If there were one place this paint scheme should've run, it was Talladega. And so it did. The fans about tore the grandstand down every time it went by that weekend, but after a Sunday rainout the race was run on a Monday. Earnhardt had an accident early on but the car was still fairly fast and on the track until he blew an engine and spun again with less than 50 laps to go. While the outcome sucked, the car looked badass in the familiar black and silver colors that his father drove to victory for his final win at Talladega in 2000.

— Vito Pugliese