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. But Bill Elliott felt that it was a good idea to build a green car for at least one race -- this was also the same owner that fielded a No. His G.I. I'm an Alabama fan so I felt entitled to put this car on the list. He also had one of the finest seasons in NASCAR history in 1999, as he registered four wins, 24 top fives, 29 top tens as he went on to win the championshipJarrett also managed just one DNF the entire season, which came at the season-opening Daytona 500. By that comparison, Moise is the Angelina Jolie of the NASCAR world. In 1996, Gibbs put together a sponsor that would honor the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of that year, as he was an inductee. Friday, March 3 - NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, 9 p.m. Kyle Busch: Lucas Oil NASCAR paint scheme released. Great paint scheme. Rusty Wallace's 2002 Elvis scheme was in remembrance of The King's death 25 years prior. As many of you know, the No. #8 Alsco It shows a soft side, rather than the rugged side that we're used to seeing on television. Dale Jarrett collected the pole for the series' biggest race and Jimmie Johnson lined up beside him, meaning those were the only two positions locked in. 142. From Texas to Tennessee, Appalachia to Bakersfield, Whiskey Riff is THE unapologetic voice of the country music fan. The 1995 season would be his last for the Stavola Brothers, as he would go on to sign with Roush Racing to drive the No. Even though he had some awesome paint schemes over the last couple of decades, this one is by far one ofthe best as it celebrated the career of one of the best drivers over the last 30 years. In the early 2010s, well everyone's getting their AARP card." 60, collecting 39 victories, 77 top fives, 94 top tens and 20 poles. Fresh off of his second championship, Labonte set out to claim another one, but it didn't work out. If you have any trouble with an image loading, email jayski@jayski.com . First off, I've been a NASCAR fan for practically my entire lifeI started watching, "cars go around in circles" before I tuned in to football, basketball baseball and everything else. Lake Speed is a . Robby Gordon, known morefor his attitude and rough driving, rather than his actual driving skills, had his best season ever in 2003 for Richard Childress. This one is for you, LEFturn. The paint scheme was definitely a winner, much like Labonte's 2000 season. 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. 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. 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. Once thought to be a contender at the Sprint Cup level, Scott Riggs has seemingly fallen off the face of the earth. After Jerry Nadeau's dismissal from the No. In this slideshow, I've tried toincorporate it with some of the best drivers in auto racing over the last thirty years. Mayfield arguably had one of his best all-around weekends of the 1999 season, as the Kentucky native started the day in 14th. Some of you that have never seen this car may wonder why it is so special. It's No. 2023 Nascar Hall Of Fame. Gordon would get his car back on the track, but he would finish 60 laps down in the 37th position, tied for his worst finish of the 2009 season. 3 would go from that same black paint scheme to this gold paint scheme with a little black on the hood and top of the car. Anyway, I'm sure most of you know what the movie Upis. A few weeks later, at the Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen, Gordon and his No. He'd finish the season sixth in the final points standings, but had several spectacular and different paint schemes along the way. He wouldn't post a win or a top five, but he would finish his season with seven top tenshis best finish was a sixth-place finish at the Pepsi Firecracker 400 at Daytona. 18, Navy), Kulwicki, Buddy Baker (No. 00 from Michael Waltrip Racing has had some of the coolest paint schemes (even though a lot of them aren't on this list). 43 STP Pontiac for the season-opening Daytona 500. In 1997, Wheaties depicted a race car driver, Earnhardt,for the very first time on one of their boxes. JEFF GORDON DUPONT WITH HOOD 185790790374 Benny Parsons rode the Copenhagen Snuff long before NASCAR started banning certain sponsors. 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. 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. McMurray is going back to the 90s with this Mac Tonight paint scheme we last saw on . To this day, they still rank among the top of my list of best paint schemes. 10. THROWBACK @ToyotaRacing is set to celebrate its 1,500th race in #NASCAR with special throwback schemes at @TooToughToTame to commemorate the milestone. Even though he didn't put together a solid weekend, it was still a nice looking paint scheme. 31 car for Richard Childress Racing and has had a rather stellar career since arriving at Roush Racing many years ago. With his red afro stretched out across his hood and on the side panels, Schrader ran this car in many races throughout the 2003 season. When scanning the starting grid of a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, one can not help but notice the beauty and splendor of the 43 cars lined up. Labonte was making his 513th consecutive start at the First Union 400, successfully spanning over 17 seasons. The Wood Brothers' 1980's scheme was definitely one of the best, though. I'm saying it because it is a truly classic paint scheme. It came as quite a surprise when Dale Earnhardt, Jr. announced that he would be leaving the No. With his second-place effort in the event, the No. But as we all know, Stewart forever changed NASCAR history last year when he won the Sprint Cup Championship, as result of a tie-breaker with Carl Edwards. Ed Pimm drove the Sunoco No.98 back in the 80s. There are a total of 3 Users online now: 0 Members, 1 Guest and 2 Bots.. 