Well, talk about a change of subjects( Thank you) !
I read 3 different blogs about the #3.
I’m gonna be honest with you, if it wasn’t for video, I never would have seen Sr race a car at all.
I don’t worship or mourn him, but like wise, I have no ill will or malace to him. Simply put, he’s before my “nascar” time. I’m totally nuetral on Sr as a driver. Emotionally that is.
Yeah, I’ve read about his accoplishments and what not, but he’s still just another driver.
So, anyway, here’s my thoughts on the passing of the #3 to another driver.
Does the number make the driver or does the driver makle the number?
Which one brings that car to the checkers each week?
Which one gets the prominace of reconition?
Do you guys always blog about the #3 assuming that everybody knows what your talking about?
I’ve heard him called Dale, Dale Sr,Sr, The Intimidator, and The Man in Black. I never heard him called ” The number 3 driver, or #3. Get the point?
See, it seems to me that if you give too much credit to the number, thn you are also takingh credit from the driver.
Ok, look at Jr. he no longer drives the #8 car. Does that mean he suddenly just lost his talent? Does it mean that Martin ande Aric are suddenly gtreat drivers now?
My point is, that the number was just that. Nothing else! Dale Earnhardt Sr is the man that which the legend was born. Sr is the guy who had the talent, the ability and the passion. That number just hung out on the car.
If Sr had decided to switch teams for whatever reason( not saying he would) he would have changed numbers. Does that mean he would have left the talent behind?
See, to me, its a;ways the man, not the machine. Its notthe team or sponsor either. Just the man.
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9 Comments
20_4evr
Mar 21 2008 08:23
Great Blog!
You made me think!
lottolou
Mar 21 2008 05:45
A POINT TO PONDER...
Dale Earnhardt’s name is Dale Earnhardt. No Sr. put on his name until the media put it there!
The # 3 is associated with Dale Earnhardt but, as you said, it is just a number. There were “many” numbers in Nascar that owners “had” to give up that they really didnot want to. The # 3 should be no different. I am “a big” fan of Dale Earnhardt, he is gone now, & his legacy will live on in peeps that remember him. I just wanted to point out that the “Sr.” was never put on his name until his death. It WAS Dale Earnhart & Dale Earnhart Jr. Change? Some take it upon themselves to make their own changes.
Lets not forget, NASCAR owns the # on cars. The team owners only have “rights” to a # for a specific time.
Think about the Petty’s, their #’s meant alot also, but after a specific period of time, they too had to give #’s up.
An ol’timer from 1957! lol
NWR
Mar 20 2008 22:07
Something to be said
for us “Old Timers” LOL
Raven73
Mar 20 2008 20:46
Fish...
Yup! I hear ya!
Phoenix85 Good point and not overlooked. The deal is that the number became so closely (granted, not uniquely) associated with Dale Sr.
There is a generation of people that frequent sites such as these that have no idea who Jr. Johnson is.
Phoenix85
Mar 20 2008 20:42
Little detail overlooked
And lets not forget that Junior Johnson drove the #3 before Dale Sr.
Kuntry20
Mar 20 2008 20:41
The
First race I went to when I was 6, Sr won. I think I am lucky for ever seeing him race. I can see how everyone will get bent out of shape about this but it simoly needs to be let go. (respectfully saying I mean) It would however be kinda weird seeing that car on the track with a different driver.
rubbercatfish
Mar 20 2008 20:40
LOL! Raven
WOW! I know sooooo many Martin Truex fans! I see them every day on the hiway. I can tell because they raise only one finger!
Nah, I get what your saying , I’m just tossing out my point of view!
Kinda like the local fishing pier, Haven’t been since my father died. To me, he WAS the “fishing” on the pier! It will never be the same without him!
NWR
Mar 20 2008 20:39
Thanks Catfish.
Maybe people will understand now.
Raven73
Mar 20 2008 20:33
Wrapping our minds around...
the idea that car #3 with another driver will take some time. Without going on and on, imagine the act of fans at the track still holding up 3 fingers to memorialize Sr. Furthermore, many fans have 3 memorabilia that simply signifies Dale Earnhardt Sr.
There is no other “Sr.” in my mind. When someone says “Sr.”, I immediately know who they are talking about.
In my heart, the number and car 3 will always be a symbolization of Dale Sr.