In 2001, Burton competed in a third of the events (11 out of 33), compiling great stats along the way. He'd jump to Winston Cup the following season and would be out of a full-time ride at the end of the season. 1989 No.30 Michael Waltrip, Country Time Lemonade, What is it about the color yellow that makes a bland NASCAR paint scheme jump out? When I started putting together this list, I didn't think there was a chance that David Ragan would earn a spot on it. He has only run two races since, both in 2003. If a NASCAR shows up with snuff written across the grill, you can bet all the money in your pockets that it will be banned. And then he goes to drive for Tony and Beth Ann Morgenthau. This car first appeared in the 1994 Pepsi 400 at Daytona, as Marcis started 32nd and finished 27th. Jamie McMurray, No. 16. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran this specific car the 2006 3M Performance 400 at Michigan and it proved to be a pretty good idea. After Nadeau was relinquished of his duties in the No. Buddy Baker, also affectiously known as "Leadfoot," had one of the longest careers in NASCAR history. The Georgia native qualified on the pole position, but would struggle as the race went on and eventually finished the day in 23rdPaul Menard pulled off a tremendous upset, as he claimed his first-ever Sprint Cup victory, finishing ahead of Jeff Gordon, Regan Smith, 2010 Brickyard winner Jamie McMurray and Matt Kenseth. He'd finish the season 19th in points, his lowest standing on a full-time basis since the 1989 season. The booth for Darlington is STACKED with Hall of Famers to join @ClintBowyer and @mikejoy500. 14Randy LaJoie/Boris Said, 1999 (Multiple Races), No. 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). Joe. 43 had gone to victory lane since Richard Petty won in 1984. Dale Earnhardt Sr. went with the Silver Select Goodwrench in 1995 starting the trend of special alternative paint schemes in NASCAR. Jarrett, in his Batman scheme, would start the night in 17th, only to come home 24th. 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. LISTENWeb: https://t.co/Bifc95ifTgApple: https://t.co/yWSE7hCgoiGoogle: https://t.co/AOrz0CP3Ta pic.twitter.com/9avrsjckoe, Dirty Mo Media (@DirtyMoMedia) May 4, 2022. During his first tenure with the 'Skins, Gibbs led the team to three Super Bowl victories (XVII against Miami, XXII versus Denver and XXVI against Buffalo). 1998 No. For the first time since 1994, Gordon did not visit victory lane as he would finish seventh in the final points standings. Steele would go on to win the ARCA Championship in 1993, winning three races. In that race Bouchard would start 27th, but would struggle all day and finish 34th. Like I said, it was a great moment and by far the best of the 2001 season. 24, with a bright Axalta paint scheme that harkened back to the original Rainbow Warriors car of 1993. Ricky Rudd, Joe Nemechek, Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the top five. 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). None other than The Simpsons, which appears regularly on the FOX Network at 8 PM E/T on Sundays throughout the year. Over that span, Martin ran 129 races in the No. It's too bad he didn't reach his full potential. However, Hershey's sponsored the car for just one racethe Pepsi 400 at Daytona. Poor BillElliott, he obviously had a rough couple of years in the 94 car. 33 Skoal Bandit car for many years. NASCAR suspended indefinitely again. But this was the first time that they actually sponsored a race car. Gant was one of the best racers of his era and his paint scheme will go down as one of the most well-known of all-time. The car lasted a total of 14 races with finishes of 21st, 28th, 32nd, 31st, 37th, 27th, 37th, 26th, 40th, 38th, 35th, 21st, 43rd and 27th, respectively. Japanese drivers Hideo Fukuyama, Keiicha Tsuchiya, Kazuteru Wakida and Motohiro Nakaji competed in the event, along with Canadian Gary Smith. #NASCARThrowback pic.twitter.com/xO3TorFSp3. 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. Since Sadler's position was already locked in, Marlin would start in the fourth position, while Johnson would start the race sixth and so on. Once thought to be a contender at the Sprint Cup level, Scott Riggs has seemingly fallen off the face of the earth. Inglebright started just two races over his career in the Sprint Cup Series, but he made an everlasting impression with that paint scheme. Ragan, who won a his first career Sprint Cup race afew weeks prior at the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, got off to a fantastic start during the weekend. He would then move on to Jim Smith to drive the No. Since 2000, there have been 17 races run at Darlington and 13 different drivers have won. LePage would post finishes of 25th and 35th in those two races. Moderators. I just never really understood that, but anyway, on to the actual subject. Yeah, it was like that in 2006 as well. RCR STEM Day: Kids Design Paint Schemes, Race Cars and Load Hauler. 