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Originally Posted by Muscle Car Lover
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I was always a huge Earnhardt fan, even as a little kid. On the one hand, part of me never wanted to see the 3 run again. On the other hand, NASCAR wasn't going to let Childress sit on the number forever if he wasn't running it - they said as much years ago - and keeping it in his family seems right.
I sort of see the point about not retiring numbers, too... you've got 99 numbers and a 43 car field, it really doesn't take that long before you start having problems with it.
So, if it's gonna be out there, better it be done this way.