Dale Earnhardt Jr. joined Twitter on Sunday night after he won the rain-delayed Daytona 500, fulfilling a promise he gave to former Dale Earnhardt Inc. teammate Michael Waltrip. It’s only fitting that his first tweet was a selfie he took in Victory Lane with the the trophy awarded to the champion of the Great American Race.
Tonight seemed like as good a night as any to join Twitter. How is everyone doin? #2XDaytona500Champ pic.twitter.com/4k4JVA7fG9
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) February 24, 2014
Hendrick Motorsports also captured Dale’s selfie/victory moment with a tweet of its own.
#DAYTONA500 champ #DaleJr takes a #selfie in @Disupdates Victory Lane. pic.twitter.com/ORgkn7uVRY
— Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick) February 24, 2014
It isn’t a surprise that Earnhardt joined Twitter, since the micro-blogging service is becoming more popular with NASCAR drivers, their fans, and teams. He also joked prior to the race that he would join if he won. Finally, an account was already established for him and amassed 230,000 followers before he sent a single tweet. The driver has sent three since then, including another selfie while standing in front of a statue of his father, Dale Earnhardt, who died in the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.
Up doing interviews at Daytona 500 Experience. Gonna be an interesting week. #2XDaytona500Champ pic.twitter.com/RATE5oS0Yq
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) February 24, 2014
Look who I ran into at the Daytona Experience. Dad’s Happy! #2XDaytona500Champ pic.twitter.com/I0zf5PLfr5
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) February 24, 2014
Michael Waltrip congratulated Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Monday morning for his foray into Twitter.
Hello #2XDaytona500Champ @DaleJr You said it. You did it! Congrats on the win and looking forward to following along here. #Daytona500
— Michael Waltrip (@mw55) February 24, 2014
Jr. already has more than 300,000 followers, and his numbers will only continue to grow.
[Photo Credit: Twitter]
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