Dale Earnhardt Jr. to drive Michigan-themed race car

Dale Earnhardt Jr. surely just gained a lot of fans from the Ann Arbor area.

Axalta Racing and Earnhardt Jr. unveiled a Michigan Wolverines-themed car that the star NASCAR driver will drive in the Pure Michigan 400 on Aug. 28.

Take a look:

Here it is- the @Axalta/@UMich No.88 @TeamChevy SS that @DaleJr will race at @MISpeedway on 8/28!! @TeamHendrick pic.twitter.com/xAXYot4EWA

— Axalta Racing (@AxaltaRacing) June 13, 2016

See @DaleJr's new @UMich  scheme from @AxaltaRacing!

 https://t.co/pl0bO0v0az pic.twitter.com/cVqMJj1qST

— JR Motorsports (@JRMotorsports) June 13, 2016

This will be the third year in a row that Axalta has created a college color scheme for a NASCAR driver. Jeff Gordon drove in a Texas A&M-themed ride in 2014 and a Penn State-themed car in 2015.