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Haven't seen it mentioned/discussed­ -- what was with Mark Martin's > paint job and> design of the number "6" at Texas?

Hi H.B.... supposedly it was a retro paint scheme... but I was under> the impression that retro paint schemes usually reflects old sponsor> logos or paint schemes that have been used before neither was the case> on Mark's car since Pfizer was still on the hood ~ unless they were> particularly referring to the color which is the same as his old> Stroh's car and the font of the number only (in which case, calling it> a "retro paint scheme" seems a bit of a stretch, IMO).

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Haven't seen it mentioned/discussed­ -- what was with Mark Martin's paint job and> design of the number "6" at Texas?>

H.B. Elkins wrote:>

Just to add to what others have said, it was the Stroh(s) Light colors> he ran in 1988-89. Actually they said it the scheme when he won his > first race at The Rock in 1989. But back then you saw the same scheme> in almost every race.> He will later run the Folger's red (I think at the Winston, a> Valvoline scheme and a fourth that I do not recall. It might an ASA> paint schene. >

John>

H.B. Elkins wrote:>

Just to add to what others have said, it was the Stroh(s) Light colors > he ran in 1988-89. Actually they said it the scheme when he won his > first race at The Rock in 1989. But back then you saw the same scheme in > almost every race.> He will later run the Folger's red (I think at the Winston, a Valvoline > scheme and a fourth that I do not recall. It might an ASA paint schene.

I believe the fourth paint scheme is from 1981 - his first Cup car. It'll > be run at Homestead.>