31’s always been the 2nd Childress car, back to Neil Bonnett. It’s not that it has a history of success, I just don’t think anyone else will use it out of respect, just like no one else uses the 28 out of respect for Yates (if the Ranier ARCA team ever moves up it’ll use the 28 though since the original Ranier team ran the 28 before Yates bought it ). 88 has plenty of history but not with Hendrick. 5 was their original number so it’s strange they stopped using it.
It makes sense why Hemric is running the 8 though, with its Kannapolis/Earnhardt roots.
Last edited: Dec 15, 2018