Ted Musgrave was one of those drivers that was never really competitive at the series' top level, but he was a force on the other circuits. Anyway, over the 2005 season, Martin ran various schemes, celebrating his lengthy career in NASCAR. It's a shame that Reed Sorenson never developed into the driver that everyone was thinking he'd become. The 20-year-old will drive the No. Rant with us. In addition to all the throwback paint schemes, NASCAR legend Richard Petty will be waving the green flag to start the Cup Series race, and Bill Elliott (who is of course the father of Chase Elliott) will serve as grand marshal. Photo courtesy of John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR. 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. Harry Gant's Skoal Bandit car was one of the most famous and well-known paint schemes of his era. #18 Interstate Batteries Jeff Gordon has raced a special paint scheme in at least one event in every season since 1997. Why is this bland car on the list? In that race Bouchard would start 27th, but would struggle all day and finish 34th. Even though he didn't put together a solid weekend, it was still a nice looking paint scheme. As we all know in the NASCAR world, the young Trevor Bayne completed one of the biggest upsets in NASCAR history as he won the 2011 Daytona 500 in just his second career start for the Wood Brothers. 5 at the final spring race at North Wilkesboro in 1996. 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. There was nothing different. Well, this is another one. Back in those days, typical racers did not use green paint schemes because they believed that the color was bad luck. Even though he was a mediocre Cup driver, he gave us an awesome paint scheme. 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. Busch started the night in the 17th position, but struggled all night long and came home in 34th. 17 orange, yellow and white Tide Chevrolet was always my favorite of the seven different schemes. A few weeks later, Irvan announced that he would retire from the sport and he hasn't raced since. 27. The paint scheme would come back a few weeks later at Phoenix, and Gordon finished the race in 13th. Trackhouse Racing's throwbacks are based on the Coca-Cola paint schemes driven by Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. when the two raced against each other for the first time in a 1998 . The owner of zero Sprint Cup Series wins, LePage was really given his first shot by Jack Roush during the 1998 season with thirteen races to go. 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. The following weekend at the Pepsi 400, Gordon ran this scheme and his weekend started off great with a third-place qualifying effort. 51 Mello Yello car from the movie. Ross Chastain will drive the No. 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. #NASCARThrowback @SociosMS | @RFKracing pic.twitter.com/tSV0J9B8DJ, Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) May 6, 2022. I just loved the way that the Chevrolet had many different kinds of jelly beans around the car. Known for his philanthropic work with pediatric cancer, Jeff Gordon competed in the 2010 Atlanta race with the Jeff Gordon Childrens Foundation on the quarter panels of his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Yabba Dabba DON'T. In the late '90's NASCAR was prime timebut this is one paint job that should've been cancelled. The first NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was an ARCA Menards Series West race won by Ken Schrader on November 2, 1996. He then signed with Carroll Motorsports for a part-time ride, but got caught up in many unfortunate accidents and the team folded at the end of the season. The finishing order for the first race determines the lineup for the odd positions on the starting grid (third, fifth, seventh, etc.) After his dismissal, Nadeau signed on with Harry Melling to drive the No. 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. 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. During his rookie season in 1999, Petty posted three top fives and four top-ten finishes, including a sixth-place finish at the season-opening race at Daytona, a fourth-place finish at the Auto Club 300 at Fontana and fifth-place finishes at the First Union 200 at Nazareth and at the Sam's Town 250 at Memphis. I'm going to start this off with a bold prediction.. Kahne will finish in the top five in points this upcoming season. During his last season, we saw that familiar blue and white Miller Lite scheme transform into the all black Miller Genuine Draft scheme at the USC Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland (Wallace ran that all-black, Miller Genuine Draftscheme from 1991 to 1995). The