When his Dale Jr. Download presenter Dalton Greco disclosed a conspiracy notion, Dale Earnhardt Jr. responded sharply. In the most recent podcast episode, Greco hinted that NASCAR was rooting for Kyle Larson to win the Brickyard 400 since Larson took the lead following the second overtime restart when Brad Keselowski pulled into pit road due to a fuel leak. Earnhardt responded angrily to Greco’s statement that the caution flag would have been raised if a different driver, such as Daniel Suárez, had been leading the race.
Bulls***, declared Earnhardt. “Are you serious?” Greco went on to say that it makes sense because Larson returned to Indianapolis Motor Speedway following his 18th-place result in the May Indy 500. Larson’s paint job from the IndyCar race was also mentioned by the co-host.
Earnhardt retorted, “But that didn’t go that well.” “Maybe I could ride in this wagon with you if he had won the Indianapolis 500 in that Indianapolis car.”
When Earnhardt requested Greco to name a driver, he responded, “caution” or “no caution,” referring to the similar incident that had occurred at Indianapolis. Drivers such as Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, Denny Chastain, Chris Buescher, Christopher Bell, and Earnhardt advised them to exercise cautious. Additionally, Earnhardt joked that “SVG wins” and “They throw the checkered flag a lap early” in response to Grego mentioning Shane Van Gisbergen.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. discusses the contentious restart
After that, Earnhardt discussed his views on the booth making the final decision on the race. “There have been moments when the booth has received a lot of criticism, especially in the last two or three years,” he remarked. That might be something to watch out for. I realize that’s annoying, but everyone will have an opinion on it as long as these decisions are being made by human humans.
Regarding the restart, Earnhardt stated he has no issues with it. He said, “I really think that everything worked out the way it should have.” “Brad Keselowski is not at fault; they knew they were probably beyond and were attempting to stretch the fuel.” When they spoke with Matt McCall, the crew chief, he told them, “Hey, we’re probably gonna run out, but we made our bed, so we’re gonna go for it.” It just so happens that they are approaching the green flag when he decides to pit, as it is their right to bring their vehicle to pit road whenever they please. Brad is not at responsible for how that transpired.