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MOORESVILLE, NC - DECEMBER 06:  Alex Bowman poses with his car during the Nationwide 2019 Paint Scheme Reveal at GoPro Motorplex on December 6, 2018 in Mooresville, North Carolina.  (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) | Getty Images
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Alex Bowman reveals 2019 Nationwide paint scheme with Dale Jr.

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MOORESVILLE, NC - DECEMBER 06:  (L-R) Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Alex Bowman interact with fans and media during the Nationwide 2019 Paint Scheme Reveal at GoPro Motorplex on December 6, 2018 in Mooresville, North Carolina.  (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Alex Bowman appeared at GoPro Motorplex in Mooresville, North Carolina, to reveal the 2019 Nationwide paint scheme for the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

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MOORESVILLE, NC - DECEMBER 06:  Alex Bowman pulls the tarp off the #88 car during the Nationwide 2019 Paint Scheme Reveal at GoPro Motorplex on December 6, 2018 in Mooresville, North Carolina.  (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Bowman pulls the cover off the car during a Facebook Live event on the Nationwide 88 Facebook page.

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MOORESVILLE, NC - DECEMBER 06:  Alex Bowman watches on during the Nationwide 2019 Paint Scheme Reveal at GoPro Motorplex on December 6, 2018 in Mooresville, North Carolina.  (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Bowman seems to like what he sees in the car he'll drive in his second full-time season for Hendrick Motorsports.

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MOORESVILLE, NC - DECEMBER 06:  (L-R) Alex Bowman and Dale Earnhardt Jr. discuss the #88 car during the Nationwide 2019 Paint Scheme Reveal at GoPro Motorplex on December 6, 2018 in Mooresville, North Carolina.  (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Bowman and Earnhardt Jr. discuss the finer points of the design. Bowman said he had a lot of input into the look, which is something Junior said he enjoyed when he was a driver.

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MOORESVILLE, NC - DECEMBER 06:  (L-R) Alex Bowman and Dale Earnhardt Jr. and  pose with the #88 car during the Nationwide 2019 Paint Scheme Reveal at GoPro Motorplex on December 6, 2018 in Mooresville, North Carolina.  (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Both Bowman and Junior said they liked the wider swath of white paint down the side of the car. It's better to show off the evidence of hard racing, they said.

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MOORESVILLE, NC - DECEMBER 06:  Dale Earnhardt Jr. watches on during the Nationwide 2019 Paint Scheme Reveal at GoPro Motorplex on December 6, 2018 in Mooresville, North Carolina.  (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Junior told NASCAR.com's Zack Albert he estimated he had a say in the design of 95 percent of his cars. Junior said it was important because he wanted to feel good about the car he was driving.

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MOORESVILLE, NC - DECEMBER 06:  Alex Bowman poses with his car during the Nationwide 2019 Paint Scheme Reveal at GoPro Motorplex on December 6, 2018 in Mooresville, North Carolina.  (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Bowman looks like a proud papa in front of this bad boy.

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MOORESVILLE, NC - DECEMBER 06:  Alex Bowman poses with his car during the Nationwide 2019 Paint Scheme Reveal at GoPro Motorplex on December 6, 2018 in Mooresville, North Carolina.  (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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One more look at the accents around those numbers and the prominent white down the side.
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