Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson Talk Richmond Collision on Junior's Podcast

After getting unintentionally hit by Jimmie Johnson during Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. had his Hendrick Motorsports teammate on his podcast to talk about the incident Wednesday.According to NASCAR.com's Pat DeCola, Johnson said on the Dale Jr. Download podcast that he was preoccupied with his water bottle and didn't realize Earnhardt was there when he hit him."I think we were both pretty shocked. ... I clearly came out to the wall with all intentions to have the entire race track to myself," Johnson said.While the situation caused Earnhardt to finish 30th, he held no ill will toward his teammate:"[You and I are] all good. Fans think that whenever we have a run-in that we're going to get mad at each other, but teammates don't get mad at each other too often. ... As wild as it was, I knew it was a mistake. I knew it wasn't like he just wasn't giving me room. I knew how hard we hit, and I was like, 'He didn't even know I was there.'"This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available. Get the best sports content from the web and social in the new B/R app. Get the app and get the game.
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