Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a little worried about former NASCAR teammate Jimmie Johnson as he prepares to race in his first Indianapolis 500.
Earnhardt will be on the call in Indy for NBC, and speaking to media members Tuesday, he expressed some concerns he has for Johnson going into the race.
I’m a little bit nervous because he seems to be pushing to the max, everything. Every time he is on the track, it’s like he is on the edge.
I am full of anxiety that, you know, he’s going to push, push, push too hard, and something might, somehow that might put him in a bad situation. He’s got so, so close a few times already this month to some bad situations.
Johnson nearly lost control of his car at 235 MPH during qualifying. But Johnson miraculously was able to regain a handle on the vehicle after flirting with disaster.
Dale Jr. went on to say that there isn’t much you can tell a seven-time NASCAR champion about driving a car. But, Earnhardt said he trusts Johnson and wishes him the best.
He’s a pro, and you trust that he knows what he is out there doing and understanding the limit of the car. I’m just pulling for him to have a great experience in the race and have a result that he can be happy with and smile about in the end.