No. If Nascar did this it would mean that most numbers would be retired and we would be seeing 3 cars on the track.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Todd Bodine
Jeff Gordon drives the number 24 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
No. Bill Elliott has never driven the number 8 car in any of the Nascar Series.
No car number has ever been retired--the number belongs to the team--or reverts back to NASCAR to be re-issued. Dale's Number 3 is not retired, and it would be up to RCR to use the number again or not.
On a whole, NASCAR doesn't retire numbers. They have done so only once. This was in the Whelen Modified Tour, in honor of Richie Evans the #61 was retired.As far as any number being retired in NASCAR's top three series, the closest has been the #3. After Dale Earnhardt Sr's death in 2001, only his son, Dale Jr., drove the #3 car in the Nationwide Series on two occasions.Only time will tell if the #3 will again be used in the Cup Series. Dale Sr. drove for Richard Childress and now Childress has two grandsons (Austin and Ty Dillon) who use the #3 in the Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series. In 2014, Austin is expected to run full-time in the Cup Series.
Currently, Paul Menard drives the #27 car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
Currently, there is no driver using the #17 car in the Nascar Nationwide Series. It is used full-time by Matt Kenseth in the Sprint Cup Series.
Martin Truex Jr. drives the #56 car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
Greg Biffle currently drives the #16 car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
Currently, Kasey Kahne drives the #5 Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series.
The Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet carries the #1 and is driven by Jamie McMurray in the Nascar Cup Series.
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