Dale Earnhardt Jr. said Monday that Jimmie Johnson had asked him to borrow one of his father’s old uniforms to complete his retro look for this weekend’s NASCAR throwback weekend at Darlington Raceway. Earnhardt Jr.’s remarks came on Monday’s edition of the ‘Dale Jr. Download,’ a 70-minute episode that he co-hosted on his Dirty Mo Radio network. Earnhardt did not provide a health update on the concussion-related symptoms that have forced him to miss the last six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, but offered an anecdote about his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, who will be running a blue-and-yellow paint scheme on his #48 Chevy that pays tribute to Earnhardt’s father and the legendary David Pearson ‘ both NASCAR Hall of Famers. ‘He’s texting me, he’s like, ‘You got one of your dad’s old uniforms and all that stuff?’ ‘ Earnhardt said of a recent exchange with Johnson. ‘He wanted to actually wear it to intros, and it would fit probably. It smells like ‘¦ every bit of 40 years old.’ Earnhardt will be replaced by interim driver Jeff Gordon in this Sunday’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 as his recovery from concussion-related issues continues. Earnhardt said he was ‘real sad’ he won’t be driving his own throwback paint scheme, a #88 Chevy that pays homage to Buddy Baker’s ‘Gray Ghost’ look from the early 1980s.(NASCAR.com)
