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Freddie Kraft Pokes Fun At Dale Earnhardt Jr. And Steve Letarte as a Fan Finds A Hilarious Loophole

Published 07/19/2022, 2:57 AM EDT

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It’s no surprise that Dale Earnhardt Jr loves his alcohol. In fact, he has his own alcohol brand, High Rock Vodka. And, of course, his favorite beer brand, Budweiser, also sponsored the driver for a good while. But it seems he couldn’t hold it in the broadcasting booth at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Well, he wasn’t drinking, but a fan might have found a hilarious loophole. And Bubba Wallace’s spotter, Freddie Kraft, couldn’t lose the opportunity to poke fun at Dale Jr.

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A NASCAR fan played Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte’s commentary at half the playback speed and found that it sounds like the two are intoxicated.

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This was hilarious! And, Bubba Wallace‘s spotter, Freddie Kraft, did not miss the opportunity to poke fun at the driver.

Of course, NASCAR fans found the incident hilarious too.

Admittedly, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has always been quite the party animal. In fact, it reached a point where his sponsor, Budweiser, was quite concerned.

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Back when Dale Earnhardt Jr. was sponsored by Budweiser, they reached a point where the former Cup Series driver ordered far too much beer. In fact Ty Norris, the former Vice President of Dale Earnhardt Inc., got a call from Tim Schuler, concerned about Dale Jr.

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Norris said, “I got a call from Tim Schuler from Budweiser one day, and Steve Uihlein, and they were like, ‘Hey, what’s going on over at Jr.’s house?’

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And I said ‘What do you mean?’

Well, the local distributor just said, ‘The most beer I deliver to any retailer in the entire state of North Carolina is in Mooresville at Dale Jr.’s house.’

They said ‘Is he selling it?’ 

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And you’re like ‘No, they’re drinking it.’

He goes ‘How the hell is he drinking so much beer? We’re delivering case after case after case and there’s not a store in the area, in the region, that’s consuming as much beer.’”

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It’s incredible how much beer he can drink. Do you know anyone who challenge Dale Earnhardt Jr.? Let us know in the comments.

 

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Hetul Katyal

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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