The car didn't have much success in Winston Cup, but it was recognizable among fans. Starting last in The Winston, Burton eventually ended the night in ninth, as Jimmie Johnson took home the checkered flag. Over the 2005 season, Rusty Wallace started fielding cars in the Nationwide Series. Photo courtesy of Jonathan Ferrey/Allsport. This simply wouldn't be a list without Tim Steele. Patriotism added even more. Fans of the sport come from all over and they love to watch the races, not just for the crashes, but also for the drama of a last second finish or two drivers going at each other following a tough race. They were decent races, but it gave us the 36th coolest paint scheme of the last 30 years. With the second career Winston win, Gordon was able to claim the $300,000 prize as well. Regardless, it was a great, sleek paint scheme. 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). 38, as the rest of the car is entirely black and white. NASCAR Cup Series Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 by Nick Waugh. His Sunday would get worse, as he would finish in the 33rd position, his fourth-worst effort of the seasonBobby Labonte won the race and would go on to win the championship. 88, Marines) and Dave Marcis (No. 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). Buddy Baker, also affectiously known as "Leadfoot," had one of the longest careers in NASCAR history. Upon the release of the sequel, it was announced that they would sponsor Bill Elliott's No. Carrying a striking green paint scheme for sponsor Nicorette, Jeff Gordon qualified on the pole for the 2008 Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Some of these sponsors included the one pictured in this slide, Service Merchandise, McDonalds' Happy Meal, Mac Tonight, NASCAR's 50th Anniversary and of course, his typical paint scheme he ran throughout the 1998 season. "DW" ran the car pictured in the 1997 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 at Richmond, but struggled throughout the race. 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. . pic.twitter.com/pVl51qDfg2. It definitely hits on all the necessary criteria to qualify as one of the worst paint schemes ever. The 2.5-mile of Daytona International Speedway hosted the famed Daytona 500. . 37. 1984 No.47 Ron Bouchard, Majik Market/Hawaiian Punch. It turned out to be one of the greatest NASCAR moments in recent memory, as he collected the checkered flag after starting in the 13th position. Ah, the Peanuts and Charlie Brown. Starting in 2012, he will drive the No. And by 1998, there were rarely any green cars that appeared on the track. 16 PrimeStar Ford at Michigan, posting a 17th place finish in his first start with his new team. The first NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was an ARCA Menards Series West race won by Ken Schrader on November 2, 1996. Newman got off to a solid start as he posted a sixth-place qualifying effort. He'd race the car two more times before season's end, one at the Talladega 500 and at the Miller High Life 500 at Charlotte. . #47 Kroger #40 McDonalds This paint scheme may not have been the most extravagant, but in my opinion, it imitated Earnhardt which makes it a great paint scheme. So he had to race his way in to the event. With four premier series championships and 93 race victories on his resume, Jeff Gordon was voted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2019, which was his first year of eligibility. 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Schemes #00 Aquafresh Chevy(18k) The #00 Chevy at Talladega on the track. This car was run a third time during the season, just not by Elliott. You can't deny that this is an awesome paint scheme. And that was Gordon, as he swept the road courses in 2003, beating out Pruett, Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick. Jarrett, in his Batman scheme, would start the night in 17th, only to come home 24th. 15. Even though we only got to see this special paint scheme for 40 laps, it still earned a spot on this list. 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. He was forced to go behind the pit wall in order for it to be repaired after the accident. His Sprint Cup career stat-line now looks like this: 75 starts, one pole (Phoenix, 2001), one top five and four top tens. 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. The following weekend, Labonte struggled and came home in 25th. It is a good thing Jeff Burton signed on with Raybestos for his first few years in NASCAR. 40 for the 1998 season and beyond. #32 Schluter Systems 27Brad Coleman, 2008 (Nashville, Nationwide), No. I'm an Alabama fan so I felt entitled to put this car on the list. 2019 Cup Series Paint Schemes. In 1995, Earnhardt started the phenomenon of special paint schemes with his "Silverwrench" 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). 5. In the world there are instances known as "farewell tours." 10 Nestle/NesQuik Ford for Greg Pollex, one of the most successful Nationwide owners of recent memory. 1989 No.21 Neil Bonnett, Citgo. He finished the day in the 38th position (Tony Stewart won the race in case you're wondering). 14 Burger King car, not the one that Tony Stewart has sometimes driven over the last few seasons. In 1997, Wheaties depicted a race car driver, Earnhardt,for the very first time on one of their boxes. Tom is the Curatorial Affairs Manager of the NASCAR Hall of Fame and a veteran of more than 20 years in the NASCAR media industry. I swear, I could make a list of the 50 best Terry Labonte paint schemes. Benny Parsons rode the Copenhagen Snuff long before NASCAR started banning certain sponsors. To promote the movie's release date in to theaters on July 10, Joe Gibbs Racing and the No. NASCAR's increased media coverage has contributed to their popularity with both fans and . 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). That was just the start of adismal season for him and the Tide crew, as he would not muster a top-ten finish during the entire season. Rudd ended his Sprint Cup career with a 21st-place finish at Homestead. 