My Unpopular Opinion
This is a very interesting blog written by Jon Corra on NASCAR.com.
Sunday July 12, 2009 @ 01:11 PM EDT
Posted by JonnyBA
I might be going out on a limb here, but I could care less about Mark Martin winning a race. Now, for the haters, go ahead and give this blog your one flag rating, and then run away scared. For the rest of you, read on as I present my argument in an accurate, and very biased way.
Let me first start by saying that I have the upmost respect for Mark. I think he is a great driver, a disciplined athlete, and an all around great person. With that being said, I do not like him. I have never liked Mark Martin, and I likely never will. Him winning a race was nice for the older crowd, and his die-hard fans, however, four wins is getting a little irritatiing. The only joy I get out of his wins is when I think, hmmm that use to be Casey Mears car.
So, those of you who are still reading this may ask why the dislike for Mark? Well it’s simple, it’s his demeanor. His “aww shucks” approach, and gretfulness comes off as false. It is ever pertenious, and in all, off putting. Why do I say this? Because he always does it. For Kyle Busch haters, it’s the same as when you say he whines constantly. So in other words, it’s the exact opposite of that. When he says stuff like “Rick Hendrick should fire me” when he runs bad. He can’t be serious. I mean Rick has held on Junior even though his performance is not on par. It is all very fake.
Also, Mark winning is bad for the sport. Nascar wants to appeal to a younger audience. It is really hard to do so when the guy who has one the most races this season is over 40 years old. No young person, and no I don’t consider myself young, is going to be drawn to the sport when the winningist athlete is older than thier parents.
My last point is that Mark Martin is a magic trick for Hendrick. The fans forget that Mark is in a Hendrick car. We are not use to seeing the 5 car upfront, and thus we think it belongs to someone else. The point I’m making is that he just scored the 9th win this season for a Hendrick car. (Yes, the 14 is a Hendrick car) I bring this up because no one is crying foul on HMS. Yet, in the Nationwide series, when the JGR cars are dominat, people say that they must be cheating. Nobody wants to say that Grandpa has an unfair advantage.
So yes, this blog will be hated by all, and I don’t care. You people can have your aging feel good story. I will keep my bitter pouty young guns, they make things interesting.
