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Lame Dale Earnhardt Jr s Poor Leadership Called Into Question Over Chicken Sh*t Comments on Ty Gibbs NASCAR Win

Published 11/06/2022, 4:45 AM ESTBy MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – APRIL 07: Dale Earnhardt Jr, driver of the #88 Hellmann’s Fridge Hunters Chevrolet, prepares to practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Call 811 Before You Dig 250 powered by Call 811.com at Martinsville Speedway on April 07, 2022 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) One could argue that Ty Gibbs shouldn’t have won the NASCAR Xfinity Series title, and most would agree with such an argument. Still, if even that isn’t a convincing testament to the resentment against the #54 driver, then perhaps take a look at how fans reacted to Dale Earnhardt Jr’s post-Phoenix comments. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Earnhardt Jr, whose JR Motorsports had a 75% chance to win the title with 3/4 drivers in the final four against Ty Gibbs, accepted the ‘fair display’ of racing put up by his drivers and denounced the urges of a payback. “I appreciate our drivers efforts to win today. They gave it everything. Some in my timeline wanted us to wreck Ty. That ain’t no good to me. Noah would have done what it took to win if he could have reached Ty there at the end. But sayin Sam shoulda wrecked Ty is ,” he tweeted. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad I appreciate our drivers efforts to win today. They gave it everything. Some in my timeline wanted us to wreck Ty. That ain’t no good to me. Noah would have done what it took to win if he could have reached Ty there at the end. But sayin Sam shoulda wrecked Ty is — Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) However, this wasn’t taken well by a big section of NASCAR fans, as they called out the Hall of Famer for his attitude as a team owner. Many reactions pointed out and emphasized that Gibbs should’ve been given a taste of his own medicine when it mattered the most. The fact that he wasn’t, followed by Junior’s comments really infuriated some fans. Lost all respect for Jr. Motorsports today. Lost all interest for the sport today. After today, I’m out. Ty should’ve been wrecked on Lap 1. He should’ve been in the FENCE. Ty should’ve been DESTROYED. I’m not surprised by these soft drivers anymore. Such a shame. — Austin Clark (@AJC_016) Wrecking him once wouldn't come close to matching the levels of he dished out in his career. Lack of respect shouldn't be enabled, it should be punished By letting the 54 finish this race in one piece the entire xFinity series garage basically enabled reckless driving — S. Adamczyk (@immaputdishere) You disappoint me JR. — The Messiah (@tht1guyudntknow) So you're letting your team know it's ok to take each other out but they ain't allowed to another manufacturer makes no sense you let your live of the Commanders get in the way of running your race team you lost a fan I'm selling all my Jr stuff and I hope Noah sticks it to HMS — Ron Lamping (@RonLamping) Literally no one wants to hear it Junior. What you think is “right” here is hokey and lame. Ty didn’t deserve that championship. He deserved to get it taken away in a brutal humiliating fashion. That’s what we wanted. We didn’t want “clean” it means nothing — c?nn?r (@BernienChompz) Nah that’s poor leadership on your part. 4 to 1 basically and the 1 came away with the cup. — Derek Miller (@DerekWMiller13) WATCH THIS STORY:

Dale Earnhardt Jr had emphasized none of his drivers would be dumping Ty Gibbs

Ahead of the Xfinity Series finale, Dale Earnhardt Jr. had made it clear that none of his three drivers would go out in Phoenix and do something for which they have to put their heads down. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad “I will tell you that I talked to my four guys post-Martinsville, and I said, ‘Listen, we’re not dumping nobody this weekend.’ I said, ‘We’re going to try and that championship,'” he . “We’re damn sure not going to let that 54 win it, but we’re going to walk out of there with our heads up.”DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – AUGUST 30: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #8 Hellmann’s Chevrolet, stands in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 at Darlington Raceway on August 30, 2019 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) But looking at how things stand now, it doesn’t seem like JR Motorsports keeping their heads up out of Phoenix with no trophy in their bag is working after all. Instead, probably the opposite is true. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad

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ADVERTISEMENT Shaharyar 1529 articlesShaharyar is a NASCAR writer at EssentiallySports. A graduate in Journalism from Amity University, he has been a passionate follower of motorsports for a better part of the decade. While Kyle Busch is always his first pick, he also considers Kyle Larson a legend in the making.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

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