The annual Throwback event at Hickory Motor Speedway for the CARS Tour is a race that fans and competitors alike look forward to every year since its inception. This year is no exception, but there might be even more excitement surrounding this year's event. Throughout its history we've seen throwbacks to Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Dick Trickle, Sam Ard, and many more, but this year there's a unifying theme around the event. This year the teams will pay tribute to the series that led to the CARS Tour, the old USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series. 

The goal for this year's USAR Pro Cup Throwback, according to the CARS Tour, "is to ensure the people that helped the Pro Cup Series build its identity are properly honored in front of a new generation of fans, especially since many of them are still actively involved with the CARS Tour"

The annual Throwback at Hickory Motor Speedway will take place on Saturday, July 29. Fans that cannot attend in person can see all of the following paint schemes, plus many more, by watching live on FloRacing with a FloRacing subscription.

FloRacing and the CARS Tour have announced that the fan vote for this year’s best appearing car at the annual Throwback event on July 29 will be hosted by FloRacing with the winner receiving a $500 prize from FloRacing. That is on top of the already announced full body package that will be given to the winner courtesy of Five Star Race Car Bodies.

Teams from both the Late Model Stock Car and Pro Late Model divisions are eligible to win the award as long as their scheme is a Hooters Pro Cup Series throwback, according to CARS Tour officials.

A full photo gallery of the eligible cars will be posted on FloRacing.com and the FloRacing Facebook page.

Voting will take place on FloRacing.com and will be open throughout the weekend, starting on Friday evening following practice, and ending on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. ET. The winner will be announced on Monday, July 31.

So without further delay, let's take a look at some of the already announced throwback schemes that the CARS Tour drivers will be running at the Throwback 276.

Landon Huffman To Pay Tribute To Jason Sarvis' No. 22

NEWS: Our #22 is throwing it 🔙 to 2002 with @BlacksTire & the @gXswraps

Catch @LandonHuffman next Saturday, July 29th, at @hickoryspeedway, driving a scheme made famous by Jason Sarvis!

The @CARSTour Throowback 225 will stream live on @FloRacing pic.twitter.com/i57a7zcNLR

— Nelson Motorsports (@NelsonMoto2013) July 20, 2023

Tristan McKee Throws It Back To Jeff Agnew

Check out our @CARSTour @Hooters #throwback for @hickoryspeedway pic.twitter.com/KGPhEzS6iV

— TristanMcKee7 (@Racing7Tristan) July 20, 2023

Brandon Pierce To Run Shane Huffman's 2006 Scheme

The time has come to let everyone know what our @CARSTour Hooters Pro Cup Throwback is for this year. Here it is, @HuffdaddyShane 2006 scheme. I wanted to be able to do it to someone I recalled watching in Pro Cup growing up. Shane was the first person to come to mind. pic.twitter.com/kPOup0rrZI

— Brandon Pierce (@bpierce354) July 20, 2023

Bryant Barnhill Pays Tribute To Hal Goodson's 2002 Look

I can’t emphasize how much this means to me and my family to get to race the 92 @BlacksTire 2002 scheme! This @CARSTour #Throwback race at Hickory is about to be so much fun🛞🤠 pic.twitter.com/F4IJMIEmE4

— Bryant Barnhill (@barnhill_bryant) July 17, 2023

"Butterbean" Brenden Queen To Run Woody Howard's "Black Betty"

Honored to run my buddy Woody Howard’s Hooters Pro Cup scheme at the Throwback @CARSTour race later this month.

You’re not going to want to miss “Black Betty” back in action at @hickoryspeedway on Saturday July 29th! pic.twitter.com/N8SeLNyYgc

— Brenden Queen (@03Butterbean) July 13, 2023

Dylon Wilson's Video Game Inspired Ride

Our 2023 @CARSTour Throwback.

Based off of the video game cover car & Bill Plemmons Jr’s ride with some @twoborosbrewery flavor. We also have some killer merch on the way.

LETS GET IT!! 🦉 pic.twitter.com/Ns1lNgQoRA

— Dylon Wilson (@dylonwilson) July 20, 2023

Carson Kvapil To Honor Darin Odle

.@Carson_Kvapil to honor Darin Odle in @CARSTour throwback race @hickoryspeedway.

Full story ➡️ https://t.co/1hCzFU3RRO pic.twitter.com/KuIvmeLVX5

— JR Motorsports (@JRMotorsports) July 25, 2023

Jacob Heafner Paying Tribute To Mardy Lindley

Carroll Speedshop's @JacobHeafner will honor former Hooters Pro Cup Series racer and current @NASCAR_Xfinity @JRMotorsports crew chief Mardy Lindley with a throwback scheme during Saturday's @CARSTour Throwback 276 at @hickoryspeedway. pic.twitter.com/Dyd5dKk7tm

— NASCAR Roots (@NASCARRoots) July 26, 2023

Chase Burrow's Rusty Skewes Throwback

.@CARSTour 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘦 @hickoryspeedway, 7/29 Theme: the Tour’s history/𝘜𝘚𝘈𝘙 𝘏𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰 𝘊𝘶𝘱 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. Our theme is special to me, honoring the man who made my running the Tour and being a #Touring12 driver possible, 𝙍𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙮 𝙎𝙠𝙚𝙬𝙚𝙨 pic.twitter.com/6aU1fLLV8d

— Chase Burrow Motorsports (@ChaseBurrow00) July 26, 2023