Richard Childress pumped his fist above his head, emphatically celebrating his grandson's latest accomplishment. Austin Dillon took the iconic No. 3 - the number the late Dale Earnhardt drove to 67 wins and six of his seven championships - out of pseudo-retirement and put it back atop the scoring tower at Daytona International Speedway. Dillon might as well have grabbed the largest Earnhardt tribute flag ever made and waved it all around NASCAR's most famous track. ''The family, the Earnhardt family, to every one of us, but I think it's special because Austin, our family, is in the car.'' Dillon will be the talk of the Daytona - and of all of racing - for the next six days after winning the pole for Sunday's season-opening Daytona 500. More...