I have got to ask this question because I do not understand it all. 
I do understand that we all love Nascar and our respected drivers. But I do not understand all this hate that people now have for Jr and Kyle Busch. 
Me personally, I like both drivers. I will admit I am a new fan of Kyle’s, not because he is winning, but because he is now my favorite driver’s teammate. I accepted Kyle when Tony and Denny accepted him. I figured that everyone deserves a second chance.
I like Jr, not because of who his Dad is, but because Jr is real. He is his own person, and does NOT want to be like his Dad. I have said this many times before. Jr is the real deal.
Now before you go harping on me, I will come out and say that I am not a fan of Jeff Gordon’s or Juan Montoya. But guess what, I have friends who ARE fans of these particular drivers.(if you take time to read my profile, you will see I have Jeff listed in the “Legends to me” section) And yeah we will all jab at each other once in a while, but it has NEVER EVER gotten ugly!! I have friends who are NOT Hamlin fans, but they have never once gotten angry with me because of what my driver did.
We are all human, even our favorite and non favorite drivers. Maybe some forget that these guys go out every week to do what they love to do. We are all here because we love this sport and love what these guys do week after week.
We may not be a particular fan of a driver, but we are ALL NASCAR (RACING) Fans!!! 
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75 Comments
zany4racin
May 17 2008 16:54
Thank you for taking a stand to tell it like it is!
All the drivers deserve the utmost respect for what they do every time they get behind the wheel. I can’t believe some of the things I see people say in NASCAR chat. Shameful, ugly and disturbing comments about the drivers and their personal lives. Remember what Thumper said? “If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all!”
pookiechuck
May 16 2008 19:02
WOW!
THANK YOU all for your input!!
I have read almost all the comments! I am almost done! LOL!! 
thanks again guys!!
mrnascar43
May 14 2008 21:25
On another note
I met Kyle Busch at the Michigan International Speedway last year…(He was one of the drivers in the fan hospitality tent.) & believe it or not he was down to earth & very easy to talk to…. (I am a 43 fan)
A very different ‘animal’ in a race car also….LOL
mrnascar43
May 14 2008 21:19
Funny how people hate
A person who can drive the wheels off a race car & win…
All through NASCAR history (DW, JG, JJ & now KB)People that can drive were at one time & still are HATED for what they can do with a race car…
The issue with KB is with all his trash talk he has the ability to back it up…
Seems to be doing ok for himself since coming out from under the shadows of the other Hendrick drivers…
ksjayhawker1
May 14 2008 20:47
Great blog Pook!
It’s about the racing, even if you don’t like a driver! Kyle will be booed by Jr. nation and some fans will act like children! Always a few bad apples in every crowd that give a bad name to the majority! It is sad but true!
flashback696
May 14 2008 13:30
Hate is such a strong word
Dislike is better – we unite ourselves under the banner called NASCAR – we all have our favs and our dislikes. But never have I assulted a person for their preferences – even the man my niece is marrying (hes a Gordo fan
)Keep you beers and your coolers on your person and toast to your favorite driver instead, no matter where he finished.
26Broad
May 14 2008 13:27
The media has a habit
of trying to cram certain drivers or topics down our throats. It’s all we hear about especially when we don’t really want to hear it in the first place. I think that fuels a lot of the fire on this subject and brings out the worst in people.
24JG4EVR
May 13 2008 23:48
Hate?
Where do you come up with hate for Jr? Are you kidding, girl? Junior still has gadzillions of fans…not much hate there. Now Kyle when he made those gadzillion fans mad, he messed with the wrong crowd…lol. I don’t think it is REAL hate, it is just fun to razz the guy you don’t like. I respect them all and Kyle, well look, he IS on a roll of sorts. But, due to past actions etc; The Bash Brothers are guys the fans love to hate (?)...and Shrub just happens to be the man of the moment, so who better to mess with. I myself love it…because now Jeff can breathe a little. LOL, and Shrub can take the heat
Woo Hoo..It’s all good!
31BILL88
May 13 2008 21:15
It blows.
I like most of these guys.It’s racing.I signed up for nascar fan council today,and they would only let me pick 5 favorite drivers.that sucked.everone has there fav.,maybe because we are all human somehow.should not hate someone because how they like or dislike.
Jjfanalex
May 13 2008 20:04
better late than never....
i can’t quite put my finger on it…i don’t care that jr. got wrecked….i don’t care about the silly bow…i don’t care about the fact that i hate M&M’s…..i think it might be that goofy face and smile…your just to sweet Pookie.