By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service
The Goodyear 400 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on FS1, FOX Deportes, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) has become one of the most popular races on the NASCAR schedule for teams, competitors and fans with its “Throwback Weekend” theme at the venerable 1.366-mile one-of-a-kind track where cars and stars celebrate the sport’s previous eras.
Cody Ware’s Yellow-and-Black Caterpillar-Inspired Paint Scheme is Most Associated With Two-Time Darlington Race Winner Ward Burton, but the Crew Chief for Those Wins was Rick Ware Racing Competition Director Tommy Baldwin
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 31, 2025) – In 146 career NASCAR Cup Series starts between 1994 and 1998, Ward Burton had just five top-five finishes and a best points result of 16th. Aside from a breakthrough win at Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway on Oct. 22, 1995, Burton was still in search of the kind of front-running consistency displayed by his peers, including his brother, Jeff, who already had five of his 21 career Cup Series victories before a dominant, six-win season in 1999.
Dye to Give Portion of Darlington Earnings to Victory Junction
WELCOME, N.C. (March 29, 2025) – Kaulig Racing and Daniel Dye announced earlier this week that they are teaming up to honor the late Adam Petty at Darlington Raceway during throwback weekend. Dye’s No. 10 Helm Chevrolet will feature an ode to Petty’s No. 45 Spree Chevrolet scheme from 1999. (more…)
Bell will celebrate his friendship with sprint car legend Rick Ferkel
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (March 27, 2025) – Christopher Bell will celebrate Throwback Weekend at Darlington Raceway by honoring his racing mentor, Rick Ferkel, with a pair of throwback schemes designed to replicate Rick’s most recognizable car designs from his racing career. Bell will pilot the No. 19 Sport Clips Toyota GR Supra in Saturday’s Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race before sporting a vintage Ferkel Sprint Car look on his No. 20 DEWALT Toyota Camry XSE for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the Track Too Tough to Tame. (more…)
As reported by WMBF, one of NASCAR’s current stars is throwing things back to the 2000s with an upcoming paint scheme.
NASCAR Cup Series star Kyle Larson unveiled his No. 5 car Wednesday at Darlington Raceway that will be used in next weekend’s Goodyear 400. (more…)
Darlington Throwback Weekend scheme celebrates the storied history of the No. 2 in NASCAR
COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 4, 2025) – Team Penske and Austin Cindric today unveiled a special throwback paint scheme for the upcoming Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, the Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR. Cindric’s No. 2 Freightliner Ford Mustang will sport a blue and yellow design inspired by the 1979 and 1980 No. 2 livery driven by the late Dale Earnhardt. (more…)
The ASA Stars National Tour is excited to partner with Track TV to bring back replays of ASA National Tour races from days gone by. Subscribers will be able to watch their favorite racers like Bob Senneker, Mike Eddy, Gary St Amant, and many more. The first installment will be available this Thursday, May 16 starting at 6:30 PM ET with the running of the 2000 Jani-King 300 from Hickory Motor Speedway.
After an adrenaline-charged weekend in Kansas, the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series is set to kickoff Throwback Weekend at Darlington Raceway for the Buckle Up South Carolina 200 on Friday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM Radio.
The 1.366-mile track has hosted 11 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races, producing 8 different winners and 7 different pole winners. Two races have been won from the pole or first starting position, most recently by John H. Nemechek in 2022.
DARLINGTON, S.C. (May 8, 2024) – Darlington Raceway announced today that former NASCAR Cup Series driver Geoff Bodine will serve as the Grand Marshal for Saturday’s Darlington Raceway Throwback Parade. Bodine will lead the annual parade of NASCAR’s Official Throwback Weekend, accompanied by a host of local dignitaries, vintage race cars and nostalgic floats. (more…)
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (May 7, 2024) – Layne Riggs will honor his family’s rich racing heritage at the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway with his throwback paint scheme. (more…)
