Will Dale Earnhardt's #3 number ever be retired?
927606
no....RCR still "owns" the number. and dont be a bit surprised to see jr in the #3 in about 2 yrs. when his contract with DEI runs out. childress wants to make it happen, and it will.
263351
Back In The Day with Dale Earnhardt Jr.\nGreat question!!
53396
That's up to Roger Penske, though I'm not particularly fond of Kurt Busch. Besides, if they retired the numbers of every well-known driver who retired or expired, the car numbers would be four digits by now.
179460
Apparently Johnny Grabowski was the first player to wear that number for the Yankees.  The number is retired for Bill Dickey and Yogi Berra, and has been since '72.
668214
Why is everyone always comparing Jr to Dale, Sr?  He is NOT his father!!!  Give the kid a chance to be himself and earn his own reputation on HIS merits.  He's a darn good driver who has had a bad year but is now bouncing back.  He is Dale, "JR"  get it, he is NOT Dale "SR" so stop comparing them.
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1. Petty = I dont care what year it is, 10 consecutive wins is insane\n\n2. Earnhardt = im not his biggest fan but 4 chamionships in 5 years is dominating\n\n3. Gordon = lots of wins, 4 championships, and 10 wins in a era when it doesnt look like thatll happen again anytime soon\n\n4. Walltrip\n\n5.Pearson
779668
I Do!  He's my favorite driver.  :-)\n\n♥GO Dale Jr.♥
1073979
Nascar will never shut down. It's fan base is huge, it's interest by driver's, owner's, manufacturer's, and sponser's is waaaay to big. \nIt will only grow bigger and bigger. As the generation the grew up on it ages the numbers might shrink some, but you'll see a surge shortly therafter.
1037496
Only for the last decade of his life, when he reached the very top.\n\nBefore then, he had lots of different numbers - after all, he did race for a very long time!   He started racing at the age of 17 (in 1968), and raced until he retired in 1981.   It was really only in the '70s that he used No. 7
294162
Dale Earnhardt is dead. The official site is: http://www.daleearnhardtinc.com/content/home.aspx
735531
Looks like Dale Sr. with a total of 29 wins in 76 starts, Don't remember when plates came about, but Jeff Gordon has 15 wins among active drivers..
655435
Dale Earnhardt Sr. Just look at his record. It explains everything.\n\nEarnhardt Jr. is going to be one the best as well. I think he will rank right along with his dad. He already has a great record and he still has his best years ahead of him.
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I would say Earnhardt sr. and the King Richard Petty are probably the most well known drivers. I don't know that Sr. would have reached Petty's records or not...he was getting close to retirement when he was killed. But I would say there are many drivers that have went unrecognized.
971840
he needs to. he went from earnhardt jr. to jeff gordon, very bad karma
141194
Dale Earnhardt.... 7 titles when there were a lot of teams who challenged him.. also nobody did more for charity behind closed doors.. #3 for ever in my heart!!!!!!
859830
I'm a Dale Jr fan, but I think that 3rd time is gonna be the charm for Jimmie Johnson and the Lowes team. This is their 3rd time being in the Chase and they have gotten stronger over the weeks. \n\nUnless something insane happens...then Jimmie Johnson is your 2006 Nextel Cup Series Champion!
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i would assume you are talking about the cup series. in which case there are 3 that have the same number of wins. so it kind of depends on how you count... i mean, there are more above the 35th place with ties so if you say that, for exampel the first tie belongs to bobby allison and dw.. so if you counted them as 3rd and 4th.. then these guys wold start the 35th spot.. \nBodine, Geoffrey 18   wins\nBonnett, Neil 18   wins\nGant, Harry 18 wins\nokay, i know that might be somewhat confusing, but there are some driver's with the same amount of wins.. so it all depends on how one woud count.. but i think in official nascar record books they hae bodine down as 35ht..