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The Bubba Wallace and Kyle Larson incident has now been engraved on everyone’s mind. Even Dale Earnhardt Jr is engulfed in the buzz. Recently an unseen clip of Junior emerged as he reacted to the replay of the incident while in the broadcasting booth.

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Junior said, “The shot the #5 takes on the driver’s door, on the front straightaway is vicious. I mean it’s a hit.”

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Junior was seen standing absolutely still in disbelief as he watched Wallace slam into Larson at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Fans react to Dale Earnhardt Jr’s reaction to the Incident

Fans could understand Junior’s body language, as he witnessed the crash and was left with no words for a brief moment. They then criticized what Wallace has done and classified it to be a disgraceful move.

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Fans also noted that Junior had witnessed crashes like this firsthand during his racing days and was no stranger to how it felt on the driver while feeling the impacts in the car. Junior has been an outspoken advocate of driver safety, especially on the ones that cause concussions to drivers, which can ultimately render the driver out of the sport altogether.

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Wallace’s actions were indeed shameful and it becomes an even bigger talking point due to the speed at which the impact took place. In recent times there have been a lot of talks surrounding driver safety. Especially with this new generation of cars and after what happened to Kurt Busch and Alex Bowman in separate instances.

Thankfully neither of the three drivers involved in the incident was unhurt, but anything could have gone wrong. Who would we blame then? The cars or the driver whose actions led to someone being gravely injured? NASCAR should definitely look into this and make sure that they hand Wallace a reprimand to remind him that the planet does not indefinitely revolve around him and him only.