#10 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

Since I already had the Mercedes logo, I decided to go ahead and make a speculative modern McLaren Mercedes NASCAR scheme. Lewis Hamilton actually did a seat swap with Tony Stewart at Watkins Glen. The last F1 driver to do a seat swap was Juan Pablo Montoya with Jeff Gordon at the Indianapolis road course, and now he's in Cup. I don't think Lewis Hamilton (or teammate Jenson Button) are likely to make the jump any time soon, but who knows what the future may hold. Maybe once he retires from F1, he'll decide to try his hand at something new.

Either way, this paint scheme was a bit different than most. I took my inspiration from the Silver and orange style the V8 Supercars ran a couple years back. (So maybe it should be a Holden? Heh.) On the right side, I copied the way the Sponsor name runs all the way along the door. On the left side, I experimented with incorporating the logo into the car number. I'm not sure which side works better, so I currently race this scheme somewhat lopsided.

#10 Purolator Derrike Cope car - "Percolator" parody

Since I can't resist the urge to turn a replica into a joke, here's Derrike Cope's #10, modified somewhat from the car he drove to victory in the 1990 Daytona 500.

Google Car

For an April Fools joke, Google "unveiled" its automated driverless NASCAR vehicle. I decided to pay tribute by replicating it for the game:

The 10^100 number is a play on the number known as a Googol, for which the company is named. I couldn't get the fonts right without substantial tinkering, so I consider this car incomplete. I hope the new game will have more options in that regard.