The Richard Childress Racing # 3 GM Goodwrench Chevy that the legendary Dale Earnhardt drove to victory in the 1995 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be driven by his eldest son, Kerry Earnhardt, in this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in England. The Goodwood Festival of Speed, July 2-4, is one of the world’s premier historic race car events. The event has been held annually since 1993 on the grounds of Goodwood House, West Sussex, England. Race cars past and present participate in both demonstration and competition runs up the nine-turn, 1.16-mile hillclimb circuit. This is the second consecutive year RCR has participated in the Festival of Speed. Last year, Taylor Earnhardt, Dale’s youngest daughter, drove the black #3 GM Goodwrench Chevy her father earned his 76th and final NASCAR Cup Series victory in, on Oct. 15, 2000, at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. Both last year’s car and this year’s entry were prepared by and will be cared for at the Festival of Speed by former #3 team crew members Danny Lawrence and Rich Burgess. Lawrence is the assistant head engine builder/trackside manager for Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines and Burgess is the shop manager for RCR’s #31 Caterpillar team in the NSCS.(RCR PR)(6-30-2010)
