JRM Celebrating Darlington Throwback Weekend Both On and Off the Track

To celebrate Darlington Raceway's throwback weekend JRM’s No. 1 and No. 7 entries will run special paint schemes, and off the track JRM’s Twitter feed will be revamped in true “old school” fashion.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 1, 2016) – It’s Darlington throwback weekend, and you know what that means! You’ll need a scorecard to identify your favorite cars this weekend on the 1.366-mile Darlington (S.C.) Raceway oval. To celebrate the weekend both JRM’s No. 1 and No. 7 entries will run throwback paint schemes, and off the track JRM’s Twitter feed will be revamped in true “old school” fashion.

Here is everything JR Motorsports has in place for Darlington’s throwback weekend:

The No. 1 OneMain Chevrolet that Elliott Sadler drives reflects a scheme he ran in 2005 at Robert Yates Racing. Sadler split the season with Dale Jarrett that year with CitiFinancial colors, the company that would soon become OneMain.

Allgaier’s No. 7 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet Camaro will have cherry red instead of its usual bright-red colors and carry Brandt’s Fertilizer decals in homage to the name and colors used 60 years ago when the Brandt family began building their business in 1953. The family-owned company founded by Glen Brandt and sister Evelyn Brandt Thomas is now run by son Rick.

JRM’s Twitter feed will also be going “old school” to celebrate the weekend. While the team live tweets the race from Darlington Raceway on Saturday afternoon, JRM’s Twitter handle will feature exclusive throwback GIFs. The GIFs are a tribute to the popular Days of Thunder video game, launched in 1990 on the original Nintendo Entertainment System – one many races fans may remember. Each GIF mirrors the nostalgic 8-bit imagery that dotted countless televisions in the early ‘90s, as kids button-mashed their way to victory. The title was one of the first stock car games to ever grace the Nintendo console and JRM is resurrecting it this weekend.

To check out all the throwback GIFs, just follow @JRMotorsports on Twitter during Saturday’s VFW Help a Hero 200 from Darlington Raceway, beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET. You can also watch the race live on NBC (coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET).