It's just unfortunate he couldn't do better in Sprint Cup. First off, Pretzel M&Ms were first launched around April 2010 and Busch has run a total of six races since its release. The Hueytown, Alabama native ran this car during the 1987 season, successfully making 22 of the 29 races. Joe. I especially like the rear sides of the car with the burger, fries and of course, the Coca-Cola. In August, the series would come to Bristol for the second time and Blaney's No. THROWBACK @ToyotaRacing is set to celebrate its 1,500th race in #NASCAR with special throwback schemes at @TooToughToTame to commemorate the milestone. The Wood Brothers' 1980's scheme was definitely one of the best, though. There is nothing quite like the worst shade ofbrown ever created paired up with a really bad flame job. He also ran the car in 1988 as well, accumulating two wins, 12 top fives, 16 top tens and three poles. After that season, though, he managed to only compete in 16 races over the next five seasons. Benny Parsons rode the Copenhagen Snuff long before NASCAR started banning certain sponsors. The latter may not have received all the hype that Danica has gotten since arriving in the IndyCar Series, but she was still a decent driverwhen she made the race. 29 would be sponsored by Budweiser, formerly Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s and Kasey Kahne's sponsor. Photo courtesy of NASCAR Archives & Research Center via Getty Images. The movie, Up, had a budget of $175 millionit would go on to earn $731,342,744 in the box office, making it Pixar's third-most successful film behind Toy Story 3 and Finding Nemo. The 1987 Bud Shootout winner placed third in the exhibition race, just behind Greg Biffle and race winner Dale Jarrett. He also registered 474 starts, 17 poles, 123 top fives and 208 top tens over that span as well. He then ran his classic Folgers red paint scheme at the 2005 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. In three of those races (Fontana, Kansas and Charlotte), Labonte drove that familiar No. Earnhardt, the Busch Series Champion in 1998 and 1999, started racing full-time at the series' highest level starting in 2000. At the tender age of 50, Rudd participated in 31 of the 36 races, accumulating just one top-ten in the processhis lone top ten finish came at the Coca-Cola 600 when he started seventh and finished in the same position. Prior to the Miller 400, Labonte was holding the points lead. Bowyer started in 20th that night and eventually came home in ninth place, his fourth top ten of the season. And I'm not just saying that because he's my favorite driver of all-time. I've always been a big fan of this car even though Elliott didn't officially drive it in any race. The following season, Riggs would claim two more victories and finish sixth in the final standings before his jump to the Sprint Cup level. There is no doubt that the Indiana Jones movies are some of the best over the last thirty years, but it surprised many people when it was announced that they would be coming out with the series' fourth movieover 20 years after the latest one. #18 M&M's @HBurtonRacing is throwing it back to @JeffBurton's old Exide scheme from 2000 for @TooToughToTame. 00 was celebrating the Crimson Tide's National Championship over the Texas Longhorns a few months earlier. The bronze colored body, was a nice change of pace for Earnhardt from the typical black . 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. The No. What more could you ask for? In honor of the Summer Olympics being held in Atlanta during the 1996 season, Dale Earnhardt Sr. had the special paint scheme for just the one race, in Atlanta. Burton has not won since 2008 and I for one, would like to see him in Victory Lane one more time. He didn't win the race, but it was still a nice farewell to the future hall of famer. 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. Gordon finished third in points his last full-time season of racing. "The Dinger" had his best three-race stretch of the season during that span, earning finishes of 10th, 13th and 10th, respectively. 7 Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge and fared even worse in his sophomore season, competing in 35 of the 36 races with zero top-ten finishes. Anyway, Harvick's Hershey's scheme was a great looking car, especially because of the mixture of silver and brown. Nadeau posted two top 20 finishes with Melling over the final sixteen races. 