Michael Annett, JR Motorsports, and primary sponsor Pilot Flying J have a special tribute in store for NASCAR Hall of Famer inductee Dale Earnhardt Jr. Annett and his team will run a throwback paint scheme for the Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway next month. They came up with the paint scheme to pay tribute to the scheme in which Dale Earnhardt Jr. won an enthralling NASCAR Busch Series race at Daytona International Speedway in 2002.

JR Motorsports announced the same on Thursday. Annett will race in the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro that will, for that day, run the Oreo Cookie paint scheme that Earnhardt Jr. ran in 2002. Earnhardt Jr’s original scheme back in the day was the No. 3 car in an association between Richard Childress Racing and Dale Earnhardt Inc.

Annett and JR Motorsports’ nostalgic tribute to Dale Earnhardt Jr.

The 2002 race at Daytona saw Earnhardt Jr. narrowly edge Michael Waltrip in an exciting finish in the Xfinity Series series opener. That was his first win at the iconic course in the No. 3 car.

Drivers and their teams often pay tribute to other drivers for their accomplishments, through special schemes.
JR Motorsports was able to get the original sponsor Oreo associated with the tribute scheme. This will make the nostalgia even sweeter for fans and others alike.

“Someone spilled the milk early, but here is an official look at @MichaelAnnett’s @Oreo @PilotFlyingJ throwback for @TooToughToTame, honoring @DaleJr ‘s selection into the @NASCARHall,” said the tweet from JR Motorsports, announcing the development.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. was recently selected in the NASCAR Hall of Fame class for 2021. He is a two-time champion in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, winning the title in 1998 and one in the very next year. He also has 26 career wins the Cup Series. Earnhardt Jr. is a popular figure in the NASCAR circuit and won the Most Popular Driver award for 15 consecutive years.

Earnhardt Jr. followed in the footsteps of his father, Dale Earnhardt Sr. who is also a Hall of Famer. He is also a seven-time Cup Series champion.

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