Dale Jr.’s defense of Carson Hocevar left his co-hosts stunned

Everyone has had something to say about Carson Hocevar this week.

The driver of the No. 77 was already the most heavily scrutinized driver in the Cup Series, and his spin out of Brad Keselowski at the Southern 500, and his subsequent shrugging off of the contact, only added more fuel to the fire.

Hocevar has gotten heat from his fellow drivers, the media, and plenty of fans. But he’s also generated a ton of buzz for NASCAR, and sold a whole lot of t-shirts.

While the majority of the NASCAR media landscape has focused on their critiques of Hocevar, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was rather complimentary of what he brings to the sport, to a…

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