Dale Earnhardt Jr. got here away with blended opinions about Carson Hocevar and the misadventures alongside the best way in the direction of profitable in his Truck Sequence one-off return final Friday at Kansas Speedway.
First, Hocevar held off a tough charging Layne Riggs, together with contact between the 2 on the ultimate lap, and drove away to the checkered flag all of the whereas holding out his left hand so he might flip off his closest pursuer.
Hocevar additionally known as Riggs ‘child,’ regardless of each being 22. Actually, Riggs is 5 months older than Hocevar. Earnhardt didn’t like that, although he appreciated the aptitude of character. His takeaways have been heard on the Wednesday episode of the Dale Jr Obtain podcast.
“Riggs is older than him,” Earnhardt stated. “Is he self-appointing himself some type of veteran? Y’all heard that shit? ‘Man, that child’s gonna win loads of races.’ What the fuck dude? You’re a child. That was a really egotistical transfer. I feel it’s an asinine approach to have a look at issues. …I do know that Riggs is just not in Cup, however when it comes to means, expertise, I don’t actually set them too far aside. You might put Riggs within the 77 (Spire Motorsports automobile) and finally get cheap outcomes.”
Earnhardt additionally stated he appreciated the center finger and that he would have flipped off Riggs too.
“Layne Riggs goes down into Flip 1. He’s beneath Hocevar, wrecked them each. The fucking wall saved Hocevar,” Earnhardt stated. “…How a lot expertise does that take to go down within the nook, drive up the racetrack into the man’s left-rear nook panel, rattling close to wreck each of you. I’d have flipped his ass off too.”
All advised, Earnhardt says he’s giving Hocevar endurance and charm to evolve into his personal.
“Most individuals are 22-year-old 22-year-olds, and so they’re going to fuck up,” Earnhardt stated. They’re going to behave like that, and it’s going to be too large for them, and so they’re going to fuck up so much. If you happen to will be affected person with a man like Hocevar, the 26-year-old Hocevar would be the driver that you really want him to be.”
