Julia Piquet Outsmarts Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Crew, Setting Off a Fan-Fueled Avalanche!
Julia Piquet (L) and Dale Earnhardt Jr (R) | Credits- IMAGO / Icon Sportswire and Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Julia Piquet has stepped into the NASCAR spotlight more than once this season while backing her husband, Daniel Suarez, and her social media activity has kept the conversation going. In Las Vegas, more fuel was added to the fire when she intervened in a run-in between Suarez and Ross Chastain on Sunday.
Chastain and Suarez, once teammates at Trackhouse, crossed paths while battling for 17th place. When Chastain slipped past, he appeared to flash a finger from the window. The tension carried over to pit road once the race ended.
Suarez walked over to Chastain’s car, and the two exchanged words. The moment turned heated, with Chastain placing his hands on Suarez before crew members stepped in and cooled things down. The exchange drew attention across the sport, including from Dirty Mo Media, owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr.
, which poked fun at the post by asking, “but what will Julia say? ” Piquet did not hold her tongue. “Tag me when you mention me you wimp,” she replied.
Dirty Mo Media then tried to correct the spelling, writing, “ wimp @JuliaPiquet. ”* Piquet fired back once more, turning the moment on its head. “Sorry.