Ulrich in 1991 and then Ray DeWitt from 1992-93. 7, Petty registered 12 top fives, 34 top tens and a win at the 1986 Miller High Life 400 at Richmond. HamiltonJr.'s best finish was an 11th-place run at the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 at Las Vegas three weeks into the season. From 1992-2000, Martin was undoubtedly the best driver in the Busch Series, although he didn't race more than 15 races in any of those seasons. 64 Dodge, usually sponsored by Top-Flite Golf or Miller High Life, featured many drivers throughout the 2005 campaign including himself, Bill Elliott, Jamie McMurray, Jeremy Mayfield, his brother Mike and his son Steve. He seemed to run up front the entire night but by the end of the 160 laps, Jeff Gordon had edged him out for the victory and his 11th victory of the season. Hamilton Jr. wouldnot be retained at the end of the season and hasn't run a single race in the series' top level since. Photo courtesy of Jonathan Ferrey/Allsport. It switched to the No. Cars: Racing, NASCAR; Sport & Touring Cars . However, Elliott was in the midst of a long winless drought and it didn't get any better with the Toy Story II paint scheme. The Daytona 500 was run three days later on Feb. 20 and yet again, "20 Feb 2005" appeared on the hood of the car. In honor of his versatility and overall excellence, here are 20 paint schemes that reflect Martin's Hall of Fame career. 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! 5. 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. The weekend in Pennsylvania wasn't good from the get go, as Elliott started the day in the 37th position. 28 has thought to be the unlucky No. Gordon claimed one of his four poles that season for the race, as the former champion finished in second, only behind Carl Edwards. While I'm on the subject of the best paint schemes in NASCAR over the last thirty years, I pondered something else:What is the worst paint scheme in NASCAR history? In 1994, Allison's replacement Ernie Irvan, was in the midst of a title run, but suffered critical brain and lung injuries after a crash at Michiganafter the crash, many feared that he had perished, but was air-lifted to the hospital and survived even though he was given a 10 percent chance of living. At one point, he was third in the points standings but faded down the stretch and finished the year seventh. He competed in 13 events in 2002 and was able to start on the pole and win his first two races of the seasonthe Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas and the darlingtonraceway.com 200 at Darlington. Before Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards were dominating the Nationwide circuit, Mark Martin was doing so in his No. This car was designed by his daughter, Ella Sofiaand painter Sam Bass for the 2010 Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta. Davey Allison is one of NASCARs legends that died too soon. One of the best cartoons of all-time. The following season, Irwin signed on with Robert Yates Racing to drive the No. 361 top tens. 17 during the 1997 season, along with throwback paint schemes of his Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Budweiser, Gatorade and Tide rides. But, colleges around the nation also sponsored him in a few racesa list that includes the University of Tennessee Volunteers (Bristol), Auburn Tigers (Talladega), Connecticut Huskies (Loudon), North Carolina Tar Heels (Charlotte), Wisconsin Badgers (Milwaukee), Illinois Fighting Illini (Gateway), Nebraska Cornhuskers (Pikes Peak), Purdue Boilermakers (IRP), Michigan Wolverines (Michigan and Bristol), Kansas State Wildcats (Kansas), North Carolina State Wolfpack (Charlotte) and the Miami Hurricanes (Miami). Here are the top 30 NASCAR Paint Schemes of the 90s. The 2007 season would also be the last time he would get in a racecar. The younger Waltrip brother ran this specific paint scheme at the second Talladega racelast season, honoring his brother's induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. During that year, Dreamworks and Universal Studios came out with the action and science fiction film, Small Soldiers. The following weekend, Labonte struggled and came home in 25th. A lifestyle so perfectly captured by the country greats of yesterday, but still alive and well today in artists who truly get it. #40 McDonalds The following season, he came back with his Atlanta Olympics car. Terry Labonte won his first championship in 1984 and then won it again in 1996. At the time of the race's completion, Martin finished a disappointing 28th, as Jimmie Johnson won the race. 