The last time that the No. 3 Chevrolet raced in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Talladega Superspeedway it sat in victory lane. That was in the fall of 2000.
One of NASCAR's most popular and well known car owners, Richard Childress, will be coming to the Saratoga Automobile Museum this week. Childress, who owned the famed No. 3 Goodwrench Chevrolets driven by NASCAR idol Dale Earnhardt, is the final NASCAR star to appear for the "Meet and Greet" series as part of the museum's Moonshine To Millionaires - NASCAR's History, Heroes and Technolog
The anticipation has been building since last December for the unveiling of the new NASCAR exhibit in Saratoga Springs. The wait is over. The Saratoga Automobile Museum takes the wraps off for the public tomorrow, June 3, at 10:00 a.m.
I'm sure it's no surprise. With the NASCAR racing season over for another year, one of the longest streaks of dominance has continued regarding the sport's most popular driver. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was once again named NASCAR's most popular driver. This is the ninth year in a row that Junior has won this award.
This weekend is the 53rd running of the "Super Bowl" of Racing, the Daytona 500. It is also the 10th anniversary of the death of the legendary Dale Earnhardt.
Drive fast, turn left. NO big deal. That's the running joke about NASCAR. But there really is so much more to it than that. I know some people will just never understand it's appeal but there are some of you out there who may have not given it a chance and may be missing out.
We're approaching the ten year anniversary of the death of Dale Earnhardt and tributes are starting to appear. For any fan of motorsports it was truly the darkest day in racing.