He then signed with Carroll Motorsports for a part-time ride, but got caught up in many unfortunate accidents and the team folded at the end of the season. It was the first time in the race's history that teammates claimed a 1-2-3 finish. It was truly a great paint scheme; it's just a shame that Irvan wasn't able to drive it more. Over his long career which spanned 393 starts, Andretti only reached Victory Lane twiceone was an upset win at the 1997 Pepsi 400 at Daytona and the other was a well-deserved win at the 1999 Goody's Body Pain 500 at Martinsville. Although SPAM is one of the most disgusting things ever created, the paint scheme was epic. 68 Country Time Lemonade car. That night gave us one of the coolest throwback paint schemes of all-time, thus earning the No. 99 took to one of the smallest tracks in NASCAR. "The Intimidator" would start 21st in the race and finish in the very same spot, as we all saw Dale Jarrett take the checkered flag in first place. He would lose many laps after the wreck and would eventually finish in 30th, 64 laps down as Kurt Busch claimed the victory. He would finish the 29-race season ranked 20th in the point standings. Wallace's weekend got off to a rocky start as he qualified towards the back of the pack in 38th, but by the end of the race, he had jumped 27 places higherSterling Marlin won the race, by the way. 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. It's too bad Park's career was seemingly cut short after that horrific accident with Larry Foyt at Darlington. 1998 Corvette Indy Pace Car. Back when I was younger, this was one of my favorite paint schemes of all-time. But, colleges around the nation also sponsored him in a few racesa list that includes the University of Tennessee Volunteers (Bristol), Auburn Tigers (Talladega), Connecticut Huskies (Loudon), North Carolina Tar Heels (Charlotte), Wisconsin Badgers (Milwaukee), Illinois Fighting Illini (Gateway), Nebraska Cornhuskers (Pikes Peak), Purdue Boilermakers (IRP), Michigan Wolverines (Michigan and Bristol), Kansas State Wildcats (Kansas), North Carolina State Wolfpack (Charlotte) and the Miami Hurricanes (Miami). In association with Aaron's (who also sponsors the annual race), the No. nascar diecast 1 64. FOR SALE! 43 had gone to victory lane since Richard Petty won in 1984. Regardless of his lackluster effort, thenow-perished Irwin gave us a pretty cool paint scheme to look at. In case some of you are unaware of what those races are, the Gatorade Twin 125s consist of two separate races in which the qualifying order is determined for the Daytona 500 (only the drivers on the front row are locked in to their starting spots). Kevin Harvick won in his third career start in the Sprint Cup Series. pic.twitter.com/bbsVxK1xdE, Stewart-Haas Racing (@StewartHaasRcng) May 4, 2022. At the race's conclusion, Rudd finished in 25th and Stewart collected the 88 points. The No. This one may be my favorite just because all of the memories of watching that old Jeff Burton paint scheme back in the day. 64 car saw mild success during the 2005 season, even though they weren't able to notch any poles or wins. 20. Since Stewart started the race, he would still collect the points that Rudd accumulated. 16 prior to the 1994 season. I've always liked it because of all the different colors on the car, along with the four different characters that grace the covers of cereal boxes. In actuality, his real first name is Roy. LePage would eventually be dismissed by the team and would bounce aroundthe Sprint CupSeriesfor a few seasons. In the early 2000s NASCAR started lighting the old traditions on fire and it was a new era. Trackhouse Racing's throwbacks are based on the Coca-Cola paint schemes driven by Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. when the two raced against each other for the first time in a 1998 . Tom is the Curatorial Affairs Manager of the NASCAR Hall of Fame and a veteran of more than 20 years in the NASCAR media industry. But that just wasn't the plan apparently. 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. At least he was able to live to tell about it, unlike other drivers in the past. Needless to say, they were great paint schemes and it is unfortunate that they were never run. When scanning the starting grid of a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, one can not help but notice the beauty and splendor of the 43 cars lined up. 23 Camel Cigarettes/Smokin' Joe's Ford for Travis Carter from 1995-97. 2001 got off to a bad start when seven-time champion Dale Earnhardt passed away after colliding with the wall on the last lap of the Daytona 500. Well, in 1999, it was the Derby's 125th anniversary. 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. Were having flashbacks to 2002. NAPA and NASCAR go together like milk and cookies. In order to be in the All-Star Race, Green had to win the Winston Open and it got off to a good start, as he was on the pole for the event. Thus, both would move on to the next race and Junior would be forced to watch after finishing the Sprint Showdown in sixth. Two championships. 