In his rookie season of 1993, 21-year-old Jeff Gordon drove this Hendrick Motorsports No. 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). 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. As stated above, this specific paint scheme was run in the 1997 exhibition race, NASCAR's 49th year of existence. And it worked. That lucky driver turned out to be Ken Schrader. When Martin took the green flag that Sunday, it was the third-longest consecutive starts streak among active drivers behind only Ricky Rudd and Rusty Wallaceit was also the seventh-longest streak in NASCAR history. 54 Toys "R" Us car in 2002 for Rick Goodwin. Rusty Wallace, Dale Jarrett and Jeff Gordon rounded out the top five. Paint Your Car Online. 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. On this paint scheme, it featured Lucky the Leprechaun (Lucky Charms), the Trix Rabbit (Trix), Sonny the Cuckoo Bird (Cocoa Puffs) and Buzz Bee (Honey Nut Cheerios). The colors and number give it a certain Marino style that cant help but to be noticed. This is one of a few cars on this list that wasn't actually run in an official NASCAR race. Irwin participated in four races in 1997 for David Blair in the No. The car pictured was run at the Budweiser Shootout on Feb. 12, thus giving the car its "birth date.". Earnhardt started the night 19th and finished the night in the very same position. It's a great looking car and we can't wait to see it in Victory Lane. 94 McDonald's Ford, Elliott had some of the coolest paint schemes of all-time, as evident by some of the cars on this list. Fresh off of his second championship, Labonte set out to claim another one, but it didn't work out. He would also serve a second stint as the main man in D.C. from 2004-07. 5 at the final spring race at North Wilkesboro in 1996. 24. None other than The Simpsons, which appears regularly on the FOX Network at 8 PM E/T on Sundays throughout the year. Terry Labonte definitely struck gold with this purple and orange paint scheme, honoring one of the best cereals ever, Frosted Flakes. 77 Jasper Engines Ford for Doug Bawel prior to the 2002 season. After a hard crash that almost killed him in 1994 at Michigan, Irvan came back in 1995 to compete in three races. 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. The bronze colored body, was a nice change of pace for Earnhardt from the typical black . This paint scheme may not have been the most extravagant, but in my opinion, it imitated Earnhardt which makes it a great paint scheme. Here's a die-cast photo of the seven cars from 1997. Jeff Gordon donned this special paint scheme to run in The Winston, NASCAR's annual all-star race. Trickle would be forced to go to the hospital, where he eventually develops a romantic relationship with Dr. Claire Lewicki (Nicole Kidman). 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. Last season, Busch would run the car at the Crown Royal Presents the Matthew & Daniel Hansen 400 at Richmond, starting the night in the 20th position. 1999 No.5 Terry Labonte, Kelloggs Corn Flakes. Dan Marino got into NASCAR and was part owner of this No.13 First Plus Loans car. All Rights Reserved. Usually in sports, most notably NASCAR, there are special paint schemes or uniforms to commemorate a special event or a great achievement in their respective sport. 1995 No.3 Dale Earnhardt Sr., Goodwrench Silver Select. #32 Schluter Systems Ron Bouchard, who had a short Winston Cup career, started his career off with a stunning victory at Talladega in 1981, along with one pole, five top fives and twelve top tens. 01, Rick Hendrick in the No. 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. Green also filled in for Elliott the following week at Darlington, qualifying 40th and finishing 25th. He has only run two races since, both in 2003. 9 Uh-Oh Oreo's Ford for Roush Racing. Even though he finished in the middle of the field, he gave us a great paint scheme to look at. He was sponsored by AMP Energy Drink for two of those races, the Daytona 500 and the Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta. Were having flashbacks to 2002. It's just unfortunate he couldn't do better in Sprint Cup. We've seen companies such as Domino's Pizza, Tums, Aaron's, Best Western Hotel, Burger King and others as main sponsors. The paint scheme is actually a preview of what the 2009 Lowe's paint scheme . 21 Citgo car or the one pictured in this slide. As Trickle is recovering, Daland hires another hotshot rookie to take his placeRuss Wheeler. 