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J.R.A.....Okay, you're feeling hotheaded. Probably wanted to stir up a hornet's nest by throwing down on the most dominant driver of traditional sprintcars in the Midwest since, maybe Jay Drake's dream season? And this is a guy who has taken 2006 numbers and jacked them up even more with monumental 2007 success.
So...I get all that. You're peeved. But did I just actually read that you emphasized that flipping the bird to some fans likely yelling obscenities at him from a few yards away under a red would actually somehow disqualify a driver from the Nascar ranks? Bad behavior (even explicable bad behavior) is now a no-no in the Cup ranks? Re-think that last little bit sometime in the next two weekends when some aggrieved Cup star throws his helmet at the guy who spun him, calls a fellow driver a silly name immediately upon having a microphone stuck in front of him, or shoves a competing crew guy or other driver as soon as their car comes to a stop While Cameras Follow His Every Gesture, aching for him to go further.
Jon Stanbrough isn't going to win over fans with his demeanor--nor care that he won't--but his skills on the track do not need to be certified by message threads or outside opinions. Just look down his tailtank at the end of the season, when the spine of that tank is clustered with more (winner's) stickers than most Big Ten senior's football helmets.
I don't need to have seen whatever may have transpired between he and Damion to consider his driving skills to be a matter beyond dispute.
Hate him if you wish, but impugning his talent is laughable.
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