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Clint Bowyer openly admits that Fox made a mistake in meeting Dale Earnhardt Jr

Clint Bowyer was the starting point of many jokes during his first year working with Fox and his coverage of the NASCAR Cup series. The rookie broadcaster also made more than its share of on-air mistakes. Check out all of the shots of Bowyer trying to pronounce Matt DiBenedetto to make a good laugh.

In the latest episode of the Dale Jr. Download, Bowyer spoke about his first year with Fox, including a mistake the network made while racing the Xfinity Series in Darlington. It was during that broadcast when the network barely showed Dale Earnhardt Jr. pacing up and down the field in his father’s restored Chevy Nova – something he’d worked on for years and promoted for months.

The fans and many in Earnhardt’s camp weren’t happy and shared Fox on social media. According to Bowyer, they were heard loud and clear.

Clint Bowyer was interviewed by Jeff Gordon during his first year at Fox

Clint Bowyer, who worked in the booth with Jeff Gordon, had built-in storylines from the start. The couple’s 2012 feud, along with the huge difference in wins between the two, regularly found its way into weekly skits with the two ex-riders.

From the start of the season in Daytona, Gordon and Bowyer sped the road in two rental cars a la Days of Thunder. The two also traveled to Las Vegas, where they had a few too many drinks and shared their true feelings for each other from the past.

In addition to the skits before the race, the two offered interesting perspectives during the races and often took opposing positions. In conjunction with the race commentary, the former drivers shot each other regularly – Gordon poked fun at Bowyer’s number of wins, while Bowyer scoffed at Gordon’s poor eyesight and age. And it worked.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is snubbed by Fox

I want to make it clear that I appreciate @NASCARONFOX for talking about Dale and the car before the race. My whole disappointment was not seeing it on TV as they never showed it. That’s it. I actually wanted to see it on TV!

– Kelley Earnhardt (@EarnhardtKelley) May 8, 2021

In June 2019, Dale Earnhardt Jr. began documenting the restoration of his father’s Chevrolet Nova racing car on social media. In March of this year, after all that hard work, he announced that he would be walking up and down the field before the Xfinity Series race in Darlington on Throwback Weekend.

From his announcement in March until the race, Earnhardt regularly promoted his appearance in Darlington on his podcast. On race day, Earnhardt fans tuned in to FS1 to see how he drives the car and leads the Xfinity Series field across the track. It was a disappointment to say the least, as the show only showed a few quick shots of Earnhardt and the Nova, but didn’t include any backstory details.

After the race, Kelley Earnhardt-Miller went on Twitter and expressed the disappointment of many fans.

“I want to make it clear that I appreciate @NASCARONFOX for talking about Dale and the car ahead of the race,” she tweeted. “My whole disappointment was not seeing it on TV as they never showed it. That’s it. I actually wanted to see it on TV! “

Earnhardt’s longtime business partner and podcast co-host Mike Davis also mentioned FS1:

“Let’s take a break from television. It’s hard to see Dale Earnhardt’s big, black, shiny, silver-and-black, bulky Chevrolet Nova leading the field on a beautiful, clear, sunny weekend in retrospect. ”

Clint Bowyer admits that Fox screwed up not to cover Earnhardt in Darlington

During Clint Bowyer’s recent appearance on Dale Jr. Download, Davis raised the issue of armchair quarterbacks criticizing a broadcast and admitted that he and others in Earnhardt camp were open about Fox’s coverage in Darlington.

“I saw her (Kelley) tweet something and I looked at it and thought, ‘She’s right. Why didn’t we? ‘”Bowyer admitted. He said he immediately called the show’s producer, who said they introduced Earnhardt in advance of the show and “thought we’d done a good job.”

“Every now and then people miss the ball,” Bowyer admitted. “They thought they had done well and were very excited. And you come back and you think, ‘Oh no! We didn’t want that. ‘ You miss every now and then and concentrate on something else. “

While Fox failed in Darlington that Saturday, it did not fail to hire Bowyer. His work is entertaining despite its flaws. And that’s why fans tune in every weekend.

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