41 Target Dodge for Chip Ganassi in 2006. In 1998, Dale drove a Bass Pro sponsored gold paint scheme commemorating NASCAR's 50th anniversary. For the final race of the 2015 season, Jeff Gordon wheeled this No. I'm not really a big fan of Nilla Wafers or Nutter Butters, but I'm a fan of this bright yellow paint scheme. That's perhaps one of the greatest spans in NASCAR history, especially with his title claim in the 1999 season. 77 Jasper Engines Ford for Doug Bawel prior to the 2002 season. Apparently that scheme was magic for Burton. 13. This specific paint scheme was run in 2001 by Robinson. The 1995 season was a huge one for Jeff Gordon, as he won his first of three premier series titles in four years. Most fans hated this paint scheme but we think it is just brilliant. This meant a new era was being ushered in and we did not see Reese's sponsor Harvick last season. Regardless, Allmendinger's paint scheme in the final three races of the 2009 season is definitely one of the best editions of the last 30 years. Musicians and bands have them. The film, in collaboration with M&M's and Joe Gibbs Racing, decided to sponsor Kyle Busch's No. 27. We first saw Kasey Kahne during the 2004 season, his rookie year in NASCAR with Ray Evernham, driving the No. The other 41 positions would be fought for in the Gatorade Duel races. And in 1998, NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin won the first NASCAR Cup Series event held at the track located roughly 15 miles north of the Las Vegas Strip. Back in 1985, Darrell Waltrip ran the No. 36 Skittles machine. Restricted. Elliott was on the pole that day and eventually finished the day in fifthTerry Labonte won the race. Trickle pits for new tires and then wrecks Wheeler on his victory lap. The following season, Kvapil latched on to Cal Wells' No. But it was still a good weekend for the elder brother. For Dale Earnhardt Inc., Park struggled at the highest competitive level, finishing 33rd, 41st, 33rd, 41st and 15th, respectively. Harry Gant's Skoal Bandit car was one of the most famous and well-known paint schemes of his era. However, Labonte would finish the longest race of the season in 17th. Photo courtesy of NASCAR Archives & Research Center via Getty Images In his first full season in the premier series, Mark Martin drove Bud Reeder-owned cars, finishing 14 th in the 1982 points standings with a pair of top . Regardless, all of the different paint schemes is what gives NASCAR that fun aspect. He also earned 102 top fives and 129 top tens over his NASCAR career. Wood helped put his Wood Brothers team together in 1953 and he won four races throughout his career. Part of his reinstatement was that NASCAR could administer drug tests at any point. If Batman is the most popular DC Comics superhero ever created than The Joker is the best villain ever created, hands down. 12 and the colors would be gold and white. 2018: 2017: 2016: 2015: 2014 . I wish I was able to put more on the list, but oh well. 25 years later, Richard Petty and Kahne commemorated the paint scheme with a "retro edition". Dale Earnhardt Jr. raced in the Sprint Showdown because he had not won a race during the 2010 or current season. As Trickle is recovering, Daland hires another hotshot rookie to take his placeRuss Wheeler. Yes, this paint scheme is not flashy, nor is it something we'd think "The Intimidator" would drive, but he did drive it in the 1997 Winston, NASCAR's annual all-star race. He would finish the 2006 season 11th in points, the only year he has finished outside of the top 10 at the end of aseason. Even though he was sponsored by Viagra for the 2005 season, it didn't stop him from running paint schemes of his past. 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. Starting in 11th, Earnhardt ran up front for the first part of the race. Lets start with a simple shape a rectangle. There is not much to say about RC-Cola except for how popular it was in the early 70s. 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. 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. Good-bye rainbows, hello flames: For 2001, Jeff Gordons No. 29 and GM Goodwrench would still stay on the hood. 77 Kodak/Jasper Engines Dodge in 2006, but didn't fare that well. 83 for Team Red Bull, but failed to make the cut. The Georgia native ran for long-time rival Rusty Wallace at Nashville, Milwaukee and Pikes Peak. Likes. 