Where did Dale Earnhardt Sr's black number 3 car debut?

Answer 1

Aric Almirola currently drives the #43 car. Prior to Almirola, A.J. Allmendinger used that number from 2010 through 2011.

Click on the link below to see other drivers who drove the #43 in the Nascar Cup Series.

Answer 2

Nascar began their Strictly Stock Series in 1949. During that season, the number 3 was used by a handful of different drivers including Bill Snowden, Johnny Rogers and AlWagoner. There were only 8 races during the 1949 season.

Answer 3

Richard Childress holds the rights from Nascar to the #3. Nascar owns the car numbers and leases them out to the teams each season.

Answer 4

Dale Sr's GM Goodwrench black number 3 car made its debut at Daytona International Speedway, for the 1988 Daytona 500.

Answer 5

If you want to be technical about it, NASCAR owns every number.

The numbers are licensed to each team, and Richard Childress Racing licenses the 3.

Answer 6

Dale Earnhardt Sr. drove the black #3 GM Goodwrench car from 1988 up until his death in the 2001 Daytona 500.