On October 24, 1987, Richard Childress Racing made an announcement at Rockingham Speedway, then known as
North Carolina Motor Speedway, that set in place one of the most iconic paint schemes in NASCAR Cup Series®
history.
That paint scheme used at its debut, however, never hit the track for a competitive lap.
After years of familiar yellow-and-blue paint schemes on its iconic No. 3
Chevrolet, RCR used Rockingham as the
setting for debuting a new black look while unveiling its new
partnership with GM Goodwrench for the 1988 NASCAR Cup Series® season.
Team owner Richard Childress drove the new-look No. 3, that featured
chrome silver
numbers on the doors and roof, as well as chrome wheels, as a preview
for what the team’s loyal fans would see
on the track the following season