Jr's Top Dog at Hendricks

Been thinking about Earnhardt (SR. Classic or the real thing 1.0) and this redneck thing.


"Ironheads" was a better handle than the "intimidater" and it made for a better tattoo on ones personal parts, if you know what I mean.


Also for a better pick up line with the ladies too as you was describing your self as "a Ironheads type of a rough gentleman".
 
Just to get back on track and for those of you who havent been paying attention:

Hendricks teams standings after race 6 :
Jr - 2nd
JJ - 10th
JG - 21st
KK - 31st
 
you know jr is not the best driver but he is far from the worst, he has won on every kind of track in cup but a road course, bristol, texas, dover, richmond, daga and daytona pheonix, etc. and he has 17, 18 wins alot of drivers would love to have his stats.
we all know jr gets more scrtney( my spelling sux) than any driver out there because of his dads success.

just sayin
 
de7xwcc said:
you know jr is not the best driver but he is far from the worst, he has won on every kind of track in cup but a road course, bristol, texas, dover, richmond, daga and daytona pheonix, etc. and he has 17, 18 wins alot of drivers would love to have his stats.
we all know jr gets more scrtney( my spelling sux) than any driver out there because of his dads success.

just sayin
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I agree with everything you say here. However, I think part of the reason for his scrutney is some of his fans. I have friends who are Junior fans that will argue all day long he is the best driver on the circut. Now, he certainly is not the worst...but the best? This is not a hit at any Junior fans here on the b0ard, I am just speaking from personal experience with several of my friends....

Someone's fans can quickly turn you against a driver, even when the driver has done nothing lol
 
And after race 9 not only is Jr still Top Dog at Hendricks he's worked his way up to second in points, only 5 points behind that Biffle guy :D

Dale Earnhardt Jr - 2nd - 333 Points ( interesting point number )
Jimmie Johnson - 6th - 314 Points
Jeff Gordon - 17th - 221 Points
Kasey Kahne - 23rd - 205 Points

Will he take over the point lead at Talladega???
 
If he would start calling hisselves Juniors, I would become a fan.


Junior't is good too.
 
Top Dog update!

Lil E lost one position dropping to 3rd in Champioship points with 369 points. Butt he's still Top Dog at Hendrick's!

JJ down two positions to 8th with 324 Championship points.
KK climbing the hill up to 17th and 246 Championship points.
JG still in the toilet loosing six more positions into 23rd! with 232 Championship points will his luck change? Not looking good for The Chase!

Hendrick's still @ 199 Wins and Holding ;)
 
Chad has to remember to pull the nails out of the horse shoe before insertion.
Jeffy had a silver shoe, everybody knows a silver shoe doesn't work.

:)
 
FlFlash said:
Top Dog update!

Lil E lost one position dropping to 3rd in Champioship points with 369 points. Butt he's still Top Dog at Hendrick's!

JJ down two positions to 8th with 324 Championship points.
KK climbing the hill up to 17th and 246 Championship points.
JG still in the toilet loosing six more positions into 23rd! with 232 Championship points will his luck change? Not looking good for The Chase!

Hendrick's still @ 199 Wins and Holding ;)
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It's great to see him doing this well for a change, Jr. that is.

Double J. I can't imagine him not being in the Chase.

Khane. I won't be surprised to see a win in his column soon.

Gordon will be there. 16 more races to qualify. Pretty much a win and you're in situation anymore.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Gordon will be there. 16 more races to qualify. Pretty much a win and you're in situation anymore.
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I dunno, right now Keselowski sitting 12th in points with 2 Wins is holding one of the Wild Card spots and Newman in 13th with 1 Win is holding the other. JG better hope one of them moves into the Top Ten or Bowyer, JJ,Truex, Harvick or Lil E with No Wins fall out of the Top Ten.
Either way JG needs to get his mess together!
 
I'm thinking Keselowski is going to be going into the Chase off of points rather than as a wildcard. I'm also thinking that the wildcards will get in on a single win. JMO
 
Just how bad is Jeff Gordon's luck?

The Hendrick Motorsports driver is suffering through his worst season ever results-wise, but he's actually been running well.

