A lot of discussions ensued after Chase Elliott got injured while snowboarding. The Hendrick Motorsports driver is expected to be out for several weeks. Surely, it is a big miss for the NASCAR giants. But this raises the question, was it wise for Elliott to risk himself like this during the ongoing season? How do NASCAR drivers themselves evaluate all of this before making such decisions? Well, Dale Earnhardt Jr surely had his say on this.

It is difficult being a NASCAR driver. Almost every decision on and off the track matters With all his experience, Dale Jr recently shared his take on the moral side of the sport.

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Junior recently spoke in detail about Elliott’s injury on his podcast, The Dale Jr Download, He explained his thought process when it comes to situations like these.

He said, “If I get injured and I’m out you know for a substantial period of time or I do something to myself that might force my employer to question my ability going forward right? You know you go out there and suffer a concussion you know that unfortunately has a bit of stigma tied to it and so those are the things that I worried about.”

Dale Jr. further added to what may matter to other drivers. He said, “There are other things bigger than you worry about…maybe some drivers are very you know, hey man I can’t do this or won’t do this, I’m worried about the points, I’m worried about the playoffs, I’m worried about the championship.”

But that was not Dale’s top-most priority. The 48-year-old said, “I thought larger like I’m worried about how my employer feels.”

“It’s more like what do you think what does my employer think, what my advisors think, it’s really all about how they feel about this.”

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“And if something did happen, how would you feel, you gauge the room, you read the room and that would help make your decision.” It certainly makes sense from Junior’s perspective and is probably the reason he followed up with some strong statements.

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Dale Jr. wanted Chase Elliott to be wary of the repercussions in case of such an event. Adding some more input to the injury, he hoped that someone from the team would have a word with the Hendrick Motorsports driver.

The JR Motorsports co-owner wanted Elliott to be told, “Look man, I know you want to do this. Here’s what you’re getting paid by the Cup team. Here is the insurance coverage that we have that would handle any kind of injury or worse.”

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“And so, if there’s an injury that limits you for a couple of weeks, this is the repercussions. If there’s an injury that knocks you out for driving a race car entirely, here is the repercussions.”

Having said that, Dale Jr admitted that ultimately it all comes down to the driver’s individual choice. It is just that he expects Elliott to be more responsible for his actions.