Name That Car

[Labonte Massa]

Since it's the off-season and there isn't too much left to be confirmed other than paint schemes and RYR's second driver/sponsor, I'll steal something from the Champ Car thread and bring Name That Car to NASCAR (since it's the only series I can actually name cars from.)

The rules are:
An image of any racecar from NASCAR (any of the 3 major series) history is posted. The first person to name the DRIVER, YEAR, and TRACK gets to post a new image and it keeps going.

Here's a link to the first image:

http://www.ciastockphoto.com/w/classic/w9631dg0002.jpg

[harvick#1]

Rusty Wallace, at Suzuki in 1996?

[Labonte Massa]

I could be mean and make you spell it right (Suzuka), but I'll give it to you.

Sorry it took so long, my computer was down.

[harvick#1]

I don't have a good pick I can find so right now, if someone else wants to go, be my guest

[Mihai]

Excellent idea! I'm already doing the 'Name the car' thing in Champ Car and Formula 1 (and soon Touring Cars). Now I want to get to know more NASCAR stuff. Can't wait to see harv's picture. Make it a modern day pic so I could have a slight chance too! :)

[Mihai]

No pic?
OK, let me have a go:
Who, what, where, when?

[harvick#1]

see this is easy, except I haven't saved any pictures, all I have is picks from Harvick cars, F1, WRC, and ALMS/LMES/24 hours of Lemans

[Labonte Massa]

Jason Keller, Got Milk? Ford, Chicagoland, 2003, NASCAR Busch Series.

[Mihai]

Jason Keller, Got Milk? Ford, Chicagoland, 2003, NASCAR Busch Series.

Precisely! :up:

[Labonte Massa]

Okay, here's one:

[Sparky1329]

Randy Tolsma at Phoenix?

[Labonte Massa]

Yes, but what year?

[Sparky1329]

1996?

[Labonte Massa]

Correct.

[Sparky1329]

Name that car, err, truck. :D

http://www.boomspeed.com/rockysmom/2000RuttmanDaytona.jpg

[Alexamateo]

Joe Ruttman, Dodge, Daytona, 2001

[harvick#1]

its a Dodge :p : sponsored by Dana

[Sparky1329]

Joe Ruttman, Dodge, Daytona, 2001

Correct. Your turn.

[Alexamateo]

The COT's not the first stock car with wings!

Driver, Car, Track, Year

[Mihai]

Damn, I don't know much about NASCAR history but I know the Superbird from a nice Plymouth material I read in the French magazine 'Auto Passion' a few years ago. A little bit of research and here's what I found:
Pete Hamilton, Plymouth Superbird, Dayona, 1970

[Alexamateo]

Damn, I don't know much about NASCAR history but I know the Superbird from a nice Plymouth material I read in the French magazine 'Auto Passion' a few years ago. A little bit of research and here's what I found:
Pete Hamilton, Plymouth Superbird, Dayona, 1970

That's it! Pete was definitely a surprise winner of the 1970 DAytona 500. He also won both races at Talladega that year. You're up.

[Mihai]

One of my all-time favourite liveries: the Flintstones Taurus.
Guess this:

[harvick#1]

Robby Gordon, Richmond, 2000

also that car in the corner is Jerry Nadeau

[Mihai]

I'm sorry, you failed to mention that it all happened in turn 4...
Jokin' :) Waiting for your pic, harv! :up:

[harvick#1]

http://www.motorsport.com/photos/nascar/2001/lou/wcs-2001-lou-tc-0603.jpg

who, when, where, year

[Mihai]

Kenny Schrader (Pontiac #36 m&m)
Stacy Compton (Dodge # 92 Kodiac)

@ New Hampshire 2001

[harvick#1]

correct

[Mihai]

.

[Labonte Massa]

This is most likely wrong, but...

Wendell Scott, Ford, Darlington, 1965.

[dodgeboy]

labonte massa
wendell scott had to always use cars that were 1 year old or older
in 1965 wendell was using a 1963 ford ;)

[Mihai]

This is most likely wrong, but...

Wendell Scott, Ford, Darlington, 1965.

Right driver & car, wrong track & year.

[Hayden Fan]

What Labonte Massa said, but at Daytona in '64.

[Mihai]

According to the caption of the pic, nope. Sorry.

[rimryder]

no way that car in the picture raced in 64
in 64 wendall scott was racing in a 63 ford
that is not a 63 ford in that picture because it is a 65 or 66 ford

[Sparky1329]

no way that car in the picture raced in 64
in 64 wendall scott was racing in a 63 ford
that is not a 63 ford in that picture because it is a 65 or 66 ford

You're right. That doesn't look like a '63 Ford to me.

[Labonte Massa]

Wendell Scott, Ford, Charlotte, 1967? (random guess)

[Mihai]

wrong track, wrong year...

[Labonte Massa]

Alright, I'll take one more guess...

Atlanta '68?

[Mihai]

wrong track, wrong year again.

But since you were the first to mention Wendell Scot and you are very close, I proclaim you winner: it's the 1966 North Wilkesboro 400 race.

[Labonte Massa]

Alright, that was a very good one.

Here's mine:

[Mihai]

Bobby Labonte, obviously
Pontiac

[Mihai]

1998

[harvick#1]

1998

psst, its 99, theres no nascar 50th anniversary decal on the car

[Labonte Massa]

Yes, it is 1999, and yes it is a Pontiac.

But I need track and driver.

(yes, that's not Bobby Labonte, and this should give it away)

[harvick#1]

the track looks like Rockingham

[Labonte Massa]

It's not Rockingham.

[RaceFanStan]

With all the marks on the wall I'm thinking it's "the Lady in Black" aka Darlington ... :eek:

[Labonte Massa]

Yes, it is Darlington. All that's needed is the driver.

[Mihai]

Wow, Matt Kenseth qualified the #18 Pontiac at the spring race in Darlington that year!
http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=25277&FS=NASCAR*

[tstran17_88]

Bobby started the race, but Matt finished it after a driver switch. I think Bobby was injured in qualifying?

[Labonte Massa]

Yes, it is Matt Kenseth at Darlignton in 1999.

Bobby Labonte was injured in the Busch race (I think he dislocated his shoulder).

[Mihai]

A funny one:

[Cole_Trickle]

Joe Nemecheck, 33 car, 2000...no idea where

[BobbyC]

Actually, that is Joe Nemechek, in Atlanta 2001 at the introduction with Haas-Carter Motorsports to be the driver of the #26 Kmart Ford Taurus for 2002. An unfortunate incident with financial scandals of Charles Conaway (who headed Kmart at the time) led to the sponsor's withdrawal and Nemecheck was out of a ride a short time later. He later joined Hendrick Motorsports in May 2002.

Eddie Lampert bought Kmart debt in bankruptcy, led them out of bankruptcy, and then bought out NASCAR sponsor Sears.

[Cole_Trickle]

Thanks for the info, stuff like that interests me :)

I was only going by the year the first Grinch movie was released, and worked out the number from there, this must have been when the 2nd grinch movie was relesed :p

[Mihai]

Yep, you two got it. The caption of this pic says '11/17/01 Atlanta. Joe Nemechek was annouced as the driver of the Carter/Haas Racing number 26 Kmart Ford Taurus for the 2002 Winston Cup Season. Nemechek was joined at the press conference by 'The Grinch' as the team is running a special 'The Grinch Who Stole Christmas' paint scheme at Atlanta.

[Mihai]

Hey BobbyC, how about a pic to keep this thing rolling ? :up:

[Labonte Massa]

In the interest of keeping this going, I'll start the game over.

BobbyC can post a new pic when/if he returns.

Try this one: