He did as good as anyone could have done though

He filled them nicely.

It turned out, he was better than Childress over the long haul. He should have won a lot more races.

I don’t envy him in that. But he stepped up. That Atlanta win over Gordon in the same chassis Dale won in just a year prior. Frankly you gotta take your opportunity whenever it appears. It’s a damn shame Dale’s wife chose to destroy DEI.

@@BurnNotice2023 I feel like RCR lost their ambition after Dale and are just now seeming to find it again with the Austin Dillon.

For sure.

Yup and Dale is number 3 in 3rd spot died on 3rd turn and M&M’s look like 3’s. Hmm what kind of free masonry shit is this

He won by 0.006 actually

illuminati confirmed

Coincidence I don't think so

The team also won the previous year over Bobby Labonte in the same event. Dale won his final Atlanta race that day.

And now is the best driver in nascar

That's been my favorite driver for 20 years and he keeps getting better

Fozz Gate Even odder was the few #3 prototype diecasts with Harvick's silver and black scheme.

Fozz Gate Yea, It was in fact weird to see. I’ll never forget myself. Just how odd it was to see a white GM Good wrench car.. Just a weird dream that never seemed to end.

I remember saying that it was the ghost

It was downright surreal. Everything surrounding racing was surreal at that time, although for me it started around the time Adam Petty (and then Kenny Irwin, Jr.) died. And Waltrip won that race., and then the week after Dale's death, Steve Park wins. And then two weeks later, Harvick wins. And then in July, back at Daytona again, Dale Jr. wins (using "lessons handed down to him by his father" ROFL). I'd love to know what the odds are on all that. No, I'm not purporting some kind of conspiracy theory...just that it's _really_ weird the way things all worked out.

Pretty awesome looking car though...

Lol

But AOL *did* sponsor the #29 car for at least one or two races.

Trump Klan Fan how?

Especially now Austin Dillion

Austin Dillion be like:

Austin Dillon can and did. Only cos he is related to the boss.

Johnson is a way driver then Dale Sr. I hope johnson get that 8th championship or more before he retires.

Kevin KR500 you are crazy too Earnhardt was the goat of nascar and there is no discussion about it look at dale and Richard petty them to alone is what helped nascar grow if nascar was still like the80s and 90s Johnson would have never won a championship I'm not saying he wouldn't win races I'm saying championships there will never be another driver as good as dale and if we want to put it to test let's take all drivers today and make 2 of them go out on the track have one bump the other like Elliot and dale and go In the grass close to 200 mph and not lose control or lose a spot Earnhardt can that's the best driver end of disscussion

You say Dale Sr. and R Petty made nascar grow. You better add Jeff Gordon to that to he also made nascar grow. Today the star driver is Jimmie Johnson. Go get that 8th Championship Johnson!

Marinerslover2014 except me 😂 they just don't know that yet lol and marines are just a fancy word for saying I am in the army lmfao

Sr. Wasn’t as good as people think Jeff Gordon was way better at racing

B M Then you would have to retire the 28, the 7 , The 42.. no offense but do you even know about racing??

B M Using your logic, the 22 for Fireball Roberts should be retired as well. See where this is going? Using your logic a lot of numbers would be retired.

Easy guys... we’re not gonna have any numbers left!! lol

Jam5zW Lol that's the point I was trying to make. We would be seeing the 12x and 005 on the track.

Stealth Burrito I’m with you 😉

Kevin was my favorite after Dale SR until he betrayed us and went to Ford! So now its Dillon and Johnson!!

@@AtomicPunx He didn't "go to Ford"... Stewart-Haas went to Ford. Not Kevin's choice.

Atlanta was also one of Dale Earnhardt’s most successful tracks with 9 wins.

Gematria.

If he stayed with RCR for one more year back in 2014 with the new chase format and shit, i bet he would have still won. That's all Harvick needed in my opinion, he was always the guy who would be there at the end, just never gotten enough points to get it done, but needed the new format and or win to actually get it done (i mean look at Ryan Newman! He came in 2nd that year!) Kevin wasn't nicknamed the closure for nothing. But i don't blame him going to SHR that much, it was a team that needed his driving skills and had one of the best equipment already.

Tim Sharpe How bout now?

The only other years imo were 2006,2010,2011 and 2013

CSI48 he can’t say Winston cup. It’s illegal. You have to use the current name of the sponsor

He was talking about his Second Tier Car he was driving which at that time was Busch Series.

You don't say !! noooo really ?!

Get over it, the Earnhardt family gave the blessing to let it happen. Their opinion matters, not yours.

