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[StillBig20Fan]

I realize this thread has the potential to turn ugly, but was just wondering how y'all "classify drivers" in NASCAR. For example I pretty much break mine as follows...and Ive limited this to the drivers who are starting in todays Sprint Cup race from California

Drivers I openly root for
Tony Stewart
Robby Gordon

Drivers I like but might not buy a hat or shirt
Kyle Busch
Greg Biffle - I used to be a huge fan in Truck & Busch...Cup not so much
Jeremy Mayfield
Mark Martin
Jeff Burton
Elliott Sadler
Bobby LaBonte
David Ragan
John Andretti

Drivers I have no feeling for one way or another
Kurt Busch
Matt Kenseth
Denny Hamlin
Joey Logano
Scott Riggs
Joe Nemechek
Martin Truex Jr
Clint Bowyer
Brian Vickers
Ryan Newman
David Reutimann
AJ Allmendinger
Scott Speed
Reed Sorenson
Marcos Ambrose
Sam Hornish Jr
Paul Menard
Casey Mears
Aric Almirola
David Gilliland
David Stremme
Travis Kvapil
Dave Blaney

Drivers I dont Care for
Jeff Gordon
Kevin Harvick
Carl Edwards
Kasey Kahne
Jamie McMurray
Juan Pablo Montoya

Drivers I openly root against
Dale Jr
Jimmie Johnson
Michael Waltrip

[rksnascards]

okay..how can anyone NOT like Michael Waltrip?

[HealingRain76]

Here's the way my lists go, and they have changed quite a bit from a year or 2 ago...just because my preferences have changed since then. And I'm only listing drivers I feel strongest towards for each category, just to save time:

Drivers I root for:
Ky. Busch
Stewart
Ku. Busch
Biffle

Drivers I like
Kenseth
Burton
Bowyer
Sadler
J. Gordon
McMurray
Harvick
S. Wallace

Drivers I don't root for
Dale Jr.
Hamlin
Kahne
Montoya
Johnson

I guess you could say those who aren't listed I have no feeling towards either way.

[StillBig20Fan]

okay..how can anyone NOT like Michael Waltrip?

You asked LOL

My anti MW bias is multi pronged. 1 is based on an on-track incident with Robby Gordon..the other 3 are in person meetings with him ober a 4 year period by both myself and friends all who have had a less then favorable experience with him. Suffice it to say, he is a completely different person when there arent cameras around then the person you see when the cameras are on. These 4 incidents leave me with a serious anti-MW bias.

And for the record, I tried to root for MW when I was gainfully employed as a General Manager of Aaron's, but the 3rd in person incident finished me off and then came the on track incident with Robby and that cemented my feelings.

[doG sI kcivraH]

okay..how can anyone NOT like Michael Waltrip?

Meet him in person! Better yet, bother him for an autograph.

[rksnascards]

oh...so you are saying that MW is alot like Kyle Petty?

...and I thought Mikey liked everyone!

[doG sI kcivraH]

My meeting with Kyle wasn't that bad. Must've caught him on a good day

[doG sI kcivraH]

My personal favorite is Derrike Cope! Nicest guy I ever met

[StillBig20Fan]

John Andretti is super nice in person as is Robby Gordon....some less then pleasant experiences included Casey Atwood

[jhockey2008]

I've been a Kyle Busch fan forever glad to see some other Kyle fans,up here in Ontario most race fans I know hate him,makes for interesting race days.