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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Not Happy With NASCAR Star Joey Logano

Originally posted on The Spun | By Chris Rosvoglou | Last updated May 21, 2025 11:18 AM ET

Former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. called out a two-time Cup Series champion during the latest edition of his podcast.

After the NASCAR All-Star Race wrapped up on Sunday, Joey Logano criticized Christopher Bell for how he raced at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Bell got past Logano for first place with 10 laps to go and never looked back.

"I did all I could do to hold him off and he got under me and released the brake and gave me no option," Logano told Fox Sports. "Kind of just ran me up into the wall, and if I could’ve got to him, he was going around after a move like that, I just couldn’t get back to him. Just too much to try to make up with the tire deficit. Just frustrated after you lead so many laps and the car is so fast and you don’t win, it hurts quite a bit."

Logano eventually walked back his remarks about Bell. He told NBC Sports, "When I went back and re-watched it, I was like, that wasn’t as bad as I thought it was."

Despite retracting his initial comments, it appears Logano's antics have really soured Earnhardt's opinion of him.

Earnhardt admit on the "Dale Jr. Download" that he still has a problem with the way Logano handled himself.

"Joey gets out and says that stuff and holy [expletive], everybody went after him. In the world of social media, which I know is a tip of the iceberg but still, everybody was taken aback," Earnhardt said. "Even Christopher Bell, when they told him he was like, 'Really?' He was really surprised that Joey felt the way he felt. Does it make it OK now that Joey walked them back? I don’t know.

"I still have a problem with Joey having that instant reaction. Even though he walks it back a day later, I appreciate that. He went and watched it and went, 'Alright, it wasn’t that bad.' For him to have the instant reaction he had, still is a irk.

Logano has not responded to Earnhardt's comments. To be fair, he's getting ready for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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