The NASCAR 2024 season is a gift that keeps giving. After the success of Netflix’s docuseries, fans were treated to an absolute thriller race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway which paved the way for an increase in viewership numbers for races to come. Moreover, the return of the Bristol race on concrete was another big surprise. However, if you are to go by the recent post by Hendrick Motorsports via X, Dale Earnhardt Jr could well be making his return to the Cup Series this season.

Nothing has been made official for the time being, but the teaser dropped by Hendrick Motorsports has got the fans talking about Dale Jr’s potential return to the Cup Series this season.

Is Dale Earnhardt Jr making a comeback with Hendrick Motorsports?

2017 was the last season when Dale Earnhardt Jr ran a full schedule with HMS in the Cup Series. However, owing to his repeated concussion troubles, he decided to take a step back and hang up his boots from racing the premier stock car racing series. Since then, he has focused his time and energy on his podcast show, Dale Jr Download. Moreover, Junior does race a handful of races in the Xfinity Series, along with some Late Model racing events.

However, it seems like Hendrick Motorsports has lined up a big surprise for the fans. Taking to X, NASCAR’s winningest team shared a short video clip. It showcased a mystery race car driver with skeleton gloves and a red and white fire suit. The video post is captioned, “Something’s coming. Tomorrow. 9 a.m. ET. Dale Jr Download.”

This was enough evidence for the fans to start speculating about the dream comeback of Dale Jr back at HMS. Especially given that the winningest team in NASCAR is celebrating its 40-year anniversary. Moreover, with the All-Star race scheduled to be held at North Wilkesboro Speedway, it does open the door for the team to rope in Dale Earnhardt Jr for a single race event.

These were some of the details that can be overlooked, but the interesting facts and connections shared by the fans in the comments section do hint about Dale Earnhardt Jr’s return to Cup Series racing in 2024.

Fans are hoping for Dale Jr’s dream return to HMS after the release of the teaser video

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Dale Earnhardt Jr’s influence and fandom spread far beyond the borders of NASCAR. While he may have hung up his boots from competitive racing, he has been connected with the sport through his adventures. But the recent update by Hendrick Motorsports has got the fans believing that he is indeed making a comeback to the team this season.

Predicting that Dale Jr might run the All-Star Race this season, a fan wrote, “If JR is running the All-Star Race in a CUP car I might go CRAZY”.

Another ardent fan was sure about Jr’s comeback with Hendrick Motorsports, he shared, “@DaleJr I know this is you!! This would make my year in @NASCAR!! I miss you behind the wheel so much man!! #AllStarRace 🏁👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻”.

One fan took it a step further by suggesting a unique idea that somehow would reveal the unidentified personality in the teaser video: “time to start calculating leg lengths to figure out which driver this is”.

While a pessimistic fan shared that it’s nothing but a paint scheme announcement, “This is most definitely a throwback paint scheme announcement for one of the Hendrick drivers”.

What are your thoughts on the post by HMS? Do you think Dale Earnhardt Jr is making a comeback this season, or is it just a brilliant marketing campaign by Rick Hendrick’s team?