2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup spotter’s guide–the final edition

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Here’s the final (we hope) edition of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Spotter’s Guide for the 2013 season, including every car livery available to date. 

 

After updating the original Spotter’s Guide (published Jan. 10) multiple times, we decided we might as well do a complete new edition, moving the story to the top of the feature queue as the start of the season draws near.

Thanks once again to Lionel NASCAR Collectables (the official diecast of NASCAR) for most of the digital renderings of the Sprint Cup cars you see here. These images do a beautiful job depicting the numbers, colors, and graphics of the 2013 cars.

As noted earlier, teams these days often employ multiple paint schemes and sponsors over the season. Also worth mentioning: NASCAR has mandated some changes in the number/graphics layouts for 2013 (you can read more about that here) with smaller numbers to make more room for sponsor stuff. Also, the driver’s name is now featured on a banner across the top of the windshield—though it could be larger.

Of course, the biggest visual change to the cars for 2013 is the all-new bodywork intended to make the racers look more like production vehicles. All these changes make car spotting a brand new game for 2013, but that’s all part of the fun, right? You can chart the changes in the slide show gallery below.

 

3 thoughts on “2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup spotter’s guide–the final edition”

  1. I’am after many years a big Matt Kenseth fan I’am no longer in his corner. Sorry but I can’t root for drivers that race Camery’s

  2. I’m OK with Kenseth driving the only NASCAR stocker built in America. Although the Camry embodies just about everything that I feel is wrong with cars today, it’s the top seller so I am not an official spokesman for the US.

    The new NASCAR bodies are great. I’d like them even closer to stock but this is fine. My issue is with the graphics. Given all the swoops and slashes and full box of crayolas used on each car, I have a hard time seeing the number. If I’m able to identify the car this week, it will be entirely different the next. The driver name on the windshield is a good idea but is too small to read on my TV. They will also get manufacturer badges on the banner.

  3. NASCAR graphics are an interesting topic. Often it seems the main objective is pleasing a group of managers in a conference room. How the car looks from the stands or on television seems less critical.

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