In the midst of a whirlwind following his Daytona 500 victory, Austin Dillon received a surprise.
On Wednesday morning, Dillon was reunited with the boy who gave him the lucky penny that was glued to the dashboard of his No. 3 Chevrolet on Sunday.
Dillon met the boy, named Jordan Wade, at an autograph session prior to the Advance Auto Parts Clash. He gave Jordan a signed hat to replace the Ford hat Jordan was wearing.
The next day, the two encountered each other at the fence around the Cup Series garage, where Jordan presented Dillon with the penny.
In his post-race press conference, Dillon said he hoped to somehow meet Jordan the next day at the track. Instead, Richard Childress Racing managed to track him down and surprised Dillon back at RCR’s headquarters in Welcome, North Carolina.
Jordan met Dillon and Darrell Wallace Jr., who finished second in the Daytona 500.
Look who made it to @RCRracing to celebrate with Austin - Jordan, the kid who gave him his lucky penny for the race!
— Ashley Stroehlein (@ashstro) February 21, 2018
Austin said Jordan got a chance to sit in one of the race cars today. After this experience, Jordan now wants to be a race car driver! #Daytona500 pic.twitter.com/iwqMsQwR0n
.@austindillon3, Jordan (young fan with lucky penny) and @BubbaWallace meet up! #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/ATDQKXXIKW
— RCR (@RCRracing) February 21, 2018
Meet Jordan, aka the kid that gave @austindillon3 the lucky penny #daytona500 #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/qyOCqpcRCD
— Jonathan Merryman (@J_Merryman) February 21, 2018
Remember the young fan who gave @austindillon3 the lucky penny before the D500? @RCRracing found him and surprised Austin this morning, and we’ve got it all on video. Awesome stuff
— Alan Cavanna (@AlanCavanna) February 21, 2018
Watch #RaceHub tonight 😎 pic.twitter.com/OPcGFzQazW