For the rest of the season, Grubb posted two top-five finishes, along with six top tens. But at the 2007 Bud Shootout at Daytona, they unveiled a gold car for Busch, sponsoring Miller Lite as a four-time World Beer Cup Gold Award winner (1996, 1998, 2002, 2006). The following season was even better for Burton. It didn't get much better as he blew an engine on the 287th lap and finished the day in 39th. pic.twitter.com/bbsVxK1xdE, Stewart-Haas Racing (@StewartHaasRcng) May 4, 2022. This simply wouldn't be a list without Tim Steele. At one point in time, Reese's was a primary sponsor for his Nationwide car and the company would also be an associate sponsor for him at the Sprint Cup level. When you haveGameStop as your sponsor, you're bound to have some pretty spectacular paint schemes. 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. At least the paint scheme was pretty cool. Rest in peace, Kenny Irwin. Gordon would switch back to his familiar rainbow scheme for the 500-mile race, thus ending that great-looking gold-and-black Premier scheme. A few weeks later, at the Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen, Gordon and his No. I wish we would have seen you have a full, lengthy career at the series' highest level. But back to the paint scheme, Grubb ran the No. But people liked his paint schemes. The following season, Steele participated in six races, winning four of them and also accumulating five poles, five top fives and five top tens. 1998 No.94 Bill Elliott, McDonalds Big Mac Tonight. That season had one of the most exciting All-Star races as Jeff Gordon took home the victory and the $300,000 prize (the winner's prize was over $1.3 million last year). 32 Nestle Crunch Grand Prix was first introduced at the 1989 Jay Johnson 200 at Bristol for owner Horace Isenhower, finishing in fourth. Photo courtesy of John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR. However, it was still an awesome throwback scheme. At least he gave us a nice paint scheme to look at while he was running in the back of the pack. Although Reutimann did not have the outing he was expecting, it was still an awesome paint scheme, in tribute to the longest-running, American prime time, scripted television series. It was truly a great moment and hisfirst of twowins of the 2001 season. Benson, who not known for his qualifying efforts, started the day in the 26th position. The DuPont No.24 Jurassic Park T-Rex special edition stock car is one of the all-time most requested paint schemes to own, that is if you collect die-cast models. Created Feb 23, 2020. When professional wrestling and NASCAR racing crossover, that is it. Gordon started the Busch Clash in 14th, the race's final position. Glen Wood's first career win came at a 1960 race at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Prior to the 1998 season, Jerry Nadeau signed a contract with Bill Elliott Racing to race 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. I was never a big fan of Earnhardt, but I definitely respected him as a racer. For the final race of the 2015 season, Jeff Gordon wheeled this No. Both Petty and Elliott, along with Bobby Labonte, will also join Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer in the TV booth. This car was run a third time during the season, just not by Elliott. Kahne was terrific during his rookie campaign, as the Washington native collected three poles in the first 14 events. In 2007, the former Busch Series Champion was sponsored by the company yet again for two racesthe Crown Royal 400 at Richmond and at the Brickyard. The blue of the night is masked perfectly across the car for the design of the Big Mac Tonight back in 1998. 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. 41 Target Dodge for Chip Ganassi in 2006. Regardless, none were as stupid as the one that is featured in this slideshow. 0 yellow Jelly Belly car make some lapsInglebright started 34th that day, but managed a pedestrian 32nd-place finish. Edwards did not have a stellar day at all that Sunday, but he gave us a great looking paint scheme. Regardless, it was still a cool paint scheme and good enough to rank in the top 50. Great paint scheme. Atwood drove the No. He would go on to run up front throughout the entire race, leading 35 lapsand would eventually place fourth. 13 car during the 1998 season for Jerry Nadeau and as we all know, the No. 19. 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. It was the last of Elliott's six races that season, as he ran for Evernham at Michigan, Charlotte and Memphis. 99 crew. 88 Rick Hendrick-owned ride prior to the 2008 season. Earnhardt's paint scheme would not appear in the Coca-Cola 600 the following weekend. Compton was given the opportunity for a full-time ride by Mark Melling prior to the 2000 season, driving the No. 24 wasn't run in an official NASCAR race. 9 Cartoon Network Ford Taurus Lake Speed. In addition to all the throwback paint schemes, NASCAR legend Richard Petty will be waving the green flag to start the Cup Series race, and Bill Elliott (who is of course the father of Chase Elliott) will serve as grand marshal. During that four-year span in the No. Musgrave would then get his first shot in a competitive car when he signed on with Roush Racing to drive the No. By. Retweets. Photo courtesy of Gregory Shamus/Getty Images. For the 2015 Bristol Night Race, Jeff Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports went old school on the No. Anyway, as I said before, Labonte ran this car one time in the 2000 season, the same year he won the Winston Cup Championship. The following weekend at the Pepsi 400, Gordon ran this scheme and his weekend started off great with a third-place qualifying effort. He also posted 11 top fives and 17 top tens, eventually finishing the year ninth in points. Bobby Allison won the 1983 championship, but Donnie only won ten races over his career. What more can you ask for? It's too bad he didn't reach his full potential. 