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Allison was inducted into the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame, along with Lee Petty, David Pearson, Ned Jarrett and Bud Moore. 51 Country Time Lemonade car or the car that's pictured in this slide. JEFF GORDON DUPONT WITH HOOD 185790790374 Unfortunately, the car just wasn't driving right and the former champion wound up finishing one lap down in 23rd, as Dale Jarrett took home the checkered flag and eventually the championship. At one point, he was third in the points standings but faded down the stretch and finished the year seventh. His win at the Food City 500 was also the first win of his young career and the current James Finch driver has won 23 races since that day. Thus, the All-Star race would become the "Nextel All-Star Challenge" before being switched to the "Sprint All-Star Challenge" in the 2008 season. It switched to the No. Edwards' weekend got off to a great start, as he would start the race in ninth. He quickly worked his way up through the small pack and by the end of the race's conclusion, he had led nine laps and won the race. Following the season, Grubb latched on with Team Bristol Motorsports, but struggled and was eventually released by the team before season's end. At Darlington, Trickle uses a slingshot maneuver on the final lap to overtake Burns for his first career winsomething he wouldn't have been able to do if not for Hogge's training. Photo courtesy of Todd Warshaw/Getty Images. The first NASCAR Cup Series race was held on March 1, 1998. Benny Parsons won the 1973 championship, but his brother Phil only won one race. 24. Yaba-Daba-Ugly! He was out of Sprint Cup in 2007, but returned in 2008 to drive the No. It's one of my favorite movies of all-time. All rights reserved. 36 cara car that is consideredto havehad manycool and different paint schemes throughout the years. At least the paint scheme was pretty cool. This car was run at the 2002 Food City 500 at Bristol, the sixth race of the season. Operation Desert Storm did not begin until Jan. 17, 1991 and lasted a little over a month. 44 on this list. 29 would now be colored with a red-orange color rather than black, like the one he ran at Rockingham. View Paint Schemes by Car Number: He didn't have great luck in the No. Allmendinger ran a total of 44 races in 2007 and 2008 before racing full-time in 2009 for Richard Petty Motorsports. The following weekend, Labonte struggled and came home in 25th. The three-time Sprint Cup winner started in second for the Daytona 500 and had a fairly decent day, finishing the race in eighth. Since Stewart started the race, he would still collect the points that Rudd accumulated. 99 Kraft/Velveeta scheme that he ranat the 2003 All-Star weekend. He also earned 102 top fives and 129 top tens over his NASCAR career. After that season, though, he managed to only compete in 16 races over the next five seasons. After a tumultuous year in which is father died at the Daytona 500, "Junior" was sponsored by the All-Star game for that year's Pepsi 400. 26 Ford, primarily sponsored by Cheerios, saw a couple of different paint schemes over the season, but the one pictured was great. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driven by Jeff Gordon was decaled up, but its normal colors were replaced by flat black. #18 Interstate Batteries Bonnett was one of the best racers of the 1980's, but his time would come to an end as he passed away on Feb. 11, 1994 (Rest in peace). Tasting the rainbow has never had such an important meaning than when Ernie Irvan rocked this paint scheme in 1999. The Georgia native got his start in Sprint Cup by driving his rookie campaign in the No. Absolutely nothing, but they do combine to make for one fugly race car. while the second race determines the lineup for the even positions (fourth, sixth, eighth, etc). In any case, it was still a spectacular-looking paint scheme and was definitely a nice transformation from the familiar Viagra Ford we were all used to seeing. There was no doubt that Wallace was at the tail end of his career, but he was still competitive in those years. But during the Bud Shootout prior to the Daytona 500, Elliott drove his classic Coors car that he drove many years agoexcept this time, he drove in the No. Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Photo courtesy of Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR. Terry and Bobby Labonte are the only pair of brothers to win a Sprint Cup Championship. It was still a great looking paint scheme, though. It was definitely a great moment in NASCAR history and a great paint scheme to show for it as well. The former Nationwide Series champion floundered during his rookie season, while accumulating four top fives and six top tens in 36 races. It was truly a classic paint scheme. That is second-best all-time behind John Rostek (1960, Arizona State Fairgrounds), Jamie McMurray (2002, Charlotte) and most recently Trevor Bayne in last year's Daytona 500. Go to Appearance > Customize > Subscribe Pop-up to set this up. Earnhardt's scheme may not have been the most flashy or spectacular scheme, but it started a revolution and that's why it is ranked so highly. In 1949, NASCAR officially began and since then it has turned stock car racing into one of the most profitable sports in the World. It's somewhat like some of the players in the MLB's Hall of Fame and their stats, but that is neither here or there. He would race the entire 1999 season for Roush, but didn't live up to the billing after posting stats of one pole, one top five and two top tens. He drove the Skoal Bandit paint scheme for many years during his career. Musgrave finished out the season driving for teams such as Bud Moore (two races), Travis Carter (one race), Buz McCall (one race), Doug Bawel (one race) and Bill Elliott (six races). It was still nice to see something different from Gordon, who had typically been running his rainbow scheme. What an awesome throwback! The series traveled to Rockingham for the second race of the season, giving Harvick his first shot in the Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup). The Nicorette Chevy would appear again at the Lifelock.com 400 at Chicagoland, as he earned an 11th-place finish after starting sixth. I've always been a fan of the different shades of green and what appears to be something like a lightning bolt on the side behind the car number. Back when The Olive Garden sponsored Marcis, it was not the popular chain-restaurant that we all know today. Riggs got his first shot at stardom prior to the 2002 season when he was hired to drive the No. 28 Texaco Havoline Ford for the duration of his rookie season (by the way, Irwin did win the series' Rookie of the Year that season). #13 Twisted Tea But the No.28 Hardees was perfectly painted to use the color scheme of its sponsors to perfection. Gordon ended the race in 13th-place. Anyway, Gordon has had some awesome paint schemes over the yearsthis being one of them. 29 would be sponsored by Budweiser, formerly Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s and Kasey Kahne's sponsor. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, as driver Jeff Gordon became one of the main spokespeople for the AARPs Drive to End Hunger program. This is a paint scheme no doubt. Atwood drove the No. Upon the release of the sequel, it was announced that they would sponsor Bill Elliott's No. 12 and the colors would be gold and white. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team was known initially as the Rainbow Warriors in honor of the multi-colored paint scheme festooned on his Dupont-sponsored Chevrolets during his rookie season of 1993. The idea came from prohibition in the 1930s when drivers of illegal moonshine had to modify cars to be faster, sharper, and better overall just to be able to avoid law enforcement when necessary. To this day, they still rank among the top of my list of best paint schemes. Patriotism added even more. Even though he didn't have the finishes he was expecting, it was still a cool sight to see that blue and white No. I wanted to put it on here anyway. The movie I'm talking about? Two years later, Earnhardt came back with another cool paint schemea throwback edition of his old Wrangler Jeans car that he raced from 1981-87. It didn't get much better as he blew an engine on the 287th lap and finished the day in 39th. Petty ran the No. 83 for Team Red Bull, but failed to make the cut. 21. 1998 - Mark Martin. Yaba-Daba-Ugly! 37. After his 18th place finish in that year's Daytona 500, Wallace posted finishes eighth, 11th, sixth, seventh, ninth, 11th, 16th, eighth and eighth. Ron Bouchard, who had a short Winston Cup career, started his career off with a stunning victory at Talladega in 1981, along with one pole, five top fives and twelve top tens. I especially like the rear sides of the car with the burger, fries and of course, the Coca-Cola. Mayfield arguably had one of his best all-around weekends of the 1999 season, as the Kentucky native started the day in 14th. He ran in the Gatorade Duels also, even though his starting position was already locked in. However, exactly five years after his near-fatal crash, Irvan crashed during a practice session for the Busch Series race. Of course, the NASCAR Hall of Famer is active on Twitter. Jurassic Park. 99. Like, a lot of critters. NASCAR suspended indefinitely again. This car may not be as flashy as some of the other ones on this list, but it is a well-designed race