Only Yesterday: The Man in … Silver?
The paint scheme game changed when Dale Earnhardt brought a different-looking No. 3 for a one-off in 1995.
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The paint scheme game changed when Dale Earnhardt brought a different-looking No. 3 for a one-off in 1995.
The standard for what modern race shops look like was forged by Dale Earnhardt Inc.
In 1992, Alan Kulwicki won in a Hooters-sponsored Cup car. That was the last time Hooters adorned a race-winning car until Sunday (April 14).
Ricky Craven’s 2003 win at Darlington might be his best-known, but his first Cup victory came two seasons prior.
Circuit of the Americas is not the only track both series have raced at.
The milestone served to cross off the one track that had still eluded him for the duration of his Cup tenure.
No national series will have a DNQ at Atlanta. Is that a problem?
Only two drivers have managed to win the Daytona 500 and the second race of the season back-to-back.
Is it time to make some changes within the team to address these re-occurring problems?