Throwback paint scheme brings back memories for Keselowski
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When it comes to NASCAR, there are few things that elicit more emotion than numbers and paint schemes.
That is why Brad Keselowski's No. 2 Team Penske Ford is drawing so much attention this weekend at Michigan International Speedway.
Instead of the typical white-and-blue Miller Lite colors, Keselowski is running a throwback black-and-gold Miller Genuine Draft paint scheme made famous by NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Rusty Wallace from 1991 until 1995.
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Not only is the car painted up like Wallace's iconic car, but Keselowski's racing suit is also a throwback to the MGD colors.
"It's an honor," Keselowski said of driving the famous colors. "There's never been a question I've been asked more since I started driving the 2 car than, 'When are you going to drive it with the black-and-gold MGD car?' Finally we can answer that."
On hand this weekend, Wallace is looking forward to seeing his old colors back on the track.
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"It's going to make me feel real good, because they didn't doctor up the paint scheme or nothing," Wallace told FOXSports.com. "It's exactly how I had it. It won four races at Michigan, but that paint scheme won 10 races in '93."
Growing up in Rochester Hills, Mich., Keselowski was a Rusty Wallace fan. So being able to drive the car he rooted for as a child is extra special.
"I had the T-shirt," Keselowski said. "I wore it to my fourth-grade school picture."