Col. Donn Yates, 4th Fighter Wing commander, smiles while sitting in an original No. 3 race car driven by NASCAR hall of famer Dale Earnhardt Sr., Dec. 5, 2019, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. The car was retired in 1998, after racing at ISM Raceway, formerly known as Phoenix Raceway, and placing third, which by Earnhardt’s standards, wasn’t good enough. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob Derry)