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The King of Nascar

Rick Hendrick is the force behind racing's biggest stars. But can he handle Dale Earnhardt Jr.?

By Daniel McGinn | NEWSWEEK
From the magazine issue dated Feb 18, 2008

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  • Posted By: mschumilover @ 02/12/2008 2:07:52 PM

    Comment: Rick Hendrick is a "God" of Nascar. He helps all races, people and his employees would do anything for him. When an employee has that high of an opionion of their boss, you KNOW that person is a good human being. Many people thought that Dale Jr sold out, but they dont know that when Dale Jrs grandfather was working for Hendrick and became terminally ill, it was Hendrick who paid his full salary up till his death! It was Hendrick that paid all his grandfathers medical bills. That is what makes a person a good human being and good american, not the fact that a few employees were caught doing illegal things at his place of business and he took accountability for it. If more americans took accountability for their actions, there would be less people in jail or suing people with no merit! Also, by telling the public of his illness, he brought more publicity and attention to the fight for the cure than anybody!

    • Posted By: CHYNADAD @ 02/12/2008 15:38:16

      Comment: Another GENIUS speak up.....................................please explain how there would be "less" people in jail if more Americans took accountability for their actions? Perhaps my thinking is in direct disproportion to yours, but I would say that MORE people being held accountable for crimes they committeed would result in MORE people in prisons. I do agree with your disdain for lawsuits with no merit, however it is the SAME lawyers who are keeping people OUT of prison -- by having their clients NOT assume accountability for their actions. In the future, follow old Chinese proverb "Before putting mouth in motion, make sure brain in gear". Oh...........one more thing : the noun "American" refers to a citizen of my country. In the future, please show our nation its due respect and capitalize it !!

  • Posted By: mschumilover @ 02/12/2008 2:06:11 PM

    Comment: Rick Hendrick is a "God" of Nascar. He helps all races, people and his employees would do anything for him. When an employee has that high of an opionion of their boss, you KNOW that person is a good human being. Many people thought that Dale Jr sold out, but they dont know that when Dale Jrs grandfather was working for Hendrick and became terminally ill, it was Hendrick who paid his full salary up till his death! It was Hendrick that paid all his grandfathers medical bills. That is what makes a person a good human being and good american, not the fact that a few employees were caught doing illegal things at his place of business and he took accountability for it. If more americans took accountability for their actions, there would be less people in jail or suing people with no merit! Also, by telling the public of his illness, he brought more publicity and attention to the fight for the cure than anybody!

  • Posted By: margie8452 @ 02/12/2008 10:28:28 AM

    Comment: We know only what the media tells us. Not to really know someone and say they are guilty of a serious crime and should be in prison and are not because of a hoax illness or because of their wealth, is a media play as far as I am concerned. I am a NASCAR fan and a true blue american, so if a U.S. President pardons a citizen of this county I turst the Presidents judgement, especially Past President Bill Clinton.

    • Posted By: CHYNADAD @ 02/12/2008 15:27:22

      Comment: Well done...........spoken like a TRUE LIBERAL !! Since when is "really knowing" someone a condition for guilt in a
      Federal crime conviction? If that were the case, I guess John Wilkes Booth did not actually assinate President Abraham Lincoln -- because I did not really know him. What a concept you have invented..............criminals are only guilty if you really know them. Keep that course of logic, and help to elect the next President in 2008, also. If you put your trust in a guy who waffles an aide in the oval office, you are just the citizen we need to chart the future of this country. Do you really believe what you wrote earlier? SAD...............................

  • Posted By: CHYNADAD @ 02/12/2008 3:41:48 AM

    Comment: Everyone considers this man "a GOD" ; the darling car owner of NASCAR. The fact is ........he is a convicted felon ; guilty of price-fixing at his many automobile dealerships. Were it not for a pardon by outgoing President Bill Clinton, Rick Hendrick would have served time in prison for his illegal business dealings. I also find it strange that, during the legal proceedings that lead up to his conviction, the media was filling us with "sob stories" about his terrible illness......life-threatening, in fact. His drivers carried bone marrow donation decals on their race cars. It was played "to the hilt".......all to detract attention from the seriousness of his crimes. Suddenly -- after his pardon by the President, Rick Hendrick experiences a "miraculous" recovery. Today -- he certainly looks as though he is quite healthy, and eating well -- I might add ! It sure is amazing what a Presidential pardon can do for the soul. I think it is disgusting............another example of wealth above justice in America.

    • Posted By: yungan @ 02/12/2008 17:46:47

      Comment: Amen! I think a direct connection in monies donated and the pardon. There was way to much smoke surrounding Hendrick for there not to be any fire

  • Posted By: habsfan_vt @ 02/11/2008 10:08:51 PM

    Comment: Superacademico - Does your arm get soar from reaching around and patting yourself on the back? It would appear that your self proclaimed intellect is only artificial in substance. Your disparaging comments are likely the result of a lack of praise or acknowledgement for any of your own achievements (if any). It???s easier for you to knock everyone else down as opposed to pulling yourself up. You are so transparent???

    For all of the true NASCAR fans???boogedy, boogedy, boogedy, let???s go racing!

    • Posted By: Superacademico @ 02/11/2008 22:14:53

      Comment: What is so transparent about my comments? Years of butt-fu.cking and masturbation have rendered you unable to critically reflect upon my candor-filled statements about the mobile trashcans that are running on oval tracks, and the dim-witted monkeys who are getting behind their wheels.....

      • Posted By: habsfan_vt @ 02/11/2008 22:33:07

        Comment: Your personality is what is transparent. Not loved as a child, bullied in school and unrecognized within your own profession. Your comments are simply the result of these challenges you have faced that you are unable to overcome. You likely have no social life, and your comments are a cry for someone to hold a conversation with you. You teeter on the side of absurdity to be certain that you draw a crowd. It's a lonely life you lead. I can't even begin to imagine the emptiness that you must feel on a daily basis. If you are currently employed, perhaps you should inquire as to whether or not your place of employment offers EAP (employee assistance program). Remember, the first step is admitting that you have a problem. Best of luck to you!

