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2005–2007 · Stern

Nascar

Known for Drop bank, Racetrack, SPIN target and Garage. Deep blue and black chequered flag panels, orange and red dust cloud, grey guardrail or retaining wall and desert track.

Years
2005–2007
Maker
Stern
Type
Solid state
Display
Dot matrix
Players
4

Known for

  • Target

    Drop bank

  • Toy

    Racetrack

  • Captive ball

    SPIN target

  • scoop

    Garage

  • Multiball

    Race Multiball

  • Multiball

    CHAMP #1 Multiball

3 games under this title

On the playfield

  • red
  • orange
  • yellow
  • black
Nascar playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 1 spinner
  • 2 slingshots

Full vision analysis

Toys 2

  • Racetrack
  • Test Car

Holes 2

  • Garage scoop
  • Scanner eject

Lock 1

  • Pit Road

Captive ball 1

  • SPIN target

Magnet 1

  • Racetrack magnets

Targets 2

  • Drop bank
  • Hauler

On the backglass

  • red
  • blue
  • orange
  • yellow
Nascar backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • vehicle Large red open-wheel racing car seen head-on in the centre foreground, black nose panel with white number 60, wide white front wing, two enormous black slick tyres either side, driver in a white helmet visible in the cockpit
  • vehicle Purple and white open-wheel racing car on the left in three-quarter view, nose pointing right, black tyres, driver in a white helmet
  • vehicle Yellow open-wheel racing car on the right in near-profile, black number 65 on its side, large rear tyre, black tyres, driver in a white helmet
  • other Small red rectangular maker's plate top left with stern over pinball inc
  • other Small square red badge top right containing a white sailing-ship emblem and the letters ply

Setting

  • Deep blue and black chequered flag panels
  • Orange and red dust cloud
  • Grey guardrail or retaining wall
  • Desert track

Text on it

  • GRAND PRIX
  • STERN PINBALL INC
  • 60
  • 65
  • PLYMOUTH

How it plays

  1. Modes 4

    • Speed Shots
    • Hard Racin'
    • Road Course
    • Victory Lap
  2. Multiballs 3

    • Race Multiball
    • Garage Multiball
    • CHAMP #1 Multiball
  3. Goals 2

    • RACE
    • C-H-A-M-P-#1
  4. Awards 1

    • Bonus Jackpot

Made by

Design & Software
Louis Koziarz
Design
Pat Lawlor
Art
John Youssi
Mechanics
John Krutsch
Mechanics
John Filz
Software
Chip Curtis
Sound & Music
Chris Granner
Display animation
Adam Rhine
Display animation
Greg Dunlap

Reference

Linked terms
  • Drop bank also called RACE light bank
  • SPIN target also called Racetrack cashout
  • CHAMP #1 Multiball also called CHAMP #1
  • C-H-A-M-P-#1 also called CHAMP
Playfield vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Nascar playfield

Playfield Grand Prix

  • red
  • orange
  • yellow
  • black

Fingerprint: grand prix: Enormous five-tile RACE row where each letter sits in black diamond with gold crown motif, above black-cream GRAND PRIX logo and red-yellow SHOOT AGAIN kicker; white and purple racing van with cartoon eyes in windscreen; cluster of three F1 cars on upper playfield; translucent yellow posts frame mid-lower field; blue-black chequerboard only in lower half

Distinctive

The single most memorable element is the enormous five-tile 'RACE' row, where each letter sits in its own black diamond with a gold crown motif above, sitting directly above the big black-and-cream 'GRAND PRIX' logo and a red-and-yellow 'SHOOT AGAIN' kicker. Close behind that, the white and purple racing van with cartoon eyes in its windscreen and the cluster of three F1 cars painted onto the upper playfield make the motor-racing theme unmistakable. Two translucent yellow posts frame the mid-lower field beside a pair of slingshots whose plastic reads 'SLING SHOT / TEST CAR', and the playfield is edged with a blue-and-black chequerboard that only appears in the lower half. The small white italic instruction 'HOLD EITHER FLIPPER FOR INSTANT INFO' is stamped identically on both grey side aprons.

