It's just unfortunate he couldn't do better in Sprint Cup. Buddy Baker, also affectiously known as "Leadfoot," had one of the longest careers in NASCAR history. Yeah, it was like that in 2006 as well. Anyway, on that Sunday, it was clearly obvious that Robby Gordon, Greg Biffle, Scott Pruett and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the best cars. It was still a great looking paint scheme, though. There's a decent shot that he could end up in the NASCAR Hall of Fame in a few years. Absolutely amazing. However, he struggled in The Chase and finished 10th in the final points standings. 43 Dodge, starting with the Dover 400. However, Trickle is intimidated by Wheeler and they eventually start a rivalry. 5 at the final spring race at North Wilkesboro in 1996. I'm going to start this off with a bold prediction.. Kahne will finish in the top five in points this upcoming season. 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. 8 would line up in fifth for the Daytona 500. There is no question about it. Unfortunately, Bobby Jr. wasn't the same driver his father was, but he did have some stellar paint schemes since his arrival. Here are the 30 best paint schemes from NASCARs 40 years. #NASCARThrowback @SociosMS | @RFKracing pic.twitter.com/tSV0J9B8DJ, Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) May 6, 2022. 0 yellow Jelly Belly car make some lapsInglebright started 34th that day, but managed a pedestrian 32nd-place finish. This was such a cool paint scheme and I'm not saying that because Bill is my favorite driver of all-time. Darrell Waltrip was an amazing driver, no doubt about it. By 1997, Darrell Waltrip was almost finished racing stock cars in the Sprint Cup. That's probably why I like Jeff Burton's No. pic.twitter.com/hJG9zjelEI, JR Motorsports (@JRMotorsports) March 29, 2022. That's why it deserves an honorable mention. I always thought it was a great paint scheme that celebrated a great driver's career. Legends have them. Setzer qualified in the middle of the pack at 26th and on Sunday, he came home 19th. I couldn't find a real photo of this car, so the die-cast version will have to do. 1989 No.30 Michael Waltrip, Country Time Lemonade, What is it about the color yellow that makes a bland NASCAR paint scheme jump out? Whether he finished first, last or 23rd, it was still a great paint scheme and a great tribute to one of the best NASCAR drivers of all-time. 1989 No.42 Kyle Petty, Peak Antifreeze. He didn't have the day he wanted, but he gave us an awesome retro scheme to look at. The No.14 Burger King driven by Steve Park back in 1994 showed us all what is most important to the King of burgers, the meals. He made a comeback in 2000, winning three races in the ARCA series and finishing third in the final points standings. He would lose many laps after the wreck and would eventually finish in 30th, 64 laps down as Kurt Busch claimed the victory. 24 car is a NASCAR Cup Series team that has been active since 1992. Atwood only had six finishes of 20th or better during the 2002 season. He would, however, take home the checkered flag in the following season's Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 at Rockingham for his first and only victory in the league's top circuit. Elliott started last in the race and finished 25thGreg Biffle won the race. His first 11th-place finish came at Las Vegas where Wallace sported the paint scheme featured in this slide. The only decal that remained was that of Sprint Cup's. 00 was celebrating the Crimson Tide's National Championship over the Texas Longhorns a few months earlier. Last year, David Ragan took home the checkered flag with Brad Keselowski finishing in second. Personally, I am a big fan of Days of Thunder, as I remember watching it numerous times when I was younger. Orange isnt a good idea for a stock car, at least not in the 80s. 9 Uh-Oh Oreo's Ford for Roush Racing. He had some pretty cool paint schemes along the way whether it be the No. We've counted the . His G.I. Once a highly-touted prospect in the Nationwide Series (formerly the Busch Series), Grubb was offered a full-time ride in 1999 by Brewco Motorsports. If your sponsor is a bear, why not feature it on the hood of your race car? However, Elliott was in the midst of a long winless drought and it didn't get any better with the Toy Story II paint scheme. 43 STP Pontiac for the season-opening Daytona 500. He did have some cool paint schemes, though. 1986 No.3 Dale Earnhardt Sr., Wrangler Jeans. 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. He bounced around in the 1994 season to drive the No. It's No. 21, honoring his last win as a driver, along with the traditional red and white colors we're so used to seeing on a Wood Brothers Ford. And as we all know, Waltrip's career was winding down in the late 1990's. However, Hershey's sponsored the car for just one racethe Pepsi 400 at Daytona. When the first caution was brought out by Tony Raines, Stewart came on to pit road and was replaced by Rudd. Of course, the NASCAR Hall of Famer is active on Twitter. 