Joining the thread a little late, but better than not joining at all.
I have been a huge fan of the Waltrips... both of them. Nobody was a happier fan than when Michael won each of his 500's. However, he just isn't that great of a driver. Sure, he is probably one of the best restrictor plate drivers out there. But he has never finished in the top ten in points, and only in the top 15 once or twice. He took a top 5 car and team with Jr. and is barely in the top 20.
DEI has no intentions of running three top cars at this point and Mickey was the third leg behind Jr Squared (Martin and Dale). He wised up and saw the writting on the wall. WIth is personality he will land a nice ride somewhere. I hope the best for him, because I am huge fan. A huge honest fan.
My Rant for the Week: Every week, a driver does well (Jr a couple of weeks ago and Kyle this past week in NH) and now their season is salvaged according to the national media. Give me a break, one good finish out of 26 is nothing more than a good finish. Salvaging a season is several good finishes in a row (which IS something that JR is starting to do). I am just tired of the hype of watching a person do well one week and having to hear the rest of week how he is on a championship run.
