After Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Portland International Speedway, the headlines had majorly been about Conor Zilisch’s controversial win. The JR Motorsports No. 88 won after leading 70 of 78 laps. The spotlight, however, went on his choice to run the chicane and avoid the crash on turn 1. But days after the intense race, the discussions have shifted to NASCAR dumping the racetrack for its 2026 schedule. Since 2022, the racetrack’s layout, blending fast straights and tight turns, has been an attraction in Xfinity. But now, teams want it to be snubbed. After Zilisch faced some hiccups, Dale Jr. too reasoned why NASCAR should stop using the 64-year-old racetrack for good.
In a recent episode of ‘The Dale Jr Download,’ Dale Earnhardt Jr. particularly lashed out against this