JEFF BURTON, Nextel Cup driver ...
On the way Dale Earnhardt Sr. separated racing and relating to his peers:
"A lot of our younger drivers fail to realize that you can - on the racetrack - be intense, be selfish, be self-centered, only care about what's going on with your team right then and there, but when the race is over that needs to stop. A lot of our younger drivers don't get that. You can't live your life the way you drive a racecar. If you live your life the way you drive your car you're an a------. That's just the way it is. A lot of drivers don't understand it's okay to be somebody different out of the racecar. As of matter of fact, it's not only okay, it's mandatory if you want to be a productive person in society. "Dale understood that. You go back and watch all the things that Dale's involved in, how many times did he lose it on TV? How many times did he have something bad to say about somebody. He'd say, "Ah, that's just racing" and walk off. Now three weeks later, the guy that was racing with him, got spun out.
The person, Dale Earnhardt was a bit of a teddy bear. In the Goodwrench Cheverolet, he was a starving grizzly bear coming out of hibernation. He proved that every single Sunday or Saturday night he drove. Last bit of advice to ALL this season, be safe, be careful, be behind that number 8 BUDWEISER CHEVY.
Saturday, February 18, 2006
Last Bit Of Advice
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3 comments:
Dale Sr. had a heart of gold. He is sorely missed.
Amen! Let's have a safe season! However, I wouldn't mind Kenseth being in front at any race! But Jr. can win a few. :)
men like him come along on this earth once in a great while. i have seen men come and i have seen men go and he will always be one i have personally met to stay buried in my heart as a fond memory. thanks again Dale Sr. for the many good times then that can't be found with the young guns of today-your kid and just a few others accepted.
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