@SpencerBoyd IDK bout first but favorite was @DavidRagan on pit road before qualifying as we spoke about Turtle Man and we both chuckled about it, great memory
Jimmie Johnson had quite a bit to say about the lack of respect he experienced on track in the Truck Series yesterday. He expanded on that when @jeff_gluck asked about it today
"When I came in, it was the era of pointing people by. And I got my butt chewed by numerous Cup guys, even when I was in the Busch Series, that I raced them too hard. And I was like, 'Really? I'm here to race.' But as time went on, I realized that when I was going forward and had a chance to pass them, they could make life really tough on me. And if you were respectful to one another, you just worked together. That's completely out the window.
"I think stage racing and a lot of these other elements with the car performance and aero disadvantage, you can defend a lot more and it's kind of created this culture. But I wear two hats - In the ownership hat, I want the sport to be vibrant and healthy, and chaos brings eyeballs. So I'm kind of torn.
"But yesterday, I couldn't believe the disrespect that everybody had for each other. I mean, just gouging each other nonstop. And I was up at the front racing away and we're pointing each other by, I'm like 'Ah, this is old school Cup. This makes sense.' And then the way the fuel cycle worked out, I entered midpack and I looked around and I saw these trucks all twisted up. And I thought they had hit the wall - and I guess maybe some did, but it was all from the bashing into one another on the track. And then I got turned around twice with just last second lunges into areas that nobody should've been. It is what it is.
"And when I look at my Instagram or Twitter feed and you see local short tracks and behavior there, man, it's just wild."
@TylorBrummettTV I would highly suggest booking a โprivateโ carriage ride tour and also renting bikes to pedal the circumference of Mackinac Island.