 The process started in December of that year with the designation change in Iredell County, followed by Cabarrus County in February 2003.In February, 2004, the swap was completed with the establishment of NC 136 in Currituck County.This was done in order for the other road to honor Dale Earnhardt, a NASCAR driver from Kannapolis that drove the #3 car who was killed in the 2001 Daytona 500.