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. Riggs got his first shot at stardom prior to the 2002 season when he was hired to drive the No. Billy Ray Cyrus could have been driving the car and I still would have thought it was awesome. This car would last be featured in the Dickies 500 at Texas and it was Gordon's best weekend of the season. 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. Maybe he should have driven cars like that more often and maybe he'd have more than two career wins on the Nationwide circuit. His Sunday was much better as he finished in the fourth positionMark Martin won the race with Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne finishing ahead of Stewart. Atwood drove the No. Disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh stands trial for the brutal June 7, 2021 murders of his wife Margaret and youngest son Paul at their Colleton County property. Harvick started the day in 24th and worked his way up to finish the day in fifth. This car was actually run at the 1997 Winston, a race that has been primarily known for the big cash money prize and the amazing paint schemes. At the Neighborhood Excellence 400 at Dover, Stewart brought out a familiar orange paint scheme, except it was not sponsored by Home Depot, his main sponsor since entering the Winston Cup Series as a rookie in 1999. Rudd would go on to better the record and finish with 788 straight starts until his retirement. 8 and now the No. 10. That season, Atwood competed in 35 of the 36 races, accumulating zero wins, zero top fives, zero top tens and zero poles. Additionally, he posted finishes of 23rd, 17th, sixth, 24th, 17th and 16th in those six races. "I think this is the first time I led lap 200. 27. @dennyhamlin will lead the campaign with a throwback to his 2016 #DAYTONA500 winning @FedEx livery. This time, his orange and yellow Chevrolet was sponsored by their newest hit, the Caramel Cup. Hamilton drove this silver, blue and red No. But before that, he was racing the Miller Lite Dodge that really never had different paint schemes. For the rest of the campaign, the No. 92 for the 2001 season with the same sponsor. Go to Appearance > Customize > Subscribe Pop-up to set this up. At least he had a couple of cool paint schemes in his rookie season. 44 car sponsored by Piedmont Airlines. Pepsi-Cola and Jeff Gordon had a long association, with the No. Gordon started the Busch Clash in 14th, the race's final position. 71, Coast Guard). Both Petty and Elliott, along with Bobby Labonte, will also join Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer in the TV booth. The youngest Petty started racing full-time in the Busch Series in 1999 season, driving cars fielded by none other than his father, Kyle. And the best paint scheme of all-time is? 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. Darrell Waltrip won three championships, but Michael never won one. 24, with a bright Axalta paint scheme that harkened back to the original Rainbow Warriors car of 1993. 1983 No.3 Ricky Rudd, Piedmont Airlines. Back to the paint scheme, I have always adored it since I was at that Talladega race in 1998. 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. 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. However, he struggled in The Chase and finished 10th in the final points standings. . There is no question about it. He drove a chrome version of his No. After a few good years in the Nationwide Series, Riggs got his first shot driving the No. Elliott may have not had a solid season, but he had some lustrous paint schemes throughout the year. 39 Cookies for Kids Cancer was a great looking paint scheme that was sponsoring a great cause in the process. 1995 No.94 Bill Elliott, Batman Thunderbat Forever. In 1997, Wheaties depicted a race car driver, Earnhardt,for the very first time on one of their boxes. 18, along with his main sponsor Interstate Batteries, brought the movie on board for the Pepsi 400 at Daytona. "Parker can't drive a 10 penny nail into a snowman's arse if the snowman . There is nothing better than when Kyle Petty sported a NWO stock car in 1996, at the height of their popularity. The 1994 and 1995 Daytona 500 winner left Larry McClure at the end of the 1997 season to run forFelix Sabates in the No. So needless to say, no one really paid attention to Petty's driving during those years. 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. 