NASCAR Community Is Left in Splits After Joe Gibbs Racing’s Xfinity Star Highlights His Unfathomable Love for Creed

Only a few weeks ago, the worlds of NASCAR and Rock music collided for several fans as the Grammy Award-winning band Creed made their way to the Daytona 500 as an associate partner for Jimmie Johnson’s #84 entry. Even the 7x Cup champ couldn’t help but fanboy over the iconic band as they handed him an autographed guitar. He shared, “Unless you have lived under a rock, you know every word to every Creed hit.” So when some of the community started making the connection between the rock band and a rising star in the Xfinity Series who shared his last name with them, Joe Gibbs Racing took the gag to another level on their Instagram, with Sheldon Creed name-dropping some of their most iconic lyrics in a hilarious interview.

Sheldon Creed doubles down with wordplay

In JGR’s newest reel on Instagram, Sheldon Creed sides down with a representative to go over his move to Coach Gibb’s Xfinity Program. Without skipping a beat, the 26-year-old started off the interview with the opening lines from Creed’s hit, My Sacrifice. He hummed, “Hello, my friend, we meet again. It’s been a while. Where should we begin?” As the host retorted in confusion, “Well, we’ve never met before but anyways, new year new team, how’s the JGR Xfinity group treating you?” 

“With arms wide open,” said the driver, naming the band’s third single from their second studio album. Sheldon Creed was clearly in the mood for wordplay. Reflecting on his excitement at joining Joe Gibbs Racing for the 2024 Xfinity season, Creed pulled out another hit from the band’s discography, “How they could take me higher.” 

But that’s not all. It seems like the Xfinity star spent quite some time going over some classics put out by the beloved band. When the interviewer wanted to ask him something about his thoughts, Creed completed his words before he could finish, “(Do you ever think about-) What this life’s for?” complimenting one of their biggest hits with yet another, Creed added: “Do I want to change the world? Yeah.” 

Continuing the gag throughout, Creed was asked about the track he’s looking forward to the most this year, to which the 26-year-old added yet another line from the iconic band, “Definitely Darlington. It’s a tough place, I like to run six feet from the edge.” Further, speaking about his preparations for whats to come, Creed added, “Yes. I feel like life has just begun.” And to top it all off, the band’s counterpart in racing ended things by screaming out one of their most famous openers, “WHAT IF I!” 

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Sheldon Creed’s antics didn’t go unnoticed as fans flocked to the comments section to reveal their takes.

The NASCAR community is all praises for the Xfinity star’s humorous take

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Whilst some of the NASCAR community couldn’t figure out what Sheldon Creed was referring to, most Rock fans immediately pointed out the connection. Users began commenting on their favorite Creed songs that the JGR driver had made puns out of. A user stated, “‘What If’ is actually Creed’s best song lol”, while another chimed in, “I’M 6 FEET FROM THE EDGE AND I’M THINKING”.

As for the entirety of the video itself, the community was all praises for Sheldon Creed and his humor, brightening up fans’ day. A fan commented under the reel, “Lost sense of time and all seasons while watching this video, it’s too good 😂”. Others were equally humored by those that didn’t get the wordplay, with a user saying, “The creed puns just flying over people’s heads lmaoo.”

Users also commended Creed’s cold but hilarious dialogue delivery in the video. A user shared, “Why is this SO freaking funny to me?! I. am. HOLLERINGGGG!!!! It must be the delivery 💀💀💀” While others couldn’t differentiate between the driver and the band anymore; “Sheldon’s not here anymore. There is only CREED.” Summing up the positive reception to the jokes, a fan shared, “Nice job embracing it Creed!”

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With that said, it’s safe to say 2024 is truly a year where NASCAR is colliding with some of the fanbase’s favourite stars. From The Rock to Creed, the tracks are surely going to star-studded.