it was exactly like that. they have been doing it for the last four races. go read it on nascar.com

I just did, and I see your point of view. Thank you for your proof of bases on comment! 🙂

But here's something - there's definately good points as to why they do it. Simply 1) the cousins and the fact that they're like two cats at times, and 2) the trust boundary that's always been there between Rick & Jr. When he was at DEI and Steve Hmiel spotting, it was Steve that did the calming effect that Rick does. It's just something that Jr. has with his personality and hey, let it be! As long as they're running good with their cars (which 3 out of 4 are in the chase, and Gordon says they're gettin' closer to runnin' good), then I say leave it be. If that's how they wanna do things, then let 'em. If Tony Jr. & Dale Jr. wanna bicker on the radio like brothers at points, let 'em. It's their life to lead! 🙂

Junior is not someone who likes to divulge info about the car, that is what Rick is trying to get outta him...his cars perform as well as they do at the end as they do at the start instead of getting better...then Rick comes on and here Junior blowing a gasket instead of growing up and dealing with it...

give me a fire breather in a race car any day. its easier to slow a driver down than speed one up.

Junior is not someone who likes to divulge info about the car, that is what Rick is trying to get outta him

right, not going to lie about that. As for Rick trying to pull him to give Tony Jr more info, that's a good move. Once Rick pulls him emough to tell enough, then it'll be all settled and done. It's called owner helping driver, just like crew cheif and fellow team members help driver, to become better at what they're trying to accomplish. And so maybe not everybody will see it the right way and complain against it, but hey, like I said, it's their life to lead. Those are the choices that they're making. Rick is making the choice to help Jr. that way, as Jr. is making the choice to stick with his cousin.