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. It didn't take away from the fact that is was a truly classic paint scheme. Please order by image number. Photo courtesy of Sean Gardner/Getty Images. In 1997, Earnhardt brought in an all-orange Wheaties Chevrolet. This was undoubtedly the best one of the bunch. His No. Prior to his death in 2000, Petty ran eleven races and struggled mightilyhis best finish being a 12th-place running at the Touchstone Energy 300 at Talladega. Following his arrival at Roush Racing at Michigan, LePage would post seven top-20 finishes, including a season best sixth-place finish at Charlotte. Even though he was a mediocre Cup driver, he gave us an awesome paint scheme. The car never seemed to run up front, but it was an awesome looking paint scheme. Gordon ran this paint scheme five times during the season, with races at Las Vegas, Phoenix, Chicagoland, Richmond and Texas. 07 was an extravagant and voluminous paint scheme that seemed to sparkle on the race track. Joe. During 2002, his best finish was an 11th place effort at the Pocono 500. This paint scheme is the last Earnhardt car on this list that was ran at the annual All-Star race. The No. Honestly, even though I hate yogurt, this is one of my favorite paint schemes of all-time. They would not retain him after season's end and he would become a "free agent.". Like the Looney Tunes' Tazmanian Devil, Earnhardt was crazy and was never afraid. Even though he didn't have a great day, it was still a cool paint scheme featuring one of my three favorite video games of all-time. When you start 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup races, you're good. (On a side note, I'd say Busch is one of the best Bristol drivers in NASCAR history). Needless to say, he didn't get off to a good start as he registered finishes of 11th, 25th, 36th, 18th and 30th, respectively. The driver ran all of his races for the Wood Brothers in the No. If you want to look good at @TooToughToTame then youve gotta look tough. It definitely hits on all the necessary criteria to qualify as one of the worst paint schemes ever. Members. View Paint Schemes by Car Number: JEFF GORDON #24 Dupont Paint Scheme nascar diecast 1 64 With Hooh - $72.31. The booth for Darlington is STACKED with Hall of Famers to join @ClintBowyer and @mikejoy500. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) to kick off the 2023 season. However, he would struggle throughout the race and would eventually be caught up in a wreck on lap 285. Unfortunately, it would also be the last All-Star race Earnhardt would ever compete in. The first NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was an ARCA Menards Series West race won by Ken Schrader on November 2, 1996. 1997 No.5 Terry Labonte, Spooky Fruit Loops. He also had another Checkers/Valvoline scheme that he drove at the second Talladega racethere was also a special Checker's/Florida State University paint scheme that he drove at the season finale at Homestead. After Nadeau was relinquished of his duties in the No. Harvick would post a qualifying effort of 32nd that weekend and would eventually come home in ninthTony Stewart won the race, followed by Kyle and Kurt Busch and Boris Said, by far the biggest surprise of the race (Said was also on the pole). This meant a new era was being ushered in and we did not see Reese's sponsor Harvick last season. 75 Remington Arms Ford for the 1999 season, but struggled the entire season and was let go at the conclusion of the year. 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. But at the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte, Motorcraft honored Glen Wood, who would be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Jan. 20, 2012. Giving small updates here and there and quipping on different stories from his life. I'd say they did pretty good. So for the 1999 Winston, Earnhardt brought back his old sponsor, along with those yellow and blue colors. 9 that we were all familiar with. As part of NASCARs 50th anniversary celebration in 1998. This paint scheme has always confused me because the car was officially run in 1998, but the movie sponsor is that off the Blues Brothers 2000. Earnhardt had some of the coolest paint schemes I've ever seenand you will see some of those in the upcoming slides. This is the only Michael Waltrip paint scheme on the list and it reaches the No. This is a paint scheme no doubt. I deemed it necessary to put this car on the list just because of the sponsor. The sixth-best paint scheme of the last 30 years belongs to Jeff Gordon, who has appeared on this list quite a bit. There was no doubt that he was at the end of his career, as he had not won a race since 2002. Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Babe Ruth, Joe Montana, and Richard Petty are all synonymous with winning and are the faces of their respective sports. Kurt Busch won the 2004 championship, yet Kyle hasn't won one. Hamilton finished the season ninth in the final points standings, the best finish of his career. Maybe he should have driven cars like that more often and maybe he'd have more than two career wins on the Nationwide circuit. Now it makes me wish I would have tried the Uh-Oh Oreo's. Truex was involved in crashes on laps 92 and 153 after starting the race in 20th. A young hotshot by the name of Matt Kenseth filled in for Elliott at the MBNA Gold 400 at Dover. It's delicious. This is perhaps one of the most revolutionary paint schemes of all-time. 0. 29 on the track for at least one race per season. The MLB All-Star Game sponsored a few races throughout the years (as seen by Bobby Labonte's 2000 scheme). Back in 2003, Schrader ran for BAM Racing and had multiple paint schemes along the way: Dakota Imaging, 1-800-CALL-ATT, Freightliner, Blair.com, Derailers, SEM/Horiziona and maybe a few more. Kulwicki was the beloved antithesis of NASCAR's . He wouldn't finish the race either and came home in 36th. Setzer qualified in the middle of the pack at 26th and on Sunday, he came home 19th. Dale Jr. started the day in 27th, but blew an engine 151 laps into the race and finished 31st. At least he got to run the69th best paint scheme of the last thirty years before he ran the rest of the season in the No. In 1996, Irvan would return to the No. But Spencer would never find success with Carter, as the driver would only clinch three top fives and seventeen top tens over his three-year stint in the Camel Fordhis best finish was a fourth-place run at the 1996 Miller 400 at Michigan. His first career victory came at the 1996 Dura Lube 500 at Phoenix, the first time the No. This entry from the Cartoon Network in 1998 has every element possible to qualify as one of the worst paint schemes in NASCAR . Levi-Garrett, once a sponsor for Geoff Bodine's No. 88 Quality Care carthat were run throughout an entire season). Gant started competing in the No. We also saw this paint scheme hit the pavement in the annual Winston All-Star Race. Today, I am going to do a Top 10 list of what I think are the best NASCAR paint schemes in racing history. Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Thought to be one of the most anticipated films of 1998, Small Soldiers had a budget of $40 million. 9 Cartoon Network Ford Taurus Lake Speed. As you know, Jarrett stopped running this car at the conclusion of the 2000 season to switch to the brown UPS car that we all know. 15. Even though he finished in the middle of the field, he gave us a great paint scheme to look at. #13 Twisted Tea 4 HS Die Chevrolet he drove for James Finch in the 1997 Busch Series season. @alex_bowman and the #Ally48 team carrying the @markmartin throwback colors will start 15th tomorrow at @TooToughToTame. Gordon ended the race in 13th-place. He would also win Rookie of the Year honors that season as well. Mayfield, along with his main sponsor Mobil 1 and owner Michael Kranefuss, decided to bring in the Kentucky Derby as an associate sponsor for the 1999 California 500 by NAPA at Fontana. 40 Dodge. For the first time since 1994, Gordon did not visit victory lane as he would finish seventh in the final points standings. It has become a consistent sight to see an orange No. Gordon and his primary sponsor DuPont, in association with Pepsi, ran this car at the Pepsi 400 at Daytona in 2002. He finished ahead of future champions Dale Jarrett and Bobby Labonte, along with past champion Bill Elliott, Ricky Rudd, Michael Waltrip and others. During that month, he failed an administered drug test and was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR until he was reinstated in June 2006. He'd finish the season 11th in points, his second-worst season since coming to Roush Racing full-time in 2005. Bill Elliott's No. 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. Remember in the previous slide when I said that I loved it when other sports would sponsor NASCAR cars? The best feature on the car would probably have to be the red No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet during the penultimate race of the 2012 season at Phoenix Raceway. Nothing screams Intimidator quite like this pastel clad, Punky Brewster inspired, paint scheme from 2000. Reutimann started the day in the 34th position, only to blow an engine on the 92nd lap. Regardless, it was definitely a great paint scheme that won't be forgotten any time soon. 1997 No.24 Jeff Gordon, DuPont T-Rex. During the 2011 season, the AARP came on board with the No. Jeff Gordon has raced a special paint scheme in at least one event in every season since 1997. Anyway, over the 2005 season, Martin ran various schemes, celebrating his lengthy career in NASCAR. At the Dodge Dealers 400 at Dover, Target along with the video game Halo 3, sponsored Stremme. 