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NASCAR Fans Float Wild Theory of Dale Earnhardt Jr Taking Over Petty GMS Motorsports After Cryptic Tweet

Published 09/16/2022, 4:58 AM EDT

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It seems Dale Earnhardt Jr has the superpower of exploding the NASCAR Twittersphere. Earlier this month, his tweet surrounding Kyle Busch and his deal with Richard Childress Racing made it to the news. And now, just an image shared by him prompted the NASCAR fans to float a new theory.

In August 2022, NASCAR driver Noah Gragson announced that he would be leaving JR Motorsports (JRM) to drive for Petty GMS Motorsports in the 2023 Cup Series. Replacing the #42 driver Ty Dillon, the 24-year-old driver will race beside Petty GMS teammate Erik Jones.

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And following that, Petty GMS Motorsports‘ 25-year-old driver, Brandon Jones made a similar announcement. On September 14, 2022, Jones said that he would be replacing Gragson at JR Motorsports. Jones, who would be driving the #9 for JRM will join the team in the 2023 Xfinity Series.

And soon after Jones’ announcement, Dale Earnhardt Jr, the co-owner of JR Motorsports shared a tweet. The Twitter post was an image of Petty Motorsports #43 car without any other context to it.

However, as soon as the image was posted, NASCAR fans began teasing Dale Earnhardt Jr with their new theory of JRM taking over Petty Motorsports. Fans expressed their thoughts about how Earnhardt Jr’s JRM would be unbeatable after the takeover.

Apart from the theories, a NASCAR fan couldn’t stop himself from asking Earnhardt Jr about his time at Petty Motorsports. And to this, Earnhardt Jr posted a savage reply.

Even with his no-context tweet, Dale Earnhardt Jr managed to win Twitter. Fans could not get enough of their favorite NASCAR driver and team owner’s humor.

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Even though Noah Gragson would be moving ahead with Petty Motorsports, Brandon Jones definitely seems to be a great addition to JRM.

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JR Motorsports announced that Brandon Jones will be replacing Noah Gragson in the upcoming 2023 Xfinity Series. The former Petty Motorsports driver has driven for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Xfinity Series since 2018. Jones has registered five Xfinity Series victories in his career so far.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr said that Noah Gragson leaving the #9 has opened up a great opportunity for whoever gets in. He further said that he thinks Jones and he are going to have a lot of fun at JRM. Apart from that, he also revealed, “I also think we got a pretty cool idea for a throwback right out of the gates. So excited about all this Brandon let’s get going, man.”

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Well, it will be fascinating to see how these transfers translate into results for Petty GMS and JR Motorsports next season.

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Devyani Sharma

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Devyani Sharma is a NASCAR Author at EssentiallySports. Having completed her postgrad in English Literature, she has worked as a content writer for a while now. With over three years of experience in the field and hundreds of articles published on the web, Devyani has now associated with EssentiallySports to start her journey in the world of sports journalism.
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Ankit Sharma