Kyle proves he does nothave the makings of a champion
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bsquared31
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That's the biggest bullcrap statement made on this forum so far this year. How many wins in how many different series has Kyle won this year? Three bad races puts Jimmie on top, a driver that has only won 4 times this year IN ALL SERIES COMBINED? Get a band-aid for that bump on your head...
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SST55
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It wouldn't be so bad if he didn't appear so arrogant and smug when he wins.
His taking a bow amids the boos just adds gas to the fire.
Funny how Kurt has matured.
His taking a bow amids the boos just adds gas to the fire.
Funny how Kurt has matured.
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bsquared31
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I think a lesson from Jack Roush and a slap from Jimmy Spencer had a lot to do with that. Too bad someone wouldn't do Kyle the same favour!
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PettyBlue
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Karma is indeed a mutha.
Mabye so, but in an equal car he'd still drive away from anyone else out there. He already proved that before this mickey mouse chase crap started.
VaDirt
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And this is what made me a Busch fan this year. Good God, I am so sick and tired of the same-old-same-old out of most all of the other drivers in Cup over the last few years.
I want to see a driver mad when he loses, not just get out of the car and say "gee, the Tampax Toyota was running great, and my guys did a great job in the pits, but our end result just doesn't show you how great this team really is, yada-yada-yada...." And thinking he's the best when he wins helps too.
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mudslinger47
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I like it when he gets up takes the bow and shoves it into the Jr fans face, they can boo all they want, check the record Kyle is still better then most. I like that fact that he's an A-hole most of the time!!(so does the media) noise, good or bad, is still noise!! Duane
PS don't give me a hard time about pickin on Jr, I like him too, its his arrogant fans I don't care for.
PS don't give me a hard time about pickin on Jr, I like him too, its his arrogant fans I don't care for.
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RCR4Life
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Excuse him for not being pissed when he has a perfect season go up in smoke over three bad cars. I would be pissed. Kyle didn't say anything wrong. That team deserves anything Kyle has to say right now.
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Equally funny how Kurt is running in the back...
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GregFos
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I agree, a little 'tude and arrogance never hurt anyone, except maybe the feelings of little girls. Makes things even more interesting.
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I have been out of touch with racing lately. where does kyle stand in the chase standings.
buckaroo
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If you haven't been watching lately, this will knock you off your seat. Kyle is now 12th, 311 points out.
Bucky Badger
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Yeah...so..it's frustrating. He's human, with emotions. He's young and has maturing to do. Doesn't mean he doesn't have the makings to be a champion..
Does a team that has a crewchief that CHEATS and gets suspended for 6 races have the makings of a champion team???????
I've said it before, that's why the Chase sucks.
You whip butt all year and have a couple of unlucky races and you're out of the top 10. Doesn't make any sense.
You whip butt all year and have a couple of unlucky races and you're out of the top 10. Doesn't make any sense.
VaDirt
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But to be fair, in this case, Busch would have dropped well back in points and lost the massive lead he had no matter what points system was used.
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PettyBlue
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Still, real champions don't quit and put on the kind of face Busch has. Even Jr. had a better attitude; when he was asked if the Chase was a three car race he said "Heck yeah, if you count me as one of the three!".
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Face it, Jr still has a slight chance. The last few years. Ask any of the three JGR drivers, I'd bet they'd concede now too, and one of them is a two-time champion. I mean look at the face Stewart's put on lately. What you're saying is he doesn't have the makings of a champion?
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mudslinger47
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There has to be heads rolling in the mechanical department, to many mistakes. Duane
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Digger
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I just hope Johnsen doesn't win this one.There has to be heads rolling in the mechanical department, to many mistakes. Duane
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RCR4Life
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Who cares, Jeff Burtons going to win it anyway....
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There has to be heads rolling in the mechanical department, to many mistakes. Duane
It sure seems that JGR has just fallen off the reliability map recently. Trying too hard? It has affected all of the teams, just not Kyles. I personally don't feel bad for either Kyle or Steve Addington.
Sure as hell wouldn't be in 10th...