Setting

  • Fire and flame gradient rising from the bottom of the playfield
  • Blue-and-black chequered squares in both lower corners
  • Dark upper playfield with painted night-race backdrop
  • City street and building fronts painted at the top
  • Grey cabinet and apron framing the whole playfield

Symbols

  • Row of five black diamond tiles spelling race, each with a small gold crown above
  • Large numeral 4 in a gold-outlined shield above the drop-target bank
  • Yellow crown motifs
  • Playing-card suits and card-shapes on the left lane
  • Checkered flag chequerboard squares
  • Red lightning and spark graphics
  • Flame tongues rising from the lower playfield
  • Circular orange target discs with numbers
  • Arrowed direction signs pointing to the ramp and lanes
  • Barrel-shaped yellow posts
  • Star icons beside some inserts

Notable shapes

  • The row of five black diamond race tiles
  • A large gold-outlined 4 shield above the drop targets
  • A cutout notch at the bottom centre of the playfield above the drain
  • A long scooped ball-return lane on the left
  • Curved metal habitrail loops on the upper right
  • Paired slingshot kickers flanking the red shoot again plough

Art motifs

  • Burning rubber and fire
  • Pits and pit lane
  • Score digits in chunky black rectangles
  • Speed lines and motion streaks
  • Chrome and polished highlights on car bodies
  • Smoke plumes

Themes

  • Motor racing
  • Formula racing
  • Grand prix
  • Road race
  • Speed
  • Nitro
  • Pit crew
  • Crash test

Title on it

  • Grand prix

Text on it

  • GRAND PRIX
  • The Wedding Car
  • Up in Smoke
  • Ball Returning Scoop
  • ADVANCE
  • LOCK
  • BALL
  • LOCK BALL
  • BANK
  • JACKPOT
  • ROAD
  • GRAND
  • SLAM
  • CASH
  • GAS
  • CAR
  • CASH OUT
  • EXTRA BALL
  • SCORE REPEATER
  • BEST MOMENT DRIVEN
  • 250K
  • 200K
  • 150K
  • 100K
  • G
  • JAM 1
  • RACE
  • FULL ONLY
  • FINAL BONUS
  • NEED TO WIN
  • FAST TURNS
  • HOLD EXTRA BALL
  • TOUGH ORDAL
  • QUICK STOP
  • TEST CAR
  • TOUCH TO START
  • SHOOT AGAIN
  • HAULER RIDE
  • SLING SHOT
  • HOLD EITHER FLIPPER FOR INSTANT INFO
  • TILT
  • 1956 Stern Grand Prix
  • https://oppelkapecentre.info
  • MULTIBALL
  • PELOTAS FLAS
  • CARRERA
  • TIRO LIBRE
  • SPIN
  • ESPERA
  • CAMBIO
  • MAX
  • Shoot again
Pop bumpers
Two large round pop bumpers with yellow plastic caps in the mid-field, one left and one right, plus a smaller cluster of three bumpers high on the upper left
Spinners
One small spinner or gate on the left mid-lane beside the ball-return scoop
Drop targets
One prominent bank of four upright targets directly beneath a large printed numeral 4 at the upper centre, plus a second, smaller set of four lit targets lower down near the 'jam 1' insert
Ramps
A single wire-form ramp or habitrail curving along the upper right, with a second metal rail running down the right side and a scooped return lane on the left
Slingshots
Two triangular slingshots either side of the lower centre, with clear plastics printed 'sling shot' and 'test car'
Upper playfield
Yes, a full upper section with a building and street scene, a billboard, a second 'grand prix' logo panel and a 'ball returning scoop' outlane at the top left
Apron and lower playfield
A printed lower deck with a central orange 'grand prix' logo panel, a white instruction card on the left headed with a prize list including multiball, pelotas flas, carrera, tiro libre, spin, espera, cambio and max, and a yellow card on the right carrying a qr code with the url 'https://oppelkapecentre.info' and the caption '1956 stern grand prix'
Who and what
Kind Description
Vehicle White 1970s-style american van or panel truck with a purple nose panel, roof rack and cartoon eyes visible in the windscreen, painted diagonally on the left mid-field beside the ball-return lane
Vehicle Two red open-wheel formula-style racing cars with white number roundels, painted nose-to-tail on the upper right of the playfield under the plastics
Other Small cartoon driver figure in a racing helmet and suit standing upright at the upper centre, arms out, behind the '4' drop-target bank
Monster Several small cartoon crash or pit-crew figures scattered along the lower lane guides, including one green-and-white figure near the left slingshot and a row of tiny figures beneath the race tiles
Vehicle Painted yellow and orange tanker or truck cab on the far right of the upper playfield
Full description

