How does a car get its number?(Driver's ed: a stick-and-ball fan's guide to NASCAR)(Brief Article)

NASCAR assigns numbers to teams. If a team wants a number that nobody has, NASCAR generally is willing to work with the owner to make the request happen, if the number is taken already, tough kanoobies. A team keeps the number even if the team changes drivers; there's no precedent for a driver taking a number with him. Indeed, Darrell Waltrip drove cars with 11 different numbers (including No. 11!). No number has been retired, but some might as well be. It's hard to imagine anybody ...