Gant was one of the best racers of his era and his paint scheme will go down as one of the most well-known of all-time. Even though he didn't have the day he wanted, it was still an awesome paint scheme. For Darrell Waltrip, you can pick either the Mountain Dew or Gatorade as your favorite paint schemes of his illustrious career. They definitely had a winner with paint scheme even though he finished near the end of the field. Musicians and bands have them. Sep 30 2013 - 4:17pm. Needless to say, there weren't any brand-name sponsors. So with all this nostalgia, lets take a look at some of the best paint schemes that well see out on the track this this throwback weekend: LaJoie is honoring country singer-turned-NASCAR driver Marty Robbins with his throwback scheme that pays tribute to the bright pink and yellow paint scheme that Robbins ran in the 1970s. Harrison Burton will be honoring his dad with a throwback to the 2000 Exide ride. The beer company also teamed up with the JohnWayne Cancer Institute for the Primestar 500 at Texas,the state where most of his films were shot. Kevin Harvick's No. He didn't have the day he wanted, but he gave us an awesome retro scheme to look at. Gordon scored victories in the Chroma Premier, Jurassic Park, DuPont 200th Anniversary, and Pepsi cars. It has been known to be titled "The Kids Car" since it was run that weekend. It was a nice change of pace as we were used to seeing that familiar red, yellow and white paint scheme and then all of a sudden, it's green and purple. 01, Rick Hendrick in the No. Secondly, some of you may be asking, "If it's so great, why isn't it on the list?" pic.twitter.com/rKzPu2CZ4r. Some of you that have never seen this car may wonder why it is so special. The car never seemed to run up front, but it was an awesome looking paint scheme. Ulrich in 1991 and then Ray DeWitt from 1992-93. . 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. At least it helped a good cause. 45 Spree paint scheme first appeared during the 1998 season, as he drove three races at age 17. 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. Green finished second in the 2001 standings as well. 9 Uh-Oh Oreo's Ford for Roush Racing. Jeff Gordon did something different in 2008, even though it was a down year for the four-time champion. Cup90 Mod. His weekend got off to a fairly decent start, as he qualified in the 14th position. It was also his first race in theBusch Series that season. Photo courtesy of Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR. It didn't get much better as he blew an engine on the 287th lap and finished the day in 39th. He would finish the 29-race season ranked 20th in the point standings. Well, this car shouldn't be on this list because it was never actually rannot in an exhibition race nor an official NASCAR race. 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. That lucky driver turned out to be Ken Schrader. 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 . 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. The bronze colored body, was a nice change of pace for Earnhardt from the typical black . Why is this bland car on the list? You passed way too early. Jones would not run a full-time schedule in the Nationwide Series nor Sprint Cup Series for the rest of his NASCAR career. 49 1-800-CALL-ATT Dodge. Let us know which year and page you were looking at and we will check on it. And in those three races, Labonte posted finishes of 40th, 38th and 21st. It's possible that some images did not transfer over correctly when we moved to the new site. The No. 24, Air Force), Greg Sacks (No. It was also a nice switch from the regular green car that we were used to seeing and instead, turned into a red, white and blue paint scheme, somewhat like the American flag. 60 Winn-Dixie Ford first appeared in the 1992 Busch Series season and was run until the conclusion of the 2000 season, as Martin would take a three-year hiatus from the Busch Series and wouldn't return until he raced five races in the 2004 season. 24. 498 episodes. During that span, the twenty possible wins were shared among just six drivers: David Pearson (eight times), Bobby Allison (four times), Cale Yarborough (three times), Buddy Baker (two times), Darrell Waltrip (two times) and Benny Parsons (one time). Quote Tweets. That's why it deserves an honorable mention. Since Stewart started the race, he would still collect the points that Rudd accumulated. I wish I knew why I like this paint scheme, but I really have no idea. "DW" ran the car pictured in the 1997 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 at Richmond, but struggled throughout the race. 60 Winn-Dixie Ford is probably the most well-known Busch/Nationwide Series car in the series' history, which is definitely deserving of the 29th spot on this list. And I'm not just saying that because he's my favorite driver of all-time. For the first time since 1994, Gordon did not visit victory lane as he would finish seventh in the final points standings. 