49 1-800-CALL-ATT Dodge. Jerry Nadeau drove the No.9 Cartoon Network Ford that was created for NASCARs 50th birthday. Edwards, along with his primary sponsor Aflac, teamed up with the new Pixar movie for the 2009 Southern 500 at Darlington in May. Before he was in the booth, he was a one man wrecking crew that helped turn NASCAR into the sport it is today. Sep 30 2013 - 4:17pm. 41 Target Dodge for Chip Ganassi in 2006. In those later years, Baker would race a little over half of the races that were announced. In the early 2010s, well everyone's getting their AARP card." He'd work his way up through the pack and would finish the 400 laps with the checkered flag and a trip to victory lane. If you have any trouble with an image loading, email jayski@jayski.com . Starting in 1996, NASCAR began to run exhibition races in Japan, starting with Suzuka Circuitland on Nov. 22, as Rusty Wallace won the race. View Ty Gibbs' 2023 car below. Anyway, Hamilton started racing full-time in 1991, posting four top-ten finishes and winning Rookie of the Year in the process in the No. That's why I'm so fond of this paint scheme even though it was driven by a person of Riggs' ability. . As part of NASCAR's 50th anniversary celebration in 1998. For some reason, Carrot Top was considerably popular inthe early2000'sand apparently, someone felt that it was necessary to put him on a race car. Even though I'm not a fan of rainbow-looking schemes, this car was pretty spectacular. I'm an Alabama fan so I felt entitled to put this car on the list. He's had so many different great schemes over the years, it's just downright ridiculous (and by the way, this isn't the last one on the list either). Tune in to @FS1 tomorrow at 3:30pm ET to catch all the action! Marty Robbins is best known as a legendary country music singer. 68 Country Time Lemonade car. His 1997 season included races at Richmond, Martinsville, Phoenix and Atlanta, but Irwin failed to make it at Rockingham. 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. And by the way, Val Kilmer played Batman (I think the last time I saw Kilmer was on the movie, MacGruber). It's possible that some images did not transfer over correctly when we moved to the new site. The booth for Darlington is STACKED with Hall of Famers to join @ClintBowyer and @mikejoy500. 2002 was the start of a down period for Wallace, as the 1989 Winston Cup Champion would not win a race for the first time since the 1986 season. Unfortunately, even though Labonte switched things up and featured a great paint scheme doesn't mean that he would have a great car. Regardless, it was still an awesome paint scheme, honoring perhaps the best video game of all-time. However, his car would be a hassle all race long and Bayne would finish the race in 31st, five laps down. Have you ever had a Strohs Light? Elliott may have not had a solid season, but he had some lustrous paint schemes throughout the year. 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. With the 1-800-CALL-ATT paint scheme, he opened up the season with a 42nd place finish at the Daytona 500. There is no doubt that the Indiana Jones movies are some of the best over the last thirty years, but it surprised many people when it was announced that they would be coming out with the series' fourth movieover 20 years after the latest one. Waltrip had a solid qualifying effort as he started the night in the 18th position, but the race would just get worse for him as it went on. He faltered and was released by the team at the end of the season. It was a sleek looking paint scheme with the teeth on the front as the best part. He also posted 11 top fives and 17 top tens, eventually finishing the year ninth in points. The Georgia native ran for long-time rival Rusty Wallace at Nashville, Milwaukee and Pikes Peak. #20 Craftsman Now only if they put Madden or Battlefield 3 on the car would I be happy. Ken Schrader's No. For M&Ms last season in NASCAR, Kyle Busch will drive a throwback scheme that pays tribute to Ernie Irvans 1998 M&Ms car. For the first time since 1994, Gordon did not visit victory lane as he would finish seventh in the final points standings. Major League Baseball has a Hall of Fame, like any other sport. That is second-best all-time behind John Rostek (1960, Arizona State Fairgrounds), Jamie McMurray (2002, Charlotte) and most recently Trevor Bayne in last year's Daytona 500. The 20-year-old will drive the No. Here are 20 fabulous paint schemes from Gordons Hall of Fame career. Kevin Grubb had one of the most heartbreaking stories in NASCAR history. This car was run twice during the seasonat the Tropicana Twister 300 at Chicagoland and at the Kroger 200 at the Indianapolis Raceway Park. Jarrett, in his Batman scheme, would start the night in 17th, only to come home 24th. Robinson did make one race in 2001the K-Mart 400 at Michigan. 21 Citgo car or the one pictured in this slide. Lets start with a simple shape a rectangle. He was out of Sprint Cup in 2007, but returned in 2008 to drive the No. Marcos Ambrose drove the No. However, the two-time champion didn't have the outings he was hoping for. The series traveled to Rockingham for the second race of the season, giving Harvick his first shot in the Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup). 