five-time champion was at the tail end of his brilliant run when he was undoubtedly the best driver at that time. Gordon, a four-time all-star winner, was leading the 98 race when he ran out of fuel on the last lap. The 1988 champion started the race in 27th, but slowly worked his way up to a finishing position of 19th. Back to the point, this is one of the coolest paint schemes of all-time, in my opinion. Even though he was racing full-time in the Winston Cup Series, Jarrett ran a limited schedule in the Busch Series from the late 1980's to the mid-1990's. And of course, NASCAR drivers have them, too. 7 to pay homage to Dale Sr. @TooToughToTame in May. #20 DEWALT But regardless, Jarrett went out with a bang that season, as he collected his third Daytona 500 trophy in the process. With a graphics package promoting the film, Star Wars, Episode III Revenge of the Sith, Jeff Gordon came up big and won the 2005 Aarons 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. The biggest sponsor missing from the paint schemes of today is Coca-Cola. When the first caution was brought out by Tony Raines, Stewart came on to pit road and was replaced by Rudd. The original Rainbow Warrior had a lot of great looks over the years, looks that evolved with his career. The 1994 and 1995 Daytona 500 winner left Larry McClure at the end of the 1997 season to run forFelix Sabates in the No. His weekend got off to a fairly decent start, as he qualified in the 14th position. After qualifying 22nd, Kahne finished the race one lap down in 21stKyle Busch won the race with Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick right behind him. However, the joyous occasion did not help Gordon's weekend. 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. 44. Edwards started the night on the outside of the front row with Ryan Newman on the inside. But only one could be the victor. Terry Labonte turned Corn Flakes into something cool in the late 90s. Once a promising, up-and-coming driver in the Busch Series, Casey Atwood was given his first chance to drive at the top level full-time in 2001, driving the No. Irwin would struggle throughout the day and would come home in 25thBobby Labonte claimed the checkered flag with Dale Jarrett and Mark Martin following suit. Ever since I was a young boy, I have always enjoyed the taste of jelly beans, most notably of the Jelly Belly brand. Im sure their sales went through the roof. The Hueytown, Alabama native ran this car during the 1987 season, successfully making 22 of the 29 races. Yes, he didn't win, but it was an awesome paint scheme. Back in 1985, Darrell Waltrip ran the No. 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. Britney and Justin broke up, and @TyGibbs_ was born. Kenseth started the race in 16th and finished in sixth, his only race of the entire season. Only 100 examples of this rare Dale Earnhardt diecast exist. Even though he was undoubtedly on the downside of his career, Schrader wasn't as bad as the paint scheme. During a 2012 test at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the familiar No. If you read the entire caption of the Elliott Sadler M&M's black and white car, then you know how the Gatorade Duel 125s work. It's a shame because Tim Steele was one of the best overall drivers of the 1990's and it looked like he would become a great NASCAR driver. Regardless, it was a truly cool paint scheme and that's why it earns the 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. In 1999, McDonald's came out with a QPC Code Name Game that gave people the opportunity to win $1,000,000. He had one of his best qualifying efforts of the season, as he started the long night in the fifth position. The only decal that remained was that of Sprint Cup's. 44 on this list. 10 Valvoline Chevrolet, which would eventually be turned into a car fielded by Evernham Motorsports. Over the two years that this car was on the track, Gain, along with Febreeze and Swiffer, sponsored the car in select eventsbut Gain was always on the hood. Edwards, perhaps the most consistent driver last season, was one-half of one of the most exciting NASCAR championship runs in 2011. 182 top fives. 24 wasn't run in an official NASCAR race. If I had to list my three favorite drivers of all-time, I'd have to list Bill Elliott, Jamie McMurray and Ricky Rudd in that order. Throughout his long career, Gordons colors constantly evolved and were always interesting. 