Dale Jr. claims Jimmie Johnson was ‘racing with one arm behind his back’ while defeating Chase Elliott
If you look at Jimmie Johnson’s racing results so far this year, you won’t find many other seven-time Cup Series champions. J.J. finished 28th at Daytona and 29th at Texas. But is it his fault? There’s no question that Legacy Motor Club is struggling to stay competitive, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. believes that with the right car, Jimmie Johnson can certainly be competitive. I believe that. The junior also spoke about the difficulty of holding short training sessions, contradicting Chase Elliott’s words a few days ago.
Dale Earnhardt Jr blames the car for Jimmie Johnson’s misery The Hendrick Motorsports driver won the race at the Texas Motor Speedway, so Dale Earnhardt Jr is more inclined to take his word for it as he is the one doing the racing on the track. As far as Jimmie Johnson is concerned, his former teammate wants him to be a lot more competitive than he has been of late. Given the 7-time Cup Series champion’s age, perhaps it is not possible for him anymore to challenge for wins, but competing against drivers in the top 10 or 15 could be achievable if he had a better car.
Dale Earnhardt Jr exclaimed, “He’s (Elliott) the driver that’s just won the race this past weekend…if he tells me that this is the way it is and this is good, I’m gonna probably take his word for it cause he is the one out there doing it. I am sitting at home watching from a distance and like I say all the time, we got a lot of opinions on here and we sometimes get it right and sometimes get it wrong. Maybe I’m wrong here. “Maybe I’m practicing the wrong way. All I know is that I want to see Jimmy run better.
And if he thinks practice will help, I want Jimmy “I want Johnson to practice more because I want him to be competitive. I feel like he’s racing with one arm strapped to his back,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. said on the podcast. said in a recent episode. Perhaps it was due in part to training that Johnson wasn’t able to keep up very well. Dale Earnhardt Jr. said NASCAR Cup Series practice sessions are so short that drivers don’t have time to process data and formulate ways to improve their car’s performance. Chase Elliott disagrees with this, as he previously stated that short training sessions were sufficient for him. Perhaps shorter sessions are more beneficial to a team like Hendrick Motorsports, which already knows a lot, than a smaller team like Legacy Motor Club. Dale Earnhardt Jr. talked about his experience of a quick practice session at last year’s Xfinity Series fall race in Bristol. He finished 30th there, which was a good enough result. “Well, please practice more. I hope you practice more.
When I went to Bristol last year, was that enough? yes. But that wasn’t enough. At the end of that practice, I felt like I had somehow made progress. Everything happens so quickly. Practice, 20 minutes, qualifying, that’s what I think…I just look back. We don’t have time to download and think and process and change things to adjust and improve, but Chase thinks we’ll be okay with that,” the NASCAR veteran added. Which side of this debate are you on? Are shorter training sessions better, or should we give drivers as long training sessions as possible to fine-tune their cars? Let us know what you think .
