I love it when people show there stupidity to the world. Nascar doesn't own> the number 3, therefore, they cannot keep it on the sidelines.

RCR still> owns the rights to that number.

you'll see it again, this year, on some> anniversary show cars for RCR and Chevrolet.> By the way, the drivers don't own the car numbers, the car owners do.

"Tommy Webb" <nyabzns@charter.ne­t> wrote in message> news:XfgSd.9380$MG2­.7333@fe03.lga...>> I love it when people show there stupidity to the world. Nascar>> doesn't > own>> the number 3, therefore, they cannot keep it on the sidelines. RCR>> still owns the rights to that number. you'll see it again, this year,>> on some anniversary show cars for RCR and Chevrolet.>> By the way, the drivers don't own the car numbers, the car owners do.>>

When did they change that Tommy? In that the car owners "own" the> numbers, not Nascar? Because if that's the case, then they certainly> did change the rule.>

Nascar always owned the numbers, and leased them out to team owners. > The team was required to run that number at least 5 times per year, or> risk losing it. IOW, if they didn't run it and someone else wanted> it, it was up for grabs.>

When RP retired, he thought Nascar would retire the number 43, but> they said no, they do NOT retire numbers. They allowed the 43 to not> run on anything for one year. Then Richard was required to run it if> he wanted to keep it. >

When Sr. died, Nascar put a moratorium on allowing RCR to not run it> for one year.... apparently they've continued that moratorium.