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The world is yet to get over the Will Smith and Chris Rock controversy. Some rooted for Will Smith to justify his actions, while some rooted for Chris Rock to support him. Dale Earnhardt Jr. amongst them has opted to voice in Chris Rock’s interest and expressed that the latter should get the best out of the situation.

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While some believe that the incident was staged, some don’t entertain that. For an incident like that to take place on the night of Oscar, people have different views altogether. Dale Earnhardt Jr, Mike Davis, and Ricky Craven were no different.

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The trio weighed in on the ongoing Chris Rock vs Will Smith spat. When asked if the incident that took place was real or fake to gain attention, Dale stated, “I think this was real. I think that Will just lost his cool, and he regrets and he’s probably has a bit of regret. The other thing though is I was looking and Chris had a comedy tour this summer with Kevin Hart.”

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“So, I think that you know it’s in Chris’s best interest to just make things work for him. Like if Chris doesn’t have you know, five to 30 minutes of content, new material, and even Kevin right could lean in on this a little bit and give Chris a hard time yeah,” the semi-retired NASCAR driver further conveyed.

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What is Dale Earnhardt Jr. up to nowadays?

As of now, Earnhardt Jr. is happy with watching the new NASCAR season. Even though he retired from the sport, he continues to make an occasional cameo with JR Motorsports on the Xfinity series. It is believed that Dale does this to satisfy his adrenaline rush.

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He works with NBC as an analyst on NBC and co-owns JR Motorsports. It is not uncommon for a driver like him to be involved in motorsport even after retirement.

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However, it’ll be against time if he decides to jump back on the Cup series anytime soon. For the moment, Dale Jr seems content to comment on the key moments of NASCAR and enjoy his co-ownership.

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Sabyasachi Biswas is a NASCAR writer at EssentiallySports. Holding a master’s degree in mass communication and journalism, he has over eight years of experience covering motorsports. Apart from being a keen enthusiast, Sabyasachi is an ardent Kyle Larson fan. Besides this, he has been a die-hard 'Madridista' for years, a big Max Verstappen and Red Bull fan, and at the same time misses Roger Federer in action. As an athlete, Sabyasachi played soccer at the sub-junior level. He's also a travel freak and likes trying out different cuisines when he's away from the keyboard.

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