Johnny Joey Jones: NASCAR Has Learned to Tackle as a Community the Same Issues the NFL Has

RUSH TRANSCRIPT clip starts ░░░░░░░░ W owe everything for ░░░░░░░░ they have done so ░░░░░░░░ is very touching very ░░░░░░░░ opening MANIS He was ░░░░░░░░ huge NASCAR fan Just ░░░░░░░░ real honor for someone ░░░░░░░░ honor him clip ends ░░░░░░░░ This is great NASCAR ░░░░░░░░ Jeffrey Earnhardt surprising the ░░░░░░░░ of a fallen soldier ░░░░░░░░ this Memorial Day weekend ░░░░░░░░ adding his name Army ░░░░░░░░ George Manis to the ░░░░░░░░ side door of his ░░░░░░░░ HUNTSMAN That is pretty ░░░░░░░░ And our next guest ░░░░░░░░ the NFL can learn ░░░░░░░░ lot from NASCAR when ░░░░░░░░ comes to patriotism Retired ░░░░░░░░ Corps bomb technician Johnny ░░░░░░░░ Jones lost his legs ░░░░░░░░ a bomb blast in ░░░░░░░░ and he joins us ░░░░░░░░ now Johnny we always ░░░░░░░░ having you on the ░░░░░░░░ You re a fan ░░░░░░░░ both NASCAR and the ░░░░░░░░ you say there are ░░░░░░░░ things about both of ░░░░░░░░ but there are specific ░░░░░░░░ that set NASCAR apart ░░░░░░░░ it comes to our ░░░░░░░░ that we all can ░░░░░░░░ from JONES Absolutely I ░░░░░░░░ worked in NASCAR and ░░░░░░░░ spoke to three NFL ░░░░░░░░ last year there are ░░░░░░░░ people among them both ░░░░░░░░ the one thing about ░░░░░░░░ I think the thing ░░░░░░░░ sets it apart the ░░░░░░░░ is that the fans ░░░░░░░░ the sport mandate patriotism ░░░░░░░░ our flag honoring our ░░░░░░░░ and women in uniform ░░░░░░░░ a part of the ░░░░░░░░ NASCAR knows its place ░░░░░░░░ our society It is ░░░░░░░░ It s something we ░░░░░░░░ to pay for through ░░░░░░░░ and tickets And they ░░░░░░░░ they have to connect ░░░░░░░░ us One of the ░░░░░░░░ that NASCAR went through ░░░░░░░░ a few years ago ░░░░░░░░ the removal of rebel ░░░░░░░░ from events That was ░░░░░░░░ that the fan base ░░░░░░░░ accepted and embraced There ░░░░░░░░ a NASCAR driver Diversity ░░░░░░░░ The same issues that ░░░░░░░░ Colin Kaepernick or some ░░░░░░░░ the NFL players bring ░░░░░░░░ life exist in every ░░░░░░░░ of life but NASCAR ░░░░░░░░ learned to embrace those ░░░░░░░░ and tackle them as ░░░░░░░░ community not in a ░░░░░░░░ way One of the ░░░░░░░░ people will say is ░░░░░░░░ NASCAR is somehow a ░░░░░░░░ sport so that makes ░░░░░░░░ different The last nine ░░░░░░░░ over the last 20 ░░░░░░░░ were from the West ░░░░░░░░ The last champion was ░░░░░░░░ New Jersey racing for ░░░░░░░░ team out in Colorado ░░░░░░░░ is a national sport ░░░░░░░░ just understand how to ░░░░░░░░ to the fan base ░░░░░░░░ honor our men and ░░░░░░░░ in uniform JENKINS Johnny ░░░░░░░░ have a few names ░░░░░░░░ your wrist you would ░░░░░░░░ to remember this Memorial ░░░░░░░░ on the message of ░░░░░░░░ their sacrifice Tell us ░░░░░░░░ I have 26 names ░░░░░░░░ my wrist They are ░░░░░░░░ marine bomb tax I ░░░░░░░░ with 2009 and 2012 ░░░░░░░░ tough years for us ░░░░░░░░ with that my best ░░░░░░░░ sergeant Christopher McDonald we ░░░░░░░░ up together Same year ░░░░░░░░ his own life in ░░░░░░░░ with suicide related PTSD ░░░░░░░░ day is a important ░░░░░░░░ for us I don ░░░░░░░░ agree with the rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ can t celebrate I ░░░░░░░░ men laying down their ░░░░░░░░ for this country Every ░░░░░░░░ of them would tell ░░░░░░░░ to enjoy the day ░░░░░░░░ remember them I don ░░░░░░░░ believe in guilt patriotism ░░░░░░░░ for the tears I ░░░░░░░░ these men and women ░░░░░░░░ laid down their lives ░░░░░░░░ I get to get ░░░░░░░░ remember guys and gals ░░░░░░░░ heroes PIRO A big ░░░░░░░░ for you JONES Throwing ░░░░░░░░ first pitch at hometown ░░░░░░░░ Atlanta braves I m ░░░░░░░░ doing it in honor ░░░░░░░░ Chris McDonald my best ░░░░░░░░ Go braves HUNTSMAN Great ░░░░░░░░ Thank you for reminding ░░░░░░░░ what today is all ░░░░░░░░ Johnny Joey Jones Thank ░░░░░░░░ for your service PIRO ░░░░░░░░ need to ask him ░░░░░░░░ pitch relief They re ░░░░░░░░ trouble.”