Richard Childress admitted that Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s iconic No. 3 car had almost a different scheme, with blue being the main ...

The iconic No. 3 Chevy driven by Dale Earnhardt is remembered for its black and white paint scheme, but GM initially wanted ...

As Earnhardt's long-time employer Richard Childress tells it, General Motors wanted the Man in Black to race in blue.

But Richard Childress has singlehandedly kept the number 3 out of circulation for the past dozen years. That was the number Dale Earnhardt, Sr. raced under, right up until his final passing ...