POSTED 6/13/07 RICHARD "DOODLE" DICKENS AND ERIC "BUBBIO" JOHNSON ORDEAL!

Let me start by saying that Doodle and Bubbio are both friends of mine. For you that was not at Beech Bend test night, last night (Tuesday 6/12) to bring you up to speed with the gossip and story. This is what I either saw or was told, it may not all be right. I saw Doodle hit Bubbio and Bubbio hit the ground. Bubbio appeared to be knocked out. I saw his head hit the blacktop very hard. I was told that Doodle hit him from behind first, however I did not see that. I also was told that Bubbio and Ricky Dickens was having a few words, then Doodle hit Bubbio. I was not there and don't know. I was standing a few feet away. I did hear Doodle and Dennis "Zoomie" Oliver have some hard words for each other. Bubbio had a knot and cut with blood on the back of his head and I and other's tried to get him to go to the hospital to be checked out, but he didn't. I thought a lot about this last night and today, as to post or not. I have had calls about this ordeal. After a lot of thought, decided to make my comments. Racers and Fans let me share this with you. I start this site because I love stock car racing and wanted to help promote racing and YOU the driver along with your sponsor's. Get more people to come to Beech Bend, Highland Rim and etc.. to watch YOU race. I DO NOT PROMOTE things like this, but report news as it happens off and on the track. I know that fans come to watch cars race and also love to see a driver or two get into it with one another. But there has to be a line to be drawn. I hope Doodle and Bubbio don't get mad at me for this story and hope that the comments you all post are sensible. Last let me share this story, which by the way is true. Back a few years ago a racer and very good friend of mine, got mad at a man that he competed with each week. They had words then it came to fist fling. My friend Joe hit this guy and he fell to the ground (Much like Bubbio did) and he hit his head. The blow from the fist didn't do that much damage but the unexpected blacktop almost killed the man, long story short, Joe the racer got 5 years in jail. DO YOU WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO YOU? I think not! We as racers need to learn to stop take a deep breath and count to 10 before we react. It takes a bigger man to walk away than to succumb to fighting! I am disappointed in you guys, but are still your friend. Let's make racing and enjoy it. Yours truly, Odell Turner (Blogger, Racer and Fan)