Tidal Force Gaming what would anyone have expected the Earnhardt family to say? And, no, Mrs. Earnhardt, Dale's dear mother, she never once said anything other than she did NOT want to see the number three on the track again. The fact is, Dillon is a spoiled brat who is nowhere near the man to fill the shoes of Dale! Three-hundred Austin Dillon's couldn't fill Earnhardt's boots enough to see over the ridges. He's a little twirp, a dreamer. He proved it yet again, just like he does with his silly cowboy hat antics, trying to mimic a young Dale, when he waved his hands in the same fashion and trademark like another giant whose shoes he is nowhere near man enough to fill, the late Lane Frost, after he wrecked at Daytona and climbed from the rubble of his torn up car. Thank God he was not hurt, as it looked like he may have been seriously injured, or worse, even killed, when he wrecked into the catch fence. I wish him absolutely no harm and hope he has a long, injury free career in the sport. But, he's a third-rate driver, if he's number three anything. And he is never, ever, going to be a respected driver like he could have been had he shown respect to Dale, the number three, and his die hard race fans, stating, just like Jeff Gordon said: "tell me, who is ever going to drive the number 3, besides Jr, and it be okay? Who?" And he'll always be the kid who doesn't know his place. He'll never have the respect of the true Earnhardt fans. It'll never happen, I promise, I'm one of millions who will never root for him or care about his career in Cup, as long as he's in that number three car, period! Like, lump it, say whatever, it don't make any difference to myself or the rest of Earnhardt family of fans.

Again your opinion doesn't matter, get the fuck over it. And if you watch her interview again, she said specifically a "black number 3 car". I'm not an Austin Dillon fan, but excuse me? I didn't know you knew them personally to make the spoiled brat judgement? Hm interesting, and nobody gives a fuck if he gets the respect of the true Earnhardt fans, Jr probably doesn't, Kelly probably doesn't hell even Richard probably doesn't. Again your opinion on the matter matters zero, what matters was Jr's and Kellys and they both said they wanted to see it. They know the Dillons personally not you, so I'm gonna trust their judgment not yours. Jesus man, I'm the biggest Dale Earnhardt Sr fan in the world, I can't fucking stand it when people just want to connect him to a number and then call them selves fans of him. He was more than a number okay?! He was a man, who lived and breathed, and did great things. You seriously only think of a number when you hear his name? Plus in all reality the 3 is, was and always will be Richards number, he owns it and can do what he pleases with it. Earnhardt was his best friend he ever had, again I trust his judgment over yours, plus Dale knew the Dillons, not you. Again this isn't about you or your feelings, they dont matter, the only ones that matter were the Earnhardts, Richards, and the Dillons.

It would be a lot easier to deal with if Austin Dillon wasn't a whiny little bitch. If I was his crew chief or on his team in any way shape or form I wouldn't listen to his bitch ass on the radio. You can't fix spoiled kids. He's exactly the opposite of what Earnhardt was

Name one driver that doesn't whine over the radio. Do a quick youtube search and you will find communications of Kurt, Kyle Busch, Dale Jr, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart all fucking whining. Its a natural human thing to do when you're frustrated. Have you ever been working on the something and it won't quite do what you want to do? You get frustrated and start venting a little, or have you ever been playing a video game and you yell every time you die? Some thing everyone does it. Your driver whines, my driver whines. Dale Earnhardt Sr even whined over the radio, why? Because its human fucking nature.

big cup

You pour it

Yeah, kind of. Replacing that literal position, yes. Doesn't mean they will replace what you were able to do. Like in Dale's case, not very many people on earth were going to replace what he brought to Nascar, RCR, motorsports in general. So i do half agree with you. In a literal sense.

And Harvick is a great driver and a Champion to boot, but he's not Dale sr. Harvick done well trying to fill those shoes.

Not the same he never replaced Dale Earnhardt same as whatever guy drive the 43 has never replaced Richard petty.

Randy Bobandy is there a 45 car today? I think the last time I saw a 45 car was when Kyle Petty drove it for 3 seasons in memory of his son.

It should be stylized differently

Neil Bonnett was driving the #31 when he got killed.

Kevin Thomas no he wasn’t you fuckn idiot.. He was driving the 51.. You don’t know shit

Randy Bobandy Pardon me sunshine for being wrong. At least I can spell the man's name correctly, there are two t's at the end. Bonnett, not Bonnet.

i think the numberv11 should be retired as well as the number 17 in honi of darrell waltrip and cale yarborough

Dylan....not because Dale Jr had that number, cuz he never really won a goddamn thing....

I like how you included the #21 car, the Wood Bros are legends and you respecting them as such is very cool bro....

@@branon6565 Wood Brothers still own the car and race it. Number shouldn't be retired until the Wood Brother's team leaves NASCAR

33 Harry Mr September my grandma’s cousin deserves more thanks. First computer in a stock car!!

....richard petty would like a word with you. 200 wins.

william kozar dale wanted the 3 to continue and also nascar don’t retire numbers they would run out of numbers if they did plus it wouldn’t be fair to Jeff Gordon and Richard petty

I bet you also believe in magic and you’re convinced the earth is flat too!

