But the annual Southern 500 — this year officially titled the Cook Out Southern 500 — remains on the schedule as the NASCAR Cup Series’ throwback race. This year it doubles as the first event of NASCAR’s 10-race playoff schedule.
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Race teams for weeks (and, in some cases, months) have been unveiling the throwback paint schemes they will display on their cars Sunday, Sept. 6 (6 p.m. ET on NBC) under the lights in Darlington, S.C. The Southern 500 is one of the crown jewels of motorsports in terms of races that drivers most want to win. The throwback element established in recent years makes the event that much more prestigious.
Most teams have unveiled the throwback paint schemes they will run at Darlington, but those of more than a dozen drivers — Kurt Busch, Ty Dillon, Chris Buescher, Corey LaJoie, Michael McDowell, Ryan Preece, Matt Kenseth, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Brendan Gaughan — have not.
Below are all of the 2020 Darlington throwback paint schemes that have been unveiled thus far.
NASCAR at Darlington throwback paint schemes for 2020
No. 2: Brad Keselowski
No. 3: Austin Dillon
No. 4: Kevin Harvick
No. 6: Ryan Newman
No. 7: Josh Bilicki
No. 8: Tyler Reddick
No. 9: Chase Elliott
No. 10: Aric Almirola
No. 11: Denny Hamlin
No. 12: Ryan Blaney
No. 14: Clint Bowyer
No. 15: Brennan Poole
No. 18: Kyle Busch
No. 19: Martin Truex Jr.
No. 20: Erik Jones
No. 21: Matt DiBenedetto
No. 22: Joey Logano
No. 24: William Byron
No. 27: JJ Yeley
No. 38: John Hunter Nemechek
No. 41: Cole Custer
No. 43: Bubba Wallace
No. 48: Jimmie Johnson
No. 51: Joey Gase
No. 66: Timmy Hill
No. 77: Ross Chastain
No. 88: Alex Bowman
No. 95: Christopher Bell
No. 96: Daniel Suarez
No. 00: Quin Houff
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