Earnhardt Jr: Is he really a stud driver?

By: Ray Dunseith

What? Am I second-guessing an Earnhardt?

That never would have happened if the intimidator were still alive.

But what also would have never happened? His own son turning on the race team that he created. Dale Junior was supposed to inherit Dale Earnhardt Incorporated, and he decided to leave (whether it was because of problems with his step-mother running it or other reason) for Hendrick Motor Sports.

So, it shouldn’t matter what team he’s on if he’s that good of a driver, right? Well, if you ask me, Junior’s true colors are shining through (albeit through the black and green Amped car and not the good old number 8 Budweiser). He’s really not that great of a driver. Or at least he hasn’t really proven it.

Take last race. Yeah, he got second. But in the position he was in going onto lap 5, he could’ve had the race. Carl Edwards out-drove him. His wheels spun out going into the turn and he just couldn’t keep up. He f***ed up, and the one who really suffered from it was his teammate Jeff Gordon who ended up getting into a crash with Kenseth, both of whom could have caught up with Edwards.

Face it Junior. You’re not going to be number one on a team with Jeff Gordon (who might I add is supposed to be the enemy) and Jimmie Johnson (who just came off of winning the then-Nextel Cup Championship).

He’s either going to have to step it up skill-wise big-time or just face the fact that he’s not as great as Senior was and is just an above average driver today, not a Superstar.

Oh well. At least he’s still driving a Chevy (unlike those Joe Gibbs bums).