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Nascar Racers Defined By Their Car Wraps

April 24, 2014

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NASCAR racing is one of the most popular sports in the United States. NASCAR stands for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing and was founded in 1947. Since then the sport’s popularity has grown in leaps and bounds, and the most popular NASCAR racers become celebrities and millionaires. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida NASCAR racers enjoy international appeal and exposure. Broadcast in over 150 countries, NASCAR racers and their car wraps are seen by large audiences.

NASCAR is known for their bright cars, and the NASCAR racers have become defined by their car wraps. NASCAR racers want to make sure that their vehicles have creative designs, so they can stand out from the other racers. A considerable amount of thought and planning goes into making sure that each vehicle wrap a racer drives is well-designed and expertly applied.

What Are Car Wraps?

Car wraps are decals made our of vinyl materials. They are wrapped around a car to display graphics and messaging. They have become a trademark of NASCAR, because of how aesthetically pleasing the final result is, and how relatively easy they are to install and remove.

A well-applied car wrap will be virtually seamless to the naked eye and will look like a paint job, especially from the distance. There are also virtually no limitations on the complexity of the graphics. Removal of car wraps is also easy, and most of all, will not damage the original paint of the car.

Important Advertising Opportunities

Due to the 75 million fans NASCAR attracts, the cars that NASCAR racers drive have become important advertising opportunities. With the top NASCAR drivers like Dale Earnhardt Jr. attracting Fortune 500 sponsors, the cars have to look top-notch when used in racing to promote the sponsors. Some of the big companies that promote their product on NASCAR racing vehicles are:

  • Budweiser
  • Chevrolet
  • Rheem
  • Bass Pro Shops

Due to the millions of dollars being spent on advertising on the vehicles, every detail has to be applied just right, from color matching the logos to making sure that the wraps stand up to the wear and tear of racing.

Notable Car Wraps

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the son of legendary race car driver Dale Earnhardt Sr. and he has had more than his fair share of big name sponsors. He has made the number 88 famous in the NASCAR world and has driven with many striking car wraps, advertising the likes of the National Guard, Mountain Dew, and Amp. When people watch Dale Earnhardt Jr. race they know that he’s going to have big name sponsorship on his cars, and the car wraps are going to be bright and impeccably applied.

When fans tune in to watch NASCAR driving, they are also tuning in to see what car wraps the racers will be sporting on the vehicles. The vivid and striking car wraps have become one of the trademarks of NASCAR and defines the racers. NASCAR has become part of pop culture and regularly holds some of the most well-attended sporting events in the world.