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. 16 prior to the 1994 season. Everyone's favorite driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr., won the race. Starting in 1996, NASCAR began to run exhibition races in Japan, starting with Suzuka Circuitland on Nov. 22, as Rusty Wallace won the race. Sadler would finish in 18th and sixth in those two events. During the 2011 season, the AARP came on board with the No. 29 on the track for at least one race per season. Since his departure from Roush after the 2006 season, Martin has run for Bobby Ginn in the No. Ah, Days of Thunder. Shortly thereafter, Bonnett retired from racing to become a commentator for CBS Sports, TNT and TBS Sports. Earnhardt's teammate, Mike Skinner, would go on to win in Japan for the second consecutive yearJeff Gordon, Jeremy Mayfield, Jeff Burton and Rusty Wallace rounded out the top five. In 1997, one of the most popular films of recent memory decided to come out with another one. Green qualified the car and started the race in 26th. The paint scheme that started it all. In his rookie season of 1993, 21-year-old Jeff Gordon drove this Hendrick Motorsports No. 7 to pay homage to Dale Sr. @TooToughToTame in May. As we all know, Bill Elliott was sponsored by McDonald'sfor a number of seasons, with a decent variety of paint schemes. Harvick would finish the day in 14th while Earnhardt's son finished last after an early crash that involved five cars. The film, in collaboration with M&M's and Joe Gibbs Racing, decided to sponsor Kyle Busch's No. Regardless, it was a truly cool paint scheme and that's why it earns the No. 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. After a few good years in the Nationwide Series, Riggs got his first shot driving the No. He'd remain there for two more seasons before signing with Petty Enterprises prior to the 2009 season. Hamilton drove this silver, blue and red No. To race a paint or for more options, sign in to Trading Paints. The one-time Sprint Cup winner was let go after the 17th race of the season, the Jiffy Lube 300 at New Hampshire. "I think this is the first time I led lap 200. 22 and instead, his No. Junior, as he's so aptly named, started the weekend with a qualifying effort of sixth. As part of NASCARs 50th anniversary celebration in 1998. Irvan would go on to supplant Cope in the No. Over the years, the paint schemes and sponsorship of the cars have become the biggest part of the sport. I'm ranking this paint scheme so high because of the years and years dedicated to the company. It has become a consistent sight to see an orange No. These two cars would run at the 1998 UAW-GM Quality 500 at Charlotte later in the year. Gordon's No. Plan your visit to the NASCAR Hall of Fame and purchase tickets by visiting nascarhall.com/tickets. Even though it was an off year for Gordon, he still gave us a great paint scheme that was clearly devoted to his young daughter. Earnhardt, the Busch Series Champion in 1998 and 1999, started racing full-time at the series' highest level starting in 2000. That's perhaps one of the greatest spans in NASCAR history, especially with his title claim in the 1999 season. Truex was involved in crashes on laps 92 and 153 after starting the race in 20th. It was truly a classic paint scheme. Bobby Labonte. Some people choose their favorite driver(s) by their favorite paint scheme. He did have some cool paint schemes, though. 3. By the way, Larry Pearson seemingly "filled in" for the other 13 races. That's why it earns a spot on this list. 9 green and orange scheme first appeared in the 2001 season and needless to say, he had great success in that car. Unfortunately, Bobby Jr. wasn't the same driver his father was, but he did have some stellar paint schemes since his arrival. The car would make its final appearance at the NAPA 500 at Atlanta, qualifying ninth and finishing 18th. We've seen companies such as Domino's Pizza, Tums, Aaron's, Best Western Hotel, Burger King and others as main sponsors. This was such a cool paint scheme and I'm not saying that because Bill is my favorite driver of all-time. The following season, Irwin signed on with Robert Yates Racing to drive the No. Thus, the All-Star race would become the "Nextel All-Star Challenge" before being switched to the "Sprint All-Star Challenge" in the 2008 season. Filed Under: NASCAR Cup Series Tagged With: . Over those thirty years, Petty had some awesome paint schemes whether it be his No. There was no doubt that he was at the end of his career, as he had not won a race since 2002. Thanks For Watching! During those seven seasons, Earnhardt registered 25 wins, 84 top fives, 128 top tens and four poles. I didn't care that the driver was Jim Inglebright, who was someone I had never heard of. Edwards, perhaps the most consistent driver last season, was one-half of one of the most exciting NASCAR championship runs in 2011. Needless to say, it just wasn't a good fit. 