Full-length top-down photograph of a racing-themed pinball playfield under glass, with part of the backbox visible at the very top. The playfield is a long tapering wedge, widest at the bottom, outlined by a pale wooden cabinet and lit by coloured LEDs. Dominant colour is a hot red-to-orange flame gradient rising from the lower apron up the centre, with yellow, black and blue for lettering and inserts. Artwork shows a crowded motor-racing scene: two red and one white open-wheel racing cars, a purple-nosed 1970s American van/panel truck, a small cartoon driver figure in a helmet near the upper centre, and a scattering of cartoon crash-test-style figures along the lanes. A large 'GRAND PRIX' logo in chunky black-outlined cream and orange letters sits mid-lower playfield above a red and yellow 'SHOOT AGAIN' plough. The word 'RACE' appears in five separate black diamond tiles in a row above it. The upper playfield is packed with an upright 4-ball drop-target bank topped by a big '4', flanked by two large yellow-rimmed pop bumpers. Blue-and-black chequered squares border the lower left and right corners, and the apron carries two instruction cards, a central 'GRAND PRIX' logo panel and a QR code card.

Nascar playfield

Playfield Standard

  • blue
  • orange
  • yellow
  • black

Fingerprint: Wordmark appears three separate locations playfield and apron, letters R A C E each on individual blue-backed star fields, glossy chrome stock car on orange circular sunburst, cartoon test car with light bar upper section, jokey driver application card on apron

Distinctive

A whole playfield saturated with racing livery rather than a single central illustration: the NASCAR wordmark appears three times, once on the backbox panel, once large across the middle of the playfield, and once again on the orange lower apron. The literal word RACE is spelled out letter by letter in four individual blue star-field windows across the mid-playfield, each letter on its own backing plate. A glossy chrome full-size stock car sits on a round orange sunburst, with a cartoon TEST CAR wearing sunglasses and a separate black-and-white TEST CAR text near the top. The apron rules card is printed as a jokey fictional job application for a NASCAR driver, complete with a points-per-line-of-duty table. Two blue lightning bolts and a pair of crossed yellow racing bars frame a plain black SHOOT AGAIN circle in the lower centre.

Setting

  • Blue sky and grandstand across the top backbox panel
  • Checkered blue-and-black outfield pattern across the lower third
  • Orange and yellow sunburst behind the pace car
  • Pale blue night sky and a yellow house on the upper right
  • Grey metal lower apron with a blue chequered band above it

Symbols

  • Black-and-white chequered flag squares
  • White lightning bolts on blue
  • Gold star bursts
  • Red and white checkered pennants
  • Curved chrome racing bars
  • Blue shield and keyhole award inserts
  • Arrows

Notable shapes

  • A large black circular opening cut into the apron below the flapper-dress panel, framed by two white-outlined yellow bars
  • The four separate boxed letters r a c e across the middle
  • A round orange sunburst disc in the lower centre
  • A deep crescent-shaped scoop on the right-hand side below the ramp
  • Blue lightning bolt decals flanking the lower centre

Art motifs

  • Point-value bursts and star fields
  • Sunburst rays
  • Speedometer and tachometer dials
  • Engine and exhaust parts
  • Traffic cones
  • Spray-can and tool graphics

Themes

  • Stock car racing
  • American motorsport
  • Checkered flag
  • Speedway
  • Pit lane

Title on it

  • Nascar

Text on it

  • NASCAR
  • The Official Car of the Winston Cup Series
  • SATURDAY NIGHT SPEEDRACER
  • CHAMPIONSHIP RACE
  • CHAMPION
  • TEST CAR
  • R
  • A
  • C
  • E
  • NASCAR PACE CAR
  • SHOOT AGAIN
  • RACE AGAIN
  • SPEED SHOT
  • HAPPY BDAY
  • HARD KISS
  • BIG KISS
  • CAR WRECKED
  • SUPER VALUE JACKPOT
  • HOT ROD
  • LOCK
  • MONEY
  • HOLD EITHER FLIPPER FOR INSTANT INFO
  • ATTRACT MODE
  • CASH
  • CLICK
  • CHAMPION CHALLENGE
  • 50¢=1×1
  • SUPER VALUE
  • $2.00=1×5
  • NASCAR IS A TRADEMARK OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR STOCK CAR AUTO RACING, INC
  • CONTAINS CHAMPION
Ramps
Large elevated wire ramp with red and white checkered side rails arcing up the right side of the playfield; curved wire track looping from the upper centre round the left of the mid-playfield; short flat habitrail running to the upper left
Slingshots
Two standard triangular slingshots with blue-and-white striped rubber and printed point values
Upper playfield
A white test car police car on a turntable base with two chrome stacks, flanked by a wire-frame lift cage, red translucent plastics, a yellow test car sign, and a cluster of small triangular and round scoring inserts
Apron and lower playfield
Grey metal lower apron: on the left a yellow instruction card styled as a jokey job application for a nascar driver, on the right a yellow card reading 50¢=1 x1 and super value $2.00=1 x5, and in the centre an orange apron panel painted as a pleated flapper dress with the nascar wordmark across it
Who and what
Kind Description
Vehicle White stock car in profile on the backbox panel, numbered, on grey tarmac against a blue sky and grandstand
Vehicle Black-and-white police car in the upper centre marked test car with a roof light bar, flanked by chrome exhaust stacks
Vehicle Chrome full-size stock car with a tall rear wing and white lettering, sitting on the round orange sunburst in the mid-lower playfield
Vehicle Green stock car and a purple and white truck partly hidden behind the top plastics near the backbox panel
Vehicle Several small drawn cars racing along the curved wire-track that sweeps around the mid-playfield and down the right side
Other Small yellow two-storey house with four dark windows on the upper right, set on a yellow lane marked school bus stop
Full description

