NASCAR was under fire from the fans for cutting short the Coca-Cola 600 race last Sunday. Given that the racing surface had dried up after lengthy rain delays, the race was expected to go green. However, the officials decided to call it a day and declared Christopher Bell the winner, who was leading the field. Bell later called it a “much-needed weekend for our group,” after a really bad stretch.

The reason cited by NASCAR in calling the race official just after 249 Laps was high humidity and a potential early morning restart. This decision was criticized by the community, especially after the Indy 500 race was completed even after a 4-hour delay. It’s not a good sight to see one of the Crown Jewel events being washed out by rain. So how does NASCAR make it up to the fans? Well, Dale Earnhardt Jr has a unique idea that could do the trick.

Dale Earnhardt Jr suggests rebranding the Coca-Cola 600

During the inaugural NASCAR event of the 600-mile race at Charlotte Motorsports, the race went by the name of the World 600. The race carried this tag until the 1986 season when the soft drink giant decided to sponsor the race, and thus it was then referred to as the Coca-Cola 600.

However, the changing of the name trend didn’t stop there. In 2002, it was called the Coca-Cola Racing Family 600, referring to the drivers sponsored by Coca-Cola. Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn’t have a specific plan or idea on how NASCAR could set the record straight with the fans. Instead, he jokingly suggested, “I think NASCAR and Charlotte Motor Speedway can make this right by rebranding the race back to ‘The World 600.'”

Perhaps Dale Jr might be hinting at different dates for the Coke 600, and trying to avoid the clash with the Indy 500. But nothing can be said for certain about what he was interpreting with this cryptic message.

Surprisingly, Dale Jr supported NASCAR’s decision to call the race official, despite the possibility of a late restart. Sharing his thoughts on the heated topic via Dale Jr Download.

He stated, “I don’t have a problem with it. There’s protocols in place when our races are beyond halfway and we have a rain delay. The race can be called official. It’s been the way it is forever, as long as I remember.”

Given how good the race was, it was indeed a sucker punch for the fans and the entire NASCAR community. Even the race winner, Cristopher Bell, did feel the celebrations were rather tame and different compared to usual settings. Bell felt the heat coming his way right then and there.

Christopher Bell was booed out by the fans in the victory lane

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In theory, the likes of Brad Keselowski and Tyler Reddick were seen as potential race winners based on their charge from the back of the field. But what happened, happened, and fans were not having it. Usually, the drivers do get to do the burnout, the post-race interview, a victory lap, and a celebration with the crew. However, nothing of the sort happened with Bell.

Expressing his rather different feeling about winning the race via Dale Jr Download, he said, “That was a weird one, Dale; I’m not going to lie. The way it just unfolded at the end of that race was a wicked twist of emotions (…) It was not a normal victory lane, I think it is the very first victory lane that I got booed out of. They announced my name as the winner in victory lane, and what crowd was left erupted in boos for me. So yeah, it was quiet.”

Well, this wasn’t the first time that rain has spoiled a NASCAR event. The Clash, the Daytona 500, the All-Star event, and now the Coke 600 have all been affected. Hopefully, this trend won’t continue in the upcoming race as we head into the business end of the season.