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. During that season, Baker would compete in 17 of the 29 races, the last time he'd race in at least half the races. 19. So far, we've seen schemes such as the "Silverwrench," the 1996 Olympics edition, the Wheaties edition and the Wrangler throwback run in the annual all-star race. He also started second at the Daytona 500, the "Great American Race.". Rudd ended his Sprint Cup career with a 21st-place finish at Homestead. McMurray is going back to the 90s with this Mac Tonight paint scheme we last saw on . He had not won since 2008 and the streak would extend even furtherKevin Harvick claimed the checkered flag for his third win of the season. Other non-Winston Cup regulars Brendan Gaughan, Austin Cameron, Kelly Tanner, Ron Burns, Lance Norick, Rich Woodland Jr., Butch Gilliland, Jeff Davis and Scott Gaylord also participated in the event as well. He'd finish 35th in the final points standings. 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'd be forced to go behind the pit wall, but would come back out in hopes of salvaging some points. Well I'll tell you. Most fans hated this paint scheme but we think it is just brilliant. Out of NASCAR and potentially heartbroken, Grubb was found dead in his room at the Alpine Motel on May 6, 2009. Bowyer started in 20th that night and eventually came home in ninth place, his fourth top ten of the season. Tony Stewart's 2006 season was very inconsistent and up and down to say the least. 1999 No.5 Terry Labonte, Kelloggs Corn Flakes. In case you don't know who Elton Sawyer is, he's the Brad Pitt of the NASCAR world. For the event, Gordon qualified in the 18th position, while finishing the race in 13th. He was sponsored by AMP Energy Drink for two of those races, the Daytona 500 and the Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta. https://t.co/S2tzFRw3YH, Tyler Reddick (@TylerReddick) May 3, 2022. It was also the year that @Bobby_Labonte ran the @interstatebatts Shark car. Ross Chastain will drive the No. I did that very same thing when my late grandmother told me her favorite driver was Bill Elliott, and he's been my favorite driver ever since. 32 Nestle Crunch Grand Prix was first introduced at the 1989 Jay Johnson 200 at Bristol for owner Horace Isenhower, finishing in fourth. After the 2004 season, NASCAR announced that they would remove one of the Darlington races from the schedule and instead, the Sprint Cup Series would race there just one time per season. Secondly, I couldn't find a real picture of this car, so the die-cast version will have to do. He registered zero top tens in his 34 starts. 27 poles. Ryan Newman, teammate of the 2011 Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart, had many different paint schemes throughout the 2011 campaign with sponsors such as the U.S. Army, Bass Pro Shops, Wix Filters, Tornados, Haas Automation, Quicken Loans and the Carrier Classic Basketball Game. During the 1998 season, Musgrave was relieved of his duties from the No. In other words, Steele had to be on this list even though he spent the majority of his racing career in the ARCA Series. Matt Kenseth won the race with Jamie McMurray and Kevin Harvick finishing second and third, respectively. Regardless, it was a great, sleek paint scheme. Nadeau posted two top 20 finishes with Melling over the final sixteen races. pic.twitter.com/a3md6qjl7R. This led to the dismissal of Trickle, Hogge and the rest of the team. 10 Worst NASCAR Paint Schemes of All-Time. Both Petty and Elliott, along with Bobby Labonte, will also join Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer in the TV booth. As you know, Jarrett stopped running this car at the conclusion of the 2000 season to switch to the brown UPS car that we all know. Anyway, after the 1984 season, Bouchard would race another fifty races and he was done after five races in the 1987 season. This was undoubtedly the best one of the bunch. Three years later, Wood claimed the checkered flag yet again at Bowman Gray Stadium for his fourth and final victory. Dale Earnhardt's No. 7,070 laps led. They all look to be in pristine condition with radiant colors and oftentimes eye-appealing paint schemes. What more could you ask for? Like I said, it's more of a myth than anything, but it makes you wonder, I suppose. 88 Rick Hendrick-owned ride prior to the 2008 season. The three-time Sprint Cup winner started in second for the Daytona 500 and had a fairly decent day, finishing the race in eighth. 