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I seem to recall Vickers taking both Junior and Jo...

2009-02-19T10:29:00.000-06:00

I seem to recall Vickers taking both Junior and Johnson out a few years ago. I can't recall the situation entirely, but it looked like a pretty blatant, "this is my last ride with Hendrick, screw it I am going to win" move.

Looking at the incident in all the replays it could have been a simple miss judgement of the distance between the bumpers when he moved back up the track. It was a

Vickers hit Dale, Jr. when he tried to block him. ...

2009-02-18T23:39:00.000-06:00

Vickers hit Dale, Jr. when he tried to block him. If he hadn't, there would have been no wreck in all likelihood. It was just on of those racing deals- at 180 miles an hour stuff happens.

i hate the below the yellow line rule. Let the dr...

2009-02-18T21:50:00.000-06:00

i hate the below the yellow line rule. Let the drivers use the track and if they want to try the grass go for it. If some one wants to block another driver they better be ready to get hooked if they don't get down there in time. If the block is performed properly the worst that can happen is the get pushed. But the move someone below the yellow line then you derserve what you get. Look at

Looks like Jr needs to pull a rabbit out of his ha...

2009-02-18T16:06:00.000-06:00

Looks like Jr needs to pull a rabbit out of his hat quick otherwise he is going to tank like Casey Mears in year two at Hendrick Motorsports !

I think if Dale Jr's name was 'John Smith' (and no...

2009-02-17T11:07:00.000-06:00

I think if Dale Jr's name was 'John Smith' (and not Earnhardt), the most overrated driver would be stuck in Nationwide and not on the track with GREAT drivers. His Dumba88 move took out Carl Edwards and Jamie McMurray (Yes, I'm an Edwards fan! and JamieMac is a good driver) along with that crybaby Kyle Busch (I hate him - and all Toyota drivers! that is the only good thing Jr did right - take

Hey all, I'm late getting started in this discussi...

2009-02-17T00:06:00.000-06:00

Hey all, I'm late getting started in this discussion. Finally found Bonk after he left Yahoo.
Seems to me that it's just one of those racin' deals, until you compare it to Leffler's penalty of Saturday. It must make NASCAR cringe when Jr screws up like that. they probably have a little powwow to see what official reaction will bring the fewest beer cans onto the track. Poor saps.
The

IF you want yo know who was at fault , just look a...

2009-02-16T18:25:00.000-06:00

IF you want yo know who was at fault , just look at where the contact took place at and how they both ended up accross the line

Like Tony Stewart has said so many times, a little...

2009-02-16T16:59:00.000-06:00

Like Tony Stewart has said so many times, a little give and take would have made a whole lot of difference.
Consistency isn't in Nascar's vocabulary. Just watch Saturday's race.

I know I spoke this morning but... Isn't JR gettin...

2009-02-16T14:21:00.000-06:00

I know I spoke this morning but... Isn't JR getting just a little too old and too experienced for this stuff now. He needs to deliver this year. No more excuses. He did at least 3 things yesterday that a champion does not do. Missed his pit, parked on the line, got and mixed it up with Vickers. Each one seemed to be someone else's fault.

If Dale was alive, he would kick Kelly Earnhardt (...

2009-02-16T13:50:00.000-06:00

If Dale was alive, he would kick Kelly Earnhardt (Elledge's-I understand she is divorced now to look after pee wee) brother's rear.

I don’t watch a NASCAR race to see who best follow...

2009-02-16T11:57:00.000-06:00

I don’t watch a NASCAR race to see who best follows the rules. I want to see a bunch of guys trying to kick each others butts, do whatever it takes, cut ‘em off, cuss their mother, bump and bang. Not corporate and polished guys, but like us. Then, after the race, call his rival a no talent, whiney looser. NASCAR isn’t about racing. It’s about big personalities who are like us, scrapping in public

There has been an Earnhardt rule in NASCAR for yea...

2009-02-16T10:39:00.000-06:00

There has been an Earnhardt rule in NASCAR for years and years. when Sr. took someone out it was just "one of them racin deals". Drivers were always backing into Sr. but thats how he got his famous name. "The Intimidator" NASCAR looked the other way no matter what. Is there any doubt NASCAR was afraid of a riot had they parked the annointed one? NASCAR rules have always been FLEXIBLE. Oh

I guess Vickers seems to forget the Talladega race...