45 Spree paint scheme first appeared during the 1998 season, as he drove three races at age 17. His best finish of the year was a second-place run at the Touchstone Energy 300 at Talladega. This specific scheme, in the Redskins' colors, was ran at the DieHard 500 at Talladega in 1996. But then I remembered his Ned Jarrett Tribute car and it had to be on the slideshow. Since 2000, there have been 17 races run at Darlington and 13 different drivers have won. The team began with driver Jeff Gordon, who spent his entire full-time career behind the wheel of the No. After Penske severed ties with Busch, he moved on to James Finch to drive the No. He had not won since 2008 and the streak would extend even furtherKevin Harvick claimed the checkered flag for his third win of the season. However, Labonte would finish the longest race of the season in 17th. The 1994 and 1995 Daytona 500 winner left Larry McClure at the end of the 1997 season to run forFelix Sabates in the No. The Boston Red Sox, along with Lumber Liquidators,decided to sponsor Edwards at the annual New Hampshire race that's about midway through the season. I love the paint scheme and wanted to put it higher, but it's got to stay down in the lower 70's. What an awesome throwback! The following season, Jarrett participated in 18 of 31 races, driving the same car. Dale Earnhardt sported this special Bass Pro Shops paint scheme in the 1998 All-Star Event, The Winston. Even though he didn't have the day he wanted, it was still an awesome paint scheme. I've always been a fan of the different shades of green and what appears to be something like a lightning bolt on the side behind the car number. Dennys throwing it back tohimself. We've counted the votes and the people have spoken @KyleBusch will be taking the 1998 @mmschocolate Throwback car to @TooToughToTame! 16 until the 1998 season, accumulating zero wins, 17 top-fives, 41 top-tens and five poles. 11 spot on this list. NASCAR Hall of Famers Dale Jarrett won the pole for the event and Mark Martin won the race. NOTE: I am including a few Nationwide Series (formerly Busch Series) cars in this list as well, but none from the Truck Series. 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. 19, No. #37 Kroger Unfortunately, the car just wasn't driving right and the former champion wound up finishing one lap down in 23rd, as Dale Jarrett took home the checkered flag and eventually the championship. Allison finished the season eighth in points, as Bill Elliott collected the championship hardware. 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. The paint scheme that started it all. He famously won his first championship in 1984 in that car as well. Setzer qualified in the middle of the pack at 26th and on Sunday, he came home 19th. These races included the Brickyard 400, the Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington, the Old Dominion 500 at Martinsville and the season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead. Benson, who not known for his qualifying efforts, started the day in the 26th position. 1998 No.13 Jerry Nadeau, First Plus Loans. Former Roush Racing driver Mark Martin would claim his second victory of the season, with eventual champion Jimmie Johnson finishing in second and 2011 Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart in third. And in case you are wondering, Jeff Gordon won the race, while Charismatic won the Derby. He would move up as the day progressed and would finish seventh, his fourth top ten of the season at that point. Labonte started the day in 24th, but moved his way up the pack and finished the 129 laps in eighthJeff Gordon won the race with Dale Jarrett, Mark Martin, Ernie Irvan and Jimmy Spencer rounding out the top five. 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. This gem is actually from the ARCA series, but it is just too good (or in this case, too bad) to leave off the list. 28 Ford for Yates Racing. 75 Remington Arms Ford for the 1999 season, but struggled the entire season and was let go at the conclusion of the year. Nothing is exciting about the Olive Garden but then again, we arent here to discuss menus, just the paint schemes. 1998: 1997: NASCAR XFINITY Series Paint Schemes by Year. 9 Kodiak car. 21 Citgo Chevrolet, pulled off a massive upset and won the Winstonhis first victory of any sort at the Sprint Cup/Winston Cup level (he'd go on to win his first ever points race less than five years later at the Daytona 500). 