Jr. to Drive #5 car for Hendricks Next Year

'66 coupe said:

I never understood why the rednecks hated Gordon but liked Jr. They always said Gordon got where he is because of his Dad's money, but what does that say about Jr.?

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Simple. Gordon is from California and Jr. is from North Carolina.

California = gay tree hugging hippies
North Carolina = redneck beer drinking NASCAR fans

U.M.

But aren't there "redneck beer drinking NASCAR fans" everywhere? I mean just sitting outside with a shirt on I get a red neck. At that time, I'm usually consuming some drinks so I fit the mold too?

I never liked Gordon but I do like Jr. I like that he wants to win and that he seems more down to earth than some of the other egotystical drivers on the circuit.

srothfuss said:

But aren't there "redneck beer drinking NASCAR fans" everywhere?

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Sure are! Thing is NASCAR was predominately a Southern sport for many years which accounts for the over abundance of rednecks who follow it. Throw a pretty-boy driver from California into the mix and you're guaranteed to have some friction from the die hards. Thing is now that Juan Montoya has moved into NASCAR his constant crashing and taking out of other drivers has made him a target and thusly reduced or redirected the hate normally reserved for Gordo.

U.M.

Ah :lightbulb:

Uncle Meat said:

Simple. Gordon is from California and Jr. is from North Carolina.

California = gay tree hugging hippies
North Carolina = redneck beer drinking NASCAR fans

U.M.

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Uncle Meat said:

Thing is NASCAR was predominately a Southern sport for many years which accounts for the over abundance of rednecks who follow it. Throw a pretty-boy driver from California into the mix and you're guaranteed to have some friction from the die hards.

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I hate a lot of the liberal garbage I hear about going on in the west coast states. But I have never heard Gordon say anything remotely liberal. The only time he'd worry about conserving fuel is during a race.

As far as the pretty boy comment, I can see the difference between Gordon and Sr. Gordon's younger so he had a better sense of style, as opposed to Sr. who, like a lot of rednecks, was following '80's trends well into the end of the '90's(like Gargoyal sunglasses).
But Jr. is a young guy with some style, and I bet if most rednecks ever saw him going into a club they'd be calling him a pretty boy too.
As far as attractiveness, as a guy, I have no opinion. Maybe that's why the rednecks don't like Gordon, cause their wives had said he's better looking than them.

Uncle Meat said:

Sure are! Thing is NASCAR was predominately a Southern sport for many years which accounts for the over abundance of rednecks who follow it. Throw a pretty-boy driver from California into the mix and you're guaranteed to have some friction from the die hards. Thing is now that Juan Montoya has moved into NASCAR his constant crashing and taking out of other drivers has made him a target and thusly reduced or redirected the hate normally reserved for Gordo.

U.M.

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open wheel driver going to Nascar...sounds like a movie...hmmmm...OH-YEAH! Days Of Thunder...again, with a gay pretty boy from california that wins everything...lol

Im a Gordon fan. Always was always will be.. Im also a JR fan. There really isn't anybody i really "hate" in nascar actually

1990Coupe said:

There really isn't anybody i really "hate" in nascar actually

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Since I don't really follow that closely, I'm almost the same way. I just don't like Tony Stewart because he'll ram people, but when he gets hit back he turns into a whiney bitch.