Driver's nicknames?

Question

"fireball", "the intimidator", "jaws", "the silver fox", and "the king" are just a few of the great nicknames nascar drivers have earned and worn with pride (or shame) over the years.

which driver's nickname (past or present) fits his personality the best, and why?

my choice is obvious:

"rowdy" busch - because he is the definition of "rowdy" on the track. and because he, his fans, and his haters are all as rowdy as they come...

if you need any help, here's a list of nascar nicknames: http://drinkthis.typepad.com/answer_this/nascar_nicknames/index.html

your turn...

Answer 1

"The Intimidator" Dale Sr

"Wonderboy " Jeff (given to him by Sr)

"Rowdy" seems to fit Kyle

"Rubberhead"Kurt (also given by Sr.)

Answer 2

I pretty much like all of those names, but my fave is Junebug. It's  different and his dad gave it to him.  

I think the best sounding one is Fireball Roberts, but the fact that he died as a result of a fire on the race track kinda takes away from it.  Kinda sad.

Answer 3

Kyle Busch -- I prefer "Shrub" to "Rowdy," because it's a funny play on his last name, he's Kurt's younger brother, AND he has some growing to do. Rowdy was something he named himself. I think nicknames ought to be given by others. Giving yourself one is pretty lame.

Tony Stewart -- "Smoke" fits that temper and personality of his. He's like a volcano. There's always smoke coming out of his ears.

I read that list, and just out of curiosity, why is Elliott Sadler called "Candyman?" Is it something left over from his M&Ms days?

Answer 4

Sterling Marlin's dad was known as "Coo Coo" Marlin. "Jaws" for D.W. was good (came from Cale Yarborough), "Rushville Rocket" is good for Tony Stewart, paying homage to his hometown.

an obscure one is "Beak" for David Reutimann. He got it in high school for his big nose.

Answer 5

I've got to go with the Earnhardt's...Ralph "The Ironheart"  (cause he never showed much emotion)... Dale "the intimidator" (well that one goes without needing a reason LOL you just didn't want him in your rearveiw mirror!!)... and Jr " little E" or "Junebug" ( just because)also some good ones are Tony Stewart "smoke" ( for smoking up the track and the competition)Jeff Gordon "the kid"(was a good nickname for him when he was a rookie) and Terry Labonte "Iceman"(I don't know why I just like this one=)!!!

good question!!

Answer 6

In drag racing days you had the Snake (Don Prudhomme) and the Mongosse,(Tom McEwen) and the Zookeeper (John Mulligan) ruling the roost til he got killed in Amarillo in an engine explosion and fire at the line that led to all of the safety equipment trailing around the NHRA you see today.

Of course on the subject of dragsters the all time king was the Swamp Rat. Mulligans explosion led to the back engined digger.

Edit Sorry I assumed everyone knew I was there for a lot of of it so its living memory to me, but who the Swamp Rat was.-Don Garlits

Answer 7

"The Intimidator" Dale Sr

"Wonderboy " Jeff (given to him by Sr)

"Rowdy" seems to fit Kyle

"Rubberhead"Kurt (also given by Sr.)

Junebug jr

Smoke tony stewart Kurt Busch - "Ears"

Kyle Busch - "Rowdy," "Shrub"

Dale Earnhardt Jr. - "Junior," "Junebug," "Little 'E'"

"Cousin Carl" Edwards

Jeff Gordon - "Wonder Boy," "The Kid," "The Rainbow Warrior"

Robby "Flash" Gordon

Kevin "Happy" Harvick

Ron Hornaday - "Master of the Restart"

"Texas Terry" LaBonte - "Ice Man"

Joey "Sliced Bread" Logano

"Front Row Joe"  Nemechek

Ryan "Rocketman" Newman

Ricky "Rooster" Rudd - "Ironman"

Elliott Sadler - The 'Candyman'

Jimmy Spencer - "Mr. Excitement"

"Big Track Jack" Sprague

Tony  "Smoke" Stewart

Kenny Wallace - "Herman the German"

Answer 8

Let's look at;

Danny "Chocolate" Meyers (former fuelman for RCR)

Jimmy "s**t" Means (former driver)

Everett "Cotton" Owens (former driver/owner)

Kurt "rubberhead" Busch (Given to him by Dale Earnhardt)

Davey "peachfuzz"Allison(when he first started his mustache)

Answer 9

Mr. Consistency fits Matt Kenseth very well. Even if he doesn't win the race, he always lurking somewhere in the top fifteen.