  • Posted By: habsfan_vt @ 02/11/2008 10:08:18 PM

    Comment: Superacademico - Does your arm get soar from reaching around and patting yourself on the back? It would appear that your self proclaimed intellect is only artificial in substance. Your disparaging comments are likely the result of a lack of praise or acknowledgement for any of your own achievements (if any). It???s easier for you to knock everyone else down as opposed to pulling yourself up. You are so transparent???

    For all of the true NASCAR fans???boogedy, boogedy, boogedy, let???s go racing!

  • Posted By: Goblahyourself @ 02/11/2008 9:49:02 PM

    Comment: superprick, your lack of an answer to my questions about your F1 career and the 50 year old drivers name along with your reference to an inferiority complex and an obvious familiarity of what you termed "colon vagina" just solidifies the evidence that every one on this board recognises...you are clearly a colon vagina loving homosexual who uses personal insults to hide your inability to answer questions of your knowledge. Sounds like the inferiority complex of someone in France.

    • Posted By: Superacademico @ 02/11/2008 22:28:39

      Comment: Does your perpetual butt-fu.cking also prevent you from correctly identifying the divine responses of your NEW GOD? I had below named one driver I KNOW OF---without paying much attention to that internationally irrelevant REDNECK sport that is NASCAR----and you have failed to READ this science doctor''s divine response....Mark Martin was over 50 years old when still "racing"

    • Posted By: Goblahyourself @ 02/11/2008 22:15:40

      Comment: Sorry superprick but your obsession with having sex with other men is not the end of the world. Hopefully one day you can graduate from goats to humans and I would like to stay on here and encourage you to do that but your sister is on her knees under my desk here and says she is tired of hitting the back of her head on my keyboard. Besides, I am willing to bet that your mother is going to yell into your bedroom any minute now for you to get to bed because tomorrow is a school day. By the way, why did'nt you answer my questions?
      buh bye

      • Posted By: Superacademico @ 02/11/2008 22:22:20

        Comment: It's amazing what you illiterate moron are capable of fancying about, while you colon vagina is constantly filled up by the pricks of some NASCAR-loving REDNECKS....Keep on dreaming, you dumb working-class imbecile

    • Posted By: Superacademico @ 02/11/2008 22:00:20

      Comment: How nice that you are projecting your flaming homosexuality upon others who HAD FIRST POINTED OUT THAT CHARACTERISTIC OF YOURS....Stop giving up that colon vagina of yours to your butt-fu.cking NASCAR heroes...

  • Posted By: dg2457 @ 02/11/2008 9:37:19 PM

    Comment: thanks

    • Posted By: Superacademico @ 02/11/2008 22:09:26

      Comment: I am glad that you are appreciative of my candor-filled comments, although they are too tough for some imbeciles to handle....If broken REDNECK English would be the only language I speak, I would also feel at a loss, in the face of this overwhelming dose of reality "yours truly" (your SUPER/ELITE ACADEMIC) has been dishing out!!!!

  • Posted By: Goblahyourself @ 02/11/2008 9:30:09 PM

    Comment: frustration over...inferiority-complex-infested...chracteristic...nice grammar and spelling superprick

    • Posted By: Superacademico @ 02/11/2008 21:37:19

      Comment: You are likewise too dumb to achnowledge anything but the conventional vocabulary you are using, while expressing yourself in your inferior American REDNECK English, which lacks any linguistic finesse, whatsoever. Why don't you hook up with your homosexual lover? I am sure that he will be fond of digging that colon vagina of yours, before and after the next NASCAR race....

  • Posted By: dg2457 @ 02/11/2008 9:25:02 PM

    Comment: you reckon superprick ever drank any shine

    • Posted By: Superacademico @ 02/11/2008 22:33:45

      Comment: I think I have done rather well for tonight, after stumbling upon your moronic comments for the first time. I thought it was great to show you pieces of subhuman American garbage just how incredibly DUMB and DYSFUNCTIONAL you are....Why don't you go to the next hardware store, get a rope an hang yourself?

    • Posted By: Superacademico @ 02/11/2008 21:48:51

      Comment: I trust that the dose of reality you rednecks got dished out by your superior academic master and new GOD, will help you to put your inferior REDNECK sport in perspective....And when you go to that REDNECK-ghetto bed tonight, you ought to relieve yourselves of your perpetual frustration by masturbating below the images of your REDNECK heroes...When Dale, Sr. got a dose of his own medicine by being killed in the mobile NASCAR trashcan he was driving, I was cheering when I heard the news of his death....After all, a good redneck is a DEAD redneck!!!!!

  • Posted By: bigtoytech @ 02/11/2008 9:24:38 PM

    Comment: I beleive that Daniel McGinn got this article to write because either the person who writes them was out sick at the time, or he is a relative of someone from NewsWeek and was handed this job to write for NASCAR.
    We all know that Daniel McGinn didn't get this job because he knows anything about NASCAR racing.
    I think that Daniel McGinn should be fined, fired or at the very least.. REPLACED! But please.. not before he is forced to give a public apoligy to JR and to Mr Henricks.

  • Posted By: Goblahyourself @ 02/11/2008 9:23:10 PM

    Comment: Superprick...are you still there?

  • Posted By: jdroach @ 02/11/2008 9:21:29 PM

    Comment: Newsweek: do you even know who Dale Jr. is? The guy you are describing is definately not the Dale Jr. that represents all the Nascar fans. He may be an Earnhardt, but he has earned his prestigious status by his driving and respectfulness to the sport.

  • Posted By: Goblahyourself @ 02/11/2008 9:17:20 PM

    Comment: Superprickademico...with your superior intelligence and proficient mastery of grammar, why are you spending time arguing with people about racing on this mindless subject known as racing? Also, what F1 team do you drive for, own or otherwise represent?

    • Posted By: Superacademico @ 02/11/2008 21:31:47

      Comment: You need to focus your brainless American NAZI head and police-state mentality upon NASCAR, the "racing" show for the most feeble-minded individuals on Planet Earth. F1 is devoid of U.S. racers, because they can't run with the Big Boys of F1. The last one to be kicked out was Scott "The ***" Speed, who lost the team-internal duel against his Toro Rosso teammate....And 4-times ChampCar Championship winner (Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais)---who won 4 (internationally) meaningless championships in open-wheels racing----will find out this year that his U.S. trophies mean NOTHING in F1, when he will get eclispsed by 20 year-old Sebastian Vettel.....Keep it real little moron!

