Dale Earnhardt Jr. reminisces a moment with Rick Hendrick when the former realized his off-track ‘expertise’

Former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. reminisced about the time he went fishing with Hendrick Motorsports driver Rick Hendrick and found his expertise off the racetrack. He also followed a certain recipe that made him feel like a chef .

Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports and co-owner of JR Motorsports along with Dale Jr, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, and LW Miller, has established himself as one of NASCAR's most legendary business minds.

In a recent episode of Dirty Mo Media, Dale Earnhardt Jr. recalled the time he went fishing with the 75-year-old. The 50-year-old mentioned that they caught some cobia and that he was suggested a particular recipe with mayonnaise, ketchup, and other ingredients. When Earnhardt Jr. tried out this mix, he liked it so much that he started considering himself as a chef.

"I went fishing with Rick Hendrick and we caught some cobia and cobia is kind of like a steak almost and you cut it into nuggets and fried and a little fried daddy," Dale Earnhardt Jr said. "And so they were like, they were like, they were like, mix this here. Some Hellman's mayonnaise and mustard and ketchup and put some dill relish in there. And I made that and I was like, I am a frickin' chef. I am a, I am an expert."

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. reviews his disappointing qualifying in Florence Motor Speedway

Dale Jr. returned to his iconic #8 'Budweiser' car from his first stint in the Cup Series career to participate in the Late Model series. His return to the car was much anticipated and celebrated all over social media. He took the car out at Florence Motor Speedway for the South Carolina 400. However, the qualifying turned out disappointing.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. qualified P40. This was rather surprising coming from the 50-year-old as he remained competitive throughout his career. In the recent episode of the Dale Jr. Download podcast, he explained that there were a certain issue he faced during the session.

"We went there knowing that qualifying's been a struggle for me. When I went out there to qualify, I had no idea how fast the car was through one and two. I felt like I did okay through there. It wasn't great, it didn't feel perfect. It didn't feel good but it wasn't bad," Earnhardt Jr. said.

He revealed that he was trying to hit the rev limiter of the car to make the most out of the engine. He claimed that he hit it on a good lap, but as he put himself out on the track, he wasn't able to do so, implying that he was going much slower than before.

"We have a chip in the car. There's a chip for the rev limiter. I hit that on a good lap [...] And I'm coming up down the back straightaway and I'm waiting for that chip cause I'm wanting it to hit it cause that's going to be the sign that we're on a decent lap, right? And I never hit the chip."

He added:

"That never happened [hitting the chip] and I panicked. And I thought this f****** lap is so slow [...] At this point, I am totally off my game... like I am lost." [0:49]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished the race in P28. Although he made up quite a few places given his starting position, the race could have turned out to be better from him if he did not face the issue with the car. The South Carolina 400 was eventually won by Treyten Lapcevich from Canada.