2008 Non-Chase Driver Standings: Camping World RV 400
Rank +/- Driver Points Back Start Pole Win 5 10 DNF Winnings
1 -- Carl Edwards 4186 Leader 29 1 6 14 22 1 $6,129,200
2 +1 Jimmie Johnson 4111 -75 29 7 5 12 17 1 $5,856,609
3 -1 Kyle Busch 4062 -124 29 7 8 15 17 2 $5,575,719
4 -- Dale Earnhardt Jr 3863 -323 29 1 1 9 14 0 $3,609,970
5 -- Jeff Burton 3828 -358 29 0 1 5 15 2 $4,372,925
6 -- Greg Biffle 3825 -361 29 2 2 11 14 2 $3,889,889
7 -- Kevin Harvick 3722 -464 29 0 0 6 15 0 $4,385,352
8 +1 Jeff Gordon 3653 -533 29 3 0 10 14 4 $4,537,963
9 -1 Tony Stewart 3605 -581 29 0 0 9 14 3 $5,010,480
10 -- Denny Hamlin 3557 -629 29 1 1 9 15 3 $4,417,602
11 -- Clint Bowyer 3517 -669 29 0 1 4 13 0 $3,529,545
12 -- Matt Kenseth 3515 -671 29 0 0 8 17 1 $4,404,627
13 +1 David Ragan 3369 -817 29 0 0 5 10 2 $3,190,788
14 -1 Kasey Kahne 3362 -824 29 2 2 3 12 2 $4,270,447
15 +1 Ryan Newman 3147 -1039 29 1 1 2 8 3 $5,227,583
16 -1 Martin Truex Jr 3106 -1080 29 0 0 3 8 3 $3,724,944
17 -- Brian Vickers 3105 -1081 29 1 0 3 6 3 $2,921,570
18 -- Kurt Busch 2906 -1280 29 0 1 3 7 3 $3,611,880
19 -- Jamie McMurray 2877 -1309 29 0 0 0 6 2 $2,964,878
20 -- Bobby Labonte 2833 -1353 29 0 0 0 1 2 $3,763,904
21 +2 Elliott Sadler 2784 -1402 29 0 0 2 7 2 $3,697,603
22 -- David Reutimann 2768 -1418 29 0 0 0 3 4 $2,731,555
23 +1 Juan Pablo Montoya 2748 -1438 29 0 0 2 3 4 $3,598,392
24 -3 Travis Kvapil 2747 -1439 29 0 0 0 3 0 $3,450,424
25 -- Casey Mears 2730 -1456 29 0 0 1 4 3 $3,122,445
26 -- David Gilliland 2607 -1579 29 0 0 1 2 5 $3,092,372
27 -- Mark Martin 2539 -1647 20 0 0 4 10 0 $2,922,023
28 -- Paul Menard 2484 -1702 29 1 0 0 0 1 $2,833,860
29 -- Michael Waltrip 2299 -1887 29 0 0 1 2 2 $2,952,851
30 -- Reed Sorenson 2277 -1909 28 0 0 1 2 2 $3,523,778
31 -- Dave Blaney 2259 -1927 28 0 0 0 2 4 $2,759,446
32 -- Robby Gordon 2182 -2004 29 0 0 0 2 4 $3,068,803
33 +1 Regan Smith 2143 -2043 27 0 0 0 0 0 $2,611,430
34 -1 Scott Riggs 2143 -2043 27 0 0 0 0 0 $2,735,164
35 -- Sam Hornish Jr 2116 -2070 29 0 0 0 0 4 $3,798,724
36 +1 AJ Allmendinger 1828 -2358 21 0 0 0 2 3 $1,756,054
37 -1 Patrick Carpentier 1794 -2392 24 1 0 0 0 4 $1,932,516
38 -- Joe Nemechek 1627 -2559 26 1 0 0 0 4 $2,193,492
39 -- Michael McDowell 1466 -2720 20 0 0 0 0 2 $1,757,650
40 -- JJ Yeley 1263 -2923 17 0 0 1 1 3 $1,765,355
41 -- Bill Elliott 1012 -3174 14 0 0 0 0 0 $1,317,090
42 -- Kyle Petty 833 -3353 14 0 0 0 0 0 $1,345,326
43 -- Aric Almirola 780 -3406 9 0 0 0 1 1 $1,033,562
44 -- Terry Labonte 699 -3487 9 0 0 0 0 0 $848,759
45 -- Mike Skinner 618 -3568 9 0 0 0 0 0 $744,147
46 -- Dario Franchitti 606 -3580 10 0 0 0 0 2 $1,008,351
47 -- Ken Schrader 584 -3602 9 0 0 0 0 1 $790,151
48 -- Jeremy Mayfield 578 -3608 8 0 0 0 0 0 $848,175
49 -- Marcos Ambrose 522 -3664 7 0 0 1 1 2 $739,962
50 -- Tony Raines 507 -3679 6 0 0 0 0 1 $464,050
51 -- Dale Jarrett 367 -3819 5 0 0 0 0 1 $596,038
52 -- Johnny Sauter 335 -3851 8 0 0 0 0 1 $606,295
53 -- Sterling Marlin 302 -3884 6 0 0 0 0 1 $496,770
54 -- Ron Fellows 200 -3986 2 0 0 0 0 0 $163,025
55 -- Boris Said 194 -3992 3 0 0 0 0 2 $238,783
56 -- Jason Leffler 192 -3994 3 0 0 0 0 1 $286,450
57 -- John Andretti 149 -4037 3 0 0 0 0 1 $422,213
58 -- Chad McCumbee 149 -4037 2 0 0 0 0 1 $158,538
59 -- Jon Wood 119 -4067 2 0 0 0 0 0 $201,540
