Even though this car was used in just a qualifying session and probably a practice session, I still really like the paint scheme. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/O7mkf2guoy, NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) April 20, 2022. Baker's career started in 1959 and raced full-time for a good-sized portion of his career. He'd finish the season sixth in the final points standings, but had several spectacular and different paint schemes along the way. The Top-Flite Golf Dodge featured an all-black look, but the Miller High Life was like the one pictured driven by Mike Wallace. However, he would be involved in an accident on the front stretch with Mark Green on the 84th lap. Why is this bland car on the list? However, Gordon did have a couple of different paint schemes throughout the 2008 campaign, including sponsoring by Pepsi, DuPont Cromax Pro,Nicorette White Ice Mint, his main sponsor DuPontand of course, Nicorette Gum. As we all know, Bill Elliott was sponsored by McDonald'sfor a number of seasons, with a decent variety of paint schemes. 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. 3 silver Chevrolet finished the night in 14th, definitely a disappointing night for "The Intimidator.". Yeah, it was like that in 2006 as well. Starting with that race, Gordon went on to post finishes of second, 23rd, fourth, 16th, 7th, fifth, sixth, fifth and fifth, respectively. Thanks For Watching! It's possible that some images did not transfer over correctly when we moved to the new site. He'd finish the season 11th in points, his second-worst season since coming to Roush Racing full-time in 2005. Photo courtesy of Jonathan Ferrey/Allsport. 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. scheme he ran in his native Texas. This scheme would run the following two weeks as well at Rockingham and Las Vegas, respectively. 6 Dodge at the 2005 Sam's Town 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park. 3 was sponsored by Oreo cookies for the race. He had some pretty cool paint schemes along the way whether it be the No. pic.twitter.com/hJG9zjelEI, JR Motorsports (@JRMotorsports) March 29, 2022. He drove this car multiple times throughout the 2005 season with races at Indianapolis, Bristol and Atlanta. 40 Coors Light for the 2006 Cup season, but had a lackluster season, finishing 33rd in the final standings. 9 green and orange scheme first appeared in the 2001 season and needless to say, he had great success in that car. A few weeks later at Charlotte, Labonte did slightly better, qualifying 13th and finishing 21st. STP had previously came on board with Petty prior to the 1971 season. The 2011 champion runner-up qualified 22nd for the Lenox Industrial Tools 300 and finished Sunday in the 13th positionDenny Hamlin won the race if you wanted to know. Labonte's younger brother, Bobby, clinched the championship at Homestead and would eventually finish the season 265 points ahead of runner-up and fan favorite, Dale Earnhardt. Regardless, the black-and-white scheme was a rare commodity back in 2004, as we rarely saw any cars feature such a paint scheme. 10 Worst NASCAR Paint Schemes of All-Time. Regardless of his lackluster effort, thenow-perished Irwin gave us a pretty cool paint scheme to look at. Yes, this is Bill Elliott's car, but he did not drive this car in the 2000 goracing.com 500 at Bristol. I bet some of you are asking why the Kentucky Derby would be on a race car? After the race was over, Earnhardt joined his son in victory lane for an emotional moment. Before Richard Childress was running racing teams, he was racing the CRC No.3. 1976 No.11 Cale Yarborough, Holly Farms. 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. It was truly a great looking race car. During those seven seasons, Earnhardt registered 25 wins, 84 top fives, 128 top tens and four poles. 9 Dodge. This one may be my favorite just because all of the memories of watching that old Jeff Burton paint scheme back in the day. The booth for Darlington is STACKED with Hall of Famers to join @ClintBowyer and @mikejoy500. It's just a shame that his life ended too soon, as he ran just a total of 87 Winston Cup races. At the season-opener, the No. But only one could be the victor. Gordon went on to finish second in the race, which was run on Halloween. 1998 No.13 Jerry Nadeau, First Plus Loans. The mixtures of red, blue, white and yellow has always seemed like a nice look, especially with the white and blue on the rear sides. 20 Joe Gibbs Chevrolet. This car first appeared in the 1994 Pepsi 400 at Daytona, as Marcis started 32nd and finished 27th. In this slideshow, I will show what I think the best 130 paint schemes of the last thirty years are. Through the 1998 season, Labonte had been a very talented driverbut was unable to turnwins into championships, as Jeff Gordon was in the midst of a great run and Dale Jarrett, Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace, his brotherTerry and other driverswere constantly running up front. Irvan continued driving the No. His luck did not get much better as he did not even finish the race and came home in 36thRusty Wallace won the race. 