At Least He Can Still Sell Merchandise... I Mean That's What Maters Right?

I don't know this sport well, but my brother told me that if Jr.'s name was Dale Richardson, he'd be a Go-Cart champion instead of a NASCAR driver.

A certain not so popular driver (who ended up going on a bit of a slide himself) predicted this would happen.

Maybe if he would except the facts: 1. He is not his father;quit trying to be him
                                                               2. It is not always someone elses fault; except that you sux as a driver and   use your teammates as teachers. He has to learn how to become a champion to be one.
                                                               3. Don't believe the hype; just because you sell stuff  does not mean you are any good.   LPGA= Laura Baugh, Michelle Wie comes to mind.
                                                              

He's been in the wall twice in the last 6 races at Loudon and Fontana.  At Loudon he got spun out by David Reutimann while running in the top 10 in the closing laps, and had the same thing happen at Fontana by way of Elliott Sadler.

you didn't post the whole story...go to nascar.com it has it all right there

Best equipment, one of the best teams and you still can't get it done. Maybe its time to look inward and find out who's really to blame. The crew chief isn't on the track driving so he can only make the car better and get the right set up, when he gets the right info from the driver and this is were I think the problem lies. I think Jr. has the the skills to be a good driver but lacks the fundematals of communication to become a better one.

wow your full of blunders in this article...for one he had a GREAT season last year...and he has been having a BAD season this year....man get your facts straight

 he might not have that many wins on the team but i bet u he is making the most money, he is the most popular driver on the circuit. everyone likes jr, and it makes the rest of the drivers pissed off at him because jr is getting alot of attention, so some of the jealous drivers like to crash earnhardht in the races. 
he gets up there in the top ten then some one always messes it up for him, so its not that he is a bad driver, its all about the jealousy of the earnhardhts

and i have noticed its either this guy or Pat always with the anti-Junior articles....comical really

 he is a gd driver but when he gets into the top ten when he races other drivers like to wreck him out, granted he isnt as aggresive driver like his dad because nascar dont allow that aggresivness anymore, they fine the heck out of u

Being a Kyle Busch fan, I dare not post my view........... Oh I guess I just did.

and winner of the biggest douchbag is............Dale earnhardt jr

are you sure he woudn't be a go-cart also-ran instead of champion? 

well maybe it is the crew chief fault......and i saw the interview on tv and i think you left out a part or two.....

 the spotters have a big play in the races also, they need to tell the driver information like what position they are in, where other cars are at. so there are 2 drivers actually in the race but one acts like a back seat driver lmao

How is Kyle doing in the chase?

About as well as Dale, I imagine...lol

 NICE ONE LOL

as a jr. fan i am sick of excuses, just shut up and drive. you have no control due to your lack of performance, hendrick is a winner how long is he suppose to watch this train wreck of a job you have been doing. seriously i have spent so much money on jr. stuff that i am thinking about sending you a bill. looks like somebody besides danica will be driving for jr. motor sports possibly.

like i have said over and over and over again...he has had a bad season EVERY driver has a bad season....i look for him to be contending next year

Once this season ends, it will be the 4th time out of the past 5 seasons that he's finished outside of the top ten.  This season isn't a fluke, its part of a trend. 

umm sorry bro i don't believe it's a trend...

Then what constitutes a trend to you? I'd say something occuring 4 out of 5 times means that its occuring at too high of a frequency to just be random.  Junior only has 4 top ten season finishes in his career (and 6 finishes out of the top ten) and he'll already be 35 next year.  He's not suddenly going to put it all together.

Hmmmmmmmm I guess everyone has their own way of interpreting things. I saw the interview, and didn't think Junior was directing it at Lance at all.  He was saying things are happening that he has no control over, and he is frustrated. He doesn't control the screw ups of his pit crew, he doesnt control mechanical failures, he doesn't control some idiot barreling into him. He can control missing his pit, he can control whether he is putting the time in in the shop and the gym that he needs to be, and he can control his attitude.

