MORE: Junior back behind the wheel at Phoenix
After a successful opening day of testing at Phoenix Raceway Tuesday for his first public NASCAR action since being sidelined midway through last season due to injury, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was back at it early on Wednesday.
On Twitter, that is.
Prior to hitting the track at 9 a.m. local time for Day 2 of testing, Junior started tweeting at 5:55 a.m. local, thanking XFINITY Series driver Matt Tifft for sharing his story of recovery from a brain tumor last year.
Incredible Matt! Thanks for sharing your story. https://t.co/yNtlfkrtLN
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr)
February 1, 2017
Then came the bacon anxiety.
#BaconReserves https://t.co/9RIw3HLbHo
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr)
February 1, 2017
And some props for Darrell Wallace Jr., who announced that The Bubba Wallace Scholarship was now official.
Awesome job bud. Way to kick some ass in the community!!! #givingback https://t.co/ZBErfMEhfu
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr)
February 1, 2017
He then explained his secret formula for early morning tweetstorm success.
I’m gonna get jacked up on coffee and @MountainDew and drop the hammer at 9am. https://t.co/c3sAyyx6VQ
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr)
February 1, 2017
And eventually provided photographic evidence.
Let’s light this candle! ud83dudd25ud83dude80 pic.twitter.com/BYyFDLHsDt
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr)
February 1, 2017
Thankfully, no spider monkeys were involved.
Earnhardt also fielded a question about JR Motorsports’ interest in the Camping World Truck Series, after deciding not to field a team in the series this year.
Not this year, we will have 4 full time teams in @NASCAR_XFINITY this season. A return to @NASCAR_Trucks is always possible down the road. https://t.co/VCzyj1HfY7
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr)
February 1, 2017
Let’s just hope there’s more java on the menu for lunch.