77 would now be decorated in our nation's colors, instead of the bright yellow scheme he was running all season long. WinstonCup98 Mod - BGN - 1998 Busch Paint Schemes. It's truly a classic. His first career victory came at the 1996 Dura Lube 500 at Phoenix, the first time the No. Since he was unable to drive in the race, then-Busch Series regular David Green filled in for the injured veteran. Needless to say, he was a pretty good football coach. 9 Ford from Roush wouldappear threemore times during the season, all of which were ran by Jeff Burton. 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. And it got off to a good start, as Jarrett won the Great American Race in his first start in the No. 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. It was truly a great paint scheme; it's just a shame that Irvan wasn't able to drive it more. 1976 No.11 Cale Yarborough, Holly Farms. Anyway, Busch ran three races in this specific scheme in 2010 and three last season. Still driving for Jack Beebe in 1984, the red and blue Hawaiian Punch scheme first appeared at the Pepsi 400 at Daytona. This was such a cool paint scheme and I'm not saying that because Bill is my favorite driver of all-time. The MLB All-Star Game sponsored a few races throughout the years (as seen by Bobby Labonte's 2000 scheme). 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. Ah, Days of Thunder. Reutimann started the day in the 34th position, only to blow an engine on the 92nd lap. Yes, this paint scheme is not flashy, nor is it something we'd think "The Intimidator" would drive, but he did drive it in the 1997 Winston, NASCAR's annual all-star race. 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. The paint scheme may have been very, very short lived, but it is by far one of most classic paint schemes of all-time. 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. Over the course of the night, Busch's car got better and better, as he led 169 of the 367 total laps and claimed the victory. 18, Navy), Kulwicki, Buddy Baker (No. I might also add that there is a decent chance that he will run some races during the 2012 season and we'll see how he does. And if youre new to NASCAR, throwback weekend is a great way to learn some more about the history of the sport. This meant a new era was being ushered in and we did not see Reese's sponsor Harvick last season. 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. In any case, it was still a spectacular-looking paint scheme and was definitely a nice transformation from the familiar Viagra Ford we were all used to seeing. Let us know which year and page you were looking at and we will check on it. The 1987 Bud Shootout winner placed third in the exhibition race, just behind Greg Biffle and race winner Dale Jarrett. The Trackhouse Racing teammates will honor another legendary father and son duo, throwing it back to the paint schemes that were run by Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. the first time the two ever raced against each other. 8 would line up in fifth for the Daytona 500. Brothers Bobby and Terry Labonte finished second and third respectively with Earnhardt finishing in fourth. The Daytona 500 was run three days later on Feb. 20 and yet again, "20 Feb 2005" appeared on the hood of the car. Trickle would get spun out by Wheeler during the race, causing a gear shifter to mess up. Labonte had a great weekend in which we saw him qualify first among the 37 cars. It is certainly a big departure from Earnhardts traditional Man in Black theme. The South Boston, Virginia native got his first big break prior to the 1994 season, when he was offered a full-time ride by the Stavola Brothers to drive the No. Also at the hospital, Trickle and Burns decide to squash their rivalry and try to become friends. It was still a great piece of work. The 2000 season was the last time NASCAR's top level would run 34 races in a season. Remember in the previous slide when I said that I loved it when other sports would sponsor NASCAR cars? He'd last in the No. He would finish the 29-race season ranked 20th in the point standings. Nothing screams Intimidator quite like this pastel clad, Punky Brewster inspired, paint scheme from 2000. 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. 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. When Martin took the green flag that Sunday, it was the third-longest consecutive starts streak among active drivers behind only Ricky Rudd and Rusty Wallaceit was also the seventh-longest streak in NASCAR history. Sawyer is married to Patty Moise, who raced in the Nationwide Series in the 1990's, along with Sawyer. 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. BroBible is the #1 place on the internet for the very best content from the worlds of sports, culture, gear, high tech, and more. 1995 No.94 Bill Elliott, Batman Thunderbat Forever. Gordon, a four-time all-star winner, was leading the '98 race when he ran out of fuel on the last lap. Burton's No. 24. But he was never able to get that chance. 11) ran their all-black schemes in the Nationwide Series. It's definitely one of the cooler paint schemes of the last decade. Tide returned as the main sponsor on the car yet again, as Hamilton Jr. was hoping to have a decent season. #3 American Ethanol ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). 21. 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. In any case, Labonte's paint scheme was a great promotional idea and a great paint scheme, even though the movie was decent. His paint scheme is what made me start watching football, so I'm grateful for that. When you start 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup races, you're good. Not to mention, I've always liked it when other sports or professional/college teamscome in and sponsor a race car (Hint: there's going to be another one on the next slide). 182 top fives. 