Former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr . has hit back at Kyle Petty for supporting the current Next Gen car, arguing that it fails to produce high-quality racing. Petty had praised the current car, emphasizing that NASCAR must adjust to it.
There has been much debate about the Next Gen car, with most current drivers speaking against it. Denny Hamlin recently targeted NASCAR for reducing the horsepower when it was introduced in 2022, describing it as a "horrible" business decision . The main argument is that the current car makes overtaking more difficult.
Petty, who raced from 1979 to 2008, called out Dale Jr. earlier for his criticism of the Next Gen car, stating that cars have always attracted criticism every time they've undergone major changes. Speaking on the Performance Raci