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Some drivers got nicknames for something they did on the track.

Swervin Ervin (Ernie Ervin) caused an incident once (like every driver), but he ended getting involved in a lot of wrecks over a short period of time and he got the nickname (which I didn't think he deserved).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Irvan
 
Kybu called "Himself" rowdy enough to try and make it stick as a nickname. Even put it over his car/truck door.

Kubu has been trying to name himself outlaw.

In my opinion you get a nickname from how others see you not how you want to be seen. Intimidater, jaws, possum etc.
 
Johali said:
Kybu called "Himself" rowdy enough to try and make it stick as a nickname. Even put it over his car/truck door.

Kubu has been trying to name himself outlaw.

In my opinion you get a nickname from how others see you not how you want to be seen. Intimidater, jaws, possum etc.
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Agreed..Just like Fighter jocks do not give themselves their call sign...their unit does it...
 
Johali said:
Kybu called "Himself" rowdy enough to try and make it stick as a nickname. Even put it over his car/truck door.

Kubu has been trying to name himself outlaw.

In my opinion you get a nickname from how others see you not how you want to be seen. Intimidater, jaws, possum etc.
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Agreed. Self-appointed nicknames are lame.
 
Sterling Marlin tagged Biffle the “Bug Eyed Dummy.” I still chuckle over it but it didn’t stick.
 
Boy Wonder or Blunder, depending on his mood. Sr on JG.
 
Zerkfitting said:
Some drivers got nicknames for something they did on the track.

Swervin Ervin (Ernie Ervin) caused an incident once (like every driver), but he ended getting involved in a lot of wrecks over a short period of time and he got the nickname (which I didn't think he deserved).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Irvan
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It just wasn't once. It was quite a bit when he first got into the #4 car. I remember a big crash he caused at Darlington when he spun out in front of the field.
 
Cueball headed fool. Dale Jr nicely to Todd Bodine..

Harry Gant - Mr September
 
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Bodine was also known as the Onion wasn't he?
 
Johali said:
Kybu called "Himself" rowdy enough to try and make it stick as a nickname. Even put it over his car/truck door.

Kubu has been trying to name himself outlaw.

In my opinion you get a nickname from how others see you not how you want to be seen. Intimidater, jaws, possum etc.
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Thankfully the Busch brothers both live up to their nicknames IMO of course
 
Johali said:
See post #2.
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No list would be complete without Awesome Bill from Dawsonville. I did get a chuckle when Dale Sr. Called Rusty Rubberhead.
 



People. Seriously. This is not the Wild West. There are rules for these things. And the rules clearly state that you CANNOT give yourself a nickname. Period. End of story.

If people could just run around giving themselves nicknames willy nilly, then I would have called myself "Hung Solo" a looooooooong time ago. But I haven't, because I can't. It's just not right. There's something inauthentic about it all. Something self-promotional and narcissistic. My nickname is Cochise. I've had it since birth. Would I have chosen differently? Probably. But I didn't. So I shut up and embrace it. I love it. It's MINE. And I can't change it.

Because, quite frankly, you can't be objective about yourself. YOU don't have enough distance from YOU to know what you're really like. No matter what, you're just going to give yourself a cool nickname, something that identifies you as you'd like the world to see you rather than the cold, harsh reality of what you actually are.

So to those who insist we call you by a name you've given yourself, whether it be The King Of Pop, "Dr." Laura, or Mr. Maverick... I'm telling you, THE JIG IS UP!!!!!! OBEY THE RULES! Otherwise, it just makes you seem like a dick.

Trust me. This is for your own good.

Signed,
Keith "Pimpalicious" Powell
 
Rooster and Handsome Harry have always been my favorite nicknames. I can't think of The Rooster without thinking of him racing with his eyes taped open after his 1984 Busch Clash tumble.

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I co-sign everything Johali is saying, also. Nicknames don't work if you come with them on your own. I've been given lots of terrible nicknames, but I've owned up to every last one of them.
 
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Johali said:



People. Seriously. This is not the Wild West. There are rules for these things. And the rules clearly state that you CANNOT give yourself a nickname. Period. End of story.

If people could just run around giving themselves nicknames willy nilly, then I would have called myself "Hung Solo" a looooooooong time ago. But I haven't, because I can't. It's just not right. There's something inauthentic about it all. Something self-promotional and narcissistic. My nickname is Cochise. I've had it since birth. Would I have chosen differently? Probably. But I didn't. So I shut up and embrace it. I love it. It's MINE. And I can't change it.

Because, quite frankly, you can't be objective about yourself. YOU don't have enough distance from YOU to know what you're really like. No matter what, you're just going to give yourself a cool nickname, something that identifies you as you'd like the world to see you rather than the cold, harsh reality of what you actually are.

So to those who insist we call you by a name you've given yourself, whether it be The King Of Pop, "Dr." Laura, or Mr. Maverick... I'm telling you, THE JIG IS UP!!!!!! OBEY THE RULES! Otherwise, it just makes you seem like a dick.

Trust me. This is for your own good.

Signed,
Keith "Pimpalicious" Powell
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"pimpalicious" is universally known to be the go-to guy regarding nicknames, unfortunately I believe he is full of s*it right up to his eyeballs :D
 
ztevans said:
Rooster and Handsome Harry have always been my favorite nicknames. I can't think of The Rooster without thinking of him racing with his eyes taped open after his 1984 Busch Clash tumble.

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I co-sign everything Johali is saying, also. Nicknames don't work if you come with them on your own. I've been given lots of terrible nicknames, but I've owned up to every last one of them.
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YEP.
 
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