Onlooker, yesterday I spoke with a friend of mine who has recently relocated, for a second time, to Alabama, a state where you're hard-pressed to find a pickup without a 3 or 8 decal in the back window.
She told me that a lot of what she's hearing is that people are upset that Jr. is leaving his "father's team". To me, it's not his father's team but Jr.'s step-mother's team using his father's name.
My friend has resided in areas from coast-to-coast in the U.S. She's always told me that the southeast has by far the most unique culture - an area where blood is definitely the thickest over water.
I've never quite known how to perceive Jr. At first, I felt that he was in NASCAR only because of his name. He never grew up struggling, racing the local short tracks like many of those in NASCAR. But then, no other driver has had to deal with racing with a surname such as his.
An interesting situation, to say the least.
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