  • Posted By: Goblahyourself @ 02/11/2008 9:10:56 PM

    Comment: More like Superprickademico! Name the driver still racing at 50.

    • Posted By: Superacademico @ 02/11/2008 21:56:16

      Comment: Mark Martin was racing when he passed the 50 yr mark, and that piece of garbage may still be racing...And several rednecks look as though they are way over 50 years old., Although some do merely look like washed-up and worn-out hillbillies, and their chronological age may in fact be less than 50, but their functional age is definitely above that....too much beer and butt-fuc.king do definitely show physical wear

  • Posted By: Goblahyourself @ 02/11/2008 9:09:28 PM

    Comment: More like Superprickademico!

  • Posted By: michelle_b_may @ 02/11/2008 9:03:11 PM

    Comment: This article clearly illustrates the author's ignorance of NASCAR, as well as the man he interviewed. How's that for literacy?

    • Posted By: Superacademico @ 02/11/2008 21:11:57

      Comment: Your two-liner does alright in the literacy department, Michelle, BUT IGNORANT are the boys and girls who are so deeply immersed within that mind-numbing NASCAR circus, that they are being IGNORANT of legitimate critique from outside observers.....

      • Posted By: jeff_hotchkiss @ 02/11/2008 21:22:45

        Comment: Well, just as you can't critique a book by not reading it, YOU can't submit a legitimate critique of NASCAR when it is explicitly clear that you have not taken the time to learn about that which you are critiquing.

  • Posted By: e3ddie @ 02/11/2008 8:48:29 PM

    Comment: whatever helps you sleep better tonight superacademico

  • Posted By: Superacademico @ 02/11/2008 8:43:44 PM

    Comment: From the comments posted here, it appears that nearly all NASCAR fans appear to match the degree of illiteracy which can be seen among its equally dull-witted drivers. And I am not even concerned about the contributor's lack of a decent orthography...But your writings are revealing a lack of structure that allows me to immediately make inferences as to your socio-intellectual and socio-economic background.....go back to elementary school, boys and girls, or back to your ghettos....whatever you deem to have priority....best regards from the GOD of your inferior god....

    • Posted By: habsfan_vt @ 02/11/2008 22:04:56

      Comment: Superacademico - Does your arm get soar from reaching around and patting yourself on the back? It would appear that your self proclaimed intellect is only artificial in substance. Your disparaging comments are likely the result of a lack of praise or acknowledgement for any of your own achievements (if any). It???s easier for you to knock everyone else down as opposed to pulling yourself up. You are so transparent???

      For all of the true NASCAR fans???boogedy, boogedy, boogedy, let???s go racing!

    • Posted By: jeff_hotchkiss @ 02/11/2008 20:54:02

      Comment: Read my comment again. There's more structure than your own comment. What's with all the ellipses? Forget how to use a period or a semi-colon? And by the way eliipses are composed of three periods, not four or five.

      • Posted By: smokegrl20 @ 02/11/2008 21:07:09

        Comment: Seems like Superacademico has serious issues with the blue collar, hard working, GOD fearing Americans who happen to have a hobby like NASCAR. It may be just a bunch of good ol' Southern Boys running around in circles but it is what makes us happy.

        • Posted By: Superacademico @ 02/11/2008 21:21:45

          Comment: You bet I have an issue with subhuman pieces of garbage who are surrendering their meaningless redneck personality to an irrational authority (god). You dumb sons of bitches cannot make sense of your laborer lives, without resorting to mind-boggling myth and superstition (i.e, the Christian and/or other fairy tales). You supposedly hard-working redneck laborer boys/girls are not even entitled to work as slaves for "yours truly" and other distinguished members of the IVY-LEAGUE or IVY-LEAGUE-TYPE SCIENCE INSTITUTIONS the world over.......That means, we do not even permit for you subhuman imbeciles to surrender your slave labor to us....

          • Posted By: corie @ 02/12/2008 00:09:17

            Comment: This guy is just peeved because these drivers have better personalities than he could ever hope to have, they make more than him, and he can't find something productive to do with himself other than put people down or brag that his daddy had enough money to send him to an Ivy league school.

      • Posted By: Superacademico @ 02/11/2008 21:06:18

        Comment: You are such an appallingly illiterate imbecile, that you don't even realize the magnitude of your intellectual inferiority and mind-boggling illiteracy.....In other words: Your stereotypical NASCAR airheadedness serves as a protective shield, which enables you to move on with your meaningless laborer life...got that, Jeffy boy?

        • Posted By: jeff_hotchkiss @ 02/11/2008 21:15:27

          Comment: Well, I'm sure to your surprise, I have a bachelor's degree and I work at a major university. So put the thesaurus down, go back to your bedroom in your mother's basement, and get back to dreaming about losing your virginity.

  • Posted By: e3ddie @ 02/11/2008 8:42:13 PM

    Comment: Who writes this crap, Rick Hendrick is NOT the king of NASCAR,, not even a prince if you ask me. Theres only one king. Jr. is not the ego he needs to worry about, its Jimmy that will be the problem this year not wanting to take a backseat to jr.

  • Posted By: e3ddie @ 02/11/2008 8:37:26 PM

    Comment: Who writes this crap. Rick Hendrick is NOT the king of NASCAR, and there are more than 43 teams. I agree with racenut, Jr. has no ego problem. The one he needs to watch with the ego problem is Jimmy.

