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Dale Earnhardt Jr. is disappointed and confused over NASCAR's recent Bristol race that saw fans angry over the lack of excitement.

Dale Jr. couldn’t see his dash but finished seventh anyways at Bristol in his first NASCAR race in nearly a year.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and many NASCAR fans had circled Friday since it was announced that the Xfinity Series Bristol night event would be Junior's lone NASCAR race in 2024. The 49-year-old had a solid run, finishing seventh, but that result doesn't come close to telling the entire story of the Hall of Famer's night.

During the NASCAR Xfinity Series race last Friday at Bristol, racing veteran Dale Earnhardt Jr. found himself in a heated altercation with fellow driver Riley Herbst.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s night at Bristol Motor Speedway was anything but routine, but the Hall of Famer came across the line seventh.

The last time Dale Earnhardt Jr. climbed from his NASCAR Xfinity Series car at Bristol Motor Speedway, flames were nipping at his ankles as a mechanical failure parked him late in the race. Earnhardt Jr.