Another NASCAR race, another poor broadcast from FOX Sports. It seems to be going for so long, the fact that fans and almost everyone in NASCAR calling out FOX for their poor broadcasting, that it doesn’t even sound new anymore. Anyway, add the name of Dale Earnhardt Jr to the list of those critics.
The NASCAR Hall of Famer posted a tweet during the race at Sonoma Raceway that more or less summed up the problem with FOX.
“Did someone get spun in turn 11 a couple laps ago. Thought I saw it on the overhead cam,” he tweeted.
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Did someone get spun in turn 11 a couple laps ago. Thought I saw it on the overhead cam.
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) June 12, 2022
And it wasn’t just Dale Jr. who was having difficulty in navigating through major race incidents. Journalist Jeff Gluck also put out a tweet on his handle that resembled the problem that the JR Motorsports owner was having.
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“Cameras cut away from a car spinning in Turn 11 and I couldn’t tell who it was, but think it might have been Cole Custer,” Gluck tweeted.
Cameras cut away from a car spinning in Turn 11 and I couldn't tell who it was, but think it might have been Cole Custer.
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) June 12, 2022
Dale Earnhardt Jr is worried about the identity of important NASCAR series
In a recent segment of the Ask Jr. part of the Dale Jr. Download, Dale Earnhardt Jr expressed his concern about the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and it being on the verge of losing its identity.
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The Xfinity Series is the second tier of NASCAR’s three series, and it has given the sport some of its biggest names, including Dale Jr. himself.
“The bigger concern is the identity of the series. We went to the Next Gen car (Cup) and the Truck Series is important to NASCAR because its trucks,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. said. “The Truck Series still matters to Chevrolet or Toyota.”
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“Whereas the Xfinity Series doesn’t have that identity, doesn’t have that connection to manufacturers as it once did.”