  • Posted By: dg2457 @ 02/11/2008 8:36:47 PM

    Comment: why are all the f1 boys going to nascar to be real men

    • Posted By: Superacademico @ 02/11/2008 20:57:02

      Comment: You ought to at least try to formulate your meaningless oneliners without incorporating any spelling errors....The F1 drivers who enter NASCAR do so out of frustration over not having achieved anything of significance in that sport (F1). A good case in point should be the hyped up F1 career of one Juan Pablo Montoya...After being hailed as the next designated Michael-Schumacher beater, that dull-witted and inferiority-complex-infested INDIO BOY from the ghettos of Bogota had not achieved any F1 championship win, and picked up the reputation of being a racetrack RAMBO....a chracteristic that made him ideally suited for NASCAR.....And, after beaten for two years in a row---by his superior teammate, Kimi Raikkonen---Montoya found himself without a competitive ride, so that he decided to slug it out with these dumb rednecks.....F1 drivers get into NASCAR when they are already washed up and worn out, because in that hillbilly series, you can still "race" competitively when you are a +50 year old granddaddy......Keep it real boya

  • Posted By: jeff_hotchkiss @ 02/11/2008 8:35:44 PM

    Comment: I linked to this article from Yahoo's homepage. The headline there said, "King of NASCAR tries to handle Junior's ego." The subtitle on this article is "Rick Hendrick is the force behind racing's biggest stars. But can he handle Dale Earnhardt Jr.?" Then the article basically goes on with a brief bio of Rick Hendrick. It only mentions Junior twice. I'd like to know exactly what ego Junior has. He's been nothing but accomodating toward his new team owner. So I know you're supposed to draw in the reader with an eye-catching headline, but next time try to write the article your headline implies. Just another generic article written by someone who doesn't know the subject they're writing about.

  • Posted By: AZAngela @ 02/11/2008 8:35:25 PM

    Comment: Daniel McGinn is obviously not a NASCAR follower or fan. Richard Petty is the King of NASCAR.

  • Posted By: jeff_hotchkiss @ 02/11/2008 8:34:21 PM

    Comment: I linked to this article from Yahoo's homepage. The headline there said, "King of NASCAR tries to handle Junior's ego." The subtitle on this article is "Rick Hendrick is the force behind racing's biggest stars. But can he handle Dale Earnhardt Jr.?" Then the article basically goes on with a brief bio of Rick Hendrick. It only mentions Junior twice. I'd like to know exactly what ego Junior has. He's been nothing but accomodating toward his new team owner. So I know you're supposed to draw in the reader with an eye-catching headline, but next time try to write the article your headline implies. Just another generic article written by someone who doesn't know the subject they're writing about.

  • Posted By: smokegrl20 @ 02/11/2008 8:33:58 PM

    Comment: I agree 100% with all of ya'll. Wasn't it Jeff Gordon who pushed Matt Kenesth a couple of seasons ago? Doesn't Jimmie Johnson moan & groan about everything that does not go the "Jimmie" way? Kyle Busch is a child who when he doesn't get his way runs over everybody in sight. I've heard that Kyle Busch has his own seat in the NASCAR trouble make hauler. Okay, yes you have to admit that Jr has let a couple of words slip every know and then, but anyone who has direct tv and gets the NASCAR track pass knows that even the "Dad" of the track, Kyle Petty, lets one slip every once and a while. Get off of Jr's back and let him get down to business!

  • Posted By: Superacademico @ 02/11/2008 8:33:23 PM

    Comment: Who cares about any of these dull-witted, bible-thumping, pickup-truck-driving, and roadkill-eating hillbillies. NASCAR is a primitive, albeit popular circus act, which has nothing to do with professional motor racing European style (F1, GP2, etc). Any freaking granddaddy/hillbilly can flick the steering wheel four times a lap, while essentially holding that right foot in, at least on the long ovals. These dumb American hillbillies are machine operators, rather than racecar drivers. None of the pieces of subhuman garbage could make it in Formula One, because they can't take 4.5 g in fast corners or 5g under braking, for the duration of a 90 min road course event., because none of these god-fearing laborer boys is a well-trained athlete. The worldwide popularity of this NASCAR bullcrap does not even amount to a fraction of F1's worldwide popularity....Keep it real boys!

    • Posted By: corie @ 02/12/2008 00:01:27

      Comment: If it's so easy....why don't you become a driver and make milions instead of sitting in front a computer and putting other people down? And yea, it's not European style....it's AMERICAN STYLE! GO FIGURE IN AN AMERICAN SPORT

    • Posted By: smokegrl20 @ 02/11/2008 20:48:41

      Comment: I don't understand why you are putting down NASCAR when alot of the f1 and IRL drivers are going there. You don't need to bring GOD into this because he sees more that I read.

  • Posted By: dg2457 @ 02/11/2008 8:30:39 PM

    Comment: sounds like to me a bunch of 20 whiners

  • Posted By: Tigris321 @ 02/11/2008 8:28:38 PM

    Comment: Ok, let me ask you a question. What does Dale Jr. do if he accidentally causes a crash? Answer: He owns up to it and apologizes. He has done it several times. I bet this writer was paid off by Teresa Earnhardt. Sorry Dale but that is what I think. If you ever have watched Dale race and deal with interviews, Daniel, then you will see what type of person he is. He doesn't race to cause trouble, he races to have fun and win. Daniel, I would appreciate it if you get your facts strait before you print your artical. GO DALE JR!!!! YOUR DADDY IS PROUD OF YOU!!!!!

  • Posted By: teadecker @ 02/11/2008 8:27:40 PM

    Comment: hello first the king of nascar is petty . i like dale jr . he has his own racing style and he needed a change . he will ok.where ever he goes.

  • Posted By: TheWorldAccording2Kim @ 02/11/2008 8:26:58 PM

    Comment: I totally agree that Junior is a respectable driver, but I take issue with something else you said in your comment, Mrsdalejr08. How on earth could you call Jimmie Johnson a "whiny baby?!" That guy is one of the most mild-mannered, upstanding, unspoiled guys in racing. If you'll notice, commentators love him, other drivers love him, and other car owners love him. You know the only people that talk nonsense about Jimmie Johnson? People who are sick of seeing him win. You don't have to be a Jimmie fan, for sure. I know it's nice to see other people win, but let's be real. There's nothing whiny or childish about the guy. Don't hate him because he's a winner . . . All that being said, welcome Jr. to the Hendrick camp! He's sure to do big things this year with the help of Mr. Hendrick, Jimmie and Chad, and Jeff and Steve.

    • Posted By: JJ_48fn @ 02/11/2008 20:40:19

      Comment: Bless You Kim! You hit the nail right on the head! Jimmie is also a good Christian man and he knows how to walk the walk...he is a very well respected and upstanding team mate. Not even close is he a "whiny baby"! and yes...good luck to Dale Jr.....he made the right move by being on Hendrick's team...he will do much better from here on out..

