NC 3 and Dale Earnhardt Blvd., Mooresville to Kannapolis, NC

Once upon a time, the road running from Mooresville to Kannapolis bore the number NC 136. NC 3 was posted on a short dead-end road in extreme northeastern North Carolina, not too far from the Outer Banks. After the death of seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt, NCDOT reversed those route number designations. Now, NC 3 runs from Mooresville, where Earnhardt built his race team's headquarters, to Kannapolis, Earnhardt's hometown, and NC 136 has been moved to the other route. Part of NC 3 runs across Dale Earnhardt Blvd. in Kannapolis. This video gives a passing glimpse of the Dale Earnhardt, Inc. headquarters and also the "Dale Trail," a marked touring route highlighting places key in Earnhardt's life in yet another way his hometown has paid tribute to its late, great native son.