No driver has been more snake-bit this season than Jeff Gordon, whose luck has been so bad that it makes one wonder if he walked underneath a ladder in the presence of a black cat.

But just how bad has it been? Let's look back at Gordon's season so far:

• Daytona: After flipping in the Budweiser Shootout, Gordon's was running fifth near the halfway point of the Daytona 500 before his engine blew.

• Phoenix and Las Vegas: Gordon finished a respectable eighth at Phoenix and was decent at Las Vegas, finishing 12th. No bad luck there.

• Bristol: Gordon was fighting for a spot in the top 10 when teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. made slight contact with the No. 24 car, which cut Gordon's tire and sent him crashing hard into the wall. He finished 35th.

• Fontana: Gordon was running fifth, but two pit road penalties – one for dragging a gas can and one for an uncontrolled tire – made a surefire top 10 vanish and instead left him in 26th place.

• Martinsville: Gordon was running alongside Jimmie Johnson battling for the lead when David Reutimann's car infamously stopped on the track and brought out a caution. On the subsequent green-white-checkered restart, Clint Bowyer dove underneath Gordon and spun the leaders. Instead of a win or a top-two result, Gordon finished 14th.

• Texas: A fourth-place finish at Texas marked his best result of the season and moved him to 17th in points.

• Kansas: A dropped cylinder late in the race took away a top-10 run and saddled him with a 21st-place finish.

• Richmond: Gordon cut a tire during an early restart and had to pit under green, putting him multiple laps down. He finished 23rd.

• Talladega: After starting on the pole, Gordon had an overheating issue which made him drop to the back. Then he was caught in a wreck and finished 33rd.

After 'Dega, Gordon dropped five spots in the standings to 23rd – the deepest he's ever been at this point in the season.

Seven times in 10 races, Gordon has had something happen to him out of his control. Yet he refuses to acknowledge the black cloud that has seemingly been following him around.

"I don't believe in bad luck," Gordon said after his pole-winning run at Talladega. "I don't. I feel like you make your own luck. ... Because if that were the case, that means that when you win races, you're doing it because you are lucky. I don't think people win races because they are lucky. They put themselves in positions.

"I guess if there were 43 cars driving along and I drove over a little pinhead that poked a little hole in my tire, then I would say that was pretty unlucky. But the stuff that has been happening to us is not luck."

Whatever Gordon wants to call the issues that have plagued him this season, they've all been costly.

When you add everything together using a conservative estimate of where he would have likely finished, Gordon has left a total of 144 points on the table. Amazingly, those 144 points would put him second in the standings – just two points out of the lead.

But facing the reality of the situation he's in, Gordon knows there is only one thing he can do: win and get a wild card spot.

"Getting two to three wins, I think we are capable of doing it," he said. "I think a lot of people would go, ‘What? You're crazy. Look at where you are at in points the way you've been finishing.' But, the performance has not added up to the results. We are very capable of winning races."

That is, of course, if Lady Luck allows him to.
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From here.
 
FlFlash said:
I dunno, right now Keselowski sitting 12th in points with 2 Wins is holding one of the Wild Card spots and Newman in 13th with 1 Win is holding the other. JG better hope one of them moves into the Top Ten or Bowyer, JJ,Truex, Harvick or Lil E with No Wins fall out of the Top Ten.
Either way JG needs to get his mess together!
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That's what I was thinking. The 2 car is still hit or miss. With hit or miss guys getting wins early (Newman) and guys like Kasey Kahne who I feel is about to turn up the wick, the wild card spot may take more than 2 wins to get to. Jeff hasn't had just bad luck, they've been off at places like Las Vegas and Richmond. Texas he didn't look real good either. He can't afford another DNF. Think he's at a point where he's got to look at this as a 16 week season.
 
IMO, Keselowski won't be part of the WC picture. He'll get a few more wins and be in the top 3.
 
I'd be surprised to see Bowyer and Truex stay in the top ten and I expect to see Brad K move in to the top ten but still Jeff Gordon is 70 points out of the Top Ten! Heck he's not even in the Top Twenty which you have to be for the WC Win thing to count! 16 races sounds like Alot butt JG is in a Deep Hole.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I'm kinda hoping that this thread is just a precursor to his Martinsville victory this weekend giving HMS their 200 total. Say what you want about him but there are 32 other drivers in the top 35 that wish they were were he is in the standings right now.

