Jeff Gordon Accidentally Wrecks Matt Kenseth! NOT!

Posted by Jeremy Dunn Jul 10, 2006

What I love most about this job is that I get to convey my opinion to a wide audience of NASCAR fans. And I always call it like I see it, even if I know that my opinion will be not well-received. There are times when I am bombarded with a mailbox full of hatemail for stating my opinions, but I actually welcome that, it fuels me.

But what really irritates me is these TV announcers.

Benny Parsons and the rest of the NBC crew convinced themselves that Jeff Gordon did not intentionally punt Matt Kenseth. And they actually tried to convince the national audience that Gordon inadvertantly got into the back of Kenseth, as if NASCAR fans are stupid. Jeff Gordon fans are likely the only ones who believe that the incident was unintentional. That's why fans of every other driver were furiously tossing whatever they could get there hands on in the direction of the DuPont Chevrolet.

There's too much irony in this whole ordeal. Everyone remembers the Bristol incident between Gordon and Kenseth. But you know who remembers that ordeal the most? Jeff Gordon. And as he was closing in on Kenseth, I fully believe that he was having flashbacks of Bristol, when Kenseth spun him around on the last lap.

It was the perfect opportunity for retribution. Gordon had the faster car and would have won the race regardless, but he chose to follow his ego.

Yeah, it's true, Matt Kenseth's car appeared to have slowed down right before the bump, but not only was Kenseth lapping Casey Mears, but he was consistently slower than Gordon in the turns. Gordon knew exactly when and where he could beat Kenseth.

Dale Earnhardt was famous for similar driving tactics, but the difference is, Earnhardt wouldn't deny his intentions. A clever 'I just tried to rattle his cage' would be his typical response, followed by a mischievous grin.

Regardless of what Jeff Gordon fans think of this blog piece, I am not a Jeff Gordon basher. I repect his accomplishments. And if this was Dale Earnhardt Jr, Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, or any other big name driver, I would have written the exact same piece.

But the bottomline is that he wrecked Kenseth on purpose!

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