Dale Earnhardt Jr. calls for NASCAR to make radical change to overtime rules

Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants to see Nascar making a big change in his overtime rules, but does not know what fans would feel about it. On Dale Jr. Download, Earnhardt said Nascar should eliminate overtime in the Xfinity and Truck series.

“If I was in charge, I would not have overtime ends in Xfinity or Truck,” said Dale Earnhardt Jr. “I don’t think it serves a real objective other than presenting more opportunities to crash and tear more things.

“The racing cars and trucks are vehicles from $ 150,000 to $ 250,000. I think we lose sight of this. … No one really thinks of” shit, it was a few million dollars in equipment was destroyed. “I think that for long -term property, I would get rid of overtime in the truck and races.

Regarding the CUP series, Earnhardt said: “I think we can have it in the Cup series because these pilots make fewer errors, they are more elite, they will not, in most cases, destroy themselves or the whole race on the field in overtime.” Earnhardt made his comments after Nascar fans saw the series of trucks running to Watkins Glen will go to Triple Purple. The race ended in a few minutes when Nascar had predetermined to call it because of the darkness.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has more reflection on overtime nascar

Nascar’s overtime was introduced in 2004, which was the same year when it introduced the playoffs in the CUP series. In the current overtime format, the pilots compete in two laps and an unlimited number of attempts to obtain the last lap under green. Once the white flag is wavy, the following flag wins the race.

This is not the first time that Earnhardt has been rejected on Nascar’s overtime rules. In June, the Nascar Hall of Famer explained how Nascar should adjust the rules of overtime to be done is similar to other sports.

“Should we apply a more specific framework similar to NASCAR races?” Should we have an attempted extension if the head was disputed? ” Earnhardt asked on Dale Jr. Download. “We could all sit down, have a long conversation around what a disputed advance is.