Just want to point out a few blatant facts here. While you compare Junyah to JJ and Jeffy , also compare the fact that they have not lost the things that Junyah has in the past few years, have been with their CC's for an eternity, neither have had to weather as much media blitz and opinionation..God Bless people........
Get over it, in case you havent noticed, Junyah isnt the only one not winning, and some of the very people you hold up for comparisons, have been through mighty winless droughts as well.

I hope Slick Rick leaves Junyah and Lance the hell alone, and let's them gain some kind of repoire with each other. Half Junyah's problem is the constant upheaval!

And during that 4 years, he left DEI, started with Hendricks, had his CC changed..all in a span of 3-4 years. The kid has not had one stable season. The communication in the last 8 races between Junyah and Lance has vastly improved. I listen to every race on the scanner, and the differences between Junyah and Lance, and Junyah and Tony Jr, are phenominal. He got a new CC halfway through the season for Sr's sake. Leave them alone, and let them gel. God dang every freakin time Junyah turns around, someone is changing something, how does one get any positive consistency without consistency. He is consistently bad, because people keep changing things up! And, actually, he still really hasnt been all that bad, except that he is winless.
Good grief, these freakin people need to hire me..I'd slap the crap out of all of them, and then we'd get things right!

? ...Why in the world would any driver risk their lives just to wreck Jr.?  He is a Prima Donna that has not produced on the track. He hasn't won in over a year let alone sniffed a championship.

the same as Jr.

When was his last GOOD season?

Sherribaby88- If Jr's surname was anything but Earhart you wouldn't know he exists. He is revered ONLY because he is Dale's son, not on his driving ability/results. Care for another glass of Kool-Aid?

Why do you attack NatashaLynn for just voicing her opinion? Doesn't she have the same right to state her opinion as you do? Sorry if they are conflicting but hey, welcome to America.

First off, it's Busch, not Bush....second where did he come from ? This article is talking about the whining of DE jr. and his inability to except his share of blame for his dismal career. This has nothing to do with the Busch boys ( I don't care for either one) or any other driver. Stay on point, please!

Also, curse words are unbecoming.

I'm sorry, I missed the post where she called you an idiot....

As you notice she has "better things to do" at midnight in Fl.   I'm still waiting for answers to the questions I posed early in this thread. I just hate it when people attack others views with nonfacts but when facts are thrown back at them they resort to name calling.....It is sad.

oh you mean this one you posted approx. 45 mins ago?


Still don't see where she called you one, however,she did ask for you to clarify the above statement

 Guys, be careful on the personal attacks.  It's becoming very close, and I'm not in the mood to throw my star around tonight.

You know, you guys COULD just ignore her, you're doing exactly what she wants by responding to her.

Nightie-Nightie!

<<<----- #1 Jeff Burton Fan right there.

uh oh, ya'll went and got hskrdave riled up on a Friday night.

*Excuse me while I jump over to the hockey polls*

I'm bored..........she is so frustrating, not seeing true data and just discussing a topic on pure emotion and not even entertaining the possibility she is wrong.......urrgh

YES you did!

"yeah and it took lots of makeup to make cousin carl look that good for a magazine cover, you are an idiot if you gonna stand there and say literally this is as close as YOU are ever going to come to actually watching Nascar... just shows how much you know.... which, in my opinion, isn't much about nascar... by your own words"

Your profile says Florida, and it is not any of my business

Hope your child gets well soon.

Concur.......Have a great weekend!

Junior has been blaming others for his suckage for years.  Catch a clue dude, its nobody but you.  You suck and need to retire from making left turns.....I mean NASCAR

This article is beyond full of blunders.  Read the article at Nascar.com.  Jr never once blames his pit crew or crew chief for the bad season he has had.  Here is a DIRECT Quote:  What's the next step? Not even Earnhardt seems to know. "I really don't know what the logical next step would be," he said, "because we seem to be getting better, but even getting better is not satisfying me at all."

