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Ricciardo to drive Earnhardt's 1984 car at U.S. Grand Prix

Daniel Ricciardo will drive Dale Earnhardt's iconic Wrangler-branded NASCAR in the build up to the U.S. Grand Prix at Austin's Circuit of the Americas as a reward for his win at Monza last month. At the start of this season Ricciardo was promised the opportunity by McLaren CEO Zak Brown, who's car collection includes Earnhardt's yellow and blue 1984 car, as an incentive for his first podium finish with the team. Ricciardo's first visit to the podium for the team was to the top step after winning the Italian Grand Prix at the start of September. Ricciardo races with Earnhardt's number three as a tribute to his boyhood hero. At the start of the current season Ricciardo said he wants to be...
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