He would go on to finish 70 laps in third, a traditional spot for "The Intimidator" to finish. In 2007, Steele was involved in a late model crash at Toledo Speedway and decided to call it a career after that race. 1998 No.13 Jerry Nadeau, First Plus Loans. Yes, this is Bill Elliott's car, but he did not drive this car in the 2000 goracing.com 500 at Bristol. Ross Chastain will drive the No. But at the 1991 Daytona 500, NASCAR started something that would revolutionize the sport. Duponts Performance Coatings division sponsored Jeff Gordons No. Elliott may have not had a solid season, but he had some lustrous paint schemes throughout the year. 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. Labonte's Spooky Froot Loops Chevrolet was run at the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Charlotte and it got off to a horrendous start. 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. Marty Robbins is best known as a legendary country music singer. The 21-time winner is currently driving the No. But the last race of his 2011 season was by far his best and it may be because his older brother was on the hood. 1989 No.42 Kyle Petty, Peak Antifreeze. He'd work his way through the pack for the entire race, and would finish the day in third place, tied for his season best. 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. Even though 1999 was statistically one of Elliott's worst seasons, he had solid qualifying efforts throughout the year. I bet some of you are asking why the Kentucky Derby would be on a race car? Dennys throwing it back tohimself. 17. Great race. #48 Ally For the 2001 Brickyard 400 at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Benson honored former movie star James Dean with this silver and red paint scheme, in correspondence with his main sponsor, Valvoline. Edwards' teammate, David Ragan, was also sponsored by the Red Sox and AAA at the race as well. A cartoon moon was put on the hood, directly beside the McDonalds logo. On May 16th, NASCAR held its thunderous All-Star Open race. The following season, his former boss, Ray Evernham, brought him back for two racesthe Pocono 500 and the Brickyard 400. That's perhaps one of the greatest spans in NASCAR history, especially with his title claim in the 1999 season. Custer will honor the late Jason Leffler with his #41 Stewart Haas Racing Ford this weekend. Richard, is that you? 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. I don't know why, but they've always had a softspot in my heart. Shortly thereafter, Bonnett retired from racing to become a commentator for CBS Sports, TNT and TBS Sports. As far as classic paint schemes go, the No.5 Levi Garrett one was one of the all-time best. He tallied finishes of seventh in both events. 88 Rick Hendrick-owned ride prior to the 2008 season. 361 top tens. We've seen companies such as Domino's Pizza, Tums, Aaron's, Best Western Hotel, Burger King and others as main sponsors. He would lose many laps after the wreck and would eventually finish in 30th, 64 laps down as Kurt Busch claimed the victory. "Parker can't drive a 10 penny nail into a snowman's arse if the snowman . Even though he didn't have the day he wanted, it was still an awesome paint scheme. The following season, Kvapil latched on to Cal Wells' No. Photo courtesy of Streeter Lecka/Getty Images. 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The car pictured was run at the Budweiser Shootout on Feb. 12, thus giving the car its "birth date.". For a better picture, click this link,courtesy of jayski.com. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driven by Jeff Gordon was decaled up, but its normal colors were replaced by flat black. I always thought it was a great paint scheme that celebrated a great driver's career. Needless to say, it was a race to forget for the two teammates. Its pretty cool to see all of these old-school paint schemes, and if youre a longtime NASCAR fan, theyre sure to trigger some hardcore nostalgia of some of your favorite drivers and their iconic rides. Still driving for Jack Beebe in 1984, the red and blue Hawaiian Punch scheme first appeared at the Pepsi 400 at Daytona. Sorenson may have had some lackluster runs in that car, but it was definitely a nice looking race car. At the Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover, Target along with the video game Halo 3, sponsored Stremme. So with an honorable mention is Cole Trickle's No. David Stremme is another one of those drivers that had potential, but just couldn't take advantage of his opportunity. They all look to be in pristine condition with radiant colors and oftentimes eye-appealing paint schemes. However, at Sonoma, Gordon would finish the race in 37th. I'm just going to go ahead and name this as the best paint scheme Bowyer has ever donned at the Sprint Cup level. 