With the curtains finally falling on Crayon 301 at New Hampshire, NASCAR’s most popular driver and 2-time Daytona winner, Dale Earnhardt Jr revealed his only problem with the track’s tradition. As Joe Gibbs Racing‘s Martin Truex Jr. took home the 22-pound lobster, Loudon, Dale Earnhardt Jr Goes on a spilling his issues with NHMS.

Reacting to the 20-year-old tradition of the winner taking home the crustacean, The veteran Dale Jr voiced his disagreement last day on his popular podcast, Dale Jr Download. Speaking to his long-time friend and manager, Mike Davis, Dale Jr, said, “My problem with all of this is that they insist on calling this lobster Loudon.”

The duo goes on a hilarious rant mocking the gesture, deeming it “disrespect” towards the creature. While the veteran Dale Jr. put the message across the table smoothly, his fellow veteran, Denny Hamlin, had to expose his biggest fears when he got to the victory lane in Overton 301 back in 2017.

“It’s disrespectful” – Dale Earnhardt Jr goes on a banter joking about the NHMS tradition

Giving away these crawling giants to the winners has been a tradition in New Hampshire for the past 20 years. The lobsters come from a local business, Makris Lobster and Steak House, founded by the Makris brothers. While some drivers love to take home Loudon the lobster, others, like Denny Hamlin, hate it.

Much like Hamlin, Dale Jr. is also not a fan of this; in fact, naming the poor creature “Loudon” and handing it over to the winner is not respectful, says the veteran. “My problem with all of this is that they insist on calling this lobster Loudon,” said Dale Jr. When asked, he simply said, “It’s horses**t.” The 48-year-old then goes on to add to his point, saying, “Because he’s 60 years old, it’s disrespectful, he’s getting this Loudan, he’s getting this Loudan name, what in the last 6 months?

As his co-host, Mike Davis clarifies it, saying, “Apparently the last 48 hours.”

The veteran loses it and gets on the rant. “No, no. They went and found him, they’re like, hey man guess what we’re taking you to New Hampshire, you got a new name man, its Loudon and it’s not a good thing. Unfortunately for you, your end is near,” said Dale Jr joking about the tradition. 

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And with Davis picturing the scenario in another setting, the duo goes on a funny banter with Dale Jr delivering the line, “ If anybody ever tries to name you Loudon, turn and run.”

Well, seeing the crawler for the first time that might have been what Denny Hamlin thought about. Being one of the best drivers to ace the New England track, Hamlin’s fear of lobster is no secret. 

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Ostraconophobia is the fear of shellfish, and it’s no secret in the community that JGR veteran Denny Hamlin hates these creatures. But the 42-year-old driver holds some exceptional records at the 1-mile flat track, having won 3 Cup races at the track, and the driver couldn’t escape the arthropod but had to play along with the tradition.

Having won the Overton 301 in 2017, the same year his teammate, Martin Truex Jr won his championship. Hamlin revealed his fear of lobsters. In the post-race presser, he said, “I’m not gonna do anything with it, I’ve seen it and touched it for the last time, I just, I have a lobster phobia.” 

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The 42-year-old added to his point, saying, “If someone beside me is eating lobster I can’t look at it as far as I’m concerned then you put it back in the water and let it well.”