Dale Jr. hopped out of his car and stood at the driver's net with his hands up in the air. Some of these owners include Michael Waltrip, the Wood Brothers, Ray Evernham, John Carter, Turner Motorsports (for this year's July Daytona race), among others. 20. 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. Im sure their sales went through the roof. 94 Mac Tonight Ford is just one of many paint schemes featured on this list that were run just one time. The light brown sides of the car were a good mix with the blue and the blue inside the tires was a good idea as well. This is one of the most recent paint schemes on this list as Ragan ran the blue car, sponsored by UPS and Ned Jarrett's Hall of Fame induction, at the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis last season. I wish there were more paint schemes like it. It's a great looking car and we can't wait to see it in Victory Lane. He would move up as the day progressed and would finish seventh, his fourth top ten of the season at that point. The best part of waking up Ok, Ill stop. 36 Skittles machine. On May 16th, NASCAR held its thunderous All-Star Open race. Im lovin it. View Paint Schemes by Car Number: Affectionatelyknown as "Mr. September" for winning all four September races in 1991, Gant won a total 18 races, spanning 22 years on the circuit. Back when I was younger, this was one of my favorite paint schemes of all-time. 75 Remington Arms Ford for the 1999 season, but struggled the entire season and was let go at the conclusion of the year. But that wasn't the case as he's run at least 24 races in every season since and is scheduled to nearly run a full season for Michael Waltrip Racing this year. This is the only Michael Waltrip paint scheme on the list and it reaches the No. Ricky Rudd, Joe Nemechek, Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the top five. Were having flashbacks to 2002. However, it was still an awesome throwback scheme. The Hendrick Motorsports No. Photo courtesy of Christian Petersen/Getty Images. Senior's son finished the day in sixth. Even though he didn't have a Hall of Fame-caliber NASCAR career, Bobby Hamilton was still one hell of a driver. Mayfield arguably had one of his best all-around weekends of the 1999 season, as the Kentucky native started the day in 14th. As stated above, Bonnett raced just five races during the 1990 season before suffering a near life-threatening crash. His No. Those stats belong to none other than Terry Labonte and his legendary career was celebrated in 2006. Two years later, Earnhardt came back with another cool paint schemea throwback edition of his old Wrangler Jeans car that he raced from 1981-87. 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Schemes Anyway, Busch ran three races in this specific scheme in 2010 and three last season. By. In that same race, Allison's son, Davey, finished right behind his father, the first time a father-son combination finished the Daytona 500 first and second. Ed Pimm drove the Sunoco No.98 back in the 80s. The driver started the day in the 22nd position, only to fall back in the pack as the race went on. Steele, a Michigan native, won the ARCA Championship in 1996 and 1997 as well, winning 23 races along the way. Waltrip started the day in 23rd and it looked as if there was a possibility that he could end up in victory lane, but that wasn't the case as he crossed the finish line in ninth. He'd latch on to the No. Kyle Petty was never as good as his brother Richard Petty but he did manage to have some of the best paint schemes in NASCARs early years. 51 for the 2012 season. The car didn't have much success in Winston Cup, but it was recognizable among fans. 1998 No.13 Jerry Nadeau, First Plus Loans. 7, Petty registered 12 top fives, 34 top tens and a win at the 1986 Miller High Life 400 at Richmond. Filed Under: NASCAR Cup Series Tagged With: . 00 Toyota was painted in red and white, just like Alabama's colors. Hamilton drove this silver, blue and red No. 1 Kubota Chevrolet. Citgo has a logo made for NASCAR and it comes as no surprise to see the paint scheme make this list. Please order by image number. 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. 9 Cartoon Network Ford for the rest of the season and it got slightly better from there. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Action 1:24 Diecast NASCAR Sterling Marlin Coors KISS Paint 01 Dodge Racecar Car at the best online prices at eBay! I've always thought this was one of the coolest paint schemes in NASCAR history. Yabba Dabba DON'T. In the late '90's NASCAR was prime timebut this is one paint job that should've been cancelled. He has had the fortune of having some of the most awesome paint schemes ever with this being one of them. HamiltonJr.'s best finish was an 11th-place run at the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 at Las Vegas three weeks into the season. 8)and Paul Menard (No. Bowyer started in 20th that night and eventually came home in ninth place, his fourth top ten of the season. Even though it wasn't a brand-name driver, it was still a great paint scheme. When you say they are filling up a race car with Sunoco, you have won as a sponsor. The five-time runner-up started the day in the 33rd position, but he struggled throughout the day. Secondly, I couldn't find a real picture of this car, so the die-cast version will have to do. NASCAR DECAL # 3 COCA COLA JAPAN 1998 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO DALE EARNHARDT 1/24. Even though he didn't have a great finish, it was still a nice looking car. After he took the checkered flag, his teammate Michael Waltrip, who won his first career race at the Daytona 500 that season, joined him in the infield as both of them celebrated. 3 silver Chevrolet finished the night in 14th, definitely a disappointing night for "The Intimidator.". This one is for you, LEFturn. 7 7-Eleven Ford from 1983-86 with a few variations of it along the way. That was definitely an awesome paint scheme, as we rarely see an all-gold car out on the track. There is not much to say about RC-Cola except for how popular it was in the early 70s. Musgrave would then get his first shot in a competitive car when he signed on with Roush Racing to drive the No. "Parker can't drive a 10 penny nail into a snowman's arse if the snowman . As far as sponsorships go, Kodak has quietly been around since the dawn of man. Custer will honor the late Jason Leffler with his #41 Stewart Haas Racing Ford this weekend. 40 for the 1998 season and beyond. What was so cool about it was that the car was also owned by one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, Dan Marino (notice the colors and number of the car). 