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Schemes #00 Aquafresh Chevy(18k) The #00 Chevy at Talladega on the track. NASCAR and Rick Hendrick decided to honor the Peanuts for the 50-year anniversary with a special paint scheme at the 2000 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis. Even though we only got to see this special paint scheme for 40 laps, it still earned a spot on this list. Davey Allison, once a stud in Winston Cup, claimed the Daytona 500 in 1992 and was poised to become one of the greatest drivers of all-time. 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. 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. Pepsi-Cola and Jeff Gordon had a long association, with the No. He'd finish the season 19th in points, his lowest standing on a full-time basis since the 1989 season. I'm just going to go ahead and say it: This is the first of quite a few Dale Earnhardt paint schemes on this list. But at the 1995 Winston, Earnhardt changed NASCAR history with his "Silverwrench" Chevrolet. Yaba-Daba-Ugly! Austin . 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. 1982 No.11 Darrell Waltrip, Mountain Dew. Most fans hated this paint scheme but we think it is just brilliant. However, at Sonoma, Gordon would finish the race in 37th. 25. Rudd ended his Sprint Cup career with a 21st-place finish at Homestead. Jeff Gordon has raced a special paint scheme in at least one event in every season since 1997. Elliott may have not had a solid season, but he had some lustrous paint schemes throughout the year. So for the 1999 Winston, Earnhardt brought back his old sponsor, along with those yellow and blue colors. 10 NesQuik car. Davey Allison is one of NASCARs legends that died too soon. It may not be as flashy as most others on this list, but it's still pretty coolespecially with the oranges all over the car. 1. FOR SALE! Setzer had a decent weekend for his first ever Sprint Cup (then Winston Cup) event. This car was designed by his daughter, Ella Sofiaand painter Sam Bass for the 2010 Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta. In those four races Sorenson struggled for the most part, compiling finishes of 20th, 17th, 24th and 36th respectively. Earnhardt started the night 19th and finished the night in the very same position. Additionally, Gordon has not been to victory lane since his win at Watkins Glen. 11 Budweiser Chevrolet for Junior Johnson. I think that's why I like it so much. For the 1988 season, Baker, along with Danny Schiff, were owners yet again. Yeah, it was like that in 2006 as well. With his new flamed paint job, Gordon won his fourth and final premier series title in 01. And in case you are wondering, Jeff Gordon won the race, while Charismatic won the Derby. The 1984 race is perhaps best known as Petty's 200th and final trip to victory lane. Ran at the Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol, Edwards' car transformed into the light blue scheme with the Aflac duck on the side, perhaps one of the most well-known commercial entities. Upon the release of the sequel, it was announced that they would sponsor Bill Elliott's No. "Million Dollar Bill" ran this car at the UAW-GM Teamwork 500at Pocono in 1995, the 17th race of the season. Although Burton hasn't raced full-time in the Nationwide Series since 1993, he has been one of the most feared drivers when he races (even though he hasn't participated in an event since 2009). 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. Busch started the Bud Shootout in the back of the pack in 19th, but would quickly make his way up to the top, eventually earning a third-place finish behind David Gilliland and segment-winner Tony StewartBusch also led six of the 70 laps in the event as well. 38, as the rest of the car is entirely black and white. Sadler would go on to win the second Gatorade Duel, beating out Sterling Marlin and Jimmie Johnson. NASCAR Paint Scheme Design for the 36 of Matt Tifft in the Coca-Cola 600. Awesome patriotism. And by 1998, there were rarely any green cars that appeared on the track. 11 spot on this list. 88 suffered a flashback and transformed into the car pictured in this slide. For a better picture, click on this link. Mark Martin won the race with his teammate Jeff Burton in second. He'd finish the season sixth in the final points standings, but had several spectacular and different paint schemes along the way. During the 2006 season, Labonte's No. For the idea, Labonte's paint scheme would change into a Christmas-like paint scheme with the green and red colors. 99 Kraft/Velveeta scheme that he ranat the 2003 All-Star weekend. He'd last there for another season before moving on to the No. He faltered and was released by the team at the end of the season. He tallied finishes of seventh in both events. 13 of NASCAR. The best feature on the car would probably have to be the red No. Buddy Baker, also affectiously known as "Leadfoot," had one of the longest careers in NASCAR history. Travis Kvapil, a former hotshot, was thought to eventually become a top contender at the Sprint Cup level, but it just didn't happen. That's why it deserves an honorable mention. 