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Ashley Judd has a big mouth and it's coming to NASCAR
09/10/2007 01:03 AM Jaynelle Ramon
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Dario Franchitti won the IRL season-ending race at Chicagoland Speedway and the season title but like always his wife stole the spotlight from him by saying that her “sweet little husband” was being attacked on track by “bloody sharks.”
So, Franchitti is just an innocent little victim at the mercy of all these ruthless animals out to get him.
Don’t men just love it when their wives try to defend them but end up making them look like wimps?
Franchitti is reportedly joining Chip Ganssi Racing next season. I was excited about this at first but then I realized we’re going to be stuck with multiples cut-aways to Ashley Judd sitting on top of her husband’s pit box during races.
I never thought someone would take the title of “NASCAR wife who irritates me the most” away from Kim Burton but next year the crown could pass to Mrs. Franchitti.
I can’t wait. I just hope she keeps wearing those stylish hats she seems to love so much.
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She does a lot of wonderful charity work for AIDS education so I can’t hate on her too much but she really needs to lose the hats. There are other ways to protect yourself from the sun, right?
I guess things could be worse. She could be a crier like Kim.
I must admit I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner. It's been three years and this is the first time I've been called that. I expected it much sooner because we all know women can't speak critically of another woman without it only being about jealously and not at all about having an opinion.
— Jaynelle 09/10/2007 03:55 PM #
Ashley’s huge hats are killer. They scream “I’m Ashley Judd, but I’m incognito!” It’s substantially less than stealth.
But as you note it’s when she opens her mouth that she turns into a car crash. You want to scream “shut up!” at the TV but you just can’t stop staring with your mouth agape long enough to blurt out the words.
— My Name Is IRL 09/10/2007 05:56 PM #
r u married? i didnt think so
— a judd 09/11/2007 06:31 AM #
Ashley is one fine Nashville girl and trying to keep the sun from ruining her good looks by wearing a hat just shows her concern about turning into a shriveled up prune as the result of too much sun.
I can’t wait until her bubbly personality infects the entire NASCAR community.
That is one Southern woman who stands by her man, even though he’s a furriner and not one of us.
— Jon 09/11/2007 01:22 PM #
i think ashley brings panache to Indy!
— catherine 09/11/2007 06:23 PM #
Why is it if a woman is strong and can stand on her own other women seem to have to take cheap shots at them and try to tear the down.You took two little statements from Ashley’s interview and try to make her look like a person who has no idea what she is talking about,yet you left what was probably the most important part of what she said out.And that would be that the IRL needs to do something about letting cars that are at least 10 miles and hour slower than the others remain on the track.it is not a danger to the other drivers but also a danger to the driver of that car also,oh thats right you probably did not here that part because you were looking for something to be negative about.And by the way,you do come off as just a little bit jealous,whether you like that or not.Also if Dario is coming to NASCAR,welcome to him and Ashley also.
— Bill 09/12/2007 03:07 PM #
Actually, I left that part out because I wasn’t talking about the slower cars issue. I was talking about her complaining about everyone being after her husband when he hasn’t said anything like that.
But, if it makes you happy, here’s the full quote:
“You saw the Penskes work so well and the Target guys work so well, and my sweet little husband was just out there with the bloody sharks,” Judd said after the season-finale at Chicagoland Speedway. “They just sharked him all day. And he never gave up hope. He just hung in there and … was in a great position. And I know that this is not very sportsmanlike, but they’ve got to get the 23 car (Duno) off the track. It’s very dangerous. I’m tired of holding my tongue. When a car’s 10 miles (an hour) off the pace, it’s not appropriate for it to be racing. People’s lives are at stake.”
And with the exception of her money, there’s nothing that could make me be jealous of a 40-year-old woman. And who wouldn't want her money?
And anyone who actually knows me knows I love a feisty, independent woman more than anything so don't presume to know that I like to knock strong women. The feminist in me is greatly offended.
— Jaynelle 09/12/2007 03:24 PM #
Oh well I guess you will have to be offended and JEALOUS at the same time.
— Bill 09/12/2007 08:11 PM #
I guess when you write things in all caps that makes it automatically true.
And for everyone who thinks I was mean to poor Ashley, click here. At least I didn’t call her a trollop.
And now I’m done because everyone knows what they say about arguing with people on the Internet and the Special Olympics...
Good day. Come again.
— Jaynelle 09/13/2007 09:14 AM #
— racefan 09/10/2007 10:27 AM #
— Jon 09/10/2007 01:45 PM #
I must admit I'm surprised this didn't happen sooner. It's been three years and this is the first time I've been called that. I expected it much sooner because we all know women can't speak critically of another woman without it only being about jealously and not at all about having an opinion.
— Jaynelle 09/10/2007 03:55 PM #
But as you note it’s when she opens her mouth that she turns into a car crash. You want to scream “shut up!” at the TV but you just can’t stop staring with your mouth agape long enough to blurt out the words.
— My Name Is IRL 09/10/2007 05:56 PM #
— a judd 09/11/2007 06:31 AM #
I can’t wait until her bubbly personality infects the entire NASCAR community.
That is one Southern woman who stands by her man, even though he’s a furriner and not one of us.
— Jon 09/11/2007 01:22 PM #
— catherine 09/11/2007 06:23 PM #
— Bill 09/12/2007 03:07 PM #
But, if it makes you happy, here’s the full quote:
“You saw the Penskes work so well and the Target guys work so well, and my sweet little husband was just out there with the bloody sharks,” Judd said after the season-finale at Chicagoland Speedway. “They just sharked him all day. And he never gave up hope. He just hung in there and … was in a great position. And I know that this is not very sportsmanlike, but they’ve got to get the 23 car (Duno) off the track. It’s very dangerous. I’m tired of holding my tongue. When a car’s 10 miles (an hour) off the pace, it’s not appropriate for it to be racing. People’s lives are at stake.”
And with the exception of her money, there’s nothing that could make me be jealous of a 40-year-old woman. And who wouldn't want her money?
And anyone who actually knows me knows I love a feisty, independent woman more than anything so don't presume to know that I like to knock strong women. The feminist in me is greatly offended.
— Jaynelle 09/12/2007 03:24 PM #
— Bill 09/12/2007 08:11 PM #
And for everyone who thinks I was mean to poor Ashley, click here. At least I didn’t call her a trollop.
And now I’m done because everyone knows what they say about arguing with people on the Internet and the Special Olympics...
Good day. Come again.
— Jaynelle 09/13/2007 09:14 AM #