Am I not right in thinking that Jr is a two time Nationwide series champion...??? You can't be a bad driver to win two championships, at whatever level and just because his last name is Earnhardt it doesn't give him automatic victories. Just look at what Kerry has done in the sport with his last name...7 cup races and no top 10's with a best points finish at the end of the season of 61st...

To be a champion you have to have more than a famous last name...and also while we're on the subject, I think Carl Edwards is terrific, but not because of his looks. He is just a genuinely nice guy who deserves success (and I've met him so that helps I suppose) but to judge someone based someone solely on what they look like on a magazine cover seems very hollow to me. I think before you try to debate it out with some of the NASCAR folks on here you shoul probably learn a little more about the sport oher than what you little brother tells you...

It's a shame that people have to lie about whats been said to get a good story but then again, I think we all know that you can't believe everything you read...it's the people who think that Jr fans "cry themselves to sleep at night" who lap this kind of misinformation up and adds to all of the Jr haters lack of knowledge

I returned here and noticed I got pq'd...wow did I say something disgusting? I'am beginning to realize I must have picked a sport to be a fan of that is as about as congenial as politics.....such vitrol is unsettling.

Nationwide = AAA, its the minor league of NASCAR........Cool, I'm the MVP of MLB's AAA league!.... Come talk to me when he has done something in Sprint Cup, the Major League

The crew chief doesnt drive the car. Jr. blows!!!

The other half of the problem is Jr's lack of talent!

i don't have a mullet nor do i drink lol...so where's that put me?

Why would we expect anything different?  DE Jr is following the rest of our society, the 'I am not to blame it is someone else fault' mentality.

the fact is no matter what is wrote about Junior...Junior fans will never jump ship so all you haters get over it....Juniors gonna be the MOST POPULAR DRIVER for many more years if he wins or not....so shut your yaps and get used to it and stop being jealous of it

i think he is the most popular driver in nascar cause he is easy to relate too...he is a good ol boy...and he doesn't sugar coat things...he is a great guy.... i started liking Junior cause he reminded me of myself...he has a laid back attitude and just goes with the flow....

Actually, most major polls in racing circles rank him as the "Most Popular" in NASCAR racing by fans, but your points are well founded.

so secretly you think i would love to have a mullet lol....and i am sorry....i didn't mean for you to get in a argument but "us" Junior fans are pretty passionate about our driver lol...

Good for you, but isn't debating grand!

Well crud...I don't even like Nascar, but I couldn't stop myself from reading these posts----------------HILARIOUS!

Too late....I've already been cat scratched by who you are referring to in one of my own pics. lol

NO.....but I did get a WTF? look on my face. lol

I'm glad somebody does

By continually replying to Natasha, you're only adding fuel to the fire.  Her first couple of comments were harmless jabs.  I'm a Junior fan myself, but I know her well enough to know she was just trying to stir the pot a little, and the way you reacted proves she succeeded.

The way you initially responded was the reason it didn't end there.

Yes I'm a Jr. fan, but unlike most of them, I willingly admit this season has been an utter failure and will admit when he's at fault, and I can count on one hand the number of Junior fans who actually do that.

Kramer-  I clap for you!, Thank you!

lol yes i would have responded differently but i cannot stop others from saying what they feel...i wish i could cause i would stop half the people on this site LOL

I can actually turn in BOTH directions. I have done more and lived through more than that poor little rich boy will ever in his life. Sure i would step in and if I sucked then I would accept the responsibility for it, not try to pawn it off on other people......its called being a man

no because what you say actually makes a point and makes sense... :)
 not saying that not everyone does but i like your logic and your posts most days lol...except about my Cowboys;)

that is just wrong Natasha LOL...ewwwwwww!!!!!

i mean yeah it gets VERY old looking at these articles but i know i can't win over everyone...so mainly i just ignore these articles unless they are far from the truth like this one was lol....and i do know you originally came on here to russle my feathers a bit thats what friends do hehe

lol i was just thinking how was that a bad thing to post?i have seen alot worse lol

your so mean but i like it lol;)

God could be Joonyer's crew chief and he would still finish 21st. But diablorain will still buy his t-shirts and try to reason with everyone that he's a nice guy, so he doesn't deserve the bad rap, regardless of his very mediocre statistics year after year.....but at least he has those 2 Busch Championships right? 

