Dale Earnhardt Jr. Archives - Beating and Banging https://beatingandbanging.com/tag/dale-earnhardt-jr/ Your Source for NASCAR News Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:08:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://beatingandbanging.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BeatingandBangingNewLogo-150x150.jpg Dale Earnhardt Jr. Archives - Beating and Banging https://beatingandbanging.com/tag/dale-earnhardt-jr/ 32 32 Dale Jr. Done With NBC & Why He Could Show Up on Fox in 2024 https://beatingandbanging.com/dale-jr-done-with-nbc-why-he-could-show-up-on-fox-in-2024/ https://beatingandbanging.com/dale-jr-done-with-nbc-why-he-could-show-up-on-fox-in-2024/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:08:49 +0000 https://beatingandbanging.com/?p=1470 Since retiring from full-time racing in 2017, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has proven to be a positive addition to the NBC broadcast booth, sharing his insight and knowledge with the fans each Sunday in the second half of the Cup Series schedule. It will be no more. That’s because the NASCAR Hall of Famer’s time at […]

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]]> Since retiring from full-time racing in 2017, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has proven to be a positive addition to the NBC broadcast booth, sharing his insight and knowledge with the fans each Sunday in the second half of the Cup Series schedule. It will be no more. That’s because the NASCAR Hall of Famer’s time at The Peacock is officially over according to a report in The Athletic. Junior will be moving over to Amazon Prime Video and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports, the two new racing broadcast partners, return to the air in 2025, and work the 10 races on the schedule.

While the move is great for NASCAR’s latest broadcast partners, it’s a big blow to NBC, where Earnhardt, who is still one of the most popular figures in the sport, is undoubtedly a reason many fans tune in to the broadcast.

Why Earnhardt Could Show Up on Fox in 2024

The report indicated that Earnhardt informed NBC officials of his decision last week. It also indicated that the 49-year-old plans to take the year off, but does have the option to work another deal with either of NASCAR’s current broadcast partners if he wants.

Could he go to Fox? While it’s easy to dismiss such a thought, there are several things to consider. Earnhardt has a good relationship with Kevin Harvick. Their CARS Tour co-owners. And secondly, Junior worked with the Fox broadcast team in 2022 during the spring race at Talladega. He’s already been in the booth with Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer, so there is some familiarity. Lastly, and most interestingly, he could join the Fox booth in an effort to help the broadcast move in the right direction.

Earnhardt has been critical of Fox’s coverage in the past, and most recently, this past week on his Dale Jr. Download, talking about the network’s cameras are always zoomed in and too close to the action. If he joined the booth, even for a single race, he could offer his input on how they did things at NBC with the hopes that Fox might implement those suggestions and improve the fan viewing experience.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. is unquestionably NASCAR’s biggest ambassador. His name carries considerable weight, but, to his credit, he’s developed his own personality that is authentic and the main reason fans enjoy his television work as an analyst and on his weekly Dale Jr. Download podcast. It’s on the latter where he can offer fresh, uncensored takes that sometimes cut against the grain and ruffle a few feathers of the Daytona-based company.

This week on his latest episode, Earnhardt talked about the exciting Atlanta race that ended with a thrilling photo finish. During that conversation, co-host Andrew Kurland asked Junior what he thought about Fox’s coverage. The question was an extension of a conversation the Hall of Famer started on Sunday during the race when he fired off a tweet on X that made it clear what he thought about it. 

“The camera shots are too tight. Can’t see everything. There is a shit-ton going on out there.”

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Addresses Fox's Coverage on Podcast

During the podcast, Earnhardt, who recently announced that he doesn’t have a contract with NBC for 2024, offered a thoughtful response that addressed a variety of areas on Fox’s coverage.

“Man, I couldn’t keep it bottled up anymore,” the two-time Daytona 500 champion admitted. “And since right now I’m not working for any specific network, I felt like that allowed me to be a little more sharing. There’s a couple of things about that. I’m not picking on Fox. I’m not saying they do things differently than NBC did things. 

“I’m always of the opinion that getting more cars on the screen is a good thing especially when all of those cars are doing some things, racing, battling. The more cars you can put on the screen, the more I, as a broadcaster, can talk about. ‘Look at that! Look at that!’ And if they’re not on the screen, I can’t say “Hell of a battle right there” when you can’t even see it at home.”

Earnhardt is like those old E.F. Hutton commercials – when he talks, people listen. 

Will the producers at Fox listen? 

 

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