This Driver Knows
One NASCAR Driver Who Knows Where He Stands
Here’s a sign of a driver who doesn’t take himself too seriously – but still knows exactly where he stands in NASCAR.
Today, when one driver was asked if a driver had to win races in order to be recognized as the face of NASCAR, he answered kind of slyly, “apparently not.”
It was Dale Earnhardt Jr who said that. That was today at Daytona’s Media Day, and the media definitely got it.
“Somebody asked me how you get respect, and you get respect by the way you act,” Earnhardt said. “And they asked me if that was in or outside the car. I said that it was all the time, no matter where you’re at. You don’t get mulligans for being an asshole. I try and earn respect when I go do stuff whether that’s inside the car or not.”
So has Earnhardt earned respect. And who in NASCAR has not earned it?
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51 Comments on This Driver Knows
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barbara on
Wed, 10th Feb 2010 1:25 pm
How will Junior do this season give me your thoughts.I am a fan so would like to know how others feel.
marty Reply:
February 7th, 2010 at 9:49 am
This is going to be his year- front row for the 500.. Good start !!!
Junior is a gentleman regardless of where he is, and everyone should respect him for that. I hope this year will be his great turn around and he can get the monkey off his back, but regardless of where he wins or not, Jr. respects the other driver and they should respect him. Love ya, Junebug, GOOD LUCK and BE SAFE!!!!!!
I heard he does better in even numbered years like this is 2010, for another example the Daytona 500 in 2004.
So I’d say when his Dad passed away in 01 an odd numbered year he got lucky on the pepsi 400.
So yeah I think he will do good in 10
DALE JR. YOU ARE THE ONLY REASON ANY OF US WATCH NASCAR YOU ARE THE BEST TO EVER HAPPEN TO NASCAR—WITHOUT YOU THEY HAVE A BUNCH OF WANNA BE……DON’T EVEN HAVE A NAME FOR THEM..BUT THEY SURE THINK THEY ARE SOMETHING K.B SHOULD BE PUT AT THE HUMANE SOCIETY..THREE DAYS AND HES GONE AND THOSE ANNOUCERS THEY ARE SOMETHING ELSE ALWAYS BROWN NOSING…KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK JR YOU ARE A GENTLEMAN…WE ARE NOT IN FEAR TO HAVE OUR KID WATCH YOU…GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. YOU ARE ALREADY A WINNER….FORGET THE REST…
John Gee Reply:
February 4th, 2010 at 6:41 pm
No Dale Sr is the best that happened to Nascar, Jr 2nd.
mamadew88 Reply:
February 4th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
Just remember the acorn does not fall too far from the oak tree, and Junior is that acorn. He has a personality that others can only wish they had, not like Kyle, Denny or Brian Vickers..
Randy King Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 7:57 am
i agree, “dale sr was the best thing in nascar”… as for jr “he’s the most disppointment driver of nascar…
Doowah Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 8:38 am
Well Randy there you are again running your mouth. Go find a basketball game to occupy your little brain for a while.
Randy King Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 8:50 am
when jr wins 3 races , i’ll shut my mouth.. btw, i hate basketball.. lol
Doowah Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 7:43 am
Congratulations guys, you made it all the way to the sixth comment before you started whining about Kyle Bush. That has to be some sort of record.
I hate to see Jr. and a few others in this sport anymore…Some of these guys try to race and pretty much go by the rules, Jr. included….
There’s so much money involved now that the big money-boys resort to gross cheating to win along with a little pay- off to the powers to be, the races are so predicitable that it’s not even fun to watch anymore; unless of course you enjoy the caliber of entertainment as – — wrestling – - -! ! ! Yes, I said it ,the fix is in, and the level of wholesale cheating is so great that a first grader can fiqure it out…..
Mama Donia Reply:
February 4th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
I’m beginning to think that a lot of what Ron says is true, it’s not racing anymore, there is tooooo much money involved. I have never liked Brian France, I think he’s only out there for anything and everything he can get.
Jr. is a winner, on and off the track! We go to races to watch him!!!! Good luck to you Jr., for a Great 2010 season!!
Randy King Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 8:41 am
Jr. is a winner, on and off the track? jr took “25th” in pts last yr, that NOT winning on the track.. that’s totally unacceptable as a jr fan.. his move to hendrick isn’t working out.. thats why i “talk down” jr..
Deborah Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 10:15 am
So if Jr did what you wanted him to do you would like him and stop talking trash about him ? you need to go and get a life.
Take Jr out of nascar and see what happens. They may as well get rid of nascar.
I think Dale jr. will do just fine, he always does.The only problem is lady luck doesent like jr. for some reason or another she always slaps him when the going is getting good
Jr. will always be #1 if he wins or not. I am sure he will do much better in 2010
YES YES YES !!! That is only one reason you are his fan..he is a great guy,respect’s his family,friends, drivers & HIS FANS..There is much more to him than just being a driver. His life has showed that to us, when his Dad was killed he steped up did what his family,friends & fans needed, someone to be there to help them understand & get throught those terrible days ahead. With all the pain he was in, he did it & he did it with Class. We were just fans but he was the son. RESPECT: YES he doesnt need to prove anything to anyone anymore,he has done enought..his Dad would be proud of the man he is today.
GOOD LUCK IN 2010…be safe !
Tammy Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 6:50 am
Awsome response…could not have said it better myself! May GOD be with Jr. this year and keep him safe. He will win a few this year…I believe in him 100%.