Full-length view of a solid-state pinball playfield under a scratched clear plastic cover, shot from directly above with the whole machine visible. Layout is a long, tapered leaf shape: the wide backbox panel at the top shows a blue sky over a grandstand and a white stock car on a strip of tarmac. The upper playfield is crowded with a black-and-white police car marked TEST CAR, a yellow TEST CAR sign, a wire-frame car lift cage, red translucent plastic, and a small yellow house-shaped building with four windows. The mid-playfield is a crowded collage of yellow, orange and blue insert panels carrying point values in white, and a large curved word RACE spelled across four separate blue-backed star fields. Below that a bright orange circular burst holds a chrome NASCAR PACE CAR, ringed by small shield and round inserts. The lower third has an orange and yellow sunburst, two white-outlined blue lightning bolts, crossed yellow racing bars over a black SHOOT AGAIN circle, a blue-and-black chequered outfield, and a grey metal lower apron carrying a yellow rules card, an orange flapper-dress apron panel, and a yellow price card. No human figures appear anywhere; the figures are all vehicles.

Backglass vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Nascar backglass

Backglass Grand Prix

  • red
  • blue
  • orange
  • yellow

Fingerprint: GRAND PRIX title in cream-red block letters tilted across chrome oval ring, three open-wheel racing cars charging toward viewer, red car head-on with number 60, yellow car number 65, purple-white car in profile, chequered flag wall backdrop, deep blue and black panels, orange desert dust cloud below, glossy airbrushed 1980s style with heavy gradients

Distinctive

The most memorable element is the enormous chrome oval ring framing a chequered flag, with GRAND PRIZ in fat cream-and-red block letters tilted across it. Second is the head-on red racing car with a white number 60 on its black nose, filling the lower centre with two huge black slick tyres flanking it. Third, the sharp colour split between the deep blue chequered-flag wall above and the glowing orange dust cloud below. Also memorable: the yellow number 65 car angled in profile at the right and the tiny sailing-ship badge in the top right corner.

Setting

  • Deep blue and black chequered flag panels
  • Orange and red dust cloud
  • Grey guardrail or retaining wall
  • Desert track

Symbols

  • Black-and-white chequered flag
  • Chrome oval ring
  • Sparkle star glints on the logo
  • Sailing-ship emblem in corner badge
  • Tyre and wing aerodynamics

Lettering

  • Large slanted sans-serif capitals, cream/yellow fill, thick red keyline, dark shadow, set inside a chrome oval with chequered flag behind

Themes

  • Motor racing
  • Formula-style open wheel cars
  • Desert speed race
  • Chequered flag

Title on it

  • Grand prix

Text on it

  • GRAND PRIX
  • STERN PINBALL INC
  • 60
  • 65
  • PLYMOUTH
Who and what
Kind Description
Vehicle Large red open-wheel racing car seen head-on in the centre foreground, black nose panel with white number 60, wide white front wing, two enormous black slick tyres either side, driver in a white helmet visible in the cockpit
Vehicle Purple and white open-wheel racing car on the left in three-quarter view, nose pointing right, black tyres, driver in a white helmet
Vehicle Yellow open-wheel racing car on the right in near-profile, black number 65 on its side, large rear tyre, black tyres, driver in a white helmet
Other Small red rectangular maker's plate top left with stern over pinball inc
Other Small square red badge top right containing a white sailing-ship emblem and the letters ply
Full description

