NASCAR Sprint Cup: The Seven Worst Nicknames

The first two lines of Act II, Scene ii of William Shakespeare's famous play Romeo and Juliet have Juliet Capulet ask an age old question:"What's in a name? That which we call a rose  By any other name would smell as sweet"In other words, a name itself does not hold much value, but rather the person behind the name.Nicknames, however, are completely different. They are based, usually, on the driver’s personality, driving style and/or a combination of the two. They truly can define a driver or, at least, the body of his work on the racetrack.The movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby illustrates the point in more modern terms. In the beginning, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are known as a tandem. T...

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