This past Tuesday, Dale Earnhardt Jr. sparked NASCAR social media rumors by retweeting an announcement from Trackhouse Racing from 2023. This post announced Zane Smith as the new signing for the team. However, Smith and the organization parted ways shortly after his signing, and he never raced for Trackhouse in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Earnhardt’s retweet prompted speculation about a possible return of Smith to Trackhouse, which is currently looking for a new driver for the 2028 season after Connor Zilisch signed with Hendrick Motorsports.
However, it seems everything was a misunderstanding. Earnhardt clarified that he had not realized it was an old post, mistakenly thinking that Trackhouse had re-signed Smith, who currently competes with Front Row Motorsports.
In his podcast Get to Know Your ‘Hardt, with his wife Amy, he commented: «Three years ago, Trackhouse signed Zane Smith with a future contract. Someone retweeted it, and I read it, thinking it was a good response to Zilisch. It didn’t occur to me that it was a post from three years ago».
Earnhardt recalls that at that moment he had doubts, only reviewing Trackhouse’s profile to ensure it was not a @fake, but not seeing the date of the post. Once retweeted, a friend pointed out to him that the news was old, and he responded: «Oh! Now it makes sense».
Additionally, the post received attention for having a highlighted comment from Carson Hocevar, who congratulated Zane Smith on his signing. The two, however, are not on the best terms currently, with Smith openly expressing his disagreement with Hocevar in recent months.
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
