The Bullring

NASCAR rolls into Bristol this week, in what is one of the most entertaining tracks on the circuit. The high-banked, 1/2 mile oval always makes for tight racing and hot tempers.

This week Denny Hamlin will be running his FedEx Express paint scheme, one of four schemes he normally runs for FedEx. Given my penchant for orange, I'd say it's the baddest ass one of them all. Since Denny joined Gibbs racing, the one constant has been FedEx on his hood. But the paint schemes have changed throughout the years. Here's a run down of the "Express" schemes:

2011:


2010:
2008:

Have a favorite one? Put it in the comments below.


And now, for bonus paint scheme coverage from 2006:


This last one has got to be one of the most original paint schemes of the modern era. It ran at Atlanta to promote FedEx's sponsorship of the PGA Tour Fed-Ex Cup. Though it looks like they took a mallet to body work to give it its dimpled look, it's all an illusion done with paint and vinyl. NASCAR, meet trompe l'oeil. (I'm pretty sure this is the first time those two words have appeared in the same sentence.) Just imagine what they could do if a breast implant doctor ever sponsored a car...

Enjoy the race!