60 +2 Joey Logano 113 -4073 2 0 0 0 0 0 $167,000
VaDirt
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Bobby, ya might as well let it go, the chase is here to stay. And I stand by my statement. Running like JGR has been the last three weeks will cost them the championship, regardless of the points system in place...
I know it's here to stay. I don't gotta like it though. It gives Championships and fame to those who do not deserve it and vice-versa. I expect The Chase to stay, but I believe they will tweak on it some more like they did for this year. NASCAR has a (growing) reputation of not admitting they F'd up. NASCAR created The Chase not to make for more exciting racing, but to increase fanbase, ticket sales and overall profit. NA$$$$$$$$$$$$CAR.
Still beats stick and ball, though
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Digger
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I still stand by what I said last year though; the ratings are down because of ESPN.I know it's here to stay. I don't gotta like it though. It gives Championships and fame to those who do not deserve it and vice-versa. I expect The Chase to stay, but I believe they will tweak on it some more like they did for this year. NASCAR has a (growing) reputation of not admitting they F'd up. NASCAR created The Chase not to make for more exciting racing, but to increase fanbase, ticket sales and overall profit. NA$$$$$$$$$$$$CAR.
Still beats stick and ball, though
And they're going to keep going down because of ESPN.
The racing hasn't been as good this year, but a lot of that is because I've been to a lot of races this year that are more exciting than NASCAR.
That and the ARCA races have been incredible. NASCAR races are just too long. Good for a nap in between the start and finish though.
The Chase and that crappy COT are killing the sport.
There have been a few exciting races this year and I know the COT is a much safer car but something has to be done to improve handling without compromising any of the safety features. The Chase needs some more tweaking, too.
There have been a few exciting races this year and I know the COT is a much safer car but something has to be done to improve handling without compromising any of the safety features. The Chase needs some more tweaking, too.
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DanicaFan
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I have to agree, that interview this past weekend at Kansas was pathetic. His answers were like 4 words long. You could tell the reporter ended the interview early because she too was thinking, what an arse!
He is a good driver but I agree, his attitude is terrible. A true champion doesnt act like that when things dont go their way. He needs to take a few lessons from Carl Edwards. Or better yet, the best interview for a race car driver no matter what they finish is Helio Castroneves. He is one class act!
He is a good driver but I agree, his attitude is terrible. A true champion doesnt act like that when things dont go their way. He needs to take a few lessons from Carl Edwards. Or better yet, the best interview for a race car driver no matter what they finish is Helio Castroneves. He is one class act!