Everyone seems to......

GAWKY · #1 09-10-2004, 08:21 PM

Everyone seems to hate jeff gordon. why is this? from what i know he is a pretty good guy. he doesn't drive dirty like jr. he doesn't have temper problems like stewart. so why does every one hate him?

PHPh8sPSR · #2 11-30-2004, 02:23 AM

as jeff foxworthy says. he anouciates. or maybe cuz hes from cali. not to far from where i am right now

graphicassult · #3 12-13-2004, 11:10 PM

Dosen't drive dirty like jr.? Are you kidding me. Do we not remember bristol back when he hit Wallace so he can win? Jr. isn't a dirty driver my friend. How can you say such a thing? And i hate him because hes over rated, plus he had a rainbow on his car...major flamer. As the song Jeff Gordons Gay explaings

SabreKhan · #4 12-14-2004, 12:20 PM

I don't really think that any racecar driver can be called for "racing dirty" except when they intentionally wreck them for personal reasons or for no reason at all. If you bump a guy out of the way, that's just racing. If you're going for a position, and you accidentally wreck somebody because they were slower than you and didn't move, that's just racing. If you wreck somebody on purpose on Turn 4 of the last lap to win, that's just racing. If you wreck somebody on purpose at a non-pivotal point in the race, *then* it's dirty. If you beat on somebody's car for emotional reasons, *then* it's dirty. Racing is dangerous, and wrecks happen, but that's one of the beauties of stock-car racing. You can put your car where it's supposed to go, no matter who happens to be occupying the space at the time. No pulling up short because your open wheels might get tangled up and you'd screw yourself in the process (although open-wheel racing has its own beauties).

speed_star · #5 12-14-2004, 07:52 PM

I don't hate Gordon, but my dad doesn't like him for the fact that he acted all religous and was having an affair on his wife with a playboy bunny.

Layla's Keeper · #6 12-15-2004, 01:47 AM

Care to back up that claim with some documented proof (i.e. associated press articles or something of the like) because as I recall Jeff and Brooke split up over more serious issues (most notably Jeff's increasingly bitter temperment after Ray Evernham left Hendricks and the #24 team went into a winless streak).

Not to mention, Jeff is a guy who does believe wholeheartedly in his faith. That he's also a regular guy (as regular a guy as NASCAR's winningest active driver + NASCAR's #1 money winner) who enjoys his life and the rewards being good at his craft has brought is just ancillary.

Powertools17 · #7 02-15-2005, 09:13 PM

hes just a fruitcake and a whiney little baby. remember when he tore a chunk out martinsvill and he was crying and begging mike helton to let his team break the rules and work on the car during the red flag.

Powertools17 · #8 02-15-2005, 09:16 PM

hes just a fruitcake and a whiney little baby. remember when he tore a chunk out martinsville and he was crying and begging mike helton to let his team break the rules and work on the car during the red flag. and everyone knows hes gay, i dont care if he was maried to brook or not, hes still kissed Jimmie Johnson more then her anyway.

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PHPh8sPSR · #10 02-21-2005, 01:51 PM

wooow powertools.. u really dont like jeff gordon do u. i dont like him... but i dont not like him that much (if that makes any sense)

street_racer_00 · #11 02-21-2005, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by graphicassult

Dosen't drive dirty like jr.? Are you kidding me. Do we not remember bristol back when he hit Wallace so he can win?

happened twice.

theFREAKnasty82 · #12 02-22-2005, 09:23 AM

he may not be a fan favorite but, you have to admit, he's one heck of a driver. 4-time Winston Cup (or Nextel Cup) Champion, 70 Career wins, including 3 Daytona 500 Victories. At his rate, he's only 4 Daytona 500 victories behind King Richard. To put him in the same caliber as Petty, Earnhardt Sr., Cale Yarborough, and others, is hard to swallow for some. But he has proven himself to be a champion, a skilled driver, and a good teammate. Hendrick Motorsports is a respectable team and has proven themselves to be great despite adversity and sadly, tragedy. And if you all remember, in the 80s and 90s when Dale Earnhardt Sr. was at the peak of his career, he wasn't too liked among his peers. He and Darrell Waltrip were neck and neck many times wrecking each others cars. But no matter what, Earnhardt found a way to win, and love him or hate him, you've gotta respect Dale Earnhardt Sr. for what he has accomplished in his career. So the same with Jeff Gordon, he's not a fan favorite because he wins so many races. If I were to put money on races, I'd put money on him every race because you can always count on him being up front. At the rate that Gordon is going, he'll exceed Earnhardt's career win total of 76 by the end of this season. Is he better than Dale Earnhardt? No, but his success is comparable to that of Earnhardt and he encountered similar fan reaction to his success because people in general don't like on team or person dominating a particular sport. Some people don't like the New York Yankees, the L.A. Lakers, the Bulls of the 90s because they won all the time. If you have what it takes to be successful and you can do it, year in, year out, do it.

Dreamspawn · #13 02-23-2005, 11:01 PM

I like him alot better then i did 2 years ago. I lost all respect for Gordon after the Pepsi 400 of 2001. He said i quote "Nascar let jr when that won" "He didn't deserver to win" The kids dad died at that track a few months b4 and he didn't deserve to win, and nascar let him win. But after the betting he took from the media he has "matured alot" Know i like him now cause he is more lied back. I want to see him jump in a F1 car for a actual race though.

bowhunter1432 · #14 03-16-2005, 12:48 PM

wonder boy is a good driver i hate to say but my boy bobby isnt doing to much this year so far lol.

bayouwolf · #15 03-27-2005, 08:57 PM

The reason Jeff is so dispised is because he used to win. A LOT. He was entering the sport when all the giants were failing miserably. It was just fate he happened to step in at the wrong time. Thats why there is a mass following that can't stand him. Same goes for Dale Jr.. The guy will never be taken as seriously as his old man. And if you're old enough to remember, Sr. was'nt liked very much in the beginning of his career for the same reasons either. It becomes a passing of the torch at this point, New people to nascar go to a race and hear Jeff booed. So they boo.

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