Itâs 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 couldnât hold it in the broadcasting booth at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
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Well, he wasnât drinking, but a fan might have found a hilarious loophole. And Bubba Wallaceâs spotter, Freddie Kraft, couldnât lose the opportunity to poke fun at Dale Jr.
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TALLADEGA, AL â OCTOBER 15: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Mountain Dew Chevrolet, prepares to drive during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 15, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
A NASCAR fan played Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarteâs 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 Wallaceâs spotter, Freddie Kraft, did not miss the opportunity to poke fun at the driver.
Damn. @SteveLetarte and @DaleJr got into the bottle pretty early this week.
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Of course, NASCAR fans found the incident hilarious too.
They drank all the @HighRockVodka or found @SpotterBrett bourbon stash đ¤Ł
Oh fuck that's funny
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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DAYTONA BEACH, FL â FEBRUARY 19: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Nationwide Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 59th Annual DAYTONA 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Norris said, âI got a call from Tim Schuler from Budweiser one day, and Steve Uihlein, and they were like, âHey, whatâs going on over at Jr.âs house?â
And I said âWhat do you mean?â
Well, the local distributor just said, âThe most beer I deliver to any retailer in the entire state of North Carolina is in Mooresville at Dale Jr.âs house.â
They said âIs he selling it?âÂ
And youâre like âNo, theyâre drinking it.â
He goes âHow the hell is he drinking so much beer? Weâre delivering case after case after case and thereâs not a store in the area, in the region, thatâs consuming as much beer.ââ
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Itâs incredible how much beer he can drink. Do you know anyone who challenge Dale Earnhardt Jr.? Let us know in the comments.