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Our favorite fast food paint schemes for National Fast Food Day
By Steve Luvender | Published: November 16, 2020 20
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And, of course, the holy grail of fast food paint schemes: the mid-’90s Bill Elliott McDonald’s cars. Sometimes, simple works best. Anyway, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve worked up quite an appetite. Happy National Fast Food Day!
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Our list would be incomplete without Landon Cassill’s “pink smoothie” car carrying the Burger King colors.
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Gray Gaulding raced the Krispy Kreme machine as he raced up through the NASCAR ranks, including for a few races at Roush Fenway Racing in the Xfinity Series.
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In 2018, Derrike Cope hit the track in this Bojangles’-sponsored race car — a throwback to his own Bojangles’ ride from the past.
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Reutimann also carried the Domino’s colors in select races. We’re guessing he picked up the lunch tab every single time back in 2007.
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David Reutimann drove his flaming-hot Burger King Toyota in Michael Waltrip Racing’s first year.
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Back in 1997, Greg Sacks drove his Hardee’s machine — a different look from Cale Yarborough’s famous Hardee’s car in the history books.
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Terry Labonte repped Pizza Hut in his part-time 2005 retirement tour.
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Arby’s ran a promotion for when Matt Kenseth drove in the Xfinity Series: a win meant free fries.
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Clint Bowyer carried the Zaxby’s colors back in 2010.
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It seems Michael McDowell has carried the colors of several fast-food restaurants on his cars over the years, like this A&W machine that will put you in the mood for a root beer float.
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You’ll flip for Carl Edwards’ Subway ride!
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David Ragan raced this Taco Bell machine that always made us a little hungry for a taco. (And no longer a Mexican Pizza because Taco Bell is personally attacking my dinner choices.)
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Scott Riggs drove the Checkers car in select 2005 races, which, true to its name, carried some checker-style branding aboard.
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Clint Bowyer, too, carried the KFC colors, and also a face on the hood from the “I ate the bones” campaign.
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Greg Biffle once rocked the KFC car — complete with a Colonel Sanders firesuit.
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Jared C. Tilton | Getty Images
Tyler Reddick repped the BurgerFi colors en route to his 2018 Xfinity Series championship.
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Long John Silver’s graced Michael McDowell’s car, but we’re pretty sure the car itself is not fried in a delicious batter.
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Bubba Wallace raced this McDonald’s beauty throughout the 2020 season. We love seeing that bright red and yellow.
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Monday, November 16 is National Fast Food Day. Before you hit the drive-thru, here are some of our favorite fast food-themed paint schemes that have put the "fast" in fast food over the past few years in NASCAR.