Dale Earnhardt Jr. reacts to 'big night' for CARS Tour at North Wilkesboro Speedway

Tonight was a big one for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his CARS Tour Late Model Stock series. A fantastic night of racing at North Wilkesboro. Landen Lewis gets the win, and while JR Motorsports didn’t do great, Earnhardt seems pleased with the overall product.

CARS Tour co-owners Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick both had drivers in this race tonight. Both were also calling the race from the FOX Sports broadcast booth along with FloRacing’s Eric Brennan.

Changed out of his suit and into his street clothes, Dale Jr. put out a message for fans. He is beyond thankful for all of the support for his short track series.

“Hey everybody. Just getting wrapped up here after the CARS Tour race at North Wilkesboro and reading some of the feedback on social media,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. said in a selfie video on social media. “I hope that you, if you watched the race I hope you enjoyed it. It was a big, big night for the CARS Tour. We’re very proud and it’s something we’re very, very passionate about. Just an incredible night.

“So, hope everybody enjoyed the broadcast. I had a lot of fun being part of it. But I think the world of this series and its drivers and teams, and I asked everybody to support it this weekend, and if you did, I just wanted to jump on here real quick and say, big thanks, from all of us.”

The race was a little sloppy at first. That is possibly due to the Cup Series tire rubber that was laid down on the track in practice and qualifying. A few CARS Tour drivers and the broadcast booth noted as much. Once the Hoosier Tires started to put rubber down, it was smooth sailing. Well, mostly.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is passionate about stock car racing. That passion is taking the CARS Tour to new heights every year.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. back in the broadcast booth

For NASCAR fans who have missed hearing Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his excited voice in the booth, tonight was a nice amuse-bouche. A little appetizer for what we are going to get this summer, starting next week at Charlotte.

The Coca-Cola 600 will be Dale Jr.’s debut on Prime Video. He will be in the broadcast booth with Adam Alexander and Steve Letarte. This is going to be a fun 10-race schedule from Prime Video to TNT Sports.

CARS Tour has now raced on FS1 for the first time. When can we get more of that? Motorsports in general are continuing to grow in the 2020s. There is a lot of interest in motorsports again, and the CARS Tour is a perfect late-night series to have on TV. If the right partner comes along.

For now, FloRacing has the rights to CARS Tour races. FloRacing was working together with FOX Sports on tonight’s broadcast and have continued to grow their partnership with the TV network. Would you watch the CARS Tour regularly on FS1 or FS2?