Dale Earnhardt Jr Backs Wife, Blames Himself for 'Clash' Debate

Dale Earnhardt Jr Backs Wife, Blames Himself for 'Clash' Debate Dale Earnhardt Jr Backs Wife, Blames Himself for 'Clash' Debate Dale Earnhardt Jr. Backs Wife, Blames Himself for 'Clash' Debate He defended his wife's Twitter post—and blamed himself for putting her in a position where she felt she had to speak out. Five days after Amy Earnhardt wrote it wouldn't be ''worth the risk'' to see her husband compete in next year's Clash at Daytona, the 42-year-old driver explained outsiders don't understand what the family endured as he recovered from concussion-related symptoms last year.