Dale Earnhardt Jr. earned a 23rd-place finish in his final race at Bristol Motor Speedway as a full-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver. That brings his average finish this season to 21.7.
But for those who were looking to place blame for this season’s struggles on Greg Ives, crew chief of the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Earnhardt had some strong words to say on Twitter following Saturday night’s race.
Yep. Not allowing him to take the fall for this. There are many reasons a team performs poorly. Rarely, is it one persons fault…… https://t.co/BuT39HugNA
– Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) August 20, 2017
He is a talent and when he gets things figured out with Alex in 2018 everyone will have forgotten the struggles of 2017. https://t.co/RoWIbucLE4
– Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) August 20, 2017