"(North Carolina) stay off the roads today/tonight. Five minutes after helping these folks I center punched a pine tree," Dale shared on his Twitter page on Wednesday shortly after stopping to help some stranded travelers on the road. "All good. Probably just needs a new alignment," he added.
NC stay off the roads today/tonight. 5 minutes after helping these folks I center punched a pine tree. All good. Probably just needs a new alignment. pic.twitter.com/OfA5Q28jew
— Ralph Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) January 17, 2018
Fans were were thankful Earnhardt was OK, but the tweet didn't come without some NASCAR jokes.
"Jr. did you attempt to turn right? Gets ya every time," one Twitter user said.
Earnhardt's accident comes a day after the former NASCAR driver, voted the sport's most popular driver for 15 consecutive years, announced the day before that he would be covering the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl in the coming weeks as part of his new deal as a contributor to NBC Sports.
Credit: David Becker
Credit: David Becker
Unfortunately, Dale Jr. was not the only driver to find himself in harm's way thanks to the snow, as NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez found himself stuck in the snow on the side of the road in his sports car Wednesday.
I love my lexus but is struggling in the snow...❄️⛄️ pic.twitter.com/UXJuAf36AU
— Daniel Suárez (@Daniel_SuarezG) January 17, 2018
Michael Waltrip decided to drive in snowy conditions in North Carolina, and appeared to do so safely in his Ford and later in his Toyota Tundra.
I think my buddy can handle these adverse conditions here in NC. #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/lJ8uX7Pbj8
— Michael Waltrip (@MW55) January 17, 2018
Driver Kevin Harvick thought better of it, making the decision to stay in and enjoy the snow off the main roads.
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