I think everyone agrees that Rodney is the driving force behind the success of the 4 car.
It is though. Baring a wreck or something freakish, the 4 car has been so much better than anyone else, that if they somehow get outperformed at Phoenix..after the season he's had..he doesn't deserve to be the champion. Sorry.
If there are 36 races and you win 10, that means you didn't win 26 races.
Your welcome to your opinion, I won't argue that. However we have watched Kevin for years and he did his share of wining at Childress but not at the same level as he has done with Rodney.
I dunno about that, man, Rodney still has The Preacher's cars to contend with... and they haven't put anything away for the winter yet. All the Toyotas were cheated up at Bristol with illegal bodies (first inspection failure) *and* illegal rear steer suspensions (second inspection failure).
I just can't believe it. I remember 13 years ago, he was just another Kasey Kahne. Count on him for a win or two, maybe a 4 win break out season, but nothing crazy.
Sort of measuring cup careers here. A cup championship is a cup championship. Especially because of the way Kevin would have won his first and his second.
Look at what rcr has done since he left. Harvick was a super star long before he had the equipment to prove it. Even now, nobody else is anywhere near him in the same organization. The highly touted Kurt bush couldn't get a wiff of his success at shr. Neither did tony.
If Harvick gets 3 championships and more wins then yes he vaults ahead of Tony.
I for one root for this happen every season.
Tony won a championship, and was very good in 2009 as well. Childers and Kevin is much like Tony and Zippy.
I think he is already better than Stewart even if he never wins another race.
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Didn't JJ do the same thing 1 year?
He also was much quicker to 45+ wins, than Kevin was and won 3 titles in 10 seasons.
Tony won 5/10 races in the Chase, which is a record. Jimmie won 4/10 in 2004, 2007, and 2009
Hey, thanks for that, I knew he did well a couple of times.
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He epitomizes the "shortest way around the track" style. The only reason we saw him in the upper groove at Kansas was because he was trying to get air on his nose.
Stories are abound. I read when SHR offered Rodney a job and his reply was only for Harvick. When he is gone so am I.
I was watching the 07 Autoclub race won by Matt Kenseth. All sorts of passing that race. There was one particular lap where the coverage put us on board with Harvick, back in the 29. 202 down the back, and lifted down to 157, and he got back in the gas very late. Ironically, a few laps earlier DW was talking about Tony Stewart's late entry for a fast drive off (pass for the lead) and how this is the way to make speed. Harvick, like we've talked about before, seems to drive it in pretty deeply and didn't seem to really work the throttle until the car settles.
I think Rodney eluded to the fact that he's done when harvick is done when he was on Jrs podcast