Former NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. has hit back at Kyle Petty for supporting the current Next Gen car, arguing that it fails to produce high-quality racing. Petty had praised the current car, emphasizing that NASCAR must adjust to it.

For Dale Earnhardt Jr. it’s not just about results. It’s the style and quality of the racing. He’s been saying the Next-Gen car feels like a sports car not a stock car for years, pointing to the diffuser, wider tires and bigger brakes as reasons why tire wear and strategy are limited.

The two NASCAR veteran spokespersons have radically different opinions on the racing produced by the NextGen car.