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. However, Nadeau was not able to qualify for two of the first seven races and it was just horrible from the get-go for Nadeau. In honor of the Summer Olympics being held in Atlanta during the 1996 season, Dale Earnhardt Sr. had the special paint scheme for just the one race, in Atlanta. Like a few paint schemes on this list, Jeff Gordon's gold and black No. The Daytona 500 was run three days later on Feb. 20 and yet again, "20 Feb 2005" appeared on the hood of the car. I especially like the rear sides of the car with the burger, fries and of course, the Coca-Cola. 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. And that's what Harvick did. Additionally, he posted finishes of 23rd, 17th, sixth, 24th, 17th and 16th in those six races. It didn't get much better as he blew an engine on the 287th lap and finished the day in 39th. Ah, Days of Thunder. Monster branding guidelines absolutely fucking blow. 00 Burger King Chevroletduring the 2006 season with races andfinishesat Chicagoland (35th), Loudon (32nd), Indianapolis (22nd) and Fontana (42nd). As stated above, First Tennessee Bank would be the sponsor for Blaney in the Sharpie 500. 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. When did Bellsouth have such a colorful design? During the 1998 season, Musgrave was relieved of his duties from the No. There's not much more you can say about the 2000 Winston. David Reutimann drove this car atTalladega in April 2010. . Riggs got his first shot at stardom prior to the 2002 season when he was hired to drive the No. And he wasn't done there. Even though he ran a very slick paint scheme, Kahne managed to struggle all weekend. Duponts Performance Coatings division sponsored Jeff Gordons No. 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 2006, Hendrick Motorsports brought back Labonte for a few races in what was considered to be his minor farewell tour. The No.14 Burger King driven by Steve Park back in 1994 showed us all what is most important to the King of burgers, the meals. Edwards, perhaps the most consistent driver last season, was one-half of one of the most exciting NASCAR championship runs in 2011. #42 Credit One I have never liked this paint scheme at all. Anyway, Gordon has had some awesome paint schemes over the yearsthis being one of them. Even though it wasn't a brand-name driver, it was still a great paint scheme. 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. 64 car saw mild success during the 2005 season, even though they weren't able to notch any poles or wins. 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). 22 Miller High Life car for the 1983 season and would maintain those red and white colors and the No. ALL 2023 NASCAR PAINT SCHEMES!! It was truly a great race for Benson, who had never won a Winston Cup race. He'd come back yet again the next season, competing in 17 of the 31 races. We find out later in the movie that Burns is forced to undergo brain surgery to fix a broken blood vessel and he asks Trickle to drive his race car at the Daytona 500. Bill Elliott's No. In those four races Sorenson struggled for the most part, compiling finishes of 20th, 17th, 24th and 36th respectively. 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. 68 Country Time Lemonade car. The car was seen for the first at the third race of the season in the UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas. 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. This car first appeared at the 1996 Daytona 500 with Robert Yates Racing. Edwards did not have a stellar day at all that Sunday, but he gave us a great looking paint scheme. 3 machine, but it was still a great looking paint scheme. Kurt Busch won the 2004 championship, yet Kyle hasn't won one. Nelson Bowers, who started his MB2 Motorsportsteam in 1997, let go of Derrike Cope at the conclusion of the season as well. I'm going to start this off with a bold prediction.. Kahne will finish in the top five in points this upcoming season. The Hueytown, Alabama native ran this car during the 1987 season, successfully making 22 of the 29 races. 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. It's somewhat like some of the players in the MLB's Hall of Fame and their stats, but that is neither here or there. Cup90 Paint Schemes (3) (+) Cup 90 Base Schemes (4) Cup 90 Carsets (12) Cup 90 Templates PSD (21) Cup 90 Templates PSP (1) Cup 90 Render Scenes (2) Cup 90 Add-ons (1) Instead, it was run at the 1997 Busch Clash, an exhibition race that is run prior to the Daytona 500. This year, over half the NASCAR Cup Series field will be racing with a throwback paint scheme in the . I've always thought this was one of the coolest paint schemes in NASCAR history. I would go ahead and say that Steele was the best ARCA driver of all-time even though he wasn't able to race long-term. 27 McDonald's car after the 1994 season and ran the No. Ken Schrader's No. He would finish the 2006 season 11th in points, the only year he has finished outside of the top 10 at the end of aseason. However, on June 19, 1988, Allison would be in a horrendous crash at Pocono that almost killed him, as he suffered massive head injuries. He would finish the 29-race season ranked 20th in the point standings. Two races later, at the Banquet 400 at Kansas, Green would run a special paint scheme, sponsoring Berry Burst Cheerios. One movie. NASCAR Cup Series Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 by Nick Waugh. 