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“Hey Dale Jr it’s Me. Or You” – Dale Earnhardt Jr Recalls a Hilarious Meeting With his Name Twin

Published 07/12/2022, 10:15 AM EDT

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As it turns out, Dale Earnhardt Jr is a pretty passionate gamer. His gaming resume isn’t just restricted to racing games, though, he has branched out to other genres.

As recently as the night before, he was playing Hell Let Loose, when a hilarious incident took place.

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He wrote on Twitter, “Was playing video games last night and met a random player using my name as his tag. I was also using my real name as a tag. I introduced myself, ‘Hey Dale Jr, it’s me. Or you. I’m Dale Jr’.

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“But he didn’t believe me. I have a screenshot of us. Two Dale Jrs just hanging out gaming.”

Many fans reacted to Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his name twin

In the wake of this, many on social media had a collective laugh at the bizarre scene of two Dale Jrs. A few other current NASCAR drivers like Ryan Ellis extended an invitation to the real Dale Earnhardt Jr. to join their squad.

Meanwhile, Josh Bilicki asked whether he was playing on the Xbox or on PlayStation. Of course, that is an important question, especially if Bilicki wanted to play against Dale Jr. or with him.

Surprisingly, the Hell Let Loose Twitter account revealed that they believed that Dale Jr was the real deal. Interestingly, some fans recalled a similar incident involving skateboarding legend, Tony Hawk.

At that time, Hawk and his two children were getting their COVID-19 tests done and were obviously wearing masks.

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When the person handling their paperwork asked whether they were related, Tony confirmed it. However, since he was wearing a mask, it was hard to recognize him.

So the woman initially doubted their claims, but the 54-year-old and his children were able to quickly confirm them.

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There were some who were hoping that the other Dale Jr was on Twitter so that he could see Dale Earnhardt Jr’s tweet.

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