With Darlington Raceway’s Spring race weekend quickly approaching, drivers and teams from NASCAR’s top-three series are in a frenzy to release their throwback paint schemes for the track’s annual celebration of NASCAR’s past.
As was the case in 2021, the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will all be visiting Darlington Raceway for a tripleheader weekend at the track ‘Too Tough To Tame’.
TobyChristie.com’s ‘Throwback Scheme Tracker’ will return for a fourth consecutive year (Want to view previous years? 2021, 2020, 2019) keeping you up-to-date on all of the latest retro paint schemes, as soon as they become available.
Did we miss a throwback paint scheme? Did you reveal a throwback paint scheme and it’s not here? Don’t sweat, let us know and we’ll fix it, right away!
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LAST UPDATED: May 5th, 2022
2022 Darlington Throwback Tracker:
Announced Throwbacks:
- NASCAR Cup Series
- No. 1 – Ross Chastain – Trackhouse Racing – Honoring: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- No. 2 – Austin Cindric – Team Penske – Honoring: Rusty Wallace
- No. 4 – Kevin Harvick – Stewart-Haas Racing – Honoring: Rheem / Cancer Research
- No. 5 – Kyle Larson – Hendrick Motorsports – Honoring: Tim Richmond
- No. 6 – Brad Keselowski – RFK Racing – Honoring: Mark Martin
- No. 7 – Corey LaJoie – Spire Motorsports – Honoring: Marty Robbins
- No. 9 – Chase Elliott – Hendrick Motorsports – Honoring: Jimmy Means
- No. 10 – Aric Almirola – Stewart-Haas Racing – Honoring: Sam Rodriguez
- No. 11 – Denny Hamlin – Joe Gibbs Racing – Honoring: Himself
- No. 12 – Ryan Blaney – Team Penske – Honoring: Rusty Wallace
- No. 14 – Chase Briscoe – Stewart-Haas Racing – Honoring: Tony Stewart
- No. 15 – JJ Yeley – Rick Ware Racing – Honoring: Clint Bowyer
- No. 17 – Chris Buescher – RFK Racing – Honoring: Matt Kenseth
- No. 18 – Kyle Busch – Joe Gibbs Racing – Honoring: Ernie Irvan
- No. 20 – Christopher Bell – Joe Gibbs Racing – Honoring: Himself
- No. 21 – Harrison Burton – Wood Brothers Racing – Honoring: Jeff Burton
- No. 22 – Joey Logano – Team Penske – Honoring: Himself
- No. 23 – Bubba Wallace – 23XI Racing – Honoring: Himself
- No. 24 – William Byron – Hendrick Motorsports – Honoring: Jeff Gordon
- No. 41 – Cole Custer – Stewart-Haas Racing – Honoring: Jason Leffler
- No. 42 – Ty Dillon – Petty GMS Motorsports – Honoring: Lee Petty
- No. 43 – Erik Jones – Petty GMS Motorsports – Honoring: Richard Petty
- No. 45 – Kurt Busch – 23XI Racing – Honoring: Bill Elliott
- No. 48 – Alex Bowman – Hendrick Motorsports – Honoring: Mark Martin
- No. 51 – Cody Ware – Rick Ware Racing – Honoring: Mike Stefanik
- No. 78 – BJ McLeod – Live Fast Motorsports – Honoring: Himself
- No. 99 – Daniel Suarez – Trackhouse Racing – Honoring: Dale Earnhardt
- NASCAR Xfinity Series
- No. 02 – Brett Moffitt – Our Motorsports – Honoring: Mark Martin
- No. 07 – Joe Graf Jr. – SS Green Light Racing – Honoring: Buckshot Jones
- No. 08 – David Starr – SS Green Light Racing – Honoring: Bobby Dotter
- No. 1 – Sam Mayer – JR Motorsports – Honoring: Rick Mast
- No. 2 – Sheldon Creed – Richard Childress Racing – Honoring: Whelen
- No. 6 – Ryan Vargas – JD Motorsports – Honoring: Jeff Gordon
- No. 7 – Justin Allgaier – JR Motorsports – Honoring: Dale Earnhardt
- No. 8 – Josh Berry – JR Motorsports – Honoring: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- No. 13 – Timmy Hill – MBM Motorsports – Honoring: Jeff Gordon
