Think about it.can any one remember the"ANY BUT WALTRIP!" signs back in the 80's?The list includes Rusty Wallace,Dale Earnhardt,Jeff Gordon,Tony Stewart,even the King had his detractors.explain this.
2007-01-30 15:27:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
To:ME ,people would speak the same of Tony Stewart.
2007-01-30 15:46:53 · update #1
I've attended races for more than fifty years. There is a phenomenon that I have witnessed and cannot explain. A young and coming up driver sparks every ones interest. People say "He'll be big some day". Then he wins his first race and he's everyone's sweetheart, everyone cheers him. He wins some more and people say "I told you so" and cheer him some more. He keeps on winning but now you start to hear some boos. As he continues on his winning ways the booing increases. Eventually the driver that was everyone's darling is now some people's villain. I have no explanation as to why a driver goes from hero to zero just because he wins a few races. One of the nicest, gentlemanly, go out of his way to lend you a hand guy was a now retired driver from the Detroit area by the name of Joy Fair. This is one of the nicest fellows you would ever want to meet. But when the driver introductions were made he would receive boos just because he would win a lot. I guess that people just want something to complain about.
2007-01-30 21:40:52 · answer #1 · answered by maxinebootie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a Tony Stewart fan and always have been, even when he was being a big hot head. Back when he was showing his butt a lot is when he started getting disliked, but I'm not a fair weather fan so I stuck with him through all that. People remember those things and it turns some people off, I understand that.
I still don't like Jeff Gordon because he's such a cry baby. He can dish it out but can't take it. People like who they like and there's not always a rhyme or reason for it.
2007-01-30 23:30:29 · answer #2 · answered by Big Rick 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
My all time hero , outstanding invoice Elloitt JAWS Waltrip The SILVER FOX , David Pearson FIREBALL Roberts yet in case you bear in ideas again at the same time as NASCAR grow to be not contained in the proper events thoughts on Sunday evening they continuously , continuously advised you who gained the race that day and the position DICK TRICKLE complete !!!!! who needs a nickname once you've a popularity like that !!!! LOL !!
2016-12-03 06:36:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only one out of there that I do not like is Jeffy Popoo, why because he is a cheater! He cannot win the right way ever....the rest listed could win fairly...I know you will say Dale Sr. did not, but in my book he gave out what was given to him.
2007-01-30 15:34:46 · answer #4 · answered by LadyL 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
People choose who they like. The same as they do with baseball, basketball, wrestling, boxing, and even football. Poor Saints :o(
We just choose who we like and stick with it.
2007-01-30 15:39:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If some one is passionate about their favorite driver, they will naturally hate one that consitently beats him.
2007-01-31 02:43:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
people have their favorites and when their driver doesnt win they get mad, those drivers won alot of races in their time and that is why people dislike them
2007-01-31 01:58:19 · answer #7 · answered by timbird00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people sometime just don't like the winner..
2007-01-30 15:31:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