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Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s winning No. 3 car displayed at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The famed No. 3 car Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove to victory in this month's Nationwide race at Daytona has been added as a temporary display at the new NASCAR Hall of Fame.
The Wrangle-sponsored yellow and blue car, which pays tribute to the late Dale Earnhardt Sr., will stay at the downtown Charlotte facility through Sept. 19.
Earnhardt entered the No. 3 car on July 2 in honour of his father's induction into the Hall of Fame's first class. He then ended an 85-race winless drought in an emotional night at the track where his father died in 2001.
Kelley Earnhardt, Dale Jr.'s sister and the co-owner of JR Motorsports, says they'll eventually reuse the car's chassis. After its stint at the Hall of Fame, the body of the car will be cut off and hung at JRM.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s winning No. 3 car displayed at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The famed No. 3 car Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove to victory in this month's Nationwide race at Daytona has been added as a temporary display at the new NASCAR Hall of Fame.
The Wrangle-sponsored yellow and blue car, which pays tribute to the late Dale Earnhardt Sr., will stay at the downtown Charlotte facility through Sept. 19.
Earnhardt entered the No. 3 car on July 2 in honour of his father's induction into the Hall of Fame's first class. He then ended an 85-race winless drought in an emotional night at the track where his father died in 2001.
Kelley Earnhardt, Dale Jr.'s sister and the co-owner of JR Motorsports, says they'll eventually reuse the car's chassis. After its stint at the Hall of Fame, the body of the car will be cut off and hung at JRM.