r/NASCAR • u/1-800-DADJOKE • 1d ago

Garrett Smithley's throwback has been updated to read LUMINA across the nose instead of CHEVROLET

https://x.com/GarrettSmithley/status/1907893538999746787
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u/biggbiggpenis 1d ago

that's actually dope, I remember other teams have tried to do something similar in the past but the manufacturer said no.

I guess since the Camaro technically no longer exists Chevy let em have at it.

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u/CosmoCluster Allgaier 1d ago

I can assure you SS green light racing does not get manufacture support

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u/literalyfigurative van Gisbergen 1d ago

I'd be surprised if they are getting any money from Chevrolet.

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u/need4gaming 1d ago

Trackhouse doing the Coke schemes removed the hood bowtie

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u/Comfortable_Rock4877 1d ago edited 1d ago

OH MY GOD, AFTER 25 YEARS CHEVROLET IS FINALLY BRINGING THE LUMINA BACK!!!

[It’s an electric crossover suv]

On a more serious note, I’m surprised they’re allowed to do this.

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u/huck731 1d ago

I would 100% buy and updated version of a lumina. We need more passenger cars back on the market that are not ev or crossovers

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u/RichardRichOSU 1d ago

I mean, I would take an EV passenger car at this point.

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u/rctothefuture 1d ago

From Chevrolet? Otherwise Lucid makes a fantastic sedan

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u/huck731 1d ago

There iscan ev comoany that is all retro themed cars. One evem looks ALOT like an early civic

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u/Dont_hate_the_8 1d ago

Makes sense if Camaro isn't a thing anymore

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u/SeattlePassedTheBall 1d ago

They probably don’t receive any manufacturer support from Chevy so they don’t care. Hendrick would 100% need to get permission to do this.

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u/reedspacer38 1d ago

That’s so sick. LUMINA RETURNS

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u/dcarp1231 Gilliland 1d ago

Imagine if this sparks Chevrolet to allow teams to run past car branding instead of being model ambiguous.

Some teams run Luminas, others Monte Carlo, Impala, SS, etc

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u/iowaman79 1d ago

If Ford ever starts letting that happen someone needs to do a full Underbird

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u/astaten0 1d ago

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u/RickyChanning 1d ago

That is still one of my favorite throwbacks ever. They got everything right but the number obviously. TBR also did a throwback to this but it doesn't look right not being on a Ford or with the actual sponsor

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u/TerrorSwain 1d ago

That would win throwback weekend. Period. We can call it quits after that. 🤘🏻

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u/MsCompy 10h ago

SSGLR doesn't have manufacturer support iirc. If they did, unfortunately i don't think Chevrolet would let them do this.

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u/NCC1701-Enterprise Ryan Blaney 1d ago

Wonder if he will be allowed to race that way. Back in the 2000's RCR would always show up with the 2 Xfinity car saying TWO CAR instead of Monte Carlo on the nose, but Chevy made them change it before the races.

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u/Zombierituals87- Mayer 1d ago

Epically , it’s time to bring back the Chevy lumina!!!!

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u/mrittenhouse84 1d ago

Xfinity throwbacks can't do no wrong! - what a cool little touch!

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u/lt12765 1d ago

From the ashes of the Camaro rises the W body stock car.

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u/stocktastic JR Motorsports 1d ago

They may not be getting any factory support, which means they can do what they want.

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u/_gordonbleu 1d ago

That absolutely does not mean that. NASCAR has very strict rules about vehicle branding and requires the correct decal set for the manufacturer you are registered to run for that race. They fined an ARCA team last year for running Toyota stickers on a Mustang body.

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u/astaten0 1d ago

Hell, Willie Mullins showed up with Mustang Mach E decals on his car for an ARCA test just for laughs a couple years ago, and they made him change them.

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u/FarAwaySeagull-_- 1d ago

There's still very likely NASCAR rules about car branding in addition to the manufacturer guidelines.

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u/Loose_Wheel_5 1d ago

That'd be such a wet blanket move but probably likely

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u/Malt1720 1d ago

tbt When Biffle ran the Unberbird #16

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u/phoenixv07 1d ago

It's the little things that make or break a throwback sometimes.

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u/shewy92 1d ago

Hell yea.

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u/mwr55fan Keselowski 1d ago

It’ll probably be as fast as one too!

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u/Turbo-GeoMetro Earnhardt Sr. 1d ago

Oh Lord, I'm finna bust.

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u/AHayes31 1d ago

I LOVE this! Awesome little touch!

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u/anabolicthrowout13 Chastain 1d ago

Really dope idea.

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u/WheedMBoise 1d ago

This is sick. They're running a car that doesn't even exist anymore anyway, I don't see the harm in this.

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u/jabber1990 1d ago

...you can do that?

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u/Enough_Worth8868 1d ago

Did we get brads seal of approval on this