Yahoo Autos TMS Will Send Off Dale Jr. With a Pretzel
A Foodie Farewell
Leave it to my friends at Texas Motor Speedway to come up a food-based farewell to Dale Earnhardt Jr that will also help fans to expedite a trip to the great hereafter.
NASCAR’s most popular star, set to make his final start this weekend at TMS as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winds down and his date with retirement draws closer, will have a “JR88” pretzel sold in his honor - done to match his car number - which comes with a spicy mustard dip. The second dip, which I assume is real, has been described as “bacon beer cheese.”
“We wanted to come up with an item that honors him while also fueling up Dale's loyal Junior Nation," said Levy Restaurants executive chef Lincoln Engstrom. "This item proved to be an ideal fit and we foresee these pretzels selling fast."
The JR88s can be had for $10, come in a commemorative box, and “are hearty enough to feed two hungry JR Nation fans,” according to the Dallas Fort-Worth circuit.
Zanardi Praises van der Zande's Pass
It look just over a month, but Alex Zanardi, originator of “The Pass” at Laguna Seca’s Corkscrew in 1996, finally reached out to Renger van der Zande to offer praise for the Zanardi-like pass that delivered an unforgettable win during September’s IMSA sports car race.
The Italian, whose gold medals in the Paralympics have only added to his lore as an IndyCar champion, complemented the young Dutchman via Twitter and, in typical Zanardi style, deferred to the new Wayne Taylor Racing driver.
Thanks Buddy and, actually, well done! If you were the student, you did a better job than whoever inspired you the move! https://t.co/C2IkaXFZDE
- alex zanardi (@lxznr) October 29, 2017
“He’s a legend in all kinds of ways, and how he replied on this tweet was all but arrogant, which is very much his character,” van der Zande told RoadandTrack.com. “He made some cool moves in his career. It’s a lot of fun to hear from him; he’s a real driver, and altogether, my career is nothing to compared with his, but nice that he took the time to give his reaction.”
Champ to Champ
IndyCar and sports car pioneer Willy T Ribbs might have been the proudest man in the world on Sunday. The trailblazer, who became the first black man to test a Formula 1 car back in 1986, celebrated as Lewis Hamilton won his fourth Formula 1 world championship in Mexico while also celebrating his son Theo’s professional shooting title earned while beating a field of 1575 entrants.
“On Sunday I watched history being made with Lewis and my son Theo,” he said. “Lewis becoming the winningest British F1 driver in history and Theo becoming the first African-American in his shooting sport to win the K-Kup at the National Championship.”
Adam Carolla’s racing documentary Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story, directed by Nate Adams, is due out in 2018.
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