A little side story on Jr. that I was just reading here. It is about a recent interview that Jeff Gluck, of SBNation, did with him yesterday. I'm sure some of you will find a way to slam him about that story as well but here it is anyway.....
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a driver interview after a race is like asking a politican a question, ...when he spouts out all the sponsor's names, thanks his crew back at the shop, says how they worked their butts off silly quote, takes a drink of some product as required by law, sprays it over the crew....you forgot what the question asked was.......no problem though, for it is as lame as the answers and so repetitive...........if only there was a real person in NASCAR who was not afraid to be real......
 
truthfulone said:
Top dog you say.........think about it.....as long as Jimmy Johnson is there, he is number one....I like all the team of drivers Hendrick has....however if I was to bet, it would be that Johnson will be the top Hendrick driver again at the end of the season.....none are my favorite driver after the Bill Elliott era ended.....
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I'm sure if you take the time to check the stats :http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/data/standings.html
you'll find that JJ has trailed Jr by a large margin all season and is still currently Behind. So I stand by my Statement that Jr. Is Top Dog at Hendrick....... points don't lie.
 
FlFlash said:
I'm sure if you take the time to check the stats :http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/data/standings.html
you'll find that JJ has trailed Jr by a large margin all season and is still currently Behind. So I stand by my Statement that Jr. Is Top Dog at Hendrick....... points don't lie.
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I stand behind exactly what I said...I am well aware of the standings, ...my reply was that they will change and JJ will again be ahead of the other three drivers at Hendrick's.....it is my opinion, time will tell who is right.
JJ has set records that JR or no other driver will ever top....also my opinion......some people think they are the only ones with opinions, they aren't......remember, clones are people too....no strike that....
 
FlFlash said:
I'd be surprised to see Bowyer and Truex stay in the top ten and I expect to see Brad K move in to the top ten but still Jeff Gordon is 70 points out of the Top Ten! Heck he's not even in the Top Twenty which you have to be for the WC Win thing to count! 16 races sounds like Alot butt JG is in a Deep Hole.
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I expect Brad to make the chase, but not the top five and not the championship...not yet.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
I'm thinking Keselowski is going to be going into the Chase off of points rather than as a wildcard. I'm also thinking that the wildcards will get in on a single win. JMO
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True, but last year, none of the wildcard spots were decided by wins, because the top 12 drivers in points made it in. I think you're right about this year though. At least 1 driver in the top 12 will lose his spot to a guy who wins one race, and that likely will be Jeff Gordon who gets that WC spot.
 
ted@economy said:
What a bummer , batman is a Jimmy Johnson fan .Didn't see that coming . Jimmy is so dull.
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How in hell or who is BATman? Jimmy dull...me thinks I see some jealousy here.....I am no JJ fan but damn, like someone said, facts don't lie....ask yourself, how many drivers wish they could do what JJ has done?
As soon as the Cobb female driver wins a race, I will close my mind to intelligence as some here seem to have already done.........no offense to the woman named something Cobb, it is just that she is so out of place...my grandma could lap her in any race and could do it faster if Grandma used a car.....sorry, somewhere being serious got lost here......
 
truthfulone said:
How in hell or who is BATman? Jimmy dull...me thinks I see some jealousy here.....I am no JJ fan but damn, like someone said, facts don't lie....ask yourself, how many drivers wish they could do what JJ has done?
As soon as the Cobb female driver wins a race, I will close my mind to intelligence as some here seem to have already done.........no offense to the woman named something Cobb, it is just that she is so out of place...my grandma could lap her in any race and could do it faster if Grandma used a car.....sorry, somewhere being serious got lost here......
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You don't know who Batman is? I suppose you prefer Superman...you know with Clark Kent being a mild mannered reporter and all.
 
