Dale Earnhardt would have been 56 today.
1 year ago this weekend my girls and I where paying respect to him at Talladega by viewing the special museum display that was set up at Talladega for him.
The crowd also paid tribute to him as it was an "official" salute to him at this race also.
There was also a black tie event that weekend for him.
Last weekend Jeff Gordon paid tribute to him as a proper Gentlemen would when he tied his record by flying the number 3 flag in his car on his victory lap at Phoenix.
So, how fitting and incredibly ironic that today Jeff Gordon would break Dale Earnhardts record.....on his birthday.....
" I got no friends out here", a famous line that Gordon has used in the past where not uttered today, as he won under caution.
But, a great day was again ruined by some classless fans whom started to throw bottles on the track and even toilet paper( at least someone listened to jr, as he asked them to throw toilet paper rather than bottles and other drinks).
So I started to think why is this being done, and is this strictly a " nascar" problem?
While I was thinking about this I was watching Hockey Night in Canada, it is the playoff game Anaheim Mighty Ducks vs Vancouver, being played in Vancouver.
The fans are singing the National Anthems, and the Canadians are even singing along with the American Anthem, wow this is class, these are great fans I am thinking....well they are Canadians right?...they would never throw things on the ice would they?
Hmmmmmm.....yes I do remember some things being thrown on the ice in the past.....was that in Canada though.....?
Lets look at Baseball, remember that time when the fans all threw the balls that they where given at the gate onto the field? A brilliant marketing idea turned into a rather stupid and embarrassing moment, where was that game played?
Soccer?, heck lets not go there, over in Europe they burn stands, people killed, yikes, it makes a few beers thrown on the track look like a tea party!
But, what can we do about this problem?
Well, some today mentioned a total ban on coolers ,bottles, and even a ban on selling beer after a certain time.
Maybe Jeff Gordon should just stop winning races.
How would I explain that one to my daughter....
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