27. 1990 No.88 Buddy Baker, Red Barons Pizza, Before Papa Johns was the beast it has become, Red Barons was just as good and even better because you could make it yourself. 47 JTG-Daugherty Toyota has had some random, yet cool paint schemes. 1995 No.94 Bill Elliott, Batman Thunderbat Forever. Before Dale Sr. ran this car at the 1995 Winston, there were really no cars that had different paint schemes. So when I was watching a 2002 Sprint Cup Series race at Sears Point (now Sonoma) and saw a Jelly Belly car, I was stoked. Edwards did not have a stellar day at all that Sunday, but he gave us a great looking paint scheme. It could, however, be a good thing as Atwood had an absolute horrendous sophomore season. Nowadays, Dale Earnhardt Jr. spends more time surrounded by trees and critters than he does on asphalt. Starting in 1996, NASCAR began to run exhibition races in Japan, starting with Suzuka Circuitland on Nov. 22, as Rusty Wallace won the race. Absolutely nothing, but they do combine to make for one fugly race car. The 1991 Daytona 500 was a weird race, as only five cars finished the race on the lead lapErnie Irvan claimed his first win at Daytona while Sterling Marlin, Joe Ruttman, Rick Mast and Dale Earnhardt rounded out the top five. The Gatorade Duels were run on Feb. 17 and those same numbers would appear on the hood. He immediately struggled once arriving with Richard Childress and it didn't get much better from there. A post shared by Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass). The best feature on the car would probably have to be the red No. As far as I know, these cars have been sponsored by them: No. Johnny Benson, one of only two drivers to win a Busch/Nationwide Series Championship and a Truck Series Championship, was once a driver with much potential. 36 Skittles machine. Over that span, Martin ran 129 races in the No. Bueschers #17 car will also pay tribute to its former driver with a throwback to Matt Kenseths DeWalt paint scheme. In August, the series would come to Bristol for the second time and Blaney's No. This is also one of a couple of paint schemes that ran one race and won it as well. 88 was one of the best paint schemes in 1988, thus earning a spot on this list. I deemed it necessary to put this car on the list just because of the sponsor. The best playlists in country musicperiod. Since Dale Sr. ran that car, there has hardly been a week gone by that there hasn't been a special paint scheme whether it be Carl Edwards or Andy Lally. 88 would feature Batman (not pictured), along with his main sponsor Quality Care and Irwin's car would transform from that traditional black-and-red scheme to a yellow, green and purple scheme sponsored by The Joker along with his main sponsor, Texaco Havoline. 19. Brad will be running a throwback to Mark Martins Viagra car from the early 2000s. Bobby Allison won the 1983 championship, but Donnie only won ten races over his career. The paint scheme is actually a preview of what the 2009 Lowe's paint scheme . The former Sprint Cup Champion has seemingly bounced around since obtaining the championship, driving the No. At the end of the 2010 season, we saw Shell and Pennzoil leave Harvick for the No. Also at the hospital, Trickle and Burns decide to squash their rivalry and try to become friends. Dale Jr. would race in the first Gatorade Duel, coming in second place and right behind his teammate, Michael Waltrip. The Georgia native got his start in Sprint Cup by driving his rookie campaign in the No. pic.twitter.com/o6F9VxyZmQ. 18, Navy), Kulwicki, Buddy Baker (No. 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. Before there was Danica Patrick, there was Shawna Robinson. Operation Desert Storm did not begin until Jan. 17, 1991 and lasted a little over a month. Restricted. Even though he didn't have a great day, it was still a cool paint scheme featuring one of my three favorite video games of all-time. Back to Labonte, the 2000 Winston Cup Champion started that Sunday in 26th and finished the 300 circuits one lap down in 22nd. 40 Kendall Pontiac for Felix Sabates. The only decal that remained was that of Sprint Cup's. It was undoubtedly a great idea for a paint scheme. One of the best cartoons of all-time. Photo courtesy of Christian Petersen/Getty Images. The Sprint Showdown usually consists of drivers that did not win during the season before or during the current season. 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) But at the race, five drivers were sponsored by our Armed Forces, something we had never seen before. 