Remember in the previous slide when I said that I loved it when other sports would sponsor NASCAR cars? We've counted the . The 1987 Bud Shootout winner placed third in the exhibition race, just behind Greg Biffle and race winner Dale Jarrett. 10 NesQuik car. But only one could be the victor. Charlie Joiner, Mel Renfro, Dan Dierdorf and Lou Creekmur were also inducted. It was definitely a fantastic paint scheme that deserved a spot on the list. Joe. I wouldn't say I'm a fan of Kyle Busch, but I like him and respect him as a driver. 8 and now the No. However, he would finish the race in third, as Jeff Gordon would win his third Daytona 500 and Kurt Busch would finish in second. Even though Gordon came in 12th in the Winston, he won the third-most money in the race. NASCAR Cup Series Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 by Nick Waugh. The Boston Red Sox, along with Lumber Liquidators,decided to sponsor Edwards at the annual New Hampshire race that's about midway through the season. It would appear again a few weeks later at Talladega, as Compton qualified on the pole (he also qualified on the pole position in the first Talladega race, thus earning the season-sweep). Since 2000, there have been 17 races run at Darlington and 13 different drivers have won. No other driver claimed more than $60,000. At the end of the 500 laps, Edwards took the checkered flag in the ninth position, as Brad Keselowski continued his magnificent run into the Chase with the victory at Bristol. This car was actually run at the 1997 Winston, a race that has been primarily known for the big cash money prize and the amazing paint schemes. The following race at Martinsville, the 1988 champion started in 20th but steadily worked his way through the pack and finished in seventh, his fifth and lasttop 10 of the season. 43 featured sponsors that of the one pictured, Betty Crocker, STP, Cheerios, Chex Party Mix, Bugles, Cascadian Farm, Hamburger Helper, Totino's Mega Pizza Rolls and others. He would go on to finish 70 laps in third, a traditional spot for "The Intimidator" to finish. Photo courtesy of Sean Gardner/Getty Images. Rick Hendrick gave Labonte a shot to run a number of races in the No. Like a number of paint schemes on this list, the one pictured was a one-race deal. For this specific scheme, Labonte ran it at the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. Like, a lot of critters. Restricted. Photo courtesy of John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR. Grubb agreed to the terms. The Busch Clash, now known as the Budweiser Shootout, consisted of a 20-lap, 50-mile sprint for the previous season's pole-position winners. Darrell Waltrip won three championships, but Michael never won one. His 1997 season included races at Richmond, Martinsville, Phoenix and Atlanta, but Irwin failed to make it at Rockingham. The paint scheme Ward Burton drove at Dover in September, this is scanned in from the Dover 1998 fall ticket. It was truly a great race for Benson, who had never won a Winston Cup race. Its a lifestyle. Even though he didn't have the day he wanted, it was still an awesome paint scheme. I wish I could find a better picture of this car, but this will have to do. View Ty Gibbs' 2023 car below. Before Richard Childress was running racing teams, he was racing the CRC No.3. Toy Story is undoubtedly one of the best animated films of all-time. For the rest of the season, Grubb posted two top-five finishes, along with six top tens. "Million Dollar Bill" ran this car at the UAW-GM Teamwork 500at Pocono in 1995, the 17th race of the season. pic.twitter.com/a3md6qjl7R. When you haveGameStop as your sponsor, you're bound to have some pretty spectacular paint schemes. Regardless, Elliott's two-race paint scheme was a great looking car, thus earning a spot on this list. Labonte started the day in 24th, but moved his way up the pack and finished the 129 laps in eighthJeff Gordon won the race with Dale Jarrett, Mark Martin, Ernie Irvan and Jimmy Spencer rounding out the top five. That season, Atwood competed in 35 of the 36 races, accumulating zero wins, zero top fives, zero top tens and zero poles. 