Kyle Busch gets in his digs on Dale Earnhardt Jr.
May 31st, 2009
At Dover this week, all the talk is naturally about the Earnhardt-Eury separation. As Jay Hart will tell you in a column later today, Junior talk is dominating the garage.
It’s like in high school when one of the prize couples breaks up, and everybody’s got to weigh in on who’s right, who’s wrong, and who’s now suddenly available. And, of course, there’s always the guy who’s got to throw a little cold water on all the romantic drama.
Said guy will be played in Dover by Kyle Busch. When asked about the firing, here’s what he had to say, according to Toyota PR:
"You got to make the most popular driver in the sport competitive — so you got to do what you got to do, I guess. He’s the one who brought that crew chief on. He’s the one who pulled so hard to bring (Tony) Eury, Jr. in. It looked like it was working there in the beginning and it hasn’t worked since the summer of last year, really. Whatever makes them better, I guess."
Ah, but the transcript didn’t include a key line which reporters in the room heard and jumped on: "If Junior doesn’t run well, [Lance McGrew is] going to be the problem. You know, it’s never Junior, it’s always the crew chief."
Now, what ever could he have meant by that? Let the speculation begin.
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