Over that season, Labonte's sponsors featured that of the one pictured, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Goody's Headache Powder, Spiderman 3, Cheerios, Totino's Pizza Rolls, Chocolate Chexand others. And of course, Richard Petty claimed seven championships over his career, but his brother Maurice never won a single race. Some of you will definitely know it if you have kids because it's one of the best animated movies of recent memory. His weekend got off to a fairly decent start, as he qualified in the 14th position. Before there was Danica Patrick, there was Shawna Robinson. Getting your hands on one is very difficult. He also won two championships with that paint scheme as well. It's definitely an awesome paint scheme. There were also lower-tier drivers such as Johnny Benson Jr., Ted Musgrave, Ricky Craven and Jeremy Mayfield who hadn't made names for themselves just yet. 7, Petty registered 12 top fives, 34 top tens and a win at the 1986 Miller High Life 400 at Richmond. I respect Ken Schrader as a driver, but that was a horrible paint scheme. He ran in the Gatorade Duels also, even though his starting position was already locked in. at the best online prices at eBay! With his second-place effort in the event, the No. Friday, March 3 - NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, 9 p.m. Truex would go on to win the Aaron's 312 after starting 12th. I'm not really a big fan of Nilla Wafers or Nutter Butters, but I'm a fan of this bright yellow paint scheme. 60, collecting 39 victories, 77 top fives, 94 top tens and 20 poles. Martin ran his old "Valvoline colors" scheme at the Nextel Challenge, his Strohs blue paint scheme at Texas in April and an orange and white scheme (his first ever paint scheme) at Phoenix in November. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall when this brilliant paint scheme was pitched to the marketing executives. Not even close. 41 Target Dodge for Chip Ganassi in 2006. They would return the following season to the race track and Mike Skinner would come home in first. This is one of a few cars on this list that wasn't actually run in an official NASCAR race. Edwards started the night on the outside of the front row with Ryan Newman on the inside. Other prizes included NBA tickets, Chevrolet Tahoe's, Chevy Z-28 Camaro's, Home Entertainment Systems and other prizes. There is nothing better than when Kyle Petty sported a NWO stock car in 1996, at the height of their popularity. It not only got him his shot at becoming a professional race car driver, it also got him some free publicity as everyone was talking about his 1994 Raybestos paint scheme, even today. He was just 31 at the time of his death. He wound up jumping up 21 positions by the end of the race and finishing 12th. 44 car for Rick Hendrickthe only difference was that he was sponsored by GMAC instead of Piedmont Airlines. Gordon would switch back to his familiar rainbow scheme for the 500-mile race, thus ending that great-looking gold-and-black Premier scheme. Perhaps the coolest thing about this paint scheme was the dates on the hood. Sunday at 3:30p ET on FS1, https://t.co/kL92FRtslr and the FOX Sports App https://t.co/U4a0xtukwL pic.twitter.com/MzSLinlJ90. Earnhardt, decked out in his car that resembles people just throwing buckets of paint on it, started the night in 12th. But back to the paint scheme, Grubb ran the No. NASCAR Xfinity @NASCAR_Xfinity Here is the photo NASCAR competition officials used to determine the winner. Once an up-and-coming driver in the Winston Cup Series, the 1994 Busch Series Champion signed on with Jack Roush prior to the 1998 season after two lackluster campaigns. LePage would post finishes of 25th and 35th in those two races. It was this classic paint scheme that represented his successful partnership throughout the course of his career. 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. Trickle's crew would somehow fix it and get him back out on the lead lap. I don't know about you, but I love Velveeta shells and cheese. But it gave us a pretty nice paint scheme. Jeff Burton has widely been considered to be one of the best Nationwide drivers of all-time, successfully notching 27 wins during his career, which is good for sixth all-time behind Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards and Jack Ingram. Harry Gant's Skoal Bandit car was one of the most famous and well-known paint schemes of his era. Although SPAM is one of the most disgusting things ever created, the paint scheme was epic. There's no doubting that. Yeah, it was like that in 2006 as well. The following weekend at one of racing's most storied tracks, Elliott got off to a great start with a eighth-place effort. He didn't win the race, but it was still a nice farewell to the future hall of famer. Even though he didn't have a great finish, it was still a nice looking car. Stacy Compton was another one of those drivers with lots of potential, but just turned out to be mediocre at best. The No. It was a classic paint scheme and hopefully it'll return again at some point. And if youre new to NASCAR, throwback weekend is a great way to learn some more about the history of the sport. 1999 No.42 Joe Nemechek, Bellsouth. Regardless, Allison's life was cut way too shorthe was just 22 years old at the time of his passing. Wood helped put his Wood Brothers team together in 1953 and he won four races throughout his career. The top two drivers from the Sprint Showdown qualify for the actual All-Star Race. Here are the top 30 NASCAR Paint Schemes of the 90s. 16. At one point in time, Reese's was a primary sponsor for his Nationwide car and the company would also be an associate sponsor for him at the Sprint Cup level. However, he didn't do that much better, as he accumulated one pole (Michigan), one top five and three top tens. This meant a new era was being ushered in and we did not see Reese's sponsor Harvick last 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. His son also ran a Coca-Cola scheme, too. Busch would also win the championship two years later, directly after his teammate Matt Kenseth gave Jack Roush his first Cup championship in 2003. Bobby Labonte ran this specific scheme at the 2007 Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire. 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. Gordon claimed one of his four poles that season for the race, as the former champion finished in second, only behind Carl Edwards. 8 would line up in fifth for the Daytona 500. Kevin Harvick won in his third career start in the Sprint Cup Series. The former Sprint Cup Champion has seemingly bounced around since obtaining the championship, driving the No. 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. He would also serve a second stint as the main man in D.C. from 2004-07. That season had one of the most exciting All-Star races as Jeff Gordon took home the victory and the $300,000 prize (the winner's prize was over $1.3 million last year). 