Will wrote:novaderrik wrote:Dale Sr raced you hard and wasn't afraid to move you out of the way during a race if you were between him and a victory, but once he took the checkered flag, he was done. he might put a small donut on the side of a competitor's car as a sign of respect after a hard fought battle during the race, but he never wrecked anyone or did any amount of damage after a race..
Wrecking someone blatantly during a race isn't more acceptable than wrecking someone after a race. Remember Bristol '99? Earnhardt spun Terry Labonte from the lead, but Labonte didn't hit anything. Then this happened. Go to the 1:00 mark for the restart.
That makes twice Earnhardt spun Labonte from the lead inside of 10 laps. That was maybe the only time I ever completely lost respect for Earnhardt. Terry had by far the faster car, and Dale couldn't handle it.
i was watching that race live when it happened. if Terry's car was so much faster and better, then how was Dale able to keep up with him and be in a position to "rattle his cage" in turn 3 of the last lap? everyone there and everyone watching at home knew Dale was gonna do something. Dale wanted that position more than Terry wanted to keep it.
they are racing to win, and if winning means that you get moved out of the way by the "chrome horn", then so be it. i remember that particular event as the moment that i realized that NASCAR was becoming a mainstream sport- anyone that didn't "play nice" was automatically the bad guy.
the difference between Dale Sr and Kyle is that Kyle thinks he deserves the position just because he's Kyle f'in Busch, Dale thought he deserved a spot because he was willing to work to get it and fight to keep it.
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