car. Wallace's paint scheme was one of the best in 2002, as he and Miller Lite honored The King. John Andretti had great potential, but was never able to switch that to wins and championships. So that leads to the question, "What are farewell tours?". Even though he ran a very slick paint scheme, Kahne managed to struggle all weekend. Before Dale Sr. ran this car at the 1995 Winston, there were really no cars that had different paint schemes. The following season, in the car pictured, Burton missed two races and was only able to manage one top-five finish, along with two top tenshis best finish that season was a fifth-place outing at the AC-Delco 400 at Rockingham. With four premier series championships and 93 race victories on his resume, Jeff Gordon was voted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2019, which was his first year of eligibility. 64 Dodge, usually sponsored by Top-Flite Golf or Miller High Life, featured many drivers throughout the 2005 campaign including himself, Bill Elliott, Jamie McMurray, Jeremy Mayfield, his brother Mike and his son Steve. 21, honoring his last win as a driver, along with the traditional red and white colors we're so used to seeing on a Wood Brothers Ford. The Kellogg Company, owner of such cereals as Frosted Flakes, Apple Jacks, Rice Krispies, Corn Flakes and others, gave Labonte many different paint schemes over the years. The car pictured was run at the Budweiser Shootout on Feb. 12, thus giving the car its "birth date.". The reigning Cup champion will drive a No. Photo courtesy of NASCAR Archives & Research Center via Getty Images In his first full season in the premier series, Mark Martin drove Bud Reeder-owned cars, finishing 14 th in the 1982 points standings with a pair of top . . As far as I know, these cars have been sponsored by them: No. Likes. Well, why is it? Orange isnt a good idea for a stock car, at least not in the 80s. 1986 No.3 Dale Earnhardt Sr., Wrangler Jeans. As stated above, First Tennessee Bank would be the sponsor for Blaney in the Sharpie 500. This meant a new era was being ushered in and we did not see Reese's sponsor Harvick last season. As Trickle is recovering, Daland hires another hotshot rookie to take his placeRuss Wheeler. "The Dinger" had his best three-race stretch of the season during that span, earning finishes of 10th, 13th and 10th, respectively. He would finish the 2006 season 11th in points, the only year he has finished outside of the top 10 at the end of aseason. For a better picture, click on this link. His Sharpie $1,000,000 Contest was definitely a great paint scheme and helped him win the first race of his career. A one-time scheme, Bill Elliott drove this No. In 2005, Elliott drove nine races in the No. It's truly an awesome paint scheme that was involved in one of the greatest stretches in recent memory. Kyle Petty worked out a great sponsorship with 7-11 that turned into one of the best ideas for a paint scheme ever when he used his own car number as part of the sponsors design. I'm not going to delve into Jeremy Mayfield's personal issues, I'm just going to strictly talk about the paint scheme. Like a few paint schemes on this list, Jeff Gordon's gold and black No. Petty started the day all the way back in the 39th position, but slowly and methodically worked his way up through the pack as the laps went on. Here are the 30 best paint schemes from NASCARs 40 years. Jeff Gordon donned this special paint scheme to run in The Winston, NASCARs annual all-star race. In August, the series would come to Bristol for the second time and Blaney's No. He'd run the G.I. Gordon secured his second-ever win at the Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway in June 2003 after starting the day in second place. NOTE: I am including a few Nationwide Series (formerly Busch Series) cars in this list as well, but none from the Truck Series. He had some pretty cool paint schemes along the way whether it be the No. In 1997, one of the most popular films of recent memory decided to come out with another one. Can you guess which one that is? At one point in time, Reese's was a primary sponsor for his Nationwide car and the company would also be an associate sponsor for him at the Sprint Cup level. His first career victory came at the 1996 Dura Lube 500 at Phoenix, the first time the No. At the season finale at Homestead, Elliott appeared in the Burger King car yet again, but with XBox as an associatesponsor. Custer will honor the late Jason Leffler with his #41 Stewart Haas Racing Ford this weekend. During his last season, we saw that familiar blue and white Miller Lite scheme transform into the all black Miller Genuine Draft scheme at the USC Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland (Wallace ran that all-black, Miller Genuine Draftscheme from 1991 to 1995). His luck did not get much better as he did not even finish the race and came home in 36thRusty Wallace won the race. Back when I was younger, this was one of my favorite paint schemes of all-time. But he would come in seventh place, thus not advancing to the All-Star Race, which was eventually won by Ryan Newman. That was truly a freak-of-nature occurrence. The youngest Petty started racing full-time in the Busch Series in 1999 season, driving cars fielded by none other than his father, Kyle. Additionally, Gordon has not been to victory lane since his win at Watkins Glen. He didn't win the race, but it was still a nice farewell to the future hall of famer. Jimmie Johnson took home the checkered flag. 31 was sponsored by the FDNY (Fire Department of New York) and the Special Olympics, an event that is run for kids and adults who have intellectual disabilities. There was no doubt that he was at the end of his career, as he had not won a race since 2002. At least he got to run the69th best paint scheme of the last thirty years before he ran the rest of the season in the No. Over the course of a few seasons, including his 1996 Championship upset, we were used to seeing Labonte run the Kellogg's car with a few of their products thrown in. Gordon didn't win the race, but it revolutionized paint schemes forever. Not only was it a classic stock car, it was the blue and yellow paint scheme that earned it a spot on this list. He'd last in the No. Even though he was sponsored by Viagra for the 2005 season, it didn't stop him from running paint schemes of his past. Marcos Ambrose drove the No. Benson started the race in the 23rd position, but would be involved in a crash on lap 277. The 1995 season would be his last for the Stavola Brothers, as he would go on to sign with Roush Racing to drive the No. The blue of the night is masked perfectly across the car for the design of the Big Mac Tonight back in 1998. I've always been a big fan of the car listed in this slide, the scheme he drove for Robert Yates Racing during the entire 2007 season. I'm just going to go ahead and name this as the best paint scheme Bowyer has ever donned at the Sprint Cup level. But people liked his paint schemes. When you say they are filling up a race car with Sunoco, you have won as a sponsor. 40 Kendall Pontiac for Felix Sabates. It's delicious. NASCAR Hall of Famers Dale Jarrett won the pole for the event and Mark Martin won the race. Regardless, the black-and-white scheme was a rare commodity back in 2004, as we rarely saw any cars feature such a paint scheme. This paint scheme may have that classic "1970's hippie look", but it was a great looking version. For Darrell Waltrip, you can pick either the Mountain Dew or Gatorade as your favorite paint schemes of his illustrious career. Marcis started 883 Sprint Cup Series races, spanning an astounding 35 years, starting in 1968 and ending in 2002. Kyle Busch won the race in his Mint Crisp M&Ms/Indiana Jones paint scheme that was featured earlier in this slideshow. Elliott ran this specific paint scheme for the 1999 Pennzoil 400 at Homestead and a similar version of the car at the season finale NAPA 500 at Atlanta. This specific paint scheme was run in 2001 by Robinson. Billy Ray Cyrus could have been driving the car and I still would have thought it was awesome. Restricted. The film, in collaboration with M&M's and Joe Gibbs Racing, decided to sponsor Kyle Busch's No. He'd race the car two more times before season's end, one at the Talladega 500 and at the Miller High Life 500 at Charlotte. Matt Kenseth won the race with Jamie McMurray and Kevin Harvick finishing second and third, respectively. Brothers Bobby and Terry Labonte finished second and third respectively with Earnhardt finishing in fourth. Bonnett drove this car during the 1989 season and for the first five races of the 1990 season before he was seriously injured during the TranSouth 500 at Darlington. 1985 No.28 Davey Allison, Texaco-Havoline. The Top-Flite Golf Dodge featured an all-black look, but the Miller High Life was like the one pictured driven by Mike Wallace. Part of his reinstatement was that NASCAR could administer drug tests at any point. I was never a big fan of Earnhardt, but I definitely respected him as a racer. The classic scheme is going to make a return at @TooToughToTame with Ty behind the wheel!