Busch Rolls Over the Lady in Black

by Steve Wronkowicz

I am co-host of the syndicated radio show: ON PIT ROW. Charlie likes to call me an "idiot". I'm not an "idiot"; I just prefer not to let the facts get in the way of my opinions.

8 Responses to “Busch Rolls Over the Lady in Black”

1. okla21fan on May 12th, 2008 1:29 pm

   The more they boo, they better he does. Maybe they should stop booing, and embrace Rowdy like many did a couple of a decades to another ‘hated’ driver.

2. Tim Zaegel on May 12th, 2008 10:22 pm

   Haha, love the title, Steve. I still think that Biffle had the car to beat, and I really don’t think Busch would’ve had much to offer him at the end … but, alas, as they say - the best car doesn’t always win.

3. 4ever3 on May 12th, 2008 10:34 pm

   Yes and Yes!

4. RevJim on May 13th, 2008 2:28 am

   Yes, the dislike will continue to increase with each win, but it won’t be from an increase in the number of fans who dislike him. There will gradually be an increasing number of fans who love to hate him, and then, an increase in fans who actually love him.
   Yes it is good for the sport. Controversy has always been good promotion for NASCAR.

5. Charlie Turner on May 13th, 2008 11:33 am

   People have been asking for weeks now - “is Kyle the next Dale Sr?” - when maybe the comparison is closer to Jeff Gordon or Darrell Waltrip. All three had - and still have - their share of haters. It does make for added interest on the track. For example, I know as a Detroit Tiger fan that I get more of a charge from beating the Yankees than the Royals. I hate the Yankees!

6. Matt Mercer on May 13th, 2008 8:13 pm

   NASCAR needs Kyle to keep winning, because that’s how ratings increase. It’s no coincidence that ratings spiked in the mid-late ’90s because someone the fans hated and loved to hate (Jeff Gordon) was a worthy villain to anyone on the track and he won. A lot… too much….

7. Tim Zaegel on May 13th, 2008 8:45 pm

   I still just don’t buy into the whole bit that Busch is NASCAR’s newest bad boy. Reckless, impatient, and a hell of a wheel man, yes. The Intimidator? No.

8. Steve Wronkowicz on May 14th, 2008 6:44 am

   Tim–
   I think you have to separate the “bad boy” label, from what Kyle Busch is being. Maybe “punk” is a better description. He is doing nothing to down play the “punk” image. No–he is not like Earnhardt, Sr. At least not the Senior at the end of his career. I think too many people are trying to compare the two at very different times of their careers.

   As Charlie said, maybe a better comparison is to Jaws early in his career. As Dave Despain said ON PIT ROW last night; Jaws told people he was going to beat them –and then he did. Now THAT was rude and it wasn’t until an on-track incident with Rusty did people begin to change their minds about DW.

   This is an ever evolving thing. But, lets revel in the moment. This gives everyone something interesting to talk about–thank god.

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