Hey everybody it's Dale Jr. We recorded the download on Monday and since then obviously the news has come out with Brian France and NASCAR

We felt like we needed to address it. So I wanted to say before we start the show

Obviously it's disappointing news

No, no no no way around that. It's very disappointing and

I'm sure that Brian

is

disappointed in himself and the one thing that you know

I hope is that Brian gets to get some front of the people that he needs to get in front of and get the assistance and help that he needs to

To make sure that this is something that doesn't happen again

You know regardless of his role in NASCAR going forward. It's important that he's healthy and that he takes care of himself

So I'm wishing that on him

With that said I'm very confident in the people that NASCAR has in the industry. I know all of them very very well

I feel incredibly

optimistic about being able to move forward and beyond

yesterday and

with being in the broadcast booth

I've had the opportunity to see the competition from a different point of view and

What I've seen on the racetrack over the last several weeks whether it's in the extended series or the Cup series has been incredible

The racing itself, but the drivers are doing the effort that the drivers are putting in on the racetrack is

Impressive and I've thoroughly thoroughly enjoyed it

That gives me a lot of confidence about not only how great this season is going to be as it continues on into homestead

It gives me a lot of confidence about the sport over the next 10 years over the next several decades

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