Junior!

[Mayor Qumiby]

Was Geoff Bodine a star in Nascar?

Lol good point

[Guest Dark Knight]

Not wanting to put a spin on the whole Nascar/Daytona thing, but I disagree that Nascar is that healthy any longer. Empty stands are everywhere and even though there are contracts in place currently, I see sponsorships going away in the near future. There sport is suffering from dull boring racetracks, cars and gimmicks.

Now to the spin.

What would be better for a sport in order to drum up new fans and bring back old ones, than to have a woman on the pole last year, the number 3 on the pole this year, and Junior win this year?

I know it's not wrestling, but still, the thought exists.

Jr would have a championship by now if it was fixed.

[4Corners]

Give the man credit... It's idiots like you that keep bringing up the #3 to gauge JR's career.

 

Dillon has a lot on his shoulders - I don't think NASCAR, RCR, or Dale Jr would let that # go easy if it weren't in good hands. 

 

Austin is a big time Panthers fan BTW. 

[pantherfan49]

Not saying nascar is fixed but if you wanted to fix it, there is no easier place to do so than at a plate track. Make the plate a bit bigger and you have all the horses you need to run up front.

Jr winning Daytona should be a surprise to no one. I mean Danica even runs up front there. It is a track where equipment means everything. In a race where half the field was wrecked and the real dominate car (Hamlin) didn't have radio communications, it's just indicative of Jr being upfront and being one of the 5 or 6 people that could have won the race. He came on the short end the last few years but right place, right time this year.

[cptx]

Dale Jr looked like he was gonna dominate NASCAR in his father's footsteps early on.

 

He couldn't even beat Matt Kenseth for rookie of the year. The only people that have ever considered Dale Jr as a dominant force are the fans that he inherited from daddy.

[Guest Dark Knight]

He couldn't even beat Matt Kenseth for rookie of the year. The only people that have ever considered Dale Jr as a dominant force are the fans that he inherited from daddy.

2001: 8th, 3 wins, 9 top 5

2002: 11th, 2 wins, 11 top 5

2003: 3rd, 2 wins, 13 top 5

2004: 5th, 6 wins, 16 top 5

Yes, he was very good his first few years. And that was with dealing with his father's death. Then DEI fell apart & he never really recovered.

[pantherfan49]

2001: 8th, 3 wins, 9 top 5

2002: 11th, 2 wins, 11 top 5

2003: 3rd, 2 wins, 13 top 5

2004: 5th, 6 wins, 16 top 5

Yes, he was very good his first few years. And that was with dealing with his father's death. Then DEI fell apart & he never really recovered.

 

The sport was also in a period of turnover where some really good drivers were about to break in...Hamlin, Kes, Logano, Bowyer, just to name a few.  

Look, Michael Waltrip won in DEI equipment.  It was good stuff.

[Rise of The Hive]

Second today in Phoenix, not a bad follow up effort.

[MichaelNewtonII]

 

DALE JR.

[YoungPanthers89]

Wow so close

[cptx]

About a pint of fuel away. Thank you baby Jesus.

[iamcline]

WOOOOOOOOOO!! Blue Deuce ftw!  Hopefully this doesn't deter Letarte from these kinds of calls, it's this kind of aggression that will give Dale these kinds of opportunities throughout the season.

[Mayor Qumiby]

Yea it was a great day for me. .my favorite driver won and JR got 2nd.

It was a great call by letarte..they weren't going to win or come in 2nd if they pitted..they almost won and even after the hiccup they still came in 2nd.. hell of a day!

[Rise of The Hive]

The hot start continues, it is hard to be mad at running out of fuel when he wouldn't have even had a top 5 without the gamble.