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Originally Posted by RedNeckRaider
 the Winston known as the all star race and non points. Ironically you bring up a race that your driver Bill Elliott was enraged after. He was crying as you call it over Dale not racing him clean For a self proclaimed 35 year expert you sure seem confused. I like aggressive racing and have no issue with the old bumper horn when someone is blocking. I have no issue with holding your ground and trading paint. I do not agree with wrecking someone on purpose to win~ |
Ah, but you forget one, one very important factor about those early all-star races and how teams were financially structured. While there was corporate sponsorship of racing during the earlier years. It did not pay all the needed expenses the top teams desired. Not really until the early to mid 90's did we see huge contracts in stock car racing. Corporate sponsorship now can run into 30 million dollars per year for top teams. Even using comparative figures of todays dollars vs. then. Race teams did not receive the financial backing they do now. So those race day paydays meant a bit more than the competively watered down all-star races of today.
As far as Bill Elliott complaining about Earnhardt not racing him clean. Bill turned Geoff Bodine, banged into Earnhardt a few times. Of course he was going to complain. He was the loser. So what he got pinched in turn 1.
I don't disagree with you that anyone should just be wrecking a cars. But where me and you seem to disagree is how hard one can race another.