36 for MB2 in 1999, but with a different sponsor: M&M Mars (parent . I don't know why I've fancied this paint scheme since I saw it in the 2002 season, but I just have. At Richmond on Sept. 11, Grubb was involved in crash on the second lap and refused to take a drug test. Reutimann started the day in the 34th position, only to blow an engine on the 92nd lap. Filed Under: NASCAR Cup Series Tagged With: . Today, I am going to do a Top 10 list of what I think are the best NASCAR paint schemes in racing history. Texaco-Havoline has been a sponsor for NASCAR for a very long time. Charlie Joiner, Mel Renfro, Dan Dierdorf and Lou Creekmur were also inducted. 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. There is not much to say about RC-Cola except for how popular it was in the early 70s. (On a side note, I'd say Busch is one of the best Bristol drivers in NASCAR history). View Ty Gibbs' 2023 car below. This gem is actually from the ARCA series, but it is just too good (or in this case, too bad) to leave off the list. Anyway, this car featured an amazing paint scheme, benefiting the John Wayne Cancer Institute in the process. 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. I'm ranking this paint scheme so high because of the years and years dedicated to the company. Dan Marino got into NASCAR and was part owner of this No.13 First Plus Loans car. Perhaps the coolest thing about this paint scheme was the dates on the hood. Monster Energy will serve as the primary sponsor for most races in 2023. During the 2006 season, Reese's sponsored Harvick for ten races. A look at the current and some of the upcoming paint schemes for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. 58Hut Stricklin, 1999 (Loudon, Dover, Martinsville), No. 3 would switch to the No. That lucky driver turned out to be Ken Schrader. NASCAR has always been interesting and it is much more than cars just taking left turns. The car never seemed to run up front, but it was an awesome looking paint scheme. In 1995, Earnhardt started the phenomenon of special paint schemes with his "Silverwrench" car. Earnhardt would start the day in 15th and would finish the 201 laps in eighth. He would also win Rookie of the Year honors that season as well. 1996 No.3 Dale Earnhardt Sr., 96 Olympics. And that was Gordon, as he swept the road courses in 2003, beating out Pruett, Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick. He would fare a tad better in those two races, posting finishes of 16th and 11th, respectively. 5 items . However, Stremme had one of the worst weekends of his season as he started Sunday in the 40th position. Starting in 2004, the Cup series would switch from the Winston Cup to the Nextel Cup. When Martin took the green flag that Sunday, it was the third-longest consecutive starts streak among active drivers behind only Ricky Rudd and Rusty Wallaceit was also the seventh-longest streak in NASCAR history. Ready to throwback to the great @JeffGordonWeb this weekend! Absolutely nothing, but they do combine to make for one fugly race car. Request image u0227ge6064d Available in digital format only. For M&Ms last season in NASCAR, Kyle Busch will drive a throwback scheme that pays tribute to Ernie Irvans 1998 M&Ms car. Dale Jr. hopped out of his car and stood at the driver's net with his hands up in the air. As stated above, First Tennessee Bank would be the sponsor for Blaney in the Sharpie 500. Well I'll tell you. 3. Japanese drivers Hideo Fukuyama, Keiicha Tsuchiya, Kazuteru Wakida and Motohiro Nakaji competed in the event, along with Canadian Gary Smith. 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. Kenseth started the race in 16th and finished in sixth, his only race of the entire season. I just loved the way that the Chevrolet had many different kinds of jelly beans around the car. 8 Raybestos Ford. I have been a really big fan of this paint scheme since I saw it that night. On the ninth lap of the race, Darrell Waltrip, driving the No. In honor of the Summer Olympics being held in Atlanta during the 1996 season, Dale Earnhardt Sr. had the special paint scheme for just the one race, in Atlanta. 