"To be be honest about it, I think Jimmie Johnson caused about all the wrecks out there.''
Las Vegas is just a memory I guess...?
Good Morning FRiend...
Here is the story of that accident, he will admit when he's at fault. That is one of the reasons I like him as a driver and is one of my favorites.
But on Sunday at Las Vegas, Earnhardt ended the race on the wrecker's hook for the third time in the past eight races.
He didn't have the handling problems that plagued his No. 8 Chevrolet last year. Worse, only 12 laps into the event, he got into the back of Brian Vickers, triggering a four-car accident that also created victims out of Bobby Labonte and Ricky Rudd.
Earnhardt took the blame for the accident, saying he was surprised when he suddenly caught Vickers in Turn 1.
"[Vickers] had been on my ass for about three laps, so I was going to let him go, I just got into him," Earnhardt said. "I don't know what the hell happened over there.
"I went into the corner like I thought he should and he got into there a little easier than I expected. I got all over him. I apologized to him."
Vickers and Earnhardt had both qualified poorly Friday and were moving through the field when the wreck occurred.
"You know, we just got wrecked," Vickers said. "It's a shame. Junior apologized, which is good. Stuff happens and guys make mistakes."
LINK