1. However, the two-time champion didn't have the outings he was hoping for. In 1999, the Kellogg Company switched up the paint scheme a little bit, transforming it from that familiar white, yellow and red paint scheme into a blue and yellow scheme mainly sponsored by their hit product, Rice Krispies Treats (and boy are they delicious). Marlin's weekend got off to a rocky start as he startedtowards the back of the pack in 39th,only to make his way through the field andfinish in ninth. 26 Ford, primarily sponsored by Cheerios, saw a couple of different paint schemes over the season, but the one pictured was great. Regardless of his lackluster effort, thenow-perished Irwin gave us a pretty cool paint scheme to look at. 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. They pulled off a pretty cool paint scheme in the process, decorating the car like a red baseball and having the Red Sox logo plastered on the side of the car behind Edwards' No. 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. Allmendinger ran a total of 44 races in 2007 and 2008 before racing full-time in 2009 for Richard Petty Motorsports. However, the other four relatively struggled in the race, as Gibbs was thenext highest finisher with a 17th-place run. Coming off his fifth championship, Gordon was in the midst of a great streak starting with the Samsung/Radioshack 500 at Texas. But it was still a good weekend for the elder brother. After running 31 racesover a four-year span, Cal Wells offered him a ride in the No. This paint scheme is one of a few on this list that actually won one of the selective races they participated in (I'm not counting cars like Dale Jarrett's No. Brad will be running a throwback to Mark Martins Viagra car from the early 2000s. Marcis started 883 Sprint Cup Series races, spanning an astounding 35 years, starting in 1968 and ending in 2002. Anyway, Green would start the day in the ninth position, but would fade all the way back and finish in 27thRyan Newman won the race with Evernham teammates Bill Elliott and Jeremy Mayfield rounding out the top three. The following season, Irwin signed on with Robert Yates Racing to drive the No. The 20-year-old will drive the No. Bueschers #17 car will also pay tribute to its former driver with a throwback to Matt Kenseths DeWalt paint scheme. 1998 Corvette Indy Pace Car. Sadler would also go on to drive the black and white Ford in the Budweiser Shootout, but would finish the invitational event in 12th place. 50 Wal-Mart car for Turner Motorsports in Daytona's July race. The more details you can give, the more likely we can fix it quickly. For Darrell Waltrip, you can pick either the Mountain Dew or Gatorade as your favorite paint schemes of his illustrious career. Elliott may have not had a solid season, but he had some lustrous paint schemes throughout the year. He's had so many over the years, it's downright crazy. Joe paint scheme was definitely the best one of his young career. Bill Elliott, Kyle Petty and Johnny Benson, Toy Story 2 (1999) From 1987 through 2000, Atlanta Motor Speedway was home to the final race of the season, and it ended up being a hotbed for these . McMurray would start the car the following week at Dover and post a third-place finish, the team's highest run of the season. Davey Allison was lucky enough to call this his own vehicle during the 1985 season. Ah, the last Terry Labonte paint scheme in this slideshow. 2 Miller Lite car. On the final lap with Wheeler leading and Trickle in second, Wheeler predicts that Trickle would use his signature slingshot maneuver on the outside, but Trickle tricks him with a crossover to overtake the first position. I wish I had a time machine now. Not only is he one of the best drivers of all-time, the car has become a legend in its own right. One movie. Anyway, Irwin would slip back a little bit during the race, eventually finishing the race eight laps down in 20th. When the first caution was brought out by Tony Raines, Stewart came on to pit road and was replaced by Rudd. Since Burton wasn't locked in to the All-Star race, he had to win the Winston Open to get in. Request image u0227ge6064d Available in digital format only. In 1998, NASCAR legend Ernie Irvan joined MB2 Motorsports to drive the No. Heres Matt DiBenedetto's 2022 Sterling Marlin Throwback Scheme #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/6g88oYkGuZ, Daniel Kriete (@DanielKriete4) May 6, 2022. Country music is the lifeblood of Whiskey Riff, and we pride ourselves on standing firmly in the corner of the independent artists, and those few in the mainstream still doing it the right way. Gordon qualified in the fourth position, but was involved in a crash and wound up coming home in 35th. pic.twitter.com/o6F9VxyZmQ. The following season, Elliott sold his team to Ray Evernham, and Elliott started driving the No. 