Sam Bass (artist)

Sam Bass
Bass signing race day posters he designed for the 2015 Irwin Tools Night Race
Born	Samuel Mark Bass (1961-11-20)November 20, 1961 Hopewell, Virginia, U.S.
Died	February 16, 2019(2019-02-16) (aged 57) Concord, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater	Virginia Commonwealth University
Occupation	Artist

Samuel Mark Bass (November 20, 1961 – February 16, 2019) was an American motorsports artist known for being NASCAR's first officially licensed artist. A lifelong NASCAR fan, he began working on designing drivers' cars paint schemes with Bobby Allison in 1988. 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.