00 Domino's Pizza Toyota at the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on July 29. After Jerry Nadeau's dismissal from the No. 5 items . His car would just get better as the laps winded down and he'd end up taking home the checkered flag after leading a race-high 167 laps. Speedway Motorsports Inc. acquired the property in 1998. Setzer had a decent weekend for his first ever Sprint Cup (then Winston Cup) event. Elliott's No. 1986 No.3 Dale Earnhardt Sr., Wrangler Jeans. Hands down. Jeff Gordon's No. 21. The Levi-Garrett Dodge first appeared at the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Charlotte, as Compton qualified 16th and crossed the finish line in 32nd. 33 a few races into the 1981 season and he drove the car untilhe retired after the 1994 season. Terry Labonte definitely struck gold with this purple and orange paint scheme, honoring one of the best cereals ever, Frosted Flakes. The reigning Cup champion will drive a No. It was also nice to have one of your favorite candies sponsor a NASCAR car, even though it wasn't a driver like Bill Elliott, Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt and so on. Prior to the 1998 season, Jerry Nadeau signed a contract with Bill Elliott Racing to race the No. But that green, red, blue and yellow paint scheme was quite spectacular. Edwards and Tony Stewart tied at Homestead, but Stewart won the championship by virtue of his five wins to Edwards' one win. Riggs would go on to finish the season 10th in the standings, as Greg Biffle took home the championship. Gordon scored victories in the Chroma Premier, Jurassic Park, DuPont 200th Anniversary, and Pepsi cars. 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. Earnhardt's paint scheme would not appear in the Coca-Cola 600 the following weekend. Regardless, I've always been a big fan of his old Strohs and Folgers paint schemes and was trying to flip a coin on which throwback scheme I'd rather put on this list. That season, at the 2008 Dodge Avenger 500, Kvapil's No. 9 Dodge. On May 16th, NASCAR held its thunderous All-Star Open race. Retweets. The mixtures of red, blue, white and yellow has always seemed like a nice look, especially with the white and blue on the rear sides. 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. Regardless, it was still a cool paint scheme and good enough to rank in the top 50. Needless to say, it just wasn't a good fit. He was on the pole for the 1995 Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington, but also managed to clinch just three top fives and eight top tens in that two-year spanAndretti's best finish was a fourth-place run at the 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400 at Michigan. In 2007, Steele was involved in a late model crash at Toledo Speedway and decided to call it a career after that race. Petty Enterprises had planned on running Adam in seven races during the 2000 season and giving him a full-time ride for the 2001 season. Gordon started the Busch Clash in 14th, the race's final position. Ron Bouchard, who had a short Winston Cup career, started his career off with a stunning victory at Talladega in 1981, along with one pole, five top fives and twelve top tens. The weekend in Pennsylvania wasn't good from the get go, as Elliott started the day in the 37th position. https://t.co/S2tzFRw3YH, Tyler Reddick (@TylerReddick) May 3, 2022. It shows a soft side, rather than the rugged side that we're used to seeing on television. It was also his first race in theBusch Series that season. This car first appeared at the 1996 Daytona 500 with Robert Yates Racing. HamiltonJr.'s best finish was an 11th-place run at the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 at Las Vegas three weeks into the season. Dale Earnhardt always seemed to make a splash at the annual Winston All-Star Race. There had rarely been any purple cars in NASCAR before Andretti hopped in the No. 36 cara car that is consideredto havehad manycool and different paint schemes throughout the years. On the ninth lap of the race, Darrell Waltrip, driving the No. This is just one of them and it deserves to be in the top 20. 2019 XFINITY Series Schemes 1998 No.44 Kyle Petty, Hot Wheels Blues Brothers Special Edition. I grew especially fond of this paint scheme over the course of the race's night, mainly because of the chocolate chip cookies that were scattered on the sides of the car. With Frankenstein on the hood and Toucan Sam on the side, Labonte had one of the best paint schemes of the 1997 season. Since Marcis was at the tail-end of his lengthy career, he was not able to post the finishes he was once used to back in the 1970s. 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. It also honors the famous Tim Flock, the owner of 39 victories, including an 18-win season in 1955Flock won the championship that season as well. In the early 2000s NASCAR started lighting the old traditions on fire and it was a new era. He finished the day in 39th, his worst effort of the season at that point. He drove this car multiple times throughout the 2005 season with races at Indianapolis, Bristol and Atlanta. As far as sponsorships go, Kodak has quietly been around since the dawn of man. This is just one of a number of Bobby Labonte paint schemes on this list. Schrader was once sponsored by M&M's while driving the No. Here's yet another Dale Earnhardt paint scheme that he ran exclusively at The Winston. Additionally, Gordon has not been to victory lane since his win at Watkins Glen. Yaba-Daba-Ugly! But he did get off to a phenomenal start. As an owner, Pollex's drivers finished in the top 10 in the final standings 11 timesChad Little (third in 1994, second in 1995, fifth in 1996), Jeff Green (second in 1999, first in 2000, second in 2001), Scott Riggs (10th in 2002, sixth in 2003), Jason Keller (fifth in 2003, sixth in 2004) and Kenny Wallace (seventh in 2005). 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. 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. 20. During the mid- to late-1980's, Baker's career was winding down as he was quickly rising up in years. Bobby Labonte ran this specific scheme at the 2007 Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire.