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Dale Jr. He took an unexpected but clear position in support of his driver, Sammy Smith, after a turbulent week after the Martinsville incident. He introduced himself to Darlington Raceway and sat in Smith's Pit Box in a public support show.
The update was from the Motorports journalist, Jeff Gluck, who published in X That Dale Earnhardt Jr. had made the trip to Darlington specifically for this purpose. Dale Jr. He is a twice XFinity series champion and owner of JR Motorsport.
In the tweet, Gluck said that Dale Jr. He had already mentioned this plan during his podcast “Dale Jr. Download”. True to his word, he arrived on the court and sat on Smith's Pit Box. It was a deliberate movement to show the 19 -year -old that, although criticism can be deserved, he still has support from his team. The actions of Dale Jr. They followed a week when Smith was penalized 50 points from the driver, fined $ 25,000 and forced a face to face with Taylor Gray, the driver who turned to the final lap of Martinsville. Subtitles were subtitled,
“Dale Jr. is in Darlington's site today. As he said at the end of his podcast this week he went down so he can sit in the Sammy Smith box as a support show after the hard week of Smith after Martinsville.”
The movement of Dale Jr. It arrived a few hours after a mandatory morning meeting with Nascar officials and all drivers in the Xfinity series. While Nascar rejected public comments, a driver shared anonymously that future behavior like Smith could lead to suspension and prohibition on the championship career in Phoenix. Smith has since admitted to blame.
He told her Athletics That his gray wreck was a mistake. He also acknowledged that his reaction after his degree, a challenging and non -apologetic interview, was only worse. Dale Jr., who had called the race of Martinsville a disappointment, told his podcast directly to Smith that his behavior gave people more reasons to see it with bad light.
Smith is currently running the number 8 Chevrolet Camaro by Jr Motorsports in the Xfinity series. He is one of the four full -time riders of the team, next to Carson Kvapil, Connor Zilisch and the defensive champion Justin Allgaier.
Dale Jr. Put again in style #8 after the Lamar Jackson trademark dispute
Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced a great change In the design of vehicles number 8 for JR Motorsports after a trademark problem with the NFL Lamar Jackson star. The team will now use the classic Dale Earnhardt style type, Inc. (Dei) for the rest of the 2025 season of Nascar Xfinity. This movement replaces the version that has been used since 2019.
The change was confirmed through a place by Dale Jr. In X. he explained that the team had officially secured the rights to the stylized DEI #8 through the United States Patent and Patent Office. According to Earnhardt Jr., the new design will eliminate the possibility of legal conflicts with Jackson, which also uses number 8 for his Baltimore Ravens Jersey, and feared the confusion of the brand that could affect the sales of goods.
“Through the USPTO, we have successfully achieved the rights to stylized (#8). Therefore, we will move away from the original (#8) that we have used since 2019,” said Dale Jr. about X.
He reached the rights to the Font Dei at the end of last year, erasing the path for Jr Motorsports to operate this season. This not only connects the current team with the legacy of Dale Jr., but also guarantees that there is no brand confusion with Jackson, who has used number 8 since his university days in Louisville.
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