Decker slammed for ’embarrassing’ antics by | Sports News

Natalie Decker’s crash at Daytona did more than finish her race — it sparked a debate that shortly unfold past the monitor. 

Moments after climbing from the car, Decker’s radio audio performed publicly, capturing her frustration.

“Are you f—— kidding me? That hurt so bad,” she shouted. “What the f—? Why the f— did he come up the track? Who the f— was that? That p—– me off so much.” She later added: “That f—— hurt. Holy s—.”

After being evaluated and launched from the infield care heart, Decker struck a calmer tone.

“I’m feeling OK now. I had a great time up until that happened. It really sucked,” she mentioned. “My spotter was telling me to slow up, looking like we were going to be clear of it, then at the last second, the 41 rolled back. It was too late, we were already committed to it on the high side. Wow, that’s some big flames.”

But the incident shortly drew commentary from Dirty Mo Media’s “Door Bumper Clear” podcast, the place Karsyn Elledge, the daughter of Kelley Earnhardt Miller and granddaughter of Dale Earnhardt Sr., criticized Decker’s conduct and efficiency.

“It’s honestly embarrassing,” Elledge mentioned. “It’s embarrassing for the women who have worked hard to have a place in this sport to be taken seriously, to be seen as an equal competitor.”

“There’s a lot of us that have made a career — the Taylor Reimers and Isabella Robustos of the world, Jade Avedisian — talented,” she mentioned. “That’s just, it’s embarrassing to be honest. And that’s really all I have to say about it.”

Co-host Freddie Kraft, a Cup Series spotter, additionally questioned Decker’s leads to the collection. “She’s got 13 starts in the Trinity series and an average finish of 29,” Kraft added. 

“The fact that you’re averaging almost a 30th-place finish is mind-boggling to me. It just shows you she’s probably wrecking every time she races or just multiple — she doesn’t have a place in that series.”