Dale Jr. to IndyCar? Earnhardt talks ride swap with Graham Rahal
Settle down Junior Nation, fan-favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. doesn't look to be going anywhere soon.
However, after IndyCar driver Graham Rahal spent the day taking in Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway, the pair began discussing a possible ride swap.
Rahal, who drives the No. 15 National Guard IndyCar for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, suggested the possibility of swapping rides to Earnhardt Jr. following Sunday's race on Twitter.
Hey @DaleJr want to do a ride swap, you drive my @NationalGuard @IndyCar, I jump in yours?!
— Graham Rahal (@GrahamRahal) March 24, 2014
It did not take long for NASCAR's newest Twitter star to respond.
@GrahamRahal @NationalGuard @IndyCar I'd wreck the hell out of that thing. Where should we do this?
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) March 24, 2014
What followed was a couple of drivers trying to figure out how to put this wild idea into action.
Well we can sort it out. Would be interesting to see what an Indy car could do at @TalladegaSuperS or @DISupdates. @GrahamRahal
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) March 24, 2014
@GrahamRahal @NationalGuard I trust your right.
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) March 24, 2014
Aight. Lemme do some figurin. I'm down 4 it. I'll be in touch. @GrahamRahal @IMS @NationalGuard @IndyCar
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) March 24, 2014
Nothing like @IMS in an @indycar, probably like Dega for you! RT @DaleJr: Damn, Dega would be crazy. @GrahamRahal @NationalGuard
— Graham Rahal (@GrahamRahal) March 24, 2014
Well we can sort it out. Would be interesting to see what an Indy car could do at @TalladegaSuperS or @DISupdates. @GrahamRahal
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) March 24, 2014
Pocono rocks! Just go around it! RT @DaleJr: @pixelcrisp @GrahamRahal I would do POCONO but I dont want no part of the curb in the tunnel.
— Graham Rahal (@GrahamRahal) March 24, 2014
Hey fans! If you want to see @dalejr and I swap our @nationalguard cars RT this! We can make it happen! ???? http://t.co/6jBehAlhKh
— Graham Rahal (@GrahamRahal) March 24, 2014
Not to be ignored, American MotoGP star Nicky Hayden offered his bike up to Dale Jr., something the NASCAR star quickly turned down.
“@GrahamRahal: Hey @DaleJr want to do a ride swap, you drive my @IndyCar, I jump in yours?” I like to swap my ride for a go in yours #! ?
— Nicky Hayden (@NickyHayden) March 24, 2014
@DaleJr haha I'll have to take you up on that offer one day! ??
— Nicky Hayden (@NickyHayden) March 24, 2014
If the plan comes together and Rahal and Earnhardt swap rides, it certainly won't be the first time a high-profile NASCAR driver trades his fenders for an open-wheel car.
Jeff Gordon traded his No. 24 Chevrolet for Juan Pablo Montoya's Formula One ride at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2004. More recently, Tony Stewart and Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton swapped rides at Watkins Glen International in 2011.
