Potty-Mouth Danica Not a Role Model for Kids

You know, I'm not a prude. I know and use my share of 4-letter words (usually when no one can hear me) and I understand swearing in the heat of the moment, TO A DEGREE. But, there is a point where that is just plain unacceptable. Like last season, when Kurt Busch's foul-mouthed post-race diatribe with ESPN reporter Jerry Punch went viral on the web. Kurt lost a coveted ride over that, and I can't say it wasn't deserved.

This past weekend, Danica Patrick, highly touted to be the 'greatest female racer ever' (yet to be proven, I might add) came on the radio during the race at Bristol and littered the radio feed with enough F-words to put her in an R-rated One Star gang movie.  This is the role-model I want my God-child to look up to??? This is a competitor who thinks that being treated like one of the boys means swearing like one of the boys? If Danica thinks that makes her the equal to the other drivers in NASCAR then perhaps she is missing the point completely. Granted, Lynn St. James, Janet Guthrie and Shirley Muldowney were not pinup gals trying to race--but they didn't even attempt to be. They burned with the desire to race because they loved the sport and were not worried about trying to attract sponsorship by any means other than sheer talent.

I'm trying to overlook Danica's sex-pot attempts in those shoddy Go-Daddy commercials where you start to wonder, watching those, how she was ever seriously considered as a true racer. Indeed, the Danica you see at the track is missing the lush hair-extensions, sexy makeup and star treatment you see in those ads. I can understand trying to capitalize for the sake of getting a sponsor--to a degree. I do not agree with her attitude that swearing like an R-rated gangsta is needed, necessary or even desirable in a racer. The only thing it proves is that she cannot control her vocabulary on a national broadcast. Especially since she is portrayed as a role model to young gals and (yes) guys who want to become racers. If you are taking your kids to the races, be careful which radio frequencies you let your kids listen to. You might just want to avoid Danica's channel.

Maybe she did good getting a competent finish at Bristol in the Nationwide race, but her foul-mouthed diatribe during the Cup race earns her an F (that's for "FAILURE") in my book.

It's nice to be the QUEEN OF NASCAR...Introducing QUEEN DANICA

If ANY other driver in NASCAR had pulled the stunt Danica Patrick did after the last lap of the race at Talladega, running into Sam Hornish and deliberately punting his car into the wall, they would have been called to the NASCAR hauler, fined, penalized points and possibly suspended. Recall how NASCAR penalized Kyle Busch, who had FAR more provocation for retaliating against Ron Hornaday last season.

APPARENTLY, IT'S NICE TO BE THE QUEEN.....

It's a Shame a First Cup Win Gets Overshadowed

On Monday, Martin Truex, Jr. won the "Autism Speaks 400" at Dover, Delaware--a race delayed a day by rain. On that same day, Bill France, Jr. passed away.

The media has chosen to focus on the passing of the 74-year-old France, to the point where it's like, Oh, by the way, Truex got his first win.

That's rather sad. France, who unquestionably brought Cup racing to the forefront of sport (while making himself and his family billionaires at the same time), had been out of racing for several years (even though he had kept a hand in the pot, as they say).

Last week's race at Charlotte was much ballyhooed as Casey Mears' first Cup win. It's a pity the same thing couldn't have been done for Truex--who is driving for a far less political team.

NASCAR PO'ed at Tony Stewart'sTelling the Truth

Tony Stewart's comments on his radio show this past week about NASCAR's questionable debris cautions only backs up what many of us have been saying for a few years. Comparing NASCAR to WWF (or whatever you want to call the pro wresting league) is an apt way to view NASCAR's not so subtle way of directing the outcome of a race.

Likewise, NASCAR's use of their 'pit road speed limit.' NASCAR recently maintained they now have a 5 MPH leeway; of course that depends on where and when they clock the car from. Denny Hamlin was accused of going 50.1 MPH over the tolerance established for Phoenix (45 MPH + 5 MPH), so he was penalized for speeding. This is only one of many instances in the past couple of years where some drivers are penalized while others who consistently smoke their tires in and out of the pits, like Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth, are rarely if ever caught speeding.

NASCAR spokesmen said they were "disappointed" in Tony's comments regarding NASCAR and Pro Wrestling. Guess the truth hurts.