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American motorsports artist (–)

Samuel Mark Bass (November 20, – February 16, ) was an American motorsports artist known for being NASCAR's first officially licensed artist.

Sam Bass, NASCAR's first officially licensed artist, dies at 57

A lifelong NASCAR fan, he began working on designing drivers' cars paint schemes with Bobby Allison in He later designed various paint schemes for drivers like Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt, and designed and painted dozens of Race program covers for races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, and others.

Early life

Bass started following racing when he was young, attending races at Southside Speedway in Richmond, Virginia with his uncles.

Eventually, he began drawing pictures of the sport; during NASCAR's offseason, he drew what he believed the upcoming Daytona 's cars would look like; "Then, when the Daytona broadcast would come on TV, I would be like, 'Oh, so that's how it looks.'," Bass said in ^[1]

At 20, he worked for the government as a graphic designe Sam Bass, Renowned NASCAR Illustrator, Dies at 57 BUNUL