Kyle larson driving mello yellow throwback at darlington. Unfortunately, mechanical problems ended his day early. Hey guys, im probably going to take a last minute trip to darlington this weekend. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Now that maxwell house has announced its coming back to nascar to sponors clint bowyers michael waltrip racing car in the sprint cup series, it got us thinking. Hello once more, and welcome back to the nascar racing champions diecasts blog in todays post, im going to be discussing the 1991 running of the mello yello 500, which took place at the charlotte motor speedway on october 6th, 1991 racing champions made a trackevent car for this race, and to my knowledge this was the second time they made a trackevent car, with the first being. Seeing a car racing around painted with the mountain dew logo and colors got me interested in nascar when i was younger can anyone remember the driver and number of that car.
Throwback mello yello scheme for kyle larson at darlington. Dragracing champ antron brown to drive pace car at nascar. I was a big kyle petty fan growing up and that mello yello scheme makes me more nostalgic than anything i can remember. Currentalltime favorite nascarstock car color scheme. There is a ton of stuff on nascar shop for other drivers, but none for larson. The throwback schemes continue for the southern 500. Draftkings name and logo used for promotion and identity of the draftkings brand. Along the way, cole romances a beautiful doctor nicole kidman, whom he meets after a near fatal accident. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. Nascar chevrolet lumina 51 cole trickle, mello yello. The mello yello paint scheme was first made famous while being driven by tom cruise in the nascarbased movie days of thunder, and also served as. Highlighting the legacy of the entire petty family, not just richards legacy, fulfills one of the few requests richard petty has asked of me, said nascar hall.
Despite the fact that nascar announced its return, the nhra mello yello series and others face an uncertain comeback. The racing roots of mello yello date back to its 1979. What you need to know about getting started with iracing. Vortech superchargers named title sponsor for top dragster and top sportsman. That livery went on to become a real nascar paint scheme the following year, when driver kyle petty drove with mello yello sponsorship in the winston cup. Dragracing champ antron brown to drive pace car at nascars pennzoil 400 in las vegas. That livery went on to become a real nascar paint scheme the following year, when driver kyl e petty drove with mello yello sponsorship in the winston cup series.
Elliott won the 1988 nascar cup series championship, garnered 44 wins in that series. He ran four seasons 19911994 with the sponsor before switching over to coors light in 1995. After racing on the big screen in days of thunder in 1990 and the nascar circuit for four seasons, the classic mello yello paint scheme is set to return to the track over labor day weekend for the southern 500 at darlington raceway on kyle larsons no. Kyle larson will drive a familiarlooking car at darlington. It has been 29 years since paramount released days of thunder, a movie starring tom cruise about a racecar driver who comes out of nowhere to take nascar by storm. The famous mello yello car is back for nascars southern 500 at darlington. Maybe some idiot owner left it outside and the paint faded. Mello yello throws it back with larson speed sport. He sucked after he first started driving in nascar, because he didnt understand how to drive cars. After racing on the big screen in days of thunder in 1990 and the nascar circuit for four seasons, mello yellos classic paint scheme will return to the track over labor day weekend for the southern 500 at darlington raceway on kyle larsons no. Even though i was too young to watch kyle petty driving the mello. Catch highlights from the 2020 lucas oil nhra winternationals. Todd drove his toyota camry funny car to victory in sundays nhra mello yello drag racing series event at pennsylvanias maple grove raceway, taking championship points lead after the first round of the nhra countdown to the championship playoffs. On march 25, 2020, the schedule was revised after the covid19 pandemic.
The mello yello paint scheme was first made famous while being driven by tom cruise in the nascarbased movie days of thunder, and also served as the primary paint scheme on kyle pettys no. William clyde bill elliott born october 8, 1955 is an american stock car racing driver. That livery went on to become a real nascar paint scheme the following year, when driver kyle petty drove with mello yello sponsorship in the winston cup series. Mellow yellow 1990 chevrolet lumina nascar stock car. That paint scheme got me into nascar and how i chose kyle as my driver.
Nascar chevrolet lumina 51 cole trickle, mello yello youtube. As the nascar game continues to experience declines in attendance and viewership, the nhra mello yello drag race series has seen a 66 percent jump in viewers this season with their new fox sports. A year after the films release, the fictional mello yello sponsorship depicted on trickles no. After three decades, the movie is still a fun look at bigtime auto racing. Nhra 2018 springnationals complete sunday results, updated. In october 2006, mello yello was relaunched in new zealand as a limited edition product after a long absence, of at least 15 years, from the local market.
