Recently, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has intensified rumors surrounding NASCAR after reposting on his X (formerly Twitter) account an announcement from 2023 of Trackhouse Racing. This post revealed the addition of Zane Smith as the new driver for the team.
After Smith and the organization parted ways briefly, he never ended up competing with Trackhouse in the NASCAR Cup Series. Despite this, the immediate reaction to the repost made many think that Zane would rejoin the team, which is looking for a new driver for the 2028 season to replace Connor Zilisch.
However, Earnhardt clarified that there was no intention to create confusion. He admitted that he didn’t realize the content was from several years ago and assumed that Trackhouse had renewed Smith, who is currently competing with Front Row Motorsports.
In his podcast, Bless Your ‘Hardt, with his wife Amy, he explained that upon seeing the post, he didn’t check the date and thought it was an opportune moment to address Zilisch’s situation. “I didn’t think about the date, I just saw that it seemed legitimate and decided to share it,” said Earnhardt.
He also shared a funny anecdote about a comment he received on the original post where Carson Hocevar congratulated Zane on his signing, a particularly ironic detail since their personal relations have been tense lately.
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