Does every late model driver need a nickname?

[dirty-white-boy]

Asking for a friend!

[Highside Hustler25]

Probably not but everybody has one.

[Action10]

Everyone does need a nickname because nicknames and catch phrases are about 75% of a WRG late model broadcast... Am I wrong that most of the local track announcers do a better job than the announcers the series brings?

[AnnouncerLife88]

Negative, if everyone has a nickname then nicknames lose some of their special/cool factor. My favorite is when someones nickname doesn't denote speed. I've heard enough "Rockets, Missile's, Bandit's, Hurricane's" for one lifetime

[Buford.Justice]

It's the WWF efffect!!!! WOOOOOOO!!!

No they don't..

[TerryM]

More like the Chris Berman effect.

[Raceready]

More like the Chris Berman effect.Chris {Nikki don't you lose my Numberman} was great with those names. I wonder what he would with that DLM drivers last name of Picklesimer ? LOL ! !

[Raceready]

One of my favorites is in NASCAR ; Wrecky Spinhouse ! !

[MRM]

Does every late model driver need a nickname?

NO!

[Josh Bayko]

They don’t, but nicknames do tend to make their way to their merchandise, so I don’t think the drivers mind.

[Pennsboro32]

No, nicknames should be earned. Rick doesn't understand that.

[HoosierDirtFan]

No, nicknames should be earned. Rick doesn't understand that.

I agree. Rick thinks every driver should have one automatically.
A nickname should be earned not given. Kind of like people wanting handouts with no work.

[Josh Bayko]

No, nicknames should be earned. Rick doesn't understand that.

I think Rick just likes nicknames because it’s probably easier to remember and quicker to spit out. I was at a WoO race about ten years ago and Rick was chiming in with the local announcer to give the local crate support division drivers nicknames if they didn’t airway have one.

[Raceready]

Call him what you want. He's the highest paid and most winning DLM driver in the country.That is for sure ! ! And getting more popular by the day ! !

[84wedge]

If your last name is Brown, they'll call you Downtown.

[Raceready]

Back in the old days when cars were driven differently you would be called " Back it in Black " if your last name was Black.

[Highside Hustler25]

Nicknames are ok as long as you live up to it unlike one "smooth operator " lol... He's anything but...

Like him or hate him. Ya can't argue with that.

[dirty-white-boy]

No, nicknames should be earned. Rick doesn't understand that.

holy cow you mean we actually agree on something! Cheers!

It just makes it all sound so childish. When I seen that Bob Jenkins died I thought about all the races I heard him call and how he called everyone by their names. Rick should pay attention to that. Air Force Austin Winger is not needed!

[Raceready]

If your last name was Rhoads, your name certianly would be " DUSTY " ! !

[Barbecueboy]

Sade song seems like a strange musical inspiration for a nickname…….skid row…youth gone wild?

Now that’s a fitting nickname for the kid in question.

[Barbecueboy]

If your last name was Rhoads, your name certianly would be " DUSTY " ! !

Son of a plumma

[ride height]

Asking for a friend!

No, but it would be awesome if some driver was nick named “Dirty White Boy” Wonder who that should be???

[Raceready]

Like?? Lol, you all's in love!!! Boingggg!!!! I suppose next you will be saying that he is a HUT NUGGER ? ?

[champion24]

holy cow you mean we actually agree on something! Cheers!

It just makes it all sound so childish. When I seen that Bob Jenkins died I thought about all the races I heard him call and how he called everyone by their names. Rick should pay attention to that. Air Force Austin Winger is not needed!

ASHTON Winger was "can't get right" according to Rick a year or two ago. Nicknames change with Rick too. He can't remember things too well these days anyway!

[Highside Hustler25]

You said it so, no need to repeat it...

lol, yer the one that gets a bnr. from the mention of a young mans name.