By David G. Firestone

Kevin Harvick’s early days are up this week, in his 1997 Spears Chevy Monte Carlo.

The only Winston West scheme this year, the Spears scheme works well. I would have used the darker blue for the numbers, but it isn’t a bad look. The design is very simple, but very smooth and very attractive. I don’t like that the bottom of the door numbers blend into the top stripe. It’s a good scheme, and there’s not much else to say about it.