10 NesQuik car. Click HERE to go back to the top of this page! Bill Elliott, one of NASCAR's most popular drivers ever, wasn't the same driver in the late 2000's than he was in the 1980's and early 1990's, but it has also been very entertaining to watch him drive. Richard, is that you? The movie, Up, had a budget of $175 millionit would go on to earn $731,342,744 in the box office, making it Pixar's third-most successful film behind Toy Story 3 and Finding Nemo. TEST SRM camaro. Photo courtesy of Jamie Squire/Getty Images. In actuality, his real first name is Roy. Elliott may have not had a solid season, but he had some lustrous paint schemes throughout the year. 3 would switch to the No. I have been a really big fan of this paint scheme since I saw it that night. 1982 No.11 Darrell Waltrip, Mountain Dew. One movie. He was also a pretty good race car driver. The longest-running sitcom of all-time. Over the last four years of his legendary career, Wallace notched just one win but he finished seventh, 14th, 16th and eighth in the final standings, respectively. He drove just about everything you could think of but stayed true to the STP sponsorship making his paint scheme easily the best NASCAR has seen in its first 40 years. 64 car saw mild success during the 2005 season, even though they weren't able to notch any poles or wins. 10 Valvoline Chevrolet, which would eventually be turned into a car fielded by Evernham Motorsports. 21. The following season, he'd have an even better season even though he wouldn't win a single racehe finished the season eighth in the final points standings. In August, the series would come to Bristol for the second time and Blaney's No. Now your brand has replaced the word fuel in NASCAR. 16. In honor of his versatility and overall excellence, here are 20 paint schemes that reflect Martin's Hall of Fame career. Back in 1985, Darrell Waltrip ran the No. 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. He was out of Sprint Cup in 2007, but returned in 2008 to drive the 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. A mindset. And the best paint scheme of all-time is? Gordon started the Busch Clash in 14th, the race's final position. At the time of the race's completion, Martin finished a disappointing 28th, as Jimmie Johnson won the race. In 1996, Irvan would return to the No. Anyway, it was a good looking paint scheme, honoring James Dean, who died way toosoon. Last season, Busch would run the car at the Crown Royal Presents the Matthew & Daniel Hansen 400 at Richmond, starting the night in the 20th position. Father and son. But look at the car number. This ridiculous looking monstrosity from 1999, promoting Toy Story 2, frightened children and adults alike. He'd finish the season 11th in points, his second-worst season since coming to Roush Racing full-time in 2005. I couldn't find a real photo of this car, so the die-cast version will have to do. Gordon's teammates, Terry Labonte and Ricky Craven, finished second and third, respectively. In those four races Sorenson struggled for the most part, compiling finishes of 20th, 17th, 24th and 36th respectively. 94 Mac Tonight Ford is just one of many paint schemes featured on this list that were run just one time. 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. Travis Kvapil, a former hotshot, was thought to eventually become a top contender at the Sprint Cup level, but it just didn't happen. It was a sleek looking paint scheme with the teeth on the front as the best part. However, he would be involved in an accident on the front stretch with Mark Green on the 84th lap. NASCAR Xfinity @NASCAR_Xfinity Here is the photo NASCAR competition officials used to determine the winner. Two championships. If your sponsor is a bear, why not feature it on the hood of your race car? 2023 Trucks. 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. Request image u0227ge6064d Available in digital format only. Needless to say, it was a race to forget for the two teammates. 1998 No.24 Jeff Gordon, DuPont Chromalusion Special Edition. Every once in a while, however, there is that one car that sticks out . I'm not a fan of rainbow paint schemes, but this is one of the better ones inNASCAR history. 0. 7 7-Eleven Ford from 1983-86 with a few variations of it along the way. It was one of the greatest moments in recent memory. The blue of the night is masked perfectly across the car for the design of the Big Mac Tonight back in 1998. scheme he ran in his native Texas. Yes, this paint scheme is not flashy, nor is it something we'd think "The Intimidator" would drive, but he did drive it in the 1997 Winston, NASCAR's annual all-star race. 36 Skittles Pontiac car. 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). Anyway, as I said before, Labonte ran this car one time in the 2000 season, the same year he won the Winston Cup Championship. Instead, it was run at the 1997 Busch Clash, an exhibition race that is run prior to the Daytona 500. 2023 will be his debut full-time season. It's truly an awesome paint scheme that was involved in one of the greatest stretches in recent memory. The Hendrick Motorsports No. NASCAR Hall of Famers Dale Jarrett won the pole for the event and Mark Martin won the race. 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