Answer 10

Jeff Gordon...the rainbow warrior was good..(when his car was rainbow lol) i think it's just funny.

but i also agree with you.."rowdy" busch definitely fits Kyle. but i also have heard him be called "wild thing" too. which also fits him very well.

Answer 11

I think Smoke fits Tony real well. I also think "Front Row Joe" is a cool nickname.

The worse one is "The Rainbow Warrior". I know Jeff's car looked like that, but I thought the name was stupid.

Answer 12

i always liked ironhead for senior. bubbles for waltrip when driving the tide car, and lard for buddy baker in the crisco car.

Answer 13

hi,  well i'm to new a fan to say what nicknames i like the best right now so i'll just leave it at that for now.  but when i do have a better knowledge i'll let u know for sure.  bb

Answer 14

I'm partial to Rowdy and DW (first and current fav. drivers)

So I'm actually going to exclude those-

my favorite of the rest is Smoke.

Interesting that the summer months are notorious for wildfires, and ironically summer is when Tony tends to catch fire, and where there's fire..

"ears?" I always thought Kurt's ears were cute! (before and after the surgery) awww...he looked like one of the Keebler elves, and he was by far the yummiest.

Answer 15

The Iceman- Terry Labonte

Mr. October- Harry Gant

The Ironman- Ricky Rudd

Answer 16

I like Junebug, Little E.

Answer 17

"Instigator" for Earnhardt. My friends and I called him that for years, you could usually count on him instigating a spin or caution late in a race.

Of current drivers, "Wild Thing" is tops.

Answer 18

Tony "I ate Subway" Stewart

Answer 19

My favorite couldn't be anything other than the Intimidator.

Sr. was my favorite driver since I was knee high to a grasshopper, and name fit him to a "T".

Honorable mention goes to Robert "Bootie" Barker, because we all like Booty!

Also, The dark complected Danny "Chocolate" Myers, and Michael "Fatback" Mcswain! Those just have a nice ring to them.

Answer 20

Wreckin' Robby Gordon - Doesn't seem to finish many races. Doesn't seem to bother him much either.

Answer 21

Buddy was his nickname lol. His real name was Elzie Wylie Baker Jr.  his other nickname was Leadfoot becase he NEVER lifted he won or blew.

Answer 22

intimidator no explanation needed

Answer 23

Gordon's wonder boy because this season is a wonder. GO GORDON!

Answer 24

I like "Wild Thing" for Kyle Busch better than "Rowdy". You've gotta say it like "Wild Thang" though. This is the perfect nickname for Kyle.

Answer 25

My favorite all time nickname is "Fatback", Rudds long time crew chief.

Answer 26

My personal Favorite:

Kyle "The Pile" Busch

Answer 27

My favorites have to be Junebug (Dale Jr) given to him by his dad that explains why it is a favorite and little E. cause it means he's just like his daddy which can be a good thing or a bad thing

Answer 28

There have been some great nick names, but as a Stewart fan I like Smoke.  It fits Tony because of him being a hot head.

Answer 29

I like "Rowdy Busch"

"Jaws"

"Ironman"

"The King" definitly a title for Richard Petty

and Tony Stewart is definitly "Smoke"

Answer 30

1. buckshot jones

2. mr. excitement jimmy spencer

3. th king richard petty

4. michael "the wall" trip

5. d**k trickle ( i know it's not a nick name, but tell me that you won't get a good chuckle reading his name)

Answer 31

Awesome Bill from Dawsonville (his hometown) for Bill Elliot or Million dollar Bill (The fisrt man to win a million dollars in racing)

Fireball Roberts(because he was baseball pitcher He also died in a fiery crash)

Front row Joe Nemechek(which he seldom is)

Tony the Tiger