Dale Earnhardt Jr’s “Insane” Reaction to Tony Stewart Joining His Wife’s Profession

As the iconic Tony Stewart is all set to make his NHRA debut this weekend as a driver, Former NASCAR driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr expressed what he felt about Stewarts and him starting this form of racing.

Junior said, “Insane, Insane, I love this because… I know Tony has raced all kinds of vehicles, IndyCars, Cup cars, dirt cars, and all that… So he’s probably not a great example of this but when a Cup guy goes and runs an Indy 500 it’s incredible.”

“It’s cool to watch. You know it’s challenging, they’re experiencing something so new and it’s fun to see how they adapt to it. It’s also fun to see Tony as a hero to so many people. So many people followed his career, and supported his career and they get to continue to do that. Which is amazing for those people right?”

“I’m a big fan of Tony and I love to see him active and behind the wheel and so this will be a great way for all of us to engage in something that he’s doing. So I think it’s a cool thing, especially the people who really really followed his career closely. They’re gonna be thrilled, with the fact that they will be able to now have a new sort of reinvention of Tony Stewart as a racer in a whole another discipline.”

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“They’ll be able to go to the races. They’ll be able to go support and buy the merch. You wear the shirt and all those things. That’ll be so much fun for them and the access that I know I’ve been to those races. The access that they get will be incredible. It’ll be a great thing man, It’s a big, big thing for drag racing to have such a big name like Tony Stewart actually competing on the track.”

Which team and format will Tony Stewart debut this weekend?

Tony Stewart will be driving in the NHRA Nevada Nationals in the Top Alcohol class with the McPhillips Racing team.

He already owns his very own NHRA team and his wife Leah Pruett is also a renowned drag racing driver. Moreover, Pruett has also been a part of Stewart’s own team, making it a true family racing affair. That would surely boost his confidence while making his debut this weekend.

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Stewart seems to be highly excited to try out something entirely different from his previous formats of racing.