NASCAR/YMMV

• Creator's Pet: Jimmie Johnson, with his five straight championships, is either one of NASCAR's greatest drivers or the one man ruining NASCAR.
• Fandom Rivalry:
  • With F1. Don't try to get involved in a fight between the two. Just... don't.
  • Rivalries between fans of the drivers themselves can get heated, with Dale Earnhardt fans vs. Jeff Gordon fans as one of the more infamous examples.
• Just Here for Godzilla: Tell me, are you one of the majority of viewers who only watch to see how severe and epic the crashes will get?
• Replacement Scrappy:
  • Played straight with Dale Jr's crew chief Lance Mc Grew, who took the blame for Jr's supposed lack of speed. He was then sent to be Mark Martin's crew chief in 2011, while Jeff Gordon returning returns to his winning ways with Mark's crew chief. And is getting replaced in 2012 for Kenny Francis.
  • Inverted when Kevin Harvick replaced Dale Earnhardt after his fatal crash and won at Chicago that same year. And is still in the same car and is undoubtedly the teams No. 1 Driver.
  • Inverted with Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Junior. Dale Jr. replaced Kyle at Hendrick Motorsports, however Kyle won 4 times as many races during his tenure there compared to Jr. However, Jr. is still the most popular driver while Kyle is one of the most hated drivers. Despite Busch winning more races in the top 3 Series of NASCAR since moving to Joe Gibbs Racing. Even his teammates at Hendrick didn't seem to like Kyle that much either. Meanwhile, Jr. wins one race in four years and numerous changes have been made to accomodate him and help him win.
  • Some would consider Joey Logano this when he replaced Tony Stewart. As he is definitely not Tony Stewart, and doesn't win as much Smoke, and has a not-as-cool nickname, compare to Sliced Bread. He still doesn't quite fit due having a pretty decent fanbase (albeit a younger one) and the fact that he, just like Tony, isn't afraid of a scrabble or trash-talking. With his most famous feud being a guy that Tony isn't too fond of either.
    • Joey also seems to be the most liked driver on his team. But Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch as teammates possibly makes him likeable by default.
• Rescued from the Scrappy Heap: Darrell Waltrip's brash and outspoken attitude, coupled with his immense talent and ability, may have rubbed fans and drivers the wrong way, especially in his earlier years as a young hot-shot racing against and beating Legends such as Richard Petty. But he became a fan favorite while leading at the end of the 1989 All-Star Race, (The Winston) he was spun out by Rusty Wallace, which cost Waltip the win and a $200,000 win. Wallace was subsequentially booed by over 150,000 fans. DW however was voted Most Popular Driver for 1989 and 1990.
  • Waltrip was quoted after the race saying "I hopes he (Rusty Wallace) chokes on it" referring to the $200,000 prize money. I'm sure that helped rescue him.
  • Waltrip's team also met Rusty Wallace's team on the way to victory lane. They said they would not let Rusty Wallace and his team to the winners circle.
• The Scrappy: Digger, a cartoon gopher Fox uses in its NASCAR coverage, and later a Merchandise-Driven cartoon in the pre-race shows, is hated widely by fans. A NASCAR official even emailed Fox to blame for declining attendance. Has since been scrapped by Fox.
• Seinfeld Is Unfunny: The advent of a harder tire compound in the early 00s made it possible to make fewer pit stops for new tires during a race. Elliott Sadler was the first to take advantage, scoring an upset win at Bristol in 2001 due to pit strategy. Making no more stops for tires once there was enough fuel to make it to the end became the standard strategy for the top teams soon thereafter.
• Tear Jerker: "This is by far the hardest announcement I've ever had to make. We have lost Dale Earnhardt."
• They Changed It, Now It Sucks: NASCAR rivals all other fandoms in this department. The Chase? The Car of Tomorrow? Go to any NASCAR forum and you'll what the prevailing opinion is.
• Unfortunate Implications: The North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Truck series race.
• Yoko Oh No: Theresa Earnhardt. Just Theresa Earnhardt, so far that this trope could be called "the Theresa Earnhardt". Everyone blames her for DEI's downfall, and Dale Jr's leaving the company to Hendrick.