What is the big uproar about following the race at LVMS? Was it about Jimmie Johnson winning his second race in a row? Was it about Jeff Gordon leading 90% of the race on Sunday and then finishing third after taking two tires instead of four with 30 laps to go? Was it about Kevin Harvick finishing second again and sitting atop the points lead after three weeks? Nope. None of those things have hardly been talked about this week. Instead, most of NASCAR Nation has spend the last four days talking about Juan Pablo Montoya letting the heat of the moment get the best of him and saying "shit" on live TV when interviewed after getting out of his wrecked race car on Sunday.
Really? Is JPM being super pissed-off at his EGR teammate Jamie MacMurry after Jamie crashed him out of the race, and letting "the 'S' word" (as it has become known this week in the media) slip out on a live TV interview, really front page news? Really?? WHY???
If you've ever attended a race and listened in on a scanner, or listened to a driver-t0-crew channel on DirecTV or Sirius Radio during a race, you've heard raw, unedited commentary from drivers in the heat of battle on the track. They bitch, they complain, and they SWEAR! Just like many of us do when things don't go our way, or when we're talking to our buddies in the garage or at the bar. Big fucking deal! Grow up. I've heard people call into Sirius NASCAR radio this week ENRAGED that JPM said "shit" and vow NEVER to buy another product that he endorses ever again, or that they will never watch or attend a NASCAR race ever again because NASCAR didn't fine him for his outburst and "lude" behavior. Are they serious???
Let the man with no sin cast the first stone, I say. Obviously none of the people with that opinion are world-class athletes competing at the top level of their sport. Obviously none of them are ultra-competitive and would rather die than finish second (the first loser.) While I'm not a big JPM fan, I do like the guys FIRE; his "win at all costs" attitude. He's PISSED when he doesn't win, as he should be. I wish all of the Cup drivers had his fire and personality. Most of them are a bunch of sanitary, pre-recorded, boring robots. Monkey's have more personality than most of those guys do. Show me some passion! Puhleeeeeaze. I'm beggin' you!
So, while most people are spending their time this week telling me how mad I should be about Juan's "unacceptable behavior" I'm looking at the Atlanta Motor Speedway and wondering....is the #48 gonna make it three in a row on Sunday? It wouldn't surprise me if they did. And if JJ doesn't win, I hope he's pissed as hell and I hear him voice that anger on the radio. "@#$#$$%!! We should have won that race. F*@K me!" At least you'll know he cares!
