darlington paint schemes 2017
It’s about time for the ceremony Bequest Weekend at Darlington Raceway that is capped off by the Sept. 3 Southern 500 on NBCSN.
That agency what was already old is new afresh and that goes with the latest array of awakening acrylic schemes.
Here’s your adviser to all the acrylic schemes that will be apprenticed in the Southern 500.
This column will be updated.
Brad Keselowski – Keselowski will pilot the “Midnight” acrylic arrangement Rusty Wallace fabricated acclaimed in the mid-90s during his time in Aggregation Penske’s No. 2 car. This isn’t the aboriginal time Keselowski has apprenticed this look. It was on his No. 2 Ford in August 2015 at Michigan.
Austin Dillon – This year marks the 30th ceremony of Dale Earnhardt’s 1987 win in the Southern 500. Richard Childress Antagonism is ceremony that accomplishment by putting Earnhardt’s Wrangler acrylic arrangement from that year on Austin Dillon’s No. 3 Chevrolet and Ryan Newman‘s No. 31 Chevrolet.
Kasey Kahne – Kahne’s No. 5 Chevrolet will pay accolade to Geoffrey Bodine, the aboriginal disciplinarian to win for Hendrick Motorsports in the Cup Series. The acrylic arrangement is the aforementioned one Bodine had on the No. 5 in 1985 back it was sponsored by Levi Garrett.
Trevor Bayne – The No. 6 Ford will resemble the car Mark Martin collection back the No. 6 was sponsored by Stroh Ablaze from 1988-89. Darrell Wallace Jr. collection the acrylic arrangement in the 2016 Xfinity chase at Darlington.
Danica Patrick – The No. 10 Ford will accept the acrylic arrangement that Dale Jarrett acclimated in his 1999 Cup Alternation championship year back he collection for Robert Yates Racing. Patrick additionally will be sponsored by Ford Credit, which was a sponsor on Jarrett’s No. 88 Ford that season.
Denny Hamlin – The Joe Gibbs Antagonism disciplinarian will pay accolade to acclaimed adapted disciplinarian Ray Hendrick (no affiliation to Rick Hendrick). “Mr. Modified” was called one of the 50 greatest NASCAR drivers in 1998.
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Ty Dillon – Germain Racing’s No. 13 Chevrolet looks agnate to the way it did in aftermost season’s Southern 500. The car will yet afresh accept a acrylic arrangement that Smokey Yunick already acclimated on the No. 13 car he endemic in the 1960s.
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Clint Bowyer – Bowyer’s No. 14 Ford will accept the sponsor and acrylic arrangement that NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin collection in the Xfinity Alternation from 1988-1991. All three of the Southern 500 Bequest Weekends accept featured Martin acrylic schemes.
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – The Roush Fenway Antagonism disciplinarian will already afresh pay accolade to above No. 17 disciplinarian Darrell Waltrip. Stenhouse’s acrylic arrangement is modeled afterwards the one Waltrip collection in the 1997 season.
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Ryan Blaney – The Wood Brothers Antagonism car will accept the aforementioned attending as it did in 1987 back Kyle Petty collection for the team. That year Petty won the Coca-Cola 600 for one of his eight Cup victories.
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Joey Logano – The No. 22 Ford will buck the acrylic arrangement acclimated by Jimmy Vasser in IndyCar in 2002, the year Shell and Pennzoil merged.
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Corey LaJoie – The No. 23 Toyota will pay accolade to Davey Allison. LaJoie’s acrylic arrangement will be the one acclimated by Allison in 1984 back he collection a No. 23 Miller High Life Pontiac in the Busch Alternation (now Xfinity Series).
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Chase Elliott – The Hendrick Motorsports’ disciplinarian will drive the ablaze dejected acrylic arrangement his ancestor Bill Elliott had in his aboriginal Cup alpha on Feb. 29, 1976 at Rockingham Speedway.
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Ryan Newman – Like Austin Dillon, Newman’s No. 31 Chevrolet will arm-twist Dale Earnhardt’s 1987 Wrangler acrylic scheme.
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Matt DiBenedetto – The Go Fas Antagonism disciplinarian will accept the arrangement acclimated by Bobby Allison in 1988 back he won the Daytona 500 for his 84th and final NASCAR Cup Alternation victory.
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Jeffrey Earnhardt – The grandson of Dale Earnhardt Sr. will drive a Lowes Food acrylic arrangement “The Intimidator” acclimated in the Xfinity Alternation in 1989.
