In an intriguing rejoinder to Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. stated that he was reminded of his father, Dale Earnhardt Sr., by Austin Dillon’s maneuver at Richmond.
Earnhardt Jr. stated on the Dale Jr. Download podcast that he had never witnessed his father knock out two drivers in order to win. “My dad was tough. Earnhardt stated, “He had a little spell, especially in that blue and yellow car where he got pretty rough in ’86/’87.”
Then, it was revealed on the broadcast that someone had examined the last 20 Earnhardt Sr. victory finishes on social media, and that just one finish had seen any meaningful interaction.
Earnhardt Jr. continued, “I think that back then it’s definitely a different time.” “I’m not sure if I ever witnessed dad get rid of two of them in the last corner.” To win the Cook Out 400, Dillon completely destroyed Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano.
Following the race, Johnson reposted NASCAR’s post announcing Dillon’s victory on social media and said, “Dale Sr vibes.” Regarding Johnson’s comparison, fans had some thought-provoking things to say.
“Wow, seeing the three cars do that brought back memories of my childhood watching Sr do similar things,” a fan remarked. What a disappointing conclusion.
“The difference is Dale was actually good,” wrote a another commenter. Austin is a below-average driver at this level, and he needed two wrecks and terrible formatting to advance to the playoffs.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. speaks to Austin Dillon about wreck at Richmond
On the podcast, Earnhardt discussed the Richmond incident with Dillon. Dillon claimed he was attempting to reach out to Logano because of his poor overtime restart, but the Hamlin accident had just occurred.
Dillon declared, “I’m obviously doing everything I can to try and give my team a shot to win.” “My goal is to free Joey.” I gained a lot of speed as I round the curve, but with a firm entry, I was able to keep the car under control. When I steer the car to head back down the hill, I find myself in the midst of the second lane.
When you run the yellow line on Turn 4 at Richmond, the track will instinctively send you into the wall. Denny is currently on the lower line, and I have a great Diamond kind of angle at the track.
“I am still able to see clearly, and I am staring at the starting/finish line. However, it isn’t ideal for the person coming up the track for me to go straight to the start/finish line, which is around mid-track. I believe Denny said in his podcast that he was unaware of my presence.
He was moving faster than I was when he came into view. All of this is avoided if he clears me out even more. He brings me to the wall with him if he is half a vehicle length behind, and we collide at the wall.
