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Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been inspired by Buddy Baker’s ‘Gray Ghost’ scheme for some time now. He said his 2016 Nationwide scheme is a nod to the car that won the 1980 Daytona 500, with gray side panels.
As early as that paint scheme reveal in October, he also has been hinting about using the ‘Gray Ghost’ as a tribute paint scheme in the 2016 Bojangles’ Southern 500 . Darlington again will be celebrating the race with a throwback theme — an event that caught the inudstry’s and fans’ imaginations and emotions in 2015.
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Monday, Junior dropped more hints about working on a tribute to Buddy Baker’s legendary No. 28 at this year’s Southern 500. In 2015, he ran a Valvoline scheme with a nod to Cale Yarborough.
.@nationwide88 is ready to work on our throwback car @TooToughToTame. So I sent them some inspiration in pictures. �� pic.twitter.com/SzT0XIpLic
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) January 11, 2016
In December, Earnhardt Jr. discussed this plan for the Southern 500 via Twitter with a fan, saying a nod to the Gray Ghost was “on the top of my wish list for the @TooToughToTame race this year.”
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