Dale Jr Makes Shock Admission On NASCAR’S Playoff Format Triggering Early Retirements

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has seen NASCAR’s championship from nearly every angle, first as a driver chasing trophies, then as a broadcaster explaining them and now as a team owner living with the outcomes. With the title set to be decided at Homestead-Miami this weekend, he has delivered an unexpected verdict on the system NASCAR just left behind, and it has nothing to do with ratings or Game 7 drama. “Had they kept last years format I think a lot of drivers would have called it a career sooner than expected.