The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series will feature Austin Dillon behind the wheel of the No. 3 Chevrolet once again. He will showcase a significantly different scheme while continuing his relationship with a longtime partner.
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According to Richard Childress Racing, Bass Pro Shops will return to sponsor Dillon for the 2025 season. However, the outdoor retailer will share the No. 3 with Winchester. As a result, the car will feature a camouflage scheme instead of the traditional orange and camouflage Bass Pro Shops scheme.
Austin Dillon will have Bass Pro Shops and Winchester as a primary partner for nearly half of the season in 2025. pic.twitter.com/sbh8Lvnkfa
— John Newby (@JohnNewby_) January 17, 2025
According to the announcement, Bass Pro Shops and Winchester will take over the No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro for 17 of the races next season. Richard Childress Racing did not provide a schedule other than saying that the scheme will debut during the Daytona 500 on Feb. 16.
"Bass Pro Shops has supported me throughout every step of my career, and to have Winchester aboard our No. 3 Chevrolet this season will be a special addition," Dillon said in a press release.
"I remember hunting my first deer on my grandfather's lap at the age of seven. Now, I'm able to experience the outdoors with my family and children, and pass down the American values of hunting, fishing, and supporting conservation."
Dillon, who enters his 12th season as a full-time driver, has five career Cup Series wins. Bass Pro Shops has been the primary partner for two of these races.
He first took the Johnny Morris-owned company to victory lane at Texas Motor Speedway in 2020. Dillon then won last season at Richmond Raceway with a Bass Pro Shops scheme.
The relationship with Bass Pro Shops also includes two Xfinity Series wins and four Craftsman Truck Series wins. One of these wins was a dominant performance at Kentucky Speedway in which Dillon won the pole and led 192 of the 200 laps.
Dillon will pursue more wins with Bass Pro Shops, as well as a return to the playoffs. He will do so while joining forces with a new crew chief. Richard Boswell will take over the No. 3 team after making the move from the now-inactive Stewart-Haas Racing.
