Dale Earnhardt Jr. reacts to No. 40 paint scheme tease linking Daniel Suarez to Jimmie Johnson's Legacy Motorsports

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has sparked potential theories for Daniel Suarez's future in NASCAR after his recent reactions on social media. Suarez was in the limelight recently during the inaugural points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race at Mexico City, but the happiness was short-lived for the 33-year-old driver as the Trackhouse Racing team has decided to let go of the driver for the 2026 season. He is the only Mexican driver on the Cup Series grid currently, but finds his seat for next season in shambles.

Trackhouse Racing and Daniel Suarez mutually agreed to part ways ahead of the next season, and fans were expecting and ready for the worst outcome for the driver. The young teenage driver, Connor Zilisch, will be replacing Suarez for the team. He has been making consistent noise in the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.

Recently, however, there has been a slight ray of hope for the Mexican driver and his fans linked to Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s cryptic reaction on X. Earnhardt Jr. reacted to a post by a NASCAR paint designer, Scott Pierchorowicz, who took to X ideating Suarez driving a Blue no. 40 Legacy Motor Club car next year owned by Jimmie Johnson.

While Jimmie Johnson has not responded to the post yet, Earnhardt Jr. reacted to the post with a Ryan Gosling GIF, sparking speculations around the NASCAR community of a spectacular announcement of Daniel Suarez joining the JR Motorsports team for next season.

Earnhardt Jr. co-owns the team, and seeing Suarez's performance in the Xfinity Series race at Mexico City, the NASCAR Hall of Famer would be interested in having Suarez race for his team.

---

Daniel Suarez is excited for the future after the announcement of Trackhouse Racing's split

The only Mexican driver to have won a Cup Series race in NASCAR, Daniel Suarez, does not have a seat for the next season yet. Trackhouse Racing and Suarez have parted ways on mutual agreement for the next season.

While the fans remain concerned for the driver's future, he is excited for what lies ahead for him in the future. He recently expressed his thoughts on the announcement.

"This is just a new chapter. That’s all it is, This is not a sad moment. It’s just a change, and it happens. I have known about this for a while. I’m actually a little bit relieved that this is out and people know about it and we can talk about it and we can move forward with future plans and continue to work. I’m excited for whatever comes next.” Daniel Suarez said via SiriusXM radio.

Suarez is currently ranked 29th in the NASCAR Cup Series this season, scoring 299 points. He has not qualified for the playoffs so far, but hopes to clinch a victory in the upcoming races and participate in the latter stage of the season.