- No. 19 – Brandon Jones – Joe Gibbs Racing – Honoring: Paul Menard
- No. 21 – Austin Hill – Richard Childress Racing – Honoring: Bennett Transportation
- No. 23 – Anthony Alfredo – Our Motorsports – Honoring: Tom Hubert
- No. 27 – Jeb Burton – Our Motorsports – Honoring: Ward Burton
- No. 31 – Myatt Snider – Jordan Anderson Motorsports – Honoring: Ken Schrader
- No. 35 – Patrick Emerling – Emerling-Gase Motorsports – Honoring: Richie Evans
- No. 36 – Alex Labbe – DGM Racing – Honoring: Mike McCrary
- No. 44 – Josh Bilicki – Alpha Prime Racing – Honoring: Bill Elliott
- No. 45 – Tommy Joe Martins – Alpha Prime Racing – Honoring: Himself
- No. 48 – Tyler Reddick – Big Machine Racing – Honoring: Bobby Allison
- No. 51 – Jeremy Clements – Jeremy Clements Racing – Honoring: Dale Earnhardt
- No. 54 – Ty Gibbs – Joe Gibbs Racing – Honoring: Bobby Labonte
- No. 66 – JJ Yeley – MBM Motorsports – Honoring: Bobby Hamilton
- No. 68 – Brandon Brown – Brandonbilt Motorsports – Honoring: Himself
- No. 78 – Josh Williams – BJ McLeod Motorsports – Honoring: BJ McLeod
- No. 91 – Mason Massey – DGM Racing – Honoring: Marty Massey
- No. 99 – Phil Parsons – BJ McLeod Motorsports – Honoring: Phil Parsons
- NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
- No. 1 – Hailie Deegan – David Gilliland Racing – Honoring: Bobby Allison
- No. 9 – Blaine Perkins – CR7 Motorsports – Honoring: Doug George
- No. 12 – Spencer Boyd – Young’s Motorsports – Honoring: Michael Waltrip
- No. 16 – Tyler Ankrum – Hattori Racing Enterprises – Honoring: Mike Skinner
- No. 17 – Ryan Preece – David Gilliland Racing – Honoring: Reggie Ruggiero
- No. 18 – Chandler Smith – Kyle Busch Motorsports – Honoring: Safelite
- No. 19 – Derek Kraus – McAnally Hilgemann Racing – Honoring: Bill McAnally Racing
- No. 20 – Danny Bohn – Young’s Motorsports – Honoring: Darrell Waltrip
- No. 25 – Matt DiBenedetto – Rackley WAR – Honoring: Sterling Marlin
- No. 33 – Josh Reaume – Reaume Brothers Racing – Honoring: Dale Earnhardt
- No. 40 – Dean Thompson – Niece Motorsports – Honoring: Dean Thompson
- No. 42 – Carson Hocevar – Niece Motorsports – Honoring: Travis Pastrana
- No. 43 – Akinori Ogata – Reaume Brothers Racing – Honoring: Mike Skinner
- No. 44 – Kris Wright – Niece Motorsports – Honoring: Ron Hornaday Jr.
- No. 45 – Lawless Alan – Niece Motorsports – Honoring: Jeff Gordon
- No. 46 – Brennan Poole – G2G Racing – Honoring: Cole Trickle
- No. 52 – Stewart Friesen – Halmar Friesen Racing – Honoring: Jack Johnson
- No. 61 – Chase Purdy – Hattori Racing Enterprises – Honoring: Darrell Waltrip
- No. 91 – Colby Howard – McAnally-Hilgemann Racing – Honoring: J.T. Gordon
Teams Yet to Announce Throwback:
- NASCAR Cup Series
- None
- NASCAR Xfinity Series
- No. 5 – TBA – BJ McLeod Motorsports
- No. 18 – Ryan Truex – Joe Gibbs Racing
- No. 26 – John Hunter Nemechek – Sam Hunt Racing
- No. 34 – Kyle Weatherman – Jesse Iwuji Motorsports
- No. 38 – TBA – RSS Racing
- No. 39 – Ryan Sieg – RSS Racing
- No. 47 – Brennan Poole – Mike Harmon Racing
- No. 52 – TBA – Jimmy Means Racing
- NASCAR Camping World Truck Series:
- No. 4 – John Hunter Nemechek – Kyle Busch Motorsports
- No. 15 – Tanner Gray – David Gilliland Racing
- No. 30 – Tate Fogleman – On Point Motorsports
- No. 51 – TBA – Kyle Busch Motorsports
- No. 56 – Timmy Hill – Hill Motorsports
- No. 62 – Todd Bodine – Halmar Friesen Racing
- No. 66 – Ty Majeski – ThorSport Racing
- No. 75 – Parker Kligerman – Henderson Motorsports
