Kerry Earnhardt..good guy, team player

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LOUDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE - Tim Fedewa and Kerry Earnhardt both attended the New England 200 this weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway, raising eyebrows and prompting questions around the garage area.

Fedewa was there to drive the No. 12 Supercuts Chevrolet, his first race in the driver’s seat for FitzBradshaw Racing. Earnhardt, who was substituted by Fedewa in the No. 12 earlier this week, was there to support his team.

“I’m still a part of the team,” Earnhardt said with a grin, pointing to his Supercuts logoed shirt. “Can’t you see my shirt?”

There were two of those shirts traveling around this weekend, often together. Fedewa and Earnhardt gave a duel-interview to a Junior Achiever and his FOX cameraman Saturday and both visited the Supercuts hospitality tent. Earnhardt helped make decisions on changes to the racecar and walked Fedewa down pit road.

“He’s been great this weekend,” Fedewa said of Earnhardt. “He didn’t have to come to this race, but he did, and he’s been around for every decision we’ve made. That says a lot about his character and the kind of person he is. He’s been nothing but a total gentleman this whole time.”

Earnhardt was one of the last people to wish Fedewa luck as he climbed into the Supercuts machine for the first time.

“Good luck, buddy,” he said. Then he headed toward the Supercuts pit to root on his team.





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Kerry is a stellar driver, but he's just been caught up in bad wrecks and misfortunes this season, stuff he didnt have in his rookie season in Busch last year. I hope he can jump onto another team in time to make his Winston Cup debut next year.
 
He will get a team...he is an Earnhardt...I can't believe no one has him yet!
 
Originally posted by Happy29@Jul 25 2003, 07:59 AM
Kerry is a stellar driver
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No he's not...most of his wrecks are caused by him. Every race I've seen him race in...he's wrecked, along with the numerous times I've seen him wreck on tv. He just doesn't have what it takes to drive a race car. I take that back...last year while I was at St. Louis, he was in a wreck that wasn't his fault. I was at St. Louis this year...he lost it all by himself going into turn 2. Both this year & last year at Milwaukee...he wrecked. Don't even remember how he wrecked both times I've seen him at Chicago or at Michigan last year...too numerous to remember them all. I was at his first WC race in Michigan were his old man & Junior were in it also...he wrecked all by himself between 3 & 4 about 5 laps into the race.

Don't get me wrong, I like Kerry & he is very personable...just can't drive a stock car in the NASCAR series.
 
17 fan, I agree. Kerry is not a stellar driver. He has very limited experience driving when you get right down to brass tacks.

He is very personable, but if he wants to drive, he's going to have to step back to ASA or ARCA and get seat time.
 
Originally posted by TexasRaceLady@Jul 25 2003, 11:42 AM
17 fan, I agree.  Kerry is not a stellar driver.  He has very limited experience driving when you get right down to brass tacks. 

He is very personable, but if he wants to drive, he's going to have to step back to ASA or ARCA and get seat time.
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Couldn't agree with you more...he has had some success in the ARCA series, though I'm not a big fan of the that series. I've been to 3 ARCA races (2 in Chicago & one at Lowe's) & it seems that there are only about 5 to 8 drivers that are competitive. It seems that about by lap 20...half the field is already lapped. I think ARCA should try to run more of the smaller venues like ASA does & less of the WC tracks.
 
Kerry is about ready for WC as I am ready for jumping out of an airplane without a parachute.

Kerry is a real nice guy. Probably the nicest of all the Earnhardts.

But Kerry is struggling in the BGN and needs a lot more time in the series before jumping into WC.

I wish Kerry well......... I really do like the guy.
 
He really is a great guy and I hope he does find a team Who knows alot of Winston Cup teams may need a driver so you never know
 
Originally posted by 17_Fan+Jul 25 2003, 01:30 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (17_Fan @ Jul 25 2003, 01:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin--Happy29@Jul 25 2003, 07:59 AM
Kerry is a stellar driver
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No he's not...most of his wrecks are caused by him. Every race I've seen him race in...he's wrecked, along with the numerous times I've seen him wreck on tv. He just doesn't have what it takes to drive a race car. I take that back...last year while I was at St. Louis, he was in a wreck that wasn't his fault. I was at St. Louis this year...he lost it all by himself going into turn 2. Both this year & last year at Milwaukee...he wrecked. Don't even remember how he wrecked both times I've seen him at Chicago or at Michigan last year...too numerous to remember them all. I was at his first WC race in Michigan were his old man & Junior were in it also...he wrecked all by himself between 3 & 4 about 5 laps into the race.