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. 27years later at theDodge Avenger500 at Darlington, Earnhardt ran this retro paint scheme, in tribute to the old No. 10 Nestle/NesQuik Ford for Greg Pollex, one of the most successful Nationwide owners of recent memory. 16 prior to the 1994 season. But Bill Elliott felt that it was a good idea to build a green car for at least one race -- this was also the same owner that fielded a No. In 1997, Wheaties depicted a race car driver, Earnhardt,for the very first time on one of their boxes. During that season, Baker would compete in 17 of the 29 races, the last time he'd race in at least half the races. As far as I know, these cars have been sponsored by them: No. Before Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards were dominating the Nationwide circuit, Mark Martin was doing so in his No. He finished ahead of future champions Dale Jarrett and Bobby Labonte, along with past champion Bill Elliott, Ricky Rudd, Michael Waltrip and others. Nothing! Also, his driversWallace and John Andrettifinished the 2006 Nationwide season in 11th and 12th, respectively. The Valvoline paint scheme has seen many different shades and colors but none of them match the level of the 1997 scheme Mark Martin used that season. At least it was a pretty cool paint scheme. Petty's No. This paint scheme is as funny as it is beautiful. Starting in 2001, they would start running 36 races per season, which has continued to this season and beyond. Thus, both would move on to the next race and Junior would be forced to watch after finishing the Sprint Showdown in sixth. 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. During the season in which NASCAR honored their 50th anniversary, Elliott ran this car at the Goody's Headache Powder 500 at Bristol on Aug. 22. Whether the cars struggled or not, it was truly a great moment in NASCAR history and will probably forever be known as the race that revolutionized paint schemes forever. For the previous 43 years, drivers consistently drove the same paint scheme week after week. 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. 22 wins. He also posted 11 top fives and 17 top tens, eventually finishing the year ninth in points. Regardless, it was still a sleek paint scheme and even though I'm not a fan of Gordon, it's an awesome car. The paint scheme was also honoring the Olympics' 100th anniversary. Edwards' teammate, David Ragan, was also sponsored by the Red Sox and AAA at the race as well. 28 has thought to be the unlucky No. This time, it has been brought to you by Aflac Dental on Carl Edwards' No. Ty Gibbs is being promoted to the NASCAR Cup Series. 8 and now the No. The longest-running sitcom of all-time. Kyle Busch: Lucas Oil NASCAR paint scheme released. It'd appear again the next two races as well, finishing second and 20th. "Parker can't drive a 10 penny nail into a snowman's arse if the snowman . The Daytona 500 was run three days later on Feb. 20 and yet again, "20 Feb 2005" appeared on the hood of the car. 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. He earned the nickname "Buckshot" from his grandfather after he ran into a table and showed no signs of pain. Busch, who is the owner of 104 races in the top three series, has had some amazing paint schemes since signing with Joe Gibbs Racing. Request image u0227ge6064d Available in digital format only. 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). When the first caution was brought out by Tony Raines, Stewart came on to pit road and was replaced by Rudd. The paint scheme, which was run at the 2010 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond, was ran to honor Budweiser's paint scheme 25 years ago. pic.twitter.com/a3md6qjl7R. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade came out in 1989, one year before I was born, with the latest film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull coming out inMay 2008. But it was still an awesome paint scheme. 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Schemes #00 Aquafresh Chevy(18k) The #00 Chevy at Talladega on the track. But in 2005, Rusty Wallace had one of his own. 21 Citgo Chevrolet, pulled off a massive upset and won the Winstonhis first victory of any sort at the Sprint Cup/Winston Cup level (he'd go on to win his first ever points race less than five years later at the Daytona 500). Lets start with a simple shape a rectangle. And then he goes to drive for Tony and Beth Ann Morgenthau. This special paint scheme was oriented towards the fishing side of his life. Spencer was also one of those drivers that had copious amounts of potential, but he just couldn't close the deal. In actuality, his real first name is Roy. 5. With his victory at the 1988 Daytona 500, Allison became the oldest driver (50) to win the race. Truex would go on to win the Aaron's 312 after starting 12th. Terry Labonte, a Texas native, won the race with Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte, Rusty Wallace and Jeremy Mayfield rounding out the top five. Before Goodwrench, Dale Earnhardt Sr. was driving around in the Wrangler Jeans No.3. 