9 Dodge. FOR SALE! 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. I don't know about you, but I love Velveeta shells and cheese. The colors and number give it a certain Marino style that cant help but to be noticed. He faltered and was released by the team at the end of the season. The car'sinauguralrun was at the 2010 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte, finishing in third. I've always been a big fan of this car even though Elliott didn't officially drive it in any race. Maybe he should have had the Derby sponsor his car more often. They have had several different paint schemes but none of them came close to the 1991 design which featured the classic Kodak Gold plus rainbow lines too. 44 Chevrolet sponsored by Kellogg's, the sponsor he had when he won the championship in 1996. 13. I wish it would have been run more often since it was such a cool paint scheme. Have you ever had a Strohs Light? However at the Firecracker 400 at Daytona, Trickle and Burnswould both be seriously injured in the "Big One." 07 Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge. The one race he didn't race for Evans was the Carquest Auto Parts 300 at Charlotte in the No. Gordon, a four-time all-star winner, was leading the '98 race when he ran out of fuel on the last lap. 00, No. Out of NASCAR and potentially heartbroken, Grubb was found dead in his room at the Alpine Motel on May 6, 2009. 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. 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. After leaving Evernham Motorsports and deciding to run part-time after the 2003 season, Elliott has run for many different owners in that span. This led to "Awesome Bill" driving the No. Plan your visit to the NASCAR Hall of Fame and purchase tickets by visiting nascarhall.com/tickets. Harrison Burton will be honoring his dad with a throwback to the 2000 Exide ride. 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. Here's a die-cast photo of the seven cars from 1997. It was a legend around NASCAR that green was bad luck for whatever reason. This paint scheme may have that classic "1970's hippie look", but it was a great looking version. Most fans hated this paint scheme but we think it is just brilliant. Carrying a striking green paint scheme for sponsor Nicorette, Jeff Gordon qualified on the pole for the 2008 Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Green finished second in the 2001 standings as well. Some of you will definitely know it if you have kids because it's one of the best animated movies of recent memory. Drivers can only compete in one of the races, as half the field takes the track for the first event, while the other half competes in the second race. Also, his driversWallace and John Andrettifinished the 2006 Nationwide season in 11th and 12th, respectively. Jeff Gordon, even though I loathe him more than any other driver, has had some pretty spectacular paint schemes over the yearsinauguralthis being one of them. Gordon ran this scheme at the ninth race of the season, the Aaron's 499 at Talladega. Benson, who not known for his qualifying efforts, started the day in the 26th position. Over the years, we've seen Federated Auto Parts sponsor cars in the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and the Camping WorldTruck Series. 05 for Wayne Day in 2009he'd compete in twenty races that season and we have not seen him since. During the two-year span, Waltrip won both championships for Junior Johnson, accumulating 18 poles, 24 wins, 38 top fives and 45 top tens. Over the course of a few seasons, including his 1996 Championship upset, we were used to seeing Labonte run the Kellogg's car with a few of their products thrown in. He would lose many laps after the wreck and would eventually finish in 30th, 64 laps down as Kurt Busch claimed the victory. The so-called king of beers. Absolutely amazing. Here are the top 30 NASCAR Paint Schemes of the 90s. The best playlists in country musicperiod. Im sure their sales went through the roof. Even though he was sponsored by Viagra for the 2005 season, it didn't stop him from running paint schemes of his past. 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. In honor of the movie, DuPont would transform Jeff Gordon's rainbow scheme to a red and black Jurassic Park scheme. 5.00 star(s) 1 ratings Downloads 353 Updated Sep 22, 2022 #55 Kenny Wallace - Square D / NASCAR Racers Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1999 v1.0. 