It should be no surprise that NASCAR’s most popular driver won a fan vote to score the cover of NASCAR The Game Inside Line. Dale Earnhardt Jr the driver of the #88 will grace the cover of this years game, which launches November 6th. Junior edged out his teammate Kasey Kahne for the cover.
“We are excited for Dale Earnhardt Jr. to be featured on the cover of the new NASCAR The Game: Inside Line” said Blake Davidson, vice president of licensing & consumer products at NASCAR. “For a campaign that was driven entirely through social media, the more than 775,000 votes cast in the “Drive for the Cover” campaign is a testament to the impact that the NASCAR industry and its fans have across these platforms.”
To celebrate Junior scoring the cover here is some in game laps of Junior at Bristol Motor Speedway
Beyond the cover announcement we also get an updated roster list for the game:
| #83 Landon CassillTeam: BK Racing | #20 Joey LoganoTeam: Joe Gibbs Racing | #29 Kevin HarvickTeam: Richard Childress Racing |
| #93 Travis KvapilTeam: BK Racing | #18 Kyle BuschTeam: Joe Gibbs Racing | #27 Paul MenardTeam: Richard Childress Racing |
| #1 Jamie McMurrayTeam: Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | #47 Bobby LabonteTeam: JTG Daugherty Racing | #43 Aric AlmirolaTeam: Richard Petty Motorsports |
| #42 Juan Pablo MontoyaTeam: Earnhardt Ganassi Racing | #95 Scott SpeedTeam: Leavine Family Racing | #9 Marcos AmbroseTeam: Richard Petty Motorsports |
| #38 David GillilandTeam: Front Row Motorsports | #15 Clint BowyerTeam: Michael Waltrip Racing | #7 Robby GordonTeam: Robby Gordon Motorsports |
| #34 David RaganTeam: Front Row Motorsports | #55 Mark MartinTeam: Michael Waltrip Racing | #99 Carl EdwardsTeam: Roush Fenway Racing |
| #26 Josh WiseTeam: Front Row Motorsports | #56 Martin Truex, Jr.Team: Michael Waltrip Racing | #16 Greg BiffleTeam: Roush Fenway Racing |
| #78 Regan SmithTeam: Furniture Row | #87 Joe NemechekTeam: NEMCO | #17 Matt KensethTeam: Roush Fenway Racing |
| #13 Casey MearsTeam: Germain Racing | #33 Austin DillonTeam: Richard Childress Racing | #6 Ricky Stenhouse, JrTeam: Roush Fenway Racing |
| #24 Jeff GordonTeam: Hendrick Motorsports | #22 Sam Hornish, JrTeam: Penske Racing | #10 Danica PatrickTeam: Stewart-Haas Racing |
| #48 Jimmie JohnsonTeam: Hendrick Motorsports | #2 Brad KeselowskiTeam: Penske Racing | #39 Ryan NewmanTeam: Stewart-Haas Racing |
| #5 Kasey KahneTeam: Hendrick Motorsports | #98 Michael McDowellTeam: Phil Parsons Racing | #14 Tony StewartTeam: Stewart-Haas Racing |
| #30 David StremmeTeam: Inception Motorsports | #51 Kurt BuschTeam: Phoenix Racing | #36 Dave BlaneyTeam: Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| #88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.Team: JR Motorsports | #31 Jeff BurtonTeam: Richard Childress Racing | #21 Trevor BayneTeam: Wood Brothers |
| #11 Denny HamlinTeam: Joe Gibbs Racing |
