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No. 24 was selected due to its insignificance in NASCAR history prior to Gordon; [2] at the time no driver had ever won a Cup race in the No. 24. [3] Gordon debuted in the 1992 Hooters 500, using his now-iconic DuPont rainbow paint scheme designed by Sam Bass, [2] [4] qualifying 21st and finishing 31st after
On April 4, 2023, Procter & Gamble were announced as the sponsor of Kaulig Racing at the Bristol dirt race, with the No. 16 driven by A. J. Allmendinger sporting a Gain paint scheme and the No. 31 driven by Justin Haley in the Tide colors. [130]
Special paint schemes are one-time or limited time variations on a race car's typical appearance. Their use has historically been largely confined to NASCAR stock car racing, partially due to the much larger surface area of a stock car, and longer season, but have entered the IndyCar in a limited fashion.
On May 4, 2022, it was announced that Kenseth, along with Hershel McGriff and Kirk Shelmerdine, would be part of the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2023. On August 2, 2023, the Southeastern Wisconsin Short Track Racing Hall of Fame announced Kenseth's induction into their 2024 class, after a scheduling conflict prevented him from joining the ...
The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series was the 75th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 52nd season for the modern-era Cup Series. The season started with the Busch Light Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on February 5. [ 1 ]
However, by 2016, it seems that NASCAR has either quietly removed this rule or allowed teams to race with a split-side scheme as long as they got the permission to do so, as seen with John Hunter Nemechek's No. 8 truck in the 2016 American Ethanol E15 225 and both the No. 3 and No. 31 cars of RDV Compétition during the 2016 NASCAR Whelen Euro ...
Martin's paint scheme for 1996–1997. Martin prior to qualifying at Pocono 1998 Mark entered the 1992 season's final race, the 1992 Hooters 500 in Atlanta, as one of six drivers in contention for winning the championship, but an engine failure on lap 160 ended his championship hopes.
A lifelong NASCAR fan, he began working on designing drivers' cars paint schemes with Bobby Allison in 1988. He later designed various paint schemes for drivers like Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt, and designed and painted dozens of Race program covers for races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, and others.