15: Annoyed By Dale Jr.
As with most forms of professional sports, when a major star retires they often go to the announcing booth. Martin Truex Jr recently revealed to Essentially Sports that he grew annoyed by Earnhardt’s commentary on the track. “I have friends like Martin Truex Jr. that race today that is annoyed by me,” Earnhardt Jr. said recently. He explained how their conversations at times take a funny turn as Truex Jr. reminds him of those moments. “It’s so funny. I’ll call Martin and be like, ‘We got a hunting trip planned’ or something. And we’ll get in a conversation and he’ll tell something that I did that annoyed him. I’m like, ‘Martin, it ain’t nothing personal, buddy!”
It’s interesting to see that even former rivals can have a pleasant relationship. Let’s just hope for future sake that Earnhardt Jr. stays off of the announcement desk. Play-by-play might not be his true calling as the racing great transitions into retired life.