His Last Daytona 500

[CIRF]

Early on in DE Jr.s career I wasn't a fan at all but as you aptly pointed out BBQB he has shown he's a solid citizen and a credit to his sport. I was convinced he was a silver spooner but I was dead wrong.

From what I've read the years DE Jr. spent in the military school is what really shaped the man he's grown into. I sincerely hope he gets that championship. I can name a half dozen prominent Cup drivers who collectively have less class and dignity than DE Jr. has in one of his pinky fingers.

Oh, and one more thing. Clayton, your timing was perfect with that picture!! LOL!!

[just dust]

I'm happy that you own all of these nice things.......one thing that you clearly don't own is a high school diploma.

There is absolutely no way in hell you could have graduated massacre ( ing) sentence structure and punctuation like you have done in this thread.......I bet there is something else you don't own at your horse farm or race shop , and that's a good command of people skills.

You still refer to Earnhardt as " the chosen one"............seriously????

You run a couple of million dollar companies and yet can't talk /type out a well written response without name calling , and getting all childish when someone questions dale srs. Well documented Race track tactics........really????

In your blindness to worship the black 3 ,You basically show a complete disregard for any accomplishments that one of nascars best racing families have brought to the sport of racing(not only nascar, but now dirt track).......come on son!!!!!

And worst thing of all you talk about barbecue as if it is a verb and something you do( as in I'm gonna bbq me a piece of chicken or something)........you don't go to a barbecue.......you go to a cookout , picnic,restaurant ,tailgate or race track to EAT or COOK barbecue.

Again, happy that you own all of these things........if I were to guess though and based on what I have seen you write and the way you communicate on 4 m , I would say your dad , grand dad or uncle actually owns all of these things and you are most likely a young kid that is riding coat tails...............maybe I'm wrong, wouldn't be the first time.

now see there u go a complete a$$ .ur buddy refers to him as the chosen one. and I didn't need the skills you have. street smarts got me here . self made millions. my dad worked for me .and barbecue have barn burners. and your self ur just the pig that eats it all. go soak in your sorry world of 4m.

[Barbecueboy]

yea there dust on the bottle . but not $hit in my head . ur the one that started all this when u
posted about karma and the chosen one. and what goes around comes around. racing where or not
rubbin is racing and death is justified for it. pure hate .

Sorry......I thought that your reference to sr. In this post as the chosen one meant that you actually still referred to him as the chosen one.........what in the world was I thinking???

[Barbecueboy]

now see there u go a complete a$$ .ur buddy refers to him as the chosen one. and I didn't need the skills you have. street smarts got me here . self made millions. my dad worked for me .and barbecue have barn burners. and your self ur just the pig that eats it all. go soak in your sorry world of 4m.

Oh brother.........you mean to tell me you cook barbecue on GAS???? In a cooker with tobacco barn burners????

Let me guess, you probably cook it on gas and then sauce the hell out of it to cover up the foul taste of overcooking it on gas to start with........

I've cooked with some of the best BBQ cookers that the great state of Kentucky has to offer and not a single one of them that I know uses tobacco barn burners to do it on...

And why with the name calling???? Can you not take some constructive criticism without resorting to calling me names???? To be sure, if you've made your millions all by yourself that you have enough street smarts and moxy to not have to resort to name calling and mean mouthing somebody every time that you disagree with......

Terry Labonte is a fine person and an asset to the sport of racing as are Bob.....Bobby...and Justin........For you to just dismiss their efforts and longevity in the sport just so you can continue your idol worship of a fallen hero of yours is just wrong and short sided.

As I've said.....i respect sr. For what he brought to the sport, the excitement he caused on the track,and his championship record.

It's fans of his( like you) that bring his name down in the mud where it shouldn't be.....you should have more respect for yourself and for your hero than to do that.

And dude, please don't disgrace the art of good BBQ by mallyhacking it to death on a gas cooker and pouring some god awful amounts of sauce over it and the calling it BBQ.

Rip those stupid burners out of your cooker, get you a barrel to burn some oak or hickory in and shovel those coals in your cooker for the heat source...............you'll thank me later!!!!

[Clayton_Wetter]

now I am glad ur my buddy. its all good . I see that u can take it with a grain of salt.
and if ur down my way ( Florence speedway) we have big cook outs a love to fish.
ride our horses and drink beer. you are welcome. the end .

I bet you like to RIDE your horses!!! ROFL!!!

[just dust]

Due to other things going on we didn't follow Speedweeks in Daytona this year at all. So, when I got the time to spend catching up on the activities in Florida I found that this, the 2014 Daytona 500, was Mr. Terry Labonte's final run in The Great American Race. And, Terry is one of the 20 finalists for induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Kind of a bitter sweet combination.

