NASCAR - Vickers in the Right
WOW!!! What a crazy finish in Talladega today! Junior looked to be a lock, with JJ on his tail. No way anyone expected neither one of them to finish. If you didn't see it, Brian Vickers - outgoing Hendrick driver, looking for his first Nextel Cup win - was drafting behind Johnson on the back straight. He bumps Jimmy Johnson to help him move past Dale Jr. Jr makes a quick move to block, JJ moves to the inside of Jr., swerves and loses just a bit of speed. Well, Vickers was going with him, helping to push him past Jr. Unfortunately, Vickers clipped Johnson and wrecked both Jr. and Johnson. Unreal!!!
Now, of course, the debate rages and words fly. I've never cared much for Johnson. Something about him irks me. And his comments today afterwards made me shake my head. He blames Vickers for the wreck, when it was HIM who caused it! He was the one who let up on the gas if for a second. To blame his teammate in this instance is absurd.
Here's what he said to the Associated Press: "I know he was trying to get his first win, but he was in a position to finish second or third the way that was, and he gave me one hell of a push from behind and pushed me into [Earnhardt] and off we went."
Um, Jimmy, why don't you take a look at the tape. You didn't wreck because of a bump draft. You got wrecked because your teammate was following your lead and you all of a sudden slowed up when you moved down the track and Earnhardt swerved towards you. Period. End of Story. Now please, shut up.
Congrats to Vickers on his first win. He earned it and this wreck shouldn't take anything away from it. He raced clean. Johnson and Jr. just got caught up in an unfortunate incident plain and simple.
Misc notes:
Now, of course, the debate rages and words fly. I've never cared much for Johnson. Something about him irks me. And his comments today afterwards made me shake my head. He blames Vickers for the wreck, when it was HIM who caused it! He was the one who let up on the gas if for a second. To blame his teammate in this instance is absurd.
Here's what he said to the Associated Press: "I know he was trying to get his first win, but he was in a position to finish second or third the way that was, and he gave me one hell of a push from behind and pushed me into [Earnhardt] and off we went."
Um, Jimmy, why don't you take a look at the tape. You didn't wreck because of a bump draft. You got wrecked because your teammate was following your lead and you all of a sudden slowed up when you moved down the track and Earnhardt swerved towards you. Period. End of Story. Now please, shut up.
Congrats to Vickers on his first win. He earned it and this wreck shouldn't take anything away from it. He raced clean. Johnson and Jr. just got caught up in an unfortunate incident plain and simple.
Misc notes:
- Mark Martin going to MB2 Motorsports...what is this world coming to? I know Mark can race still. That's obvious after his performance the past two years. But for him to move down to such a third-rate team blows my mind. Then again, it's not like he needs the money or the glory. But, he DOES want to be competitive. Judging from MB2's performance the past few years, I think Mr. Martin is going to be frustrated as hell.
- Talladega. Tons of lead changes. Nice!
- My man Burton is hanging on to his Chase lead by mere hairs. He had a solid run until a badly times flat ruined his day.
- Bobby Labonte - another Top 10 for Petty Enterprises. Let's hope he sees victory lane by the end of the season.
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