  • Posted By: gmfixit01 @ 02/11/2008 8:26:38 PM

    Comment: teresa royally screwed up letting jr go, now that he is with a proven winning team and a owner that knows how to operate a company. now we will see just how good june bug really is. rick isnt a tight ass like she was, plus he has alot more frigging business sense. every time he passes that eight car this year, i hope he gives it the finger!!!!! give em hell june bug!!!!!!

  • Posted By: fubar0227 @ 02/11/2008 8:25:10 PM

    Comment: http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/zforum/01/041201_taxes.htm

  • Posted By: racenut @ 02/11/2008 8:20:38 PM

    Comment: I understand why the Headline making it sound like Junior has an ego problem. You wanted to make sure people clicked on this article. Ok, I'll give you that one, but in the last paragraph to say Junior is profane and somehow out of control, that's BS and everyone knows it.

    Junior has handled being always compared to his Father better than 99% of all the people in NASCAR. Does he let a swear word slip every now and then, sure, I do too. All I got to say now is.... Junior, don't pay attention to the crap, just win baby, win!

  • Posted By: melmorg04 @ 02/11/2008 8:20:03 PM

    Comment: I think Jr will be fine.You don't have to be polished to be a winner!a diamond stars out a lil ruff too.I'm glad he's confident .GO DALE JR

  • Posted By: ChiTownjamy @ 02/11/2008 8:17:57 PM

    Comment: The writer of this "article" better do better research in the future if they plan on writing about NASCAR again. The writer obviously knows NOTHING about Dale Earnhardt Jr. when he is described as profane and rebelious, Funny how nothing is mentioned about Dale Jr. being one of the most respected drivers in the garage, and a VERY successful car owner.. Newsweek needs to stick with money and politics.

    DO YOUR RESEARCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Posted By: mrsdalejr08 @ 02/11/2008 8:16:58 PM

    Comment: That's stupid- "profane and rebellious"? Come on, who's the driver who's gotten into a few scuffles over the past two years? Jeff Gordon. Who's the driver who throws a fit and blames his wreck on somebody else? Jimmie Johnson. Then you have Kyle Busch who had on track incidents last season. And Junior's the one who is profane and rebellious? That doesn't even make sense. Junior told fans not to throw on the speedway and never throws a fit and takes responsibilty for a wreck he caused. If he was so profane and rebellious, then why did the fans vote him Most Popular Driver for the 5th year in a row? Fans do not like whiny babies like Jimmie Johnson , Kyle Busch, and Jeff Gordon. Junior is a respectable guy who is laidback and down to earth. He is not profane or rebellious. So before you write another stupid article about Junior and NASCAR, go attend a race and talk to the drivers. Then maybe you'll get the facts straight.

  • Posted By: IUPLotus @ 02/11/2008 8:16:14 PM

    Comment: I can't believe you would write something like this. Those who actually know the sport knows that Dale Earnhardt Jr is one of the most respectable drivers out there because he doesn't have an attitude like everyone else! Maybe you should research more before writing on a topic that you're not too educated about.

  • Posted By: erclayton @ 02/11/2008 8:15:56 PM

    Comment: Someone should tell this writer to stick to things he knows about. No respectful race journalist would call Rick Hendricks, "The King of Nascar" Nothing he'll say has any credibility with me. Rick Clayton Orlando, Florida

  • Posted By: melmorg04 @ 02/11/2008 8:15:30 PM

    Comment: Dale Jr will be fine you dont have to be polished to be a WINNER even a diamond starts out a lil ruff

  • Posted By: nana2d @ 02/11/2008 8:13:47 PM

    Comment: When "stick and ball" sports writers try to do an article about NASCAR, those of us who have been fans for years can only shake our heads and laugh. No NASCAR writer or fan would ever refer to anyone but Richard Petty as the "King of NNASCAR". And no one who has been around the sport for any length of time would refer to Jr as being "rebelious and profane". NASCAR drivers, almost to a man, are the most sportsmanlike athletes in the world today. They are not on drugs or steroids and they are not "acting out" like many of the athletes in the news today. It's a shame that the media thinks they must invent some type of controversy in order to interest the public. The true NASCAR fan is proud of our drivers and is happy with the good clean competition. We don't need any "bad boys". We are thrilled to have a sport where we can take our entire family without embarassment due to the athletes actions.

  • Posted By: beeme @ 02/11/2008 8:13:41 PM

    Comment: I want to start off my saying that everyone has their favorite driver. So everyone's opinion is going to be different from the one before. I personally am a Jeff Gordon fan. One thing Is true though...Gordon, Jr, and Johnson all have big heads and huge ego's but they have every right to think that their S*%t don't stink...THEY ARE ALL DAMN GOOD DRIVERS! Hendrick has this season made no matter what he will have a champion...Do you really think he cares about how big a drivers ego is? Of course not because those egos are going to get him yet another championship.

  • Posted By: HurricaneKM @ 02/11/2008 8:11:46 PM

    Comment: i dont givva a sh*t what anyone says they need to worry about jimmies crew chief f*cking cheating and not be concerned about Jr's ego. So what if he knows he is good, he dont think he is God!!

  • Posted By: beeme @ 02/11/2008 8:11:36 PM

    Comment: I want to start off my saying that everyone has their favorite driver. So everyone's opinion is going to be different from the one before. I personally am a Jeff Gordon fan. One thing Is true though...Gordon, Jr, and Johnson all have big heads and huge ego's but they have every right to think that their S*%t don't stink...THEY ARE ALL DAMN GOOD DRIVERS! Hendrick has this season made no matter what he will have a champion...Do you really think he cares about how big a drivers ego is? Of course not because those egos are going to get him yet another championship.

  • Posted By: Kimme @ 02/11/2008 8:10:39 PM

    Comment: If you want to bad mouth a driver why don't you talk about Tony Stewart who doesn't seem to know how to control himself. I believe June Bug will do just fine with Hendreicks company. I think he showed that at the Bud Shootout. Sadly Dale Jr ended to make the break from DEI to show the Racing world the driver and man he truely is, and that he isn't just using his family name to be someone.