Besides being a great race car driver Terry Labonte was also a credit to his sport, a class individual in all circumstances who showed poise and dignity in everything he did. Even in the aftermath of being wrecked in one of the most blatant and deliberate cases of filthy driving anyone has ever seen (see Bristol August, 1999) Terry exuded class, dignity and a calmness that very, very few would have the composure to display in the post race interview following being deliberately taken out by NASCAR's "chosen one".

I could site a half dozen instances off the top of my head where Terry had every right to act a fool in the wake of some bull$hit situation caused by some idiot on the track but he took the high road, which doesn't make headlines or get the fans whipped into a frenzy. He just understood what couldn't be changed, maintained his dignity and moved on.

The sport of auto racing at nearly all levels needs many more like Mr. Terry Labonte. It's sad to see him run his final 500 but we hope he goes to the Hall of Fame on his first eligibility because if anyone deserves that honor it's Terry Labonte.

barbecue boy if u read the complete post I just defended the notion of karma . ur inconsiderate
response of the man that what comes around goes around is one day what might bite u.
I tried to respond with kindness but ur worried about my how I wright my post. yea I am a little
red neck so be it . and as far as dirt racing were good at it . we don't just talk racing we do it. and so enough about karma dale and terry. and hey I do like a little pig

[just dust]

You the one that started callin me stupid ignorant and do my feet have limbs. I am sure it could be worse .
leave it go and I will leave it go

[just dust]

come on clayton I know u like a little pig to

[Clayton_Wetter]

Just felt like pullin your chains tonight for entertainment jd. By the way, that Dale Jr. that guy is a true sport, unlike..........

[Barbecueboy]

You the one that started callin me stupid ignorant and do my feet have limbs. I am sure it could be worse .
leave it go and I will leave it go

Alright cowboy........two things I feel compelled to straighten you out on here.

First and foremost...........not once did I ever , ever, ever say that I thought it was karma that caused srs. Death.....as a matter of fact , if YOU would READ all of my posts,you would see where I said that I didn't subscribe to that theory at all although some do.

And second , my comment about your feet fitting limbs was a direct reply about your comment about Terry "who".......owls say who, there feet grab limbs , get it????

Other 4 m members picked up on it right away.........sorry you did not.

The only reason I even acknowledged you was because of your completely ignorant post about Terry " who"........that's like saying Bobby "who.......David "who"....Neil "who"....or Darryl "who"................completely ridiculous.

Sorry I hurt your feelings with the trailer park nonsense, I shouldn't have judged you by the way you wrote your post..........but to be honest,it wasn't just the way you wrote , it was the content itself.
I'm as redneck as they get, I was born in the south....always lived in the south.....raised my family in the south and although don't claim to own multimillion dollar horse farms and businesses , I've done quite well for myself " in the south" living, working and running my business with all of my redneck family and friends.
I'm the most dangerous kind of redneck there is...........an educated one.

So, no hard feelings .........I just want you to know that there are many other racers (something else you don't have the market cornered on)that completely disagree with your Dale sr. or nothing attitude about nascar hero's...........

If you like a little pig, then please............sht can the gas cooker and get to shoveling some real wood coals in your hog cooker will ya???? You will never ever view BBQ the same again.

[CIRF]

Dusty, don't put words in BBQB's mouth, I was the one who said what goes around comes around and I mentioned karma. I own that and stand by those words. Don't rag on BBQB for that stuff. BBQB not once said anything like that. I did, so please don't try to associate him with any of that.

I'm gonna' say this one last time. I NEVER said I thought ironhead should die for his past rough driving. Who and how those things are decided is part of the mystery of life. Everyone can believe what they want in regards to those types of situations.

Although, I still have that image of the guy in the 12 year old T-shirt settin' by the phone! LOL!!

[just dust]

Alright cowboy........two things I feel compelled to straighten you out on here.

First and foremost...........not once did I ever , ever, ever say that I thought it was karma that caused srs. Death.....as a matter of fact , if YOU would READ all of my posts,you would see where I said that I didn't subscribe to that theory at all although some do.

And second , my comment about your feet fitting limbs was a direct reply about your comment about Terry "who".......owls say who, there feet grab limbs , get it????

Other 4 m members picked up on it right away.........sorry you did not.

The only reason I even acknowledged you was because of your completely ignorant post about Terry " who"........that's like saying Bobby "who.......David "who"....Neil "who"....or Darryl "who"................completely ridiculous.

