Jennifer Jo Cobbs refuses to “start and park” in the NASCAR Nationwide race at Bristol.

As Kyle Busch once again dominated and won the Nationwide Series race at Bristol, which let’s be honest it’s not a surprise nor a story, I mean really who cares. But the real story of this Nationwide race happened about 10 minutes before the start of the race itself.

After the driver bought the tires for the Bristol race, the driver of the #79 2nd Chance Auto Parts Ford, Jennifer Jo Cobbs was informed by her car owner 10 minutes before the race that she would be “starting and parking” in today’s race.

You could only imagine what her reaction was and what she did next was a class act all the way, she walked away and refused to get into the car and “start and park”.
After the incident, Jennifer Jo Cobb said: “It feels like such a ‘Jerry Maguire’ moment. There were rumblings all week about us start and parking this race. I have a commitment to my sponsors, my fans, NASCAR that I won’t start and park. I’m very serious about my career and my performance, and I’…
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