RCR Bringing back Dale Sr #3 Car next year for Austin Dillon

[konjo78]

http://m.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/story?storyId=10119712

Source coppied. Just sad in my eyes. RCR has turned into the biggest joke in racing and i don't blame harvick for saying the things just a few months ago.

[abpk2903]

I don't mind seeing the 3 back in the Cup series but they way Richard did it does irk me a little. He earmarked this number for his grandson in what I think is an attempt to gain fan support artificially. There are thousands of race fans that will cheer for the 3 car if Adolf Hitler is driving it. Essentially today, he gave his grandson hundreds of thousands of Dale's fans. IMO, the 3 should have never left he sport. Dale Earnhardt said for a decade that he wanted Jeff Burton to be his eventual replacement. When Jeff started driving for RCR he should have got the 3.

[konjo78]

I agree with you abpk. I guess what bugs me more isn't the fact the #3 will be making a come back. Its that Richard will be using the black paint scheme on it..... Its one thing if he came back and ran a white #3 car but when its almost the same paint scheme? Come on.... just ridiculous.

[konjo78]

"My hope is that Dale Earnhardt fans will be re-energized and say `Hey, it gives me something to look at,' " he said. "We know we aren't going to please everyone. We know that. We are going to do our best to make them proud and I know Austin will. I think the new fans will learn a lot about the great Dale Earnhardt by watching this."


This Richard Childress quote basically sums up you comment....

[Manfred]

Anybody can turn left. Drag racing is the real speed sport.

[konjo78]

If anyone can do it manfred why don't you?

[Manfred]

Going left is easy. The liberal thing to do. Going right, or down the middle, takes guts.