NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. unveiled a Michigan Wolverines-themed car ahead of the Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan in August.
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When it comes to NASCAR, it’s all about the paint jobs that are on the car. The cool thing about the corporate sponsors that teams have, its that it allows them to have a variety of paint schemes and awesome cars.
This past Sunday, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh was at Michigan International Speedway for the 2016 FireKeepers Casino 400. It turns out that the next race at Michigan in August, will also have some Michigan flavor to it as well.
On Tuesday, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his Hendrick Motorsports team unveiled the car that he will be racing in August, and it is a Michigan Wolverines-themed car that will have every fan in Michigan rooting for Earnhardt Jr.
Here it is- the @Axalta/@UMich No.88 @TeamChevy SS that @DaleJr will race at @MISpeedway on 8/28!! @TeamHendrick pic.twitter.com/xAXYot4EWA
— Axalta Racing (@AxaltaRacing) June 13, 2016
See @DaleJr's new @UMich 🎨 scheme from @AxaltaRacing!
— JR Motorsports (@JRMotorsports) June 13, 2016
➡️ https://t.co/pl0bO0v0az pic.twitter.com/cVqMJj1qST
The maize and blue highlight the car and the school’s logo is on the sides of the car. Of all the paint jobs in NASCAR, this is definitely one of the coolest schemes to date.
The only question is whether or not any of his rivals will show up sporting an Ohio State car. Now, that would be racing at its finest.
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