13 spot, so it's got to be pretty good. The MLB All-Star Game sponsored a few races throughout the years (as seen by Bobby Labonte's 2000 scheme). His G.I. He also ran the car in 1988 as well, accumulating two wins, 12 top fives, 16 top tens and three poles. Part 1 of a 4-part series is going to cover the beginning of the sport up until 1989. The Georgia native qualified on the pole position, but would struggle as the race went on and eventually finished the day in 23rdPaul Menard pulled off a tremendous upset, as he claimed his first-ever Sprint Cup victory, finishing ahead of Jeff Gordon, Regan Smith, 2010 Brickyard winner Jamie McMurray and Matt Kenseth. The 1984 race is perhaps best known as Petty's 200th and final trip to victory lane. This wreck forced the 2011 Hall-of-Famer to retire shortly thereafter from NASCAR. 50 Wal-Mart car for Turner Motorsports in Daytona's July race. Blaney would start the night in 15th, but would be involved in a crash on lap 176Jeff Burton, Ted Musgrave and Ryan Newman were also involved in the wreck on the front stretch. This paint scheme is one of a few on this list that actually won one of the selective races they participated in (I'm not counting cars like Dale Jarrett's No. Terry Labonte was a great driver, winning two championships and owning a couple of NASCAR records along the way. That season, Atwood competed in 35 of the 36 races, accumulating zero wins, zero top fives, zero top tens and zero poles. Even though he didn't put together a solid weekend, it was still a nice looking paint scheme. 99 Exide Batteries Ford. He'd end up finishing the race in 11th, as Dale Earnhardt took home his first Daytona 500 checkered flag. He was never able to capture that elusive win, top-fives wins were especially hard to come by as wellRiggs has managed just four of those since his arrival in 2004. Moderator list hidden. 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. 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. I had always admired his Spree Chevrolet and that's why it's No. 24 car is a NASCAR Cup Series team that has been active since 1992. After a few good years in the Nationwide Series, Riggs got his first shot driving the No. Even though he didn't have the day he wanted, it was still an awesome paint scheme. In 2001, Burton competed in a third of the events (11 out of 33), compiling great stats along the way. Regardless, it was definitely a great paint scheme that won't be forgotten any time soon. A RIFF on what makes the great outdoorsgreat. 5. A few weeks later, at the Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen, Gordon and his No. The No. The following season, he won another four races, attempting 17 of the 25 raceshe finished the season ninth in points, however. Martin ran his old "Valvoline colors" scheme at the Nextel Challenge, his Strohs blue paint scheme at Texas in April and an orange and white scheme (his first ever paint scheme) at Phoenix in November. All lists are in the order the schemes were ran, with wins with each scheme listed. Before he was a star on the Sprint Cup circuit, Dale Jarrett was dicing it up in the Busch Series. This led to "Awesome Bill" driving the No. 1999 - Jeff Burton . Football and baseball players have them. He drove this car multiple times throughout the 2005 season with races at Indianapolis, Bristol and Atlanta. Cup teammates Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Martin Truex Jr. ran their respective all-black paint schemes in the Aaron's 499, while Truex (No. The following weekend at the Pepsi 400, Gordon ran this scheme and his weekend started off great with a third-place qualifying effort. In an exciting race, Kevin Harvick fended off Carl Edwards and Jeff Gordon to take the victory. 12 Budweiser car or the No. I have been a really big fan of this paint scheme since I saw it that night. Jeff Gordon won the race, with Sterling Marlin coming in ahead of Benson. I'm not a fan of rainbow paint schemes, but this is one of the better ones inNASCAR history. His best season perhaps came in 1993, as Martin accumulated seven wins, seven top fives and seven top tens. The series traveled to Rockingham for the second race of the season, giving Harvick his first shot in the Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup). Ah, Buckshot Jones. Drivers Racing. NASCAR took the idea of turning cars into modified cars into a sport that has lasted ever since. Irwin ran just four races in the 1997 season before becoming a full-time driver in 1998. Patriotism added even more. He finished ahead of future champions Dale Jarrett and Bobby Labonte, along with past champion Bill Elliott, Ricky Rudd, Michael Waltrip and others. Ulrich in 1991 and then Ray DeWitt from 1992-93. Before Kyle Busch was the fixture of the Mars Company, Elliott Sadler was while driving the No. while the second race determines the lineup for the even positions (fourth, sixth, eighth, etc). 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). 