Did people make fun of Al Unser Jr. fans the way they make fun of Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans?

Question

Did people make fun of Al Unser Jr. fans the way they make fun of Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans?

Answer 1

ya

Answer 2

Never..

Al Jr. has championships and 2 Indy 500 wins.

Once Dale Jr starts winning championships and major races the fans will ease up..

Answer 3

Until his personal life got in the way Al Jr. was arguably one of the best drivers in the world in the early-mid 1990s. He won races on ovals, road courses and street circuits so he was definitely known as a great driver in his own right and won championships in virtually every series he's ever driven in. So I guess the answer would be no.

Answer 4

While Little Al was a great driver and had lots of success in CART/Indy Car, he was never the media star that Dale Jr. is.  While very popular among fans and media, he never reached the Rock Star status we see many of today's NASCAR drivers have.  As a result, other fans didn't get as tired of him so his supporters weren't mocked the same way Dale Jr.'s are.

Answer 5

Sounds like jealousy to me. First I've heard about Unser Jr. I first saw him at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix when he was sixteen. The Unser's (Al Sr. & Bobby) would fly him over from Albuquerque Saturday day so Unser Jr. could drive winged sprints on the 1/2 mile dirt. He used to sit on a Phoenix Yellow pages phone book so he could see over the cowl. Fact.