All Purpose NASCAR Thread

I've talked to Marty and he said NASCAR put the screws to SPEED to dump "Pit Bull" because France & Co. weren't comfortable with the various subject matter, i.e. truth hurts, but money talks. And I've completely stopped watching SPEED's Sunday morning programming because of Spencer. The guy was an ass to the media as a driver and now that HE is media, he's insufferable. He's terrible on the air, his opinions are worthless, and he's so happy to have a regular paying job, he'll NEVER do anything to offend NASCAR. At least Kenny Wallace will speak his mind and is entertaining.

 

Skippy, I'm calling BS on that one. Tell me one time that overrated driving fraud has said anything that would offend anyone, much less NASCAR? He drinks a gallon of the France Kool-Aid at breakfast and two more at dinner.

 

I'm not saying he's going to go off Robin Miller-style on NASCAR, but of the drivers who feel the need to moonlight as media types, he speaks his mind a lot more than most. And compared to Jimmy "Are you going to eat that fat?" Spencer or Michael "Is that a sponsors ass? Excuse me while I pucker up" Waltrip, Wallace is positively Hunter S. Thompson...

 

The problem with this thread is that it doesn't have a sponsor.

 

Bit of a threadjack...

Did anyone see Jenna Fryer's piece on old NASCAR drivers and the need for a pension? She used Sam Ard as an example.
I feel sorry for the guy -lives in a trailer,has Alzheimer's and his wife is goingblind - but he only drove three years (if I read it right) and gave up a job as Ford Mechanic.
I'm not sure NASCAR should be one footing a pension plan. I'd put the onus on the car owners.
It was nice to know Tony Stewart helps take care of some these old guys. I guess he's not a total dickhead.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070206/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ne/car_nascar_forgotten_drivers

 

Stewart is not polished by a PR person. It's a blessing and a curse.

 

If Stewart isn't in a good mood or would rather be doing something else than talking to the media, he can be extremely unpleasant. The Las Vegas test was a recent example. Eugh. Then he definitely seems like a total dickhead.

When he's cheery, he can be hilarious. But most of the time he seems like he'd rather be starving himself than having to sit on the stage at a press conference.

He's one of the last remaining drivers I haven't had at least a brief one-on-one with, so maybe I'm missing the boat.

 

The thing I admire (not necessarily) like about Stewart is that he's not a PR product like every other driver. See: Wallace, Kenny, for an example.

I'd rather see someone show a little emotion, besides going up and shoving a dude when you have your helmet on and you look like you wanna pick a fight with ET.

 

I hear that Tony was a delight today at Daytona. So much for my comments.

By the way, I love all the new NASCAR commericals on ESPN. Mainly because I've had some friends and co-workers say the hype actually intrigues them -- better they say that than make fun of me for covering racing.

 

So, Thursday Junior comes out with his main contract demand . . . and nothing from y'all?

OK, I'll do it.

Dale Junior wants to be the man at DEI. He wants majority ownership interest transfered from his stepmother or . . . what? Red 3?

http://www.thatsracin.com/242/story/2808.html

And Friday, DEI presented its response: No comment.

http://www.thatsracin.com/242/story/2849.html

Seems to me Junior holds most of the cards here --- the cornerstone of the company is $20 million a year in Bud dollars and Bud makes that back in a hurry. When it comes down to it, the sponsorship will go with the driver, not stay with the team.

 

2MCM, I don't see Theresa folding on this one.

Dale Jr. easily could expand his team into the Cup Series if he wanted to, especially with Bud's $20 mil.