1997 No.5 Terry Labonte, Spooky Fruit Loops. In an exciting race, Kevin Harvick fended off Carl Edwards and Jeff Gordon to take the victory. Once an up-and-coming driver in the Winston Cup Series, the 1994 Busch Series Champion signed on with Jack Roush prior to the 1998 season after two lackluster campaigns. Online. Since Sadler's position was already locked in, Marlin would start in the fourth position, while Johnson would start the race sixth and so on. Allison finished the season eighth in points, as Bill Elliott collected the championship hardware. It was a nice change from the typical red, white and yellow paint scheme that Labonte had driven for years, including the season prior when he claimed his second Winston Cup Championship. With his red afro stretched out across his hood and on the side panels, Schrader ran this car in many races throughout the 2003 season. I swear, I could make a list of the 50 best Terry Labonte paint schemes. Click HERE for current races scheme chart! Yes, he didn't win, but it was an awesome paint scheme. Kulwicki was the beloved antithesis of NASCAR's . Busch would also win three more races during the rest of the season, all of which came in the last five weeks with victories at Martinsville, Atlanta and at the season finale at Homestead. Gordon finished third in points his last full-time season of racing. 31 car for Richard Childress Racing and has had a rather stellar career since arriving at Roush Racing many years ago. Petty ran the No. Bowman will run a throwback to Mark Martins 1993 Valvoline paint scheme, the same scheme that Martin drove to victory that year at Darlington. 14 Office Depot Chevrolet. Getting your hands on one is very difficult. 94 Ford Taurus for two races, along with his primary sponsor, McDonald's. Photo courtesy of Christian Petersen/Getty Images. "The Dinger" had his best three-race stretch of the season during that span, earning finishes of 10th, 13th and 10th, respectively. 3 items, and 350 in sub-albums. During the 1998 season, Musgrave was relieved of his duties from the No. 11 that he drove for Junior Johnson in 1983. Running a part-time schedule in the Busch Series in 1999, Jones ran this car in 19 of the 32 races. Dale Earnhardt always seemed to make a splash at the annual Winston All-Star Race. 21. Personally, I believe this is the best of the bunch. 1996 No.3 Dale Earnhardt Sr., 96 Olympics. 21. The following season, Kvapil latched on to Cal Wells' No. LISTENWeb: https://t.co/Bifc95ifTgApple: https://t.co/yWSE7hCgoiGoogle: https://t.co/AOrz0CP3Ta pic.twitter.com/9avrsjckoe, Dirty Mo Media (@DirtyMoMedia) May 4, 2022. Terry Labonte won the 70-lap, star-studded race with Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon following suit. 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." 1 Pennzoil and the No. But he did get off to a phenomenal start. 32 Tide Dodge and didn't do that well there either. So that leads to the question, "What are farewell tours?". 24 Chevrolet Lumina to seven top-five finishes, including a second-place run in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Country music is the lifeblood of Whiskey Riff, and we pride ourselves on standing firmly in the corner of the independent artists, and those few in the mainstream still doing it the right way. I wish there were more paint schemes like it. Major League Baseball has a Hall of Fame, like any other sport. It's delicious. Good race. Earnhardt would receive damage to his car and would miss the rest of the racehe'd finish in 36th. 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. The 50-mile race contained fourteen different drivers including Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Dale Jarrett, among other big names. Earnhardt's scheme may not have been the most flashy or spectacular scheme, but it started a revolution and that's why it is ranked so highly. 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). I've always been a big fan of this car even though Elliott didn't officially drive it in any race. The No. Regardless, Elliott's two-race paint scheme was a great looking car, thus earning a spot on this list. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran this specific car the 2006 3M Performance 400 at Michigan and it proved to be a pretty good idea. 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. The tower utilizes frame-by-frame video that syncs the time of caution with the time stamp of the video. He also had a good run in the standings in that span as well, as Petty finished 13th, 16th, ninth and 10th in the final standings from 1983-86. The following season, Park would run a full-time schedule with DEI, running the No. 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. 1998 No.9 Jerry Nadeau, Cartoon Network Birthday. But before he called it a career, he gave us this awesome looking No. In 1997, Steele attempted seven races in the Busch Series (now Nationwide Series), while registering finishes of fifth, 37th (overheating), 25th (overheating), 21st, 19th, 26th (crash) and sixth. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was trimmed out in Duponts 20 Years Celebratory paint scheme. The image of Tyler Reddick, awkwardly leaning back and chugging a "Beast" energy drink with one hand in his blue-jeans pocket while super models rub all over his car is a sight to behold. And of course, Richard Petty claimed seven championships over his career, but his brother Maurice never won a single race. This car also featured a mainly white scheme, which was primarily used during the 1995 season. Maybe he should have driven cars like that more often and maybe he'd have more than two career wins on the Nationwide circuit. 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