After all, he is a little hot headed. Pushes Marshals, throws helmets and even posts fastest laps right at the end when he doesn't need to and tries to show off.\nI would like a concrete answer
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Also, he never seems to enjoy being interviewed, he never smiles and doesn't ever praise any of the other drivers!\n\nBut he is fast. Possibly too fast, my opinion is that he pushes his car too hard. Where Alonso, Schumacher or button will take it easy when somethings not right on the car, Kimi still flies. \nDo you remember last year when his wheel came off? He 'flat-spotted' a front tyre causing vibrations that proved terminal, but instead of easing off, he pushed harder and harder until he crashed.\n\nI'm not sure if it's arrogance, or poor advice from the pit wall. He just seems un-stoppable, shame his car isn't unstoppable either.\n\nPersonally, I can see him having the same problems with any team (even Ferrari or Renault) just because he has no respect for the delicacy of an F1 car.\n\nEveryone rates him because he is the fastest driver in Formula One. the reason he's not Champion; is because he will always try to push the car beyond it's limits.
378053
He is Jeff Gordon's protege and alot of people dislike him because of their love for other drivers.  Jeff is a good driver even though disliked than most drivers.  Everyone has their favorite!  Just stick with him and don't worry about anyone elses opinion!
75264
He's on speed. Don't mind him.
645667
Well ya know... I"m a Jeff Gordon fan and can't even begin to answer this one for you, b/c I have never understood it myself. Jeff has the numbers that proves he is a good driver, and if people want to deny that simply b/c he can outrun their driver than go for it. It's easier to just admit you were outdriven and out preformed than take the energy to come up with every excuse, oh wait, it doesn' take energy b/c all they can ever come up with our the same things. He whines, he's gay, and he cheats. Every driver whines. I love how everyone thinks he blames everyone else. I have heard him admit fault several times, and he's apologize for some things. But think about it, none of those drivers are going to give in when they are rubbing paint..It will always be the other driver who should have given way. Like they will all tell you..no matter who they are when they get in the car the attitudes in those 43 cars are the worst. There is a lot on the line.  Second, he takes full on responsibility for that team. Even when Letarte makes a bad call he says it was my job to talk to him better. Being gay has nothing to do with performance on the track. He cheats...riiiight. That's why Nascar still let's him on the entry list every week. JR has his faults just like every other driver. They all do. None of them are near perfect, but if you insist on placing a driver on a pedastal I hope you have a crapload of pillows for when they fall off. They are not GODs they are driver's. Plain and simple. Regular old humans who can get behind a car and put it around a track at 200mph. \nI mean, yes, we all have drivers that we dislike and we have driver's that we hate to see win, or even drive'rs that we really hate to see beat out driver, but when it come down to it.. you really need to be mature enough to admit a good driver when you see it. If people can actually look at Jeff's numbers and tell me he's not a good driver than I'm going to strongly suggest finding some numbers of optometrists.
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I like Martin.  He's a great driver, and even though he's getting up there in age, he's still doing really well!  He's a nice guy, and he doesn't start much trouble - plus he's earned the respect of all of the driver's, so you don't hear bad things about him too often.  Even when he wrecks, and is done for the day, he isn't disappointed.  He always seems to be in a good mood.  He's always having a good time, and that's what NASCAR is about in the first place.  I'm a Jr. fan, but I have major respect for Mark.  He's a great driver, and definitely one of my favorites.
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because he's a dale earnhardt wantabe. earnhardt used to do that all the time. stewart stole it from him just like he stole the fence climbing thing from helio castronevas\n\nnext thing you know he'll be doing back flips when he wins
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i'm so utterly amazed as to why this is such an interest for so many people. i'm okay going my whole life w/o knowing about someone's bodily functions.. but here is the answer:\n\nthe drivers are conditioned.. first, they don't just drink a crapload sunday morning. they hydrate themselves all week long..so their bladder doesn't try to burst during the race. so what they drink on race day is not a shock to their system..\nsecond, most times they do sweat out what they can drink during the race..remember, they don't chug like 80 gallons an hour before the race.. \nalso think about it.. they are in those cars for like an average of 4 hours.. do you have to pee a lot in 4 hours under normal circumstances?? so yeah, people think they are holding it for an eternity, and they really aren't.. they often go right before in the media center before the pre-race anthem and stuff and then if necessary run for it after the race.. \nif for some odd reason they just go in the car..b/c of a long start, or a long red flag it can happen. there are a few driver's who have fessed up about it..and there are a few driver's who have started rumors about other driver's..  the fire suits kind of hide it...but if you ever see a driver douse himself with gatorade or whatever his sponser is that he has to drink before he gets out of the racecar, and it just pooring it overhimself..yeah, it's a cover-up.\nvery rarely would they have to do a #2..only when they *** sick and won't get out of the car for a relief driver.. the rumor about tony is exactly what this refers to.. he had a hell of a case of the stomach flu, but had to eat..and that is one man you could beat to death and he'd still want to race..
