2007-05-13 10:33:50 · 9 answers · asked by bostonmike 2 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
As long as the owner pays to have the number every year. It remains with the owner year after year.
2007-05-13 10:52:44 · answer #1 · answered by Jeff H 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nascar 'owns 'the rights to all car numbers. Teams must 'lease' numbers on a year to year basis. As far as the '#3' number goes RCR has kept leasing the number on a yearly basis. But the question is 'how many car #'s can a team have when they are limited to having only 4 teams and how would this affect RCR if they went to a 4 car team?'
I really don't see anyone using the "#3" in the foreseeable future or at least not til the end of Jr's career.
2007-05-13 19:09:09 · answer #2 · answered by jan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as the official owner of the number (i.e. Richard with the 3), keeps buying the rights to the number, yearly, then the number can remain as inactive as the 3 has been and more, until the owner wraps it up and calls it a day.
2007-05-13 18:02:05 · answer #3 · answered by babygirlda4125 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
NASCAR dont own the #s the car owners buy the numbers, and as long as they pay for the number they have say of if its on a car or not
2007-05-13 19:48:42 · answer #4 · answered by ranj3_8 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nascar owns all the car numbers and unless they release the # 3, no one will be able to use it, even little E. And this is not a guess.
2007-05-13 17:55:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Babygirl hit the nail on the head. In past years, a driver leaving a team lost their number when they moved on. In very rare cases, a team has been known to sell the rights to another team so the driver could retain the number. One situation I remember was in 1980, DW left DiGard racing for Junior Johnson's team recently vacated by Cale Yarborough. Darrell wanted to retain the #88, but DiGard wouldn't sell it. When they were bought out years later by Robert Yates, the number 88 went with that team.
2007-05-13 18:46:04 · answer #6 · answered by kevins713 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as long as the team owner chooses to, lease the number from NASCAR, without using it.
2007-05-13 22:15:32 · answer #7 · answered by ny21tb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I understand the numbers of drivers in a fatal accident, or retired from the sport are permanently shelved.
2007-05-13 17:52:22 · answer #8 · answered by Credit Expert 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I THINK ITS DA OWNERS UNTIL THEY DECIDE TO GIVE IT UP BUT I DONT SEE Y A NUMBER CANT B RETIRED CUZ NO1 COULD EVER DRIVE DA NUMBER 3 AGAIN IT JUST WOULDNT B RIGHT! EVEN JR. DRIVING IT WOULDNT WORK!
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2007-05-17 10:23:03 · answer #9 · answered by buck_wonderz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