There's No Crying in Racing: Why Brian Vickers Should Shut Up

Charles Johnson by Correspondent Written on August 16, 2009
BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 15:  Brad Kesolowski driver of the #88 leads Justin Allgaier driver of the #12 Verizon Wireless Dodge, Kyle Busch driver of  the #18 NOS Energy drink Toyota and Brian Vickers driver of the #32 Dollar General Toyota during the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Michigan International Speedway on August 15, 2009 in Brooklyn, Michigan.  (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR) (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images for NASCAR)

There is no crying in racing, never has been and never will be. There will be races you should win that you don't and there will be races that you don't deserve to win that you win anyway.

And there will be times that you have a very good car and for many reasons you won't win, maybe a crash, maybe someone in your way and just maybe that someone could be the driver.

Kyle Busch complained long and loud about how Brian Vickers got in his way on the last lap at the Nationwide Michigan race and then Brad Keselowski passed them both to take the win away.

Now that is racing, who ever finishes first wins. I guess Kyle is so used to doing all the passing, bump drafting, and every other move under the sun that when someone else makes the move on him, he's all upset.

Son, this is the essence of NASCAR. Check your history: In the days prior to COT, the old Winston Series was all about strategic passing and doing what you had to do to get the win.

The COT, in my eyes, has made some of that passing and moves much more difficult and drivers are a little more safer (though ironically Kyle isn't), so you don't see that much moving, but since Nationwide is still not using a COT, they still have some wide racing especially at a track like Michigan where there are multiple grooves and plenty of passing room.

Kyle must be intentionally wanting to alienating fans because no one wants to hear someone cry and moan about not winning, especially when they have created such havoc for other drivers when he did win. Its a round world and what comes around goes around.

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