29 Reese's Chevrolet has become a consistent staple and one of the most recognizable paint schemesin the Sprint Cup Series over the last few years. Biffle started the weekend with a qualifying effort of 12th and would finish the 200 laps in the same positionhis Cup teammate Matt Kenseth would go on to win the race. Ever since I was a young boy, I have always enjoyed the taste of jelly beans, most notably of the Jelly Belly brand. Casey Atwood, driving the No. Busch, who was perhaps the most dominant driver of 2008, accumulated a series-high eight wins, 17 top fives, 21 top tens and two poles over the course of the season. During the 1989 season for the Wood Brothers, Bonnett posted zero top-five finishes, but eleven top-ten finishes. The Cookies for Kids Cancer Chevrolet was definitely one of the best paint schemes of 2011 and it celebrated a great cause, which made the car look even better. Jarrett, one of the best drivers of the 1990's, had a spectacular career that spanned 24 years. This scheme was never run in an actual race, as it was run in the 2002 Winston Open (now called the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race). The following season was even better for Burton. However, he did have some cool paint schemes along the way. 877 starts. Terry Labonte won the 70-lap, star-studded race with Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon following suit. However, handling became a serious issue throughout the race and he'd be out of the race by lap 135. The following season, Jarrett participated in 18 of 31 races, driving the same car. @chaseelliott is throwing it back to 93 with a look inspired by Jimmy Means old NAPA car.#darlingtonthrowback #NASCARthrowback pic.twitter.com/Qw8GibFqys, NAPA Racing (@NAPARacing) April 21, 2022. 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. Before Goodwrench, Dale Earnhardt Sr. was driving around in the Wrangler Jeans No.3. 17 orange, yellow and white Tide Chevrolet was always my favorite of the seven different schemes. As an owner, Pollex's drivers finished in the top 10 in the final standings 11 timesChad Little (third in 1994, second in 1995, fifth in 1996), Jeff Green (second in 1999, first in 2000, second in 2001), Scott Riggs (10th in 2002, sixth in 2003), Jason Keller (fifth in 2003, sixth in 2004) and Kenny Wallace (seventh in 2005). It was one of the greatest moments in recent memory. The Folgers scheme narrowly beat out the Strohs scheme, as you can see. Musicians and bands have them. That lucky driver turned out to be Ken Schrader. Kyle Petty, once a premier racer in NASCAR's top level, was putting out mediocre after mediocre effort in the late 1990's and early- to mid-2000's. Lets go!!! Instead, it was run at the 1997 Busch Clash, an exhibition race that is run prior to the Daytona 500. 9 Uh-Oh Oreo's Ford for Roush Racing. Photo courtesy of NASCAR Archives & Research Center via Getty Images. 60 Winn-Dixie car for Jack Roush. 23 Camel Cigarettes/Smokin' Joe's Ford for Travis Carter from 1995-97. 99. 15. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Action 1:24 Diecast NASCAR Sterling Marlin Coors KISS Paint 01 Dodge Racecar Car at the best online prices at eBay! 7. He was discharged from the HealthSouth Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama four days prior to the 500-mile race. Regardless, none were as stupid as the one that is featured in this slideshow. Special paint scheme run at the 1998 Daytona 500 by Kyle Petty. 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At this point in time, Waltrip was definitely at the tail end of his lengthy, 84-win Sprint Cup career. View Paint Schemes by Car Number: LePage would start the 2006 season for Jeff Stec, driving the No. The No.14 Burger King driven by Steve Park back in 1994 showed us all what is most important to the King of burgers, the meals. 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. 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. #47 Kroger Davey Allison is one of NASCARs legends that died too soon. When did Bellsouth have such a colorful design? The following season, which turned out to be fairly successful, Irvan was let go by Robert Yates Racing and was considered to be a "free agent.". After looking through years of Labonte's paint schemes, I swear I could make a list of the 25 best Bobby Labonte paint schemes of all-time. Even though it's not really a "fact" and more like a myth, the No. 94 Mac Tonight Ford is just one of many paint schemes featured on this list that were run just one time. Nadeau posted two top 20 finishes with Melling over the final sixteen races. I don't know why I've fancied this paint scheme since I saw it in the 2002 season, but I just have. Anyway, Busch, the owner of 23 Sprint Cup Series wins overall, started the night in the sixth position. He'd latch on to the No. Throwing it back like its 2004. 19, No. In any case, Labonte's paint scheme was a great promotional idea and a great paint scheme, even though the movie was decent. Today, I am going to do a Top 10 list of what I think are the best NASCAR paint schemes in racing history. During that season, Jones had a paltry campaign, registering just two top tens and leading four laps. Needless to say, there were a lot of sponsors that season and if I could, I'd feature most of those in this slideshow, especially the Halo Wars and the Beatles Rockband schemes. The No. Rusty Wallace's 2002 Elvis scheme was in remembrance of The King's death 25 years prior. At least he gave us a nice paint scheme to look at while he was running in the back of the pack. 