1984 No.47 Ron Bouchard, Majik Market/Hawaiian Punch. But he did get off to a phenomenal start. NASCAR took the idea of turning cars into modified cars into a sport that has lasted ever since. However, it somewhat floundered in the box office, finishing with $54,682,547. Based on this choice of paint scheme (promoting himself, of course), Robbins' talents ended there. He'd be strong throughout the entire day, leading three laps and coming home third. The card was also autographed by Benson, but it is unknown as to how many were autographed and how many were given out. McMurray would start the car the following week at Dover and post a third-place finish, the team's highest run of the season. After that season, though, he managed to only compete in 16 races over the next five seasons. This one may be my favorite just because all of the memories of watching that old Jeff Burton paint scheme back in the day. Martin had a good weekend, as he qualified in the 10th position and finished the day in seventhTony Stewart won the race, along with the championship at the end of the season. He'd also win six races eachin the 1996, 1997 and 1999 seasons. 361 top tens. Once thought to be a contender at the Sprint Cup level, Scott Riggs has seemingly fallen off the face of the earth. 1 Kubota Chevrolet. But over those six seasons, Reese's and Harvick put together one of the most familiar paint schemes and one of the perennial favorites over that span, as well. Laugh with us. It was undoubtedly a classic paint scheme that had to be on this list. It's more evident by Musgrave's zero career wins in Sprint Cup compared to his 17 victories, 12 poles, 80 top fives,119 top tens and of course, the 2005 championship in the Truck Series. Bill Elliott was the most popular driver in NASCAR history before Dale Earnhardt Jr. came around. Joe scheme at the 1997 NAPA 500 at Atlanta, his last race of the year in which he'd better his qualifying efforts, as he started that Sunday in the eighth position. Now it makes me wish I would have tried the Uh-Oh Oreo's. With that being said, we now move on to the coolest paint scheme of all-time. #20 Craftsman Over that span, Martin ran 129 races in the No. That was definitely an awesome paint scheme, as we rarely see an all-gold car out on the track. We had never seen anything like it at that point in time and it was simply wowing (even though I loathe Gordon more than anybody). And it worked. Absolutely nothing, but they do combine to make for one fugly race car. This car was run just onceby Dennis Setzer at the 1998 DieHard 500 at Talladega. I'm going to go ahead and tell you right now that I do not like Jeff Gordon, nor have I ever been a fan of his. But before he called it a career, he gave us this awesome looking No. Ah, Days of Thunder. Terry and Bobby Labonte are the only pair of brothers to win a Sprint Cup Championship. Jeff Gordon filled in for an injured Dale Earnhardt Jr. for eight races in the 2016. Needless to say, there were a lot of sponsors that season and if I could, I'd feature most of those in this slideshow, especially the Halo Wars and the Beatles Rockband schemes. 6. Ah, Buckshot Jones. 26 Ford, primarily sponsored by Cheerios, saw a couple of different paint schemes over the season, but the one pictured was great. Regardless, it was definitely a great paint scheme that won't be forgotten any time soon. 7 Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge and fared even worse in his sophomore season, competing in 35 of the 36 races with zero top-ten finishes. Im so grateful to get to honor Lee Pettys Hall of Fame career! He'd finish the season sixth in the final points standings, but had several spectacular and different paint schemes along the way. Children that spent the morning at Richard Childress Racing's STEM Day in July designed their own unique paint schemes, raced die-cast cars and helped load Austin Dillon's No. As I said before, this is just one great paint scheme that deserves to be recognized. This special paint scheme was oriented towards the fishing side of his life. Harvick was sponsored by Reese's in some shape or fashion for a few races each season from 2005-10. Edwards' weekend got off to a great start, as he would start the race in ninth. Red or blue, it was still a cool, retro paint scheme. 60, collecting 39 victories, 77 top fives, 94 top tens and 20 poles. The three-time Winston Cup Champion faded back and wound up coming home in the 32nd position, as Dale Jarrett took home the checkered flag. Great paint scheme. After a few good years in the Nationwide Series, Riggs got his first shot driving the No. Clint Bowyer, since arriving in the Sprint Cup Series full-time in 2006, has had a pretty decent career, accumulating five wins in the process. He wouldn't finish the race either and came home in 36th. I've always been a big fan of the car listed in this slide, the scheme he drove for Robert Yates Racing during the entire 2007 season. #19 Bass Pro And that's what Harvick did. I wish I was able to put more on the list, but oh well. Paint scheme of all time. Over the years, we've seen Federated Auto Parts sponsor cars in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and the Camping WorldTruck Series. The Hendrick Motorsports No. The classic scheme is going to make a return at @TooToughToTame with Ty behind the wheel!