If you miss the good ol' days of NASCAR, then the Labor Day weekend races at Darlington Raceway will definitely make for must-watch television. For both the Cup Series and Xfinity Series races (the Bojangles Southern 500 and Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200, respectively), drivers will be sporting throwback paint schemes. While the specific theme is meant to focus primarily on paint schemes from 1990 to 1994, drivers will be paying tribute to stock cars from all eras.
Take Dale Earnhardt Jr., for example, who will be honoring his late dad as he gets behind the wheel of the No. 8 Chevrolet for his annual one-off Xfinity race. During a Good Morning America appearance back in May, Dale Jr. dished on his Darlington throwback weekend scheme, which will honor a momentous race in Dale Sr.'s career.
"The car is basically a throwback to my dad's 1975 paint scheme, his first race in the [Cup Series] at Charlotte," Earnhardt Jr. said. "I'm really looking forward to it, [we have] a great looking race car and it's the one race I'll run this year. I don't have any plans to race anything after that. Never say never, but this might be the last one."
🚨 @DaleJr THROWBACK ALERT 🚨
Celebrate Dale Earnhardt Jr’s return to Darlington for the #SportClips200 with this throwback offer!
Included with the offer:
- A ticket to see ALL of the #ThrowbackWeekend action
- A @Hellmanns Throwback diecasthttps://t.co/c2Iwa4qQHN pic.twitter.com/DceLl9H1e5— Darlington Raceway (@TooToughToTame) April 28, 2019
Other drivers sporting NASCAR throwback schemes to watch for this weekend include Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Austin Dillon, and Richard Petty Motorsports driver Bubba Wallace.
Check out the SNICKERS throwback car @kylebusch will be racing at @TooToughToTame Labor Day weekend! Let us know if you'll be tuning in below 👇. pic.twitter.com/3euXxQeYKs
— SNICKERS (@SNICKERS) August 22, 2019
It’s time for @KevinHarvick to continue his trophy hunting at @TooToughToTame. Watch him aim #4TheCup on Sunday in the @BuschBeer @BigBuckHunter car! #BuschBuckHunter pic.twitter.com/885umAVyGb
— Stewart-Haas Racing (@StewartHaasRcng) August 26, 2019
🚨 THROWBACK ALERT 🚨@keselowski is throwing back to @RustyWallace this Labor Day weekend 🙌
We can't wait to see the reigning #BojanglesSo500 champ rocking this paint scheme in 1⃣2⃣ days 🤩#NASCARThrowback || #TooToughToTame pic.twitter.com/HOuyuhSXY0
— Darlington Raceway (@TooToughToTame) August 19, 2019
#ThrowbackAlert 😎@chaseelliott will be honoring @BillElliott9 and his 1981 paint scheme at the #BojanglesSo500
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8⃣0⃣. 👏 DAYS. 👏 AWAY. 👏@TeamHendrick || @NAPARacing pic.twitter.com/xUHSIfQLx5
— Darlington Raceway (@TooToughToTame) June 12, 2019
Here’s a closer look at the @AllWaltrip tribute car @dennyhamlin will race at @darlingtonraceway. #FedEx11 pic.twitter.com/CTaIcQx8Th
— Joe Gibbs Racing (@JoeGibbsRacing) June 21, 2019
Two #ThrowbackWeekend paint scheme announcements in one day?? 🤯@austindillon3 and @RCRracing are celebrating #RCR50 by throwing it back to Richard Childress' racing days in the #3⃣ car! #BojanglesSo500 pic.twitter.com/WQK3pu06sI
— Darlington Raceway (@TooToughToTame) April 4, 2019
🚨 THROWBACK ALERT 🚨@BubbaWallace will be honoring the late Adam Petty for the #BojanglesSo500 @RPMotorsports || @kylepetty pic.twitter.com/50DTIcawnG
— Darlington Raceway (@TooToughToTame) August 6, 2019