CONCORD, N.C. -- Thursday morning, it was announced that Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been medically cleared to resume NASCAR competition after making a full recovery from a concussion.
Immediately after the news broke, it didn't take long for the reactions to start flooding in -- starting with a tweet from Earnhardt himself.
Below are some highlights of the social media outpouring that came Earnhardt's way.
"We are honored that Dale Jr. chose to run his first laps in a race car in five months at Darlington Raceway. He is an icon in the sport and a big supporter of our Throwback Weekend. We celebrate his return to NASCAR competition and look forward to seeing him back behind the wheel for the 59th running of the Daytona 500." - Kerry Tharp, Darlington Raceway President #WelcomeBackJr
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