When professional wrestling and NASCAR racing crossover, that is it. #8 Alsco 10. The 1996 DieHard 500 was memorable for me as it was the second race I had ever attended and it was awesome to see a car out there like Labonte's. 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. Unfortunately, Bobby Jr. wasn't the same driver his father was, but he did have some stellar paint schemes since his arrival. The Folgers scheme narrowly beat out the Strohs scheme, as you can see. 33 a few races into the 1981 season and he drove the car untilhe retired after the 1994 season. 1. ET (FS1) . Special paint schemes are one-time or limited time variations on a race car's typical appearance. With that being said, we now move on to the coolest paint scheme of all-time. 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. Allison's No. 23 seasons. Firstly, this is one of the greatest looking paint schemes I've ever seen. At least it helped a good cause. With the 1-800-CALL-ATT paint scheme, he opened up the season with a 42nd place finish at the Daytona 500. But look at the car number. After a hard crash that almost killed him in 1994 at Michigan, Irvan came back in 1995 to compete in three races. It was truly a class act of a paint scheme, even though some argue that Busch is not a class act (but that's a different topic for a different day). 1998 No.44 Kyle Petty, Hot Wheels Blues Brothers Special Edition. For M&Ms last season in NASCAR, Kyle Busch will drive a throwback scheme that pays tribute to Ernie Irvans 1998 M&Ms car. Levi-Garrett, once a sponsor for Geoff Bodine's No. Nowadays, Dale Earnhardt Jr. spends more time surrounded by trees and critters than he does on asphalt. Back to the point, this is one of the coolest paint schemes of all-time, in my opinion. The All-Star Race also features drivers who had won the event at most ten years prior or that have won a Sprint Cup/Winston Cup Championship. Anyway, on that Sunday, it was clearly obvious that Robby Gordon, Greg Biffle, Scott Pruett and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the best cars. Thus, both would move on to the next race and Junior would be forced to watch after finishing the Sprint Showdown in sixth. A few weeks later at Charlotte, Labonte did slightly better, qualifying 13th and finishing 21st. It's nice to tune in every week and see a cool paint scheme that has never been used before. Even though this car was not run that much, it was still an awesome paint scheme and one of my favorites of all-time. It didn't get much better as he blew an engine on the 287th lap and finished the day in 39th. 8 Raybestos Ford. The No. 15 5-Hour Energy car for Michael Waltrip, who he once proclaimed to be the, "worst driver in NASCAR period!". 17 orange, yellow and white Tide Chevrolet was always my favorite of the seven different schemes. #37 Kroger 7 to pay homage to Dale Sr. @TooToughToTame in May. NASCAR traveled to Las Vegas the next weekend and Harvick's No. But anyway, this was the first time that Dale Earnhardt and his son, Dale Jr., would compete in a Winston Cup event together, even though it was a non-points, exhibition race. At that point in time, we had rarely seen any silver or chrome cars, so it was a great idea when Hamilton came out with this car in the Daytona 500. Greg Biffle, who became the first driver to win the Busch/Nationwide Series and Truck Series Championship, claimed his first and only Busch Series title in the 2002 season. pic.twitter.com/rKzPu2CZ4r. On Sunday, NASCAR opened the 2023 season in Daytona Beach, Florida. It'd appear again the next two races as well, finishing second and 20th. His paint scheme is the same one that he ran during his win in the 2016 Daytona 500. And that was Gordon, as he swept the road courses in 2003, beating out Pruett, Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick. He finished the 1998 season 36th in points and third in rookie-of-the-year voting. Sept. 11, 2001 wasundoubtedly one of the worst days in our country's history. I'm going to start this off with a bold prediction.. Kahne will finish in the top five in points this upcoming season. 1989 No.21 Neil Bonnett, Citgo. Jurassic Park. NASCAR DECAL # 3 COCA COLA JAPAN 1998 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO DALE EARNHARDT 1/24. 1 Pennzoil Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt Inc. prior to the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, but struggled in the twelve races he ran for them, finishing no higher than 16th. The Boston Red Sox, along with Lumber Liquidators,decided to sponsor Edwards at the annual New Hampshire race that's about midway through the season. At one point, he was third in the points standings but faded down the stretch and finished the year seventh. After a few good years in the Nationwide Series, Riggs got his first shot driving the No. 