See how the No. 17 Ford will look Labor Day weekend
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“I don’t know about y’all, but I think this @17CargillBeef throwback car looks really cool” – @StenhouseJr pic.twitter.com/3p2DNtL35Q
— Roush Fenway Racing (@roushfenway) August 18, 2015
Hard to say we disagree, Ricky.
Sporting a firesuit that looks like it might even emanate that distinct 1970s musk — you know the one — Roush Fenway Racing driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. reveleaed the throwback paint scheme that he’ll be running on his No. 17 Ford for Labor Day weekend’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 (Sep. 6, 7 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM) at Darlington Raceway.
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The look is a nod to David Pearson, 105-time winner in NASCAR’s premier series and Darlington’s all-time winner with 10 trips to Victory Lane.
Like Stenhouse, Pearson also previously ran the No. 17 Ford, picking up two of his Darlington wins behind the wheel of that car.
Ricky poses with his David Pearson throwback car and a photo of the original pic.twitter.com/OFNuOGyyJp
— Roush Fenway Racing (@roushfenway) August 18, 2015
Ricky poses with the Darlington firefighters and police at @TooToughToTame pic.twitter.com/0AWCbb6cLc
— Roush Fenway Racing (@roushfenway) August 18, 2015
This is sweet! Check out @StenhouseJr‘s #Cargill car for the #BojanglesSo500 weekend! #ForTheLoveOfBeef @roushfenway pic.twitter.com/L8HVrDpLjz
— Darlington Raceway (@TooToughToTame) August 18, 2015
Pearson and @TooToughToTame are synonymous, and kudos to @cargill and @roushfenway for putting this together! #BojanglesSo500
— Daryl Wolfe (@daryl_wolfe) August 18, 2015
NASCAR Hall of Famer Leonard Wood also took a few minutes to give his thoughts on Pearson, his fellow Hall of Famer.
Here’s a quick word from Leonard Wood, co-founder of Wood Brothers Racing, on David Pearson and Darlington Raceway. http://t.co/TbeXdA7srV
— Darlington Raceway (@TooToughToTame) August 18, 2015
Stenhouse, currently 28th in points and in search of his first Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup berth, can do so with a win at Darlington. Tune in Sep. 6 to see if the Roush Fenway driver can get it done in this excellent throwback scheme.