24 wasn't run in an official NASCAR race. Jarrett would go on to win races at Rockingham, Darlington and Bristol and would register eight top fives and nine top tens along the way. So I don't know why this paint scheme stands out to me so much. The former Truck Series Champion got his first chance driving the No. Ready to throwback to the great @JeffGordonWeb this weekend! 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. He didn't finish much better, posting finishes of 24th and 22nd. This ridiculous looking monstrosity from 1999, promoting Toy Story 2, frightened children and adults alike. The blue of the night is masked perfectly across the car for the design of the Big Mac Tonight back in 1998. 13 FirstPlus Ford full-time. There was also an occasional paint scheme that was sponsored by Miller High Life Lighta scheme that looks exactly like the one pictured except instead of red, it was dark blue. 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). I wish I had a time machine now. 2019 XFINITY Series Schemes Online. However, the Cup race would not go as well as they had hoped. What do NASCAR, psychedelic tie-dye and the McDonalds Big Mac all have in common? In the early 2010s, well everyone's getting their AARP card." It's not the best picture in the world, but it'll have to do. Like, a lot of critters. However, he would be involved in an accident on the front stretch with Mark Green on the 84th lap. Great paint scheme. Firstly, this is one of the greatest looking paint schemes I've ever seen. His weekend got off to a mediocre start, as he began the day in the 34th position. But anyway, that's another debate for a different day. During that season, Baker would compete in 17 of the 29 races, the last time he'd race in at least half the races. LePage would post finishes of 25th and 35th in those two races. I believe this is a pretty good stat line: 668 starts, 16 poles, 32 wins, 163 top fives, 260 top tens, 7,054 laps led, career earnings of $59,866,794 and of course, one championship. He did, however, win two races over his NASCAR career with both coming in 1994 at Daytona and Talladega (the second runnings of each race). Jimmie Johnson took home the checkered flag. 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. Personally, I am a big fan of Days of Thunder, as I remember watching it numerous times when I was younger. Looking at his race-by-race stats from the 2000 season, you wouldn't think Labonte would have won the championship, but he did anyway. Jeff Burton has widely been considered to be one of the best Nationwide drivers of all-time, successfully notching 27 wins during his career, which is good for sixth all-time behind Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards and Jack Ingram. 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). However, Nadeau was not able to qualify for two of the first seven races and it was just horrible from the get-go for Nadeau. View Paint Schemes by Car Number: 10 NesQuik car. Prior to Earnhardt's edition, we had seen people and teamssuch as Walter Payton, Michael Jordan, Lou Gehrig, Mary Lou Retton, the 1987 World Series Champion Minnesota Twins, the 1991 Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins, among others grace the cover of the famed cereal box. The actual All-Star Race celebrates the drivers who had won the previous year or during the current campaign. At least he was able to grace the hood of a NASCAR racecar, but that still doesn't make up for his untimely death. Dave Marcis may not be known to the average NASCAR fan, but he had one of the lengthiest NASCAR careers of all-time. On Sunday, NASCAR opened the 2023 season in Daytona Beach, Florida. Elliott started last in the race and finished 25thGreg Biffle won the race. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). After his dismissal, Nadeau signed on with Harry Melling to drive the No. In those eleven events, Burton finished worse than 13th just one time (31st at Kansas) and also had four top fives, nine top tens and a win at the South Carolina 200 at Darlington. The paint scheme Ward Burton drove at Dover in September, this is scanned in from the Dover 1998 fall ticket. So, I wish it was 1998 rules." . Earnhardt had some of the coolest paint schemes I've ever seenand you will see some of those in the upcoming slides. Allison's No. 1998 No.28 Kenny Irwin . 1 Pennzoil and the No. Even though he was undoubtedly on the downside of his career, Schrader wasn't as bad as the paint scheme. However, Earnhardt's gold and black paint scheme would not last long. His career was celebrated in 2008, when Jarrett raced the first five races of the season, posting finishes of 16th, 33rd, 39th, 26th and 37th, respectively. So with an honorable mention is Cole Trickle's No. Gordon drove the silver car to victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This paint scheme was set to honor STP's 25th anniversary in NASCAR and for Richard Petty. The gold paint on the sides matched perfectly with the white on the hood and top to create a beautiful paint scheme from the early 70s. 