NASCAR Cup Series: Ty Dillon retiring after 2020?

A recent rumor emerged that Ty Dillon may retire from NASCAR Cup Series competition following the conclusion of the 2020 season. He addressed that rumor.

Ty Dillon has driven full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series for Germain Racing since the 2017 season, his rookie season. Toward the end of the season, he signed a multi-year contract extension with the team and primary sponsor GEICO.

This contract reportedly ran through “at least the 2019 season”, although it has since been confirmed that the 27-year-old Lewisville, North Carolina native is under contract through the 2020 season.

But somehow, someway, the fact that his contract expires at the end of the 2020 season has led to a rumor circulating throughout social media that he will retire at the end of the 2020 season.

Such a rumor was completely unfounded, as many are in the age of social media and, above all, “fake news”, and Dillon himself took to social media to shoot it down.

Here is what he had to say in response to this baseless rumor in a video that he posted on his Instagram story on Friday.

"“Everybody is saying that I’m going to retire at the end of 2020, which couldn’t be more false. I plan on racing for many, many years. I don’t know where it came from, but to hear it from my mouth, I’m not retiring, and I plan on winning races and championships for many years.”"

Dillon even added the words “Fake News” to the video about halfway through it.

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Dillon has driven in 115 races throughout his Cup Series career, including 97 since he began driving full-time two seasons ago. His three top 10 finishes are all top six finishes, and he has recorded then in each of his last three visits to Daytona International Speedway.

He finished in sixth place at the track last July, sixth again there in this year’s Daytona 500 back in February and a career-high fourth there this past July.

Dillon currently sits in 24th place in the championship standings, which would tie his career-high finish from his rookie season if he stays there, so he is still quite a bit off from being in a position to win races and championships.

Ty Dillon was clearly not happy with people spreading fake news about his NASCAR Cup Series career, although his tone in his video illustrated somewhat of a sense of amusement considering just how baseless and far out that retirement rumor was.