Aric Almirola to honor 'The King' with 1979 Darlington throwback car

Richard Petty Motorsports and STP have revealed Aric Almirola's throwback paint scheme for the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sept. 4.

Almirola's scheme will honor The King's 1979 STP car he raced to his sixth of seven Daytona 500 victories, as well as a seventh and final NASCAR Premier Series championship.

Here it is! Our 1979 throwback STP Ford that @aric_almirola will drive in the #BojanglesSo500 on Sept. 4! #STP43 pic.twitter.com/pCXWAYVian
— STP Racing (@STPracing) June 8, 2016

Why is 1979 special? 1. The King's record-setting 7th #NASCAR championship. (Cont) #BojanglesSo500 @TooToughToTame pic.twitter.com/xDucKBaFMT
— STP Racing (@STPracing) June 8, 2016

2. #TheKing's sixth of seven Daytona 500 wins came in 1979! (Cont) @TooToughToTame #BojanglesSo500 pic.twitter.com/7B68HQ5qwc
— STP Racing (@STPracing) June 8, 2016

3. The first live flag-to-flag televised #NASCAR race: the 1979 Daytona 500! Nearly 16 million watched! pic.twitter.com/Oz7qqzVwOb
— STP Racing (@STPracing) June 8, 2016