Answers for the comments below

I'll take them in order...so here goes.

To James:  Like I said on the message board yesterday....Jody hasn't been a dirty driver.  If he had been, I'd have said something to him.  Total damage to my car this year at Husets Speedway:  2 right side nerf bars, a cracked right side header, 2 bent right rear wheels, 1 slightly dinged front bumper, and a bent rear bumper.  Now, here's where all of that damage occurred:  1 right side nerf bar and the cracked header:  This Sunday when Cody got out of shape in the heat race and ran into the side of our car....nobody can deny that is what happened and you can bet if we were at fault Cody would have been down to say something...so you'd be hard pressed to try and say it was Jody's fault....just as when Bickett turned down into us in the feature.  Bickett came and apologized, so who would you say was at fault there....Jody?  I think not.  1 bent wheel this Sunday when Jody hit the wall after getting spun to the infield....and getting out of control right away hitting the wall right away out of turn 4.  1 bent wheel a few weeks ago when he hit the wall leading the heat race after the jacobs ladder broke on the first lap causing that to happen, so he went to the bottom and kept the car from getting really tight on the cushion.  Slightly dinged front bumper, he tapped Jesse Drost on the restart the night we passed him for the win.  1 right side nerf, 1st week when Jordan Martens began to spin on the start of the feature....looked to me like he started it on his own.  Watch the video and Jody was underneath Jordan going into the corner, and Jordan tried to get to the bottom....also the VERY SAME spot on the race track that Terry McCarl spun out by himself at the start of the 410 race, so I'd say it was pretty slick right there, but if you want to pin ANY wreck this year on us, you may have a case there, but not a super strong one.  Bent rear bumper from 9k after passing him about 4 weeks ago going into turn 1.  Otherwise not one other nick on my car.  No other nicks on the tires or wheels......so tell me who he's "hitting", when he's "hit" them, and I may tend to agree with you.  As far as being clear of someone, we've got a brake pedal and we use it when someone cuts us off....it's part of short track racing.  It's happened to us plenty of times this year, and will continue.  The only reason anyone is saying he's dirty is because we've had good luck and good fortune so far this year, and we've managed to win some races.  It comes with the territory.  So again, I ask you who he's "hitting"??  You make it sound as if he's running into people every time he's on the race track.  We're not there to make circles like some cars do, we're there to go to the front....and it hasn't been at any cost either.  If you'll notice the last few weeks, we've lost spots on the feature starts due to waiting for something to open up.  If you'll also notice we've slowed behind lapped cars because a few of them have been all over the place and we haven't forced our way through.  You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but please base the "hitting" and dirty driving on facts....not the fact that we're not cheating and we've been lucky enough to win a few so far.

To Amber:  Who would be "my other driver".....I guess I'm not sure what you mean by that?  Who lets us win???  Doesn't everyone go to the track with the intent to "win"?

Let me make this much clear atleast.  I have no problems with anyone in the pits.  I try to get along with everyone.  Sure I talk to others more than some, but that's everyone.  I try to show everyone respect, and as was the case this last week when we got bounced around a few times, not myself nor one other person in our pit area was headed to someone else's car to confront them for anything.  Hopefully if the people we race against see that we carry ourselves respectfully (which I pride myself on), they will do the same with us.  If you say that Jody's attitude is poor, you don't know him.  You've not taken ANY time at all to talk to him, and are probably a good friend to a racer that we race against.....no names, but I have an idea.  If you were ever to come and talk to him in the pits, you won't find anyone nicer, nor more willing to take the time to talk with people.  I've been lucky in the past with all of the people who have driven for me in that they have all been very friendly and outgoing people.  I will stand by that statement until the day I die.

Comments

[Emma]

Riiiight?? LOL nothing is ever jody's fault...give me a break jason

[jason]

I just gave you facts, now prove me wrong. Are you trying to tell me anything that happened this Sunday was Jody's fault? I'm not now, nor will I ever say Jody is perfect, and hasn't caused or gotten into wrecks, but as far as anything THIS year in my car I listed for you all the dings and bent parts we've accumulated and how they happened. I'm sorry that you feel the way you do, and there's nothing I can do about it, but I'll certainly tell it as I see it....whether it's good for us, or bad for us. We all make mistakes, and I'm won't shy away from saying it when we do....and believe me I know when the day comes this year that we make an obvious one we'll certainly hear about it.

[LBWG]

Hey emma this sunday find the guy with the air horn and watch the races with him. By the time he's done, u won't be able to hear anybody run into each other and if the suns just right u won't see it either(he's kinda bald).

[Rich]

Don't forget about the hose that Whitney F'd up at Jackson. If your gonna make a list make sure its all there. (Don't let the bastards get you down)

[joe]

what were you trying to get at there rich. not sure if you were defending team crown or bashing them.

[Rich]

I'm just sayin' that Travis could have avoided the stone....

Really, I figured if people are pissin and moanin about imaginary things, that I should pipe right up and add another opinion.

[joe]

i am sorry rich. didnt register who you were until about an hour after i posted. hope to make it up there to hit some races with the 9 car later this summer

[Rich]

No problem man... Hope to see you