So ahead of the 2023 Daytona 500, here’s a look at the starting lineup, including all 40 paint schemes for the first race of the season. More NASCAR!

In a one-of-a-kind NASCAR tradition, the venerable Darlington Raceway’s throwback race weekend allows the sport’s best of today to honor the greats.

The only losers in all this are the spotters, who will have a difficulty identifying 40 new paint schemes. Of course, some of the throwbacks are better than others.

As paint-scheme participation dwindles, questions linger about the future of NASCAR's Throwback Weekend. But not all may be lost.