Nascar – Dale Earnhardt Jr gives his news

The information had doubly agitated the world of Nascar a little over 15 days ago. Dale Earnhardt Jr., suffering from concussion-related symptoms before the New Hampshire event, was forced to declare package for the next two races on the calendar, replaced by newly retired Jeff Gordon behind the wheel of the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

The American fan favorite pilot recently gave his news, but has not yet indicated a potential return date. “The symptoms kind of plateaued. Some days I feel like my balance is better, and other times I don't. explains Dale Earnhardt's son.

The main concern is what I called gaze stability. This is the main problem, and which I believe is linked to balance. The problem remains with my eye fixing an object at a great distance. When I move my head, I lose the object I am targeting. I have to follow the doctors orders, with whatever they want me to do and hopefully over time it will make a difference. »

Dale Earnhardt Jr also indicated that doctors believed that the onset of such symptoms was visibly due to his big crash in Michigan last June. “ I never had any symptoms of a concussion in the weeks after that. Most symptoms you feel immediately. So it was the opposite. This is scary to me because it is very different. »