“It is not a great look”: Dale Earnhardt Jr. rubbishes NASCAR penalizing Chase Elliott 

Dale Earnhardt Jr. recently shared his thoughts on the Chase Elliott and Brad Keselowski penalty from the Brickyard 400. The Hendrick Motorsports driver saw himself being penalized during the race for a blend line violation as he exited from a pit stop in stage 1.

While Elliott should've maintained his #9 Camaro on the acceleration line heading out of the pit road, he drifted out of the two painted white lines. And because of that, he was penalized, as was Brad Keselowski later in the race for a similar offense.

This was something that Dale Earnhardt Jr. claimed should've been avoided. And instead of a penalty, the NASCAR Hall of Famer believed it could've been dealt with something less harsh.

"I've seen so many cars go where they went. This is something that I have a little bit of a problem with. It's never really been something that was heavily officiated before, to pop a couple of drivers in the middle of the race when others we know are probably doing the same thing, it just felt loosey-goosey. It's not a great look. The #6 and the #9 should have gotten a warning and said specifically, the last white line is the one we do not want you to cross so stop, next one will be a penalty," Earnhardt Jr. said on his podcast.

It's worth mentioning that Chase Elliott was left really mad with his penalty at that moment.

The sport's most popular driver didn't hold back on his tongue as he shouted expletive after expletive on the radio after being penalized.

Kyle Larson speaks about Chase Elliott being penalized for the blend line violation

After his fourth win of the season in the Brickyard 400, Kyle Larson addressed the subject of Chase Elliott facing the penalty for violating the blend line.

Larson claimed that as a team, they communicated about the rule itself, revealing that none of them knew what the rule was.

"I don’t think NASCAR initially knew what the rule was because then we started kind of getting communication with them," Larson said. [2:44]

He revealed that back in May, when he was competing in the Indy 500, a driver was allowed to "straddle that first white line" but not allowed to get their left tires over it. Larson added he was used to doing that because of his previous experience.

The #5 driver said that as he was following Chase Elliott, he saw the #9 car "swung way out", which left him wondering if he had a penalty coming his way. Kyle Larson claimed that observing Elliott further helped him in knowing how much he can swing out on the white lines.

Ultimately, it was Elliott who got the penalty and Larson didn't, as he went on to win the race.