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. He's had so many over the years, it's downright crazy. What do NASCAR, psychedelic tie-dye and the McDonalds Big Mac all have in common? Out of NASCAR and potentially heartbroken, Grubb was found dead in his room at the Alpine Motel on May 6, 2009. @chaseelliott is throwing it back to 93 with a look inspired by Jimmy Means old NAPA car.#darlingtonthrowback #NASCARthrowback pic.twitter.com/Qw8GibFqys, NAPA Racing (@NAPARacing) April 21, 2022. Throughout his long career, Gordons colors constantly evolved and were always interesting. There are many things about the sport the fans love to see but the number one thing they love most, the paint schemes. Some of you may be wondering: Whydid Elliott'scar look like this when the special occasion was just the Big Mac? As Trickle is recovering, Daland hires another hotshot rookie to take his placeRuss Wheeler. It was a pretty spectacular paint scheme as no one really expected Penske and Co. to roll out a gold car for the race, especially with blue wheels. 54 Toys "R" Us car in 2002 for Rick Goodwin. I'd say they did pretty good. So technically, this car was never actually run in an actual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, but oh well. In 1998, Dale drove a Bass Pro sponsored gold paint scheme commemorating NASCAR's 50th anniversary. The Cookies for Kids Cancer Chevrolet was definitely one of the best paint schemes of 2011 and it celebrated a great cause, which made the car look even better. He'd also win six races eachin the 1996, 1997 and 1999 seasons. There had rarely been any purple cars in NASCAR before Andretti hopped in the No. Anyway, Green would start the day in the ninth position, but would fade all the way back and finish in 27thRyan Newman won the race with Evernham teammates Bill Elliott and Jeremy Mayfield rounding out the top three. Bill Elliott was the most popular driver in NASCAR history before Dale Earnhardt Jr. came around. 2023 Nascar Hall Of Fame. Ulrich in 1991 and then Ray DeWitt from 1992-93. Sign up to receive exclusive discounts from Whiskey Riff Shop and breaking news. Sawyer is married to Patty Moise, who raced in the Nationwide Series in the 1990's, along with Sawyer. After Penske severed ties with Busch, he moved on to James Finch to drive the No. He has only run two races since, both in 2003. Allison was inducted into the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame, along with Lee Petty, David Pearson, Ned Jarrett and Bud Moore. It is still, to this day, one of my favorite paint schemes of all-time. 21 Citgo car or the one pictured in this slide. Rusty Wallace, Dale Jarrett and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top five. Baker's career started in 1959 and raced full-time for a good-sized portion of his career. It's such a shame, as we will never know what he could have become. Earnhardt would start the day in 15th and would finish the 201 laps in eighth. On the final lap with Wheeler leading and Trickle in second, Wheeler predicts that Trickle would use his signature slingshot maneuver on the outside, but Trickle tricks him with a crossover to overtake the first position. Even though he didn't have a great finish, it was still a nice looking car. 94 Mac Tonight Fordis definitely one of the most brilliant and glistening paint schemes of all-time. The actual All-Star Race celebrates the drivers who had won the previous year or during the current campaign. He faltered and was released by the team at the end of the season. He was discharged from the HealthSouth Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama four days prior to the 500-mile race. Monster branding guidelines absolutely fucking blow. Gant started competing in the No. Cup teammates Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Martin Truex Jr. ran their respective all-black paint schemes in the Aaron's 499, while Truex (No. Biffle started the weekend with a qualifying effort of 12th and would finish the 200 laps in the same positionhis Cup teammate Matt Kenseth would go on to win the race. 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. I'm not going to delve into Jeremy Mayfield's personal issues, I'm just going to strictly talk about the paint scheme. 