I don't think this excuse will hold up in court.

This dude in Las Vegas got into a wreck while driving the wrong way on the highway. In court, he claimed that he was going the wrong way because the ghost of famed NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Sr. told him to.

Seriously.

A man accused of intentionally driving the wrong way on the 215 beltway told a judge Tuesday that the ghost of a NASCAR driver told him to do it.

Daniel Asseff, 51, faces charges of attempted murder, DUI and battery with a deadly weapon after vehicle crashes reported in the area of Lake North Drive and Fort Apache Road, near Sahara Avenue.

In a court hearing Tuesday, Asseff told the judge that the ghost of Dale Earnhardt told him to drive the wrong way on the freeway in order to get the mayor's attention and bring NASCAR back to Las Vegas. Judge Ann Zimmerman noted that Asseff reportedly had heroin and methamphetamine in his system at the time of the crash.

This dude is apparently still high as a kite if he thinks that he can get away with blaming a NASCAR driver who has been dead 20 years for his bad decision.