Sorry I hurt your feelings with the trailer park nonsense, I shouldn't have judged you by the way you wrote your post..........but to be honest,it wasn't just the way you wrote , it was the content itself.
I'm as redneck as they get, I was born in the south....always lived in the south.....raised my family in the south and although don't claim to own multimillion dollar horse farms and businesses , I've done quite well for myself " in the south" living, working and running my business with all of my redneck family and friends.
I'm the most dangerous kind of redneck there is...........an educated one.

So, no hard feelings .........I just want you to know that there are many other racers (something else you don't have the market cornered on)that completely disagree with your Dale sr. or nothing attitude about nascar hero's...........

If you like a little pig, then please............sht can the gas cooker and get to shoveling some real wood coals in your hog cooker will ya???? You will never ever view BBQ the same again.

OK I am a slow red neck. I also am a true die hard racer . My gran son started racing this
year in is new Swartz race car and if there is anything I want to avoid is karma , On my part.
for sure I am no angel. Its Also his rookie year. So no karma please. Its not just dale I grew
up with, tears in my eyes when any racer is hurt bad or worse. And last but not least
I have 4 large pig cookers . 2 times a year I have pig roast at my farm for the horse association
and 2 times at my salvage yard. Once for the Daytona and the july race also. Yea I know u think I use gas but like I said I am a red neck and I use wood to . I wont even burn gas to heat my home.
Now I may not be as good at BBQ as u but we do like to eat . And like I said in a post if ur ever my way .

[Barbecueboy]

OK I am a slow red neck. I also am a true die hard racer . My gran son started racing this
year in is new Swartz race car and if there is anything I want to avoid is karma , On my part.
for sure I am no angel. Its Also his rookie year. So no karma please. Its not just dale I grew
up with, tears in my eyes when any racer is hurt bad or worse. And last but not least
I have 4 large pig cookers . 2 times a year I have pig roast at my farm for the horse association
and 2 times at my salvage yard. Once for the Daytona and the july race also. Yea I know u think I use gas but like I said I am a red neck and I use wood to . I wont even burn gas to heat my home.
Now I may not be as good at BBQ as u but we do like to eat . And like I said in a post if ur ever my way .

10/4 just dust..........like you, I'm not a big fan of people making assumptions about me or putting words in my mouth that I did not say, kinda why I jumped on your post to begin with.

So no hard feelings I hope.......hope your grandson rocks the new Schwartz this year , and good luck to him.

And about this karma thing....it goes both ways..........if he is a good kid that does good things then I believe good karma will be good to him........just what I believe.

Glad to hear your cooking on some wood and not just straight gas.........IMO pig cooked on straight gas and then hammered with sauce is just roasted pork with sauce on it.

Pig cooked over hickory / oak or cherry wood and sauced lightly or sauce on the side....now that's real BBQ the way it's supposed to be done......again, in my opinion.

My plans are to be at the north south this year and watch my late friend ed gibbons name be inducted into the hall of fame........maybe we can meet up, shake each other's hand and share some bbq ing secrets .
I would completely understand if you declined my offer, again , no hard feelings on my end.
I will be cooking for several of the drivers/teams while in attendance....

BBQ

[just dust]

10/4 just dust..........like you, I'm not a big fan of people making assumptions about me or putting words in my mouth that I did not say, kinda why I jumped on your post to begin with.

So no hard feelings I hope.......hope your grandson rocks the new Schwartz this year , and good luck to him.

And about this karma thing....it goes both ways..........if he is a good kid that does good things then I believe good karma will be good to him........just what I believe.

Glad to hear your cooking on some wood and not just straight gas.........IMO pig cooked on straight gas and then hammered with sauce is just roasted pork with sauce on it.

Pig cooked over hickory / oak or cherry wood and sauced lightly or sauce on the side....now that's real BBQ the way it's supposed to be done......again, in my opinion.

My plans are to be at the north south this year and watch my late friend ed gibbons name be inducted into the hall of fame........maybe we can meet up, shake each other's hand and share some bbq ing secrets .
I would completely understand if you declined my offer, again , no hard feelings on my end.
I will be cooking for several of the drivers/teams while in attendance....

BBQ

I love bbq and the north south. i will be lookin foward to meeting u and real good bbq.
I will bring the toast. that is in drinks. we will be racing and camping, thats a good weekend.

[Barbecueboy]

I love bbq and the north south. i will be lookin foward to meeting u and real good bbq.
I will bring the toast. that is in drinks. we will be racing and camping, thats a good weekend.

I've heard...........

There will be no shortage of toasts in my camp either.......I have some VERY close connections with one of the best fine bourbon distillers in Kentucky.

Sounds like a large time.

Check your pm, if your comfortable with that let me know and I'll send you something up.