Engulfed in Flames Once Himself, Dale Earnhardt Jr Chimes on NASCAR Driver’s Divisive Decision to Risk His Life After Facing “Frightening Reality” at Talladega

A horrific crash of NASCAR Truck Series driver Jordan Anderson at Talladega on Saturday saw Anderson’s car was seen set ablaze and veering towards the wall as he tried to escape the raging inferno. Just as he popped his head out of the moving car in a rush to get out as soon as possible, his car slammed into the wall. Somehow by sheer luck, he was able to get out and stand on top of the tire barrier.

However, soon after he lay down on the ground and waited for the AMR Safety crew to arrive. Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt jr recollected his incident and gave a take on how drivers try their best to get out of the car as soon as possible in situations like this.

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Sometime later, a fan on Twitter stated was shocked to see a driver attempt to jump out of a moving truck and stated, “Jordan Anderson was climbing out of the truck WHILE it was still moving and he hit the wall and was ejected out of the truck. WTF.” Dale Jr was quick to respond to the fan and said, “Fire is hot. When you are faced with that frightening reality you’ll take your chances.”

A situation like the one Anderson had been a part of was something, Junior was highly familiar with.

Dale Earnhardt Jr also had a similar firey situation back in his time

During the 2004 American Le Mans Series, Earnhardt had the unfortunate luck of being in an accident that would shake him from the ground up.

What seemingly started as a normal-looking crash soon turned out to be a disaster avoided in the nick of time. Right as Earnhardt Jr crashed out his car violently ignited into flames with thick smoke rising up in the air. The flames engulfed the cockpit and Junior dashed to get out of the burning coffin as soon as possible.

The race was immediately suspended, as the safety crew rushed to Earnhardt Jr. Strange enough, later on, Junior stated that he always had the sensation of someone pulling him out of the wreckage. Whereas in reality he actually did climb out all by himself. During an interview, he stated, “I didn’t get out. I don’t have any memory of myself climbing out of the car. And I remember sort of moving like in motion going to lean forward and try to climb out of the car, and then something grabbed me under the armpits, pulled me up over the door bars, and then let go of me.”

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All of this might sound strange, but when a person is involved in a life-or-death situation, it is not hard to misinterpret what is happening around them.