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. Dale Earnhardt Jr. raced in the Sprint Showdown because he had not won a race during the 2010 or current season. This is the second Kyle Busch paint scheme on this list, in which he took home the checkered flag in that special scheme. The No.1 UNO caris as real as it gets. Musgrave would then get his first shot in a competitive car when he signed on with Roush Racing to drive the No. In 2007, the former Busch Series Champion was sponsored by the company yet again for two racesthe Crown Royal 400 at Richmond and at the Brickyard. It's truly an awesome paint scheme that was involved in one of the greatest stretches in recent memory. In 2007, Steele was involved in a late model crash at Toledo Speedway and decided to call it a career after that race. Harvick would finish the day in 14th while Earnhardt's son finished last after an early crash that involved five cars. Atwood finished the year 35th in points and was subsequently let go at the end of the season. Irwin's other three finishes included a eighth-place effort at Richmond, a 37th-place finish at Martinsville due to fuel pump issues and a 20th-place run at Phoenix. Also at the hospital, Trickle and Burns decide to squash their rivalry and try to become friends. In August, the series would come to Bristol for the second time and Blaney's No. 51 for the 2012 season. Not really a fun fact, but unfortunately for Atwood, he has not appeared in a Sprint Cup event since the Brickyard 400 in 2003. 10 Nestle/NesQuik Ford for Greg Pollex, one of the most successful Nationwide owners of recent memory. Gordon and his primary sponsor DuPont, in association with Pepsi, ran this car at the Pepsi 400 at Daytona in 2002. Upon the release of the sequel, it was announced that they would sponsor Bill Elliott's No. The weekend in Pennsylvania wasn't good from the get go, as Elliott started the day in the 37th position. #24 Jeff Gordon - Dupont / NASCAR 50th 'Chromalusion' Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1998 v1.0. If only Hawaiian Punch could have been the main sponsor and we could have seen a crazy dude with a drink playing in the waves on the hood. Flock had been diagnosed with lung and liver cancer and died on March 31, 1998. And that was Gordon, as he swept the road courses in 2003, beating out Pruett, Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick. Along the way, Stremme had many different sponsors including Target, Coors Light, Tums, Energizer and Wrigley's JuicyFruit gum for the 2007 season. Irwin would notch his sixth of nine top-ten qualifying runs of the seasonwith a 10th-place effort to start the raceadditionally, Irwin would claim his first-ever pole at the season finale at Atlanta later in the season. But that wasn't the case, as Green floundered and only lasted in Sprint Cup for a few seasons. The No. A lifestyle so perfectly captured by the country greats of yesterday, but still alive and well today in artists who truly get it. His car would go from all red to the traditional Mountain Dew color. Musgrave's best season was in 1995, as he posted seven top-five finishes, along with 13 top-tens. Although the colors were just switched out, they were still awesome. It featured a pink splash front fender with all the cartoon characters we have loved for a very long time. 14 spot on this list. 00 was celebrating the Crimson Tide's National Championship over the Texas Longhorns a few months earlier. He drove the Skoal Bandit paint scheme for many years during his career. All rights reserved. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet underwent its first substantive paint scheme change since his rookie season of 1993. 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. From 1970-79, the Winston Cup Series ran a total oftwenty races at Darlington. Bayne would start the race in 10th, his third-best qualifying effort of the season. Only 100 examples of this rare Dale Earnhardt diecast exist. 