Are there any other two drivers more similar?

Question

http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/opinion/05/06/rodman.richmond.wrap/story_single.html#page2

Answer 1

Grant it that Busch is a hot head and will put a car anywhere he has to to win and more often than not he does something that gets fans bowels in an up roar.But hey  there were more than him that would do this.

I don'y give a tinkers d**n if he or Junior finish a race or win a race.When the smoke clears I want to see a good race and who ever wins deserves it,,if it is my favorite thats great,if not the green flag will wave at the next race.

And in driving style Busch  can read a track as well as Dale Earnhardt.Junior has a patience to win.Both are dayyam good drivers and deserve to win(or place 2nd to my favorite).

Answer 2

I agree that their driving styles are similar.  To me, there is nothing to be admired about a driver who must win at any cost.  

Not meaning to be cruel, but the "Intimidator" paid the ultimate price for his driving style.  He also had the cojones to remove his helmet before he got in someone's face.  Ever notice that the big, bad, brave Scrub leaves his helmet on?

Answer 3

Hey Clint. Please don't generalize about Jr. nation. I am a huge Jr. fan. But if you check my answers on this subject you will find that I actually defended Kyle Saturday night. I saw it on the replay. He was overly aggressive but it clearly was not intentional. I was astonished by the number of people that insist it was. Even the UPS guy was talking smack today. And then there are the theories about Kyle and Denny conspiring to create the mess.That's just plain silly.I don't know of a single driver that has never made the same mistake as Kyle. Even Mark Martin has done it. Please don't take this as a personal attack. But it seems like you trash Sr. and Jr. every chance you get but condemn their fans if they say anything negative about another driver or simply voice their support for Jr. or Sr. Why do you hate them so much?  In my eyes, both sides have acted like 3 year olds and it's driving people away from this forum. I have gotten 9 e-mails since Sunday morning from people who are sick of all the hate and have bailed. This response is not intended for you exclusively. It's for all of us who have behaved badly. I love a good debate as long as responses are not intended to attack people just for backing this guy or that guy. We all love this sport and get enough attacks from outside sources. Why should we validate the accusations of us being a bunch of idiots by engaging in senseless infighting? All we're doing is proving them right. I sincerely hope you're not offended. If so, send me an e-mail and we'll work it out. And for the people that insinuate Dale Sr. died as a result of his dirty driving, well you saw a different race than I. He got hit in the rear because he was blocking so Jr. and Mikey could go for the win. As fierce a competitor as he was, he gave up his opportunity to win for his son's sake. And as for him applying the chrome horn, that was, and still is, an acceptible strategy. Sr. had an uncommon ability to move people out of the way without causing a wreck. I'm not saying he never caused one but he never did it intentionally. If he was so maligned, as some people suggest, why did virtually everybody on pit road line up to congratulate him as he drove past upon winning the '98 Daytona 500 and grieve so intensely when he died? For such a dirty driver he sure garnered the respect of a lot of drivers. Past and present. God bless and peace to all of my NASCAR brothers and sisters.

Answer 4

uhhhhhhh.............. go Tony Stewart!

Answer 5

I miss Earnhardt's "frammin and bammin" as he used to call it. That's why I love watching Shrub race, he drives just like Dale :^)

Answer 6

It's an insult to Rowdy to compare him to that drunk womanizing hellraiser. He's down there with his hero the devil paying for his sins, Rowdy is gonna win more races and championships before its all over. He might be the first 10-time champion!

Answer 7

You know they are completely different because when asked who your favorite driver was you said,

"#18 Wild Thing, he will take home the cup this year!"

and when asked

What did Dale Earnhardt Sr. mean to Nascar, his family, his fans like you?

You said    "To me he was a dirty driver who cared nothing for other driver's safety, but in the end that did him in. I didn't cheer for him but didn't want to see him die, just quit winning races."

You also said   "Of course. If Dirty Dead Dale were still alive, he'd be wrecking other drivers and instigating cautions just like the old days"

When asked who was better, Jr or Senior you said....Junebug only has 17 wins but I think they were clean wins. How many wins did The Instigator get by instigating a wreck? Since it doesn't take much talent to ram another car out of the way, the better driver has to be Junebug. Now how many people are going to give me thumbs down even though I say thier hero is better?"

You hated Senior and you love Kyle so how can they be similar?

Answer 8

Nope, Kyle will not take the cup home this year.

he is too greedy and selfish to win it all the way.

and no matter what anyone says, Dale Sr, was a great driver and Kyle is no where the driver Dale was and never will be, he is a wanna be, and cant make it out of the first grade to even get close to Dale Sr,,,so lets not compare a great man with a jerk...okay

and we were at the race and Kyle could have prevented from going into Dale Jr.   and its not just because I am a hard core Jr fan, the truth was there to see.....and Kyle with his mouth after the race in the garage area, proved he did it on purpose.

believe what you want...it was an intentional hit.....

Answer 9

There is no comparison between the two. Dale had talent and could win a race without wrecking some one else. Kyle on the other had will wreck some one because it is the only way he can win. Also you have to think about the fact the in the last few years NASCAR has been very anal about saftey. It is two diffrent times.

Answer 10

Read Jayski.com, Kyle is the new Dale Earnhardt. No ifs, ands or buts about it.

http://racejournalonline.com/index.cfm?P...

Answer 11

Those two drivers are nothing alike. How dare you insult Dale Sr

Answer 12

there is no comparision between dale and kyle..... for instance dale respects his fans kyle out there for the money!!  dale gives more to charity than kyle can ever dream of... dale has more wins than kyle can imagine......... not to mention dale classy   kyle unclassy..... kyle has big ears dale has s**y ears.........dale a ladies man kyle just plain ugly............dale has a house like you and me..... kyle had to build a 1.5 million dollar home..... dale atleast lives like a redneck racer should live.......your question shoud be why is kyle so dam greedy!!!!!  bottom line dale jr. has more spunk, charisma, and class than any driver out there in today age.......