{"id":7308,"date":"2017-02-26T09:21:08","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T15:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=7308"},"modified":"2017-02-26T09:21:08","modified_gmt":"2017-02-26T15:21:08","slug":"new-paint-new-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/26\/new-paint-new-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"New Paint, New Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7418\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7418\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/26\/new-paint-new-numbers\/gettyimages-642642148\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/GettyImages-642642148-e1488122347525.jpg?fit=625%2C417\" data-orig-size=\"625,417\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GettyImages-642642148\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo by Getty Images&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/GettyImages-642642148-e1488122347525.jpg?fit=640%2C427\" class=\"wp-image-7418 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/GettyImages-642642148-e1488122347525.jpg?resize=625%2C417\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The opening race of the <strong>Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series<\/strong> is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nascar.com\"><strong>Daytona 500<\/strong><\/a>. &nbsp;It&#8217;s the sport&#8217;s equivalent to the Super Bowl. &nbsp;The thing is, by the time the Super Bowl comes around we know every player&#8217;s number, statistics and projected performance. &nbsp;With the Daytona 500 we are watching our 2017 lineup for the very first time. &nbsp;New paint schemes, new sponsors, new drivers and new numbers are things that throw me for a loop! &nbsp;I find myself struggling to keep track of who I&#8217;m watching because the familiar paint schemes are different and the driver names don&#8217;t always match what I remember from last season! &nbsp;If you&#8217;re in the same boat, here are the new paint schemes so you can be familiar with them when you&#8217;re watching today!<\/p>\n<p>To view the 2017 lineup with new paint schemes, go to the<a href=\"http:\/\/galleries.nascar.com\/gallery\/927\/starting-lineup-for-2017-daytona-500#\/0\"> gallery on nascar.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opening race of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is the Daytona 500. &nbsp;It&#8217;s the sport&#8217;s equivalent to the Super Bowl. &nbsp;The thing is, by the time the Super Bowl comes around we know every player&#8217;s number, statistics and projected performance. &nbsp;With the Daytona 500 we are watching our 2017 lineup for the very<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[98,11],"tags":[42,16,382],"class_list":["post-7308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dixiesracereflections","category-nascar","tag-daytona-500","tag-nascar","tag-new-racecar-paint-schemes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7hzTZ-1TS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2173,"url":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/04\/15\/photo-gallery-2016-darlington-throwback-paint-schemes\/","url_meta":{"origin":7308,"position":0},"title":"Photo Gallery: 2016 Darlington Throwback Paint Schemes","author":"Mike Haag","date":"April 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Several NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers will be running throwback paint schemes on their race cars for the upcoming NASCAR race at Darlington Raceway. \u00a0Here are a few photos of the drivers and their cars. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0","rel":"","context":"In &quot;NASCAR&quot;","block_context":{"text":"NASCAR","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/category\/nascar\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/rickystenhouse_dr_fastenal-e1460830917570.png?fit=615%2C404&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/rickystenhouse_dr_fastenal-e1460830917570.png?fit=615%2C404&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/rickystenhouse_dr_fastenal-e1460830917570.png?fit=615%2C404&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12377,"url":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/03\/photo-gallery-2017-monster-energy-nascar-cup-series-darlington-throwback-paint-schemes\/","url_meta":{"origin":7308,"position":1},"title":"Photo Gallery: 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Darlington Throwback Paint Schemes","author":"Mike Haag","date":"September 3, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"DARLINGTON, South Carolina - The\u00a0Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers will be running \"Throwback Paint Schemes\" on their race cars at Sunday's\u00a0Bojangles\u2019 Southern 500. 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