Over the 2000 season, Labonte started 30th or worse in 19 of the 34 races. First off, Pretzel M&Ms were first launched around April 2010 and Busch has run a total of six races since its release. The newest Indiana Jones film's budget was $185 million. Dan Marino got into NASCAR and was part owner of this No.13 First Plus Loans car. Dale Earnhardt Jr. raced in the Sprint Showdown because he had not won a race during the 2010 or current season. Earnhardt started the night in the fifth position and finished the event in fourth. 0 yellow Jelly Belly car make some lapsInglebright started 34th that day, but managed a pedestrian 32nd-place finish. Green qualified the car and started the race in 26th. Orange isnt a good idea for a stock car, at least not in the 80s. When did Bellsouth have such a colorful design? The following season, his former boss, Ray Evernham, brought him back for two racesthe Pocono 500 and the Brickyard 400. Labonte ran a total of five races with his legendary Kellogg's scheme plus the Kellogg's/Thanks for the Memories! Yabba Dabba DON'T. In the late '90's NASCAR was prime timebut this is one paint job that should've been cancelled. The 15th race of the season, at the DHL 400 at Michigan, Kahne switched things up and ran his first different paint scheme in NASCAR. At Phoenix, the former two-time champion worked his way through the field and finished the 312 laps in 17th. The familiar red and yellow Thunderbird transformed into this blue, night-looking paint scheme for the annual race. Unfortunately, it would also be the last All-Star race Earnhardt would ever compete in. #37 Kroger Photo courtesy of John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, as driver Jeff Gordon became one of the main spokespeople for the AARPs Drive to End Hunger program. 44 on this list. But that wasn't the case, as Green floundered and only lasted in Sprint Cup for a few seasons. Click HERE to go back to the top of this page! 10 NesQuik car. The other 41 positions would be fought for in the Gatorade Duel races. 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. Even though he finished in the middle of the field, he gave us a great paint scheme to look at. 27. Kyle Petty was never as good as his brother Richard Petty but he did manage to have some of the best paint schemes in NASCAR's early years. 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. Marlin's weekend got off to a rocky start as he startedtowards the back of the pack in 39th,only to make his way through the field andfinish in ninth. In the 1999 season, we saw Marlin and his primary sponsor, Coors Light, join hands with the country music bandBrooks& Dunn to runa few races. Allgaiers #7 Xfinity Series car will pay tribute to Dale Earnhardts 1984 Wrangler paint scheme and its only fitting that Allgaier now drives for JR Motorsports, the team owned by Earnhardts son Dale Jr. 1984: Jeans Machine2022: @Hellmanns Mayo Machine@J_Allgaiers No. In 1998, he was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers. Additionally, he posted finishes of 23rd, 17th, sixth, 24th, 17th and 16th in those six races. 16 Primestar Ford after Watkins Glen, being replaced by Kevin LePage. But he was never able to get that chance. Levi-Garrett, once a sponsor for Geoff Bodine's No. Photo courtesy of Christian Petersen/Getty Images. David Pearson is one of the better drivers in the history of NASCAR and he drove the No.21 Purolator for many years. This car would first appear at the Checker Auto Parts Dura Lube 500K at Phoenix and the following week at the Pennzoil 400 at Homestead. The car pictured in this slide is the No. 23 Camel Cigarettes/Smokin' Joe's Ford for Travis Carter from 1995-97. Bobby Allison turned the Miller High Life No.12 into a vintage NASCAR. They were decent races, but it gave us the 36th coolest paint scheme of the last 30 years. 18, along with his main sponsor Interstate Batteries, brought the movie on board for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona. This simply wouldn't be a list without Tim Steele. Back when The Olive Garden sponsored Marcis, it was not the popular chain-restaurant that we all know today. He would climb his way back into the top 20, but would commit a speeding penalty on pit road and would go two laps down, officially putting him out of contention. Over the 2005 season, Rusty Wallace started fielding cars in the Nationwide Series. Earnhardt's paint scheme would not appear in the Coca-Cola 600 the following weekend. In 2005, Elliott drove nine races in the No. TEST SRM camaro. Before he was a star on the Sprint Cup circuit, Dale Jarrett was dicing it up in the