I may be wrong, but I think the only NASCAR driver with two first names next year will be a guy called Juan Pablo! Think about that.
Nascar Drivers with two first names
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Tmeranda
, Aug 04 2006 21:07
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Posted 04 August 2006 - 21:24
I'm looking for the joke I have missed.....but so far nothing.
Explain....
Explain....
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Posted 04 August 2006 - 21:25
I am sure you must be able to find a Billy-Bob somewhere dude ;)
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Posted 04 August 2006 - 21:26
I could be wrong, but wouldn't Pablo be his middle name? It's certainly not his last name, which I think is where you were trying to go with this thread.
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Chris G.
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Posted 04 August 2006 - 21:27
Montoya is such a redneck!
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Posted 04 August 2006 - 21:29
I have two, but I'm not in NASCAR.
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cheesy poofs
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Posted 04 August 2006 - 21:30
He'll be referred to as: Juan Montoya
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Posted 04 August 2006 - 21:53
Two first names? Is that even possible? My take is that is a first (Juan) and then a second name (Pablo).
anyway, I don't care
anyway, I don't care
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Posted 04 August 2006 - 22:00
Originally posted by cheesy poofs
He'll be referred to as: Juan Montoya
True, he was never referred to as Juan Pablo Montoya during the CART years.
I don't see why that is such a big thing anyway. Hill's full name is Damon Graham Deveruex Hill, but did you ever hear him called that? There must be loads of drivers with middle names, I never got why JPM got singled out for a full name usage in F1.
Still, what about surnames? I remember the days when Helio Castroneves was still called Helio Castro-Neves. I always found it a bit sad when he Americanised it. I always assumed he wanted less emphasis on the "Castro", but who knows...
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Posted 04 August 2006 - 22:06
You are all forgetting Ricky Bobby!
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Jhope
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Posted 04 August 2006 - 22:32
Originally posted by riffola
You are all forgetting Ricky Bobby!
BLAST!
You took my joke.
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Posted 04 August 2006 - 22:44
And Robby Gordon, Tony Stewart, and Bill Elliott to name three more!Originally posted by Scudetto
Jeff. Gordon.
As far as drivers who always use their first and middle name (which I think is the original intent of this thread), it's just not common in the US for boys/men to use both names. While growing up I did have a friend who everyone called Marc-Joey, but that's a rare thing to see here, especially compared to Spanish-, French-, and Italian-speaking countries.
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Posted 04 August 2006 - 22:49
Originally posted by Jhope
BLAST!
You took my joke.
2nd-ed.
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Posted 04 August 2006 - 22:56
don't forget Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve 
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Posted 05 August 2006 - 00:22
Originally posted by Rob G
it's just not common in the US for boys/men to use both names.
My wife can sigh and my 3 year old daughter immediately blurts out my first and middle names! They're still used, usually under less than ideal circumstances...
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Posted 05 August 2006 - 00:34
Originally posted by 4mula1
My wife can sigh and my 3 year old daughter immediately blurts out my first and middle names! They're still used, usually under less than ideal circumstances...
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Posted 05 August 2006 - 09:22
Bobby Allison
Davey Allison
Bobby Isaac
Davey Allison
Bobby Isaac
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Posted 05 August 2006 - 12:47
Dick...Trickle....Dick..............................Trickle......
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Posted 05 August 2006 - 21:03
It is obvious from reading this thread that many people are simply not getting what having two first names means in this context.
It means being referred to by two names as one's every day use name... not having a last name that in other circumstances is also a first name. Think John Boy from the Waltons... Boy is not has last name, his last name is Walton and everyone calls him John Boy. Obviously Juan Pablo Montoya falls in the category... many/most people call him Juan Pablo.
Its somewhat all too common in the southern US and is kind of hayseedish (along with being commonly referred to by your first 2 initials). That's why its poking fun at Nascar and kind of amusing that there are currently no Nascar drivers who fit the mold but Juan Pablo (not one of the good ol'boys) does.
It means being referred to by two names as one's every day use name... not having a last name that in other circumstances is also a first name. Think John Boy from the Waltons... Boy is not has last name, his last name is Walton and everyone calls him John Boy. Obviously Juan Pablo Montoya falls in the category... many/most people call him Juan Pablo.
Its somewhat all too common in the southern US and is kind of hayseedish (along with being commonly referred to by your first 2 initials). That's why its poking fun at Nascar and kind of amusing that there are currently no Nascar drivers who fit the mold but Juan Pablo (not one of the good ol'boys) does.
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Posted 05 August 2006 - 21:06
Originally posted by OssieFan
Dick...Trickle....Dick..............................Trickle......
I heard that on That 70s Show. I thought it was fake. Was there really a driver named Dick Trickle.
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Posted 06 August 2006 - 03:36
Originally posted by Topweasel
I heard that on That 70s Show. I thought it was fake. Was there really a driver named Dick Trickle.
Yep and a Dick Passwater too
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Posted 06 August 2006 - 04:05
Do initials count?
P.J. Jones
L.D. Ottinger
Willy T Ribbs
R.K. Smith
G.C. Spencer
G.T. Tallas
T.W. Taylor
D.K. Ulrich
L.W. Wright
J.J. Yeley
P.J. Jones
L.D. Ottinger
Willy T Ribbs
R.K. Smith
G.C. Spencer
G.T. Tallas
T.W. Taylor
D.K. Ulrich
L.W. Wright
J.J. Yeley
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Posted 06 August 2006 - 05:29
Arguably the greatest F1 driver ever.......................Juan Manuel Fangio!
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Posted 06 August 2006 - 05:48
Originally posted by senna da silva
Arguably the greatest F1 driver ever.......................Juan Manuel Fangio!
The thread is about NASCAR drivers .
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Posted 06 August 2006 - 05:49
Originally posted by wiligates
The thread is about NASCAR drivers .
I know, but I love the irony!
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Posted 06 August 2006 - 06:17
Originally posted by fastlegs
Do initials count?
P.J. Jones
L.D. Ottinger
Willy T Ribbs
R.K. Smith
G.C. Spencer
G.T. Tallas
T.W. Taylor
D.K. Ulrich
L.W. Wright
J.J. Yeley
I did mention initials. I think its an attempt to appear to ditch the hick image while not ACTUALLY doing so.
(Nobody take that the wrong way... I watch and enjoy NASCAR every week and I personally live in the southern US.)
