Bass Pro Shops to sponsor Austin Dillon at Talladega & Daytona

Bass Pro Shops announced Tuesday that they’ll be sponsoring Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Dillon in the No. 3 Chevrolet SS at both Talladega Superspeedway and Daytona International Speedway.

"All of us at Bass Pro Shops are excited about continuing our friendship and business relationship with our long-time friend Richard Childress and sponsoring Austin Dillon during his rookie season in the Sprint Cup Series," said Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris. The No. 3 car is where we got our start so it's great to see it back in action."

"Johnny Morris and everyone at Bass Pro Shops have been alongside me for a majority of my racing accomplishments," said Dillon. "I have photos of a giant Bass Pro Shops logo on the hood of my first Bandolero car when I was just starting out racing. They've been featured on my dirt late model and Bass Pro Shops was the primary sponsor of my truck when we won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship.”

Dillon is currently 12th in the Sprint Cup Series points, 1 point behind teammate Ryan Newman, 2 points behind his other teammate Paul Menard.