Busch Series. The 1991 Daytona 500 was a weird race, as only five cars finished the race on the lead lapErnie Irvan claimed his first win at Daytona while Sterling Marlin, Joe Ruttman, Rick Mast and Dale Earnhardt rounded out the top five. This is one of a few cars on this list that wasn't actually run in an official NASCAR race. During the mid- to late-1980's, Baker's career was winding down as he was quickly rising up in years. But I just wanted to put one of them on this list and it had to be the classic game, Super Mario Bros. Hamlin participated in just seven races in the 2009 Nationwide Series season, with the GameStop scheme grazing it one timeat the Able Body Labor 200 at Phoenix. Schrader was once sponsored by M&M's while driving the No. There were so many different schemes that were just downright spectacular and of course, there were others that left you thinking, "What is that?". Even though he didn't have a Hall of Fame-caliber NASCAR career, Bobby Hamilton was still one hell of a driver. 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. Gordon and his primary sponsor DuPont, in association with Pepsi, ran this car at the Pepsi 400 at Daytona in 2002. 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. Thanks to Ryan for scanning it in and sending it to me. Edwards, perhaps the most consistent driver last season, was one-half of one of the most exciting NASCAR championship runs in 2011. 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. There was also an occasional paint scheme that was sponsored by Miller High Life Lighta scheme that looks exactly like the one pictured except instead of red, it was dark blue. In 2003, Martin's blue, white and black No. At the tender age of 50, Rudd participated in 31 of the 36 races, accumulating just one top-ten in the processhis lone top ten finish came at the Coca-Cola 600 when he started seventh and finished in the same position. 1998 Corvette Indy Pace Car. 0. Carrying a striking green paint scheme for sponsor Nicorette, Jeff Gordon qualified on the pole for the 2008 Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. So when I was watching a 2002 Sprint Cup Series race at Sears Point (now Sonoma) and saw a Jelly Belly car, I was stoked. The following weekend, Labonte struggled and came home in 25th. 182 top fives. However, handling became a serious issue throughout the race and he'd be out of the race by lap 135. Edwards' teammate, David Ragan, was also sponsored by the Red Sox and AAA at the race as well. 29 at the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 at Texas. For those two races, Earnhardt would be sponsored by Nabisco products. Busch, who is the owner of 104 races in the top three series, has had some amazing paint schemes since signing with Joe Gibbs Racing. At Darlington, Trickle uses a slingshot maneuver on the final lap to overtake Burns for his first career winsomething he wouldn't have been able to do if not for Hogge's training. Duponts Performance Coatings division sponsored Jeff Gordons No. Restricted. But people liked his paint schemes. In those eleven events, Burton finished worse than 13th just one time (31st at Kansas) and also had four top fives, nine top tens and a win at the South Carolina 200 at Darlington. That's why I'm so fond of this paint scheme even though it was driven by a person of Riggs' ability. Every year when NASCAR rolls into Darlington for their spring race, the sport uses it as an opportunity to pay tribute to the sports history and the teams get to break out some badass throwback paint schemes. All rights reserved. It's truly an awesome paint scheme that was involved in one of the greatest stretches in recent memory. Petty had practically just started his Winston Cup career at this point, as he was driving for the legendary Wood Brothers. If Batman is the most popular DC Comics superhero ever created than The Joker is the best villain ever created, hands down. Flock had been diagnosed with lung and liver cancer and died on March 31, 1998. The Georgia native got his start in Sprint Cup by driving his rookie campaign in the No. Over those thirty years, Petty had some awesome paint schemes whether it be his No. The Aflac Dental scheme was one of the best of 2011 and honestly, my favorite part would have to be the very front of the car. It was also his first race in theBusch Series that season. Through the 1998 season, Labonte had been a very talented driverbut was unable to turnwins into championships, as Jeff Gordon was in the midst of a great run and Dale Jarrett, Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace, his brotherTerry and other driverswere constantly running up front. The one-time Sprint Cup winner was let go after the 17th race of the season, the Jiffy Lube 300 at New Hampshire. 