Dale Earnhardt Jr. returned to the broadcast booth for the NASCAR Cup Series this summer with Prime Video and TNT Sports. After the Brickyard 500, NBC Sports is taking over, and the NASCAR Hall of Famer will get a bit of a reprieve until 2026.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Stands With Chase Elliott and Mark Martin on Playoff Debate originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has weighed in on NASCAR's playoff structure debate. The two-time Daytona 500 winner engaged with a fan on social media, expressing a preference for the old Chase format.

When he died, Dale Sr. was racing for owner Richard Childress, who owned the #3 car and had a hand in marketing his driver as “The Intimidator,” and it was while driving for Childress that Dale got the black and red paint scheme and really stepped into his persona.