11 Budweiser Chevrolet for Junior Johnson. Schrader was once sponsored by M&M's while driving the No. This specific scheme, in the Redskins' colors, was ran at the DieHard 500 at Talladega in 1996. Rusty Wallace's Dodge saw four top tens in the first seven races, but over the next few weeks, there would be finishes of 28th, 36th, 42nd, 40th, 33rd and 38th. I don't know why, but they've always had a softspot in my heart. Tony Stewart won the race, with Carl Edwards and Gordon's teammate, Jimmie Johnson, coming in third. The silver design was such a hit, it turned the paint schemes into a big part of what the fans loved about it. The following season, Jarrett participated in 18 of 31 races, driving the same car. This time, it was sponsored by the "New 32 Oz. Since he was unable to drive in the race, then-Busch Series regular David Green filled in for the injured veteran. . Bill Elliott, who was sponsored by McDonald's for most of the 1990's, saw many different paint schemes in 1998, NASCAR's 50th anniversary. He'd finish the season 19th in points, his lowest standing on a full-time basis since the 1989 season. Red or blue, it was still a cool, retro paint scheme. During the last race of 2012, Jeff Gordons No. 43 had gone to victory lane since Richard Petty won in 1984. Dennys throwing it back tohimself. The Georgia native got his start in Sprint Cup by driving his rookie campaign in the No. Earnhardt's weekend got off to a great start, notching a second-place qualifying effort. 1 driver by seeing who has been the most dominant as of late. He was sponsored by Golden Nugget and General Creations Toys for his first two races and Toys "R" Us then came on board prior to the series' race at Bristol. 36 and No. The 2011 runner-up would not win a single race during the season, nor qualify on the pole for any event. In 2002, owner Richard Childress brought Earnhardt back to the Busch Series for two racesthe season-openingEAS/GNC Live Well 300 at Daytona and the Carquest Auto Parts 300 at Charlotte. Johnny Benson Jr. won the 2008 Truck Series Championship, successfully becoming the second driver, along with Biffle, to win championships in both series. Even though he didn't make it, Green still gave us one of the coolest pain schemes of the 2002 season. LePage would start the 2006 season for Jeff Stec, driving the No. That's perhaps one of the greatest spans in NASCAR history, especially with his title claim in the 1999 season. At the time of the race's completion, Martin finished a disappointing 28th, as Jimmie Johnson won the race. 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Schemes #00 Aquafresh Chevy(18k) The #00 Chevy at Talladega on the track. Like, a lot of critters. Kyle Petty worked out a great sponsorship with 7-11 that turned into one of the best ideas for a paint scheme ever when he used his own car number as part of the sponsors design. 40 Kendall Pontiac for Felix Sabates. It didn't get much better as he blew an engine on the 287th lap and finished the day in 39th. His best finish was a third-place outing at the Charter Pipeline 250 at Gateway. 24, Air Force), Greg Sacks (No. I'm just going to go ahead and name this as the best paint scheme Bowyer has ever donned at the Sprint Cup level. !Watch live on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/dlbxtvJoin the Discord Discord: https://discord.com/invite/yBcCr8VPEeFollow @dlb. First off, I've been a NASCAR fan for practically my entire lifeI started watching, "cars go around in circles" before I tuned in to football, basketball baseball and everything else. You passed way too early. 44. Special paint schemes are one-time or limited time variations on a race car's typical appearance. Gordon started the Busch Clash in 14th, the race's final position. He won several races in this vehicle making the paint scheme even better than it looks. For the previous 43 years, drivers consistently drove the same paint scheme week after week. The following season, he won another four races, attempting 17 of the 25 raceshe finished the season ninth in points, however. Bobby Allison is undoubtedly one of the best drivers of all-time. 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. With his second-place effort in the event, the No. 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. Bill Elliott, Kyle Petty and Johnny Benson, Toy Story 2 (1999) From 1987 through 2000, Atlanta Motor Speedway was home to the final race of the season, and it ended up being a hotbed for these . Unfortunately, the car just wasn't driving right and the former champion wound up finishing one lap down in 23rd, as Dale Jarrett took home the checkered flag and eventually the championship. Bill Elliott's No. 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. Wayne, one of the biggest movie stars in our nation's history,died of cancer almost twenty years prior on June 11, 1979. This also happens to be Labontes paint scheme the year Ty Gibbs was born, and damn now I feel old. Today, I am going to do a Top 10 list of what I think are the best NASCAR paint schemes in racing history. I'm going to go ahead and tell you right now that I do not like Jeff Gordon, nor have I ever been a fan of his. He'd last in the No. 21, mainly sponsored by Motorcraft and Quick Lane Tire throughout the season. Jarrett drove this car at the All-Star race in 2008, the final race of his lengthy, astounding career. Japanese drivers Hideo Fukuyama, Keiicha Tsuchiya, Kazuteru Wakida and Motohiro Nakaji competed in the event, along with Canadian Gary Smith. Uh-Oh Oreo's sponsored just one race that season and it turned out to be a great idea. See NASCAR's throwback paint schemes for the 2022 Goodyear 400 at Darlington. Benson would finish the race 33rd, as his teammate Mark Martin won the race with his other teammate, Jeff Burton, finishing right behind him. During the 2008 season, Stewart announced that he would be leaving Joe Gibbs Racing to form his own race team, in association with Gene Haas. Like a few paint schemes on this list, Jeff Gordon's gold and black No. Moderator list hidden. Over the years, the No. In 1997, Waltrip decided to honor his career by bringing back some of his old paint schemes but keeping his main sponsor, Parts America, in the process. 