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Rusty Wallace drove this car upon his move to drive for Roger Penske, starting with the 1991 season. This paint scheme was run for much of the time from 1991 to 1995, a stretch that saw Wallace win 23 races. Brad Keselowski is honoring the black deuce with his No. 2 Team Penske Ford.
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Richard Childress' grandson Austin Dillon is one of two drivers honoring Dale Earnhardt's Wrangler Jeans scheme that he drove to Victory Lane 30 years ago at Darlington. Dillon will pilot the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet adorned with the iconic yellow and blue scheme.
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Kevin Harvick's No. 4 Ford throwback paint scheme was inspired by classic Busch Beer commercials
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Geoff Bodine drove the No. 5 car for Rick Hendrick from 1984 to 1989, tallying seven wins. Four of those wins came in the yellow painted car, including the 1986 Daytona 500. Kasey Kahne is honoring Hendrick Motorsports' early beginning in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
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Trevor Bayne's scheme honors former Roush Fenway Racing driver Mark Martin. This scheme was driven by Martin in 1988 and 1989, which was the first two seasons for Roush Fenway in the Cup Series.
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Danica Patrick's Darlington throwback scheme will honor Robert Yates Racing and the No. 88 that Dale Jarrett drove to the Monster Energy Series championship in 1999.
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Denny Hamlin’s throwback paint scheme is the “Flying 11,” which was inspired by Ray Hendrick and Hamlin's short track roots. Hendrick was known as 'Mr. Modified' for scoring over 700 short track victories. He also made starts in the NASCAR XFINITY Series as well as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, earning a combined five top-five finishes.
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Johnny Rutherford drove the No. 13 for Smokey Yunick back in 1963, winning in his debut. It still stands as the only time the No. 13 has logged a victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Ty Dillon is honoring Yunick with his No. 13 Germain Racing Chevy.
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Clint Bowyer will drive the No. 14 Carolina Ford Dealer Ford Fusion with a paint scheme that honors his pal Mark Martin.
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will again honor Darrell Waltrip with his throwback paint scheme. Considered a personal favorite of Stenhouse's, Waltrip drove a No. 17 in 1997 with this design.
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Kyle Petty drove for the historic Wood Brothers Racing team from 1985-88, collecting two wins and 48 top-10s. He piloted the No. 21 Ford for half that period, in 1987 and 1988, winning the '87 Coca-Cola 600. Ryan Blaney is honoring Petty's 1987 Ford Thunderbird with his No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford Fusion.
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Joey Logano's No. 22 Team Penske Ford will honor a Jimmy Vasser IndyCar scheme when Logano drives it in Darlington.
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Corey LaJoie is honoring Davey Allison's XFINITY Series ride from 1984-85 with the look on his No. 23 BK Racing Toyota.
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Ryan Newman is also honoring Dale Earnhardt's 1987 winning Darlington scheme on his No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
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Matt DiBenedetto's No. 32 will follow the lead of Bobby Allison's Daytona-winning car when NASCAR throwbacks take to the track at Darlington Raceway.
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Bill Elliott's premier-series debut came in 1976 at Rockingham, North Carolina, in this No. 9 Ford. More than 40 years later, his son's No. 24 takes a cue from its paint scheme; Chase Elliott will offer a tribute to his NASCAR Hall of Famer father with this powder-blue No. 24 Chevrolet from Hendrick Motorsports.
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The No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford of Landon Cassill is going with a paint scheme from the 1980s that mimics the original look for sponsor Love's Travel Stops.
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This Chris Buescher paint scheme goes back to another driver who once ran the No. 37. Patty Moise ran this design in what is now the XFINITY Series during the 1988 season, earning a 27th-place finish at Darlington Raceway.
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The sponsors on David Ragan's No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford also played a part in his throwback scheme as Camping World and Good Sam chose the look from their early days in business.
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Aric Almirola is honoring the car Richard Petty drove to his 200th win, which came at Daytona International Speedway, on the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford.
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AJ Allmendinger's JTG Daugherty Racing entry will connect the dots to NASCAR Hall of Famer Terry Labonte, a two-time series champ and a two-time Darlington winner.
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The paint scheme on Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Chevrolet was inspired by a Lowe's delivery truck from 1986.
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Derrike Cope was the original driver of the 1994 Mane ‘n Tail No. 12 car owned by Bobby Allison Motorsports (shown here in 1995 at the NASCAR NAPA 500 in Atlanta Motor Speedway). Derrike Cope will become the only driver to drive his own throwback with the original color scheme when he drives the No. 55 for Premium Motorsports in Darlington.
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Monster Energy Series rookie Erik Jones will honor the great rookie classes from the 1984-89 time period with a collection of photos on his No. 77 Toyota.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove this paint scheme in 1998 and 1999 in the XFINITY Series, winning a combined 13 races and the championship both seasons. Dale Earnhardt Jr. will drive a No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet with a paint scheme that resembles his former car.
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Alan Kulwicki drove this paint scheme during his rookie season of 1986, finishing with one top-five and four top-10 finishes.Michael McDowell will drive a No. 95 Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet with a paint scheme that honors Kulwicki.
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Sam Ard won two titles in what is now the NASCAR XFINITY Series and won 22 races over a three-year stretch from 1982 to 1984. Cole Custer is honoring Ard with his No. 00 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford.
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Brad Doty was a sprint car driver and a friend of Michael Annett's father. A 1988 accident left him paralyzed. Michael Annett honors Doty with his No. 5 JR Motorsports Chevrolet.
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Ricky Hendrick drove the No. 17 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series during the 2001 season. That year, he won at Kansas. William Byron will honor the late Hendrick's paint scheme in the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet.
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NASCAR artist Sam Bass designed this scheme for Ryan Reed, who grew up idolizing Alan Kulwicki. The look of No. 16 Ford will honor the one Kulwicki drove in 1989 when he captured six poles and nine top-10 finishes.
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Matt Tifft will pay tribute to this Dale Earnhardt No. 19 NASCAR Winston Cup Series car from 1977. Earnhardt drove this Belden Asphalt Malibu in one start during the 1977 season at Charlotte Motor Speedway -- just his fourth start in the premier series -- only racing 25 laps before technical issues ended his run. Matt Tifft will honor that paint scheme with his No. 19 Ron Jon Surf Shop/Surface Sunscreen Beach Cruiser Toyota.
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Davey Allison drove this paint scheme in 1989, winning twice -- at Talladega and Daytona. Erik Jones will pay tribute to one of his major influencers in Allison, donning these colors on his No. 20 Toyota Camry at Darlington.
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Spencer Gallagher and GMS Racing will honor Michael Waltrip's 1986 No. 23 Hawaiian Punch Pontiac with the No. 23 Chevrolet in Darlington.
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Kevin Harvick will honor his sponsor, Hunt Brothers Pizza, and its early days in NASCAR to commemorate 10 years of partnership.
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A.J. Foyt drove this paint scheme to victory in the 1964 Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Jeremy Clements will pay tribute to Foyt's scheme (as well as Clements' grandfather Crawford, who served as Foyt's crew chief for the 1964 Daytona win) on his No. 51 Chevrolet at Darlington.