11 Budweiser Chevrolet for Junior Johnson. It didn't seem like a good at the time because up to that point, recent owner-drivers such as Bill Elliott, Geoff Bodine, Ricky Rudd and others had somewhat faltered and never won a championship. Regardless, the all red Coca-Colascheme was definitely one of the best in 1998. The following season, Kvapil latched on to Cal Wells' No. When you say they are filling up a race car with Sunoco, you have won as a sponsor. 7. The car would appear yet again in the "Great American Race" and he would prove to have a solid car all day and was in contention for the most part. 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. Subscribe for more!Join The Patreon https://www.patreon.com/DLBTVFollow @dlbxtv: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dlbxtv Instagram: htt. Drum roll, please. The following season, which turned out to be fairly successful, Irvan was let go by Robert Yates Racing and was considered to be a "free agent.". Rudd has always been considered one of the best drivers of the recent era and he had some pretty spectacular paint schemes along the way. The Persian Gulf War officially began on Aug. 2, 1990 and ended Feb. 28, 1991. What show am I talking about? Greg Pollex, the owner of Riggs' cars, won the Nationwide championship with Jeff Green, Riggs' predecessor,in 2000. #32 Schluter Systems Dean had been one of the nation's top actors in the early 1950s, but died in a car crash on Sept. 30, 1955he was just 24 years old. 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. pic.twitter.com/rKzPu2CZ4r. Stremme was given a chance to run full-time for Chip Ganassi in the No. Nelson Bowers, who started his MB2 Motorsportsteam in 1997, let go of Derrike Cope at the conclusion of the season as well. Gordons No. Have you ever had a Strohs Light? The card was also autographed by Benson, but it is unknown as to how many were autographed and how many were given out. This car was designed by his daughter, Ella Sofiaand painter Sam Bass for the 2010 Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta. He was just 25 years old at the time, successfully becoming the youngest driver to win the race (it has since been broken by Trevor Bayne, last year's winner). There were also lower-tier drivers such as Johnny Benson Jr., Ted Musgrave, Ricky Craven and Jeremy Mayfield who hadn't made names for themselves just yet. Blaney had a lackluster night, but it was still a good sight to see something from Tennessee on a race car. I had always admired his Spree Chevrolet and that's why it's No. In 1998, NASCAR returned to Japan except this time, it was at the Twin Ring Motegi Superspeedway. Harvick started the day in 24th and worked his way up to finish the day in fifth. He'd last there for another season before moving on to the No. 5 at the final spring race at North Wilkesboro in 1996. 22 until the 1988 season. 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. No other driver claimed more than $60,000. Members. I'm not really a big fan of Nilla Wafers or Nutter Butters, but I'm a fan of this bright yellow paint scheme. Labonte's teammate, Jeff Gordon, claimed his second of four championships. Buckshot is not his real first name. The war was came into fruition when 34 countries, led by the United States, fought against Iraq because of their invasion and annexation of Kuwait. John Andretti had great potential, but was never able to switch that to wins and championships. A lifestyle so perfectly captured by the country greats of yesterday, but still alive and well today in artists who truly get it. 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. I've always been a big fan of this car even though Elliott didn't officially drive it in any race. 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. But during the Bud Shootout prior to the Daytona 500, Elliott drove his classic Coors car that he drove many years agoexcept this time, he drove in the No. 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. 9 Dodge. He'd finish the season 11th in points, his second-worst season since coming to Roush Racing full-time in 2005. This is a paint scheme no doubt. As the story goes, this ARMY paint scheme was the first truly alternate paint scheme ever used in NASCAR. Rusty Wallace, Dale Jarrett and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top five. 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. 