Dale Earnhardt Jr. famous how the Ross Chastain-Joey Logano drama overshadowed Shane van Gisbergen’s win on the Charlotte Roval. He pointed to Brad Keselowski’s feedback on the identical and argued that NASCAR’s playoff format creates such storylines.
SVG made historical past on the Roval by claiming his fifth consecutive highway course win. The consequence additionally marked his second win by a 15-second margin, matching Bobby Allison’s 1982 file of the identical nature.
Nevertheless, the day’s focus was extra on Chastain’s duel with Logano for the ultimate switch spot. The 2 entered the ultimate lap tied in factors, till Chastain took himself out on the ultimate nook and threw a Hail Mary by crossing the end line in reverse.
Logano handed him by a mere 0.167-second lead and locked in to the Spherical of 8. On the most recent episode of Dale Jr. Obtain, Earnhardt addressed the ultimate lap showdown.
“Brad Keselowski comes on social media and says, it is clear as day, we had a man dominate the highway programs this yr, win by a mile and we within the race with a ‘oh ho hum yep, he did it once more’, and we’re uber targeted on the 22 and 1, which is a battle for eighth in factors. And I type of really feel related, perhaps I see his level,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. mentioned. [0:54 onwards]
Joey Logano, on his half, weighed in on the scenario and known as out critics of the playoff format. He argued that the playoffs create ‘actual drama’ and ‘superior moments’, very like his duel with Chastain.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’ younger prodigy feedback on NASCAR’s playoff format
Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s rookie driver Connor Zilisch is seemingly content material along with his efficiency this yr. The 19-year-old took his tenth win within the lately concluded playoff race at Charlotte Roval. Regardless of his dominance up to now, something can occur within the title-decider and Zilisch is nicely conscious of the very fact.
“I’ve informed my total group, you already know, it doesn’t matter what occurs the following 4 races, you already know, it is not going to outline our season….does that imply I am not going to attempt to win the championship? No,” he mentioned by way of X/Bob Pockrass.
“All people’s obtained the identical guidelines and everyone, you already know, is in the identical format. So, you already know, no matter how our season goes from right here, you already know, I would not say that this season hasn’t been successful,” he added.
With Zilisch’s transition to the Cup Collection subsequent yr, he is slated for a part-time schedule with JRM. He’ll share the No.1 entry alongside Carson Kvapil, who has been in the reduction of from a full time trip. Dale Earnhardt Jr. lately addressed Kvapil’s 2026 deal and pointed to a scarcity of funding as cause for the change.
Edited by Vignesh Kanna
