Dale Earnhardt Jr. buries mouthy NASCAR fan who attempted to insult his intelligence

Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR’s hottest driver 15 years in a row from 2003-17, is aware of a factor or two about how to win the award.

That’s normally the way it works when… you win one thing 15 (!!!) years in a row. If I did one thing 15 instances in a row, I’d assume I’d be fairly darn good at it by the fourth or fifth 12 months. At least by the tenth. Lord is aware of I’d be unstoppable come Year 15.

Anyway, Junior retired after the 2017 Cup season, formally handing the reins over to Chase Elliottwho has gained the award yearly for the previous decade. He’s fairly good, too, however not fairly up to Junior’s stage… but.

As for Dale, he is now a automotive proprietor, and, extra importantly, an Internet safety guard when it comes to all issues NASCAR.

He’s not afraid to get down within the trenches when somebody will get a bit of sassy, ​​and that is precisely what occurred this week when one fan bought a bit of mouthy about this 12 months’s race for hottest driver.

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The dialogue centered round Carson Hocevar — who lately gained his first profession Cup race at Talladega — and whether or not he might realistically unseat Elliott if he had the backing of YouTuber-turned-ARCA-star, Cleetus McFarland.

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Dale: “Cleatus would have to campaign on social daily to make it competitive.”

Internet troll: “You don’t know that. You’re just dismissing him and it’s clear the disrespect you have based on the way you spelled Cleetus wrong on purpose. I’ll reiterate that u don’t know bc the numbers ain’t released publicly.”

Dale: “I won it 15 times and have a pretty solid understanding of how it works.”

Game, set, match. Forget the checkered… wave the white flag! It’s over. Another win for an Earnhardt, this time in 2026.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. stands on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course earlier than the Verizon 200 on July 31, 2022, in Indianapolis, Ind. (Marc Lebryk/USA TODAY Sports)

Again, Dale Jr. gained the award 15 instances. In reality, the historical past of NASCAR’s hottest driver is definitely fairly insane. Since the Eighties, it has been dominated by both an Earnhardt or an Elliott. That’s just about it.

Bill Elliott gained the award for file 16 instances (84-88, 91-2000, 2002). Dale Earnhardt gained it in 2001, the identical 12 months he tragically died in the Daytona 500. Elliott gained it as soon as extra the next 12 months, after which Earnhardt Jr. locked it down for the following 15 seasons.

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So, sure — Dale Jr. is aware of a factor or two about how to win. No, he most likely did not have to do a lot campaigning on social media, as he suggests, again within the day. Partly as a result of social media did not actually exist when he drove, and partly as a result of he is Dale Earnhardt Jr. and he was all the time going to win the award so long as he drove.

Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Dale Earnhardt Jr. pose collectively on the raceway in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Feb. 4, 2001. They and Andy Pilgram earned second place within the GTS class in the course of the 2001 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.

BUT, he is now a automotive proprietor. He’s been within the sport for a decade post-retirement, and he is aware of the way it works. In reality, a JR Motorsports driver has gained the award yearly since 2012 down in the Xfinity Series.

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So, sure, Dale is aware of how to win this award. If he says Carson Hocevar wants to marketing campaign every day for the following seven months to win it, I’d hear. Or do not.

Personally, I do not suppose one other driver wins till Chase Elliott retires, anyway.