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. For the 2000 season, Gordon had his third-worst qualifying effort of the season with a 29th-place runthe onlytwo that were worse was his 36th-place effort at Talladega and his 34th-place run at the Pepsi 400 at Daytona. Yes, this is Bill Elliott's car, but he did not drive this car in the 2000 goracing.com 500 at Bristol. The paint scheme was definitely a winner, much like Labonte's 2000 season. Before Richard Childress was running racing teams, he was racing the CRC No.3. Mayfield arguably had one of his best all-around weekends of the 1999 season, as the Kentucky native started the day in 14th. 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. 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. In 2003, Martin's blue, white and black No. Going into the 2004 season, Grubb was supposed to run a few races with Team Rensi Motorsports, but his life changed forever that March. Jeff Gordon, even though I loathe him more than any other driver, has had some pretty spectacular paint schemes over the yearsinauguralthis being one of them. In association with Aaron's (who also sponsors the annual race), the No. Jeff Gordon claimed the championship. Known for his notoriously bad qualifying efforts during the 2000 season, Labonte started the two races in 38th and 39th, respectively. Hours before the race, Daland gives anew engineto Hogge and Co. after it is discovered that their car is leaking oil. Nelson Bowers, who started his MB2 Motorsportsteam in 1997, let go of Derrike Cope at the conclusion of the season as well. Fun Fact : Thought to be one of the most anticipated films of 1998 . #48 Ally However, the other four relatively struggled in the race, as Gibbs was thenext highest finisher with a 17th-place run. Busch started theweekend with a mediocreeffort, qualifying in the 27thposition and as I stated before, Busch drove his way through the pack and finished the 500 laps in first place. Even though he ran a very slick paint scheme, Kahne managed to struggle all weekend. He'd come back as the race went on, but it wasn't the same car. His best season perhaps came in 1993, as Martin accumulated seven wins, seven top fives and seven top tens. Over the next ten weeks, Allison would post finishes of 11th or better seven times, including a second-place effort at the Winston 500 at Talladega. Darrell Waltrip won three championships, but Michael never won one. I've probably liked this paint scheme so much since it was ran because it features different cerealsthat I used to eat all the time. Regardless, Elliott's two-race paint scheme was a great looking car, thus earning a spot on this list. 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. Ty Gibbs is being promoted to the NASCAR Cup Series. 14 Burger King car, not the one that Tony Stewart has sometimes driven over the last few seasons. The former Winston Cup Champion ran this specific paint scheme attwo races during the 1998 season -- at the Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 at Richmond andtwo weeks laterat the NAPA Autocare 500 at Martinsville. And he did in factwin the 30-lap race ahead of Dave Blaney, Mike Skinner and Brett Bodine. Here's a die-cast photo of the seven cars from 1997. 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. Sawyer, a long-time Nationwide Series driver, was primarily sponsored by Hot Tamales in 2001. 8)and Paul Menard (No. Anyway, this paint scheme was simply awesome. He also had another Checkers/Valvoline scheme that he drove at the second Talladega racethere was also a special Checker's/Florida State University paint scheme that he drove at the season finale at Homestead. Out of a full-time ride for a few seasons, owner Jim Smith brought Musgrave on to drive four races in 2002, all in the No. 93 Amoco Dodge. The Gatorade Duels were run on Feb. 17 and those same numbers would appear on the hood. Drivers can only compete in one of the races, as half the field takes the track for the first event, while the other half competes in the second race. Well, without any dictionary definition, I consider them to be a period of time when someone or some people say their goodbyes from whatever they're doing. Irvan continued driving the No. The following season, Elliott sold his team to Ray Evernham, and Elliott started driving the No. I'd go ahead and say that the No. Sports fans that dont follow NASCAR can tell you about Richard Pettys dominance in the sport, he was just that good. Once you get your cartruck painted then you need someone that has a rendering program like 3DSMax to get the car rendered and that thing - 3DS Max is a high-dollar program like 3000 from what I read. However, he did find time to sport a chrome edition of his No.17 Parts America NASCAR. In honor of the movie, DuPont would transform Jeff Gordon's rainbow scheme to a red and black Jurassic Park scheme. Starting the 1998 season at the Daytona 500, Petty opened up the year with the special paint scheme featured in this slide. As I said before, this is just one great paint scheme that deserves to be recognized. 