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). Burton's 2002 season looked like this: 13 starts, five wins, eight top fives, nine top tens, two poles and an average finish of 9.7 (even though he had twoDNF's). I wish I had a time machine now. #NASCARThrowback weekend is here. 8. Now it makes me wish I would have tried the Uh-Oh Oreo's. He didn't have the day he wanted, but he gave us an awesome retro scheme to look at. Paint scheme of all time. Elliott had a decent weekend in the City of Blues, as he started that Saturday in the sixth positionhe would finish the day 10 positions lower, in 16thClint Bowyer won the race. David Reutimann drove this car atTalladega in April 2010. It could, however, be a good thing as Atwood had an absolute horrendous sophomore season. So long that he made more than just this list. 1985 No.28 Davey Allison, Texaco-Havoline. Needless to say, they were great paint schemes and it is unfortunate that they were never run. Photo courtesy of Chris Graythern/Getty Images. As of right now, the Shootout is made up of two segments: a 25-lap opening sprint, followed by a 50-lap race to the finish line. After running 31 racesover a four-year span, Cal Wells offered him a ride in the No. 2023 will be his debut full-time season. 35 Tabasco car. 21. Unfortunately, Bobby Jr. wasn't the same driver his father was, but he did have some stellar paint schemes since his arrival. Drink with us. 94 McDonald's Ford, Elliott had some of the coolest paint schemes of all-time, as evident by some of the cars on this list. But at the 1991 Daytona 500, NASCAR started something that would revolutionize the sport. There was no doubt that he was at the end of his career, as he had not won a race since 2002. The 1996 DieHard 500 was memorable for me as it was the second race I had ever attended and it was awesome to see a car out there like Labonte's. Drivers Racing. They would return the following season to the race track and Mike Skinner would come home in first. 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. It looks like the Indiana Jones movies should have sponsored Busch more often. while the second race determines the lineup for the even positions (fourth, sixth, eighth, etc). 300, which is something that can't happen in today's NASCAR. That season, Elliott won the Pennzoil Freedom 400 at Homestead, which became his first victory since 1994. 17. 29 and GM Goodwrench would still stay on the hood. Needless to say, he was a pretty good football coach. Waltrip had a solid qualifying effort as he started the night in the 18th position, but the race would just get worse for him as it went on. Joe paint scheme was definitely the best one of his young career. This meant a new era was being ushered in and we did not see Reese's sponsor Harvick last season. There's a decent shot that he could end up in the NASCAR Hall of Fame in a few years. Ricky Rudd, Joe Nemechek, Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the top five. Well, why is it? Back in those days, typical racers did not use green paint schemes because they believed that the color was bad luck. Kyle Busch will drive a throwback scheme that pays tribute to Ernie Irvan's 1998 M&M's car. Richard Petty. WinstonCup98 Mod - BGN - 1998 Busch Paint Schemes. Jeff Gordon claimed the championship. The Trackhouse Racing teammates will honor another legendary father and son duo, throwing it back to the paint schemes that were run by Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. the first time the two ever raced against each other. Petty Enterprises had planned on running Adam in seven races during the 2000 season and giving him a full-time ride for the 2001 season. 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. 1989 No.30 Michael Waltrip, Country Time Lemonade, What is it about the color yellow that makes a bland NASCAR paint scheme jump out? As stated above, this specific paint scheme was run in the 1997 exhibition race, NASCAR's 49th year of existence. "I think this is the first time I led lap 200. 9 Chevrolet identical to the Hooters paint scheme Kulwicki drove in the only title race of his career. Buddy Baker didnt drive it for many years but when he did, it left a lasting impression along the way. 10 Valvoline Chevrolet, which would eventually be turned into a car fielded by Evernham Motorsports. . 