One of his first hard hits since he was cleared to begin racing again, he shot straight into the outer wall during Monday's rescheduled Food City 500.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was running just fine at 20th when, the footage shows, he veered off from the running group and shot into the outer wall, resulting in a pretty hard hit and leaving his car smoking from several points.
The crash sent Dale Jr. straight into the infield care center for an examination after he was forced to end the race early due to the issues with his car. With the crash knocking him out of finishing the race, this marks his fourth 30th-or-worse finish this season and dropped him a total of four spots.