On Sunday, Austin Cindric will drive a No. 2 Freightliner Ford inspired by the iconic black-and-gold paint scheme that NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace used to sweep the 1993 races at North Wilkesboro Speedway, Team Penske announced Monday.
The throwback in honor of Team Penske’s 60th anniversary comes just in time for North Wilkesboro’s return to the NASCAR Cup Series calendar, hosting a points-paying race for the first time since 1996 on Sunday.
Wallace, the 1989 Cup Series champion and grand marshal of Sunday’s Window World 450, dominated the short tracks in 1993. Driving Team Penske’s No. 2 car some 33 years later, Cindric pays tribute to the man who built the foundation of Team Penske’s modern-day NASCAR program with a mosaic of photos across the scheme, accentuated by the names of Team Penske employees on the rear decklid.
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