{"id":122507,"date":"2025-08-06T02:50:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T02:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/122507\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T02:50:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T02:50:09","slug":"dale-earnhardt-jr-risks-it-all-blasts-nascar-next-gen-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/122507\/","title":{"rendered":"Dale Earnhardt Jr. Risks It All, Blasts NASCAR Next Gen Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\" id=\"article-content-block-1\" class=\"data-event\">The Next Gen car is not gaining any new fans in the 2025 Cup Series season. Following the race at Iowa Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. went on the Dale Jr. Download and thrashed the car for its flaws. More than a slew of complaints, his words were a record of frustration that no change is going to come. Making his position more delicate and tricky was his role as a broadcaster.<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\" id=\"article-content-block-2\" class=\"data-event\">First off, Junior doesn\u2019t think that the Next Gen is a proper stock car. The diffuser, the low-profile tires, and the big brakes make it more of a sports car than a stock, and Junior doesn\u2019t like that one bit. He ranted about how he tries his best to showcase the racing product in a good light when he is in the booth commenting on races, but his hate for the car just takes over at times.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\" id=\"article-content-block-3\" class=\"data-event\">He <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/c3xfzY1Vg24?si=f8o6xagF3-8LM1oo&amp;t=2445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-utm_source=\"article\" data-utm_medium=\"content\" data-utm_campaign=\"link\">said<\/a>, \u201cWould I have ever built a NASCAR stock car that had a diffuser? No. I wouldn\u2019t have put a low-profile tire on it and changed the sidewall so drivers can\u2019t feel the tire, don\u2019t know where the limited grip is, and can\u2019t trust it.\u201d The icon explained his issue with the brakes by stating how they don\u2019t fade any longer with short zones. This prevents them from strategizing to make passes.<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\" id=\"article-content-block-4\" class=\"data-event\">At the end of it all, Junior was only left broken and defeated. He continued, \u201cBut it\u2019s all here. It\u2019s here. It\u2019s bought and paid for. There\u2019s no change coming. So, if you know that nothing\u2019s going to change, they ain\u2019t taking the diffuser off. They\u2019re not changing the tire, they\u2019re not changing the brakes. And if you know that, then what good is it to sit here on this podcast and **** about it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Denny Hamlin joins Dale Earnhardt Jr.\u2019s fight against the Next Gen<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\" id=\"article-content-block-5\" class=\"data-event\">So, what is the solution to make this sport that he cares about so much better? He wants NASCAR to bring in a couple of people who can potentially advise them on the right path and steer things in a different direction. Quite naturally, it is already a given that the sanctioning body will not like this suggestion. To instigate it further, Denny Hamlin has criticized the Next Gen car this week as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\" id=\"article-content-block-6\" class=\"data-event\">The Joe Gibbs Racing veteran believes that the nature of Iowa Speedway, combined with the character of the Next Gen car, made for an underwhelming event on Sunday. Calling for major changes to be made to the car, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nascar\/articles\/denny_hamlin_calls_for_major_changes_to_iowa_speedway_rips_next_gen_car\/s1_17236_42545746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-utm_source=\"article\" data-utm_medium=\"content\" data-utm_campaign=\"link\">detailed<\/a>, \u201cHow in the world do you expect us to put on a good race when everyone\u2019s gonna run the same speed, and they\u2019re gonna run the same speed from the beginning of the run to the end of the run?<\/p>\n<p data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\" id=\"article-content-block-7\" class=\"data-event\">\u201cIt just makes it extremely difficult. Really, the only time you see those passes is when chaos breaks out, either on restarts or when the leader catches the back of the pack. That\u2019s what we as drivers are most frustrated about.\u201d <\/p>\n<p data-type=\"content\" data-variant=\"p\" id=\"article-content-block-8\" class=\"data-event\">As Junior pointed out, what\u2019s the point of seething over the car\u2019s issues on a regular basis when the sanctioning body is going to be least concerned about change?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Next Gen car is not gaining any new fans in the 2025 Cup Series season. 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