Then and now: Famous past schemes and their 2018 Darlington tributes

By Staff Report | Published: August 21, 2018 42

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Bobby Allison wheeled the No. 12 Miller High Life scheme in the late 1980s. He won the 1988 Daytona 500 with the golden scheme.

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Landon Cassill will honor Allison's career with a similar scheme in the No. 00 StarCom Fiber Chevrolet.

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Rusty Wallace piloted the No. 27 black, red and gold Miller Genuine Draft scheme in 1990 to two victories and two pole awards.

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Brad Keselowski is set to pay tribute to the 1989 champion with nearly the exact scheme on the No. 2 Ford.

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Hendrick Motorsports

Casey Elliott made two 1993 Xfinity Series starts prior to being diagnosed with bone cancer. He passed away in January 1996.

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Hendrick Motorsports

Chase Elliott honors his late cousin on his No. 9 Chevrolet with the bright yellow proudly painted over the entire body.

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In 1997, Denny Hamlin start racing at his local Virginia tracks and began building strong family racing roots.

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Hamlin will throw back to the same purple, orange and white scheme on his No. 11 Toyota at Darlington.

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Dave Blaney rocked a yellow and blue scheme in 2002-2003 during a stint with Jasper Motorsports.

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Team Penske

Ryan Blaney honors the same scheme his father drove nearly 15 years later. However, the No. 12 Ford will have yellow rims.

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In 2008, Mike Wallace piloted the No. 13 GEICO Racing Toyota.

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Ty Dillon will drive the same exact scheme on his No. 13 Chevrolet to celebrate a 10-year partnership with GEICO Racing and NASCAR.

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Ned Jarrett drove the No. 11 Richmond Ford Motor Company Galaxie and won the the 1965 Southern 500 by a 14-lap margin, the largest margin of victory in series history.

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Stewart-Haas Racing

Clint Bowyer pays tribute to the royal blue scheme on his No. 14 Ford.

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Chad Little was the first driver to ride the John Deere Ford in its debut in 1997. It remained a primary design for the No. 97 Roush Fenway Racing Ford through 2000.

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Roush Fenway Racing

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is bringing back the iconic scheme at this year's Southern 500.

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Taste the rainbow, Ernie Irvan. The 15-time winner drove the Skittles scheme in the 1998 Southern 500.

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Kyle Busch, 'The Candy Man,' will pilot the reinterpreted Skittles scheme in 2018 for the first time in 20 years.

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Rick Carelli was a Camping World Truck Series stalwart from 1992-2003, topping his career off with four victories and 60 top-10 finishes.

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Joe Gibbs Racing

The No. 20 Toyota driven by Erik Jones will honor his spotter Carelli with a scheme that echoes the one from his Truck Series days.

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Cale Yarborough drove a 1968 Mercury Cyclone for Wood Brothers in the 1968 Southern 500 painted red and white with gold numbers.

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Wood Brothers Racing

On the 50th anniversary of that race, Paul Menard will pilot a similar scheme to pay tribute to Yarborough's legendary career.

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Steve Park's No. 1 scheme was bright yellow and black with touches of red in the late 1990s and early 2000s for Dale Earnhardt Inc.

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Joey Logano will honor the Pennzoil design for its 20th anniversary of the scheme at Darlington.

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There aren't many more iconic schemes than Jeff Gordon's No. 24 DuPont rainbow design.

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William Byron will bring back the legendary look with the same No. 24 that Gordon made so famous.

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In 1993, Neil Bonnett drove two races for Richard Childress Racing.

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Richard Childress Racing

Ryan Newman will pilot the same black-and-red scheme on the No. 31 that the 'Alabama Gang' member drove for RCR.

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David Taylor | Allsport

Electrifying the field with a pink, blue and white design with a lightning bolt accent, Jeff Burton drove the look from 1996-2000 for Roush Fenway Racing.

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Go Fas Racing

Matt DiBenedetto will look to strike some luck at Darlington rocking a scheme reminiscent of Burton's.

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Driving the Wood Brothers Citgo Ford, Dale Jarrett scored his first NASCAR Cup win at Michigan International Speedway.

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The No. 38 of David Ragan will honor the Hall of Famer with Front Row Motorsports interpretation of the bright red-and-white design.

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Kurt Busch was .002 seconds away from winning the March 2003 Darlington race in this Sharpie scheme, but Ricky Craven edged him out on the final lap.

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Stewart-Haas Racing

Now, 15 years later, Busch is set to throwback to one of the closest finishes in NASCAR history -- a moment he hasn't forgotten.

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Dreamed up by Richard Petty and his Hall of Fame crew chief Dale Inman, the now-famous 'Petty Blue' scheme is one of the most recognizable looks in NASCAR history.

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Richard Petty Motorsports

Bubba Wallace is bringing back the classic scheme on the No. 43 at Darlington nearly 60 years later.

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JTG Daugherty Racing

Robert Pressley wheeled the No. 59 Chevrolet for Tad Geschickter during the 1998 season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. It was Pressley who introduced Geschickter to NBA legend Brad Daugherty, setting the foundation for their partnership as NASCAR team co-owners.

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JTG Daugherty Racing

JTG Daugherty Racing will pay tribute to Geschickter's earliest days as a team owner with AJ Allmendinger's No. 47 Chevrolet at Darlington. Robert Pressley's son, Coleman, serves as Allmendinger's spotter.

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Seven-time champ Jimmie Johnson has many important moments throughout his career, but his 2012 Darlington win was also the 200th win for Hendrick Motorsports.

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To celebrate his 56th win and the monumental moment for HMS, the No. 48 of Johnson will have the matte black, white-striped design that carried him to Victory Lane.

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Kasey Kahne was nearly unstoppable in 2006, earning six poles and a career-best six wins (three of which came from the front starting position).

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In his final full-time season, the No. 95 of Kahne will honor his best season.