Photo credit: Wood Brothers/Ford Motorcraft
The look that their No. 21 Ford will sport for the 2016 Bojangles' Southern 500 (Sept. 4, 6 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) is reminiscent of one David Pearson drove during the 1976 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
During that year, Pearson won 10 races, including the Southern 500 at Darlington. The Wood Brothers must be hoping some of that success will carry over to Blaney, a Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate.
Blaney is tied with Trevor Bayne for 17th place in the point standings, 28 points behind Kyle Larson, the final driver in the provisional Chase Grid. Blaney's one career Sprint Cup appearance at Darlington came last year when he started ninth and finished 30th.