A painted backglass dominated by a huge chrome oval ring enclosing a black-and-white chequered flag, with the words GRAND PRIZ stacked in two lines in fat slanted capitals, cream-to-yellow fill with a thick red outline and dark drop shadow. Three open-wheel racing cars charge towards the viewer across orange desert dust: a big red car head-on in the centre foreground with a white number 60 on its black nose and a driver in a white helmet, a purple-and-white car on the left in three-quarter view, and a yellow car on the right bearing number 65, both angled in profile. The upper background is a wall of deep blue and black chequered flag panels, wave-like, with a low grey guardrail or wall behind the cars. Top left is a small red rectangular maker's plate reading STERN over PINBALL INC; top right is a small square red badge with a sailing-ship emblem. Bottom right carries a tiny artist signature line. Style is glossy airbrushed 1980s commercial illustration, heavy airbrush gradients, strong reds and oranges below and cool blues above.

Nascar backglass

Backglass Standard

  • red
  • blue
  • white
  • grey

Fingerprint: NASCAR, huge slanted block-letter logo in cream-white with black outline backed by red panel left and blue panel right, three stock cars depicted nose-on charging out of dust cloud, left red number 2 with Motorcraft and Air Force markings, center white-navy number 29 Goodwrench, right sky-blue number 2 Miller Lite, three military jets trailing contrails

Distinctive

Three stock cars rendered nose-on and charging out of a dust cloud, dominated by a red number 2, a white/navy number 29 and a sky-blue number 2. The enormous slanted title logo sits on a red-and-blue flag panel at the top, with yellow and red speed stripes fanning off to the left. Three grey military jets in formation, contrails crossing the dark sky, sit above the purple mountains. A black-and-white chequered flag motif borders the bottom edge under a dense block of tiny legal text.

Setting

  • Banked race oval with grey asphalt
  • Packed grandstands and catch fencing at left
  • Purple mountain ranges
  • Dark night sky
  • Dust and smoke cloud kicked up by the cars
  • Black-and-white chequered flag motif along the bottom

Symbols

  • Red-white-blue chequered flag panel behind the title
  • Five vertical speed stripes yellow yellow red red
  • Yellow and red bowtie emblem
  • U.s. air force star and wings
  • Blue ford oval
  • Blue square gm logo
  • Gold 20 years anniversary badge
  • Blue ram-head shield
  • Oval miller lite logo
  • Black-and-white chequered flag along the bottom
  • Registered trademark symbol
  • Circular miller lite seal bottom left
  • Red pld square logo bottom centre

Lettering

  • Enormous slanted italic sans-serif block capitals in cream/white with heavy black outline and drop shadow, set on a red-left/blue-right flag banner; sponsor lettering is a mix of white sans-serif wordmarks, yellow script and gold italic anniversary type, with dense tiny white legal sans-serif print in the bottom left

Themes

  • Stock car racing
  • Motorsport
  • Aviation jets
  • American flag colours
  • Beer advertising

Title on it

  • Nascar

Text on it

  • NASCAR
  • STER
  • PINBALL, INC.
  • Motorcraft.
  • U.S. AIR FORCE
  • Ford
  • AURUS
  • Wood Brothers Racing
  • Goodwrench
  • GM
  • 20 YEARS
  • Miller Lite
  • Mobil 1
  • CHARGER
  • MONTE CARLO
  • NASCAR is the registered trademark of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
  • MILLER LITE
  • PLD
Who and what
Kind Description
Vehicle Left: bright red number 2 stock car seen from high front three-quarter, 'motorcraft.' in white script across the bonnet, u.s. air force star-and-wings emblem with 'u.s. air force' below, blue ford oval on the nose, gold 'aurus' script grille panel, 'wood brothers racing' script low on the front, sponsor decals stacked on the front fender, angled slightly left
Vehicle Centre: white and dark navy number 29 stock car, nose and roof closest to the viewer, large 'goodwrench' wordmark across the bonnet, blue square 'gm' logo above, gold '20 years' badge below it, red bowtie emblem low on the nose, 'monte carlo' on the lower front bumper, 29 visible in the left headlamp cluster
Vehicle Right: sky blue and white number 2 stock car, huge yellow-white oval 'miller lite' logo across the bonnet, 'mobil 1' in yellow and white low on the nose, a blue ram-head shield badge, 'charger' lettering on the front bumper lip, 2 in the left headlamp
Vehicle Three grey military jets in echelon formation across the upper right sky, each trailing a long white smoke contrail, the topmost banking slightly
Full description

