“Never Ever Put Dirt on It Again” – Fans Vehemently Agree With Dale Earnhardt Jr’s Take on Controversial NASCAR Track

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AVONDALE, AZ – JANUARY 31: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. addresses the media during NASCAR testing at Phoenix International Raceway on January 31, 2017 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
What if you’re a billionaire and people ask what you’d do with your money? Most of us will probably say to buy some luxury cars, have private jets, buy yachts or travel all around the world. However, it’s not the same with Dale Earnhardt Jr as Dale reveals his wish if he was ever a billionaire.
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This was the second time the Bristol race-track hosted the second dirt race in NASCAR in 52 years. The race had both positives and negatives ever since the race started taking place from 2021. Admittedly, Earnhardt Jr isn’t a big fan of the dirt race and wished to own it and change the turf.
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Motorsports News Network MAVTV in their official Twitter handle asked the Twitterati about the racetracks they’d like to own if they were billionaires. Dale Earnhardt Jr, replying to the tweet has conveyed, “Bristol Motor Speedway so I could finally pave it with a glorious ribbon of asphalt”
Bristol Motor Speedway so I could finally pave it with a glorious ribbon of asphalt https://t.co/RWVNOanOpe
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) May 13, 2022
Dirt Race in NASCAR and fans agreeing to Dale Earnhardt Jr
It’s needless to say that NASCAR is a very popular sport in the United States of America. So to say, the most popular form of Motorsports in the country. However, there was a time fans criticized NASCAR to be a boring sport because of the same asphalt track types throughout the season.
As time rolled on, NASCAR introduced different types of racecourses throughout the year. It is believed that the governing body did this to increase excitement in the younger generation of fans. As stated, NASCAR introduced a race on the dirt track last year. The Food City Dirt Race in Bristol Motor Speedway has been the first-ever dirt race in the sport’s history in 51 years.
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However, the dirt race didn’t turn out to be everyone’s favorite, including the NBC NASCAR analyst Dale. As for fans, some expressed that the earlier track type at Bristol Motor Speedway was better. As the 47-year-old shared his view on the race track, NASCAR fans reacted pretty positively to Dale’s wishes.
Given below are some of the fan reactions:
You are hilarious! I love your persistence! 😂 Who knows, maybe one day!
— Marcus Smith (@MarcusSMI) May 13, 2022
And never EVER put dirt on it again!!
— Kevin Vick (@VickInABox77) May 13, 2022
Agreed. Do the dirt thing somewhere else. Charlotte, Eldora, Knoxville Iowa, or maybe volusia the week before Daytona. That would be a good idea for the clash.
— Nathan Hampton (@PlowboyHampton) May 13, 2022
Thanks Dale. On the way phone this week I met the girl to whom our father was a cousin to Dale Sr. She said Dale was her Godfather. And thanks for paving the track.
— Ken Kurtz (@gearhead8888) May 13, 2022
#PBBTA Pave Bristol Back To Asphalt
— Curtis DuPont (@CurtisDuPont3) May 14, 2022
This is a sight that I miss. pic.twitter.com/P4MERA3wiU
— Mike Pounders 🥇 (@MBPMotorsports) May 14, 2022
It would look great again pic.twitter.com/WzC0jfJ76Z
— Larry Parlier (@Speedpro1963) May 13, 2022
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Yes I'm all for it ! pic.twitter.com/CPzr6NmEZU
— Jeff Kuykendall 🏁 🐾#4 (@JRs_Creations) May 13, 2022
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Do you agree with Dale and NASCAR fans? What’d you like to own if you were a billionaire? Is it a racetrack or something else? Let us know.
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