47 JTG-Daugherty Toyota has had some random, yet cool paint schemes. Richard Petty. Like a number of paint schemes on this list, the one pictured was a one-race deal. We've seen companies such as Domino's Pizza, Tums, Aaron's, Best Western Hotel, Burger King and others as main sponsors. In honor of the movie, DuPont would transform Jeff Gordon's rainbow scheme to a red and black Jurassic Park scheme. Jarrett, in his Batman scheme, would start the night in 17th, only to come home 24th. Like Jerry Nadeau's car in the previous slide, this car was also short-lived. For the 2015 Bristol Night Race, Jeff Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports went old school on the No. Jeff Gordon's No. It isnt around anymore but the company was purchased back in 2000 by PabstBrewing Company. Gant started competing in the No. 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) There are a total of 3 Users online now: 0 Members, 1 Guest and 2 Bots.. 9 Cartoon Network Ford Taurus - Lake Speed. However, it was a great race as we saw his son take home the checkered flag for his third-ever Sprint Cup victory, even though it wasn't an official race. Kevin Grubb had one of the most heartbreaking stories in NASCAR history. 1 Guest Online Now #1 - Guest on 02/25/2023 @ 6:10 am Armory Digital Racing Designs - NR2003 mods, tracks, paint schemes, UI, and more [] []. At the time of the race's completion, Martin finished a disappointing 28th, as Jimmie Johnson won the race. He would go on to run up front throughout the entire race, leading 35 lapsand would eventually place fourth. It wastruly aclassic paint scheme that featured an almost all-black scheme with a couple shades of blue as well. Reutimann started that Sunday in 30th, only to come home in 14thKevin Harvick barely edged out Jamie McMurray for the victory if you didn't know. And with the other Petty GMS Racing car in the field, Ty Dillon will run a throwback look honoring Lee Petty, Richard Pettys father who participated in the first ever NASCAR race. 24, Air Force), Greg Sacks (No. Over the course of the 1997 season, Labonte's regular paint scheme was sponsored by Kellogg's Corn Flakes. This car was ran at the TranSouth Financial 400 at Darlington in 1998 by Waltrip. And that was Gordon, as he swept the road courses in 2003, beating out Pruett, Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick. Levi-Garrett, once a sponsor for Geoff Bodine's No. Even though he didn't have a Hall of Fame-caliber NASCAR career, Bobby Hamilton was still one hell of a driver. For this specific scheme, Labonte ran it at the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. He then ran his classic Folgers red paint scheme at the 2005 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. Special paint schemes are one-time or limited time variations on a race car's typical appearance. These races included the Brickyard 400, the Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington, the Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville and the season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead. However, the two-time champion didn't have the outings he was hoping for. Moderators. Nowadays, Dale Earnhardt Jr. spends more time surrounded by trees and critters than he does on asphalt. But it didn't happen in this case. Definitely the one that is pictured. 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. What was so cool about it was that the car was also owned by one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, Dan Marino (notice the colors and number of the car). Gordon drove the silver car to victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway. But during the 2006 season, at the age of 50, Elliott attempted 12 races and made 10 of them. Dan Marino got into NASCAR and was part owner of this No.13 First Plus Loans car. Restricted. Greg Biffle, who became the first driver to win the Busch/Nationwide Series and Truck Series Championship, claimed his first and only Busch Series title in the 2002 season. I'd go ahead and say that the No. The younger Earnhardt would also run this scheme in the Budweiser Shootout, as he would end the 70 laps in seventh. 07 Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge. The paint scheme Ward Burton drove at Dover in September, this is scanned in from the Dover 1998 fall ticket. 28 Ford featured a Fred Lorenzen throwback of his LaFayette Ford. 1998: 1997: NASCAR XFINITY Series Paint Schemes by Year. Thanks to everyone who voted! Even though he didn't make it, Green still gave us one of the coolest pain schemes of the 2002 season. His Sunday was much better as he finished in the fourth positionMark Martin won the race with Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne finishing ahead of Stewart. I'm not really a big fan of Nilla Wafers or Nutter Butters, but I'm a fan of this bright yellow paint scheme. It was pretty cool paint scheme and I wish teams like the Red Sox sponsored cars more often. 25. The new flavors are on sale and fans vote for their favorite once a day until May 25 Joe Gibbs Racing Kyle Busch drives during qualifying for a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Friday, April 13, 2018 . 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