A now deleted post made several wild claims regarding disputes between NBC and Dale Jr
For the past 5 years, Dale Earnhardt Jr has been a part of the NBC Sports booth, calling NASCAR races. His contract has not been renewed for 2024.
It’s currently rumored that Dale Jr will return to the booth in 2025. However, those rumors are linked to TNT and Amazon Prime coverage.
TNT and Prime will each have 5 races in the middle of the season, beginning in 2025. It’s a part of the new TV deal which begins in 2025.
New NASCAR TV Deal: Fox, NBC, Amazon Prime, TNT through 2031
Regarding Earnhardt’s departure, the rumors have been flying…
A popular reddit post sparked a response from Dale Earnhardt Jr. The post made multiple false claims regarding his lack of renewal with NBC.
The post stated that NBC wanted races to be called remotely. It also noted that Earnhardt clashed with personnel in earpieces during the broadcast. It further stated NBC wanted Earnhardt to call the broadcast from the TV screens inside the booth, showing what fans at home see, instead of through the window.
Dale Earnhardt Jr responds to the now deleted post
And, Earnhardt has surfaced to shut it all down. The post has since been deleted.
“This is all untrue,” Dale Earnhardt Jr stated via social media in a response to the post.
“NBC is not considering a remote booth and I was never scolded for anything. NBC was amazing and everyone there taught me a ton. I promise that’s the truth.”
He concluded, “Nothing but respect and love for everyone there that I came in contact with.”
Dale Earnhardt Jr reportedly leaving NBC for new NASCAR tv booth