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). Dan Marino got into NASCAR and was part owner of this No.13 First Plus Loans car. In 2007, Steele was involved in a late model crash at Toledo Speedway and decided to call it a career after that race. 19 Dodge for Ray Evernham. The so-called king of beers. This paint scheme was arguably one of the best of the 2009 season, with the best part probably being the crayons plastered on the hood and sides of the car. Richard, is that you? When I started putting together this list, I didn't think there was a chance that David Ragan would earn a spot on it. A picture of Wood was plastered on the hood of Bayne's No. 5. Since he was unable to drive in the race, then-Busch Series regular David Green filled in for the injured veteran. He'd finish the season 19th in points, his lowest standing on a full-time basis since the 1989 season. NASCAR traveled to Las Vegas the next weekend and Harvick's No. Over the course of the 1997 season, Labonte's regular paint scheme was sponsored by Kellogg's Corn Flakes. 43 STP Pontiac for none other than Richard Petty. The alternate paint scheme began in 1991 during the Daytona 500 when NASCAR wanted to pay tribute to our armed forces serving inOperation Desert Storm by having an Army (#7 Alan Kulwicki), Navy (#18 Greg Sacks), Air Force (#24 Mickey Gibbs), Marines (#88 Buddy Baker), and Coast Guard (#71 Dave Marcis) designs. His lengthy time at the highest professional level lasted a total of 33 years, including 19 wins, 202 top fives, 311 top tens and 38 poles. It's not the best picture in the world, but it'll have to do. 28 Texaco Havoline Ford for the duration of his rookie season (by the way, Irwin did win the series' Rookie of the Year that season). Check out the fresh paint schemes drivers will display for Sunday's Daytona 500 (2:30 p.m. The following weekend at the Pepsi 400, Gordon ran this scheme and his weekend started off great with a third-place qualifying effort. He started fielding cars in NASCAR in 1992 and has won three Sprint Cup championships, along with a Nationwide Championship with Kyle Busch in 2009. When the first caution was brought out by Tony Raines, Stewart came on to pit road and was replaced by Rudd. 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. Yaba-Daba-Ugly! It's definitely an awesome paint scheme. Here are 20 fabulous paint schemes from Gordons Hall of Fame career. Allison finished the season eighth in points, as Bill Elliott collected the championship hardware. 61 Ford. 24, with a bright Axalta paint scheme that harkened back to the original Rainbow Warriors car of 1993. Well, this car shouldn't be on this list because it was never actually rannot in an exhibition race nor an official NASCAR race. 25. It has become a consistent sight to see an orange No. He was the highest-finishing car for the Elliott stable as Nadeau finished the day in 37th (started 12th) and Elliott came home in 39th (started 17th). 54 car out of the Joe Gibbs Racing stable. But at the 1995 Winston, Earnhardt changed NASCAR history with his "Silverwrench" Chevrolet. In 2005, Elliott drove nine races in the No. Other season, he'd hardly race at all, but I guess that's what he was aiming for. This car was ran at the TranSouth Financial 400 at Darlington in 1998 by Waltrip. John Andretti had great potential, but was never able to switch that to wins and championships. 8 Raybestos Ford. There's not much more you can say about the 2000 Winston. 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. One of the funniest and coolest names in NASCAR history. It not only got him his shot at becoming a professional race car driver, it also got him some free publicity as everyone was talking about his 1994 Raybestos paint scheme, even today. 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. And it got off to a good start, as Jarrett won the Great American Race in his first start in the No. That night gave us one of the coolest throwback paint schemes of all-time, thus earning the No. Anyway, this paint scheme was simply awesome. But at the race, five drivers were sponsored by our Armed Forces, something we had never seen before. 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. His first 11th-place finish came at Las Vegas where Wallace sported the paint scheme featured in this slide. So with an honorable mention is Cole Trickle's No. 32 Nestle Crunch Grand Prix was first introduced at the 1989 Jay Johnson 200 at Bristol for owner Horace Isenhower, finishing in fourth. However, Kahne's weekend got off to a rocky start as the driver had his second-worst qualifying effort of the season, a 34th-place outing, He would slowly climb through the pack during the race and finished the400-mile journeyin second place, something he had done three times prior in the season. 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. Rick Hendrick gave Labonte a shot to run a number of races in the No. Everyone's favorite driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr., won the race. At least his Hawaiian Punch scheme was great. 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. That season, at the 2008 Dodge Avenger 500, Kvapil's No. (On a side note, I'd say Busch is one of the best Bristol drivers in NASCAR history). Edwards, perhaps the most consistent driver last season, was one-half of one of the most exciting NASCAR championship runs in 2011. Petty started the day all the way back in the 39th position, but slowly and methodically worked his way up through the pack as the laps went on. 10. Days of Thunder was the first movie ever produced about the sport that we know as NASCAR. 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. Over the 2005 season, Rusty Wallace started fielding cars in the Nationwide Series. Or of course, some just pick a driver that the person that introduced them to NASCAR, likes. The car pictured was run at the Budweiser Shootout on Feb. 12, thus giving the car its "birth date.". Two championships. 00, No. Are you laughing yet? Great paint scheme. Starting last in The Winston, Burton eventually ended the night in ninth, as Jimmie Johnson took home the checkered flag. 1997 No.24 Jeff Gordon, DuPont T-Rex. As we all know, Bill Elliott was sponsored by McDonald'sfor a number of seasons, with a decent variety of paint schemes. Poor BillElliott, he obviously had a rough couple of years in the 94 car. After Jerry Nadeau's dismissal from the No. But anyway, that's another debate for a different day. The paint scheme may have been very, very short lived, but it is by far one of most classic paint schemes of all-time. 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