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**infollafago** · 12-20-2011, 03:52 AM

Over the last number of years, Jimmie Johnson won NASCAR championship after championship until this past season where Tony Stewart won it all. Earnhardt Jr. on the other hand, hasn't had the same amount of success.

However, despite this, Earnhardt remains perhaps the most popular driver, and is on more TV ads than Johnson and Stewart.

Of course, the reason is that Earnhardt Sr. became enormously popular after his untimely death years ago.

But here's the thing: when Earnhardt Sr. was with us, half of the NASCAR fans loved him, while the other half didn't feel that way at all as he won races and championships. But when he died, all of a sudden, everyone loved him.

People tend to forget this.

12-20-2011, 03:52 AM	#1
infollafago Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 454 Senior Member	Dale Earnhardt Sr. Wasn't Always So Popular Over the last number of years, Jimmie Johnson won NASCAR championship after championship until this past season where Tony Stewart won it all. Earnhardt Jr. on the other hand, hasn't had the same amount of success. However, despite this, Earnhardt remains perhaps the most popular driver, and is on more TV ads than Johnson and Stewart. Of course, the reason is that Earnhardt Sr. became enormously popular after his untimely death years ago. But here's the thing: when Earnhardt Sr. was with us, half of the NASCAR fans loved him, while the other half didn't feel that way at all as he won races and championships. But when he died, all of a sudden, everyone loved him. People tend to forget this.
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