Dale Earnhardt-sized opportunity is open for Ross Chastain and NASCAR, Dale Jr says

Dale Earnhardt Jr. said NASCAR and Trackhouse Racing have an opportunity to market Ross Chastain as the organization did for his dad during his prime.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. offered a different take on the situation. He said in the latest episode of the "Dale Jr. Download" podcast that Chastain does a lot of things similar to what his father did. Dale Earnhardt, known as "The Intimidator" during his days on the track, rubbed a lot of drivers the wrong way and backed up his own aggressiveness with victories. Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.

"Dad was out there doing real similar things on the racetrack," Earnhardt Jr. said. "He flat out dumped people and would get out. He wouldn’t really apologize for it as much as Ross does, but he would get out and say, ‘Hey man, I don’t know what you’re talking about. That wasn’t dirty driving. I got into him. My mistake.’"