27. I've always been a big fan of the Federated Auto Parts paint schemes. The No. 21. Although his Rainbow Warriors paint scheme was much like the one he ran as a rookie, his Hendrick Motorsports team switched from the Lumina to the Monte Carlo model in 95. His No. 24 Chevrolet, also known as the "Chromalusion", changed colors as the time progressed and during the race. Check out the fresh paint schemes drivers will display at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday (3:30 p.m. Needless to say, he was a pretty good football coach. Back when I was younger, this was one of my favorite paint schemes of all-time. Ryan Newman, teammate of the 2011 Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart, had many different paint schemes throughout the 2011 campaign with sponsors such as the U.S. Army, Bass Pro Shops, Wix Filters, Tornados, Haas Automation, Quicken Loans and the Carrier Classic Basketball Game. A look at the current and some of the upcoming paint schemes for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Earnhardt, decked out in his car that resembles people just throwing buckets of paint on it, started the night in 12th. 1989 No.30 Michael Waltrip, Country Time Lemonade, What is it about the color yellow that makes a bland NASCAR paint scheme jump out? Even though he was a mediocre Cup driver, he gave us an awesome paint scheme. Gordon didn't win the race, but it revolutionized paint schemes forever. For some reason, I just thought this car was awesome and I still think that, I guess. I wanted to put it on here anyway. In a promotion between DC Comics and Ford, Dale Jarrett's No. Yes, it's plain with that all-white paint scheme. The paint scheme may have been very, very short lived, but it is by far one of most classic paint schemes of all-time. 32 Tide Dodge and didn't do that well there either. Bueschers #17 car will also pay tribute to its former driver with a throwback to Matt Kenseths DeWalt paint scheme. Menard started the race in 25th and came home in ninth. During that season, Baker would compete in 17 of the 29 races, the last time he'd race in at least half the races. 1995 No.3 Dale Earnhardt Sr., Goodwrench Silver Select. Over the years, the paint schemes and sponsorship of the cars have become the biggest part of the sport. Dave Blaney first started driving full time at the top level in 2000 for Bill Davis in the No. 19, No. 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! Personally, I'm more of a fan of that classic look rather than the scheme Kenny Wallace drove last season in the Nationwide Series. Jones will drive the iconic #43 car with a throwback look honoring Richard Petty, complete with the iconic Petty blue paint scheme. 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). As I said before, this is just one great paint scheme that deserves to be recognized. During NASCAR's first visit to Talladega in 2006, Dale Earnhardt Inc. decided to honor the late Dale Earnhardt in the Cup and Nationwide Series with special black paint schemes. 43 has had many different looks over the last few years? But before that, he was racing the Miller Lite Dodge that really never had different paint schemes. . Both Petty and Elliott, along with Bobby Labonte, will also join Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer in the TV booth. Here's yet another Dale Earnhardt paint scheme that he ran exclusively at The Winston. The 50-mile race contained fourteen different drivers including Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Dale Jarrett, among other big names. There's no doubting that. In 2009, Busch drove the Miller Lite: Taste Protector Lid Dodge at the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. Labonte had a great weekend in which we saw him qualify first among the 37 cars. However, it was a great race as we saw his son take home the checkered flag for his third-ever Sprint Cup victory, even though it wasn't an official race. The only decal that remained was that of Sprint Cup's. 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. The Hendrick Motorsports No. 22 and instead, his No. The retro paint scheme honored the oldedition that Darrell Waltrip, affectionatelyknown as "Jaws," drove during the 1981 and 1982 seasons. 91 in both races, but was sponsored by Mountain Dew Livewire, their newest flavor, at the Pocono race. At Talladega Superspeedway, Jeff Gordon finished eighth in the 2010 Amp Energy 500, where his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet carried the colors of the National Guard. Operation Desert Storm did not begin until Jan. 17, 1991 and lasted a little over a month. 29 Reese's Chevrolet has become a consistent staple and one of the most recognizable paint schemesin the Sprint Cup Series over the last few years. This car was the original No. Before Richard Childress was running racing teams, he was racing the CRC No.3. Bill Elliott. Sawyer is married to Patty Moise, who raced in the Nationwide Series in the 1990's, along with Sawyer. "DW" ran the car pictured in the 1997 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 at Richmond, but struggled throughout the race. The gold paint on the sides matched perfectly with the white on the hood and top to create a beautiful paint scheme from the early 70s. The younger Earnhardt would also run this scheme in the Budweiser Shootout, as he would end the 70 laps in seventh. His best finish of the year was a second-place run at the Touchstone Energy 300 at Talladega. Im lovin it. The driver ran all of his races for the Wood Brothers in the No. Gordon claimed one of his four poles that season for the race, as the former champion finished in second, only behind Carl Edwards. https://t.co/S2tzFRw3YH, Tyler Reddick (@TylerReddick) May 3, 2022. But he did give us a cool paint scheme in the process, as it was far different than the Citgo red, white and blue paint schemes he had been running the entire season. The car first appeared at the 2005 Sharpie 500 at Bristol, and Reese's began to advertise their "Big Cup" edition. This one may be my favorite just because all of the memories of watching that old Jeff Burton paint scheme back in the day. This is one of them. In 1998, he was named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers. His win at the Food City 500 was also the first win of his young career and the current James Finch driver has won 23 races since that day. Earnhardt would receive damage to his car and would miss the rest of the racehe'd finish in 36th. He qualified third for the event, but had a lackluster Sunday as he finished in 35th. Early in the movie, Trickle developed a fierce rivalry with Rowdy Burns, a Winston Cup Champion. 