Dale Earnhardt Jr. is likely one of the few individuals who was pleased with the ending of the Brickyard 400 at Indy. On the Dale Jr. Obtain podcast, Earnhardt defined why he was glad to see the race finish with Kyle Larson profitable in double-overtime.
“I’m not saying the way it performed out is the way it ought to have performed out. I’m not saying that. In the event that they throw the yellow, nice. They didn’t throw the yellow, fantastic. I didn’t care as a result of I had sufficient of that race,” Earnhardt mentioned. “I feel it’s unimaginable to win there, I feel it’s a hell of a factor to have in your resume, Indy is freaking superb. However one thing concerning the race product simply doesn’t verify all my packing containers. And so I wasn’t sitting right here going ‘Man, rattling it. I bought robbed.’ I simply was like ‘No matter. It’s over.’
“Now if we go to a different observe the place I actually love the racing product, after all, I would like extra racing. I don’t understand how else to say it, and it’s flawed. My opinion is flawed. It’s simply my opinion. I’m not going to cover, I’m not going to run, I’m not going to bulls*** you. My opinion is probably going flawed and inconsistent. Positive, however I’ll agree if that’s a yellow on Lap 2, which it’s most likely earlier than the chief will get by Flip 4, it’s a yellow each time.
Earnhardt additionally mentioned that Indianapolis Motor Speedway is “an insanely cool racetrack” and it has lots of “historical past” due to “what it went by in the course of the Second World Conflict.” Nevertheless, Earnhardt additionally said that Indy is “not an important racetrack for inventory automobiles.”
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“I don’t understand how else to say it as a result of I don’t need to insult the racetrack or something about its legacy,” Earnhardt added, “however it’s a one-groove observe. There’ll by no means be an outdoor groove there as a result of it’s 90-degree turns, and one of the best ways by these turns is within the backside groove, and it’s at all times going to be solely, solely concerning the status of the occasion and the situation and the observe itself. The precise racing product isn’t as thrilling to me because it may need been some place else.”
The Brickyard 400 returned on Sunday after being away for the final three years. The racetrack opened in 1909, however NASCAR has held the Brickyard 400 on the observe since 1994. Jeff Gordon received the primary Brickyard 400 and in addition has probably the most victories with 5. Jimmie Johnson has received the race 4 instances, and Kevin Harvick has three Brickyard 400 titles.