142. It's possible that some images did not transfer over correctly when we moved to the new site. Every driver seemed to believe in it at some point except for Harry Gant, who drove the No. That's why I'm so fond of this paint scheme even though it was driven by a person of Riggs' ability. Back in 1985, Darrell Waltrip ran the No. It's a shame that Reed Sorenson never developed into the driver that everyone was thinking he'd become. What do NASCAR, psychedelic tie-dye and the McDonalds Big Mac all have in common? He would move up as the day progressed and would finish seventh, his fourth top ten of the season at that point. In 1995, Earnhardt started the phenomenon of special paint schemes with his "Silverwrench" car. It was undoubtedly an awesome edition and the night was perhaps even better as Michael Waltrip, in his No. Anyway, I do love some Rally's/Checker's hamburgers and fries. 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. This car was run a third time during the season, just not by Elliott. Baker was the first driver to exceed the 200 mph mark on a closed course test run. #48 Ally Irwin may have become a great driver if he didn't pass too early, but it looks like we'll never know. 1998 No.94 Bill Elliott, McDonalds Big Mac Tonight. Regardless of his lackluster effort, thenow-perished Irwin gave us a pretty cool paint scheme to look at. It was still a great piece of work. 37. 2 Bots Online Now #1 - Google on 02/25/2023 @ 6:11 am Armory Digital Racing Designs / [] Here's a picture of the two drivers celebrating. I'm saying it because it is a truly classic paint scheme. 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. By. 1998 No.44 Kyle Petty, Hot Wheels Blues Brothers Special Edition. That lucky driver turned out to be Ken Schrader. As stated above, Bonnett raced just five races during the 1990 season before suffering a near life-threatening crash. Definitely the one that is pictured. I did that very same thing when my late grandmother told me her favorite driver was Bill Elliott, and he's been my favorite driver ever since. And some just pick their No. Anyway, over the years, Bowyer has had some stellar paint schemes, especially the one he drove in the 2007 Crown Royal 400 at Richmond. Bobby Allison turned the Miller High Life No.12 into a vintage NASCAR. Cup90 Mod. 37 K-Mart/Little Caesar'sFord for Michael Kranefuss for the 1995 and 1996 seasons. He was sponsored by AMP Energy Drink for two of those races, the Daytona 500 and the Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta. Musgrave finished out the season driving for teams such as Bud Moore (two races), Travis Carter (one race), Buz McCall (one race), Doug Bawel (one race) and Bill Elliott (six races). After leaving Roush Racing, Kurt Busch latched on with Roger Penske to replace the recently-retired Rusty Wallace in the No. It'd appear again the next two races as well, finishing second and 20th. This scheme would run the following two weeks as well at Rockingham and Las Vegas, respectively. But it was still a good weekend for the elder brother. The top two drivers from the Sprint Showdown qualify for the actual All-Star Race. It didn't get much better as he blew an engine on the 287th lap and finished the day in 39th. When you haveGameStop as your sponsor, you're bound to have some pretty spectacular paint schemes. Committed to a full-time Nationwide schedule, Bayne ran just 17 races in Sprint Cup during the 2011 season. Mark Martin won the race with his teammate Jeff Burton in second. 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. He would finish the race in 32nd, 53 laps down. . 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. But before he called it a career, he gave us this awesome looking No. A few weeks later, at the Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen, Gordon and his No. Maybe it's because there's money scattered everywhere on the car and like most people, I love money. 00 Domino's Pizza Toyota at the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on July 29. Running a part-time schedule in the Busch Series in 1999, Jones ran this car in 19 of the 32 races. All Rights Reserved. And that's what Harvick did. He did have some cool paint schemes, though. Request image u0227ge6064d Available in digital format only. The 2000 season was the last time NASCAR's top level would run 34 races in a season. Paint scheme of all time. 1983 No.3 Ricky Rudd, Piedmont Airlines. The biggest sponsor missing from the paint schemes of today is Coca-Cola. Great paint scheme. With the second career Winston win, Gordon was able to claim the $300,000 prize as well. Custer will honor the late Jason Leffler with his #41 Stewart Haas Racing Ford this weekend. This was the first special themed paint scheme in NASCARs history. 