Don't get me wrong, I like Kerry & he is very personable...just can't drive a stock car in the NASCAR series. [/b][/quote]
I wouldn't be that harsh...

Kerry's isn't a great driver, but he isn't that bad. He has the potential to be a good busch driver. I think he's just needs more seat time. FitzBradshaw racing isn't really one of the best teams in the busch series either. Eventually, if he got good cars and had enough seat time, i could see him winning a couple busch races a year. I dont think he'll ever be winston cup material unless its a ride with DEI...
 
I really like Kerry. I really don't think that he is the worst driver on the track. But maybe he should go back to ARCA for a year and get more seat time.
 
Not a stellar driver huh ? Just because he gets caught up in wrecks HE DIDNT CAUSE means he's an idiot now huh ? Well, how the standards have changed in NASCAR.

I dont know how much seat time in ARCA he can get, he's getting older. I expected him to have a breakout season in Busch or a season like any enough for him to be in Cup next year. YES I STICK TO MY POINT, He is a stellar driver who hasnt been given any chances to prove himself in his career. I hope he can succeed and land a ride in Cup sometime soon.
 
I can't see calling him a stellar driver either....at best he is mediocre. As far as being personable, I guess he is,he hasn't really impressed me in his interviews that is for sure. Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike the guy, but he doesn't have the raw talent, plus he is quite a bit older by todays' standards to be getting into Cup. There are plenty of up and coming younger guys that deserve cup rides. A career in Trucks might suit him better rather than jump into a Cup ride that he can not handle. ;)
 
Originally posted by Happy29@Jul 25 2003, 07:07 PM
Not a stellar driver huh ? Just because he gets caught up in wrecks HE DIDNT CAUSE means he's an idiot now huh ? Well, how the standards have changed in NASCAR.
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I have two questions...

1) If you're the only one involved in a wreck and there was no mechanical failure of the car. Who's fault is it?

2) Which post did I refer to Kerry as being an idiot?
 
Hate to jump in late on the conversation, but Kerry Earnhardt is FAR from being a stellar driver on the circuit. Very FAR. And I will prove that later... busy at work right now.
 
Proof:

Kerry has crashed out at 6 of the 19 races he has run this year. Horrible stat. Even worse: his highest finish has been 14th this season! 14th in the very weak Busch Series, far from being a stellar driver.

In 63 total starts in the Busch Series, he has only finished in the top 10 4 times. Im sorry, but he is not a stellar driver. I can name about 20 drivers who would be more deserving of that ride than he is.
 
Originally posted by Happy29@Jul 25 2003, 09:07 PM
YES I STICK TO MY POINT, He is a stellar driver who hasnt been given any chances to prove himself in his career. I hope he can succeed and land a ride in Cup sometime soon.
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He is not a stellar driver, look at the stats above, they speak for themselves. And he has had a chance to prove himself, the past two years with a top 15 team, yet he has made nothing out of it.
 
Kerry is certainly a far cry from being any kind of racecar driver.
He is however, the perfect example of someone trying to get by on his father's famous name.
He even had his last name legally changed back to Earnhardt so that he could capitalize on it.
The guy really needs to find a life of his own and think about supporting his wife and family instead of trying to pass himself off as something he can never be.
At most, he is an embarassment to the memory of his father as well as a disgrace to the stepfather who adopted and raised him.
 
Well I know that for awhile back Dale Earnhardt didnt have anything to do with Kerry. After tradegy happened twice in 2000 with Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin. Dale decided to spend time with all of his Children including Kerry. Remember back in 2000 when Dale made a deal with Dave Marcius for Kerry to drive. Well before that u would never hear Dale talk or help out Kerry like he did with Dale Jr. Dale Sr. gave Dale Jr. a ride in the Busch Series then eventually in the W Cup. If he did that with Kerry, who knows? Maybe he would have been a great driver like Dale Jr is today.
 
Originally posted by PS2Man18@Aug 1 2003, 07:06 AM
Well I know that for awhile back Dale Earnhardt didnt have anything to do with Kerry. After tradegy happened twice in 2000 with Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin. Dale decided to spend time with all of his Children including Kerry. Remember back in 2000 when Dale made a deal with Dave Marcius for Kerry to drive. Well before that u would never hear Dale talk or help out Kerry like he did with Dale Jr. Dale Sr. gave Dale Jr. a ride in the Busch Series then eventually in the W Cup. If he did that with Kerry, who knows? Maybe he would have been a great driver like Dale Jr is today.
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actually, jr and kerry got a car when they were in their teens and race local tracks, Dale made sure it was safe and let them build and work on it, and for awhile, Dale had teams for all 3 of his older kids, Kelly,Kerry and jr......Kerry, like Dale, "started" a family early on and put them before his racing, once things were set for his family, he refocused on racing, he recieved some, but very little from Dale(DEI) because he wanted to do it on his own...Kerry worked on all the ARCA cars he drove....thats why he's probably not where Jr is....Dale got involved in Kerry's life way before 2000.......I'd like to see him in the truck series myself.....
 
