“There’s this small cult group following”: Dale Earnhardt Jr. expresses his curiosity to Elliott Sadler regarding NASCAR concealing unreleased film.
On his podcast “The Dale Jr. Download,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the Sadler brothers (Elliott and Hermie) discussed their racing memories, life-changing moments, and more this week.
During the talk concerning his former competitor’s leaked collision footage from the 2010 Pocono incident, Dale Jr. brought up an interesting point with Elliott Sadler.Dale Earnhardt Jr. voiced concern that NASCAR is keeping unpublished footage of Sadler’s 14-year-old incident at Pocono Raceway.
Discussing the mystery surrounding the crash with Elliott, the two-time NASCAR Xfinity Series driver stated that there is a “small cult group following” among NASCAR fans who are particularly interested in the release of the footage, which has never been publicly shown.
“The wreck at Pocono in the #19 car where it ripped a motor out, you know, there’s this small cult group following or whatever they believe there’s a there’s just something that happened in that wreck that NASCAR doesn’t want anybody to know about. What in the world is that?” Dale Earnhardt Jr. questioned Elliott Sadler.
Elliott Sadler’s wreck at Pocono is still remembered as one of the most dramatic and violent crashes in NASCAR history. On lap 166, a multi-car wreck occurred involving Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch.Sadler was caught in the aftermath. His #19 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford was sent careening off the track and collided with an inside guardrail at nearly full speed.
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