43 STP Pontiac for the season-opening Daytona 500. The No.1 UNO caris as real as it gets. And Brad is now a part owner of Martins former team, Roush Racing. During a 2012 test at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the familiar No. And that was Gordon, as he swept the road courses in 2003, beating out Pruett, Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick. 12 Budweiser car or the No. It was truly a great looking race car. 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. Busch started the night in the 17th position, but struggled all night long and came home in 34th. For the 2008 Southern 500, the No. 16 until the 1998 season, accumulating zero wins, 17 top-fives, 41 top-tens and five poles. And it worked. His next four races were average, but he would go on a stupendous run after the race at Charlotte. That was definitely an awesome paint scheme, as we rarely see an all-gold car out on the track. One design will be chosen on Sept. 8, and the winner will get to head to Charlotte with parents for an official unveiling of the paint scheme on Oct. 13 at the Wood Brothers Racing shop. 27Brad Coleman, 2008 (Nashville, Nationwide), No. 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). 28 has thought to be the unlucky No. He also had another Checkers/Valvoline scheme that he drove at the second Talladega racethere was also a special Checker's/Florida State University paint scheme that he drove at the season finale at Homestead. There was nothing different. He had many run-ins over his time in NASCAR, most notably with former Roush Racing and Penske Racing driver, Kurt Busch. Gordon, the eventual 1998 Winston Cup Champion, started the night in the fourth position. Before Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards were dominating the Nationwide circuit, Mark Martin was doing so in his No. I just never really understood that, but anyway, on to the actual subject. Even though he was racing full-time in the Winston Cup Series, Jarrett ran a limited schedule in the Busch Series from the late 1980's to the mid-1990's. During his rookie season in 1999, Petty posted three top fives and four top-ten finishes, including a sixth-place finish at the season-opening race at Daytona, a fourth-place finish at the Auto Club 300 at Fontana and fifth-place finishes at the First Union 200 at Nazareth and at the Sam's Town 250 at Memphis. Since he was unable to drive in the race, then-Busch Series regular David Green filled in for the injured veteran. From Texas to Tennessee, Appalachia to Bakersfield, Whiskey Riff is THE unapologetic voice of the country music fan. A post shared by Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass). It was still an awesome paint scheme, though. He latched on with Butch Mock's No. Nothing is exciting about the Olive Garden but then again, we arent here to discuss menus, just the paint schemes. Kyle Busch: Lucas Oil NASCAR paint scheme released. Every year when NASCAR rolls into Darlington for their spring race, the sport uses it as an opportunity to pay tribute to the sports history and the teams get to break out some badass throwback paint schemes. Sadler would go on to win the second Gatorade Duel, beating out Sterling Marlin and Jimmie Johnson. The following season, Jones ran the entire season in the No. Apparently Elliott tripped and fell on his knee and he was forced to require surgery. The longest-running sitcom of all-time. The original Rainbow Warrior had a lot of great looks over the years, looks that evolved with his career. The Hendrick Motorsports No. And in case you are wondering, Jeff Gordon won the race, while Charismatic won the Derby. I especially love the way that it has the multiple shades of blue, something you wouldn't expect out of a car that spent a few years as a solid black car sponsored by Jack Daniels whiskey. As part of NASCARs 50th anniversary celebration in 1998. Earnhardt, decked out in his car that resembles people just throwing buckets of paint on it, started the night in 12th. Anyway, Hamilton started racing full-time in 1991, posting four top-ten finishes and winning Rookie of the Year in the process in the No. And not to mention, Sawyer had decent success while driving those cars as wellplacing 17th, sixth, ninth, 19th, sixth, eighth, 30th, fourth, seventh, fifth, 16th, ninth, and second, respectively. It was also nice to have one of your favorite candies sponsor a NASCAR car, even though it wasn't a driver like Bill Elliott, Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt and so on. He'd remain there for two more seasons before signing with Petty Enterprises prior to the 2009 season. 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. 