I dont hate the man... I just hated that anyone besides an Earnhardt family member drove that car... Dale Sr.s mother wished that no one would drive it... Most of the Earnhardt family wishes that no one would drive that car... I think Jr. is only cool with it cause he doesn't want to cause a huge media rift if he came out & said no one should be driving the #3 for RC! I know Sr. chose Harvick to drive for RC but he didnt choose him to step in his car! I just always wished they would have respected the wishes of the Earnhardt family & most say they dont want to see anyone driving the #3! I was somewhat ok with Harvick cause they changed the # & paint scheme... But Austin Dillon driving the #3 just bugs me! I think Austin is a good young man! I guess im upset at RC for letting him drive the #3! He cant let his grandson pick any other #? I just believe that the only person who should get to drive the #3 their last name should be Earnhardt! Just my opinions!

He didn't choose Harvick specifically, no, but he did want the #3 car to continue on in the event of his death. Childress said Dale as much during a hunting trip.

Buddy RC has gone back n forth on this issue... Yes ive heard of the hunting trip Sr. & RC went on where they supposedly talked about if anything happened to Sr. he would want RC to carry on with business as usual! Yet there are plenty of other interviews hes done where hes said it wont be right putting the #3 out there without Dale Earnhardt driving it... Again even when Jr. raced the #3 at Daytona that one yr & won that race! After the race everyone was so happy! Rick Hendrick as he owned Jr. the Driver! RC as he owned the Car! & im sure they were happy to see an Earnhardt drive the #3 to a win at Daytona! But even after the race the guy interviewing RC asked him if they would ever think about doing this again even though RC said this would be a one time only type of deal! The guy asking RC said the fans & everyone loved this so much seeing Jr. in the #3! Would u ever think about doing this again at some point? RC said this was a one time only deal! So lets just be real RC has gone back n forth on his word about bringing back the #3! I believe it was in 2010 that Jr. won the Daytona in the #3! Now these are just my opinions! if u guys love seeing the #3 out there! Im glad u are happy & get enjoyment from it! To me it just kinda rubs me the wrong way! But to each their own!

That’s the thing, Dale won his first championship in a #2 car.. Ricky Rudd drove the 3 before Dale did.. Richard Childress was the first one to drive the 3.. that’s right, Drive the 3. Case in point The 3 is Richard Childress’s. It always has been his. Sure dale made a hell of a name for himself in the 3 but it is infact RC’s. He can do with it as he likes. He can put whomever he wants behind the wheel. That’s the beauty of it. Because ITS HIS.

jason robbins wrong Dale Sr's mother and Dale Jr both were big supporters of Austin Dillion driving the 3 car. His mom only asked one thing and that was that they never paint Dillion's 3 car like his was and Childress told her that he gave his word that it would never be painted that way.

Tim Glover nascar never died and also nascar was around before dale was born

Jarrod Bushyhead it sucks now

It’s been 17 years get over it.

@@timglover5358 ok boomer

@@danmulcahy6044 wow sometimes it’s ok just to say something positive, and I don’t think people understand that anymore

I was about to say this exact thing. Dale wanted his number and car to keep racing. Told Richard that when they had discussed dales retirement

I think that was Bobby Hamilton who said that after getting spun out by Kevin in the 2001 Martinsville race

M. Ael well she has actually said multiple times should doesnt mind the 3 coming back. She just doesnt want austin dillion using Dale's paint scheme.

M. Ael the Earnhardt family is ok with it on the track

Rick Davis Richie Evans a modified driver and NASCAR HoF'er. His number is retired and hasn't been used since his death.

Actually since his death the 61 car did return once in 2003 in the Modifies. The number isn't officially retired. Even in the Cup series, that number last ran in 2006. Look it up on racing reference by the number in both cup and modifies. That said, it's possible that behind the scenes NASCAR did eventually chose to retire the number either after 06 or after Evens went to the hall of fame but not publicly admit it. But technically to my knowledge it's not officially retired. Just unofficially at best. Otherwise they would had retired it at once after Evens died.

Chad Knaus won those sir

It's sad that people still can't accept Jimmie's abilities behind the wheel. I'm a Gordon fan and even I admit that Jimmie is one of the best ever, and once he passes Dale and Petty he will go down as the best.

keep telling yourself that but i never seen chad behind the wheel...

Nyssa Taylor WHAT THE FUCK ?

jimmie is already a legend and he is still competitive. kevin will need to really dominate these next 5-10 years to get to his level. i love kevin because im from CA central valley but jimmie is one in a million.

Julia Lotter lmao good joke bro, Dale had to wreck people to win races, thats called cheating in my book. Not counting what you can't see.

That’s not cheating dip shit. That’s how every one raced. If you were old enough to remember Waltrip and all them guys would dumb people. Sr got dumped by them multiple times and had enough of there shit and started wreaking them showing them he didn’t care who they were he wasn’t scared of them. He came into do the job.

"If you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin'." -Junior Johnson

You're just a plain fuckin useless opinionated douchebag. Probably a vegan, gun control, Democrat. DEMOCRAT. LEAVE HERE GAYLORD.