Source: nesn.com - Thursday, August 29, 2019
It’s Labor Day Weekend, which means one thing for NASCAR fans — Darlington. Since the Southern 500 was moved back to its traditional date in late summer, the weekend has embraced its old-school feel and has given it a throwback theme since 2015 — and Sunday night’s race will be no different. Many teams and drivers in the Monster Energy Cup Series and the Xfinity Series will give nods to retro paint schemes from the 1990s and earlier. Dale Earnhardt Jr., who is running the Xfinity race on Saturday in his dad’s first-ever paint scheme. There are plenty of other sick schemes taking on the track “too tough to tame,” hoping to avoid the infamous Darlington stripe. Here are some of the best: Ryan Newman, No. 6 Ford The Oscar Mayer Ford pays homage to Mark Martin’s 1993 scheme that scored Jack Roush’s first Southern 500 win in 1993. To ketchup on this week ( ) @oscarmayer + @roushfenway took over #TooToughToTame on Tuesday to unveil what @RyanJNewman will drive this Labor Day weekend… & IT IS : https://t.co/fbSdec0o2I : https://t.co/aEmTp9vDxN : https://t.co/NjyjKqgNqX #BojanglesSo500 pic.twitter.com/rgheQhmu6n — Darlington Raceway (@TooToughToTame) May 31, 2019 Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevrolet Elliott’s No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet is a throwback the car his dad, Bill, drove in 1981 while racing for his father, George Elliott. #ThrowbackAlert @chaseelliott will be honoring @BillElliott9 and his 1981 paint scheme at the #BojanglesSo50
Source: Breaking News
It’s Labor Day Weekend, which means one thing for NASCAR fans — Darlington. Since the Southern 500 was moved back to its traditional date in late summer, the weekend has embraced its old-school feel and has given it a throwback theme since 2015 — and Sunday night’s race will be no different. Many teams and drivers in the Monster Energy Cup Series and the Xfinity Series will give nods to retro paint schemes from the 1990s and earlier. Dale Earnhardt Jr., who is running the Xfinity race on Saturday in his dad’s first-ever paint scheme. There are plenty of other sick schemes taking on the track “too tough to tame,” hoping to avoid the infamous Darlington stripe. Here are some of the best: Ryan Newman, No. 6 Ford The Oscar Mayer Ford pays homage to Mark Martin’s 1993 scheme that scored Jack Roush’s first Southern 500 win in 1993. To ketchup on this week ( ) @oscarmayer + @roushfenway took over #TooToughToTame on Tuesday to unveil what @RyanJNewman will drive this Labor Day weekend… & IT IS : https://t.co/fbSdec0o2I : https://t.co/aEmTp9vDxN : https://t.co/NjyjKqgNqX #BojanglesSo500 pic.twitter.com/rgheQhmu6n — Darlington Raceway (@TooToughToTame) May 31, 2019 Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevrolet Elliott’s No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet is a throwback the car his dad, Bill, drove in 1981 while racing for his father, George Elliott. #ThrowbackAlert @chaseelliott will be honoring @BillElliott9 and his 1981 paint scheme at the #BojanglesSo50
Source: Breaking News
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