Rick Ekert in 2019

[Crossbones]

Looking at the stats it doesn't look like he has declined much at all since his best days 15 or so years ago. Considering hes in his 50s.

[Jking24]

"Everyone knows Scrub was top notch, but he has really fallen off in the last few years. Whether it’s losing Raye Vest’s funding, not enough help, not enough money, he is not the Eckert we know from them days you so eloquently copied and pasted from his site."You are right back in those days he had a little guy name robbie Allen helping him. Like i said earlier Rick can get it done he needs a crew cheif though. It's more important nowadays then ever before. Weher is pearson without Stuckey. Or Davenport without rumley. Scott without corey....

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Highwayman

I counted like 20 people that said he sucks a bag of ....., oh wait, nope, only one, you.

Everyone knows Scrub was top notch, but he has really fallen off in the last few years. Whether it’s losing Raye Vest’s funding, not enough help, not enough money, he is not the Eckert we know from them days you so eloquently copied and pasted from his site.

[Barbecueboy]

Overton runs good in everything. He could wheel a bicycle.

He has come a very long way........I used to see him in the bud 76 around the Carolina's when he first started to get going and he was average at best.

He has honed his talent into premier level skill set now.......guy is good.

[Barbecueboy]

Some nights his meat I hear is to dry. lol

There's guys that change chassis's and run better. Moyer Jr end of this past year, JD, Overton to name a couple.

I've had things said about the que good or bad at times......but being too dry has never been one of them

[Barbecueboy]

Waac7

Yes, absolutely have bad nights or bad days every now and then.......that whole interview he did just kind of soured me a little on eckert.

Was as if everybody there should be lucky he showed up for such a small regional event.

Have always been a little indifferent about him anyway, it just struck a nerve .....heck, maybe I was the one having a bad night that night and just took him the wrong way.

Even though clearly he is good I Was never much of a fan of his either way.....so no real loss on either end.

[MI Dirt Fan]

That is true. He can get in anyone's ride and be a threat to win.

[Pennsboro23]

Some nights his meat I hear is to dry. lol

There's guys that change chassis's and run better. Moyer Jr end of this past year, JD, Overton to name a couple.

Overton runs good in everything. He could wheel a bicycle.

[MI Dirt Fan]

Some nights his meat I hear is to dry. lol

There's guys that change chassis's and run better. Moyer Jr end of this past year, JD, Overton to name a couple.

[waaac77]

I lost all interest in eckert when I watched that ultimate show he attended up in Delaware I think a couple years ago.......came across as arrogant and uninterested in even being there in his interview.

Guessing that was one of his bad nights someone spoke of.

You don’t have bad nights bbq? Man I’d hate to be a celebrity and have to deal with the fans.

[waaac77]

He won $100,000 in 2002 when he won at cedar lake! Wow

Is driving a rocket or a longhorn like driving a Chevy or a ford? I get guys have different driving styles but it’s a car that has to be set up right in order to win. I don’t know how many times Eckert starts up front, leads for about 20 laps then gets passed and finishes 4th or 5th. Same deal with Clanton last year. I’ll admit I don’t know jack poop about chassis and how or why they’re different but I have a hard time believing that a guy is going to change chassis and have better results on that alone. You still have to last 30 or 40 laps to win and if you don’t then I doubt that’s because of the chassis they have.

[Barbecueboy]

I lost all interest in eckert when I watched that ultimate show he attended up in Delaware I think a couple years ago.......came across as arrogant and uninterested in even being there in his interview.

Guessing that was one of his bad nights someone spoke of.

[MI Dirt Fan]

Talk about overreacting.....

[Josh Bayko]

Nobody said Eckert sucked. They said he was less than impressive in Rocket1, and that's true.

[Pennsboro23]

^^ You obviously aren't smart enough to have a good debate and you're putting words in my mouth now. I didn't say a word about him not being an all time great or anything about his past accomplishments. Ever since the cars got hiked up, Eckert like many other drivers have struggled. It doesn't matter what chassis he's been in, he's struggled.