“I didn’t mean to turn him around; I meant to rattle his cage, though,” said Dale Earnhardt Sr., addressing his crash with Terry Labonte during the 1999 Cup Series at Bristol. That’s how unfiltered NASCAR was! Back in 2011, in the Truck Series, Kyle Busch intentionally wrecked Ron Hornaday Jr. at Texas. The result? He was black-flagged and parked, but the fans sure had a field day. These acts that once defined intensity and bravado barely unfold in the present-day NASCAR, and it has caused much worry.

Speaking on Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour , Kenny Wallace called out NASCAR’s preference for controlled races over unpredictable ones: “ All our heroes in NASCAR are gone. And we love these racers today, but they’re scared to death. Yeah, I love Jeff Gordon. He’s a good friend of ours. But J

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