6. 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. Atwood only had six finishes of 20th or better during the 2002 season. What an awesome throwback! 13 after the New Hampshire race, four different drivers shared the ride: Wally Dallenbach Jr., (two races), Tom Hubert (one race), Dennis Setzer (six races) and Ted Musgrave (seven races). 3 machine, but it was still a great looking paint scheme. Bobby Labonte, along with his primary sponsor Interstate Batteries, conjoined with the Hall of Fame for the 2000 Pepsi 400 at Daytonathe MLB' Hall of Fame would go on to sponsor Dale Earnhardt Jr. in a couple of races over the next few seasons as well. 38, as the rest of the car is entirely black and white. As I said before, this is just one great paint scheme that deserves to be recognized. 50 Wal-Mart car for Turner Motorsports in Daytona's July race. For M&Ms last season in NASCAR, Kyle Busch will drive a throwback scheme that pays tribute to Ernie Irvans 1998 M&Ms car. 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. 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. Back in the 1980's, Terry Labonte drove a blue and white 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. The finishing order for the first race determines the lineup for the odd positions on the starting grid (third, fifth, seventh, etc.) 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. The Georgia native got his start in Sprint Cup by driving his rookie campaign in the No. He'd finish the season sixth in the final points standings, but had several spectacular and different paint schemes along the way. Kevin LePage was one of those drivers that had potential but was never able to become that driver that everyone thought he would become. McMurray is going back to the 90s with this Mac Tonight paint scheme we last saw on . 51 Mello Yello car from the movie. Good-bye rainbows, hello flames: For 2001, Jeff Gordons No. 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. It looks like the Indiana Jones movies should have sponsored Busch more often. Throwing it back like its 2004. Labonte was making his 513th consecutive start at the First Union 400, successfully spanning over 17 seasons. Since his departure to the Cup level, Earnhardt has run a very limited schedule in NASCAR's second tier. 11 spot on this list. Upon the release of the sequel, it was announced that they would sponsor Bill Elliott's No. Trickle, a hotshot rookie, was recruited by car dealership owner Tim Daland (Randy Quaid), which eventually led to Harry Hogge (Robert Duvall) being hired as the crew chief while coming out of retirement. In that race Bouchard would start 27th, but would struggle all day and finish 34th. In 2000, his last season in the No. I respect Ken Schrader as a driver, but that was a horrible paint scheme. The seven-time champion hit the wall fairly hard and the damage would not be repairable. Compton was given the opportunity for a full-time ride by Mark Melling prior to the 2000 season, driving the No. He spent three seasons with the team, amassing six top fives and eighteen top tens. 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. Green finished second in the 2001 standings as well. Regardless, Baker's No. However, as amazing as the Mountain Dew sponsored paint scheme was, it was not nearly as great as the other one. It has been known to be titled "The Kids Car" since it was run that weekend. 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. Earnhardt's weekend got off to a great start, notching a second-place qualifying effort. Two championships. 11 that he drove for Junior Johnson in 1983. I really wouldn't call it a celebration, as it was more like a memorial paint scheme. BroBible is the #1 place on the internet for the very best content from the worlds of sports, culture, gear, high tech, and more. Like, a lot of critters. Shortly thereafter, Bonnett retired from racing to become a commentator for CBS Sports, TNT and TBS Sports. Favorites. It is certainly a big departure from Earnhardts traditional Man in Black theme. 