Dale Earnhardt Jr’s Admiration of Drivers’ Valor Against Mercilessly Brutal Track Gets NASCAR Fans to Remember Infamous Tragedies

Every racetrack in NASCAR’s schedule is a unique experience for fans and drivers alike. From the dirt track of Bristol to the street course of Chicago, every single one of them has a different challenge. One of the toughest races on the calendar is the Pocono 400. The Tricky Triangle has been in NASCAR’s plans since 1971, producing some of the most terrifying crashes in the sport’s history.

With NASCAR racing at the Pocono Raceway this past weekend, memories from the cursed triangle return to the community. Dale Earnhardt Jr, a two-time winner at the raceway, was featured in a video where he described his experience on a race day at Pocono. Watching the two-time Xfinity champion recollect old moments, fans gather to remember the unfortunate accidents on the infamous track.

Dale Earnhardt Jr understands the risk to drivers at Pocono

In Junior’s illustrious career that spanned 18 years, he was a force of nature on restrictor plate tracks. Driving at the triangle has fared better for him compared to most other drivers. With 2 wins, 11 top 5s, and 15 top 10s in 35 starts at the track, it’s safe to say he had a thing for Pocono. But what makes these stats even more impressive is the danger posed by the track.

With the very same feeling, Jr acknowledges the drivers as they were about to give it their best shot this weekend despite its scary history. He tweeted, “It’s a unique and fun track, but drivers know how quickly it can all go wrong at Pocono. I admire our competitor’s spirit to assume such a risk in pursuit of victory today.”

The tweet came in response to NASCAR on NBC releasing a teaser for Sunday’s race and introducing everyone to the track through Junior’s eyes.

Pocono has a peculiar design. The raceway has three renowned corners based on the design of popular old tracks. The most traditionally designed Turn 1 is inspired by the defunct Trenton Speedway in New Jersey. Turn 2 is also known as the Tunnel Turn, based on the corners at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, banked at 9 degrees. The toughest turn on the track since it leads straight away to turn 3.

Turn 3 is based on the Milwaukee Mile and is banked at 6 degrees, which is indeed quite flat as a normal public-use road. there is not much comfort for the cars either, which makes it even more dangerous going into the longest front straight. All these factors contribute to the difficulty of the venue.

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Fans reminded of tragic crashes at Pocono

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Alongside drivers, fans have also experienced the horrors of the mishaps at Pocono. With Dale Earnhardt Jr reminding them of the incidents that have scarred people during the previous editions of the race, fans joined in to express their regret and sadness. Most of the comments were of fans going back is time.

Some fans brought back the incident at the 2010 Pocono Race involving Elliott Sadler. This accident is known as the hardest accident recorded by any car’s black box in Cup history. For a deeper side of the stats, this was even worse than King Richard Petty’s crash at Bristol in 2003.

Another fan was intrigued by the mystery of it, as he tweets, “That 19 Sadler crash is still the most mysterious crash in nascar. Not 1 person has a proper video or anything of what actually happened.” Meanwhile, another was quick to reminisce about Dale’s crash in 2017 at the track. “Man, I remember when you broke that shifter years ago at Pocono. You can drive a car without a shifter and a steering wheel. You remember those races?”

One of the most nostalgic comments was one that mentioned the infamous crash involving Davey Allison in the 1992 Pocono race. The car was sent flipping in the air into the outer stretch of the track as it shattered into pieces. To understand the gravity of the crash, it destroyed Allisson’s car, and it ended his championship claim. The history of magnitude of crashes and the danger to a driver’s life, make it one of the most feared races in the schedule.

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