07 was an extravagant and voluminous paint scheme that seemed to sparkle on the race track. Irwin ran just four races in the 1997 season before becoming a full-time driver in 1998. Tune in to @FS1 tomorrow at 3:30pm ET to catch all the action! David Land: "Gordon's paint schemes were indicative of the era of NASCAR and its fanbas. I grew especially fond of this paint scheme over the course of the race's night, mainly because of the chocolate chip cookies that were scattered on the sides of the car. Jarrett drove this car at the All-Star race in 2008, the final race of his lengthy, astounding career. 23. However, she failed in her attempts to qualify for the Brickyard 400 and the Tropicana 400 at Chicagoland. And by 1998, there were rarely any green cars that appeared on the track. When Bill Elliot was an Owner-Driver his McDonald's paint schemes were some of the most recognizable on the track, however this paint scheme he ran to promote the Big Mac in 1998 looks like it was designed by an 4 th grader in some NASCAR art completion. As the story goes, this ARMY paint scheme was the first truly alternate paint scheme ever used in NASCAR. Before Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards were dominating the Nationwide circuit, Mark Martin was doing so in his No. Online. 9 Chevrolet identical to the Hooters paint scheme Kulwicki drove in the only title race of his career. #NASCARThrowback weekend is here. I don't know why I've fancied this paint scheme since I saw it in the 2002 season, but I just have. Busch would also win three more races during the rest of the season, all of which came in the last five weeks with victories at Martinsville, Atlanta and at the season finale at Homestead. Jarrett would go on to win races at Rockingham, Darlington and Bristol and would register eight top fives and nine top tens along the way. 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). Copyright 2008-2023 BroBible. Although the colors were just switched out, they were still awesome. That night gave us one of the coolest throwback paint schemes of all-time, thus earning the No. And he did in factwin the 30-lap race ahead of Dave Blaney, Mike Skinner and Brett Bodine. 91 Dodge for Ray Evernham. During the 2006 season, Labonte's No. Dale Earnhardt's No. Every driver seemed to believe in it at some point except for Harry Gant, who drove the No. 43 has had many different looks over the last few years? I've always been a big, big fan of this car, probably because of my love for Slurpee's. Almost anything he drove was an instant fan favorite. 21, honoring his last win as a driver, along with the traditional red and white colors we're so used to seeing on a Wood Brothers Ford. 24, Air Force), Greg Sacks (No. Ed Pimm drove the Sunoco No.98 back in the 80s. After his dismissal, Nadeau signed on with Harry Melling to drive the No. The 1991 Daytona 500 was a weird race, as only five cars finished the race on the lead lapErnie Irvan claimed his first win at Daytona while Sterling Marlin, Joe Ruttman, Rick Mast and Dale Earnhardt rounded out the top five. This ridiculous looking monstrosity from 1999, promoting Toy Story 2, frightened children and adults alike. 00 has consistently put out some of the best paint schemes over the years. I wish I had a time machine now. I deemed it necessary to put this car on the list just because of the sponsor. Photo courtesy of Ronald C. Modra/Getty Images. Drink with us. However, he would finish the race in third, as Jeff Gordon would win his third Daytona 500 and Kurt Busch would finish in second. 361 top tens. . The track handed out cards prior to the race with Benson's paint scheme, in all angles, on it. This car was run a third time during the season, just not by Elliott. After missing three events, he'd sign on with Petty Enterprises to drive the No. Personally, I am a big fan of Days of Thunder, as I remember watching it numerous times when I was younger. The first NASCAR Cup Series race was held on March 1, 1998. During the mid- to late-1980's, Baker's career was winding down as he was quickly rising up in years. Bayne would start the race in 10th, his third-best qualifying effort of the season. Tony Stewart's 2006 season was very inconsistent and up and down to say the least. Gordon's No. As stated above, Bonnett raced just five races during the 1990 season before suffering a near life-threatening crash. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driven by Jeff Gordon was decaled up, but its normal colors were replaced by flat black. Nelson Bowers, who started his MB2 Motorsportsteam in 1997, let go of Derrike Cope at the conclusion of the season as well. Doctors told him he could not suffer another trauma, so he spent 1998 going from doctor to doctorto see if he could make a comeback. 