13 car during the 1998 season for Jerry Nadeau and as we all know, the No. Dale Earnhardt sported this special Bass Pro Shops paint scheme in the 1998 All-Star Event, The Winston. As Trickle is recovering, Daland hires another hotshot rookie to take his placeRuss Wheeler. His next four races were average, but he would go on a stupendous run after the race at Charlotte. The three-time Sprint Cup winner started in second for the Daytona 500 and had a fairly decent day, finishing the race in eighth. Nothing is exciting about the Olive Garden but then again, we arent here to discuss menus, just the paint schemes. Chromalusion is a special kind of paint that shines from every angle and Jeff Gordon used it throughout the 1998 season on more than just this car. He'd slip back in the pack throughout the race and would blow an engine on lap 77. By 1997, Darrell Waltrip was almost finished racing stock cars in the Sprint Cup. LePage would eventually be dismissed by the team and would bounce aroundthe Sprint CupSeriesfor a few seasons. The 1994 and 1995 Daytona 500 winner left Larry McClure at the end of the 1997 season to run forFelix Sabates in the No. Monster branding guidelines absolutely fucking blow. 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. This year, over half the NASCAR Cup Series field will be racing with a throwback paint scheme in the . They both moved exponentially fast and were never scared to get in people's faces. 182 top fives. 1997 No.5 Terry Labonte, Spooky Fruit Loops. Over the last four years of his legendary career, Wallace notched just one win but he finished seventh, 14th, 16th and eighth in the final standings, respectively. Back in those days, typical racers did not use green paint schemes because they believed that the color was bad luck. What do NASCAR, psychedelic tie-dye and the McDonalds Big Mac all have in common? 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). He'd finish the season 11th in points, his second-worst season since coming to Roush Racing full-time in 2005. Regardless, the all red Coca-Colascheme was definitely one of the best in 1998. Country is more than just a steel guitar. . He'd participate in 14 races that year, 13 of which were for Ed Evans in the No. 00 Burger King Chevroletduring the 2006 season with races andfinishesat Chicagoland (35th), Loudon (32nd), Indianapolis (22nd) and Fontana (42nd). 51 Mello Yello car from the movie. It is actually frightening that more than one person agreed that it was a great idea to combine bug spray withmustard. Gordon won 93 points-paying races, the most of any driver in NASCAR's modern era, and four series championships before retiring from full-time racing in 2015. 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. 6 Dodge at the 2005 Sam's Town 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park. This wreck forced the 2011 Hall-of-Famer to retire shortly thereafter from NASCAR. 1999 No.42 Joe Nemechek, Bellsouth. 83 for Team Red Bull, but failed to make the cut. 5, Dale Earnhardt Inc. in the No. Back to Labonte, the 2000 Winston Cup Champion started that Sunday in 26th and finished the 300 circuits one lap down in 22nd. During the mid- to late-1980's, Baker's career was winding down as he was quickly rising up in years. Unfortunately, Hamilton perished on Jan. 7, 2007 of brain and neck cancer at the youngage of 49. Even though Spencer didn't have great success over those three years, it was still a very cool paint scheme. The Gatorade Duels were run on Feb. 17 and those same numbers would appear on the hood. Anyway, Gordon has had some awesome paint schemes over the yearsthis being one of them. At least the paint scheme was pretty cool. 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. Free shipping for many products! Jeff Gordon filled in for an injured Dale Earnhardt Jr. for eight races in the 2016. The car would make its final appearance at the NAPA 500 at Atlanta, qualifying ninth and finishing 18th. The special graphics on the car also honored baseball player Rafael Palmeiro's 500th home run. 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. 7 7-Eleven Ford from 1983-86 with a few variations of it along the way. 2. 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