January 3, 2005
11:22 AM EST (16:22 GMT)
It seems that every year there are more special paint schemes run in conjunction with movies, as tributes to a famous person or in commemoration of a historical event. It was difficult to narrow this year's crop down to so few, but here are our picks for the 10 best paint schemes of 2004: 1. Batman returns: Back in April, Mark Martin was one of several drivers who took a ride with a superhero at Talladega Superspeedway. 2. Red, white and chocolate: Elliott Sadler and the M&Ms got patriotic with a special Fourth of July paint scheme at Daytona. 3. D-Day remembered: Bobby Labonte commemorated the 60th anniversary of D-Day with an army green paint job at Dover in June. 4. Timber Wolf: David Green brought his vivid Busch Series paint scheme up to the Nextel Cup Series for the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond in September. 5. Hemi power: Jeremy Mayfield got all bronzed up with a Dodge Hemi paint scheme at Kansas Speedway in October. 6. Wrangling the title: Martin Truex Jr. went old school with a Wrangler jeans paint scheme when he clinched the Busch Series championship at Darlington Raceway in November. 7. Lovin' it: Bill Elliott took us back a few years with a McDonald's paint scheme that he ran at Atlanta and Fontana in the fall. 8. KISS!: Kevin Harvick was ready to rock out with KISS colors run appropriately during the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond. 9. Black, white and chocolate: Early in the year, Elliott Sadler ran an eye-catching grayscale scheme as a part of a clever M&Ms promotion. 10. Take a picture: Rusty Wallace caused us to do a double take when he raced the vibrant Kodak colors at Watkins Glen in August. → Click here for other Top 10 Lists. | 
