NASCAR’s throwback weekend is back. Drivers are set to compete in Sunday’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, the site of the sport’s annual throwback weekend. Nearly every driver will feature a paint scheme that honors NASCAR history, no matter how big or small. Here are the paint schemes NASCAR fans can expect to see on the track Sunday night, along with context via NASCAR and ESPN’s Jay Adamczyk. Landon Cassill: No. 00 StarCom Racing ChevroletCassill will honor Bobby Allison’s famed Miller High Life Car. Jamie McMurray: No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing ChevroletMcMurray’s... NESN.com
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Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s Iconic Wrangler Paint Scheme Returning To Darlington
Every team will run throwback paint schemes at Darlington Raceway on Sept. 3, but it’s already clear that Richard Childress Racing will steal the show. RCR drivers Austin Dillon and Ryan Newman will honor NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr’s iconic blue and yellow Wrangler paint scheme in the Bojangles’ Southern 500, the team announced Wednesday. “The Intimidator” ran plan plenty of classic paint jobs throughout his historic career, but few, if any, are as sharp as the one we’ll see this fall. Watch RCR’s tongue-and-cheek announcement in the video below: It’s a fitting choice, as the scheme was on Earnhardt’s No. 3 when he won his... NESN.com
Smith’s win at Darlington is the surprise of the year
Regan Smith won the Southern 500 on Saturday night in Darlington. Smith started the race a season worst 23rd and for most of the night was hidden from the frames of America’s televisions. Then Smith and his crew gambled and stayed on the track while the leaders opted to pit leading up to the checkered. Smith wasn’t the one car who didn’t pit. He just was the only one who finished ahead of Carl Edwards. Smith held off Edwards during a green white checker finish thanks in part to a push on the final restart from Brad Keselowski. While everyone was watching the antics of Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick, a fresh face was doing donuts at the oldest track on the