#TeamInterstate pic.twitter.com/GosXiaBYXt, Joe Gibbs Racing (@JoeGibbsRacing) April 29, 2022, NASCAR: The Best Paint Schemes From This Throwback Weekend At Darlington. Anyway, as I said before, Labonte ran this car one time in the 2000 season, the same year he won the Winston Cup Championship. Jurassic Park. 43 Dodge, starting with the Dover 400. In 1997, Wheaties depicted a race car driver, Earnhardt,for the very first time on one of their boxes. Known for his notoriously bad qualifying efforts during the 2000 season, Labonte started the two races in 38th and 39th, respectively. But oh well, it was still a cool car regardless. Delicious! Back to Labonte, the 2000 Winston Cup Champion started that Sunday in 26th and finished the 300 circuits one lap down in 22nd. LISTENWeb: https://t.co/Bifc95ifTgApple: https://t.co/yWSE7hCgoiGoogle: https://t.co/AOrz0CP3Ta pic.twitter.com/9avrsjckoe, Dirty Mo Media (@DirtyMoMedia) May 4, 2022. Anyway, this paint scheme was simply awesome. It was truly a great moment and hisfirst of twowins of the 2001 season. Busch started the Bud Shootout in the back of the pack in 19th, but would quickly make his way up to the top, eventually earning a third-place finish behind David Gilliland and segment-winner Tony StewartBusch also led six of the 70 laps in the event as well. The 1984 race is perhaps best known as Petty's 200th and final trip to victory lane. . He'd participate in 14 races that year, 13 of which were for Ed Evans in the No. Mark Martin won the race after Jeff Gordon ran out of gas on the last lap. Trickle pits for new tires and then wrecks Wheeler on his victory lap. This paint scheme is the last Earnhardt car on this list that was ran at the annual All-Star race. 1 driver by seeing who has been the most dominant as of late. 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. Wallace, Earnhardt, Ward Burton and Ernie Irvan rounded out the top five. Wood helped put his Wood Brothers team together in 1953 and he won four races throughout his career. And then he goes to drive for Tony and Beth Ann Morgenthau. 37 K-Mart/Little Caesar'sFord for Michael Kranefuss for the 1995 and 1996 seasons. 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. On behalf of McDonalds, Sorenson ran a special McCafe paint scheme in four races that season, first appearing in the Crown Royal 400 at Richmond. He did, however, win two races over his NASCAR career with both coming in 1994 at Daytona and Talladega (the second runnings of each race). The booth for Darlington is STACKED with Hall of Famers to join @ClintBowyer and @mikejoy500. Sterling Marlin has had many ups and downs throughout his NASCAR career, but he had some great looking paint schemes when he was driving the No. Labonte's younger brother, Bobby, clinched the championship at Homestead and would eventually finish the season 265 points ahead of runner-up and fan favorite, Dale Earnhardt. He'd work his way through the pack for the entire race, and would finish the day in third place, tied for his season best. The younger Earnhardt would also run this scheme in the Budweiser Shootout, as he would end the 70 laps in seventh. 29 would be sponsored by Budweiser, formerly Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s and Kasey Kahne's sponsor. A one-time scheme, Bill Elliott drove this No. He did not make the races at Pocono, Loudon, Dover and Charlotte. 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. #40 AdventHealth Labonte featured a number of different sponsors throughout the season, including his main sponsor Kellogg's, along with Frosted Flakes, Cherry Berry Swirl Froot Loops and others. The following weekend at one of racing's most storied tracks, Elliott got off to a great start with a eighth-place effort. After qualifying in the 32nd position, Robinson was able to manage a 34th place finish in the No. My Mustang for Darlington pic.twitter.com/nTHOlAv2Ao, Chris Buescher (@Chris_Buescher) May 3, 2022. It was still an awesome paint scheme, though. 3 was sponsored by Oreo cookies for the race. 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. There was no doubt that he was at the end of his career, as he had not won a race since 2002. 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. JEFF GORDON DUPONT WITH HOOD 185790790374 In case some of you don't,Ripken was considered to be baseball's "Ironman" after playing in 2,632 consecutive games for the Baltimore Orioles. 