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Going into the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 2, NASCAR superstar Dale Earnhardt Jr. had stayed pretty level headed despite what has been a tough season for him so far.
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But then, he just couldn’t hold it in anymore.
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“What the fuck happened up there?” Dale Jr. was caught saying on live television during the race broadcast when his race day ended as a result of a seven-car pileup late in the race.
Soon after, Dale Jr.’s disappointment was still evident in a serious of tweets. “Damnit,” he wrote. “What a shitty result after having such a fast car. [It] was a damn blast out there today. So pissed.”
Damnit. What a shitty result after having such a fast car. I'm was a damn blast out there today. So pissed. 😤
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) April 2, 2017
And about that live television swear word? Well, he had something to say about that, too. “Ya I heard I got an F-bomb on TV,” he wrote. “That’s pretty cool. Hope no one was offended. That’s racin’.”
Ya I heard I got an f bomb on TV! That's pretty cool. Hope no one was offended. That's racin' https://t.co/U5lbX4TM3R
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) April 2, 2017
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“We got bottled-up there in [Turn] 3 and they’re ain’t no bumpers on these cars. It knocked the radiator out of it,” he told Fox Sports after the race. “So, we’re out of the race. … So, we’re done. I was having a good time. But, I’m disappointed with the way we’re finishing. We’ve got to finish better than this.”