01, Rick Hendrick in the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet during the penultimate race of the 2012 season at Phoenix Raceway. The 1988 champion started the race in 27th, but slowly worked his way up to a finishing position of 19th. 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. Over the next few seasons, there were some alternate designs but it wasnt until 1995 when Dale Earnhardt Sr. showed up in the No.3 Goodwrench Silverwrench Monte Carlo. Those are the only three instances the car would appear on the pavement, but it was a cool car to look at. 36 and No. #18 Interstate Batteries So he had to race his way in to the event. These two cars would run at the 1998 UAW-GM Quality 500 at Charlotte later in the year. It's just unfortunate he couldn't do better in Sprint Cup. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when this brilliant paint scheme was pitched to the marketing executives. Trickle would eventually beat Wheeler to the finish line to win his first Daytona 500. His No. 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. Upon the release of the sequel, it was announced that they would sponsor Bill Elliott's No. Gordons No. 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. A few weeks later, Labonte posted back-to-back finishes of 35th (Pocono) and 40th (Indy), thus practically putting an end to his championship hopes. 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. However, he struggled in The Chase and finished 10th in the final points standings. 6. This led to the dismissal of Trickle, Hogge and the rest of the team. 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. Terry Labonte won his first championship in 1984 and then won it again in 1996. He narrowly missed out on a championship that season, but was thought to claim a few over his career. 2 Bots Online Now #1 - Google on 02/25/2023 @ 6:11 am Armory Digital Racing Designs / [] 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. . However, he did claim a pole at the DirecTV 500 at Texas, his only top-five start of the season. Edwards started the night on the outside of the front row with Ryan Newman on the inside. The blue of the night is masked perfectly across the car for the design of the Big Mac Tonight back in 1998. Stacy Compton was another one of those drivers with lots of potential, but just turned out to be mediocre at best. Retweets. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, as driver Jeff Gordon became one of the main spokespeople for the AARPs Drive to End Hunger program. Not really a fun fact, but unfortunately for Atwood, he has not appeared in a Sprint Cup event since the Brickyard 400 in 2003. He won two races that season and also accumulated nine top fives and fourteen top tens. TEST SRM camaro. That's probably why I like Jeff Burton's No. BroBible is the #1 place on the internet for the very best content from the worlds of sports, culture, gear, high tech, and more. It was still a great piece of work. Bobby Allison is undoubtedly one of the best drivers of all-time. What show am I talking about? 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). Photo courtesy of Sean Gardner/Getty Images. (On a side note, I'd say Busch is one of the best Bristol drivers in NASCAR history). Tony Stewart won the race, with Carl Edwards and Gordon's teammate, Jimmie Johnson, coming in third. Anyway, I do love some Rally's/Checker's hamburgers and fries. As of right now, the Shootout is made up of two segments: a 25-lap opening sprint, followed by a 50-lap race to the finish line. This time, it was sponsored by the "New 32 Oz. 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. Personally, I am a big fan of Days of Thunder, as I remember watching it numerous times when I was younger. A few weeks later, Irvan announced that he would retire from the sport and he hasn't raced since. He was sponsored by AMP Energy Drink for two of those races, the Daytona 500 and the Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta. 5. 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