1998: 1997: NASCAR XFINITY Series Paint Schemes by Year. With Axalta sponsorship and plenty of bright flames along the sides of his Chevrolet, Jeff Gordon won his record fifth Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2014. 44 car for Rick Hendrickthe only difference was that he was sponsored by GMAC instead of Piedmont Airlines. The familiar red and yellow Thunderbird transformed into this blue, night-looking paint scheme for the annual race. Kyle Petty, probably best known for being Richard's son than for his racing career, raced at the Sprint Cup level for 30 years after retiring at the end of the 2008 season. With the 1-800-CALL-ATT paint scheme, he opened up the season with a 42nd place finish at the Daytona 500. 23 Camel Cigarettes/Smokin' Joe's Ford for Travis Carter from 1995-97. 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. 16 prior to the 1994 season. From 1970-79, the Winston Cup Series ran a total oftwenty races at Darlington. This entry from the Cartoon Network in 1998 has every element possible to qualify as one of the worst paint schemes in NASCAR history. After looking through years of Labonte's paint schemes, I swear I could make a list of the 25 best Bobby Labonte paint schemes of all-time. The paint scheme, which was run at the 2010 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond, was ran to honor Budweiser's paint scheme 25 years ago. Needless to say, it was a race to forget for the two teammates. 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. Reddick is pulling double duty this weekend, and in the Xfinity Series race hes driving this throwback to the legendary Bobby Allisons paint scheme from the 1972 Southern 500 at Darlington. Nothing screams Intimidator quite like this pastel clad, Punky Brewster inspired, paint scheme from 2000. I'm just going to go ahead and say it: This is the first of quite a few Dale Earnhardt paint schemes on this list. Here are the 30 best paint schemes from NASCARs 40 years. Of course, the NASCAR Hall of Famer is active on Twitter. For the idea, Labonte's paint scheme would change into a Christmas-like paint scheme with the green and red colors. However, it was still an awesome throwback scheme. Dan Marino got into NASCAR and was part owner of this No.13 First Plus Loans car. 1997 No.17 Darrell Waltrip, Parts America Chrome. 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. However, exactly five years after his near-fatal crash, Irvan crashed during a practice session for the Busch Series race. Over the years, we have seen several NASCAR drivers sport patriotic paint schemes, but none were as great as Kyle Busch's at Richmond last season. 64 registered five top-ten finishes, four of which were by different drivers (McMurray, Elliott, R. Wallace, M. Wallace). It has been known to be titled "The Kids Car" since it was run that weekend. 2002 was the start of a down period for Wallace, as the 1989 Winston Cup Champion would not win a race for the first time since the 1986 season. The 21-time winner is currently driving the No. It looks like the Indiana Jones movies should have sponsored Busch more often. Moderator list hidden. Last year, David Ragan took home the checkered flag with Brad Keselowski finishing in second. The Kellogg Company, owner of such cereals as Frosted Flakes, Apple Jacks, Rice Krispies, Corn Flakes and others, gave Labonte many different paint schemes over the years. By that I mean, this is one of my favorite cars that was run the entire season, not just one or two races. Paint Your Car Online. STP had previously came on board with Petty prior to the 1971 season. However, the other four relatively struggled in the race, as Gibbs was thenext highest finisher with a 17th-place run. The current analyst on the Speed Channel left the No. I've always been a big fan of the paint scheme, even though it was driven by Jeff Green, who I loathed while he was in the Busch Series. If you watch NASCAR on FOX, you have heard about DW. It was truly a class act of a paint scheme, even though some argue that Busch is not a class act (but that's a different topic for a different day). All rights reserved. So I don't know why this paint scheme stands out to me so much. Elliott was on the pole that day and eventually finished the day in fifthTerry Labonte won the race. That is second-best all-time behind John Rostek (1960, Arizona State Fairgrounds), Jamie McMurray (2002, Charlotte) and most recently Trevor Bayne in last year's Daytona 500. He'd slip back in the pack throughout the race and would blow an engine on lap 77. In honor of his versatility and overall excellence, here are 20 paint schemes that reflect Martin's Hall of Fame career. However, during those two years, Andretti didn't have much luck. Tide returned as the main sponsor on the car yet again, as Hamilton Jr. was hoping to have a decent season. 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. 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. 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