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2002 Winston Cup 'LOONEY TUNES' Schemes

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The Richmond International Raceway Press Release

Warner Bros. Consumer Products, Chevrolet and Action Performance Announce
Monte Carlo 400 With The Looney Tunes - The Rematch!
At Richmond International Raceway

THE RUMORS from the past....

Earnhardt's and Looney Tunes: A new chapter of Looney Tunes lore will be written as Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his brother Kerry Earnhardt square off at the BGN race on Friday, September 6th, at Richmond. The Earnhardt brothers, through a partnership between Warner Bros. Consumer Products, Chevrolet, and Action Performance Companies, Inc., will both race Looney Tunes-themed Chevrolet Monte Carlos in what is sure to be an animated showdown. The #8 Chevrolet of Dale Earnhardt Jr. will feature Gossamer [a Jayski favorite!], the orange-haired, lovable Looney Tunes monster, and an assortment of other Looney Tunes characters. Yosemite Sam will grace Kerry Earnhardt's #12 Chevy. The race in Richmond will mark just the third BGN start in 2002 for Dale Earnhardt Jr. Currently, Kerry Earnhardt is midway through his rookie season in the BGN. The Friday night Busch Series race precedes the Saturday, September 7th Winston Cup event, the Monte Carlo 400 with the Looney Tunes -- The Rematch!, which will feature nine Looney-Tunes themed cars driven by some of NASCAR's finest drivers. The Busch Series race featuring the Earnhardt brothers is an expansion of last year's successful Looney Tunes program and will serve as the opening act for the main event -- the next evening's NASCAR Winston Cup race at Richmond, the Monte Carlo 400 with the Looney Tunes -- The Rematch!(Business Wire)(7-30-2002)
Little E not totally Taz at Richmond IMAGE...AND: a month or so ago it was reported that Dale Earnhardt Jr would run a Tasmanian Devil scheme in the BGN race at Richmond in Sept, told it is partially true and that the Orange Monster - Gossamer [a Jayski fave] will also be on the car [hood] along with Bugs Bunny [decklid], with the colors being orange/white/black.(6-7-2002)
IMAGE: see an image of the #8 (yes #8 JR Motorsports) Gossamer/Bugs car below.(6-8-2002)
AND Word is that Dale Earnhardt Jr. is looking to own a BGN team with him as driver for selected races, possibly by next year. Another driver would take over the wheel for the rest of the schedule. Sponsorship is allegedly in place. The hold-up could be where to house the team. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. has already maxed out space at the Mooresville shop. Earnhardt Jr. already is listed as owner of a Street Stock that T.J. Majors will drive at Concord Motorsports Park.(NASCAR.com), sources tell me that Nabisco (no real surprise) will be the sponsor for some of all the races.(6-11-2002)
Kerry Earnhardt to run Looney Tunes at RIR: with his brother Dale Jr and will supposedly drive a driving the black/yellow/gray #12 Yosemite Sam Chevy in the Richmond BGN race.(6-7-2002)
IMAGE: see an image of the #12 Jani King/Yosmite Sam Chevy scheme below.(6-8-2002)
Looney Toons and Taz to return? UPDATE 3: #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr will run a #3 Taz scheme at Richmond in the BGN race and that there is a chance the Looney Toons schemes may return at the Richmond Cup race.(5-10-2002)
UPDATE: The Sports Business Journal reports that Chevy is set to reprise the promotion that put Looney Tunes characters on seven NASCAR Winston Cup cars last season.(5-14-2002)
UPDATE 2: Chevrolet is set to reprise the promotion that put Looney Tunes characters on seven NASCAR Winston Cup cars last season, this time expanding it to include 11 cars in a one-race blast tied to the automaker's itle sponsorship of the Sept. 7 Chevy Monte Carlo 400 in Richmond. The promotion, titled "Looney Tunes, The Rematch" and scheduled for announcement this week, will tie together all but one of the 12 Monte Carlos that run in the series, with sponsors of those cars sharing space with Looney Tunes characters including Bugs Bunny, Taz, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote and Daffy Duck. The program will extend to support races at the track, with characters also placed on two entries in both the CTS and BGN events run on Thursday night and Friday night, respectively. Looney Tunes characters will cover about one-fourth of the 43-car field, appearing in tandem with the following driver/character/sponsor combinations: Jeff Gordon, Bugs Bunny, DuPont; Mike Skinner, Yosemite Sam, Kodak; Kevin Harvick, Tazmanian Devil, GM Goodwrench; Jeff Green, Daffy Duck, America Online; Robbie Gordon, Pepe Le Pew, Cingular Wireless; and Bobby Hamilton, Marvin the Martian, Square D. The program also will include Michael Waltrip (Napa Auto Parts), Steve Park (Pennzoil), Jimmy Johnson (Lowe's Home Improvement), Terry Labonte (Kellogg's) and an as yet undetermined driver of the #25 car sponsored by UAW-Delphi. Details of those entries still are being negotiated. One notable exception: Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be left out of the equation because his car is sponsored by Budweiser. Warner Bros. did not want its characters connected to a beer.(Sports Business Journal - need sub to read)(5-15-2002)
UPDATE 4 an image: see an image of the #24 Bugs Bunny car on my 2002 Cup Scheme page, have heard the #55 will run the Marvin the Martian again.(5-16-2002)

Gossamer dissed again....(just having some fun, he is my favorite character...beside Bugs of course)
Cool, they put him on the #8 Chevy with Dale Earnahrdt Jr in the BGN race, thanks!

The special Looney Tunes Event Car.

The schemes below ran at Richmond International Raceway on September 7, 2002
(hope to have larger ones later)

#4-Mike Skinner and Yosemite Sam

Thanks to www.AutoRacing1.com for the images

#5-Terry Labonte, Road Runner

Thanks to www.AutoRacing1.com for the images

#24-Jeff Gordon and Bugs Bunny

Thanks to www.AutoRacing1.com for the images

#25-Joe Nemechek, Speedy Gonzales

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#29-Kevin Harvick, Tasmanian Devil

Taken by James Jenkins

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From the Jeff Green site

#30-Jeff Green, Daffy Duck

Thanks to www.AutoRacing1.com for the images

#31-Robby Gordon, Pepe Le Pew

Thanks to www.AutoRacing1.com for the images

#48-Jimmie Johnson, Tweety & Sylvester

Thanks to www.AutoRacing1.com for the images

#55-Bobby Hamilton, Marvin The Martian and K9

Thanks to www.AutoRacing1.com for the images

The schemes below ran at Richmond International Raceway on September 7, 2002

#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr, Gossamer/Bugs Bunny Chevy
Thanks to Mr Diecast for the images.

Some real shots of the #8 car at the DEI shop

For more see the page at: www3.sympatico.ca/mfancy/DEI-2002/DEI-Jr_Car.htm

#12-Kerry Earnhardt, Yosmite Sam/JaniKing Chevy
Thanks to Mr Diecast for the images.

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