Jimmie Johnson and the No.48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS will pay tribute to the “Silver Fox” David Pearson during next month’s Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
On Wednesday Morning, Johnson’s crew chief Chad Knaus unveiled the paint scheme Johnson will run in the Sept. 4th race.
“This one is really unique and it’s a lot of fun,” he said before revealing the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet SS. “It goes back years and years and years to one of everybody in racing’s favorite drivers.”
The scheme is based off of Pearson’s No.2 paint scheme, which he drove for four races subbing for Dale Earnhardt in 1979. Lowe’s was the primary sponsor for Pearson at Talladega that season.
“David Pearson actually substituted for Dale Earnhardt Sr. in this race car, sponsored by Lowe’s, at Talladega Superspeedway,” Knaus explained. “We all know how great David Pearson was at Darlington and how many races he had won there, so we thought that this would be an amazing tie-in back to the Darlington, vintage-style racing.”