  • Posted By: fubar0227 @ 02/11/2008 8:10:13 PM

    Comment: I don't see Hendrick investing any money on a driver that isnt going to produce victories. Newsweek ought too stick with the buisness they are good at. Scaring Americans with made up statistics of terrorism. Why would these people even think we would listen too someone with a five thousand dollar suit. NASCAR isnt politics. Dont make it that way just becouse there is money too be had in this sport. The money made is well deserved by all the drivers, owners and promoters. Most of these people were never spoon fed tie wearing pricks when they popped out. They earned their money. Write about something else in the news! Don't tarnish someone's reputation to make news.

  • Posted By: fubar0227 @ 02/11/2008 8:09:13 PM

    Comment: I don't see Hendrick investing any money on a driver that isnt going to produce victories. Newsweek ought too stick with the buisness they are good at. Scaring Americans with made up statistics of terrorism. Why would these people even think we would listen too someone with a five thousand dollar suit. NASCAR isnt politics. Dont make it that way just becouse there is money too be had in this sport. The money made is well deserved by all the drivers, owners and promoters. Most of these people were never spoon fed tie wearing pricks when they popped out. They earned their money. Write about something else in the news! Don't tarnish someone to make news.

  • Posted By: fubar0227 @ 02/11/2008 8:08:04 PM

    Comment: I don't see Hendrick investing any money on a driver that isnt going to produce victories. Newsweek ought too stick with the buisness they are good at. Scaring Americans with made up statistics of terrorism. Why would these people even think we would listen too someone with a five thousand dollar suit. NASCAR isnt politics. Dont make it that way just becouse there is money too be had in this sport. The money made is well deserved by all the drivers, owners and promoters. Most of these people were never spoon fed tie wearing pricks when they popped out. They earned their money. Write about something else in the news! Don't tarnish someone to make news.

  • Posted By: dg2457 @ 02/11/2008 8:04:06 PM

    Comment: dont know where all yall coming from sr lost his life for ahole watrip

  • Posted By: obama1 @ 02/11/2008 8:03:24 PM

    Comment: Please Actually watch a NASCAR race before writing an article about it!!!!!JR. is one of the most well respected drivers in the garage, Im sure you find out by the comments made here that you are barking up the wrong tree, by trying to make controvesry were its not!!!!!!!!!If i were the Editor of the Web Page and magazine i would pull THIS ARTICLE...Go back to writing about Politics!!!

  • Posted By: corie @ 02/11/2008 8:01:32 PM

    Comment: ok...seriously?? Junior...rebelious and profane? Junior, the one who told fans NOT to throw beer bottles on the track if Gordon were to beat Sr.'s career wins on his birthday?? The one who commends his team every race, win or not. So what does that make Gordon...who decides to throw his helmet at other drivers' window and says "i'll get you on the track"?????? This writer knows NOTHING about Junior or his sportsmanship. If you ask me, a good portion of other NASCAR drivers could learn a lesson or two from Junior and learn how to be a good sportsman. This author needs to get his facts straight before he dares to say such negative words about NASCAR's most popular driver (voted 5 times in a row, thank you). There's a reason he's held that title for 5 years....and not cry babies like Gordon, who whines every race he loses and puts the blame on every one else but himself. I say, GOOD LUCK to Jr. and I can't wait for him to get more checkered flags this season!

  • Posted By: flounderocp @ 02/11/2008 8:00:29 PM

    Comment: WHEN YOU READ THE TITLE OF THE ARTICLE YOU KNOW THE AUTHOR KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT NASCAR RICHARD PETTY IS THE KING OF NASCAR!

  • Posted By: blissrobinson @ 02/11/2008 7:57:59 PM

    Comment: Jr. "profane and rebellious"??? I don't think so! I think it was Jeff Gordon that got into a shoving match recently on pit row? Jr. is Jr. and if they want to see him be productive they will let him and Tony Jr. do what they have to. I think that is one reason Jr. left DEI because he didn't have the flexibility to be who he is one hell of a driver!

  • Posted By: flounderocp @ 02/11/2008 7:57:26 PM

    Comment: WHEN YOU SEE THE TITLE OF THE ARTICLE. YOU KNOW WHOEVER WROTE THIS KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT NASCAR.RICHARD PETTY IS THE KING OF NASCAR!

  • Posted By: susanjones @ 02/11/2008 7:54:24 PM

    Comment: I was also disgusted by the author referring to Jr as "profane and rebellious." Apparently this man has NEVER had anything to do with nascar. Jr is the popular driver that he is BECAUSE of who he is as a person. He is an honest, resectful, stand up guy. The type that any man would want as a son. Get your facts straight before you start bashing on the drivers in NASCAR. That article was aweful.

  • Posted By: 88Fan @ 02/11/2008 7:53:05 PM

    Comment: Where did the author of that story ( fictional !!!!!!!!!!) get the ridiculous idea that Dale Jr is anything but respectful and a true team player ? I think the author needs to watch a few races and PAY ATTENTION !!!!!!, before he makes such stupid remarks . Dale Jr has always had a deep respect for Rick Hendrick and I am sure that Rick need not worry about dealing with a prima donna attitude from Dale Jr. The writer must have hime mixed up with some OTHER drivers who cant seem to race without acting like little kids fighting !

  • Posted By: Furtive @ 02/11/2008 7:44:03 PM

    Comment: This post might be a double.
    Great article. Jr. will change. Rick Hendrick is very strict like Coach K of Duke. Rick expect his drivers to always be dressed up in no jeans! He expect them to be clean shaven, neat in appearance and prompt. Rick also has the final say so in all media. So Jr. more than likely will not be in any more music video's or club promtions. Basically Jr. will be Rick puppet for the next 5 years.

  • Posted By: Furtive @ 02/11/2008 7:43:03 PM

    Comment: Great article. Jr. will change! Rick Hendrick is very strict like Coach K of Duke. Rick expect his drivers to always be dressed up in no jeans! He expect them to be clean shaven, neat in appearance and prompt. Rick also has the final say so in all media. So Jr. more than likely will not be in any more music video's or club promtions. Basically Jr. will be Rick puppet for the next 5 years.