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I was never a big fan of Earnhardt, but I definitely respected him as a racer. Even though it's not really a "fact" and more like a myth, the No. Starting in 2004, the Cup series would switch from the Winston Cup to the Nextel Cup. There was no doubt that he was at the end of his career, as he had not won a race since 2002. He also earned 102 top fives and 129 top tens over his NASCAR career. Regardless, none were as stupid as the one that is featured in this slideshow. 1999 No.5 Terry Labonte, Kelloggs Corn Flakes. 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. 1976 No.11 Cale Yarborough, Holly Farms. It became somewhat clear that Labonte was past his prime in 2000 even though he was just four years removed from his second Winston Cup Championship. Instead, it was run at the 1997 Busch Clash, an exhibition race that is run prior to the Daytona 500. This was such a cool paint scheme and I'm not saying that because Bill is my favorite driver of all-time. 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. Even though Spencer didn't have great success over those three years, it was still a very cool paint scheme. Starting in 19th for the annual race, Gordon moved all the way up the pack to claim the win, leading nine laps. Kyle Petty had a chance to own the paint scheme rankings when he signed with Hot Wheels but he only earned one Hot Wheels car on this list, the Blues Brothers movie edition he drove in 1998. I've always been a big, big fan of this car, probably because of my love for Slurpee's. Even though 1999 was statistically one of Elliott's worst seasons, he had solid qualifying efforts throughout the year. Bowyer started in 20th that night and eventually came home in ninth place, his fourth top ten of the season. Anyway, Gordon has had some awesome paint schemes over the yearsthis being one of them. Online. This is just one of a number of Bobby Labonte paint schemes on this list. He won two races that season and also accumulated nine top fives and fourteen top tens. The movie was produced in 1990 and the plot began with Cole Trickle, played by Tom Cruise. Harry Gant's Skoal Bandit car was one of the most famous and well-known paint schemes of his era. Although he started last in the race and finished 36th, it was still a nice farewell to a great driverI might add that Labonte has run 29 races since Texas, but it was still a nice gesture to the two-time champion. 88 Quality Care carthat were run throughout an entire season). NASCAR Xfinity @NASCAR_Xfinity Here is the photo NASCAR competition officials used to determine the winner. Trickle pits for new tires and then wrecks Wheeler on his victory lap. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet. Busch and his #45 23XI Toyota will run a McDonalds paint scheme that throws it back to Bill Elliotts 1996 ride. Sorenson may have had some lackluster runs in that car, but it was definitely a nice looking race car. But back to the race. Early in the movie, Trickle developed a fierce rivalry with Rowdy Burns, a Winston Cup Champion. For a better picture, click this link,courtesy of jayski.com. 1996 No.3 Dale Earnhardt Sr., '96 Olympics. You can't deny that this is an awesome paint scheme. The former Truck Series Champion got his first chance driving the No. NASCAR's increased media coverage has contributed to their popularity with both fans and . Newman got off to a solid start as he posted a sixth-place qualifying effort. The race was run on Aug. 10, 2003, not even two years after the attacks that shocked our nation. Kyle Busch: Lucas Oil NASCAR paint scheme released. 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 MLB All-Star Game sponsored a few races throughout the years (as seen by Bobby Labonte's 2000 scheme). In 2006, Hendrick Motorsports brought back Labonte for a few races in what was considered to be his minor farewell tour. But he would come in seventh place, thus not advancing to the All-Star Race, which was eventually won by Ryan Newman. Over the years, we've seen Federated Auto Parts sponsor cars in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and the Camping WorldTruck Series. 1998 No.28 Kenny Irwin . He'd be strong throughout the entire day, leading three laps and coming home third. Check out the fresh paint schemes drivers will display at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday (3:30 p.m. Billy Ray Cyrus could have been driving the car and I still would have thought it was awesome. The car didn't have much success in Winston Cup, but it was recognizable among fans. Cup teammates Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Martin Truex Jr. ran their respective all-black paint schemes in the Aaron's 499, while Truex (No. 1989 No.21 Neil Bonnett, Citgo. You passed way too early. This wreck forced the 2011 Hall-of-Famer to retire shortly thereafter from NASCAR. 