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. The following season, he won another four races, attempting 17 of the 25 raceshe finished the season ninth in points, however. Kyrie Irving Makes Stunning Comments On His And Dallas Mavericks Poor Play, The Newest XFL Ratings Data Is In And Its Not Good, Louisvilles Disaster Season Ended With A Rogue Dog On the Court, Giants Start Contract Extension Talks With Star Defensive Tackle, New On Netflix In March: Waco: American Apocalypse, MH370: The Plane That Disappeared, Chris Rock And You Part 2, Dave Grohls Generosity Goes Viral After He Braved LA Storms To Help The Homeless, African Crocodile Goes Full Tarzan And Swings From An Elephants Tail In Surreal Encounter, The Mandalorian Director Addresses How The Show Will Handle Gina Caranos Departure, 30 Most Badass NASCAR Paint Schemes From 1949-1989. In 1997, Wheaties depicted a race car driver, Earnhardt,for the very first time on one of their boxes. But at the race, five drivers were sponsored by our Armed Forces, something we had never seen before. I wish I could find a better picture of this car, but this will have to do. He started that Sunday in 39th, but worked his way up slightly and finished the day in 20th. His Sharpie $1,000,000 Contest was definitely a great paint scheme and helped him win the first race of his career. At least he was able to grace the hood of a NASCAR racecar, but that still doesn't make up for his untimely death. Stremme was given a chance to run full-time for Chip Ganassi in the No. Photo courtesy of Chris Graythern/Getty Images. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran this specific car the 2006 3M Performance 400 at Michigan and it proved to be a pretty good idea. 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. He finished the 1998 season 36th in points and third in rookie-of-the-year voting. Each former champion will call one stage. First off, Pretzel M&Ms were first launched around April 2010 and Busch has run a total of six races since its release. 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). Dale Earnhardt's No. The blue of the night is masked perfectly across the car for the design of the Big Mac Tonight back in 1998. If you do not know what the Sprint Showdown and All-Star Race are, it's a prelude to NASCAR's first trip to Charlotte every season. He won several races in this vehicle making the paint scheme even better than it looks. Even though I'm not a fan of rainbow-looking schemes, this car was pretty spectacular. The following season, which turned out to be fairly successful, Irvan was let go by Robert Yates Racing and was considered to be a "free agent.". That season, Elliott won the Pennzoil Freedom 400 at Homestead, which became his first victory since 1994. 1985 No.28 Davey Allison, Texaco-Havoline. Likes. Busch, who is the owner of 104 races in the top three series, has had some amazing paint schemes since signing with Joe Gibbs Racing. In 2007, Steele was involved in a late model crash at Toledo Speedway and decided to call it a career after that race. He drove this car multiple times throughout the 2005 season with races at Indianapolis, Bristol and Atlanta. Andretti had a few different paint schemes over his NASCAR career, including the one pictured in this slideshow, which is perhaps my favorite paint scheme of his. Prior to the 2005 Daytona 500, "Junior" ran this scheme in qualifying, the Gatorade Duel 125s and the Budweiser Shootout. 00 from Michael Waltrip Racing has had some of the coolest paint schemes (even though a lot of them aren't on this list). Charlie Joiner, Mel Renfro, Dan Dierdorf and Lou Creekmur were also inducted. Sponsored by the cereals Trix, Lucky Charms and Cocoa Puffs, Benson ran this car at the Goody's Headache Powder 500 at Bristol in 1998. By that I mean, this is one of my favorite cars that was run the entire season, not just one or two races. 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. This car was ran at the TranSouth Financial 400 at Darlington in 1998 by Waltrip. Click HERE for current races scheme chart! However, the joyous occasion did not help Gordon's weekend. 43 had gone to victory lane since Richard Petty won in 1984. 99 took to one of the smallest tracks in NASCAR. Greg Sacks finished in last place after a crash on lap twenty. 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. This car also featured a mainly white scheme, which was primarily used during the 1995 season. NAPA and NASCAR go together like milk and cookies. So that leads to the question, "What are farewell tours?". This special paint scheme was oriented towards the fishing side of his life. He would climb his way back into the top 20, but would commit a speeding penalty on pit road and would go two laps down, officially putting him out of contention. The 1996 DieHard 500 was memorable for me as it was the second race I had ever attended and it was awesome to see a car out there like Labonte's. Even though he was undoubtedly on the downside of his career, Schrader wasn't as bad as the paint scheme. The one-time Sprint Cup winner was let go after the 17th race of the season, the Jiffy Lube 300 at New Hampshire. Caesar'Sford for Michael Kranefuss for the 2010 Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta Sports, TNT and Sports! 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