Originally Posted by
CIRF
I am somewhat saddened by the fact that Earnhardt Jr. never won a Cup championship. I think he was good enough but things never came together all at the same time to make it happen. What I liked about Earnhardt Jr. the most was his class, dignity, humility and the fact that he is an all around good human being. Should he go into the NASCAR Hall of Fame? Probably not, but I believe he will.
Earnhardt Jr. drove clean and never acted a fool, unlike many Cup drivers of today. I never was a fan of his dad and it has little to do with his propensity to wreck people. Love him or hate him there were things that can't be denied about ol' arnhead. On several occasions he was a world class whiner and NASCAR's and Billy France Jr.'s thinly veiled bias towards him was clearly evident from the mid 1980's right up until he bit the turn 4 wall at Daytona. Earnhardt Jr. never whined and he helped many a driver get their start in NASCAR.
I sincerely wish Earnhardt Jr. a very long and very satisfying retirement!!