  • Posted By: buffymac @ 02/11/2008 7:41:21 PM

    Comment: Next time, Newsweek, don't hire a busines writer to enlighten us about auto racing -- a subject Daniel McGinn obviously knows nothing about, and doesn't care about either. The high-profile Dale Jr. is not "profane and rebellious" by any stretch of the imagination. Guys like Stewart and Busch are controversial. But Earnhardt?? Give me a break! And oh, by the way, it's a "checkered" flag, not a "checked" flag, as your writer professed. That's a glaring beacon to his ignorance of the rudimentary language of the sport!

  • Posted By: RSK2 RACETEAM @ 02/11/2008 7:39:33 PM

    Comment: Well it looks like we all agree in one way or another. The season is just starting and already everyone that does not watch the sport has all their comments. Jr and the rest of his team will be fine. So i wish them the best and let the fun begin. OH and about Jr. being a RedNeck just remember where the roots of racing came from.... He is thr peoples champ and it will always be that way... to me ...

  • Posted By: taz38 @ 02/11/2008 7:37:52 PM

    Comment: i agree with colleygirl ...this person needs to educate himself before making any kind of statement. You really opened your mouth and inserted both feet.The next thing you should do is offer an apology to Dale Jr and MR.. Hendricks

  • Posted By: only3andme @ 02/11/2008 7:34:16 PM

    Comment: Please get your facts straight before being so negative! I do believe that Rick Hendrick took on a responsability that is rightfully his, leave him alone! He's a very big boy! As for Dale, there is no one more HUMBLE in NASCAR!

  • Posted By: js88 @ 02/11/2008 7:33:44 PM

    Comment: I cannot believe this article ....of all the nascar drivers Dale Jr is the most humble and respectful in the garage Apparently this person has never watched a race much less know the story about
    Dale Jr and the ultimate respect for people and his fans that his dad Dale Sr taught him ...

  • Posted By: jhaagenson @ 02/11/2008 7:33:39 PM

    Comment: I agree! Who ever wrote this article doesn't watch Nascar at all !!! More like Gordon's ego but that???s besides the point.... lol Jr. is one of the most down to earth drivers out there who after having a really crappy year finally gets a win and all we can comment is on his EGO?!?! Someone needs to A. Watch a race and B. Get his own head out of his butt and try writing the article again, this time accurately!

  • Posted By: jhaagenson @ 02/11/2008 7:33:17 PM

    Comment: I agree! Who ever wrote this article doesn't watch Nascar at all !!! More like Gordon's ego but that???s besides the point.... lol Jr. is one of the most down to earth drivers out there who after having a really crappy year finally gets a win and all we can comment is on his EGO?!?! Someone needs to A. Watch a race before writting and B. Get his own head out of his butt and pay attention!!

  • Posted By: jrfanwi @ 02/11/2008 7:33:08 PM

    Comment: I agree with dalejrfan1980, Jr. has never displayed profane or reblious behavior like drivers such as Kurt Busch has, remember Dale Jr. picked Hendrick, he could've gone to any race team....He is more focused now which probably is in part because of Rick. But he still is the good ol boy he always has been, he just more focused and will be a force to be reckoned with this year...GO 88!

  • Posted By: RSK2 RACETEAM @ 02/11/2008 7:31:28 PM

    Comment: Dale Jr is the most respectful, and polite driver I have ever watched. He not is Dad he is his own driver, do not get me wrong his dad was great and taught his son the trade, but Jr. has kept himself there and will have a good year this year. Leave him alone and let him race. Quit telling lies about being a wild child he will do great with his new team as you all seen on Saturday. I agree Newsweek needs to get a real Nascar watcher to write about the drivers.

  • Posted By: rasctiseslkl @ 02/11/2008 7:30:36 PM

    Comment: I believe they all can get alone together. Everyone has an ego.

  • Posted By: ginzo @ 02/11/2008 7:29:08 PM

    Comment: I agree with the general consensus that Dale Jr. is respectful and a team player, (contrast rebellious). But the author did hit one nail on the head and that is Dale is not spit and polished liked Jimmie and Jeff. He is a bit of a Redneck and thats why the fans love him and thats why he will complimeint the Hendrick teams!

  • Posted By: taz38 @ 02/11/2008 7:28:47 PM

    Comment: sounds to me like someone needs to educate themselves on what they are talking about before inserting both feet into their mouth .

  • Posted By: bkalwa90 @ 02/11/2008 7:28:35 PM

    Comment: who ever wrote that crap is very wrong. dale jr is has one of the best attitudes in this sport.

  • Posted By: dg2457 @ 02/11/2008 7:28:22 PM

    Comment: to kk girl im with you all the way

  • Posted By: rasctiseslkl @ 02/11/2008 7:28:16 PM

    Comment: I think they all can work together an get alone as well as the next person. Everyone has an ego. Don't matter who you are in life.

  • Posted By: dg2457 @ 02/11/2008 7:26:35 PM

    Comment: dale sr lost his life for micheal waltrip

  • Posted By: kaseygirl @ 02/11/2008 7:24:48 PM

    Comment: I am a true Kasey Kahne fan...with Dale Jr. close behind.I couldn't have been happier to see him win the Bud shootout.I look forward to seeing Dale Jr. in the winner's circle again.

  • Posted By: dalejrfan1980 @ 02/11/2008 7:23:32 PM

    Comment: Obviously the writer of this story NEVER watches Nascar or Dale Jr! Who printed this? Dale Jr is very respectful and has never been profane or rebellious. If there was ever a "good ole boy" to fit in anywhere....it's Jr. Someone needs to get their facts straight and know a little more about the sport than what they assume is the case!

  • Posted By: kaseygirl @ 02/11/2008 7:22:39 PM

    Comment: I am a true Kasey Kahne fan....close behind him is Dale Jr. and I couldn't be happier that he won the Bud shootout.I look forward to seeing Dale Jr. in the winner's circle again !!!!!!!

  • Posted By: jsmoss1941 @ 02/11/2008 7:22:30 PM

    Comment: Dale, Jr. is one of the least profane and rebellious drivers we have ever seen. Do you have any idea how happy he is to be "under" Mr. Hendrick's wing and guidance and out from under Tearesa Earnhart's control. She is a good business woman and helped her husband to make the DEI empire what it is today, but she did not understand that her step son is gifted, like his father, and deserved better equipment and a bigger
    say in how his career should be handled. Rick and his whole crew run a tight ship and 'we' all believe that this move will be a wonderful fit for Dale,Jr.

