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March 30, 2009
Fans Upset With Kyle Busch... Again
I can't really comment too much on the Truck race today since I only got to see bits and pieces of it via an online feed of the SPEED broadcast on justin.tv since I'm at work but I did get to see the last few laps of the race including what Kyle Busch did after the race was over. Some fans are freaking out like Kyle did some horrible misdeed and I'm wondering what I missed because I can't figure out what he did that was so horrible. Yes, he threw a temper tantrum and I'd always prefer that drivers handle things like the adults that they are but on the other hand all Kyle did was throw his helmet into his truck and storm off in a huff. Is that really that terrible? It's not like he threw a punch at another driver or a crew member - something some other drivers have been cheered for doing - nor did he lash out in an interview with a bunch of insults. Kyle was disappointed about the late penalty that might have cost him a win. He was angry and upset and let it show - what's so bad about that?
Fans say that they want the drivers to show more emotion but every time a driver does those same fans act like that driver did something criminal. I don't always agree with the things that the drivers say or do. I don't like when they insult each other or get into physical confrontations with each other. But I can't get too worked up about a self-contained temper tantrum that doesn't hurt anyone. Thing is if Kyle had stuck around and given SPEED an interview - something he was under no obligation to do given that he finished 17th - he might have said something inappropriate that would have upset the fans worse or given a PC interview that fans would find insincere. So really there's no winning for Kyle with the fans.
Posted by silverdsl at March 30, 2009 04:08 PM
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Kyle is in the same boat that Tony Stewart was in a few years ago....damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. And it's all made worse for Kyle because of the fact that Jr Nation is so obsessed with him, I think out of insecurities. It was just like the other week when Kyle's pitcrew cost him the Busch race so he parked it on pitroad and left it for the team to retrieve. I got a bit of a chuckle out of it and his team got the point. But Jr Nation was all up in arms over it. I guess they prefer the more direct approach of screaming at the crew on the scanner and throwing them under the bus on national TV.
Kyle is what he is....just like Stewart is who he is...I love to see the emotion...and if occassionally a punch or two is thrown...that's ok, too. LOL! What else do we have to entertain ourselves with since the racing has been, for the most part, IMO, a bit boring.
Posted by: Carol S at March 31, 2009 07:19 PM
You are so right about the racing being kind of boring for the most part so far! I do think the racing in yesterday's truck race was pretty decent which makes it a little unfortunate that it got overshadowed by what Kyle did, but it's true that a lot of the races don't seem to have much action. There's been a few highlights like Jimmie bumping Denny for the lead this past weekend but not much that fans will remember years from now. So Kyle does indeed give people something to talk about.
Posted by: silverdsl at March 31, 2009 09:09 PM