Dale Earnhardt Jr. Defends Non-Chase Drivers For Racing Hard

Dale Earnhardt Jr. shut down the idea that non-Chase drivers have to race Chase drivers differently. The comments stem from the on-track incident in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at Gateway involving Chase driver Corey Day and non-Chase drivers William Sawalich. One week after Sawalich was wrecked by Day at Darlington, the two were battling tooth and nail again last Saturday at Gateway. In the late laps of the race, after Day’s No. 17 Chevrolet made contact with Sawalich&rsqu