Painted backglass headed by a huge slanted block-letter logo reading 'NASCAR' in cream/white with a black outline, backed by a red panel on the left and a blue panel on the right, with a registered trademark symbol at the right end and a fan of five vertical speed-stripe bars (yellow, yellow, red, red) at the left. Below, three stock cars are depicted from a high front-three-quarter view, roaring towards the viewer on a banked grey asphalt oval, kicking up a wall of tan dust and smoke. Left car is bright red, number 2, with 'Motorcraft.' across the bonnet, a U.S. Air Force star-and-wings emblem and 'U.S. AIR FORCE' text, a Ford oval, an 'AURUS' grille badge and 'Wood Brothers Racing' script. Centre car is white and dark navy, number 29, carrying 'Goodwrench' and a Chevrolet bowtie, a 'GM' square logo and a '20 YEARS' badge. Right car is sky blue and white, number 2, with a huge 'Miller Lite' oval, 'Mobil 1' and a ram-head shield, and 'CHARGER' on the front bumper. Background shows packed grandstands at left, purple mountain ranges, a dark night sky, and three grey military jets trailing white contrails in formation across the upper right. A checkered black-and-white flag motif runs along the bottom edge. Small white legal text block bottom left, a circular Miller Lite seal, a red PLD logo box, and a STER PINBALL, INC. badge in the top right corner.

Nascar backglass

Backglass Dale Jr.

  • black
  • orange
  • white
  • red

Fingerprint: DALE JR in white italic capitals with red stripes, stock-car driver in orange racing suit with sponsor patches, Budweiser and REALTREE emblems, pit-crew and grandstand oval vignettes, orange number 8 car through tyre smoke

Distinctive

A life-size photographic portrait of a driver in sunglasses and a white Bud cap filling the centre of a black backglass, flanked by two soft-edged oval action vignettes. The enormous italic title DALE JR in white with red inline stripes arcs across the entire top. An orange number 8 car is buried in tyre smoke at lower right, with a pit-crew scene at lower left. The suit is dense with sponsor embroidery, including a REALTREE roundel and a star-burst NASCAR AWARDS crest.

Setting

  • Glossy black field
  • Left oval vignette of pit lane with crew and car
  • Right oval vignette of packed grandstand and track

Symbols

  • Checkered flag pattern
  • Crowded grandstand
  • Orange pit-crew suits
  • Star-burst award crest
  • Oval photographic vignettes with feathered edges

Lettering

  • Very large italic sans-serif capitals, white with a red inline stripe and dark drop shadow, spanning the top edge; sponsor lettering in embroidered script and block logos on the suit

Themes

  • Stock car racing
  • Driver portrait
  • Sponsor advertising

Title on it

  • Dale jr

Text on it

  • DALE JR
  • Bud
  • KING OF BEERS
  • Budweiser
  • REALTREE
  • NASCAR
  • AWARDS
  • DENVER WILLIAMS
  • 8
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Central waist-up portrait of a young adult white male racing driver, short dark hair, black wraparound sunglasses, neutral unsmiling expression, white and orange bud trucker cap, bright orange sponsor-covered racing suit
Other Left vignette: three or four pit crew in orange suits bending over the nose of an orange race car, one crouched low, motion-blurred
Vehicle Right vignette: orange stock car carrying a white number 8 on the door, angled sideways and sliding through thick white tyre smoke on the banking
Full description

Illuminated backglass built around a large waist-up photographic portrait of a stock-car driver, dead centre. He wears a white-and-orange trucker cap with a red Bud script and the words KING OF BEERS, black wraparound sunglasses, and a bright orange fire-retardant racing suit thickly covered in embroidered sponsor patches: Budweiser script, a round yellow-and-green REALTREE and NASCAR crest, a white Budweiser block on the left sleeve, a blue DENVER WILLIAMS rectangle, and a white-and-red star-burst NASCAR AWARDS emblem on the right chest. His head is tilted slightly down, expression flat and unsmiling. Behind him the black field carries two oval, soft-edged photographic vignettes: on the left a crew in orange suits leaning over the front of an orange race car on pit lane, on the right a banked grandstand packed with a grey crowd above the track, with an orange number 8 car sliding through a cloud of white tyre smoke. Across the top, in huge italic sans-serif capitals with a white face, red inline stripe and black shadow, reads DALE JR, spanning almost the full width. Dominant colours: black, orange, white and red.