Awkward! Allmendinger 'finds out' from Twitter that spotter is leaving

Published Feb. 3, 2015 1:15 p.m. ET

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Did AJ Allmendinger really share an awkward moment on Twitter with his spotter? Scratch that, his FORMER spotter?

On Monday, Josh Williams shared the news about his new gig with Ryan Blaney and the No. 21 team.

Time for some new radio frequencies! Really looking forward to getting started with @Blaney. #21cup #22xfinity pic.twitter.com/xNg2ZUyclR
— Josh Williams (@joshtwilliams) February 2, 2015

That -- apparently -- was news to AJ.

Wait what @joshtwilliams???? Ur leaving??? U told me u were staying. Haven't heard from you since. Well goodluck man. Good to know friend.
— AJ Allmendinger (@AJDinger) February 3, 2015

Was he really shocked? Turns out the two were just joking around and have been discussing the move for weeks. Williams made sure that Allmendinger was the first to know about his new gig.

It fooled us. And thanks to a post on Reddit.com, others in the NASCAR community also thought the exchange was real ... including Dale Earnhardt Jr. and FOX NASCAR's Kenny Wallace.

“@NASCARonReddit: Well this is awkward... - http://t.co/u6b9KMaLGz #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/jbB3maXkuM”????
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) February 3, 2015

TOTALLY normal in #NASCAR ..... @DaleJr: “@NASCARonReddit: Well this is awkward... - http://t.co/vSM1D55ZHc #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/Kr4VvL1xNr”?
— Kenny Wallace (@Kenny_Wallace) February 3, 2015

It's normal BUT incredibly SAD ........ “@DaleJr: @NASCARonReddit Yep. But we don't normally get to see it play out on social media.”
— Kenny Wallace (@Kenny_Wallace) February 3, 2015

No harm, no foul. All a part of offseason fun.