NASCAR driver Austin Cindric paid tribute to Dale Earnhardt Sr. with a vintage livery on his No. 2 car for the Goodyear 400.

They were there to see Dale Earnhardt Jr., the team owner ... who then spun out of control and collected a few other cars in the carnage. That knocked Smith out of the race. Smith later said ...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his wife Amy ... "Here's the thing, if you get to control the music, I get to control the temperature in the car. But Dale is always in control of the music.