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. In 2001, Burton competed in a third of the events (11 out of 33), compiling great stats along the way. Starting in 2012, he will drive the No. 15. Petty had copious amounts of potential, but his life was tragically cut short at New Hampshire in 2000 when he got loose going into Turn 3 and crashed head-on into the wall. It was this classic paint scheme that represented his successful partnership throughout the course of his career. Trickle would be forced to go to the hospital, where he eventually develops a romantic relationship with Dr. Claire Lewicki (Nicole Kidman). At least his Hawaiian Punch scheme was great. "DW" ran the car pictured in the 1997 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 at Richmond, but struggled throughout the race. His son also ran a Coca-Cola scheme, too. It's delicious. Needless to say, Busch got off to a hot start for his full-time sophomore season. 14 Burger King car, not the one that Tony Stewart has sometimes driven over the last few seasons. The rest of the car was red, white and blue as you can see. Known as the "Ironman of NASCAR," Rudd set a record of 788 consecutive starts. 36 cara car that is consideredto havehad manycool and different paint schemes throughout the years. Kevin LePage was one of those drivers that had potential but was never able to become that driver that everyone thought he would become. During the 1989 season for the Wood Brothers, Bonnett posted zero top-five finishes, but eleven top-ten finishes. This car would last be featured in the Dickies 500 at Texas and it was Gordon's best weekend of the season. So technically, this car was never actually run in an actual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, but oh well. Since his departure to the Cup level, Earnhardt has run a very limited schedule in NASCAR's second tier. Needless to say, he was a pretty good football coach. 129. Green was given his first shot at Sprint Cup prior to the 2002 season by Richard Childress, a man who is notoriously known for spotting good talent. Fun Fact : Thought to be one of the most anticipated films of 1998 . At the end of the 500 laps, Edwards took the checkered flag in the ninth position, as Brad Keselowski continued his magnificent run into the Chase with the victory at Bristol. The current analyst on the Speed Channel left the No. It was truly a great paint scheme; it's just a shame that Irvan wasn't able to drive it more. Labonte's Spooky Froot Loops Chevrolet was run at the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Charlotte and it got off to a horrendous start. 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. Baker's career started in 1959 and raced full-time for a good-sized portion of his career. 11 classic Buick that Waltrip piloted for two championship campaigns. Irvan continued driving the No. An avid hunter and fisherman, it is no surprise that Dale's cars carried the Realtree decal. He also collected 95 top fives, 119 top tens and nine poles along the way as well. pic.twitter.com/a3md6qjl7R. The best part of waking up Ok, Ill stop. But during the 2006 season, at the age of 50, Elliott attempted 12 races and made 10 of them. ET (FS1) . So that leads to the question, "What are farewell tours?". 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. 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) Irvan would go on to compete in the first 21 events of the 1999 season for MB2 Motorsports. As we all know in the NASCAR world, the young Trevor Bayne completed one of the biggest upsets in NASCAR history as he won the 2011 Daytona 500 in just his second career start for the Wood Brothers. 55 for D.K. Request image u0227ge6064d Available in digital format only. Gant started competing in the No. 16 until the 1998 season, accumulating zero wins, 17 top-fives, 41 top-tens and five poles. It was a great paint scheme without a doubt. Ready to throwback to the great @JeffGordonWeb this weekend! Kevin Harvick won in his third career start in the Sprint Cup Series. The following season, Jones ran the entire season in the No. 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. However, Labonte would finish the longest race of the season in 17th. Earnhardt would start the day in 15th and would finish the 201 laps in eighth. The movie was produced in 1990 and the plot began with Cole Trickle, played by Tom Cruise. 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. But he would come in seventh place, thus not advancing to the All-Star Race, which was eventually won by Ryan Newman. 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. #4 Mobil 1 Labonte had a great weekend in which we saw him qualify first among the 37 cars. Ever since I was a young boy, I have always enjoyed the taste of jelly beans, most notably of the Jelly Belly brand. I wish it would have been run more often since it was such a cool paint scheme. I don't know about you, but I love Velveeta shells and cheese. 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