This is definitely not how Rick Hendrick or Dale Earnhardt Jr. expected their day to unfold at the Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 race at Atlanta Speedway.

Lap 105 turned into heartbreak in the blink of an eye for both team owners. Just as the battle for the lead intensified, Corey Day in the No. 17 misjudged the entry into term three and couldn’t quite get his car down to the bottom.

The slight miscalculation proved costly as Day clipped the left rear of Carson Kvapil’s JRM No. 1 car while the two were fighting nose to tail at the front of the pack.

What started as a tight, aggressive duel instantly unravelled, sending both machines sliding up the banking and hard into the outside wall. With nowhere to go, Dale Jr.’s 2024 Xfinity champion, Justin Allgaier, was collected as well, the trio slamming the barrier and bringing out a pivotal caution.

And it is safe to say that the fans would not let this go.

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The reaction online was instant and unforgiving. As soon as the recon folded, fans flooded social media with pointed questions and blunt criticism, many of them about Rick Hendrick’s star driver.

One fan wrote, “How is Corey Day full-time but Corey Heim isn’t?” a comparison that quickly gained traction as others echoed the sentiment.

Another did not mince words either, asking flatly, “Has Day ever had a clean race? Seems like every time he is mentioned, it’s a caution.”

Others widen the scope beyond just Day. On post read, “Wreck Hendrick at it again,” suggesting a broader critique of the powerhouse pipeline and its prospects.

Story is still developing….