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**POMAH_K** · 02-15-2011, 11:24 PM

I don't hate Junior, I really want him to win for the success of Hendrick and the sport as a whole. You took my comment a little too far, I just think it's hilarious that he's on the pole and I've seen a few media outlets that think he's already won the race just because it'd make for an awesome, awesome story.

What media outlets have already crowned Junior? I've seen none, and I'm a pretty avid reader of things NASCAR.

It's the frickin Daytona 500. It's NASCAR's Superbowl. It's the biggest race of the year, it's the Great American Race. ANYONE who earns the Pole for this race is going to get a lot of press. When you factor in that this year it's NASCAR's most popular driver, then obviously it's going to get a ton of press. No one is crowning him the winner, but indeed it's a big story when a particular driver with Dale Jr's popularity AND historic successes at the track earns the pole for this race. To expect ANYTHING different is nuts.

Nobody is crowning him the winner. He's getting the same accolades and praises and hype that ANY driver earning the pole of the biggest race of the sport would get. But it's Dale Junior, and haters gonna hate.

02-15-2011, 11:24 PM	#25
POMAH_K Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 467 Senior Member	I don't hate Junior, I really want him to win for the success of Hendrick and the sport as a whole. You took my comment a little too far, I just think it's hilarious that he's on the pole and I've seen a few media outlets that think he's already won the race just because it'd make for an awesome, awesome story. What media outlets have already crowned Junior? I've seen none, and I'm a pretty avid reader of things NASCAR. It's the frickin Daytona 500. It's NASCAR's Superbowl. It's the biggest race of the year, it's the Great American Race. ANYONE who earns the Pole for this race is going to get a lot of press. When you factor in that this year it's NASCAR's most popular driver, then obviously it's going to get a ton of press. No one is crowning him the winner, but indeed it's a big story when a particular driver with Dale Jr's popularity AND historic successes at the track earns the pole for this race. To expect ANYTHING different is nuts. Nobody is crowning him the winner. He's getting the same accolades and praises and hype that ANY driver earning the pole of the biggest race of the sport would get. But it's Dale Junior, and haters gonna hate.
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