Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins the internet today. Or at least he wins the “ugly Christmas sweater” portion of the internet for the 2014 Yuletide season. It’s going to be really tough for anyone to top Junior on this one. Ugly Christmas sweaters have been trendy for a few years now, the hook being “it’s so horrible that it’s great” or “fun bad.” (like watching Chicago Bears football)
As you see below, the most popular driver in NASCAR has set a new bar in this practice.
Shut down the Christmas sweater contest. @DaleJr wins. pic.twitter.com/1rMLiNQSHI
— tommy tomlinson (@tommytomlinson) December 20, 2014
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his Jesus H. Christ that’s a hilarious sweater! Not only is it Jesus celebrating his birthday, he also happens to be doing the Johnny Manziel money sign for some reason. We’ll see how this plays among the core demographics in the NASCAR fanbase. Given certain overlaps, it should be interesting.
You also got to love the gingerbread beer cozy that Dale Earnhardt Jr. is sporting.
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