, according to fan voting.

The one exception to that was when Dale Sr. died at Daytona.  Bill Elliot took himself out of contention out of respect for Dale.  Sr. won the voting that year.

Popularity is no measure of the on track success of any racer.  Elliot was winning the most popular driver contests when he was little more than a field filler.

Everyone knows Jr. Nation is strong.  

The problem is that Junior's performance is weak.

We like to give pro anglers an excuse for being in a slump.  You always hear theres more to fishing than catching when times are tough for whatever reason, thats only part of the package you sell to sponsors.   Its called marketability, something JR leads the Nascar Nation in.    

   Juniors team has been through alot.   The pressure alone from being the son of a Legend, leaving DEI and part of his team behind, and coming into a shop who has Cup Champs Jeff and Jimmy are no easy tasks to follow either.    

  The bottom line, Tony jr is not the one selling sponsorships, its Junior who the fans go to see.