- No. 88 – Matt Crafton – ThorSport Racing
- No. 98 – Christian Eckes – ThorSport Racing
- No. 99 – Ben Rhodes – ThorSport Racing
Teams Confirmed NOT Running Throwbacks:
- NASCAR Cup Series
- No. 3 – Austin Dillon – Richard Childress Racing
- No. 8 – Tyler Reddick – Richard Childress Racing
- No. 16 – Daniel Hemric – Kaulig Racing
- No. 19 – Martin Truex Jr. – Joe Gibbs Racing
- No. 31 – Justin Haley – Kaulig Racing
- No. 34 – Michael McDowell – Front Row Motorsports
- No. 38 – Todd Gilliland – Front Row Motorsports
- No. 47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – JTG Daugherty Racing
- No. 77 – Landon Cassill – Spire Motorsports
- NASCAR Xfinity Series
- No. 4 – Bayley Currey – JD Motorsports (will run a throwback decal honoring Donnie Allison)
- No. 9 – Noah Gragson – JR Motorsports
- No. 10 – Landon Cassill – Kaulig Racing
- No. 11 – Daniel Hemric – Kaulig Racing
- No. 16 – AJ Allmendinger – Kaulig Racing
- No. 88 – Chase Elliott – JR Motorsports
- No. 98 – Riley Herbst – Stewart-Haas Racing
- NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
- No. 02 – Jesse Little – Young’s Motorsports
- No. 22 – Austin Wayne Self – AM Racing
- No. 23 – Grant Enfinger – GMS Racing
- No. 24 – Jack Wood – GMS Racing
- No. 38 – Zane Smith – Front Row Motorsports
NASCAR Cup Series Throwbacks:
Ross Chastain – Coca-Cola – Trackhouse Racing – Honoring: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Austin Cindric – Menards / Libman – Team Penske – Honoring: Rusty Wallace
Kevin Harvick – Rheem – Stewart-Haas Racing – Honoring: Rusty Wallace
Kyle Larson – HendrickCars.com – Hendrick Motorsports – Honoring: Tim Richmond
Brad Keselowski – Socios.com – RFK Racing – Honoring: Mark Martin
Corey LaJoie – Stacking Pennies – Spire Motorsports – Honoring: Marty Robbins
Chase Elliott – NAPA – Hendrick Motorsports – Honoring: Jimmy Means
Denny Hamlin – FedEx Express – Joe Gibbs Racing – Honoring: Himself
Ryan Blaney – Advance Auto Parts – Team Penske – Honoring: Rusty Wallace
Aric Almirola – Smithfield – Stewart-Haas Racing – Honoring: Sam Rodriguez
Chase Briscoe – Mahindra Tractors – Stewart-Haas Racing – Honoring: Tony Stewart
JJ Yeley – Ollie’s – Rick Ware Racing – Honoring: Clint Bowyer
Chris Buescher – Socios.com – RFK Racing – Honoring: Matt Kenseth
Kyle Busch – M&M’s – Joe Gibbs Racing – Honoring: Ernie Irvan
Christopher Bell – SiriusXM – Joe Gibbs Racing – Honoring: Himself
Harrison Burton – DEX Imaging – Wood Brothers Racing – Honoring: Jeff Burton
Joey Logano – Shell Pennzoil – Team Penske – Honoring: Himself
Bubba Wallace – MoneyLion – 23XI Racing – Honoring: Himself
William Byron – Axalta – Hendrick Motorsports – Honoring: Jeff Gordon
Cole Custer – HaasTooling.com – Stewart-Haas Racing – Honoring: Jason Leffler
Ty Dillon – Petty GMS – Petty GMS Motorsports – Honoring: Lee Petty
Erik Jones – Petty GMS – Petty GMS Motorsports – Honoring: Richard Petty
Kurt Busch – McDonald’s – 23XI Racing – Honoring: Bill Elliott
Alex Bowman – Ally Financial – Hendrick Motorsports – Honoring: Mark Martin
Cody Ware – Nurtec ODT – Rick Ware Racing – Honoring: Mike Stefanik
BJ McLeod – None – Live Fast Motorsports – Honoring: Himself
Daniel Suarez – Coca-Cola – Trackhouse Racing – Honoring: Dale Earnhardt
NASCAR Xfinity Series Throwbacks:
Brett Moffitt – Half-Off Wholesale – Our Motorsports – Honoring: Mark Martin
Joe Graf Jr. – Bucked Up Energy – SS Green Light Racing – Honoring: Buckshot Jones
