Dale Earnhardt Jr Believes Indy Road Course Race Was “Bonkers” Whilst Denny Hamlin Starts a Campaign to “Bring Back the Oval”

The NASCAR Cup race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course has officially wrapped up. Tyler Reddick snatched victory, making it his second career Cup win. However, the race itself was quite chaotic and prompted mixed reactions from the community.

A fair number of drivers like Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, and Kyle Busch didn’t like the racetrack. However, there were people like Dale Earnhardt Jr and spotter Brett Griffin, who loved the race.

Hamlin was of the opinion that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway should revert back to the oval layout. Meanwhile, Harvick called the move to run on the road course a ‘disgrace’ and ‘just another race’.

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On a similar sentiment, Hamlin’s teammate Kyle Busch declared that it was nothing but a ‘parking lot’. Even Brad Keselowski confessed that there was something special about running on the oval layout.

Dale Earnhardt Jr had a different take on the track and the race

On a surprising note, a number of people declared that they loved the race and found it exciting. NASCAR spotter Brett Griffin dubbed it as the best race of the weekend. Meanwhile, former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr said, “Today’s cup race was bonkers. It was bananas. It was goofy. But it was without a doubt the best entertainment of the entire weekend. Let’s discuss.”

In all honesty, there was plenty of chaos, as many drivers kept missing their braking points at Turn 1. As a result, it led to either them spearing off the track, or collecting some poor unsuspecting soul.

However, once all was said and done, Reddick emerged from the pandemonium and snatched his second career win. The Top 5 was an unusual one, as Daytona 500 winner Austin Cindric was 2nd, ahead of Harrison Burton, Todd Gilliland and Bubba Wallace.

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It is also worth mentioning that this is Wallace’s third consecutive Top 10 finish. Needless to say, the pit crew swap was pretty much a godsend.