NASCAR: The 10 Most Ridiculous Paint Jobs of 2010

By (Correspondent) on September 28, 2010

3,357 reads

14Icon_comment

Previous
1 of 12
Next
Nascarpic_crop_650x440
NASCAR is no stranger to ridiculous paint jobs as this picture shows.

Ridiculous paint jobs have been a part of NASCAR for some time now, and this year is no exception.

Many sponsors want to leave their mark with their television audience and at the race track, so what better way to do that then make their drivers car as colorful as possible.

Here are the 10 most ridiculous paint jobs in NASCAR of the past year.

David Gilliland

BRISTOL, TN - AUGUST 20:  David Gilliland drives the #38 Taco Bell Ford during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 20, 2010 in Bristol, Tennessee.  (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for
John Harrelson/Getty Images

Gilliland's No. 38 has a lot of things wrong with it, but the pink is at the top of the list, and that is why the Taco Bell Ford starts the rankings off.

David Reutimann

HAMPTON, GA - SEPTEMBER 04:  David Reutimann drives the #00 Aaron's Outdoors Toyota during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 4, 2010 in Hampton, Georgia.  (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty I
John Harrelson/Getty Images

Reutimann's No. 00 has a lot going on to begin with, but it's his orange numbers that puts his car over the top.

Mark Martin

LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 18:  Mark Martin, driver of the #5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, drives through the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 18, 2010 in Loudon, New Hampshire.
Jason Smith/Getty Images

Mark Martin and his No. 5 GoDaddy.com vehicle is bright, that is the only way to describe it. Martin's car looks like it belongs under a black light, not on the race track.

Kevin Harvick

DOVER, DE - SEPTEMBER 24:  Kevin Harvick drives the #29 Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway on September 24, 2010 in Dover, Delaware.  (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)
Nick Laham/Getty Images

Harvick's car doesn't have the neon colors that Martin's does, but it definitely stands out on the track. It's not a bad looking color scheme, just a little too much yellow.

Jamie McMurray

DOVER, DE - SEPTEMBER 26:  Jamie McMurray, driver of the #1 McDonalds's Chevrolet, races Mark Martin, driver of the #5 Delphi/GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway on September 26, 2010 in Dover
Chris Trotman/Getty Images

Did you ever think you would see the golden arches on the race track?

Well, now you can, when Jamie McMurray takes to the road. The color has nothing to do with this car making the list, it is all about the giant McDonalds logo on the hood.

AJ Allmendinger

BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 13:  AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #43 Insignia HDTV Ford, drives on track during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series CARFAX 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 13, 2010 in Brooklyn, Michigan.  (Photo by Rusty Jar
Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images

There are worse looking cars on the track than Allmendinger's No. 43, but not many. Allmendinger's car is a funky green color, that definitely stands out, for the wrong reasons.

Carl Edwards

DOVER, DE - SEPTEMBER 24:  Carl Edwards drives the #99 Aflac Ford during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway on September 24, 2010 in Dover, Delaware.  (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)
Nick Laham/Getty Images

Carl Edwards' car isn't all that bad, until you notice that the blue trim and the same funky green that graces Allmendinger's car is also on the No. 99.

Edwards would have been better off with just the black and blue, but there are too many colors going on and its making the duck nauseous.

Scott Speed

DOVER, DE - SEPTEMBER 24:  Scott Speed drives the #82 Red Bull Toyota during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway on September 24, 2010 in Dover, Delaware.  (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)
Nick Laham/Getty Images

Scott Speed looks like a giant Red Bull can when he is racing around the track in his No. 82, and that is certainly good enough to get his vehicle on the list.

Travis Kvapil

JOLIET, IL - JULY 10:  Travis Kvapil, driver of the #38 Long John Silver's Ford. pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LIFELOCK.COM 400 at the Chicagoland Speedway on July 10, 2010 in Joliet, Illinois.  (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)
John Harrelson/Getty Images

The No, 38 car looks like something out of a cartoon or the sea as a Pirate might prefer. Either way, Kvapil's car has one of the most ridiculous paint jobs in NASCAR.

Regan Smith

BRISTOL, TN - AUGUST 21:  Regan Smith, driver of the #78 Farm American.com Chevrolet, spins out during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 21, 2010 in Bristol, Tennessee.  (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty I
Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images

Now we come to the most ridiculous paint job in NASCAR, and it belongs to the No. 78 of Regan Smith.

It has every color you could ever want on a car, but no color seems to be featured any more prevalently than another. 

Begin Slideshow
Keep Reading
Flag
Props (1)
This article is

What is the duplicate article?

Why is this article offensive?

Where is this article plagiarized from?

Why is this article poorly edited?

Flag This Article
Default-user-icon-comment
or to post a comment

14 Comments

There are no comments yet. Get the conversation started by leaving the first comment
Big
Loading comments...
just now posted just now
  • Loading...
  • Nobody has liked this comment yet
Cancel

This comment and all replies have been deleted This comment has been deleted Undo delete

Follow B/R on Facebook

Fans of

Icon_subscribe
Icon_youtube
Icon_google
NASCAR

Subscribe Now

We will never share your email address

Thanks for signing up.

We're Scouting Top Writers

Traits Every Great NASCAR Driver Possesses Hint: you can use arrow keys to navigate through this channel.