05 for Wayne Day in 2009he'd compete in twenty races that season and we have not seen him since. In 2002, owner Richard Childress brought Earnhardt back to the Busch Series for two racesthe season-openingEAS/GNC Live Well 300 at Daytona and the Carquest Auto Parts 300 at Charlotte. Back when I was younger, this was one of my favorite paint schemes of all-time. And if youre new to NASCAR, throwback weekend is a great way to learn some more about the history of the sport. A young hotshot by the name of Matt Kenseth filled in for Elliott at the MBNA Gold 400 at Dover. He also posted 11 top fives and 17 top tens, eventually finishing the year ninth in points. Starting in 11th, Earnhardt ran up front for the first part of the race. 41 Target Dodge for Chip Ganassi in 2006. 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). However, he did claim a pole at the DirecTV 500 at Texas, his only top-five start of the season. The newest Indiana Jones film's budget was $185 million. And it couldn't have gotten any better for him either. Citgo has a logo made for NASCAR and it comes as no surprise to see the paint scheme make this list. So for the 1999 Winston, Earnhardt brought back his old sponsor, along with those yellow and blue colors. 1995 No.3 Dale Earnhardt Sr., Goodwrench Silver Select. His No. 2 and 22 for Roger Penske. Now your brand has replaced the word fuel in NASCAR. At the season finale at Homestead, Elliott appeared in the Burger King car yet again, but with XBox as an associatesponsor. That's why I'm so fond of this paint scheme even though it was driven by a person of Riggs' ability. JEFF GORDON #24 Dupont Paint Scheme nascar diecast 1 64 With Hooh - $72.31. He could have been a Hall-of-Fame caliber driver or a mediocre driver that consistently ran in the middle of the pack in the middle part of his career. This was undoubtedly the best one of the bunch. NASCAR Superstar Jeff Gordon with the 2015 Corvette Z06 Indy Pace Car . The John Deere paint scheme has seen its fair share of designs but when Chad Little sported this in 1996, it was the best of the rest. 91 in both races, but was sponsored by Mountain Dew Livewire, their newest flavor, at the Pocono race. I just wish Elliott was able to drive it. After Senior passed away, Harvick took the same sponsor and started using the No. When I started putting together this list, I didn't think there was a chance that David Ragan would earn a spot on it. 58Hut Stricklin, 1999 (Loudon, Dover, Martinsville), No. Jeff Gordon did something different in 2008, even though it was a down year for the four-time champion. This rivalry ended up getting the better of Trickle many times as he ended many races in the garage, rather with a blown engine or being involved in a wreck. 9 green and orange scheme first appeared in the 2001 season and needless to say, he had great success in that car. Benson, who not known for his qualifying efforts, started the day in the 26th position. The 2007 season would also be the last time he would get in a racecar. It isnt around anymore but the company was purchased back in 2000 by PabstBrewing Company. Green was given his first shot at Sprint Cup prior to the 2002 season by Richard Childress, a man who is notoriously known for spotting good talent. Wayne, one of the biggest movie stars in our nation's history,died of cancer almost twenty years prior on June 11, 1979. 28 has thought to be the unlucky No. Anyway, Busch ran three races in this specific scheme in 2010 and three last season. It was a legend around NASCAR that green was bad luck for whatever reason. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, as driver Jeff Gordon became one of the main spokespeople for the AARPs Drive to End Hunger program. First off, Pretzel M&Ms were first launched around April 2010 and Busch has run a total of six races since its release. This was one of the few paint schemes that used gold as the main color. Duponts Performance Coatings division sponsored Jeff Gordons No. 40Scott Wimmer, 2009 (Nashville & Las Vegas, Nationwide). Please order by image number. This is going to be long, but in those 18 races, Marcis accumulated finishes of 36th, 20th, 28th, 34th, 23rd, 27th, 37th, 36th, 31st, 15th, 25th, 29th, 24th, 27th, 35th, 28th, 40th and 37th. Stacy Compton was another one of those drivers with lots of potential, but just turned out to be mediocre at best. 24. You dont have to know Jimmy Means or anything about his career to know that when he had the Alka-Seltzer paint scheme back in 1990, he was being noticed but for the wrong reasons. 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. Labonte would continue his streak until the 2000 season. But look at the car number. 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