David Starr – Ticket Smarter – SS Green Light Racing – Honoring: Bobby Dotter
Sam Mayer – Accelerate Pros Talent – JR Motorsports – Honoring: Rick Mast
Sheldon Creed – Whelen – Richard Childress Racing – Honoring: Whelen
Ryan Vargas – Monarch Roofing – JD Motorsports – Honoring: Jeff Gordon
Justin Allgaier – Hellmann’s – JR Motorsports – Honoring: Dale Earnhardt
Josh Berry – Tire Pros – JR Motorsports – Honoring: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Timmy Hill – Coble Enterprises – MBM Motorsports – Honoring: Jeff Gordon
Brandon Jones – Menards – Joe Gibbs Racing – Honoring: Paul Menard
Austin Hill – Bennett Transportation – Richard Childress Racing – Honoring: Bennett Transportation
Anthony Alfredo – Dude Wipes – Our Motorsports – Honoring: Tom Hubert
Jeb Burton – Solid Rock Carriers – Our Motorsports – Honoring: Ward Burton
Myatt Snider – Capital City Towing – Jordan Anderson Racing – Honoring: Ken Schrader
Patrick Emerling – BR Dewitt Inc – Emerling-Gase Motorsports – Honoring: Richie Evans
Alex Labbe – ACE Wrecker Service – DGM Racing – Honoring: Mike McCrary
Josh Bilicki – Insurance King – Alpha Prime Racing – Honoring: Bill Elliott
Tommy Joe Martins – Capital City Hauling – Alpha Prime Racing – Honoring: Himself (2021)
Tyler Reddick – Big Machine Spiked Coolers – Big Machine Racing – Honoring: Bobby Allison
Jeremy Clements – Spartan Waste – Jeremy Clements Racing – Honoring: Dale Earnhardt
Ty Gibbs – Interstate Batteries – Joe Gibbs Racing – Honoring: Bobby Labonte
J.J. Yeley – WorkPro Tools – MBM Motorsports – Honoring: Bobby Hamilton
Brandon Brown – Brandonbilt Foundations – Brandonbilt Motorsports – Honoring: Himself
Josh Williams – Alloy Employment Services – BJ McLeod Motorsports – Honoring: BJ McLeod
Mason Massey – Anderson Power Services – DGM Racing – Honoring: Marty Massey
Stefan Parsons – Sokal Digital – BJ McLeod Motorsports – Honoring: Phil Parsons
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Throwbacks:
Hailie Deegan – Wastequip – David Gilliland Racing – Honoring: Bobby Allison
Blaine Perkins – Raceline – CR7 Motorsports – Honoring: Doug George
Spencer Boyd – RimTyme – Young’s Motorsports – Honoring: Michael Waltrip
Tyler Ankrum – LiUNA! – Hattori Racing Enterprises – Honoring: Mike Skinner
Ryan Preece – United Rentals – David Gilliland Racing – Honoring: Reggie Ruggiero
Chandler Smith – Safelite – Kyle Busch Motorsports – Honoring: Safelite
Derek Kraus – NAPA – McAnally-Hilgemann Racing – Honoring: Bill McAnally
Danny Bohn – TicksSuck.org – Young’s Motorsports – Honoring: Darrell Waltrip
Matt DiBenedetto – Rackley Roofing – Rackley W.A.R. Racing – Honoring: Sterling Marlin
Josh Reaume – Hardy Boys – Reaume Brothers Racing – Honoring: Dale Earnhardt
Dean Thompson – Worldwide Express – Niece Motorsports – Honoring: Dean Thompson
Carson Hocevar – Premier Security – Niece Motorsports – Honoring: Travis Pastrana
Akinori Ogata – Kyowa Industrial – Reaume Brothers Racing – Honoring: Mike Skinner
Kris Wright – VFW – Niece Motorsports – Honoring: Ron Hornaday Jr.
Lawless Alan – AUTOParkit.com – Niece Motorsports – Honoring: Jeff Gordon
Brennan Poole – G2G Racing – G2G Racing – Honoring: Cole Trickle
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Stewart Friesen – Halmar International – Halmar Friesen Racing – Honoring: Jack Johnson
Chase Purdy – Toyota Tundra TRD – Hattori Racing Enterprises – Honoring: Darrell Waltrip
Colby Howard – Gates Hydraulics – McAnally-Hilgemann Racing – Honoring: J.T. Gordon