45 Spree paint scheme first appeared during the 1998 season, as he drove three races at age 17. 9 Kodiak car. This paint scheme may have that classic "1970's hippie look", but it was a great looking version. During that four-year span in the No. This is one of the most recent paint schemes on this list as Ragan ran the blue car, sponsored by UPS and Ned Jarrett's Hall of Fame induction, at the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis last season. He registered zero top tens in his 34 starts. Im sure their sales went through the roof. 27 poles. Elliott's No. A look at the current and some of the upcoming paint schemes for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. Waltrip was the one that carried him to the victory, as he came in second place. It's a very simple paint scheme, but it is a great one as well. Jarrett, one of the best drivers of the 1990's, had a spectacular career that spanned 24 years. A post shared by Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass). 1998 No.94 Bill Elliott, McDonalds Big Mac Tonight. 21, mainly sponsored by Motorcraft and Quick Lane Tire throughout the season. This specific scheme was run in 1998, just like the "Get Back with Big Mac" scheme that was featured a few slides ago. Other prizes included NBA tickets, Chevrolet Tahoe's, Chevy Z-28 Camaro's, Home Entertainment Systems and other prizes. In that race Bouchard would start 27th, but would struggle all day and finish 34th. Even though he didn't have a great finish, it was still a nice looking car. As of right now, the Shootout is made up of two segments: a 25-lap opening sprint, followed by a 50-lap race to the finish line. The fictional character, The Grinch, even appeared on his Chevrolet for a couple of races. You can't deny that this is an awesome paint scheme. 51 for the 2012 season. He'd also win six races eachin the 1996, 1997 and 1999 seasons. The tower utilizes frame-by-frame video that syncs the time of caution with the time stamp of the video. Allison ran three races in 1985 and five in 1986 and then went full-time in 1987, as he won Rookie of the Year honors. Needless to say, there were a lot of sponsors that season and if I could, I'd feature most of those in this slideshow, especially the Halo Wars and the Beatles Rockband schemes. 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. Regardless, it was still an awesome paint scheme, honoring perhaps the best video game of all-time. Uh-Oh Oreo's sponsored just one race that season and it turned out to be a great idea. There was also his regular paint scheme that he drove in for the majority of the season. But as we all know, Stewart forever changed NASCAR history last year when he won the Sprint Cup Championship, as result of a tie-breaker with Carl Edwards. Regardless, Elliott's two-race paint scheme was a great looking car, thus earning a spot on this list. In case some of you are unaware of what those races are, the Gatorade Twin 125s consist of two separate races in which the qualifying order is determined for the Daytona 500 (only the drivers on the front row are locked in to their starting spots). But it gave us a pretty nice paint scheme. It's truly an awesome paint scheme that was involved in one of the greatest stretches in recent memory. This car was run just onceby Dennis Setzer at the 1998 DieHard 500 at Talladega. NAPA and NASCAR go together like milk and cookies. Slipster17; 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. He qualified third for the event, but had a lackluster Sunday as he finished in 35th. Gordon won 93 points-paying races, the most of any driver in NASCAR's modern era, and four series championships before retiring from full-time racing in 2015. It shows a soft side, rather than the rugged side that we're used to seeing on television. But that green, red, blue and yellow paint scheme was quite spectacular. During the 1989 season for the Wood Brothers, Bonnett posted zero top-five finishes, but eleven top-ten finishes. The following season was even better for Burton. In 1996, Irvan would return to the No. 43 STP Pontiac for none other than Richard Petty. But back to the race. Starting in 19th for the annual race, Gordon moved all the way up the pack to claim the win, leading nine laps. 88 would feature Batman (not pictured), along with his main sponsor Quality