As this title of this post suggests, I believe there is one driver in NASCAR who is so grossly underrated that it actually makes me want to vomit (well, not quite that extreme). The driver is A.J. Allmendinger. Last year, A.J. came into the cup series driving for Red Bull Racing. They let him go because he "could not produce good results". That made me extremely unhappy. I was so glad this year when Richard Petty Motorsports signed him for a 10 race deal. He did very good and is now signed for all of the races except the last 10. Petty Motorsports is now looking for sponsorship for him for the last 10 races because they understand the this guy NEEDS to be in a Sprint Cup car. The thing that really bothers me about this situation is that there are drivers out there that can't even keep their car off the wall, and they have had multiple opportunities to prove themselves with some of the most elite teams in NASCAR. Then, you have A.J. Allmendinger, who is easily 10 times better than any of these people, and he might not get to drive the last 10 races of the season. To me, that's a crime! A.J. Allmendinger has real talent and could possibly win a lot of races, but the team owners want to stick with people who are friends of their other drivers, or drivers that are in NASCAR solely because that have the right last name. This really disappoints me because it shows that NASCAR is becoming just like every other sport. It has turned into nothing but a bunch of politics. Form NASCAR executives not understanding what fans want to see, to having multiple races at boring tracks, and now the team owners are holding the best back! It's ridiculous! I'm very glad A.J. will probably have a ride for the rest of the season, but come on, it shouldn't have to take a NASCAR legend like Richard Petty just to notice that this guy can drive!
Saturday, April 11, 2009
The Most Underrated Driver In NASCAR
As this title of this post suggests, I believe there is one driver in NASCAR who is so grossly underrated that it actually makes me want to vomit (well, not quite that extreme). The driver is A.J. Allmendinger. Last year, A.J. came into the cup series driving for Red Bull Racing. They let him go because he "could not produce good results". That made me extremely unhappy. I was so glad this year when Richard Petty Motorsports signed him for a 10 race deal. He did very good and is now signed for all of the races except the last 10. Petty Motorsports is now looking for sponsorship for him for the last 10 races because they understand the this guy NEEDS to be in a Sprint Cup car. The thing that really bothers me about this situation is that there are drivers out there that can't even keep their car off the wall, and they have had multiple opportunities to prove themselves with some of the most elite teams in NASCAR. Then, you have A.J. Allmendinger, who is easily 10 times better than any of these people, and he might not get to drive the last 10 races of the season. To me, that's a crime! A.J. Allmendinger has real talent and could possibly win a lot of races, but the team owners want to stick with people who are friends of their other drivers, or drivers that are in NASCAR solely because that have the right last name. This really disappoints me because it shows that NASCAR is becoming just like every other sport. It has turned into nothing but a bunch of politics. Form NASCAR executives not understanding what fans want to see, to having multiple races at boring tracks, and now the team owners are holding the best back! It's ridiculous! I'm very glad A.J. will probably have a ride for the rest of the season, but come on, it shouldn't have to take a NASCAR legend like Richard Petty just to notice that this guy can drive!
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