Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s recent guest recalls when Dale Earnhardt was forced to swallow his anger

Former NASCAR Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. invited veteran crew chief Tim Brewer to a recent episode of his The Dale Jr. Download podcast. During his career as a crew chief, Brewer worked with several legendary drivers like Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Terry Labonte, Bobby Labonte, Davey Allison, and Bill Elliott.

As the two NASCAR dignitaries spoke about different things, Brewer recalled the time when Junior's father, Dale Earnhardt Sr., confronted him for cheating during a race.

Often regarded as the 'intimidator', Earnhardt Sr. was one of the most formidable drivers of his time. He won the series championship seven times, tying with Richard Petty. Earnhardt was posthumously inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2002 and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2006.

Recalling the encounter with the veteran racer, Brewer told Dale Earnhardt Jr.

"Your old man...he had a good eye on him. He got on me pretty hard on me one day. He goes, why the hell do you cheat so much? I said, I don't call it cheating, I call it self-defense. He said, how do you figure that? I said, the last time I looked on the roof or the door of my car it didn't have Dale Earnhardt on it. He smirked and grinned."

Back then, Dale Earnhardt Sr. used to drive the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevy in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, now known as the NASCAR Cup Series. The iconic car is currently driven by Cup Series regular, Austin Dillon, Childress' grandson.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. nearing the possible end of NASCAR Xfinity Series career

Dale Earnhardt Jr. retired from racing as a full-timer back in 2017. However, he has been competing in select Xfinity races since then under the banner of JR Motorsports, a team that he co-owns with his sister Kelley Earnhardt Miller and Hendrick Motorsports owner, Rick Hendrick.

Junior will drive the No. 88 JR Motorsports machine in this Saturday's (September 20) race at Bristol Motor Speedway, with Hellmann’s Mayonnaise as his primary sponsor.

"We are grateful for Unilever and Hellmann’s continued support and partnership," Earnhardt said in March (via NASCAR). "They have played a huge role in our organization and our success ever since the early days of JR Motorsports, both on and off the track."

However, Dale Earnhardt Jr. might be close to his Xfinity Series career. When asked about the same on an episode of his podcast, Junior said that this year's race at Bristol will "probably" be his last Xfinity start. As per Motorsports Wire, he will continue running in the zMAX CARS Tour.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. owns the Late Model racing series alongside former NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick, Hall of Famer Jeff Burton, and Trackhouse Racing owner Justin Marks.