"This year, there's so much more meaning. "The key to pulling off a successful throwback scheme and theme for the weekend is having something that I feel like directly has an impact on your life or you racing career, or at least your team's racing career and their histories," said Hemric. 37 Kmart/Little Caesars Ford on-track during the 1996 Daytona 500 (Photo: ISC Images & Archives, Getty) #CheckIt4Andretti #JohnAndretti /6jHrmCnBhL 8 #PoppyBank Chevrolet that will pilot The colors and graphics reflect Andretti's familiar 1995-96 Cup Series scheme. JRM is honored to pay tribute to the life and legacy of John Andretti with the No. 37 Kmart/Little Caesars Ford for car owner Michael Kranefuss.Īndretti, a member of one of racing's most famous families and a NASCAR driver from 1993 to 2010, died in January at the age of 56 following a long battle with colon cancer. Hemric's Darlington car is modeled after Andretti's primary paint scheme from the 19 seasons, when he drove the No. 8 Poppy Bank Chevrolet, which will serve as a tribute to longtime NASCAR driver John Andretti. On Tuesday, JR Motorsports revealed the throwback scheme for Daniel Hemric's No. This year, one particular throwback scheme has extra-special meaning, as it honors a respected longtime figure the racing world recently lost. With a month left before NASCAR's annual throwback weekend at Darlington Raceway, the sport's race teams have begun to release their annual wave of throwback paint schemes honoring some of the cars and stars of stock car racing's past.
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