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| DALE EARNHARDT SR. |
Few NASCAR car numbers are as famous as the 3, although the 43 (Richard Petty), 24 (Jeff Gordon) and 48 (Jimmie Johnson) are probably right there. Dale posted 67 of his 76 career wins in the 3; that's most of the 99 wins collected by a 3 car. He won six of his seven total titles in the 3.
More about the 3: Dick Rathman grabbed the 3's first won on March 28, 1954 at Oakland (Calif.) Stadium. Other notable 3 drivers included Junior Johnson (nine wins in the 3), Richard Childress and Paul Goldsmith. Childress had his own team before Johnson reportedly suggested RC hire Earnhardt.
Austin Dillon, Childress's grandson, currently drives the No. 3 on the NASCAR tour.
(Above left) I wrote I Remember Dale Earnhardt in 2001, and Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr. came out in 2008.
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