Monday saw the reveal of three paint schemes for the Sept. 3 Southern 500 (on NBCSN). Here’s a look at the cars for Furniture Row Racing’s Erik Jones and Front Row Motorsports’ David Ragan and Landon Cassill.
Jones, who is in contention for the Rookie of the Year award in the Cup Series, will honor previous winners of the award with his paint scheme. Specifically, the No. 77 Toyota will pay tribute to the Rookie of the Year recipients from 1984-89.
The scheme will feature pictures of Rusty Wallace (1984), Ken Schrader (1985), Alan Kulwicki (1986), Davey Allision (1987), Ken Bouchard (1988) and Dick Trickle (1989).
Ragan’s No. 38 Ford will be sponsored by Good Sam. Ragan’s paint scheme is an ode to the RV company’s early days. It was founded in 1966.
.@DavidRagan's @TooToughToTame scheme: @CampingWorld and @TheGoodSamClub throw it back to the graphic look of the company's early days. pic.twitter.com/wPj4e1lr4x
— Front Row Motorsports (@Team_FRM) August 21, 2017
Cassill’s paint scheme probably looks familiar. It’s the same one the team used for the last Southern 500 when Chris Buescher drove the N0. 34. The team had to call an audible after Michael McDowell and Leavine Family Racing beat them to the punch on a Kulwicki tribute scheme. Fortunately, Cassill was cool with it.
.@landoncassill's @TooToughToTame scheme: @LovesTravelStop rolls the calendar back to the 80s and the graphic look of its first travel stop. pic.twitter.com/wV5X6fmUkP
— Front Row Motorsports (@Team_FRM) August 21, 2017