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Top 10 NASCAR paint schemes you (may have) forgot about By: Brian Cotnoir All right, I’ve talked about the Best, the Most Iconic, and the Ugliest Paint Schemes in NASCAR History and now I want to talk to you about some paint schemes you may have forgot about.   Maybe it was a paint scheme that was on a car that only ran a limited schedule or was a one-race only paint scheme, or for whatever reason, they just weren’t featured a lot.   Well hopefully, I’m able to capture some of those sweet Nostalgic Feels.   One more thing, I only selected paint schemes that were run across NASCAR’s Top 3 Series, so if one ran in ARCA or the Goody’s Dash, or another lower-tier series, don’t expect to see it on this list. 10.)   Loy Allen Jr., Hooters Car Loy Allen Jr. was the first driver to run a Cup Series Car with sponsorship from Hooters since the death of driver Alan Kulwicki.   He was sponsored by Hooters Restaurant in his ARCA career where he had one win and seven-top-5’s running

Top 5 Worst Performing Team Lotus drivers By: Brian Cotnoir Team Lotus is one of the most iconic teams in the history of Formula 1.   In their 36 years of existence, the team won 7 Constructors Championships, 6 Drivers Championships, and 74 race victories with some of the greatest drivers of All-Time like Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Mario Andretti, Ronnie Peterson, Emmerson Fittipaldi, and Ayrton Senna.   The team dominated for decades before they eventually had to shut down.   What I find most interesting about Team Lotus’s story is some of the worst performing drivers usually raced along a more successful and better performing teammate, and led to a lot of lopsided performances in the final point’s standings.   These are without a doubt the 5 Worst Performing Drivers in the history of Team Lotus. 5.)   Johnny Herbert, 4 Seasons, 13 Total Points, Best Finish 4 th (3X) Johnny Herbert spent close to 5 seasons driving for Lotus in the early 1990’s.   His first drive with the

Top 5 Worst Performing Equipe Ligier driver By: Brian Cotnoir           Automobile Racing has always been associated with the country of France since the very beginning.   The first Auto Race in the world was held if France, the FIA’s headquarters is located in Paris, and driver Alain Prost was not only the most successful French racecar driver, but also the winningest driver in Formula 1 History from 1987-2001, winning a Total of 51 Races (he is still presently 4 th All-Time in Career Wins).   Today Renault F1 is the only French Constructor in Formula 1, but they went through short periods without competing in Formula 1, but from 1976-1996, there was another French Formula 1 team competing on the grid, challenging for top spots in the midfield and occasional wins, Equipe Ligier.                                                           Equipe Ligier stood out in their field with the beautifully painted Blue & White Livery’s and mostly ran with the racing #25 & 26.