Editing Dale Earnhardt (section)

====1988–1989====
The 1988 season saw Earnhardt racing with a new sponsor, [[GM Certified Service|GM Goodwrench]], after [[Wrangler Jeans]] dropped its sponsorship in 1987. During this season, he changed the color of his paint scheme from [[blue]] and [[yellow]] to the signature [[black]] in which the No. 3 car was painted for the rest of his life. He won three races in 1988, finishing third in the points standings behind Bill Elliott in first and Rusty Wallace in second. The following year, Earnhardt won five races, but a late spin out at [[North Wilkesboro Speedway|North Wilkesboro]] arguably cost him the 1989 championship, as [[Rusty Wallace]] edged him out for it by 12 points (Earnhardt won the [[1989 Atlanta Journal 500|final race]], but Wallace finished 15th when needing to finish at least 18th to win). It was his first season for the [[GM Certified Service|GM Goodwrench]] [[Chevrolet Lumina]].