Dale Earnhardt Jr Forced to Defend Himself After Being Called an “Idiot” on His Face for Denny Hamlin Claim: “I F**king Lived This”

Published 07/29/2022, 2:25 AM EDT

NASCAR’s most popular entity, Dale Earnhardt Jr., was recently called an idiot on his own Podcast. Amidst all the conversation about the Ross Chastain and Denny Hamlin feud at Pocono Raceway, everyone had their own takes, including the co-hosts at the Door Bumper Clear Podcast. However, this time, things got pretty heated.

And it all turned into a three-way argument.

TJ Majors, Freddie Kraft, and Brett Griffin were all in agreement that Hamlin didn’t wreck Ross, but it was just a racing incident. However, Junior was firm on his ground and believed that the #11 did indeed try to wreck the Watermelon Man.

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However, war broke out at the Dirty Mo Media HQ.

“What’d y’all talk about?” Earnhardt asked,

Kraft replied, “We called you an idiot.”

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Dale Jr. asked, “Let me ask you a question. What did y’all determine on Denny and Ross? Was it a retaliation or not a retaliation?”

Former spotter, TJ Majors said, “We all three said you were wrong.”

“Man,” a surprised Earnhardt said, “The man got out and admitted it.”

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“Yeah, but he was so nice about it,” Majors countered.

“It was retaliation with a scalpel, not a hammer,” Earnhardt suggested, which drew a big laugh. “That’s a lot for Denny. Believe or not, that’s as hard as Denny goes. Who knew?”

Earnhardt Jr. could be right since Hamlin did indeed admit it after leaving the car.

"What did you want me to do?"@dennyhamlin addressed how he raced Ross Chastain late at @PoconoRaceway en route to his win. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/6d98WVbpfT
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) July 24, 2022

However, the rest of the group was firm in their stance, which led to Junior getting agitated.

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Things got very heated, naturally. Dale Jr. definitely took offense at the statement, as his reply made his anger very clear.

Things got very aggressive quickly in the “dirty air” section of the podcast, as DBC co-host Mike Davis brought the topic up again. And he felt that Hamlin never even touched Ross, despite the replay clearly showing he did. Of course, Earnhardt Jr. wasn’t happy about that.

“I have been watching races all my life,” the Hall-of-Famer said, “And I’ve seen plenty of guys wreck guys out of the lead in retaliation for something else that has happened between them on the racetrack and certainly inside of 20 laps to go. Even on the very last lap, I’ve seen guys get wrecked because of past history and feuds that carry on.”

“Give me an example,” asked Davis.

“Oh, goddang Mike, I f****** lived this my whole f****** life,” a frustrated Dale Jr. replied.

“So you can’t think of one example,” Make replied. “Why you gotta cuss? Don’t cuss.”

“Give me five minutes and I’ll Google a f****** example,” replied Junior.

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Well, things surely got heated at Dirty Mo Media quarters. But, what’s your stance on the debate? Did Hamlin reach out to wreck Ross? Or, it’s just a racing incident that Denny hopes to display as payback?

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Hetul Katyal is an F1-NASCAR web stories creator at EssentiallySports. Currently pursuing his degree in Journalism from the Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, he is an avid supporter of Carlos Sainz and Scuderia Ferrari. Hetul always looks forward to the paddock going to Baku, but the part of F1 that excites him the most, is seeing the drivers tackle the 'Raidillon' at Spa.

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Ankit Sharma