"Drank beer on pit road till 2am": $300M-worth Dale Earnhardt Jr. reflects on wild Bristol Xfinity race

Dale Earnhardt Jr. described his post-race celebrations after returning to Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 300. He finished the race in seventh place despite facing challenges early on.

$300 million-worth Dale Jr. (according to Celebrity Net Worth) returned to the #88 Chevrolet seat to compete in the Xfinity Series race. Starting from P13, he gained a few positions early on but faced significant challenges due to issues with his team radio, which caused him to lose ground. The team attempted to rectify the problem by calling him into the pits for a helmet change, but this did not resolve the issue. Additionally, Dale Jr. lost his spectacles during the race, making it difficult for him to see clearly.

Adding to the events, the 49-year-old had to contend with an extremely loud noise later in the race. The team attached a push-to-talk radio to his chest, which fell down and increased the volume to maximum

Despite the setbacks he faced throughout, Earnhardt Jr. managed to finish the race in seventh place. Reacting to all the incidents he had to face, he stated that he would love to return to the track.

"Drank beer on pit road till 2am. I think we got everything out of this evening we possibly could. Recommend 10 out of 10. Would come again @ItsBristolBaby," he wrote on social media.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. reveals running 120 laps without communication at Bristol

Racing at Bristol poses a challenge for the drivers as the margin for error is extremely small. Amid this, effective team communication is crucial for drivers to stay informed about their surroundings and avoid accidents.

Unfortunately for him, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was not able to establish communication with his team even after switching his earplugs.

"We had a radio harness or something went out under the pace laps and didn’t have a radio for about 50 laps,” Earnhardt Jr. said. “Swapped out the earplugs, still didn’t work. Swapped out the helmet, still didn’t work. So probably ran about 120 laps without really much communication with TJ(Majors). And finally, they stuck a radio with a short harness in it and a button I could clip to my chest, and I could hear them and talk back under caution, but it worked out, and we didn’t lose any lap or anything."

“So just as frustrating as that is, it was important not to give up and lose a lap or anything and try to salvage what we could because we had a top-10, top-five car. And I’m glad we were able to get a good result with those issues,” he added.

This was the first time this year that Earnhardt Jr. stepped into a NASCAR race. He hasn't made an appearance in the Cup Series ever since his retirement at the end of the 2017 season. However, he does take an interest in stepping into an Xfinity Series race at least once a year.