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Landon Cassill – The Front Row Motorsports Ford will accept the aforementioned acrylic arrangement it acclimated aftermost year. It’s based on the attending of Love’s Travel Stops’ aboriginal store, opened in Amarillo, Texas, in 1981.
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Chris Buescher – The No. 37 Chevrolet will resemble the No. 37 apprenticed by Patty Moise in the Xfinity Alternation in 1988.
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David Ragan – The No. 38 Ford will accept a acrylic arrangement based on the 1960s attending of sponsor Good Sam.
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Aric Almirola – Four months afterwards Almirola was built-in in March 1984, Richard Petty won his 200th and final Cup chase in the July 4 Firecracker 400 at Daytona. Almirola will action the aforementioned acrylic arrangement “The King” took to achievement lane that day.
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AJ Allmendinger – The JTG Daugherty Antagonism disciplinarian will accept the acrylic arrangement Terry Labonte collection in 1986 back his No. 44 car was sponsored by Piedmont Airlines.
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Jimmie Johnson – The acrylic arrangement for the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet is aggressive by the trucks Lowe’s acclimated in 1986.
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Derrike Cope – The 1990 Daytona 500 champ will accept his own bequest for the Southern 500. Cope will accept his acrylic arrangement and sponsor from the 1994 Cup division back he drove the Mane ‘n Tail No. 12 car for Bobby Allison Motorsports.
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Erik Jones – The Furniture Row Antagonism amateur will accept a appropriate acrylic arrangement that pays accolade to the Cup Amateur of the Year accolade winners from 1984-89.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. – In his final Southern 500 start, Earnhardt’s No. 88 Chevrolet will buck the acrylic arrangement Earnhardt acclimated during his two championship seasons in the Xfinity Alternation in 1998-99. Earnhardt collection the No. 3 AC Delco car for Dale Earnhardt Inc., acceptable 13 contest over the advance of the two seasons.
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Michael McDowell – The No. 95 Chevrolet, endemic by Leavine Family Racing, will buck the acrylic arrangement 1992 Cup best Alan Kulwicki collection in his Amateur of the Year division in 1986. LFR operates out of the aforementioned boutique Kulwicki did until his afterlife in a 1993 even crash.
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Other Bequest Weekend acrylic schemes:
Elliott Sadler (Xfinity Series) – Sadler will drive a accolade to Cale Yarborough and his Hardee’s acrylic scheme.
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Ryan Reed – The Roush Fenway Antagonism disciplinarian will accept the Zerex acrylic arrangement Alan Kulwicki collection in 1989.
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Kevin Harvick – Harvick will drive the aboriginal Hunt Brothers Pizza acrylic arrangement that was aboriginal acclimated in 2008 by Ken Schrader.
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Matt Tifft – The Joe Gibbs Antagonism disciplinarian will account Dale Earnhardt Sr., active the acrylic arrangement Earnhardt acclimated in one chase in 1977 back he collection the No. 19 car at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Erik Jones – Jones will pay accolade to Davey Allison with his 1988 amateur acrylic scheme.
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Jeremy Clements – The No. 51 car will pay accolade to A.J. Foyt and his 1964 win in the Firecracker 400 at Daytona. Clements’ grandfather, Crawford, served as Foyt’s aggregation arch for the race.
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Dylan Lupton – The JGL Antagonism disciplinarian will pilot the “Rainbow Warrior” acrylic arrangement of his adolescence idol, Jeff Gordon.
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Spencer Gallagher – The GMS Antagonism disciplinarian will accept Michael Waltrip‘s Cup amateur acrylic arrangement from 1986.
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Brad Keselowski Antagonism (Camping World Barter Series) – The two trucks endemic by BKR, the No. 19 apprenticed by Austin Cindric and the No. 29 of Chase Briscoe, will accept acrylic schemes committed to the Keselowski family’s antagonism history for the Sept. 3 chase at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
Austin Cindric – The amethyst and white acrylic arrangement was acclimated on cars apprenticed by Keselowski’s uncle, Ron Keselowski, in both USAC and the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. From 1970-74, he becoming 11 top-10 finishes in 68 starts as a driver, including a brace of fifth-place finishes in back-to-back seasons at Michigan International Speedway.
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Chase Briscoe – The No. 29 barter will buck the acrylic arrangement apprenticed by Brad Keselowski’s father, Bob, to achievement lane in 1997 at Richmond. It was his alone win in 86 Barter alternation starts.
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