What do other drivers think of Austin Dillon

[Cholo]

Most fans hate the guy but for those more connected to the sport I'd love to know what other drivers think of him.

Also curious how Kurt Busch is seen in the garage now - he seems like such a happy dude now wonder if it's changed any of the other driver dynamics with him.

 

[Team Penske]

Kurt's problem was with the media mostly.
He has always been a great driver.
If he seems happier these days,check out his wife. They seem to make a big difference. LOL

 

[aunty dive]

Racecar drivers don’t “Dab” ...

That is all.

 

[LewTheShoe]

Racecar drivers don’t “Dab” ...

That is all.

He's also said that if the racing deal don't work out, he'd like to be a dancer. I'm not kidding. Ya can't make something like that up.

 

[JGR_20]

Racecar drivers don’t “Dab” ...

That is all.

Can you imagine Cale Yarborough ‘dabbing’ after a win?

 

[StandOnIt]

He's also said that if the racing deal don't work out, he'd like to be a dancer. I'm not kidding. Ya can't make something like that up.

I wonder if we should we hold our breath until he's on Dancing with the stars and chumming around with Mikey

 

[machinistman3]

It seems to me that he just tries to hard to be cool. May have a short man complex as well.

 

[kyle18fan]

All hat, no cattle ?

 

[Truex_rox]

I would imagine that Kurt is pretty well-respected around the garage by now, but your guess is as good as mine.

Some of his old team-mates at SHR had some unfavorable things to say about him, though. Kevin Harvick springs to mind. He once said that "there are meltdowns over in the 41 camp pretty frequently" or something to that effect.

 

[ChexOrWrex]

Indifferent to me.

 

[DaBiff1618]

Guy is an Xfinity/Truck champ and has won the Daytona 500 and Coke 600. Why everyone craps on him is beyond me, people act like he’s Natalie Decker

 

[Ventisca]

Guy is an Xfinity/Truck champ and has won the Daytona 500 and Coke 600. Why everyone craps on him is beyond me, people act like he’s Natalie Decker

Interesting a Biffle fan would bring this up. I wanted him to win all three Championships. Now it is in the hands of Austin Dillon and RCR.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Indifferent...Austin is a good driver that will contend for a win or two each season and get your team to the playoffs.

 

[StandOnIt]

I really don't pay much attention to Dillion(s) myself. Don't have much of an opinion either way.

 

[Greg]

Can you imagine Cale Yarborough ‘dabbing’ after a win?

Cale could occasionally sweat a dab

Not to be confused with LeeRoy

 

[Privateer]

He's always struck me as a more charismatic Paul Menard, maybe with a little more talent.

 

[ToyYoda]

Racecar drivers don’t “Dab” ...

That is all.

Most people in general stopped dabbing in 2016.

 

[StandOnIt]

He's always struck me as a more charismatic Paul Menard, maybe with a little more talent.

I'd go with ya on that until he does that belly flop bit in the grass thing.

 

[Greg]

Racecar drivers don’t “Dab” ...

That is all.

Most people in general stopped dabbing in 2016.

 

[StandOnIt]

That's one hell of a cow lick right there

 

[Ventisca]

Fans should've removed the hallowed "3" off that car after that cringeworthy Daytona "Dab".

I'm not a hipster, I wasn't on the RCR Celebration Committee, I never saw it coming...

 

[aunty dive]

Most people in general stopped dabbing in 2016.

Before I saw Dillon do it, I was unaware that dabbing occurred before 2016.

 

[Clutch]

Lucky

 

[gnomesayin]

It seems to me that he just tries to hard to be cool. May have a short man complex as well.

I agree with this impression and don't find him likable. I also saw him and his brother drive dirt late models and modifieds on their way up, and I know they can wheel a race car. Austin also had several impressive runs in 2018 on intermediate tracks when the cars were quite challenging to drive faster than the competition. He's capable.

As for the original question about what other drivers think of him, I don't know, and it doesn't appear anyone else does either. Outside of the superspeedway carnage jamborees, he appears to keep his nose pretty clean most of the time and doesn't overdrive his equipment.

 

[racingfan7]

I think a lot of drivers know that Austin & Ty aren't complete hack jobs, after all Austin had a pretty successful stint in NXS & Trucks, and Ty wasn't a complete slouch, but they aren't Harvick or Earnhardt either.

 

[sdj]

I had no idea what a "DAB" or DABBING was until this thread.
But back to the thread question, He won the 500 by wrecking someone, he won the coke 600 on fuel mileage. When he runs up front all race and contends for a win straight up, I might change my view of the all Hat No Cows kid.

 

[StandOnIt]

I had no idea what a "DAB" or DABBING was until this thread.
But back to the thread question, He won the 500 by wrecking someone, he won the coke 600 on fuel mileage. When he runs up front all race and contends for a win straight up, I might change my view of the all Hat No Cows kid.

Kinda the story of RCR since Harvick left and why Childress is moving the sun and moon to hang on to Reddick. He needs a driver bad.

 

[DanicaFreak]

 

[Turtle84]

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[ReturnTrip]

Dunno about Austin, but his brother came off decent in one of the rain interviews.

 

[Joker]

The guy who drives Harvick's old scraps.

 

[HoneyBadger]

Racecar drivers don’t “Dab” ...

That is all.

Racecar drivers who have won a Daytona 500, a Coca-Cola 600 and multiple NASCAR championships can dab if they want to.

 

[Ventisca]

 

[harkin]

He’s the Hobo Hobbit, don’t especially like him but don’t dislike him either.

You want to diss somebody find the nitwit who thinks baby crap green on the 3 looks good.

 

[aunty dive]

Racecar drivers who have won a Daytona 500, a Coca-Cola 600 and multiple NASCAR championships can dab if they want to.

I realize that there are individuals out there incapable of mustering up enough self-awareness to know when they’re humiliating themselves in public.

 

[HoneyBadger]

I realize that there are individuals out there incapable of mustering up enough self-awareness to know when they’re humiliating themselves in public.

He's embarrassing himself while polishing his Harley J. Earl.

 

[Formerjackman]

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Well, you can't hold who their parents or grandparents are against somebody. Out of their control. Now if you want to make the case that they are abusing their good fortune of birth, well that's another issue. Remember, Richard Petty only got to NASCAR because of who his dad was.....

 

[Team Penske]

and if your name is Earnhardt, who got you here?

 

[Formerjackman]

and if your name is Earnhardt, who got you here?

Which Earnhardt? You COULD make the argument that some of the local guys that helped keep Dale Sr. afloat in the early days did it because he was Ralph's son. Would the high school dropout frustrated textile worker have ever even SAT in a racecar if not for his dad?

 

[ToyYoda]

He won the 500 by wrecking someone, he won the coke 600 on fuel mileage.

Don’t forget winning an Xfinity championship without winning a race, and only winning that because NASCAR stretched out the last caution at Homestead a ridiculously long time in a situation where they probably should have thrown the red, so “the iconic #3” could win the title.