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. Another movie car driven by Jeff Gordon was the Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen Chevrolet, which Gordon piloted to a fourth-place finish in the 2009 Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. A cold beer, hot grill and the great outdoors. To put the Batman logo on the hood of your stock car means one thing, themed paint schemes. Remember in the previous slide when I said that I loved it when other sports would sponsor NASCAR cars? Like Jerry Nadeau's car in the previous slide, this car was also short-lived. Like, a lot of critters. Jimmie Johnson took home the checkered flag. Buckshot is not his real first name. His paint scheme is the same one that he ran during his win in the 2016 Daytona 500. 0. They both moved exponentially fast and were never scared to get in people's faces. Thus, the All-Star race would become the "Nextel All-Star Challenge" before being switched to the "Sprint All-Star Challenge" in the 2008 season. He was sponsored by Golden Nugget and General Creations Toys for his first two races and Toys "R" Us then came on board prior to the series' race at Bristol. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet for the No. He would come back to the Nationwide Series, last driving the No. Charlie Joiner, Mel Renfro, Dan Dierdorf and Lou Creekmur were also inducted. NASCAR Paint Scheme Design for the 36 of Matt Tifft in the Coca-Cola 600. We first saw Kasey Kahne during the 2004 season, his rookie year in NASCAR with Ray Evernham, driving the No. I believe this is a pretty good stat line: 668 starts, 16 poles, 32 wins, 163 top fives, 260 top tens, 7,054 laps led, career earnings of $59,866,794 and of course, one championship. He finished 30th or worse in 17 of the 35 races. Earnhardt's teammate, Mike Skinner, would go on to win in Japan for the second consecutive yearJeff Gordon, Jeremy Mayfield, Jeff Burton and Rusty Wallace rounded out the top five. Gordon earned a cool $83,500 while 16th-place finisher Jeremy Mayfield won $77,096. 00 Domino's Pizza Toyota at the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on July 29. In that race Bouchard would start 27th, but would struggle all day and finish 34th. Bobby Allison turned the Miller High Life No.12 into a vintage NASCAR. 10 Worst NASCAR Paint Schemes of All-Time. Starting in 2004, the Cup series would switch from the Winston Cup to the Nextel Cup. The team was formerly the No. For some reason, Carrot Top was considerably popular inthe early2000'sand apparently, someone felt that it was necessary to put him on a race car. His Sunday would get worse, as he would finish in the 33rd position, his fourth-worst effort of the seasonBobby Labonte won the race and would go on to win the championship. There are a total of 3 Users online now: 0 Members, 1 Guest and 2 Bots.. Wallace's paint scheme was one of the best in 2002, as he and Miller Lite honored The King. Instead, it was run at the 1997 Busch Clash, an exhibition race that is run prior to the Daytona 500. He'd be strong throughout the entire day, leading three laps and coming home third. ALL 2023 NASCAR PAINT SCHEMES!! Harrison Burton will be honoring his dad with a throwback to the 2000 Exide ride. It was definitely a classic paint scheme. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) to kick off the 2023 season. 37. See NASCAR's throwback paint schemes for the 2022 Goodyear 400 at Darlington. 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. #20 DEWALT Back in the 1980's, Terry Labonte drove a blue and white No. 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. Lets start with a simple shape a rectangle. ET (FS1) . It is a good thing Jeff Burton signed on with Raybestos for his first few years in NASCAR. Photo courtesy of Christian Petersen/Getty Images. 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. Some of these cars were just raced one time, while some were used throughout an entire season. It turned out to be one of the greatest NASCAR moments in recent memory, as he collected the checkered flag after starting in the 13th position. 5. It's definitely one of the cooler paint schemes of the last decade. pic.twitter.com/pVl51qDfg2. The 2007 season would also be the last time he would get in a racecar. 