20 Joe Gibbs Chevrolet. Anyway, Hamilton started racing full-time in 1991, posting four top-ten finishes and winning Rookie of the Year in the process in the No. The 2.5-mile of Daytona International Speedway hosted the famed Daytona 500. . 21, mainly sponsored by Motorcraft and Quick Lane Tire throughout the season. He would go on to run up front throughout the entire race, leading 35 lapsand would eventually place fourth. 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. This car was ran to honor the driver that was perhaps the best driver of all-time when he finished his career. Rick Hendrick gave Labonte a shot to run a number of races in the No. Although Reutimann did not have the outing he was expecting, it was still an awesome paint scheme, in tribute to the longest-running, American prime time, scripted television series. To race a paint or for more options, sign in to Trading Paints. The former Nationwide Series champion floundered during his rookie season, while accumulating four top fives and six top tens in 36 races. Jarrett, one of the best drivers of the 1990's, had a spectacular career that spanned 24 years. 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. "Million Dollar Bill" ran this car at the UAW-GM Teamwork 500at Pocono in 1995, the 17th race of the season. This specific paint scheme was run in the final three events of the 2009 seasonat the Dickies 500 at Texas, the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix and the season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead. Labonte started the day all the way in last place, but managed to work his way up through the field and finished the day in 11th, as Dale Jarrett collected the checkered flag. Allison was inducted into the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame, along with Lee Petty, David Pearson, Ned Jarrett and Bud Moore. But regardless, Jarrett went out with a bang that season, as he collected his third Daytona 500 trophy in the process. NASCAR Paint Scheme Design for the 36 of Matt Tifft in the Coca-Cola 600. Other non-Winston Cup regulars Brendan Gaughan, Austin Cameron, Kelly Tanner, Ron Burns, Lance Norick, Rich Woodland Jr., Butch Gilliland, Jeff Davis and Scott Gaylord also participated in the event as well. He would eventually be replaced by John Andretti. Kurt Busch won the 2004 championship, yet Kyle hasn't won one. 1998 No. After he took the checkered flag, his teammate Michael Waltrip, who won his first career race at the Daytona 500 that season, joined him in the infield as both of them celebrated. Ed Pimm drove the Sunoco No.98 back in the 80s. 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. Regardless, it was still an awesome paint scheme, honoring perhaps the best video game of all-time. His first career victory came at the 1996 Dura Lube 500 at Phoenix, the first time the No. Going into the 2004 season, Grubb was supposed to run a few races with Team Rensi Motorsports, but his life changed forever that March. Richard Petty. This is just one of them and it deserves to be in the top 20. And with the other Petty GMS Racing car in the field, Ty Dillon will run a throwback look honoring Lee Petty, Richard Pettys father who participated in the first ever NASCAR race. He'd finish the season sixth in the final points standings, but had several spectacular and different paint schemes along the way. I wish we would have seen you have a full, lengthy career at the series' highest level. 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. 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. 9 green and orange scheme first appeared in the 2001 season and needless to say, he had great success in that car. Great paint scheme. The No.1 UNO caris as real as it gets. 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. Jerry Nadeau drove the No.9 Cartoon Network Ford that was created for NASCARs 50th birthday. 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. 17. In this slideshow, I've tried toincorporate it with some of the best drivers in auto racing over the last thirty years. However at the Firecracker 400 at Daytona, Trickle and Burnswould both be seriously injured in the "Big One." Since Stewart started the race, he would still collect the points that Rudd accumulated. Like a number of paint schemes on this list, the one pictured was a one-race deal. Kyle Petty worked out a great sponsorship with 7-11 that turned into one of the best ideas for a paint scheme ever when he used his own car number as part of the sponsors design. He'd run the G.I. 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. That season, Elliott won the Pennzoil Freedom 400 at Homestead, which became his first victory since 1994. For the idea, Labonte's paint scheme would change into a Christmas-like paint scheme with the green and red colors. 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. It was a sleek looking paint scheme with the teeth on the front as the best part. 2009 was a tough season for "Concrete Carl" and his No. Every once in a while, however, there is that one car that sticks out . A picture of Wood was plastered on the hood of Bayne's No. Gordon's teammates, Terry Labonte and Ricky Craven, finished second and third, respectively. A cartoon moon was put on the hood, directly beside the McDonalds logo. 1998 - Mark Martin. 99 took to one of the smallest tracks in NASCAR. He won several races in this vehicle making the paint scheme even better than it looks. 71, Coast Guard). As most of you know, Joe Gibbs used to be the head coach of the Washington Redskins from 1981-1992. Tasting the rainbow has never had such an important meaning than when Ernie Irvan rocked this paint scheme in 1999. In any case, Labonte's paint scheme was a great promotional idea and a great paint scheme, even though the movie was decent. There is nothing quite like the worst shade ofbrown ever created paired up with a really bad flame job. 1996 No.3 Dale Earnhardt Sr., '96 Olympics. Bonnett was one of the best racers of the 1980's, but his time would come to an end as he passed away on Feb. 11, 1994 (Rest in peace). 9 Dodge. David Pearson is one of the better drivers in the history of NASCAR and he drove the No.21 Purolator for many years. It was still nice to see something different from Gordon, who had typically been running his rainbow scheme. But I just wanted to put one of them on this list and it had to be the classic game, Super Mario Bros. Hamlin participated in just seven races in the 2009 Nationwide Series season, with the GameStop scheme grazing it one timeat the Able Body Labor 200 at Phoenix. !Watch live on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/dlbxtvJoin the Discord Discord: https://discord.com/invite/yBcCr8VPEeFollow @dlb. 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