  • Posted By: ad68goat @ 02/11/2008 7:21:42 PM

    Comment: Jr's Ego? You think Gordon and Johnson don't have and ego every bit as big as Dale Jr. Jr. wants to win, just like every other driver out there at every level of the sport starting at your local dirt track. What you don't understand looking in from the outside is that drivers respect other drivers, most of all the great ones. Dale Jr. is happy to be on a competitive team and wants to win, but I don't think he has any intention of disrespecting his teammates. As far as Daytona goes, no racecar driver is going to slow down to let someone else win, not because they disliked Dale Sr., or because it would cost them money, it would be disrespectful to Dale Jr. and to Dale Sr.'s memory.

  • Posted By: geochap47 @ 02/11/2008 7:20:44 PM

    Comment: Looks like none of you know when Jr. won his first race. Just running off at the mouth when you don't know what you're talking about. Cut these drivers some slack, they're just trying to make a living.

  • Posted By: sjdl8219 @ 02/11/2008 7:19:51 PM

    Comment: I have never seen Jr. be disrespectful or be rebellious. I felt like he handled the situation with his step-mother with great class. He made a choice that was in the best interest of his career. I feel like Hendricks should be proud to have him as a part of his team, after all he is the most populat drive in Nascar. Where did you aurthor come up with the words profane and rebellious from. He did slip and say a bad word on national TV, but I have even seen news anchors do that before do they get penalized $$$ and loose points that cost them the championship!!!!!!!!!

  • Posted By: geochap47 @ 02/11/2008 7:15:57 PM

    Comment: Well, you guys have Jrs. first win at three different tracks. Do any of you know where he won his first Nascar race? Evidently not. He's trying, like every other driver. Cut them some slack and know what you're talking about before you run your mouth.

  • Posted By: roberts36 @ 02/11/2008 7:14:56 PM

    Comment: I think that Newsweek owes Dasle Jr. an apology. I agree that he obviously doesn't know what a great guy Dale is. Shame on them for printing that crap.

  • Posted By: colleygirl @ 02/11/2008 7:11:47 PM

    Comment: You've got to be kidding be???? Profane and rebellious? When was the last time you watched a race? Jr. has always been very respectful, and polite. Newsweek needs to get a writer who knows what they are talking about! Educate yourself before you decide to open your mouth and insert your foot again.....

  • Posted By: rkw43 @ 02/11/2008 7:11:06 PM

    Comment: I must agree... wiith the majority here... if Jr has an attitude... its a GREAT attitude about where he is today, the team he has joined.. utmost respect for his team mates and as much - if not more for Rick Hendrick, he has done nothing -- I repeat NOTHING to warrant your unjust statement.. Mr Hendrick's statement in the last paragraph is a statement.. he won't allow any driver no matter who.. Jimmy, Jeff or Casey change the team. Stop making more out of it than was his intention..

  • Posted By: dalejr88fan @ 02/11/2008 7:03:38 PM

    Comment: Where do you get off saying that Junior has an attitude? He's extremely respectful even when he doesn't need to be. Case in point the situation with his step-mother. Junior is not like the two pretty boys under Hendrick. He has his own style and he is helluva race car driver. How about Newsweek let someone who knows what their talking about write the next article on NASCAR.

  • Posted By: lynn_ishere2 @ 02/11/2008 6:43:03 PM

    Comment: Telling the Truth : Your comments are insulting to all race fans and you obviously are not a fan...... Grow up .. there are only 100 or so odd people in this world who are approved by NASCAR to even come play in the sandbox......you think if JR wasn't good, he would be there? Hello there are sons of other drivers not even close to his stature.

  • Posted By: RaceFan @ 02/11/2008 6:23:14 PM

    Comment: Tellin you have obviously never watched a Nascar race or any other form of professional racing for that matter. If you honestly believe the rest of the racers "slowed down and let him by" just because of Juniors dad, then you DON'T KNOW RACING. You're going to tell me these professional drivers gave up thousands of dollars in prize money just "let Junior win". I don't think any Nascar drivers are that big a Dale Sr. fan. GET REAL, GENIUS!!!!

  • Posted By: RaceFan @ 02/11/2008 6:20:32 PM

    Comment: Nice Comment "Tellin the Truth" - You obviously have never seen a Nascar race or met a professional race car driver. I can promise oyu, when Dale Jr. won his first race at Daytona (not the first race he won) NO ONE was "slowing down to let him by". Yeah right, all those guys were such huge fans of Dale Sr. that they let Dale Jr. win....therby giving up thousands of dollars to let Junior win the race. Guess again GENIUS!!!

  • Posted By: susie88 @ 02/11/2008 6:14:45 PM

    Comment: Junior"s first cup win was in Texas in 2000,not in Daytona after his Dad died.He had won 2 times in cup before the july 01 raceand had 2 busch (nationwide championships)in 98 &99 Sure being an earnhardt helped him but he worked hard to become who he is today

  • Posted By: 9FNZ @ 02/11/2008 6:12:57 PM

    Comment: Tellin, Don't let facts get in the way of good argument you idiot. You should at least do a little homework before you make yourself look like an idiot. Jr's first win came at Richmond, Va. before his father was killed. MORON....

  • Posted By: dg2457 @ 02/11/2008 5:45:21 PM

    Comment: to all you stewart fans quit living in hendricks past this is now hes been in juniors life for years he can handle it

  • Posted By: dg2457 @ 02/11/2008 5:42:38 PM

    Comment: never been a big junior fan but i think its a good move hendrick can handle theb situation as far as the past look to the future all you stewart fans ha ha good luck to team hendrick

  • Posted By: Tellin the truth @ 02/11/2008 5:31:51 PM

    Comment: The only reason Jr. is popular is because of his dad. His first win was on the track his dad died on, all the other races were slowing down and letting him pass. If he was born from a different father he would be a big NOTHING.

    • Posted By: JJ_48fn @ 02/11/2008 20:33:59

      Comment: I totally agree with you"Tellin"....you took those words of wisdom and said them nicely........(wink)