DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Larson’s Daytona 500 paint scheme and the sponsor of his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro were revealed Thursday, with NationsGuard backing Larson in his return to the NASCAR Cup Series.

The color scheme Larson will carry at Daytona (Fla.) Int’l Speedway will feature a black base on the front half of the car and a white base on the rear quarter panels, with green accents and a black side number.

NationsGuard focuses on giving automotive dealerships a package for creating a dealer-owned warranty company, with more than a quarter century of experience in providing customer-focused administration and risk management to Hendrick Automotive Group.

NationsGuard is part of Hendrick Autogard, the vehicle protection service under the Hendrick Automotive Group banner.

Larson’s run in The Great American Race will mark his first Cup Series start since March 8 at Arizona’s Phoenix Raceway. He’s a veteran of 223 Cup starts, with six wins, 56 top-five and 101 top-10 finishes.

The Elk Grove, Calif., native was fired by Chip Ganassi Racing and dropped by multiple sponsors last year after using a racial slur during a streamed esports event in April, while the sports world was shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite that setback, Larson went on a tear in the dirt-racing world, winning 46 feature events across four different disciplines — sprint cars, midgets, Silver Crown cars and dirt late models — last season.

Larson recently won the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals for the second straight year in a self-owned midget and believes he’ll be in a good position when he returns to stock car racing at Daytona.

“I imagine there might be some growing pains in the beginning with no practices and things like that and trying to get used to a new team and new guys, but they have so much experience and knowledge there, and I have three teammates I can lean on for advice,” Larson said this week on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. “I think we should be able to get up to speed quickly.”

Practice for the 63rd Daytona 500 begins on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at noon ET. The Great American Race is set for Sunday, Feb. 14 at 2:30 p.m. ET.