Daniel Ricciardo says driving one of his 'hero' Dale Earnhardt's NASCAR cars in Austin will be a 'dream come true' for him. When the Australian signed for McLaren, their CEO Zak Brown said that if he scored a podium in his first season, the American would let him drive one of Earnhardt’s – Ricciardo’s idol – race-winning NASCAR Chevrolets in his ownership. Ricciardo won that bet at the Italian Grand Prix, winning the race ahead of his team-mate Lando Norris to secure the team’s first victory for almost a decade. It has now been confirmed he will take to the track in the car at some point during the United States Grand Prix weekend at the Circuit of the Americas. He says doing so...
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