Dale Earnhardt Jr. bets on Greg Ives’ “MAGIC” as JRM set for Cup debut
NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. has explained how having Greg Ives as the No:40 car crew chief would help JRM on 2025 Daytona 500.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Greg Ives (Via IMAGO and NASCAR.com)
The 2025 NASCAR Cup season will mark history, as Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Xfinity Series team Junior Motorsports is set to make their long-awaited Cup debut. They, with the technical support from Hendrick Motorsports, will field the No:40 Traveller’s Whiskey sponsored Chevy at the Daytona 500.
The reigning Xfinity Series champion of JRM, Justin Allgaier, will drive the car and has the responsibility of making the debut memorable. One of the main factors that gives Dale Earnhardt Jr. the confidence going into the event is having Greg Ives as the No:40 team crew chief and is hoping that Ives’ magic can help them to thrive.
I saw how many times he’s qualified a car on the front row at Daytona… I’m like, do you have any magic left, Greg? Let’s go to the track and see what we can do. But I think being an open car, there’s some challenges to get into the field.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. said via Cup Scene.
He knows entering the crown jewel race as an open car will be tough, with qualifying being their main challenge. So, Junior believes his confidences in Ives will payout for him and expect to use the Daytona 500 opportunity the best way they could.
I was confident that Greg understood, better than anybody, the things that we would all need to gather into place to go there with the best opportunity we could.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. added.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. trusts Greg Ives wholeheartedly
Further talking about, Ives, who has won three races with Dale Jr. in his final years with Hendrick Motorsports. They have built a close friendship, owing to their time together and trust him wholeheartedly, and sees him as a big assist.
Me and him are just really great friends, and I just trust him wholeheartedly with his decisions… He’s got a great track record, in terms of qualifying, and that hopefully can be a big assist for us.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. said.
The comments from Dale Earnhardt Jr. shows how much he trusts Greg Ives and the expertise he is going to bring into the No:40 team. It would be interesting to see how Justin Allgaier will perform, in at Daytona.
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