#TeamInterstate pic.twitter.com/GosXiaBYXt, Joe Gibbs Racing (@JoeGibbsRacing) April 29, 2022, NASCAR: The Best Paint Schemes From This Throwback Weekend At Darlington. As far as classic paint schemes go, the No.5 Levi Garrett one was one of the all-time best. Gordon would go on to win the 1997 Daytona 500, his first of three victories at the "Great American Race." With a graphics package promoting the film, Star Wars, Episode III Revenge of the Sith, Jeff Gordon came up big and won the 2005 Aarons 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. This is the only Michael Waltrip paint scheme on the list and it reaches the No. Bobby Allison turned the Miller High Life No.12 into a vintage NASCAR. NASCARs most popular driver is running a NAPA paint scheme throwing it back to the car driven by Jimmy Means in 1993. 1 Pennzoil for Dale Earnhardt Inc., blew an engine in the first turn, causing a wreck involving John Andretti and Earnhardt. Mark Martin won the race with his teammate Jeff Burton in second. Sunday at 3:30p ET on FS1, https://t.co/kL92FRtslr and the FOX Sports App https://t.co/U4a0xtukwL pic.twitter.com/MzSLinlJ90. 1998 No.9 Jerry Nadeau, Cartoon Network Birthday. Anyway, this paint scheme was simply awesome. Thanks to Ryan for scanning it in and sending it to me. A picture of Wood was plastered on the hood of Bayne's No. He'd finish 35th in the final points standings. ALL 2023 NASCAR PAINT SCHEMES!! Ricky Rudd, Joe Nemechek, Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the top five. However, Stremme had one of the worst weekends of his season as he started Sunday in the 40th position. I always thought this paint scheme was awesome even though it was simple and not extravagant like most others on this list. So technically, this car was never actually run in an actual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, but oh well. Out of NASCAR and potentially heartbroken, Grubb was found dead in his room at the Alpine Motel on May 6, 2009. He competed in 13 events in 2002 and was able to start on the pole and win his first two races of the seasonthe Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas and the darlingtonraceway.com 200 at Darlington. On this paint scheme, it featured Lucky the Leprechaun (Lucky Charms), the Trix Rabbit (Trix), Sonny the Cuckoo Bird (Cocoa Puffs) and Buzz Bee (Honey Nut Cheerios). 2019 Cup Series Paint Schemes. 18, Navy), Kulwicki, Buddy Baker (No. He has only run two races since, both in 2003. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet displaying various Pepsi brands, including Pepsi Max at the fall race at Martinsville Speedway in 2012, where Gordon ended the afternoon in seventh place. 2. During the 70s, it was one of the best and for some reason, it hasnt had much of a presence since. 14 spot on this list. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) to kick off the 2023 season. 55 for D.K. Schrader was once sponsored by M&M's while driving the No. Bill Elliott. Austin . He did have some cool paint schemes, though. Andretti had a few different paint schemes over his NASCAR career, including the one pictured in this slideshow, which is perhaps my favorite paint scheme of his. And that was Gordon, as he swept the road courses in 2003, beating out Pruett, Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick. But that green, red, blue and yellow paint scheme was quite spectacular. His Sunday would get worse, as he would finish in the 33rd position, his fourth-worst effort of the seasonBobby Labonte won the race and would go on to win the championship. His paint scheme is what made me start watching football, so I'm grateful for that. Once you get your cartruck painted then you need someone that has a rendering program like 3DSMax to get the car rendered and that thing - 3DS Max is a high-dollar program like 3000 from what I read. Gordon scored victories in the Chroma Premier, Jurassic Park, DuPont 200th Anniversary, and Pepsi cars. Starting in 2001, they would start running 36 races per season, which has continued to this season and beyond. Since his departure from Roush after the 2006 season, Martin has run for Bobby Ginn in the No. 2010 was arguably one of the worst seasons of Gordon's hall-of-fame career, as he registered zero wins for just the second time since 1993. But before that, he was racing the Miller Lite Dodge that really never had different paint schemes. The other 41 positions would be fought for in the Gatorade Duel races. Good race. At Michigan, Labonte qualified in the back at 39th and finished the race in 26th. Here's a die-cast photo of the seven cars from 1997. Dale Earnhardt sported this special Bass Pro Shops paint scheme in the 1998 All-Star Event, The Winston. 1 Pennzoil Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt Inc. prior to the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, but struggled in the twelve races he ran for them, finishing no higher than 16th. The younger Earnhardt would also run this scheme in the Budweiser Shootout, as he would end the 70 laps in seventh. 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