A NASCAR Cup Series team took a shot at Lamar Jackson on Saturday following the quarterback’s foray into racing news for quite an odd reason.
The Baltimore Ravens star seems to be very possessive when it comes to his jersey number and, as a result, filed a notice of opposition claim via his legal team earlier this week in an attempt to stop Dale Earnhardt Jr. and JR Motorsports from using the original No. 8 logo.
Jackson, who previously trademarked “ERA8 by Lamar Jackson,” is said to have had concerns over Earnhardt possibly confusing consumers if he got his own trademark for the number.
The QB’s filing didn’t have much to stand on, however, with the driver and team owner disclosing on Friday that he secured the rights to use a stylized version of said numeral he had from his time with Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
RFK Racing Clowns Lamar Jackson In Thinly-Veiled Jibe
Jackson’s short rift with Earnhardt has seemingly earned him some ire in the NASCAR community because he was the target of a social media post from RFK Racing on Saturday showing Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher’s cars, which are numbered 6 and 17, respectively.
“Excited to have Baker Mayfield and Josh Allen numbers on the cars this weekend,” they captioned the post.
Check it out below:
Jackson, who tried to stop former NFL quarterback Troy Aikman from filing for a No. 8-related trademark last year, has not commented on his latest dispute.
Well played by RFK, in any case.
