Austin Dillon’s victory in Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway returned the No. 3 to the winner’s circle in a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race for the first time since Oct. 15, 2000, when Dale Earnhardt won at Talladega Superspeedway.
In honor of the victory by Dillon and the Richard Childress Racing team, here are some numbers pertaining to the No. 3 in the NASCAR Cup Series.
As of the completion of the Coca-Cola 600, the No. 3 has appeared in 1,257 Cup races, with 98 victories, 375 top fives, 628 top 1os, 70 poles and 30,411 laps led.