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Stewart-Haas Racing unveiled Kevin Harvick‘s retro paint scheme on Thursday for Darlington Raceway‘s annual Bojangles’ Southern 500 (Sunday, Sept. 4, 6 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
.@KevinHarvick will pilot this No. 4 @BuschBeer Chevrolet for the #Southern500 at @TooToughToTame. #NASCARThrowback pic.twitter.com/SjwNSAHPZh
— Stewart-Haas Racing (@StewartHaasRcng) April 14, 2016
Aligning with the Southern 500’s 1975-1984 era throwback theme, the No. 4 Busch Beer Chevrolet SS pays homage to NASCAR champion and Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough’s 1979 Daytona 500 car. This particular “Great American Race” was also significant because it marked the first 500-mile event NASCAR broadcast entirely on television.
Yarborough, a three-time champion in NASCAR’s premier series, drove the No. 11 Busch Beer ride from 1979 through 1980, earning 10 wins, 38 top-fives and 15 poles during the two-season stretch. He also won five Southern 500 races during his decorated career — 1968, 1973, 1974, 1978 and 1982.
Harvick’s scheme is one of several throwback schemes to be unveiled this week. Stewart-Haas Racing also recently revealed Danica Patrick‘s retro No. 10 scheme via the team’s Twitter account Wednesday.
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