Chase Elliott says “we have rode the horse to dying” with Throwback Weekend

Throwback Weekend, formally established at Darlington in 2015, has been used as a method to honor the historical past of NASCAR by particular paint schemes and liveries impressed by the game’s previous. It is expanded to incorporate all the things from ‘throwback’ commentators within the sales space and old-school logos on the Goodyear tires.

Some years have had themes, specializing in particular many years, however most years, groups and drivers simply did no matter they appreciated. Whereas many honor the historical past of NASCAR, others tackle a extra private nature or department out into throwbacks to race automobiles exterior of inventory automotive racing. Drivers have even joined in on the enjoyable with wigs and mustaches to match the driving force they had been paying tribute to. However it looks as if with yearly that passes, fewer and fewer groups are participating.

Nevertheless, with half of the Cup Collection subject (19 of 38 entries) selecting to not take part this weekend, is it time to finish the custom?

NASCAR’s ‘Most Common Driver’ appears to assume so. Talking in a Saturday media availability, Chase Elliott admitted: “I believed I misplaced it (its luster) about 4 or 5 years in the past, so I used to be method too early to that dialog, I feel.”

Nevertheless, Elliott and everything of Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) are taking part this yr with the 2020 NASCAR Cup Collection champion working a paint scheme that pays tribute to Kenny Schrader’s 1994 HMS Chevrolet.

“To not be a downer — I joked about this years in the past, but when we stored happening the street, we will be throwing it again to me in 2018,” continued Elliott. “In some unspecified time in the future, I feel we have to relax on it somewhat bit. I feel we have rode the horse to dying, and we have a tendency to try this somewhat bit an excessive amount of.”