WATCH: Dale Earnhardt Jr. blames Austin Cindric for overtime mayhem at Nashville

Austin Cindric's spin was the first domino to fall in the Nashville race.

WATCH: Dale Earnhardt Jr. blames Austin Cindric for overtime mayhem at Nashville

Austin Cindric and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Via IMAGO)

Last weekend’s Ally 400 at Nashville saw a record-setting five overtime restarts. This saw Joey Logano grab the opportunity with both his hands and win the race with a margin of less than seven-hundredths of a second ahead of Zane Smith. This led Dale Earnhardt Jr. to blame Austin Cindric for the chaos that ensued over the track.

Nashville has a 1.33-mile track that drivers have loved over the years. The track has been a staple since in the NASCAR calendar and is often known for the entertainment that it provides. Moreover, this year’s race was no different as fans saw five overtime restarts that emphasized fuel saving instead of pushing the limits, which was perfectly exhibited by Joey Logano, who did more than 100 laps on his final fuel run.

However, as Dale Earnhardt Jr. explained, all this chaos could be attributed to Austin Cindric. The NASCAR veteran blamed the 25-year-old for spinning the car with two laps to go, which laid the basis for the subsequent overtimes. He then gave a hilarious analogy where he elaborated that the Penske driver’s spin was similar to a delivery guy throwing your parcel on the front porch and destroying it after all the effort.

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If there's anything that you didn't like about the end of that race, you should blame Austrin Cindric. Because Austin Cindric is running a 400-mile race and spun out on the back straightaway with two laps to go. That's like the UPS guy or the Amazon or Fedex guy. You know you buy something that ships all the way across the country and the guy throws it at the front porch and breaks it.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. said in his podcast

Dale Earnhardt Jr. claims he hated concrete tracks

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been quite vocal for NASCAR and track owners changing certain aspects that some drivers deem to be sacred. One such issue has been tracks being repaved with concrete, and owners doing away with asphalt race tracks.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Via IMAGO)

Historically, tracks like Dover, Bristol, Nashville, and others used to be asphalt ones. However, due to high maintenance costs and constant wear and tear, they were changed to concrete once and for all. This change may not be visible now as races have been entertaining, but concrete tracks do not enable drivers to push their limits as Earnhardt argued.

Bristol when it was asphalt, it was magic. It seemed like something you would never be able to replicate. They went to concrete because they had a lot of problems with the track tearing apart. They did the same thing at Dover … I hated that they took those two racetracks that were super incredible, magical racetracks and put concrete down them.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. said in a livestream

Despite his unhappiness regarding concrete tracks, there is no confirmation of whether NASCAR would revert to tarmac. Thus, drivers would have to bear the disadvantages of racing on concrete for a bit more.

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