Dale Junior and Kerry actually lived together when they raced & owned the same car which on the local tracks of NC they each took turns & raced the car. They both got into racing at the same time. Dale Jr. had no interest in racing while he was in high school. Kerry did have children & got married unlike Dale Jr who was more focused on racing & drinking. I think the Old Man thought he could get Jr. out of the partying phase & Kerry already was supporting the family. So that's why the Old Man pushed Jr. more than Kerry, but Jr. did have more sucess in on the local tracks in NC than Kerry did..so that has a lot to do with it too. Kerry has two children with his previous wife & is expecting his thrid with Renee.
 
Prettied up, painted over, touched to glorify, restructured to fit the image, or whatever people want or call it, Dale Earnhardt was not the best father in his early years. His attention to his marriages and offspring until fame came his way, was less than spectacular and according to press reports, interviews and observations by others, might have been considered a self-centered youth intent on one thing, wanting to race. At that point in his life, everything else was secondary.

Once he reached a plateau of some sort of celebrity status, he was in his third marriage with three children, things changed.

The stuff Earnhardt fans must remember is, the Pope is not going to make him a saint and he did make mistakes. He is no longer here and all the thoughts NASCAR would fold after his demise were in error.
Dale Earnhardt was human and to nullify his shortcomings is not realistic.

He did NOT make NASCAR what it is today. "Big" bill France and the willingness of Richard Petty to sit for hours and act respectable and gentlemanly to the thousands of fans after races was the push that brought NASCAR Stock Car Racing over the edge. Stars like Fred Lorenzen brought the sport to the mid-west and made people aware of what it was. Andretti and Foyt, although running specific races helped to bring the sport into the limelight.
Earnhardt came along when the wave of potential popularity was nearing it's crest. He helped carry it over the top. But go anywhere in the world and the name Richard Petty is more widely recognized than that of Earnhardt.

As for Kerry, he is less than stellular, and would be a better fit in a lesser series where he might become a consistent top finisher. Kerry is a nice guy and an Earnhardt, but that is about as far as it goes for potential. This is not meant to be a cruel assesment, but a reality check for fans who go to any lengths to lionize the name Earnhardt, which includes, in the case of Kerry, trying to "make a silk purse out of a sow's ear". :salute:
 
in response to whizzer reply....dont make the "broad" statement about Earnhardt fans like we are one group who all think alike.....because we dont...Dale was no saint..thats obvious...and the fans made/make nascar what it is today, with each star/big name driver carrying and advancing the sport thru out the years/eras....but Petty and Earnhardt did "carry" the sport like no other 2 drivers have or probably will as the new "common" era is upon us.....


this thread started out as a thread about Kerry showing he's a good sport towards the team that he lost his ride with and stuck around to help out where he can, to me it says alot, not becuase he's an Earnhardt, but because in this day in time, most act gracious and nice, but they dont mean it....but it turned into Kerry's drivin ability and dale's parenting history....talk about goin off track a little... :lol:
 
Originally posted by hooty3@Aug 2 2003, 01:42 PM
in response to whizzer reply....dont make the "broad" statement about Earnhardt fans like we are one group who all think alike.........
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The following quote in the post fully explained the opinion with the comment regarding "fans who go to any lengths to lionize the name Earnhardt". That seems to be self-explanatory and does not imply a blanket grouping of all Earnhardt fans. :D
 
Originally posted by hooty3@Aug 2 2003, 01:42 PM
this thread started out as a thread about Kerry showing he's a good sport towards the team that he lost his ride with and stuck around to help out where he can.......
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Hooty3, you are absolutely correct. This thread did get off track. And I too agree with you, Kerry Earnhardt is an absolute top notch person for taking the time, energy and effort he did to help, aid and assist Tim Fedewa as much as he could. Further comment was uncalled for. :cheers:
 
uncalled for?...i dunno about that, its good when folks write what they are thinking/feelin at the time, even if it veers off track a tad.....heck, a few times i've forgotten the thread cause I started ramblin and had to redo the post to fit the topic..... :lol: .....
 
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