Darlington "Throwback Weekend" Early Entries

The 1965 Indianapolis 500-winning paint scheme appears on Josh Berry's Wood Brothers car

(DARLINGTON, SC - MAR 31, 2025 - RIS) Preliminary entries for this weekend's 'Throwback" weekend featuring paint schemes that remind us of past racers and sponsors. The Wood Brothers' No. 21 Ford is carrying a paint scheme echoing the Lotus-Ford driven by Jimmy Clark to win the Indianapolis 500.

6th Annual Goodyear 400 - NASCAR Cup Series - Darlington Raceway - 4/06/25
DriverCarTeamCrew Chief
Ross Chastain, No. 1 Busch Light Fishing Chevrolet, Trackhouse Racing, Phil Surgen
Austin Cindric, No. 2 Freightliner Ford, Team Penske, Brian Wilson
Austin Dillon, No. 3 Breztri Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing, Richard Boswell II
Noah Gragson, No. 4 Beef-a-Roo Ford, Front Row Motorsports, Drew Blickensderfer
Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports, Cliff Daniels
Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Castrol Seven Critical Areas Ford, RFK Racing, Jeremy Bullins
Justin Haley, No. 7  Chevrolet, Spire Motorsports, Rodney Childers
Kyle Busch, No. 8  Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing, Randall Burnett
Chase Elliott, No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports, Alan Gustafson
Ty Dillon, 1No. 0 Beaver Street Fisheries Chevrolet, Kaulig Racing, Andrew Dickeson
Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Sport Clips Haircuts  Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing, Chris Gayle
Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Menards\Dutch Boy Ford, Team Penske, Jonathan Hassler
AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Action Industries Chevrolet, Kaulig Racing, Trent Owens
Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, RFK Racing, Scott Graves
Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Bass Pro Shops  Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing, James Small
Christopher Bell, No. 20  Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing, Adam Stevens
Josh Berry, No. 21 Motorcraft \ Quick Lane Ford, Wood Brothers Racing, Miles Stanley
Joey Logano, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, Team Penske, Paul Wolfe
Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, 23XI Racing, Charles Denike
William Byron, No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports, Ryan Fugle
Austin Hill (i), No. 33 United Rentals Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing, Andy Street
Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Ruedebusch Ford, Front Row Motorsports, Chris Lawson
Riley Herbst, No. 35 Monster Energy Toyota, 23XI Racing, Davin Restivo
Zane Smith, No. 38 Long John Silver's Ford, Front Row Motorsports, Ryan Bergenty
Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Automation Ford, Haas Factory Team, Aaron Kramer
John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Dollar Tree Toyota, LEGACY MOTOR CLUB, Travis Mack
Erik Jones, No. 43 AdventHealth Toyota, LEGACY MOTOR CLUB, Ben Beshore
JJ Yeley, No. 44  Chevrolet, NY Racing Team, Jay Guy
Tyler Reddick, No. 45 McDonald's Toyota, 23XI Racing, Billy Scott
Ricky Stenhouse Jr, No. 47 SUNNYD Chevrolet, Hyak Motorsports, Michael Kelley
Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports, Blake Harris
Cody Ware, No. 51  Ford, Rick Ware Racing, Billy Plourde
Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Monster Energy  Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing, Tyler Allen
Ryan Preece, No. 60 Kroger / Country Crock Ford, RFK Racing, Derrick Finley
Michael McDowell, No. 71 Delaware Life Chevrolet, Spire Motorsports, Travis Peterson
Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet, Spire Motorsports, Luke Lambert
Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, Trackhouse Racing, Stephen Doran
Daniel Suárez, No. 99 Quaker State Chevrolet, Trackhouse Racing, Matt Swiderski
(i) ineligible for driver championship points

