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Month: December 2012

The Driver Suit Blog-Birds and Sports

Quick, what do Randy Johnson, Dave Winfield, and Dale Earnhardt Sr. all have in common? Well for starters, all were very talented, and all are Hall of Famers, but that isn’t all. The unique thing about these three players is that each one of them has accidentally killed a bird while playing sports. Dave Winfield […]

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The Driver Suit Blog-Televison Logos

By David Firestone I recently did a post focusing on Christian Fittipaldi, and the unusual way his suit displayed the so-called television logos.  But these logos have a unique history all their own.  One of the first examples on an in-car camera being used was the 1979 Daytona 500.  At that time driver suits mostly […]

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The Driver Suit Blog-New Paint Schemes and Some IndyCar News…

We start off today with a unique story from IndyCar.  Ryan Hunter-Reay won the Izod IndyCar Series Championship last season, and as such has the right to use the number 1 on his car.  He normally used 28 as his car number, because 28 million people worldwide are affected by cancer, and his mother passed […]

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The Driver Suit Blog-Phantom Sponsorships.

By David Firestone At first glace, this driver suit looks like it has no primary sponsorship at all, but dig deeper and you find the real story behind it. From 2000 to 2008, car #12 in the Sprint Cup was driven by Ryan Newman and sponsored by Alltel Wireless. In 2002, Ryan Newman’s first full […]

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The Driver Suit Blog-When Using Yellow, Keep It Mellow

When Jimmie Johnson’s team unveiled the car that would race in the Shootout this year, I felt compelled to write a blog on the issue of yellow cars.  Yellow is the same as any other color, it can work very well when used properly.  The problem is that many teams won’t use it properly.  Some […]

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The Driver Suit Blog-The Curious Case of The Bugle of Christian Fittipaldi

By David Firestone Christian Fittipaldi is a Brazilian race driver who raced in F1, Champ Car and eventually NASCAR. Although he had two wins in Champ Car, his F1 and NASCAR careers were fruitless. His NASCAR career lasted from 2002-2003, and during that time he raced in a total of 16 races, with 2 DNQ’s. […]

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The Driver Suit Blog-A Trip Down Memory Lane…

One of my favorite drivers growing up was Ted Musgrave.  When I was watching NASCAR back in middle and high school, Musgrave drove the #16 Family Channel Ford for Roush Racing.  He was born in Waukegan, Illinois, which is close to my hometown of Evanston, and grew up racing in Wisconsin.  He is a Camping […]

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The Driver Suit Blog-Some Thoughts on 2013 Paint Schemes So Far

Yesterday, I discussed the basic design changes for the 2013 redesigned schemes.  Today, I thought I would look at some of the schemes that have been released, and give my thoughts on them. Let’s look at the Chevy schemes first. Jamie McMurray  The basic scheme is solid here.  The Bass Pro Shop “lightning bolt” used […]

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