Indy Star's take on Smoke

Indy Star's take on Smoke

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"Megan Zurawicz" <listpig@sbcglobal,net > wrote in message
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Thanks for the link, pig. I just gotta believe that the Toy/Chev things has
a LOT to do with his thinking at the moment. Couple that with his 37 years
and he is thinking about the future, as well he should. I also gotta
believe that Gibbs would be foolish not to let him get out of his contract.
They should know that an unmotivated driver is not going to win races.

Mike

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"Mike Simmons" <mikesim@yhti,net > wrote in message
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> "Megan Zurawicz" <listpig@sbcglobal,net > wrote in message
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> Thanks for the link, pig. I just gotta believe that the Toy/Chev things
> has a LOT to do with his thinking at the moment. Couple that with his 37
> years and he is thinking about the future, as well he should. I also
> gotta believe that Gibbs would be foolish not to let him get out of his
> contract. They should know that an unmotivated driver is not going to win
> races.
>
> Mike
>

I can't imagine Tony Stewart *ever* being unmotivated in a race car. I think
he'd race hard regardless of his contract situation.

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"What do you have to provide in a car for Tony to feel motivated?"

"Engine, four wheels, some kind of seat, some kind of steering/power
controls."

Probably pretty close to accurate :)

--pig


On 4/26/08 19:25, in article qJudnR7mveiXEY7VnZ2dnUVZ_u6dnZ2d@giganews,com ,
"armpit" <armarmpitpit@yahoo,com > wrote:

> I can't imagine Tony Stewart *ever* being unmotivated in a race car. I think
> he'd race hard regardless of his contract situation.

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> I can't imagine Tony Stewart *ever* being unmotivated in a race car. I think
> he'd race hard regardless of his contract situation.

He proved that with his win today.

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> "Mike Simmons" <mikesim@yhti,net > wrote in message
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>> "Megan Zurawicz" <listpig@sbcglobal,net > wrote in message
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>> Thanks for the link, pig. I just gotta believe that the Toy/Chev things
>> has a LOT to do with his thinking at the moment. Couple that with his 37
>> years and he is thinking about the future, as well he should. I also
>> gotta believe that Gibbs would be foolish not to let him get out of his
>> contract. They should know that an unmotivated driver is not going to win
>> races.
>>
>> Mike
>>
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> I can't imagine Tony Stewart *ever* being unmotivated in a race car. I
> think he'd race hard regardless of his contract situation.

Perhaps you are correct, but I do know that his level of motivation will not
be as high if he really wants out of his contract to pursue other interests
and JGR forces him into fulfilling it. Stewart is probably one of the most
motivated drivers on the circuit, but, human nature is human nature....

Mike

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"armpit" <armarmpitpit@yahoo,com > wrote in
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> I can't imagine Tony Stewart *ever* being unmotivated in a race car. I
> think he'd race hard regardless of his contract situation.

No? Consider the case of Stewart loosing his temper on track, and
causing an accident with another driver (we've seen that plenty of
times). Consider the press getting in his face about it. Consider
NASCAR giving him a fine & probation for the on track incident, and
another one for bad language to the press. Consider Home Depot
letting on that they get embarassed when their spokesdude isn't all
sweetness & light. That'd be enough for Stewart to think driving
the Cup car not worth the effort.

John

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"John McCoy" <igopogo@ix,net com,com > wrote in message
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> "armpit" <armarmpitpit@yahoo,com > wrote in
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>> I can't imagine Tony Stewart *ever* being unmotivated in a race car. I
>> think he'd race hard regardless of his contract situation.
>
> No? Consider the case of Stewart loosing his temper on track, and
> causing an accident with another driver (we've seen that plenty of
> times). Consider the press getting in his face about it. Consider
> NASCAR giving him a fine & probation for the on track incident, and
> another one for bad language to the press. Consider Home Depot
> letting on that they get embarassed when their spokesdude isn't all
> sweetness & light. That'd be enough for Stewart to think driving
> the Cup car not worth the effort.
>
> John
>

That stuff all demonstrates his passion for the sport. My point is I just
can't imagine TS being so unhappy with his contract that he would "mail it
in".

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> "John McCoy" <igopogo@ix,net com,com > wrote in message
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>> "armpit" <armarmpitpit@yahoo,com > wrote in
>> news:qJudnR7mveiXEY7VnZ2dnUVZ_u6dnZ2d@giganews,com :
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>>> I can't imagine Tony Stewart *ever* being unmotivated in a race car. I
>>> think he'd race hard regardless of his contract situation.
>>
>> No? Consider the case of Stewart loosing his temper on track, and
>> causing an accident with another driver (we've seen that plenty of
>> times). Consider the press getting in his face about it. Consider
>> NASCAR giving him a fine & probation for the on track incident, and
>> another one for bad language to the press. Consider Home Depot
>> letting on that they get embarassed when their spokesdude isn't all
>> sweetness & light. That'd be enough for Stewart to think driving
>> the Cup car not worth the effort.
>>
>> John
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> That stuff all demonstrates his passion for the sport. My point is I just
> can't imagine TS being so unhappy with his contract that he would "mail it
> in".

Yabbut, if he decides to part company with JGR and start his own team and
asks out of his contract and JGR says no, then human nature takes over. He
is being "forced" to do something he doesn't want to do. From his
perspective, JGR will then be preventing him from doing what he "wants" to
do. That is a recipe for an unhappy camper no matter how passionate he is
about the sport.

As I said, human nature is human nature...

Mike

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