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When Dale Earnhardt Jr Admitted His Good Fortune Against Legal Authorities Compared to Kyle Busch

Published 09/20/2022, 9:00 AM EDT

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An interview that took place 11 years ago talked about how the NASCAR Hall of Famer dodged the legal authorities and made a statement about his fellow competitor who couldn’t do the same.

Back in 2011, Jeff Gluck, a famous American Motorsports Journalist, asked Dale Jr. about Kyle Busch 128 mph speeding ticket. The cut-throat competition was also seen off-track from the owner of JR Motorsports when they were on the peak of their fierce rivalry.

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When asked about the Joe Gibbs Racing driver, Kyle Busch incident, Junior said that he’s driven well over the speed limit at times, too.

Then the #88 driver added, “Sometimes you go a little fast, even away from the racetrack, I guess,” he said. “I’ve been guilty of the same thing myself just been lucky enough not to get caught.”

I don’t really know if I got that fast,Earnhardt said.

I didn’t know if we had enough straight road in North Carolina to get going that quick, but, apparently there is a piece somewhere.”

Maybe the former Hendrick Motorsports driver isn’t much aware of such roads or maybe he’s a cunning driver.

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Unfortunately, Dale Jr’s fortune lasted until 2016. When news came to the spotlight with him facing the strict authorities.

Dale Earnhardt Jr also faced the legal authorities

The third-generation driver who boasted about getting lucky while doing mischief on the road wasn’t lucky anymore.

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Back in 2016, although sidelined from the NASCAR Cup Series because of concussion-like symptoms. #88 driver didn’t hold himself from speeding while going to watch a race at Texas Motor Speedway and was pulled over.

In addition to this, His fiance and now wife Amy Reimann captured a perfect moment and posted it on her Twitter handle. The caption stated, “My little speed racer. #WheelingIt #warning

Although, the tweet didn’t mention how fast Dale Jr was driving. Naturally, fans on Twitter raised a question to which the 15-time winner of NASCAR’s Most Popular driver had the most apt response, “Not fast enough”.

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One can comprehend from this, that Dale Jr was slightly fortunate as he just got the warning. But the question arises, is it because he’s one lucky guy or is it because of the name “Earnhardt”?

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Sashwat Deo

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Sashwat Deo is a NASCAR Author at EssentiallySports. Having completed his undergrad in Mass Communication, he has set out to leave his mark in the field of journalism. Since he is an avid sports fan, it didn't take long for Sashwat to fall in love with the fast-paced and competitive world of motorsports.
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Nizamul Haque Bhuyan