Dale Earnhardt Jr. spoke to NASCAR insider Jordan Bianchi a few assembly Xfinity Sequence drivers had at Darlington earlier this month. On Dale Jr. Obtain, Bianchi informed Earnhardt that the assembly was not good for the Xfinity Sequence drivers.
“As one driver defined to me, it was an ass chewing,” Bianchi stated. “NASCAR got here in there and was very clear about what is appropriate and what’s not. They mainly known as out Sammy Smith and stated how he drove at Martinsville shouldn’t be acceptable.
“As I used to be informed, it doesn’t take expertise to drive the best way he did at Martinsville and that this wants to scrub up. A pair issues out of this; NASCAR made it very identified when he return to Martinsville within the fall, when you guys drive like this and there’s incidents, we’re going to react and we’re going to park individuals at Phoenix, championship be damned. The opposite factor is NASCAR stated, ‘We don’t need to be within the enterprise of creating balls and strikes calls. But when now we have to make a name, we’re going to name strikes.’ That was type of the tenor of the dialog.”
Jordan Bianchi tells Dale Earnhardt Jr. Xfinity the drivers solely assembly ought to have occurred later
Bianchi added, “It was good, although. Austin Hill and Justin Allgaier had been the 2 drivers who spoke up. They’re each veterans of the sequence. Austin type of acknowledged his position in a few of the issues. He stated that afterwards, he talked to the media and every thing. Justin stated, ‘Hey, we have to do a greater job.’ It’s a great assembly, it’s a great clear the air. However truthfully, I don’t know if it’s warranted as a result of this assembly must be held a few days earlier than the autumn Martinsville race as a reminder of like ‘Hey, let’s knock that s*** off and we have to now be cleaner going into that.”
Smith took lots of warmth after wrecking race chief Taylor Grey within the closing laps at Martinsville. His actions led to NASCAR docking him 50 driver factors and fining him $25,000. Sammy Smith has ties with Dale Earnhardt Jr. as he drives for JR Motorsports, the racing staff Earnhardt co-owns together with his sister Kelly Earnhardt Miller, Rick Hendrick and L.W. Miller.
