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Dale Earnhardt Jr and Bubba Wallace Call Out Chase Briscoe’s “Messed Up”
Dale Earnhardt Jr and Bubba Wallace Call Out Chase Briscoe’s “Messed Up”
The winter break has been nothing but full of positive vibes coming out of the Stewart-Haas Racing camp. And with the team looking to make the most of the new season, only recently, Tony Stewart addressed his entire team to present an enticing proposition; “If we go kick their as**es at the Daytona 500, I promise I’ll throw you a hell of a party when we get back here, so, looking forward to it.”
So while the pressure is on SHR’s crew as well as its drivers to perform, Chase Briscoe’s recent shenanigans with his father might just end up with SHR’s most experienced driver from its 2024 lineup getting his rear-end handed to him instead. While the prank was all fun and games, Briscoe apologised as he stated, “Sorry Dad.” His father certainly got the scare of his life, prompting Dale Earnhardt Jr to sympathise while Bubba Wallace couldn’t contain his laughter!
Chase Briscoe’s prank on his father might have gone too far
Taking to X, Briscoe shared a hilarious video in which he sat down with his wife, Marissa Cooper, to play a seemingly harmless prank on his father. The act began with Briscoe covering his ears with noise-cancelling headphones, while Cooper tried her best to enact what the SHR driver’s father was saying on the phone. Immediately, the initial confusion began to show how funny this ordeal was going to be!
Dale Earnhardt Jr and Bubba Wallace Call Out Chase Briscoe
As Cooper tried to advise Chase Briscoe to say hello as soon as his father picked up, the 29-year-old himself couldn’t hear what she was saying, proving this setup would work wonders. And so the two waited in anticipation as Briscoe rang his father. A voice-over phone soon chimes back with, “Hello”, as Briscoe safely retorts, “Hi!” To avoid suspicion, Briscoe makes the first move and asks his father what he is up to, to which he gets a response only Cooper can hear; “I’m going to go to the chiropractor.”
Could there have been anything harder for Cooper to convey? Expectedly, Briscoe immediately begins to fumble as he misses out on what was actually said. But wait a minute. It wasn’t all over yet! He somehow manages to keep the conversation on track and shares, “My back’s been killing me.” And while this got a pass from the Briscoe patriarch, the 29-year-old’s luck began to run out.
Sorry dad 😂 pic.twitter.com/RdU3DsPRA7
— Chase Briscoe (@ChaseBriscoe_14) January 24, 2024
“You’re behaving really strange, are you okay?” To which Briscoe hilariously replies, “Are you alright?” and the two went back and forth like a moment right out of Rush Hour. His father asked once again, bubbling with concern, “are you okay? What are you doing?” And while Cooper frantically tries to get Briscoe to say he’s drinking, the 29-year-old instead shares, “I drank a coke earlier,” and this seemingly sent his father over the edge as he expressed, “You’re freaking me out!”
Dale Earnhardt Jr and Bubba Wallace Call Out Chase Briscoe
The funniest answer definitely came from Briscoe after his father asked him where he was; “Tomorrow” which immediately triggered a long dramatic pause from Kevin Briscoe, who at this point was too confused to know who his son was even talking to! Soon enough, the joke was up, and just when we were about to witness Briscoe reveal the prank, the video ended abruptly!
While many members of the community laughed at the expense of Briscoe’s father, the fact that the video cut just before we got to hear what he had to say about the prank made fans speculate that the 29-year-old was in a lot of trouble now if he wasn’t before.
NASCAR icons react to Briscoe’s prank
Among the commenters, Bubba Wallace and Dale Earnhardt Jr perfectly represented both sides of the community. Bubba Wallace had a good laugh and shared, “Hahahaha. Gold!” while Junior seemed to pity Briscoe’s dad as he shared, “So messed up 😆” and while most of the fans took the joke lightly, Briscoe’s mother turned the tables on the 29-year-old as she added to the banter; “Getting a laugh at Dad’s expense. 🤪 You’re grounded!”
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So messed up 😆
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) January 25, 2024
In the video, Briscoe’s father immediately became concerned for his grandson after hearing the way his son was behaving. And fans couldn’t help but adore that moment. A user shared, “I love how he asked about Brooks in case he needed to come rescue him from whatever craziness you were caught up in. This was hilarious 😆,” while another exclaimed, “Always good to hear your dad’s voice, just not sure how well he took this one! 🤣🤣🤣”
Getting a laugh at Dad’s expense. 🤪 You’re grounded!
— Jamie Briscoe (@jamiebriscoe5) January 25, 2024
It’s safe to say not a single word Briscoe said during the prank wasn’t funny to the community. A user also pulled the Coke Racing Family into the joke as they shared, “‘I drank a Coke earlier’ ONCE AGAIN ASKING COCA-COLA TO PUT CHASE IN THE COKE RACING FAMILY COME ON GUYS.” Jokes aside, seeing his father’s reaction, many fans felt Briscoe was about to face his father’s wrath.
Hahahaha. Gold!
— Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) January 25, 2024
One fan stated, “He was about to either call an ambulance or a police officer for some distress signals you weren’t giving.” Another also seemed to flip Tony Stewart’s promise to his team, as we mentioned earlier, against Chase Briscoe instead! Concluding the banter, this user shared; “Chase, you do know you’re never too old to get your butt kicked by dear ol’ dad don’t you? 😂”
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A former Ferrari engineer has criticised the decision to bring in Lewis Hamilton and thinks the Brit’s presence will mean “a lot of potential for drama”.
At the age of 40, seven-time Formula 1 champion Hamilton will form a formidable driver partnership with Charles Leclerc. His big switch comes at the expense of Carlos Sainz, who has performed well for the Italian squad but who was axed so they had room for their blockbuster new signing.
But not everyone of a Ferrari persuasion is convinced that it will go well. Ernest Knoors, who spent many years as an engineer at Maranello, specialising in power units, worries that Hamilton’s presence could do more harm than good for a team that is finding its groove under Frederic Vasseur.
“A big name like Hamilton also brings a lot of politics and if politics within Ferrari are not managed well, then there is a lot of potential for drama,” he told Formule1.nl. “Hamilton has the tendency that if things do not work out, he turns his whole car upside down and starts experimenting.
“Ferrari believes very much in the big personalities and will follow him. But Hamilton is just someone you have to guide a little bit and not give the freedom to rebuild the whole car, because then it will go completely wrong. So I do not know if it is such a smart move, but of course it is nice for the sport.”
News of Hamilton’s planned move broke on February 1, coinciding with football’s Transfer Deadline Day. That the back pages of many newspapers were dominated by the decision of Hamilton to swap Mercedes for Ferrari was testament to the magnitude of the announcement.
Sainz was not surprised as he had been informed by his team of the plan ahead of it being made public. But the Spaniard responded well with two victories to date this season and five further appearances on the podium, on the way to what looks likely to be a fifth-placed finish in the championship – two spots and 54 points ahead of Hamilton.
Sainz has signed for Williams next year and, after several years of running at the front of the grid, will focus on his new challenge of helping restore one of the grid’s most historic teams to its former glory. But Knoors believes he should have been kept on by Ferrari instead.
The Dutchman added: “I see Lewis Hamilton’s arrival at Ferrari more as a PR move. With all due respect, Hamilton is not going to take that Ferrari from P6 to P1. He will get the most out of it, but what Ferrari has to do is make that car faster. And if you make that car faster, you can easily drive at the front with the current line-up.
“Besides, as a team you have to look further on the horizon. If Hamilton becomes champion in the coming years, he and Ferrari will become immortal. But if you want to build a team with talent for the next five years, are you going to build on Hamilton? No, because he will really be finished after two or three years. That is why I would have kept the very strong line-up that Ferrari has now.”
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Chase Elliott had a front-row seat for one of NASCAR’s most bizarre moments of the 2024 Cup Series season. At the start of Stage 2, the pace car dove onto pit road in front of Elliott; however, it was a tad too late. The pace car made contact with the sand barrels at the entry of pit road and caused a red flag for cleanup.
Initially, there was some speculation on the NBC Sports broadcast, even from the No. 9 team, that Elliott made contact with the pace car. Fortunately, the pace car didn’t slide across the No. 9 car’s nose, but it undoubtedly provided one of NASCAR’s craziest red flag moments in recent memory.
Below, you can listen to Elliott and the No. 9 team react to the pace car crashing into the sand barrels on pit road at Phoenix during Championship Weekend!
Reflecting on the recent retirement of 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr., Earnhardt didn’t mince words about the toll NASCAR takes on its drivers. Speaking candidly, the two-time Daytona 500 winner admitted that the pressure to perform every week left him feeling miserable for most of his racing career—a sentiment he believes is shared by many of his peers.
“Right or wrong, racing made me a miserable person 90% of the time,” Earnhardt confessed. “And him too. I mean, ask Kyle Busch, ask anybody—unless you’re winning, you’re not happy.”
For these elite drivers, the sport is a relentless grind. A podium finish might bring temporary relief, but anything short of victory is often a source of frustration. The immense effort poured into preparation and execution rarely feels like it pays off unless the checkered flag is theirs.
Earnhardt highlighted the mental toll of falling short, explaining how the relentless focus on winning can overshadow the joy of simply competing. Even a solid performance feels hollow compared to the euphoria of a win.
“Unless you’re winning, you’re not happy at all,” he said. “You’re okay with a good run, but for the most part, all the effort it takes just to run good—it doesn’t weigh out.”
For drivers, the stakes are sky-high every week. Sponsors, fans, and teams demand nothing less than excellence, leaving little room for error or personal satisfaction in anything less than a dominant performance.
Earnhardt also shared insights into his friendship with Martin Truex Jr., who recently announced his retirement. While the two often spend time hunting together during NASCAR’s off-season, Earnhardt noted that the stress of racing even creeps into their leisure activities.
“When I’m with him during hunting season, it’s always in the back of his mind,” Earnhardt said. “It’s that stressful part of the year when he’s as miserable as he’s going to be.”
Now, with Truex stepping away from the track, Earnhardt looks forward to seeing a lighter, happier version of his long-time friend. Without the weight of weekly competition hanging over him, Truex might finally be able to relax and enjoy the outdoor lifestyle he cherishes.
“It’ll be fun to see him loosen up,” Earnhardt added.
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