#17D500winner said:
You don't know who Batman is? I suppose you prefer Superman...you know with Clark Kent being a mild mannered reporter and all.
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Who is Superman...Clark who? what is considered a mild mannered reporter? Is it a female gossip column? Nah, I only partake in reality ....I only relate to real people like Al Bundy, a hero of mine.....I don't care for stuff that is not real......but don't mind me, like what you want, wear earings and carry a purse if you like....just allow me to avoid you....nothing personal though.....Why hasn't Mark Martin ever won a cup championship?...just thought I would add that since some here are stuck on fantasy mode.
 
truthfulone said:
Who is Superman...Clark who? what is considered a mild mannered reporter? Is it a female gossip column? Nah, I only partake in reality ....I only relate to real people like Al Bundy, a hero of mine.....I don't care for stuff that is not real......but don't mind me, like what you want, wear earings and carry a purse if you like....just allow me to avoid you....nothing personal though.....Why hasn't Mark Martin ever won a cup championship?...just thought I would add that since some here are stuck on fantasy mode.
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Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon played a big role but what are you worried about Martin for? I thought you only liked Nascar's pretty boys.
 
truthfulone said:
How in hell or who is BATman? Jimmy dull...me thinks I see some jealousy here.....I am no JJ fan but damn, like someone said, facts don't lie....ask yourself, how many drivers wish they could do what JJ has done?
As soon as the Cobb female driver wins a race, I will close my mind to intelligence as some here seem to have already done.........no offense to the woman named something Cobb, it is just that she is so out of place...my grandma could lap her in any race and could do it faster if Grandma used a car.....sorry, somewhere being serious got lost here......
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Actually Jennifer Jo is a much better driver that Jimmy was at her age . She has the talent to win a lot more races than Jimmy , she just needs to get into a Hendrick car with a great crew chief . And yes Jimmy is quite dull and has been compared in wit with Digger .
 
ted@economy said:
Actually Jennifer Jo is a much better driver that Jimmy was at her age . She has the talent to win a lot more races than Jimmy , she just needs to get into a Hendrick car with a great crew chief . And yes Jimmy is quite dull and has been compared in wit with Digger .
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Please tell me you're kidding? She has been terrible in nascar and bitches and complains at every opportunity.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Jeff Gordon, ouch! Just when I thought all of his bad luck was behind him.
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It's unreal. I bet he would finally get some good luck this week based on the law of averages. With the way things are going for Jeff, I bet he could call heads 50 times in a row and lose 50 times.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Jeff Gordon, ouch! Just when I thought all of his bad luck was behind him.
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It's been awful this year. If the car is right something unforeseen happens, like 3 left rear flats. If the car is wrong they can't adjust it correctly. I am disappointed as a hardcore Gordon fan his lack of emotion about this.
 
Thegroundpounder99 said:
It's been awful this year. If the car is right something unforeseen happens, like 3 left rear flats. If the car is wrong they can't adjust it correctly. I am disappointed as a hardcore Gordon fan his lack of emotion about this.
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As the leader of his team he needs to stay positive. Also, he may be venting his frustration off camera. Rest assured they will figure out what happened last night regarding those flat tires.
 
Matthew2470 said:
As the leader of his team he needs to stay positive. Also, he may be venting his frustration off camera. Rest assured they will figure out what happened last night regarding those flat tires.
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I hope that's the case. Right now, he's the guy you don't want to be sanding next to on a golf course when a thunderstorm rolls on through. I swear someone is pushing pins in a replica of this guy somewhere these days. o_O He's too good to be where he's at right now but a win or two can turn all of this around quick.
 
Top Dog update!

Lil E - Even with a lackluster 17th place finish Saturday night, right there in 3rd and only 14 points behind the leader with 397 points. Yep he's still Top Dog at Hendrick's!
JJ - Finaly knocked down that elusive 200th WIN for Hendrick's and jumped up 3 positions in the standings doing it. Now 5th in points and 25 points BEHIND Jr. with 372 points.

KK - Doing a great job digging out of an early hole KK is now up to 16th with 283 points, 104 BEHIND Jr. Great Job #5!

JG - When will the bleeding end? Down to 24th with 241 points and 226 BEHIND Jr. Highlight of his weekend was finding a gummi bear stuck in his nomex socks. I'm even starting to feel bad for him :(

BTW, In case you did'nt hear Hendrick's now has 200 Wins ;)
 
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