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Dale Earnhardt Jr & His Ex-Hendrick Motorsports Crew Chief See “Karma” in Joey Logano’s Attempt to Wreck Bubba Wallace at Road America

Published 07/07/2022, 10:30 AM EDT

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On Sunday, there was a bit of an altercation between Joey Logano and Bubba Wallace. It all started with a late lunge from Logano and ended up with both of them spinning off the track. Later on, Wallace got into the back of the #22 Team Penske car and ran millimeters away from him.

Crucially, Wallace never touched him at all, but it was enough to spook Logano into going off the track. In light of this, former Hendrick Motorsports employees Dale Earnhardt Jr and Steve Letarte spoke of the incident.

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Dale Jr said, “The 22 car of Logano and Bubba.”

Bubba showing him a little frustration over the incident they had in Turn 5. Oh no, he never touched him.”

Letarte replied, “You’re absolutely right, Junior. I’m going to send you off right here. You’re not going to hit anything but it’s not going to be a fun ride.”

“That was like a karma wreck or something there.”

“Karma Wreck” Between Joey Logano & Bubba Wallace at Road America Reminds NASCAR Fans of Harvick-Elliott Feud

Fellow former driver Jeff Burton agreed with Dale Earnhardt Jr

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In reply to Dale Jr, Jeff Burton said, “Never touched him. Joey might have thought he was going to touch him and he was trying to get away from him”.

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The former Hendrick Motorsports driver knows that Logano has a reputation for being an aggressive driver. Unfortunately this time around, it came back to bite him hard, and he ended up all the way down in 27th place. Now, he will head into the next race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, seeking redemption. In the meantime, Bubba Wallace will be seeking to stay away from such kamikaze moves, which could jeopardize his race.

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Finally, Dale Earnhardt Jr will be focusing on his JR Motorsports team, after their mixed bag Xfinity race. Over there, Noah Gragson did himself no favors when he deliberately caused a wreck. Suffice to say, Dale Jr was not at all impressed, but was just ‘in shock’.

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