29 featured a special paint scheme in which it was a reversal of Dale Earnhardt's classic all-black GM Goodwrench Chevrolet that we were so used to over the years. Gibbs will be driving a throwback to Bobby Labontes 2002 Interstate Batteries car, a paint scheme that Labonte ran for Joe Gibbs racing owned, of course, by Tys grandfather. They both moved exponentially fast and were never scared to get in people's faces. As most of you know, Joe Gibbs used to be the head coach of the Washington Redskins from 1981-1992. In the world there are instances known as "farewell tours." 1999 No.5 Terry Labonte, Kelloggs Corn Flakes. pic.twitter.com/pVl51qDfg2. 18 driven by Kyle Busch. The 1988 champion started the race in 27th, but slowly worked his way up to a finishing position of 19th. With Frankenstein on the hood and Toucan Sam on the side, Labonte had one of the best paint schemes of the 1997 season. Like I said, it was a great moment and by far the best of the 2001 season. 00 was celebrating the Crimson Tide's National Championship over the Texas Longhorns a few months earlier. 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 this car even though Elliott didn't officially drive it in any race. Cup90 Paint Schemes (3) (+) Cup 90 Base Schemes (4) Cup 90 Carsets (12) Cup 90 Templates PSD (21) Cup 90 Templates PSP (1) Cup 90 Render Scenes (2) Cup 90 Add-ons (1) We first saw Kasey Kahne during the 2004 season, his rookie year in NASCAR with Ray Evernham, driving the No. Gordon ran this scheme at the ninth race of the season, the Aaron's 499 at Talladega. When prototype and sample diecast are excluded, the most valuable regular production NASCAR diecast is the Dale Earnhardt 1998 Daytona Winner Gold Elite. Lets start with a simple shape a rectangle. . But at the race, five drivers were sponsored by our Armed Forces, something we had never seen before. Personally, I'm more of a fan of that classic look rather than the scheme Kenny Wallace drove last season in the Nationwide Series. 61 Ford. Jarrett also had a remarkable stretch in the point standings as he finished third, second, third, first and fourth in the finaltally from 1996-2000. This one is titled The Lost World: Jurassic Park. NASCAR traveled to Las Vegas the next weekend and Harvick's No. For some reason, Carrot Top was considerably popular inthe early2000'sand apparently, someone felt that it was necessary to put him on a race car. 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. #24 Jeff Gordon - Dupont / NASCAR 50th 'Chromalusion' Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1998 v1.0. Darrell Waltrip was an amazing driver, no doubt about it. 3 silver Chevrolet finished the night in 14th, definitely a disappointing night for "The Intimidator.". The No. After qualifying 22nd, Kahne finished the race one lap down in 21stKyle Busch won the race with Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick right behind him. Sep 30 2013 - 4:17pm. Texaco-Havoline has been a sponsor for NASCAR for a very long time. This paint scheme may have that classic "1970's hippie look", but it was a great looking version. Ty Gibbs is being promoted to the NASCAR Cup Series. In 1997, Earnhardt brought in an all-orange Wheaties Chevrolet. But Spencer would never find success with Carter, as the driver would only clinch three top fives and seventeen top tens over his three-year stint in the Camel Fordhis best finish was a fourth-place run at the 1996 Miller 400 at Michigan. 45 Spree paint scheme first appeared during the 1998 season, as he drove three races at age 17. Anyway, Busch ran three races in this specific scheme in 2010 and three last season. Compton would come home eleventh at the EA Sports 500. #42 Credit One First off, Pretzel M&Ms were first launched around April 2010 and Busch has run a total of six races since its release. 28 Ford for Yates Racing. An avid hunter and fisherman, it is no surprise that Dale's cars carried the Realtree decal. Terry Labonte was a great driver, winning two championships and owning a couple of NASCAR records along the way. None other than The Simpsons, which appears regularly on the FOX Network at 8 PM E/T on Sundays throughout the year. It's more evident by Musgrave's zero career wins in Sprint Cup compared to his 17 victories, 12 poles, 80 top fives,119 top tens and of course, the 2005 championship in the Truck Series. 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. 1983 No.3 Ricky Rudd, Piedmont Airlines. As we all know, Bill Elliott was sponsored by McDonald'sfor a number of seasons, with a decent variety of paint schemes. 1998: 1997: NASCAR XFINITY Series Paint Schemes by Year. What do NASCAR, psychedelic tie-dye and the McDonalds Big Mac all have in common? He would race the scheme four more times over the rest of the season, compiling finishes of 28th, 29th, 35th and 24th, respectively. 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