They don't typically retire numbers in motor racing the way they do in other sports. Certainly not in series like F1 where numbers are assigned based on how the team did in the previous season.
Obviously these days the #3 is driven by Austin Dillon for Richard Childress Racing, but the number will always be remembered for the Dale Earnhardt's 17 years piloting the car in NASCAR's top series.
It's been almost 13 years since Dale Earnhardt, Sr ... Harvick's No. 29 back to The Intimidator's number. Dillon is no stranger to the No. 3 in NASCAR, as he has raced and won titles with this ...
It was a debut, and a car number that wasn’t his choice. In February of that season, the same RCR car was being raced by Dale Earnhardt Sr. and carried the No. 3. Earnhardt tragically lost his ...
As soon as Holly mentioned the Dale ... No. 3 Chevy every week in the Cup Series. But they sure wouldn't mind Erik Jones Jr taking over the reins of the 3 car, "Future driver of the number 3 ...
Dale Earnhardt ... NASCAR to me is number one, NASCAR to me is the best thing going, NASCAR to me can start at one freakin o'clock if it wants to, NASCAR don't have to settle for 3:00 when we ...
Dillon emerged from the chaos in his No. 3 Chevrolet and was roundly booed. That car number was famously driven -- often aggressively -- by Dale Earnhardt. "That's not the way we want our races to ...
After Thursday qualifying; race Friday ...
Dale Earnhardt Jr. made an interesting comparison ... I can’t remember, but it was like a huge number back in the day. Now that team just sold last year for 6 point something billion.
Johnson went from last place to first in the Ford EcoBoost 400 and joined Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt as the only ... as Nascar faces a number of issues, including finding a new title sponsor.
The 35-year-old New Zealander will drive the No. 88 Chevrolet for Trackhouse, taking over a number that was last used in the series by Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Hendrick Motorsports. Van Gisbergen ...
The 1998 Monte Carlo LS was powered by a 160-horsepower, 3.1-liter V-6 while a 200-horsepower ... Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson. From 2002 to 2005, a number of NASCAR ...