Dale Earnhardt Jr. airs it out on Erik Jones, Ryan Blaney dustup: ‘I wanted him to ship him’

Erik Jones and Ryan Blaney had an intense battle during this past Sunday’s race in Mexico City. At one point, Blaney appeared to get into the back of Jones.

Jones didn’t like that, and retaliated by turning right into Blaney’s No. 12 Ford coming out of Turn 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. watched it happen as he was calling the race on Prime Video. Earnhardt said he wanted Jones to “ship him [Blaney].”

“Ryan Blaney got used up by Erik Jones coming out of Turn 4. I guess Blaney might have doored him or something and Erik didn’t like it,” Earnhardt said on the Dale Jr. Download. “Erik just turns right and tries to drive into Blaney. It was awesome, even though it was Blaney. [Blaney got back to him] and Erik didn’t do anything. I wanted him [Jones] to ship him [Blaney]. … I said, ‘Guys, stay on that 12 or just kind of be mindful on that 12 if he gets to the 43, let’s get that back on the screen.’

“… Erik was on it. He’s not [a dirty driver], but he’s at that point where he’s driving a car that’s getting a little better and he’s also in that point in his career where he’s like, ‘I’m not putting up with it.'”