Yeah, examples of him getting spun out by someone hitting him from behind mean he doesn't know how to drive. *rolls eyes*

this is so true its his dads name that is getting him through cause its definatly not his driving

WOW - I just got to this pole!!!  Man, I missed out LMAO!  I just thought the other poll was bad and thought I was vicious!!!  Whew!  I'm not a Junior fan but he is on my team.  He is not his father nor will he ever be. I personally don't think he has what it takes to be as good as Sr was.  He does have a habit of blaming his crew chief, no matter who that may be. That said, - I'm outta here!!!! (While I can still run)

you dont need to risk ur life to wreck someone out of the race, anyways those cars are safer than the ones you drive for everyday use

you dont need to risk ur life to wreck someone out of the race, anyways those cars are safer than the ones you drive for everyday use, and plus who cares if he hasnt won a race over a yr, or even sniffed a championship, my guess really something is going on more than what the public knows about, because jr was a gd racer when he 1st started nascar, but when he about ready to leave dui then thats when the promblems began, but no matter what i will always be an Earnhardht fan jr and sr and old man Ralph no matter what type of season jr is having

Oh hon, I wasn't offended!  LOL  Lot of frustration this week on the "Q" no matter the subject!  LOL Jr has lots of fans, not my favorite, but let's face it - they (he's not the only one) have a habit of projecting their frustrations too. They get so frustrated trying to figure out the problem and don't know who's to blame.  Jr tries, he truly does, gets in some bad situations not is doing, that's frustrating as hell.  I hope he gets it figured out by next season, he could definitely be a contender.  (Now I will sneak out again while I can)! LOLOlololol.......

I think they do it to get extra time on the track; to get the feel of it under race conditions......I wish they would leave it to the up and comers and I hope to see Danica Patrick out there soon.

True they are safer but the chances are much greater with a "bump" than not.......Dale Sr. RIP

Jr. update.....40th at Lowes

I did......must have happened before I starting watching

According to the quote, Jr. did accept responsibility for the losses stating, "I haven't made the most of it or for whatever reason we're just not getting it done. I don't know what to do."

agree wth Dale Sr. RIP, AMEN

Junior too has been on alot of magazine covers....LOL and looks good if i do say so myself HAHA;)

Dude, that so didnt just help your case at all...LOL

lol i was kidding;)

i would NEVER grow a mullet...that about as bad as that pic of dog crap you put up the other day LOL.....i wish they would ban that damn haircut haha..... oh and it would be a Junior magazine cover on my wall LOL

ABS are good.....

no i don't have  a shrine haha at least not yet;)well you can come see my room anytime you like..the door is open...and i always could use a poster of you as well hehe

Yeah I am sooooo jealous of the driver who is 22nd in points. What are you like 12? Who gives a crap about being the most popular driver? Last time I checked that is not a statistical category that helps win races and championships. Nice try though. LOL, since you don't have any favorable stats to support Joonyer.

and you're accusing others of having a broner for Joonyer. I rest my case.

LOL Sherri - you obviously don't know what a "broner" is. I did not mis-spell it. Nor did I miss-spell Joonyer. That's how I choose to spell it. When Joonyer Nation gets on here and tries to defend Joonyer by saying he's the most popular driver and he sells the most stuff...that doesn't matter, it's about winning races and championships. Diablorain's posts are so weak that he thinks BS like popularity and being a nice gu actually matter. Joonyer is never going to be an elite driver like the rest of his team. You say he's having an "off year." But you even on an off year, the good drivers like Johnson, Gordon, Stewart. Edwards would never be so awful that they would have only 2 top fives and be 22nd in points. Joonyer is just not very good.