2009-02-16T10:19:00.000-06:00

I guess Vickers seems to forget the Talladega race he won spinning Jr and Johnson. Guess what? They are even now!

I think that if they hadn't penalized Leffler for ...

2009-02-16T09:51:00.000-06:00

I think that if they hadn't penalized Leffler for a very similar incident in the Nationwide Race, the day before, then this probably wouldn't be too big of a deal. Wrecks like this happen all the time in restrictor plate races. But very rarely does NASCAR think that they're intentional. But again, when NASCAR penalized a guy for the very same thing the day before, it does give the impression that

Howdy fellow Monday morning drivers!
The fact i...

2009-02-16T08:49:00.000-06:00

Howdy fellow Monday morning drivers!
The fact is, watching the replay at full speed there are mere seconds that pass during this entire incident. Running near the front of the field in the Daytona 500 with 40 odd cars behind you that you don't want to check up and cause the big one, in a split second I can't say I wouldn't have made the same move at 180 mph. All drivers can't be perfect all

NASCAR is kidding, right? This was the big event,...

2009-02-16T08:48:00.000-06:00

NASCAR is kidding, right? This was the big event, the "Super Bowl"? The "Great American Race"?

Rain shortened. Why? Because the race started so late, even later than the 3:30 green flag time posted on the DIS website. With the threat of rain, NASCAR couldn't possibly move up the start time, could they?

The star of NASCAR made three (four if you count the Jeff Burton

There's no need to wonder -- just look at Saturday...

2009-02-16T08:19:00.000-06:00

There's no need to wonder -- just look at Saturday.

Leffler bumped Stephen Wallace in a much more equivocal incident and gets 5 laps.

Jr. hooked Vickers in front of the pack and not only gets no penalty but has people defending him because "he was frustrated".

Jr. had a run. So what? Lots of drivers get runs on other drivers at various points in the race. They get

It looked like Vickers nicked JR when he came down...

2009-02-16T08:05:00.000-06:00

It looked like Vickers nicked JR when he came down on him. That said, JR should have not charged back up on Vickers they way he did. I think they were both to blame. Bad judgement by 2 cars that were not going to win anyway. The only thing that I "enjoyed" about the whole thing was that KyleB went byby. I don't like him. Great run by the Petty cars and Mikey. Yesterday was a very different

All right: Before anyone starts screaming at me, l...

2009-02-16T07:18:00.000-06:00

All right: Before anyone starts screaming at me, let me say that I am not a big fan of Junior's. I think he's an OK guy, but I dislike all the hype around him, so I don't root for him - to me he's just like a number of other drivers that I could take or leave. The same thing goes for Vickers. That being said, I agree with you, Jerry, that this call could have gone either way. But here's my point:

If it had been ANYONE else, there would have been ...

2009-02-16T06:28:00.000-06:00

If it had been ANYONE else, there would have been a penalty. A lap down driver wrecks someone from below the double yellow "out of bounds" line and wrecks the leaders in the process. All weekend NASCAR stressed that there would be NO exceptions to the yellow line rule. But I guess it should have been understood that the rule did not apply to Little E. The sad thing is Jr. is beginning to

i find it hilarious how you could feel the air com...

2009-02-16T05:51:00.000-06:00

i find it hilarious how you could feel the air come out of good old dw's sail as joonyer sat on pit road for that penalty. i guess after numerous articles calling out the junior mess, dw will have have his focus group think of a great explanation for his foxsports.com ramblings this week.

I agree, Lets stop coddling this moron and make hi...

2009-02-16T05:09:00.000-06:00

I agree, Lets stop coddling this moron and make him earn his way, Its not as much NASCAR as it is the fans, Lets stop buying his junk and instead of cheering turn our back when he takes the lead.
When he first started he was grateful now hes conceded, He thinks the sport owes him, there are alot of great new drivers and old, Mayfield, R. Gordon, A.J. Dinger, etc....

These guys could

I keep losing respect for Dale Jr. He continues to...

2009-02-16T00:50:00.000-06:00

I keep losing respect for Dale Jr. He continues to show that if it wasn't for his last name he would be in a much different position. And i hate how Darrell Waltrip finds every opportunity to defend him. Great to see you started this site. Your articles and trading paint were always my favorite parts of Yahoo sports.