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. Unfortunately, even though Labonte switched things up and featured a great paint scheme doesn't mean that he would have a great car. Unfortunately, it would also be the last All-Star race Earnhardt would ever compete in. 77 Kodak/Jasper Engines Dodge in 2006, but didn't fare that well. Allison was inducted into the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame, along with Lee Petty, David Pearson, Ned Jarrett and Bud Moore. Johnny Benson, one of only two drivers to win a Busch/Nationwide Series Championship and a Truck Series Championship, was once a driver with much potential. Harvick started the day in 24th and worked his way up to finish the day in fifth. The Wood Brothers' 1980's scheme was definitely one of the best, though. 36 Skittles Pontiac for the 1998 season. Other prizes included NBA tickets, Chevrolet Tahoe's, Chevy Z-28 Camaro's, Home Entertainment Systems and other prizes. Online. As stated above, First Tennessee Bank would be the sponsor for Blaney in the Sharpie 500. 14 Office Depot Chevrolet. Elliott started last in the race and finished 25thGreg Biffle won the race. However, Earnhardt's gold and black paint scheme would not last long. Sign up to receive exclusive discounts from Whiskey Riff Shop and breaking news. He was never able to capture that elusive win, top-fives wins were especially hard to come by as wellRiggs has managed just four of those since his arrival in 2004. 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. No other driver claimed more than $60,000. I wish we would have seen you have a full, lengthy career at the series' highest level. On the ninth lap of the race, Darrell Waltrip, driving the No. Powerade" and featured black instead of the traditional white we were used to seeing. Even though he didn't have a Hall of Fame-caliber NASCAR career, Bobby Hamilton was still one hell of a driver. David Ragan and Kurt Busch rounded out the top five, with Kyle and his America scheme coming home in sixth place. The series traveled to Rockingham for the second race of the season, giving Harvick his first shot in the Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup). But the last race of his 2011 season was by far his best and it may be because his older brother was on the hood. Regardless, Steve Park ran this car in 1997, attempting nine races but only making five. Over the five-year span in which this red, blue and white paint scheme appeared on the track, Jarrett won a total of 20 races. Paint scheme of all time. Ready to throwback to the great @JeffGordonWeb this weekend! The actual All-Star Race celebrates the drivers who had won the previous year or during the current campaign. 28 Texaco Havoline Ford for the duration of his rookie season (by the way, Irwin did win the series' Rookie of the Year that season). @JustinMarksTH stopped by The @DaleJr Download to tell us about their @TooToughToTame paint schemes. Wood helped put his Wood Brothers team together in 1953 and he won four races throughout his career. It featured a distinguished Gold Rush Green color shifting paint scheme, a subtle checkered flag graphic along its side, track specific safety equipment and strobe lights, and of course the Indianapolis 500 graphics centered on each door. 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. Rick Hendrick gave Labonte a shot to run a number of races in the No. Notorious daredevil and X-Games starTravis Pastranais known for his quirky sense of humor and style, but his 2014 paint scheme went over about as well as his short-lived NASCAR career. If you could take a stock car and pour it onto your eggs for breakfast, this would be the only one you would want to do it with. Lets go!!! 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. The Georgia native qualified on the pole position, but would struggle as the race went on and eventually finished the day in 23rdPaul Menard pulled off a tremendous upset, as he claimed his first-ever Sprint Cup victory, finishing ahead of Jeff Gordon, Regan Smith, 2010 Brickyard winner Jamie McMurray and Matt Kenseth. Check out the fresh paint schemes drivers will display for Sunday's Daytona 500 (2:30 p.m. Riggs would go on to finish the season 10th in the standings, as Greg Biffle took home the championship. 1982 No.11 Darrell Waltrip, Mountain Dew. Since Dale Sr. ran that car, there has hardly been a week gone by that there hasn't been a special paint scheme whether it be Carl Edwards or Andy Lally. I've always been a big, big fan of this car, probably because of my love for Slurpee's. Likes. 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