Is there already too much hype coming Dale Jr's shootout win?

May be...

I think it's great. People love him and people love to hate him .

Just like Muhammad Alli.

He could draw more people to a fight to hope he would lose than to win.

Hippie is right. As a fan I have waited to see my guy back in victory lane. I am beyond excited. And you're wrong. Not everybody can win at RP race tracks. Yes, there a lot of hype...but don't discredit his ability to win....he has done it before...many times.

I gotta agree with Hihey998. I think it looks good for Jr. winning the Shootout. It's also a race that doesn't really count. He wouldn't have won it if it wasn't for Johnson given him the bump to pass Stewart. The jury is still out on my side as to Jr, and time will tell. You wanna talk about driving ability, look what Gordon and Johnson did with what they had to race with tonight.

Not hype really. Just a lot of excitement to see racing again, excitement to see a good race, and the excitement one should expect when NASCAR's most popular driver wins.



Whether you like it or not, he is far and away NASCAR's most popular.



Hes not even my favorite, but I give him props.

Quit hating on Jr.

He is the man.

Dayyam straight there is too much hype,this is a non points sprint.People are ready to give him the championship and the season has not started.Let the first 1/3 of the season get run then let's make predictions.

no he is awesome

NO, perfect...hahahahahahaha!

It aint hype, he's the man!

No, not at all. We want the hype to last for a few days.

I think Jr's shootout win proves a lot. What other driver can say they switched teams and won the first race they drove in. It may have been a shorter race, but it is still a race. This win doesn't mean he is going to have a great season, but it doesn't mean he won't either. If you look at his racing last year though, he would have had a great year if it wasn't for the gremlins in the engine. He led many races and even was leading at a road course which I thought he was sick. I really think he is fitting in very well with Hendrick and you hardly ever hear anyone talking bad about Jr's driving unlike many others.



If anyone can win a Restrictor Plate race with a good car, then why don't they? Gordon, Johnson, Stewart all had good cars and Jr came out on top. The theorists would say that they did it out of pitty for Jr, but Johnson, Gordon and Stewart all have respect for Jr and his racing. That is more than anyone can say about other racers.

dude he won

No he pulled off a awesome win and it is ok there is hype.it is awesome to see JR. running like he did tonight and i look for him to do it almost every week.Hendrick motorsports is the real deal and they are going to dominate 2008 and dale jr will win is fair share this year!!!!!!!!

Will you also publicly announce that you will stop being annoying as well? It's fine to have a different opinion, just stop being so condescending about it. Report It

This win doesn't mean a lot. He has always been good at plate races so I expected him to do well.



"Anyone can win an RP race with a good car" is greatly exaggerated. There were at least 15 good cars out there tonight and 14 of them didn't win. Jr was the best tonite.



I agree it will take 10 races or so to make a judgement. I look forward to speaking with you again after 10 races.

NO WAY!!!!! He is finally getting the equipment that works to show his real talent. Plus, he has Hendricks behind him... He can win now.

no why will be your question be deletet i wont do it, you have your say so just like anybody else and of cause everbody is hyped up because we all could not wait for nascar to start,.

get ready to amit your wrong! I have been a gordon fan since he started in nascar, but you have to amit look how long its been since his last win at DEI and then his first race with HMS and he wins right off the bat. No there are not alot of drivers that can win a rp race. look at the winners of a rp race more that have won it have won more then one race. It takes a very talented driver to know what line to take when those last 5 lap come up. MARK MY WORDS, YOU WILL BE EATING YOU WORDS IN 10 RACES!!!!!

I see what you did there. You know what the real funny part about this is, a couple days ago, the haters weren't even giving Jr THAT much credit.



P.S. Your right though, it doesn't spell out a whole season. But if and when he does win in the near future, next time please, take it like a man.

Too bad it's a non-points race. At least he got his one win for the year out of the way before regular season, so the record books will still be able to put a "0" in the win column at season's end!

no, you can't blame the fans. its been a long time since their driver have taken the checked flag in 1st.

Dale Jr is good at RP tracks. Anyone can win an RP race with a good car so this DOES NOT mean Jr. will have a great season. I think there is way too much hype going on. NOBODY has been proven wrong or right, so you can't gloat!



10 races from now we'll see...





Just watch my question get deleted like every other freakin question I ask...

I thought Junior looked pretty good for an "average" driver in the 3rd or 4th best car in the Hendrick stable.



Yep, Junior is good in restrictor plate races, but he also has wins at Texas, Richmond (3), Bristol, Dover, Atlanta, Phoenix(2) and Chicago.



That's on the two fastest (Texas/Atlanta), two of the smaller, but fastest of the small, a flat track, the "Monster" and Chicago ain't no picnic with that little kink on the back.



That demonstrates that more of his 17 wins to date are on something other than restricted SS's.



Also, I believe there have been a lot of good racers in good equipment that will dispute your assertion that "anybody" can win a plate race.

Heck yeah i think it is...it's not even a points race and the season is just starting. But the media blows things out of proportion any way, so you kno that will b headlines tommorrow.

too much hype



and yeah, it will get deleted, apparantly all jr hating questions get deleted, and any question stating the truth get deleted



yahoo = facists

This is setting the table for a new team...the learning curve is great when switching teams and everything that has to go with it. Though he was driving like Jr.; loving that high groove.

-Dudes, it's a non-points race, let's see where he's at 10 races into actual points season.

-I think he'll benefit learning from Gordon & Johnson, that's why he went to Hendrick, to win.

Cry baby

No there is not too much hype coming from Dale Jr's shoot out win.Everyone loves Dale Jr' and their all glad to see him win now that he is racing for HMS.I wish they would interview Teresa and ask her opinion about how she feels about Dale's win now that he left DEI. OOPS I forgot she probably isn't at the track because she IS THE ABSENTEE OWNER OF DEI. Eat your heart out Step Mom !!!!!!!!!

no hype, just skill...great driver+great team= greater success