Humpy Wheeler

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Tosu97

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Anyone ever check out his YouTube channel? He talks about some real interesting stuff. For the most part I agree with him (exception being he likes the playoff). He spends multiple videos talking about the need for more Good Ole Boys back in NASCAR to make it interesting again, and mentions often the fact that many drivers are only here because of marketability/money instead of talent.

It's true NASCAR is a closed sport! Dale Sr. would have never gotten a cup ride today... he didn't have money/education.

P.s. He mentions Corey LaJoie and Bubba Wallace as being ones to look out for but I don't think that has translated much so far.
 
Wallace 'n LaJoie are in the best positions they'll ever be in save someone coming along to buy 'em a Kelley Miller ride.
 
It seems it's so much harder for the local dirt track hero to make it in NASCAR. So many rides wasted on dudes (and a chick) that are only there because of who they know or what their last name is.
 
the road to hell is paved with good intentions. money changes everything, it changes the balance of power and who gets to play. Pink Floyd got it right.
 
With less money flowing into NASCAR, will we see it opened up a little bit more like it used to be? Humpy seems to think that might be the case but fails to explain it real well in his videos.
 
When Cole Custer becomes a burden SHR 'n his daddy are no longer willing to finance, someone else with money behind him will fill the void.
 
And that may be the downfall of nascar. Here I come ARCA! You and those glorious gen 4s I miss.
 
ToyYoda said:
I'm sure all the other drivers look out for Corey Lajoie every week.
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Ha. That's good for a laugh. But as NASCAR continues to fall and money keeps on shrinking... I hope we at least get some good ole boy charm back in the mix in return. When the ride is over... they must return to their southern roots. And I think that is how NASCAR can rebound
 
LaJoie is better than what he's driving in my opinion. There are a few of them who will never get a shot. Shame really.
 
Tosu97 said:
It seems it's so much harder for the local dirt track hero to make it in NASCAR. So many rides wasted on dudes (and a chick) that are only there because of who they know or what their last name is.
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Is this a joke? Our current points leader Kyle Larson was just that. Logano was one of the best legends drivers ever, Jimmie grew up as some off road racer in Cali. While name helps, let's not forget that the cream always rises to the top
 
Johnson and Larson are great. But both of them have about as much personality as a Goodyear tire. My point is that Humpy wheeler is right when he says the next Intimidator/King is out there in the corn fields of Iowa or somewhere and can't get a ride in NASCAR because a sponser doesn't want an uneducated guy with an accent. There are too many pretty boys in NASCAR!!
 
Or another idea I had was a scholarship program. Sort of like drive for diversity stuff they do. But this program would be designed to get those underfunded, from dirt road have nots to the big leagues more often. We could use more character again!
 
For the most part good ol boys in Nascar are a thing of the past as there are no more Waddell Wilson's, Barry Dodson's, Inman's or drivers like Harry Gant, Sterling Marlin or Hut Stricklin. They have all gone the way of fans throwing chicken bones during the race or getting free cigarettes or dip on race day.

Today we have guys that throw their team under the bus for all to hear, a whiny diva from NJ, a guy who is mostly all business from El Cajon, a petulant little snot from the Silver State that gives many of the fans the stuff they say they want until it actually happens, a dork from Connecticut, a good driver from Wisconsin that shows all the personality of a 2x4, a vacuous guy from Virginia, and a guy from greater Detroit area that the longer he speaks the dumber he sounds!

If you want good ol boys tune into the Dukes of Hazzard and see what Bo, Luke, Uncle Jessie, Roscoe P Coltrane, Cooter and Cletus are up to.
 
Tosu97 said:
It seems it's so much harder for the local dirt track hero to make it in NASCAR. So many rides wasted on dudes (and a chick) that are only there because of who they know or what their last name is.
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Mispeedway15 said:
Is this a joke? Our current points leader Kyle Larson was just that. Logano was one of the best legends drivers ever, Jimmie grew up as some off road racer in Cali. While name helps, let's not forget that the cream always rises to the top
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Tosu97 said:
Johnson and Larson are great. But both of them have about as much personality as a Goodyear tire. My point is that Humpy wheeler is right when he says the next Intimidator/King is out there in the corn fields of Iowa or somewhere and can't get a ride in NASCAR because a sponser doesn't want an uneducated guy with an accent. There are too many pretty boys in NASCAR!!
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Your nonsensical premise gets exposed and you quickly find another excuse to characterize the "pretty boys" as undeserving of their rides. Would you be happy if the sanctioning body administered personality testing prior to licensing competitors?

Here's the bottom line ... in simple language ... you have absolutely no idea how racing works and know nothing about the people who participate.

Complain about that.
 
That's a bold statement to say about someone you've never met. Humpy Wheeler himself inspired this question I brought up for discussion. So are you trying to say Humper Wheeler knows nothing about racing?

Go ahead, try to convince me that Danica deserves a Cup ride. No way no how. Or Paul Menard? Come on.

You know what I don't even know why I responded. Your statement didn't warrant a response.
 
Tosu97 said:
So are you trying to say Humper Wheeler knows nothing about racing?

You know what I don't even know why I responded. Your statement didn't warrant a response.
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No. I'm saying you know nothing about it.

Mr. Wheeler is doubtless aware that Larson ran 200 plus dirt track events in one season just a few short years ago.

And... you could have deleted your response. That would have been a good idea.
 
Aunty you seem the type that would go to a bar and get the **** slapped out of you
 
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