With 2017 on its way out the door, we're ready to greet the upcoming year with open arms.
Now that 2018 is on the horizon, it's only a matter of time before we get to see some amazing new paint schemes in action. When the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series kicks off at Daytona in February, there won't be a shortage of outstanding paint jobs. One thing that will be highly noticeable is that black is back in a major way, with quite a few paint schemes in the field predominately done in the color.
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Here are a few of our favorite rides for 2018 thus far.
Trevor Bayne's new No. AdvoCare set the bar for the "Black is Back" movement, and it's one of our favorites.
Looking forward to next season and seeing this new @advocare @Bayne6Team paint scheme on the track! pic.twitter.com/xAJsn2BxfJ
— AdvoCare Sports (@AdvoCareSports) December 5, 2017
The reigning champ, Martin Truex Jr. also has a few new looks heading into the new year. From the looks of things he's looking to bear the competition black and blue.
Eye Candy: We begin our look at 2018 #NASCAR paint schemes with the reigning Cup Series champion, @MartinTruex_Jr and @FRRacingTeam. pic.twitter.com/5Us17oosmb
— Beyond the Flag (@Beyond_The_Flag) December 12, 2017
Bubba Wallace will be making his way back to the Cup Series after competing in four races last season for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2017. He'll be suiting up for Richard Petty Motorsports in 2018, driving a pretty badass Chevy Camaro ZL1.
Proud to say that I?ll be racing the No. 43 @chevrolet Camaro in 2018! I'm also incredibly excited about our new alliance with @RCRracing. The Petty's and I have had a lot of success with Chevy, including wins in my first ever K&N Pro Series race, and my last truck race! pic.twitter.com/6ewPvPMRCf
— Bubba Wallace (@BubbaWallace) December 8, 2017
Aric Almirola will be the new driver in the No. 10 Ford Fusion for Stewart-Hass Racing, with another sweet black ride in the field .
The No. 10 Smithfield Ford Fusion made its debut at the @SmithfieldBrand sales meeting in Hollywood, FL today. Can't wait to see @Aric_Almirola behind the wheel in 2018! #SmithfieldRacing pic.twitter.com/YByefdQEwC
— Stewart-Haas Racing (@StewartHaasRcng) December 7, 2017
Team Penske rolled out a sneak peek at some of their new rides for the new year. One from each Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano, and Ryan Blaney.
Oh hey 2018 #NASCAR Cup Series cars! pic.twitter.com/lXLVpkNg9Z
— Team Penske (@Team_Penske) December 9, 2017
Probably our favorite of the previewed rides is Kasey Kahne's No. 95 Chevy Camaro ZL1. It's almost reminiscent to some of the old No. 20 paint schemes from the Tony Stewart/Home Depot days, circa de 1999.
Proud to be #PoweredByProcore. pic.twitter.com/zuEqhOc5tf
— LeavineFamilyRacing (@LFR95) December 19, 2017
Those are just a few of our favorite new looks for the new year. What's your favorite new paint scheme?
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