That statement is why I have always respected Jr. Looks like he had a good practice today. Loved his interview about his beard. Course I like beards. Deborah, I agree with you.
JR dropping out of NASCAR, no big deal, Danica has brought more attention to NASCAR in 6 Month then JR. did in the past 3 years.
REGAN Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 6:23 am
MARCEL WILL PLEASE GO BACK TO MARS OR WHEREVER IT IS YOU CAME FROM!!!
Dave Bowles Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 8:48 am
REGAN, you are right! Marcel is too close to the tree to see the leaves. The only thing with “Drama Danica” is she is controversial. Let’s see her in a “Big” car where fenders get rubbed and see what happens. She can get a knot in her thong which gets her blood up watch her lip stick out.
Marcel, I’ll bet you watch MSLSD(MSNBC in case you can’t figure it out). Jr. is low profile which is a character trait you do not seem to understand in context. You must be a newbie in this sport. As I said the attention is because of the transition of “Little Hottie Danica” to racing that can get rough. Well seasoned fans know and understand this is just a “fart in a tornado”.
John Gee may be right, you’re an 18 fan I’ll bet. Find something useful to do on race day, like “pound sand”.
Sure Jr. knows where he stands in this life’s game. He is #1 and he has the fans to prove it. Regardless of what happens, he will always be #l with his fans. Good Lord, don’t you just love him. He is wonderful. I hope he kicks butt this year, just to say he did it. If he doesn’t …..by golly, as you can see, he is still #l with the fans and those who pay the bucks to see Nascar…..
Not only does Jr. have a great personalty, he is NOT a sore loser like other drivers I can name (and you know who you are). His family comes first as he has taken on the role that his father has bestowed him. I would love to see him find a wonderful woman , marry and have a few Dales to drive for NASCAR some day. He deserves all the happiness that he has worked so hard for.
Jr. has always shown respect even when he loses and when he is wih his fans, there couldn’t be a better star. He really shows his fans how much he thinks of all of us. You can certainly see that his Dad raised him that way, that no matter how much money you have, it will never replace the people who love you and he has proven himself time and time again. Just look how much love he and his sister have shown to each other and the loyalty they proved admist all the turmoil they wet through just trying to retain what their Dad wanted them to have. He could have made a much bigger fuss over that, but again showed what he is made of. I think we will see a different Jr. this year. We’re pulling for you Jr…..
Doowah Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 8:26 am
You people that are always trashing Teressa don’t have any idea what plans his dad had arranged with her about how to handle his estate after his death. Back when JR got old enough to get into raceing his dad didn’t just set him up with all the equipment or money he needed, he made him work it out for himself. It just might be that it was all handled the way SR wanted it to be. Till you know all the facts maybe you should just give her the benefit of the doubt.
Randy King Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
teresa was so right when she said ” jr wanted to be a public personality and not a nascar driver”
RacingWin Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
That is not what Teresa said. Here are her exact words:
“Right now the ball’s in his court to decide on whether he wants to be a NASCAR driver or whether he wants to be a public personality.”
She never said Dale Jr did not want to be a NASCAR driver.
Randy King Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
you’re right, but jr is NO racer like his dad. (not even close)
I think JR. is a MAN and not a cry baby like most of the drivers out there. He does his job and good or bad he is the same he has never cried or blamed anyone else. He is a man’s man, I am proud to be a JR. fan even on bad day’s, He is just a great person. You can see it in the way he is helping other driver’s. HE does not feel that They might be competition later. He has still been helping other drivers up the rank’s don’t see to many driver’s doing that. He is the man just like his dad !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO DALE GO I think this is your year also !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jr. is a class act. He shows respect to other drivers, That why I like him.
I feel he will do much, much better this year, but even if he doesn’t win any races,
I ll still be his fan because he is a clean driver and very nice to the fans. More than you can say for the other drivers. Looking forward to Daytona 500 and watching Jr. all year. His daddy would be proud of him.
I think every week they should take turns driving jimmy johnsons car. Jimmy than Jeff than Dale Jr. and keep rotateing.
I think Jr does his best all the time. If he wins a race I jump for joy, if he doesn’t I hope he gets a win the next race. For Jr more than myself I want him to have his best year ever in 2010 and I really think it’s comming! Go Jr!
You are right Jr is not like his dad cause he is NOT his dad. He is his own man.
Hi there! Snowed in????? Yes, Jr is respectful out and inside the car. I feel he is a fun person, wish I knew him better. I also fell he is very friendly with his family not stepmom, don’t know about the sister, but apparently she doesn’t fit in with the rest of them. I love his commercials and HE SPEAKS HIS MIND, GREAT.
GOOD LUCK THIS SEASON—-TAKE YOUR TIME AND WORK TOGETHER. GRAMMY 67
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barbara Reply:
February 4th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
I think he is going to do great this year.always a fan
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voodoodr Reply:
February 4th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
Jr. is going to do great this season. He wa 11th in the first
shootout pract. and 18th in the second practice today. He
wasn’t involved in any of the wrecks either. Now that is
saying something.
Jr. is a gentleman on and off the track.
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Randy King Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 8:04 am
if you noticed jr wanted to start in the “back of the field” for the shootout, then he can use that as an excuse when he sux again.. lol
Judith Hatton Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
Randy King needs to stay out of Jr. Nation if he just wants to be a brat. Didn’t your mother teach you not to say anything, if you can’t say something nice.
Randy King Reply:
February 5th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
i’m a fan of jr and it’s my opinion..
Donna Reply:
February 6th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
True Jr. fans do not say negative things about him.