As long as Joonyer Nation is around there will be realists. Or call us haters if it makes you feel better. I'm just bringing the facts to offset the AMP Kool-Aid some of Joonyer Nation is always drinking.

YAWN....all i hear is BLAH BLAH BLAH...its truly funny to me

And I suppose you have been a racecar driver and driven a car at 200 mph. I am not even a NASCAR fan if you haven't noticed by the sports I follow. He is a poor little rich boy that isn't very good at what he does (drive in a circle) and has to blame others.

(edited for borderline personal attack. hskrdave.)

then stay out of the nascar threads.

(edited for personal attack).

Glad I wasn't here when this started, but did it ever get way out of hand.  The title says he blames the crew chief, but if you actually read the article posted here and/or the one referred to on nascar.com, there isn't a single spot in either one where it says he did for sure.  Since this is the one that got everyone going though I'll stick to it and it alone.

The quote in this article: "Yeah, I feel like I don't have any control, you know," Earnhardt said before practice for Saturday night's Sprint Cup race at Lowe's Motor Speedway. "[Rick Hendrick has] put me in a great position, but I haven't made the most of it or for whatever reason we're just not getting it done. I don't know what to do."  Read it carefully and he doesn't put the blame on anyone at all and not even himself alone... he puts it on the entire group as he says "we're just not getting it done." and even more on himself where he adds "I don't know what to do."  That right there is all it takes to negate the whole blaming the crew chief the title claims.  There was no reason for any of the poor statements made on either side if you just used the facts in front of you and ignored the jabs.

Passion about those we cheer is a part of all sports, but there is a point when that passion is too much.  Jr Nation has that issue and is the reason these articles and jabs at him are made.  I've said time and time again that I like Jr and some of his fans are really good friends of mine, but that certain group of his fans are the blemish on our sport.  I know I'll probally get attacked for saying that, however think about this... what fans are known for throwing beer on the track to the point Jr asked them not to once?  What group of fans do you hear the most from (good and bad) when at the track?  And what group of fans almost always has an excuse for anything that happens?  It's this very stuff that brings all this about over and over again.  Some people do it out of defense as they're constantly attacked for liking someone Jr Nation has an issue with and some do it just to get a laugh out of the show it brings.  Just my opinion from the stuff I've heard about, seen for myself, and read about at the races and on many different sites. 

Maybe jr. doesn't know whats in his engine
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do you need me to answer this...i think you know what i am gonna say HAHA

submitted by  100%InjuryRate

Hey Sherri.  I agreed with you that Jr didn't ever blame his crew chief in my statement "Read it carefully and he doesn't put the blame on anyone at all and not even himself alone... he puts it on the entire group as he says 'we're just not getting it done.' and even more on himself where he adds 'I don't know what to do.'" 

I also agreed that this thread was to as you put it "get people riled up" in my statement "Passion about those we cheer is a part of all sports, but there is a point when that passion is too much.  Jr Nation has that issue and is the reason these articles and jabs at him are made." and "It's this very stuff that brings all this about over and over again.  Some people do it out of defense as they're constantly attacked for liking someone Jr Nation has an issue with and some do it just to get a laugh out of the show it brings."  I never said anything about Jr Nation being here to stay or not, just that "certain group of his fans" bring this on themselves from my personal experience, stories of others personal experience, and things I've seen/read on many different sites.  Thank you and I hope you have a great day too.

dale earhardt, he always get a ride on daddy shirts tail

So you're also an overrated redneck who can't drive?

i think dale jr should hang it up he will never be as good as his dad he says he deserves respect from other people for who he is i think its earned and not just automaticaly given grow up jr and learn to drive

yes he did get aride on his daddys shirt tails at least kerry said no to it so i give him a pat on the back way to stand up and be your own person

I really can't believe that.! Just because he's Dale's son he's not allowed to race? He's not his dad, we're all well aware of that but to say what you've just said is ridiculous

He has to prove he is good enough; he hasn't been shown as a winner in Sprint Cup for a long while....no more excuses just drive. Hendricks should cut him and give Danica a try......lol