Austin Dillon has heard all the talk of him possibly racing Dale Earnhardts famous #3 car in the Sprint Cup Series. And hes fine with that, although he would like it to be when he runs a full Cup season and not a partial schedule. Theres pressure when running the stylized #3 made famous by the seven-time Cup champion, and Dillon doesnt want to wait a long time between races to feel he has to prove himself as worthy of the Richard Childress Racing number. Dillon has two career Cup starts [and plans to run the #33 at Daytona and the #51 at Las Vegas]. The #3 has not been used in Cup since Earnhardts death in the 2001 Daytona 500. Childress said that 85% of fans want him to bring the #3 back to Cup, but he would only use it for a member of his family or the Earnhardt family. Childress has said he is heavily considering letting Dillon keep the #3 when he goes full-time Cup racing, which he hopes will be next year. Dillon has run the #3 for much of his racing career.( Sporting News )