Care and Irwin's car would transform from that traditional black-and-red scheme to a yellow, green and purple scheme sponsored by The Joker along with his main sponsor, Texaco Havoline. In this slideshow, I will show what I think the best 130 paint schemes of the last thirty years are. That wasn't the first Cup race held in Las Vegas, though. Earnhardt's paint scheme would not appear in the Coca-Cola 600 the following weekend. Unfortunately, it would also be the last All-Star race Earnhardt would ever compete in. It's one of my favorite movies of all-time. He's had so many over the years, it's downright crazy. The former Truck Series Champion got his first chance driving the No. During the 2011 season, the AARP came on board with the No. 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. Labonte was making his 513th consecutive start at the First Union 400, successfully spanning over 17 seasons. I wish I knew why I like this paint scheme, but I really have no idea. Busch would also win the championship two years later, directly after his teammate Matt Kenseth gave Jack Roush his first Cup championship in 2003. 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. He drove this car multiple times throughout the 2005 season with races at Indianapolis, Bristol and Atlanta. He did win the All-Star Race in 2000, but that was eleven years prior which means the deadline had passed. Apparently Elliott tripped and fell on his knee and he was forced to require surgery. Since Burton wasn't locked in to the All-Star race, he had to win the Winston Open to get in. However, the joyous occasion did not help Gordon's weekend. It's a shame because Tim Steele was one of the best overall drivers of the 1990's and it looked like he would become a great NASCAR driver. A few weeks later, Labonte posted back-to-back finishes of 35th (Pocono) and 40th (Indy), thus practically putting an end to his championship hopes. He did not make the races at Pocono, Loudon, Dover and Charlotte. This entry from the Cartoon Network in 1998 has every element possible to qualify as one of the worst paint schemes in NASCAR history. 07 Sirius Satellite Radio Dodge. Even though he didn't make it, Green still gave us one of the coolest pain schemes of the 2002 season. 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. His G.I. Over the course of the 2002 campaign, Riggsmostly featured the NesQuik paint scheme for the season. Bill Elliott, who was sponsored by McDonald's for most of the 1990's, saw many different paint schemes in 1998, NASCAR's 50th anniversary. Great race. The owner of zero Sprint Cup Series wins, LePage was really given his first shot by Jack Roush during the 1998 season with thirteen races to go. Green qualified the car and started the race in 26th. Even though it's not really a "fact" and more like a myth, the No. The Busch Clash, now known as the Budweiser Shootout, consisted of a 20-lap, 50-mile sprint for the previous season's pole-position winners. Edwards and Tony Stewart tied at Homestead, but Stewart won the championship by virtue of his five wins to Edwards' one win. 40 Dodge. https://t.co/S2tzFRw3YH, Tyler Reddick (@TylerReddick) May 3, 2022. Gordon, the eventual 1998 Winston Cup Champion, started the night in the fourth position. After a tumultuous year in which is father died at the Daytona 500, "Junior" was sponsored by the All-Star game for that year's Pepsi 400. Jamie McMurray, No. He'd compete three more times in that car for the rest of the season. Petty had copious amounts of potential, but his life was tragically cut short at New Hampshire in 2000 when he got loose going into Turn 3 and crashed head-on into the wall. Terry and Bobby Labonte are the only pair of brothers to win a Sprint Cup Championship. On May 16th, NASCAR held its thunderous All-Star Open race. At Charlotte, Earnhardt's ride would turn into this bright yellow paint scheme, associated with Nilla Wafers and Nutter Butters. We've counted the . Back to the point, this is one of the coolest paint schemes of all-time, in my opinion. Dale Sr. ran this car at the 1996 Winston to celebrate theSummerOlympic Games, which took place in Atlanta, Georgiathe first time the Olympics were held in the United States since 1984 and for just the fourth time ever (St. Louis in 1904 and Los Angeles in 1932 and 1984). Promoting Toy story 2, frightened children and adults alike 3, 2022 colors would be fought for in Gatorade! 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