Dale Earnhardt Jr. acknowledged at the Nashville Superspeedway that he wants to see his JR Motorsports squad compete in the Cup Series. Earnhardt Jr. has a driver in mind for when this does happen. Martin Truex Jr., the 2017 Cup Series champion, is that guy.
This was due to the fact that Truex Jr. drove with Dale Earnhardt's favour when he made his Cup Series debut. Dale Jr. considers it fair only that the voyage has come full circle.
Earnhardt commented by saying “I wish it was that easy. We want to go, we are working our tails off trying to exhaust every opportunity. We want to go Cup racing. JR Motorsports absolutely wants to be in the Cup Series.”