NASCAR Driver Austin Dillon Fails NFL History Test

Soumyadeep Saha | 10/12/2023
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It’s not uncommon for NASCAR drivers to dote on their favorite NFL teams. Many might not know that Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Dillon is an NFL fan himself.

However, would an NFL fanatic not be able to say the names of the teams with the most playoff wins of all time? Perhaps not. Nevertheless, it did happen with the #3 speedster.

 

 

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Initially, Dillon was able to name two NFL teams; Steelers and Patriots. But then, he kept scratching his head for more names. It was only after the reporter gave him hints that he was able to recall three other names, viz. Cowboys, 49ers and The Green Bay Packers.

Team Penske icon explained how NASCAR fans are different from NFL fans

The NASCAR fandom always rallies behind their favorite drivers through thick and thin. The fans and the drivers share an extremely close bond, so much so that the fans can easily walk up to their favorite drivers after a race and click pictures with them or get an autograph.

But is that possible in other forms of sports? Let’s take the NFL as an example. There is no way a fan can walk up to an NFL athlete after a game or a few minutes before the game and chat away with him. And this is where Team Penske’s Joey Logano feels NASCAR fans are spoiled.

“Our fans are spoiled and I love our race fans. But think of other sports for a second, think about it. When are going to meet an NFL player? Can you access an NFL player?” asked Logano.

“Anytime like three hours before a game…But you can meet me in 20 minutes, 10 minutes, or five minutes before I get into the race car. You can take a picture with me…I am there and all the other racers there are the same,” he added.

He also pointed out that even the drivers try to be as approachable as possible while meeting the fans. No other sport can make a claim and insist that being approachable is the norm of the sport.

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Soumyadeep Saha

Soumyadeep is a motorsport journalist at the Sportsrush. While preparing for his PhD in English literature back in 2021, the revving of stock cars pulled him towards being a full-time NASCAR writer. And, he has been doing it ever since. With over 500 articles to his credit, Soumyadeep strives every single day to bring never-heard-before stories to the table in order to give his readers that inside scoop. A staunch supporter of Denny Hamlin, Soumyadeep is an amateur bodybuilder as well. When not writing about his favorite Joe Gibbs Racing icon, he can be seen training budding bodybuilders at the gym or snuggled in a beanbag watching anime.

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