In 2015, the most popular and iconic paint schemes of the early 1990s, the No. 42 Mello Yello ride, was used by Kyle Larson.
It was originally driven by Tom Cruise in the film "Days of Thunder" in 1990, and then by Kyle Petty from 1991 until 1994 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
While the fictional Mello Yello car driven by Cruise in the film was No. 51, Petty’s ride was owned by Ganassi co-owner Felix Sabates and was the same No. 42 Larson used in the series.
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