unquote.
"him" being Jeff Gordon.
1987 Old Dominion 500........LaBonte tried to wreck Dale........screwed up,
and lost the race to Waltrip, lol !
1979 Daytona 500........Allison/Yarborough, last lap.......
etc., etc., etc., etc.,...................
-John
> Pocono - Earnhardt, Mayfield moved Dale on the last corner and went on to
> win the race. Earnhardt finished 4th.
> > moving or bump and run is a lot different than wrecking. Moving or Bump
> and
> > run is/was NASCAR.
> > Rockingham - Bobby Hamilton, Earnhardt moved him with bump and run and
> went
> > on to win the race. Bobby didn't wreck and finished 2nd I believe.
> > Loudon BGN - Nemechek, Earnhardt moved him, but got him a little more
out
> of
> > shape than he intended. Earnhardt slowed down, waited for Joe to get
> > control of the car, let Joe get back in the lead before racing to the
> line.
> > Joe won.
> > Bristol - Rusty Wallace, Jeff Gordon moved him, and went on to win the
> race,
> > Rusty was 2nd I believe.
> > > Yes, he had their respect all right but it was not just for his
driving,
> > it
> > > was for the kind of man he was as well. He was a very nice man based
on
> > what
> > > I've heard, it's a shame I didnt know that until he was gone. They
knew
> > > whenever he was on their bumper with 2 to go that they were going to
be
> > > wrecked. You can't even name one race when the above scenario was true
> > that
> > > he didn't wreck the other driver. If he could get to them, he would
> wreck
> > > them. Just ask Terry Labonte. So, if there was someone online like
that,
> > how
> > > would that person be treated though?
> > > > I think that decribing Earnhardt as what we classify a "wrecker" to
be
> > is
> > > > downright insulting. Earnhardt drove like anyone would on a
Saturday
> > > night
> > > > at a local dirt track. I think if you thought it about a little
> longer,
> > > you
> > > > might realize that yes, Earnhardt got into/caused a lot of
accidents,
> > but
> > > he
> > > > was just an aggressive driver and accidents happen when you're
> > aggressive.
> > > > If all he did was crash people out to win races, he would not have
won
> > the
> > > > respect of the fans or of his fellow racers. 7 championships speak
> for
> > > > themselves......
> > > > Ryan
> > > > > I am sad for his family that he is gone, but he was not what stock
> car
> > > > > racing was all about. Many others have come and gone as well as
> Dale.
> > I
> > > > > never watched a NASCAR race to see Dale Earnhardt. If he couldnt
win
> > by
> > > a
> > > > > fair pass, he would move you out of the way. Any "sim" racer that
> > drove
> > > > like
> > > > > that would had been muzzled and that's what is so funny about a
lot
> of
> > > sim
> > > > > racers that I see: all the time bashing people for wrecking people
> > > online
> > > > in
> > > > > a game and then they would pull for someone in real life who made
a
> > > living
> > > > > doing it. Sorry, but that is true.
> > > > > Regards, Phillip
> > > > > > In a nutshell Goy, he was what stock car racing is all about,
> > unlike
> > > > the
> > > > > > pretty boy/corporate version of today :)
> > > > > > Dale could do both sides of the fence. Guys today
> can't/haven't.
> > > > > > -John
> > > > > > > > Isn't the same, never will be, without The Man.
> > > > > > > Nope
> > > > > > > I'm not a NASCAR fan by any definition of the word, the few
> times
> > I
> > > > > > > watched the reruns on Eurosport or checked the results on the
> web
> > > was
> > > > to
> > > > > > > see how Dale was doing
> > > > > > > He was something else
> > > > > > > Beers and cheers
> > > > > > > (uncle) Goy
> > > > > > > "The Pits" http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> > > > > > > "A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
> > > > > > > --Groucho Marx--