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Numbers don't like.  Jimmie Johnson is stellar at Lowe's Motor Speedway.  He has won the last 4 points races there, and added the All-Star race to his resume Saturday night.  This is his track, and he is the man to beat.  If he doesn't get caught up in a wreck or have some mechanical issue with his car, he will win the race.  I do think that the new surface will cause problems for many of the teams, as was evident in the Nextel Open and the All-star race Saturday night.  I don't think their will be as many cautions as there was last year.  Goodyear has brought a tire to the race that is harder than anything the drivers have ever run before, and it seems to have alleviated most of the problems the cars might have on the new surface.  And on a side note, to the person who tells us to turn to Superbike or F1 for "real" racing, please don't make unfounded unintelligent comments on something you know nothing about.  Last time I checked, F1 was dominated by only those teams willing to put hundreds of millions of dollars into their cars and programs.  You can have a guy with all the talent in the world who simply can't compete b/c he isn't backed sufficiently in regard to his finances.  There is so much more competitiveness involved in NASCAR when you factor in the finite mechanical aspects of the car.  And if F1 is so superior to NASCAR, then why can't a road course specialist (F1 or Indy car drivers) outrun NASCAR regulars on road courses such as Infineon or Watkins Glenn and win those races as a handful of such drivers attempt to do on both tracks each time NASCAR runs there?
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First of all J.J. rocks!! He races while the others whine.If he's cheating,he's trying. I never liked Jr to begin with.But after listening to his whiny lil fans,I cant stand him or his groupies.It's obvious where all the talent in that family went.Right in the grave with his father.RIP Dale,I miss you.Your boy has a lot of growing up to do just to earn your name.\n\nGo 48\nGo 2 (Rusty,not Big Ears!!)
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Tony Morgan was my least favorate when he was racing in Chicago, although now he has shifted out East.  He has 2 styles of racing, either out front, or he pulls at the quarter.  Not only that, he is a stuck up prick.
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For no reason????????? \n\nHe fails to show his I.D. (as required) when asked.\nHe attempts to get a riot started by causing a disturbance and yelling to others not to show their I.D.\nHe resists officers.\n\nI think its great that they let him ride the lighting.  \n\nAll he had to do was comply with a simple rule.
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twitch broke something on both of his ankles he had to go to the hospital to have surgery the day after his accident happened.there predicting he wont be riding any time soon but you know how twitch is he loves to ride.\n\np.s. twitch is so freakin HOT
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IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF NASCAR PUNISHES PEOPLE OTHER THAN HARVICK FOR A CHANGE.  I KNOW HE HAS HAD TEMPER ISSUES IN THE PAST, BUT HE HAS REALLY KEPT HIS NOSE CLEAN THIS YEAR.  THE LOCAL RACE FANS THAT ATTEND RACES WHERE RIGGS CUT HIS TEETH(BAHAMA, NEAR DURHAM, NC) SAY HE'S A CRYBABY.
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What exactly is a sport?  To me, a sport is competition.  Nothing is more competitive than Nascar, especially when you factor in the setups of the cars, and the technology and research that goes into the "fine-tuning" of each component on the car.  What drivers have you been looking at exactly, when you say that they don't look athletic?  What exactly is your definition of athletic?  I can more than 20 of the regulars who are on a strict work-out program, several of which include running 5-10 miles per day.  Many of them are very intelligent.  Ryan Newman, for example, has a Masters degree in Aeronautical engineering from Purdue.  Although many of the drivers may not have graduated from a secondary institution, consider the hundreds of engineers that work the cars.  And you are calling Nascar drivers dumb?   As compared to what sport?  Baseball?  Football?  God forbid, the NBA, comprised of thugs?  To be competitive in NASCAR,  you have to have superb intelligence to setup the car for a specific track, and to make split second decisions on the track as well as in the pits concerning your race strategy.  Hundreds of a second are many times the difference between first and last.  What do you have to do in Football or basketball that requires intelligence?  Run fast or jump high?  Get 20 tattoos on your arms, grow an afro or braid your hair in cornrows while sporting a "grill" and belting out the latest 50 Cent rap?  I would bet $100 to a donut that the average IQ of a Nascar participants (when you factor in the drivers, crew chiefs, and team engineers) is double that of the average participant in any other of your major sports.   I think the thing that attracts me most to NASCAR is the fact that you have all 43 teams on the playing field competiting simultaneously.  When you run 200 MPH with someone to your left, right, behind, and in front of you only inches away, it is like a high speed game of chess.  And more importantly, in most cases, they are paid according to their performance.  And in my opinion, they aren't overpaid.
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He's an idiot. There's a history with athletes and motorcycles which is why that kind of crap is written into contracts. Look at the Chicago Bulls' Jason Williams. Same thing, except Williams will never play again. This guy is lucky. At leat wear a helmet. Sheesh!
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i agree with you.  He needs to control his temper.  The tony fans say he has matured nicely.  That is so funny.  He has been wrecking rookies and drivers all year because he thinks they done something wrong.  Tony is an expert and he never does anything wrong.  Right.
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I think he is better than he gets credit for these days. Allot of people are jealous of him is my guess.\nHot wife, awesome job, undeniably skills, I guess I am a little jealous myself.