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DriverCarTeamCrew Chief
Sheldon Creed, No. 00 Road Ranger Ford, Haas Factory Team, Jonathan Toney
Carson Kvapil, No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Clarience Tech Chevrolet, JR Motorsports, Andrew Overstreet
Jesse Love, No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing, Danny Stockman
Parker Retzlaff, No. 4 Dr. Teal's Chevrolet, Alpha Prime Racing, Joe Williams Jr.
Kris Wright, No. 5  Chevrolet, Our Motorsports, Dan Stillman
Nick Leitz, 0No. 7  Chevrolet, SS-Green Light Racing, Paul Clapprood
Justin Allgaier, No. 7 BRANDT Chevrolet, JR Motorsports, Jim Pohlman
Sammy Smith, No. 8 TMC Transportation Chevrolet, JR Motorsports, Phillip Bell
Ross Chastain (i), No. 9 Acceptance Insurance Chevrolet, JR Motorsports, Cory Shea
Daniel Dye, 1No. 0 HELM Chevrolet, Kaulig Racing, Kevin Walter
Josh Williams, No. 11 Alloy Employer Services  Chevrolet, Kaulig Racing, Eddie Pardue Jr.
Garrett Smithley, No. 14 Trophy Tractor Chevrolet, SS-Green Light Racing, Jason Miller
Christian Eckes, No. 16 Black's Tire Chevrolet, Kaulig Racing, Alex Yontz
Chase Elliott (i), No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports, Adam Wall
William Sawalich, No. 18 Starkey  Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing, Jeff Meendering
Christopher Bell (i), No. 19 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing, Seth Chavka
Brandon Jones, No. 20 Menards/Turtle Wax  Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing, Sam McAulay
Austin Hill, No. 21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing, Chad Haney
Harrison Burton, No. 25 DEX Imaging Ford, AM Racing, Danny Efland
Dean Thompson, No. 26  Toyota, Sam Hunt Racing, Kris Bowen
Jeb Burton, No. 27  Chevrolet, Jordan Anderson Racing, Mark Setzer
Kyle Sieg, No. 28 Night Owl Ford, RSS Racing, Wayne Carroll Jr.
Blaine Perkins, No. 31  Chevrolet, Jordan Anderson Racing, Cody McKenzie
Austin Green, No. 32 OVERPLAY Chevrolet, Jordan Anderson Racing, Jody Measamer
Greg Van Alst, No. 35  Chevrolet, Joey Gase Motorsports, Scott Eggleston
Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Sci Aps  Ford, RSS Racing, Matt Noyce
Sam Mayer, No. 41 Audibel Ford, Haas Factory Team, Jason Trinchere
Anthony Alfredo, No. 42 Randco  Chevrolet, Young's Motorsports, Andrew Abbott
Brennan Poole, No. 44 CW & Sons/Clark's  Chevrolet, Alpha Prime Racing, Frank Kerr
Mason Massey, No. 45 Capital City Hauling Chevrolet, Alpha Prime Racing, Keith Wolfe
Nicholas Sanchez, No. 48 Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers, Chevrolet, Big Machine Racing, Patrick Donahue
Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Harrison's  Chevrolet, Jeremy Clements Racing, Kase Kallenbach
TBA, No. 53  Chevrolet, Joey Gase Motorsports, Mike Hillman Sr
Taylor Gray, No. 54  Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing, Jason Ratcliff
Leland Honeyman Jr, No. 70 DWC \ Nesquik Throwback Scheme Chevrolet, Cope Family Racing, Aedan Mchugh
Ryan Ellis, No. 71 Southern Elevator Chevrolet, DGM Racing x JIM, Mario Gosselin
Dawson Cram, No. 74 DriveTanks.com Chevrolet, Mike Harmon Racing, Mike Harmon
Connor Zilisch, No. 88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, JR Motorsports, Mardy Lindley
Josh Bilicki, No. 91 Rita's Italian Ice Chevrolet, DGM Racing x JIM, Bryan Berry
Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99 Viking Motorsports Chevrolet, Viking Motorsports, Patrick Tryson
(i) ineligible for driver championship points

John Davison

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