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. Wood helped put his Wood Brothers team together in 1953 and he won four races throughout his career. 75 Remington Arms Ford for the 1999 season, but struggled the entire season and was let go at the conclusion of the year. In 1995, Earnhardt started the phenomenon of special paint schemes with his "Silverwrench" car. Compton would come home eleventh at the EA Sports 500. Well, this is another one. Since his departure to the Cup level, Earnhardt has run a very limited schedule in NASCAR's second tier. Labonte's weekend got off to a phenomenal start, as he qualified on the inside of the front row, also known as first place. However, he did find time to sport a chrome edition of his No.17 Parts America NASCAR. Newman ran this specific paint scheme at the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte, a race that would change the rest of the season. Are you laughing yet? Sorenson may have had some lackluster runs in that car, but it was definitely a nice looking race car. 1996 No.3 Dale Earnhardt Sr., 96 Olympics. Starting in 2012, he will drive the No. The following season, he signed on to drive the No. The following season, Irwin signed on with Robert Yates Racing to drive the No. Allgaiers #7 Xfinity Series car will pay tribute to Dale Earnhardts 1984 Wrangler paint scheme and its only fitting that Allgaier now drives for JR Motorsports, the team owned by Earnhardts son Dale Jr. 1984: Jeans Machine2022: @Hellmanns Mayo Machine@J_Allgaiers No. Anyway, I do love some Rally's/Checker's hamburgers and fries. Allison finished the season eighth in points, as Bill Elliott collected the championship hardware. His son also ran a Coca-Cola scheme, too. Check out the fresh paint schemes drivers will display at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday (3:30 p.m. It's hard to believe that Jeff Burton has been around the Sprint Cup Series for almost 20 years now. Harry Gant's Skoal Bandit car was one of the most famous and well-known paint schemes of his era. He drove the Skoal Bandit paint scheme for many years during his career. 36 Skittles Pontiac for the 1998 season. 361 top tens. The 2000 season was the last time NASCAR's top level would run 34 races in a season. Sterling Marlin, Ricky Rudd, Rusty Wallace and Geoff Bodine rounded out the top five. NASCAR's increased media coverage has contributed to their popularity with both fans and . 19. Spencer was also one of those drivers that had copious amounts of potential, but he just couldn't close the deal. But I just wanted to put one of them on this list and it had to be the classic game, Super Mario Bros. Hamlin participated in just seven races in the 2009 Nationwide Series season, with the GameStop scheme grazing it one timeat the Able Body Labor 200 at Phoenix. Anyway, on that Sunday, it was clearly obvious that Robby Gordon, Greg Biffle, Scott Pruett and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the best cars. Edwards' teammate, David Ragan, was also sponsored by the Red Sox and AAA at the race as well. Yes, it's plain with that all-white paint scheme. There were also lower-tier drivers such as Johnny Benson Jr., Ted Musgrave, Ricky Craven and Jeremy Mayfield who hadn't made names for themselves just yet. However, Hershey's sponsored the car for just one racethe Pepsi 400 at Daytona. However, he struggled in The Chase and finished 10th in the final points standings. Elliott's No. At one point, he was third in the points standings but faded down the stretch and finished the year seventh. Darrell Waltrip was an amazing driver, no doubt about it. Regardless, it was a truly cool paint scheme and that's why it earns the No. The following season, Riggs would claim two more victories and finish sixth in the final standings before his jump to the Sprint Cup level. The longest-running sitcom of all-time. This was undoubtedly the best one of the bunch. But during the 2006 season, at the age of 50, Elliott attempted 12 races and made 10 of them. Setzer had a decent weekend for his first ever Sprint Cup (then Winston Cup) event. The five-time runner-up started the day in the 33rd position, but he struggled throughout the day. As part of NASCAR's 50th anniversary celebration in 1998. 16 until the 1998 season, accumulating zero wins, 17 top-fives, 41 top-tens and five poles. 27. By. 1997 No.17 Darrell Waltrip, Parts America Chrome. Kyle Busch will drive a throwback scheme that pays tribute to Ernie Irvan's 1998 M&M's car. #19 Bass Pro In 1998, he was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers. 1989 No.42 Kyle Petty, Peak Antifreeze. 94 Mac Tonight Fordis definitely one of the most brilliant and glistening paint schemes of all-time. 1998 No.24 Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chromalusion Special Edition. 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