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A common misconception is that Richard Childress Racing " owns the rights " to the No. 3 in NASCAR competition ( fueled by the fact that Kevin Harvick's car has a little No. 3 as an homage to Earnhardt and the usage of the No. 3 on the Camping World Series truck of Ty Dillon ), but in fact no team owns the rights to this or any other number: However, according to established NASCAR procedures, RCR would have priority over other teams if and when the time came to reuse the number.

RCR owns the stylized No. 3 logos used during Earnhardt's lifetime ; however these rights may not prevent a future racing team from using a different No. 3 design.

( Also, a new No. 3 team would most likely, in any case, need to create logos which fit with their sponsor's logos.