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. Over the lastcouple of decades or so, we've seen drivers such as Richard Petty, Harry Gant, Darrell Waltrip, Terry Labonte and others have them. In 1999, the Kellogg Company switched up the paint scheme a little bit, transforming it from that familiar white, yellow and red paint scheme into a blue and yellow scheme mainly sponsored by their hit product, Rice Krispies Treats (and boy are they delicious). nascar diecast 1 64. 29 on the track for at least one race per season. 1998: 1997: NASCAR XFINITY Series Paint Schemes by Year. For the rest of the campaign, the No. 9 that we were all familiar with. 32 that Ricky Craven had recently departed from. Regardless, Steve Park ran this car in 1997, attempting nine races but only making five. These days, you arent going to find too many cigarette or tobacco companies sponsoring stock cars but Harry Gant raced long before that partnership died off. The race was an exhibition held in Japan and featured both Senior and Junior driving Coca-Cola paint schemes and Junior was even in the #1 car, the same number that Chastain will be driving this weekend in the recreated Coke paint scheme. He would lose many laps after the wreck and would eventually finish in 30th, 64 laps down as Kurt Busch claimed the victory. Dale Earnhardt's No. Great paint scheme. 84 Aaron's Ford. 1995 No.3 Dale Earnhardt Sr., Goodwrench Silver Select. 7 Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge for Jim Smith in 2002, had two other lustrous paint schemes that never ran, theRock Music EditionandPop Music Edition. The following season, Elliott sold his team to Ray Evernham, and Elliott started driving the No. Sterling Marlin, Ricky Rudd, Rusty Wallace and Geoff Bodine rounded out the top five. Although they were sub-par finishes, it was still an awesome paint scheme. 41 Target Dodge for Chip Ganassi in 2006. Known as the "Ironman of NASCAR," Rudd set a record of 788 consecutive starts. Allison would also go on to win the Daytona 500 that season, the third time in his career he had won the "Great American Race" (1978, 1982). 8 would line up in fifth for the Daytona 500. 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. Earnhardt's weekend got off to a great start, notching a second-place qualifying effort. Since Dale Sr. ran that car, there has hardly been a week gone by that there hasn't been a special paint scheme whether it be Carl Edwards or Andy Lally. 55 for D.K. Travis Kvapil, a former hotshot, was thought to eventually become a top contender at the Sprint Cup level, but it just didn't happen. The Hendrick Motorsports No. This car was the original No. PANINI AMERICA INTRODUCES NEW PAINT SCHEME FOR UPCOMING XFINITY RACES FOR . Elliott ran this specific paint scheme for the 1999 Pennzoil 400 at Homestead and a similar version of the car at the season finale NAPA 500 at Atlanta. He made a comeback in 2000, winning three races in the ARCA series and finishing third in the final points standings. Gordon, the eventual 1998 Winston Cup Champion, started the night in the fourth position. 3 would switch to the No. His No. 0. Despite having a pretty cool paint scheme, Riggs managed finishes of 35th, 40th and 33rd in those three races, respectively. The 1984 race is perhaps best known as Petty's 200th and final trip to victory lane. 47 car in 2009 and at the season finale at Homestead, Ambrose's car featured a sleek blue scheme sponsored by Little Debbie's Chocolate Cupcakes. 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. #24 Jeff Gordon - Dupont / NASCAR 50th 'Chromalusion' Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1998 v1.0. Leffler, who was tragically killed in a sprint car race in 2013, earned Haas CNC Racing (which later became Stewart Haas Racing) its first win during a Busch Series race at Nashville. That night gave us one of the coolest throwback paint schemes of all-time, thus earning the No. I wish I could find a better picture of this car, but this will have to do. 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. 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. 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. Mark Martin, perhaps the greatest driver to never win a Sprint Cup championship, had a small "farewell tour" during the 2005 season, as it was thought his career would be winding down pretty soon. 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