The number is owned by his late father's team owner, Richard Childress of RCR Enterprises.
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Dale Jr. drove the #3 in the Busch Series, now known as the Nationwide Series back in 1998 and 1999. He has also driven that car number in a few races since then. The black Goodwrench #3 has never been driven since Dale Sr's death in 2001.
No one, except on the rare occasions when the number is brought onto the track for Dale, Jr to drive. It was retired after Dale Sr's death. This applies to Sprint Cup only. In the NASCAR Nationwide series, Austin Dillon, Richard Childress grandson drives the #3.
Dale Jr. was played by Nascar Camping World Truck Series driver Chad McCumbee in the movie 3.
No. Dale Jr. currently drives the #88 car in the Sprint Cup Series. Junior did win the July 2010 Daytona Nationwide Series race, driving his father's throwback #3 Wrangler car. Austin Dillon now drives the #3 car in the Sprint Cup Series.
In the Nascar Cup Series, Dale Jr. drove the #8 car from 1999-2007 and the #88 from 2008 to the present.In the Nationwide Series, formerly known as the Busch Series, he drove the following car numbers:3, 5, 7, 8, 31, 81, 83, 87, 88
When Dale Jr., driving the #3 Wrangler car, won the Nationwide Series race on July 2, 2010, he earned $85,370.
Dale Jr's last win was the GoBowling.com 400 on August 3, 2014 at Pocono Raceway.
Currently, there are no plans for either Dale Jr. or RCR to bring the black #3 GM Goodwrench Chevy back to the race track. Dale Jr. just won the Nationwide Series race at Daytona this year on July 2, driving the #3 Wrangler car in honor of his Dad. Bittersweet victory.
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The last Sprint Cup Series race that Dale Earnhardt Jr. won was on August 3, 2014. It was the GoBowling.com 400 at Pocono Raceway.
In the Sprint Cup Series, Dale Jr. only had two numbers. Dale drove the #8 car from 1999-2007 and the #88 car from 2008 to the present. In the Nationwide Series (formerly known as the Busch Series) Dale Jr. drove the #3, #5, #7, #8, #31, #81, #83, #87 and #88 cars.