Earnhardt Jr. admits to recent swoon, but heading to tracks he prefers

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Dalesgirl wrote:

I am beginning to think he has more excuses that China has rice. He has a good car, but I don't see much effort in him to win. Granted he doesn't want to lose his point standing, but it seems to me whenever he is in front and someone passes him he drops back.
He can't ride on his popularity forever. I don't think he has ever complained about the tracks this much. If he doesn't like them, he needs to practice on them more! JMO.

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JADE-88 wrote:

<quoted text> I agree! Maybe our guy should work a little harder!!

Dalesgirl wrote:

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He should do something. The fans want him to win more than one race. I can see all the drivers complaining about the heat, that is expected.
maybe someone should tell them, the beer in the belly makes the situation with the heat worse. He needs to quit complaining so much, it is a turn off.

Dalesgirl wrote:

Maybe the saying it's "not the car, it's the driver" is true. I don't want to believe that. I know he can do better. He has everything he wants at HMS, so he can't blame it on equipment.

Dalesgirl wrote:

I am beginning to think he has more excuses that China has rice. He has a good car, but I don't see much effort in him to win. Granted he doesn't want to lose his point standing, but it seems to me whenever he is in front and someone passes him he drops back.
He can't ride on his popularity forever. I don't think he has ever complained about the tracks this much. If he doesn't like them, he needs to practice on them more! JMO.

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JADE-88 wrote:

<quoted text> JMO here but he needs to focus more on the big piture rather than the sex, drugs (beer) and rock & roll. He can def get it done but he needs to be giving that 100% effort !!!

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ROWDY AND TOYOTA OH YA wrote:

JR has raced these tracks a long time and should know them by now! I agree that the Indy race, that was the worst mess I have ever seen in racing and Nascar was fools to not end that race and set it for another track, it was a total dieaster!! I still hope he can whip JG and JJ but looks like that wont happen. A lot of the tracks I agree need to be worked on but they also need to get rid of "GOODYEAR" Truth is, JG and JJ are champion drivers and they aint moving over for JR.

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Dew Addict wrote:

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He is giving it 100%. You would have to be blind not to see that. I think he isn't as much of a partier as other people like to think.

Happy Little Girlie wrote:

Have any of you ever raced???
There really are some REALLY BAD tracks out there!
I remember racing over at OSW (Bithlo) and geez was that a nasty-ass track!!!
They'd burn off the rubber after every new setup, but it still didn't make any damned difference! They needed to get a few guys with shovels to dig and scrape the melted rubber off to make a difference! Suicide lane's my preferred lane, but at Bithlo it was the worst. Lakeland DS was great but short 1/8 mile and the right lane had f-ing potholes in it for goodness sakes.
These tracks (all of them) not just the strips; need to get re-paved every once in a Blue Moon or so, IMO. They rake in enough money to update them once every 15 years don't ya think?
Just my unimportant 2 cent; bottom line is I agree with him, has nothing to do with trying hard enough on crappy tracks..... it has to to with the luck of the driver to avoid the debris, potholes, oil spots, and rubber mounds. On the icky tracks it's not competence it's just dumb luck, IMO.

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JADE-88 wrote:

<quoted text> Thanks for letting us have a little inside info !

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Happy Little Girlie wrote:

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You're welcome Jade :).
Sorry if I came off as short or rude in the post; I'm just tired as hell and halfway typing with my eyes shut, lol.
Have a great night! I'm off to the bed :)!

Happy Little Girlie wrote:

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You're welcome Jade :).
Sorry if I came off as short or rude in the post; I'm just tired as hell and halfway typing with my eyes shut, lol.
Have a great night! I'm off to the bed :)!

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Dew Addict wrote:

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I disagree with you completely. I don't feel like he was making excuses at all. I see plenty of effort from him to win, he is just being smart about the choices he makes on the track and what position he puts himself in. I haven't seen him drop like a rock whenever he has been passed this year. Granted, there are some races where he will lose a few on the start but there are others where he gains a few.
If he wanted to ride on his popularity forever, don't you think that he would have stayed at DEI for the durstion of his caeer? Going to Hendrick showed that he wants to be known for what he does on track, not for some award. The only track he has really said that he didn't like was Infineon. If doesn't like a track, he has the right to say so. We say that we want our drivers to say what they feel, yet when they do we say they are complaining, making excuses etc. He does the best he can do on any particular track each and every week. As a fan, that is all I ask for and I am proud of the effort he puts forth each and every week. JMO.