Corey LaJoie to Honor Marty Robbins at Darlington

NASCAR’s southern roots are more than occasionally intertwined with country music as Nashville’s hit-makers often perform and participate on race days. And the lines between the two were never more blurred than when the late country music star Marty Robbins got behind the wheel of his signature purple and yellow race cars.

That bold paint scheme and the “777” Robbins drove on Saturday nights before hustling over and closing the show at the Grand Ole Opry will make its return during Throwback Weekend at the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway with Spire Motorsports driver Corey LaJoie.