Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn’t perceive why individuals have been upset with NASCAR throwing a warning flag on the finish of the Cup Sequence race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday. On Dale Jr. Obtain, Earnhardt defined why he was “unbothered” with the warning that led to Christopher Bell getting the win.
“There was a ton of dialog round this,” Earnhardt stated, “however I didn’t perceive it.” Earnhardt then talked about NASCAR throwing the warning on the duel at Daytona however held again on the finish of the Daytona 500. It’s been like this all through the primary two weeks of the season, and Earnhardt stated that it’s a “rubber band impact between NASCAR attempting to make a good selection and the fan response to it.
“Truthfully, I used to be completely unbothered by how the Cup race ended,” Earnhardt stated in regards to the Atlanta race. “I don’t not have eyes on the again straightaway to know if any individual’s sitting broadside within the racetrack, however I’ve seen sufficient issues within the 30 years I’ve been round this sport to know if there’s even the potential of that it’s lethal. We don’t even must have that dialog, and we don’t even must make it guesswork.”
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is ‘unbothered’ with the Atlanta warning
Earnhardt added, “It’s a human alternative, I’m leaving it as much as the individuals within the sales space, I don’t love each alternative they make, however in that state of affairs, Denny [Hamlin] stated it finest, security prevails. …I simply don’t suppose we have to make an excessive amount of of an uproar as a result of we obtained to decide on the secure logical route. Might we’ve the dialog (of) does that simply prolong additional time if a warning comes out after the white flag? Certain. We’ve had the dialog, it’s not a brand new one. There’s in all probability good the explanation why NASCAR didn’t select to try this or doesn’t try this. I used to be unbothered by the end of that race.”
The Ambetter Well being 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway went into additional time, and a wreck involving Josh Berry occurred through the last lap. Bell was within the lead when NASCAR threw the warning flag, which led to him incomes his tenth Cup Sequence race.
It made sense for NASCAR to throw the warning, however individuals have been offended as a result of the identical scenario occurred on the Daytona 500, and no warning was thrown. We’ll see if the identical factor occurs when the drivers compete at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) this Sunday.