29 at the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 at Texas. When you have Reese's, you got to have Hershey's, too. What more could you ask for? But this was the first time that they actually sponsored a race car. Quote Tweets. However, he would struggle throughout the race and would eventually be caught up in a wreck on lap 285. There was no doubt that Wallace was at the tail end of his career, but he was still competitive in those years. His first career victory came at the 1996 Dura Lube 500 at Phoenix, the first time the No. I really wouldn't call it a celebration, as it was more like a memorial paint scheme. #24 Jeff Gordon - Dupont / NASCAR 50th 'Chromalusion' Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1998 v1.0. The youngest Petty started racing full-time in the Busch Series in 1999 season, driving cars fielded by none other than his father, Kyle. 88, Marines) and Dave Marcis (No. Gordon scored victories in the Chroma Premier, Jurassic Park, DuPont 200th Anniversary, and Pepsi cars. Burton has not won since 2008 and I for one, would like to see him in Victory Lane one more time. Edwards and Tony Stewart tied at Homestead, but Stewart won the championship by virtue of his five wins to Edwards' one win. Joe paint scheme was definitely the best one of his young career. In those two races, "Awesome Bill from Dawsonville" qualified 32nd and 27th, respectively. Even though he didn't put together a solid weekend, it was still a nice looking paint scheme. As we all know, Bill Elliott was sponsored by McDonald'sfor a number of seasons, with a decent variety of paint schemes. Even though this car was not run that much, it was still an awesome paint scheme and one of my favorites of all-time. 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. The film, in collaboration with M&M's and Joe Gibbs Racing, decided to sponsor Kyle Busch's No. 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. 10 Worst NASCAR Paint Schemes of All-Time. With so many cars being destroyed, Hogge forced Trickle to go through training, in hopes that Trickle would understand what is important in the sport. Dale Earnhardt's No. Thanks For Watching! 88 Quality Care FordJarrett also won the race in 1993 for Joe Gibbs. Part 1 of a 4-part series is going to cover the beginning of the sport up until 1989. Flock had been diagnosed with lung and liver cancer and died on March 31, 1998. Jeff Gordon filled in for an injured Dale Earnhardt Jr. for eight races in the 2016. By that comparison, Moise is the Angelina Jolie of the NASCAR world. Kasey Kahne won the race with Carl Edwards finishing ahead of Dale Jr. As I'm sure y'all have noticed going through this slideshow, I'm a big, big fan of retro paint schemes or tributes to other drivers from the "old days." Kevin LePage was one of those drivers that had potential but was never able to become that driver that everyone thought he would become. 23. Citgo has a logo made for NASCAR and it comes as no surprise to see the paint scheme make this list. I think that's why I like it so much. 9 Ford from Roush wouldappear threemore times during the season, all of which were ran by Jeff Burton. However, as amazing as the Mountain Dew sponsored paint scheme was, it was not nearly as great as the other one. 00 from Michael Waltrip Racing has had some of the coolest paint schemes (even though a lot of them aren't on this list). Austin . "DW" ran the car pictured in the 1997 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 at Richmond, but struggled throughout the race. The Georgia native got his start in Sprint Cup by driving his rookie campaign in the No. There are many things about the sport the fans love to see but the number one thing they love most, the paint schemes. 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. 1988 No.12 Bobby Allison, Miller High Life. At the Neighborhood Excellence 400 at Dover, Stewart brought out a familiar orange paint scheme, except it was not sponsored by Home Depot, his main sponsor since entering the Winston Cup Series as a rookie in 1999. Some of you may think this car is ugly, but I think the No. Great paint scheme. Over the years, we have seen several NASCAR drivers sport patriotic paint schemes, but none were as great as Kyle Busch's at Richmond last season. Darrell Waltrip won three championships, but Michael never won one. 24. But oh well, it was still a cool car regardless. 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