Quit Whining, It Was Just Racin'

By Mark Young

OK people, after two full days of listening to people talk about how Kyle Busch purposely wrecked Dale Earnhardt Junior on Saturday night and cost Dale a win, I have officially had it.  Yes, Kyle drove agresivly into turn 3, I don't deny it.  Did he do it to purposely wreck Dale?  Hell no!!  I have watched the replay on my DVR so many times the box was smoking.  Kyle Busch was doing his job.  He was trying to win a race.  Should he have realized he was racing Dale Earnhardt Jr. the most popular driver in NASCAR and let up and finish second?  Hell No!!  What Kyle Busch did on Saturday was no different than moves we have seen Dale Earnhardt Sr. do many times.........QUIT WHINING!!

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Sometimes I think race fans have short memories.  How many of you remember the two times Dale Earnhardt wrecked Terry LaBonte at Bristol?  He won one of them and punted Terry to the win the other time.  I booed and was flat out pissed off when Sr. wrecked LaBonte to win........and Dale Earnhardt is my hero.  I have his number tattooed on my arm, named my dog after him, heck I wanted Earnhardt to be part of my first born son's name (my wife won that battle).   But regardless of all that what he did then was wrong.  If Kyle had rammed Junior's rear bumper and purposely punted him like Sr. did years ago then I would be mad.  But I'm not.  It was just racin'.

What I am trying to point out is, that even though nobody wants to say it, Kyle Busch does things in a race car that I haven't seen anyone do since Dale died.  Granted I can't stand to listen to Kyle talk because of his arrogance, or confidence if you prefer, but I am one of very few Earnhardt fans that I know who will admit that the kid is amazing and that he didn't wreck Junior on purpose.  The kid is young and immature.  Just wait and see what will happen when he sees the big picture and starts using his head a little more.

Yes, Junior was mad after the race, who wouldn't be?  But I can guarantee you that once he saw the replay he likely  admitted it was just a racing deal.  Dale used his head and handled things the right way.  So why are so many people crying foul?  Junior will get a win this year, no doubt about it.  As an Earnhardt fan it is times like these that I would rather just say I am a racing fan than be lumped in with the ones who throw stuff onto the track and cry foul forgetting about the things that The Intimidator did back in the day.  Junior handled like a man, it is time his fans did too.