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Through the Years: Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s best No. 88 paint schemes

By Staff Report | Published: July 30, 2019 17
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. may not have been our selection for the No. 88 in our Driver by Number project, but he still is connected tightly to the car number -- and he's had plenty of memorable paint schemes in it throughout his career. Scroll down to see the ones that stick out.

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No. 88 Nationwide Gray Ghost Chevrolet: 2017 Martinsville Monster Energy Series playoff race.

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No. 88 National Guard | AMP Energy Chevrolet: 2008 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona.

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No. 88 Retro Diet Mountain Dew | National Guard Chevrolet: 2011 Kobalt Tools 500 at Phoenix.

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No. 88 Diet Mountain Dew | TheDarkKnightRises | National Guard Chevrolet: 2012 Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan.

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No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet: 2013 Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte.

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No. 88 National Guard | Man of Steel Chevrolet: 2013 Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan.

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No. 88 Mountain Dew | XBox One Chevrolet: 2013 Camping World RV Sales 500 at Talladega.

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No. 88 National Guard | Superman Chevrolet*: 2014 Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan.

Also drove at Charlotte in 2014.

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No. 88 Nationwide Stars and Stripes Chevrolet: 2015 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona.

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No. 88 throwback Valvoline Chevrolet: 2015 Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington.

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No. 88 Halo 5: Master Chief Chevrolet: 2015 Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas.

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No. 88 Axalta Chevrolet*: 2016 Good Sam 500 at Phoenix.

*Earnhardt ran this scheme five times in 2016.

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No. 88 Nationwide Insurance | Batman Chevrolet: 2016 Auto Club 400 at Auto Club.

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No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet: 2017 Daytona 500.

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No. 88 Axalta Chevrolet: 2017 Camping World 500 at Phoenix International Raceway

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No. 88 Axalta Chevrolet that Dale Earnhardt Jr. will run in his final full-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The scheme looks very similar to the No. 8 Budweiser look that Junior drove for years at Dale Earnhardt Inc.
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