During the 2010 nascar sprint cup season, david ragan finished 24th in points. In 1984, mclaughlin made his busch series debut at the mello yello 300 at charlotte motor speedway, driving the no. Kyle larson driving mello yellow throwback at darlington photos the no. Kyle pettys last trip in the mellow yellow race car nascar race cars. Nascar chevrolet lumina 51 cole trickle, mello yello, 1989 facebook.
Fantasy nascar racing cheat sheet is not owned, affiliated or sanctioned by nascar national association for stock car auto racing. Larson will run the throwback mello yello colors at darlington. He ran one more race that season, the october charlotte race. Old school nascar fans would know this car and the driver any time that they saw. From hollywood to victory lane, mello yello broke the mold. The race is the fifth of 24 events in the nhra mello yello drag racing series. Rookie of the year drivers fulltime teams parttime teams previous years. Nhra drivers listing the nhra, the largest auto racing organization in the world.
See every car, paint scheme in the field and the winner is danica patrick. He had two daytona 500 victories, and a record four consecutive wins at michigan international speedway during 198586. He is the son of racer richard petty, grandson of racer lee petty, and father of racer adam petty, who was killed in a crash during practice in may 2000. Mello yello was featured in the 1990 nascarbased movie days of thunder, in which tom cruises character, cole trickle, drove a mello yellosponsored car to victory in the daytona 500, although. Cocacola, nhra renew vows with mello yello branding. Mellow yellow 1990 chevrolet lumina nascar stock car youtube. There will be 19 top fuel and funny car events, 16 nhra pro stock events with three nonchampionship mountain motor formula events, and 14 pro stock.
His natural ability to make all the right moves on the race track wins him a car to drive and. Hogges mentoring and the potential tragedy leads cole through the dramatic process of selfdiscovery that ultimately makes him a better driver. Toyota drivers take nhra, nascar point leads toyota usa. The 2020 nhra mello yello drag racing season was announced on may 14, 2019 it is the 65th season of the national hot rod associations top drag racing competition. Currentall time favorite nascarstock car color scheme. Duvall, a nascar legend who sees coles potential to become a great driver. Both drivers started those respective races in the teens and gained nine.
Running the mello yello paint scheme for the throwbackthemed race weekend at. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Kyle eugene petty born june 2, 1960 is an american former stock car racing driver, and current racing commentator. Has anyone seen any kyle larson mello yello gear available online. From hollywood to victory lane, mello yello broke the mold in nascar. My top 10 favorite nascar paint schemes retro junk article. I drove through turns 3 and 4 and im like, well get. In addition to a strong ontrack presence, mello yello was featured in the 1990 nascarbased movie days of thunder, in which tom cruises character, cole trickle, drove a mello yellosponsored car to victory in the daytona 500, although the product name itself is never verbally mentioned in the movie. Matt hagan and crew chief dickie venables put together a string of four 3. In 2011, mello yello began to replace vault on cocacola freestyle machines. Nascar and the world have changed a lot since days of. The 50 greatest paint schemes in nascar history bleacher. Nascar winston cup race number 31 of 31 sunday, november, 1994 at atlanta motor speedway, hampton, ga 328 laps on a 1.
Bubba wallace set to break new ground at daytona with. Bubba wallace set to break new ground at daytona with richard petty. Just three points separated doug kalitta from his first championship, and this year proved to be another outstanding season for toyota drivers in the nhra mello yello drag racing series, with eight wins and three no. Oldschool sponsors wed like to see back on cars in nascar. Kyle larson brings mello yello, days of thunder to southern 500. With last months announcement that the global beverage giant will switch its branding of the nhra drag racing series from full throttle to mello yello, cocacola did more than relaunch in auto racing the hip label that kyle petty showcased in the nascar winston cup series and the movie days of thunder promoted in the 1990s. Days of thunder is a 1990 american sports action drama film released by paramount pictures. Darlington recently hosted its nowregular nascar nostalgia weekend over labor day, where cup teams show off past paint schemes designed to call to mind old sponsors and iconic liveries.