Month: December 2020

By David G. Firestone

Well, all the votes have been counted, and the final Paint Scheme Leaderboard is complete. Without further ado, the final post of 2020:

1-Beard Motorsports #62 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 46 of 47

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 4.00

2-Kaulig Racing #16 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 4.00

3-Rick Ware Racing #54 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 15 of 18

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 4.00

4-Motorsports Business Management #49 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 4

GPA: 3.90

5-Rick Ware Racing #52 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 36 of 47

Number of Schemes: 6

GPA: 3.88

6-Premium Motorsports #15 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 15 of 47

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 3.87

7-Hendrick Motorsports #24 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 4 of 47

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 3.66

8-Hendrick Motorsports #88 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 24 of 47

Number of Schemes: 16

GPA: 3.56

9-Team Penske #12 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 6 of 47

Number of Schemes: 19

GPA: 3.56

10-Wood Brothers Racing #21 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 10 of 47

Number of Schemes: 17

GPA: 3.51

11-Joe Gibbs Racing #11 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 31 of 47

Number of Schemes: 9

GPA: 3.50

12-JTG Daugherty Racing #47 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 1 of 47

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 3.50

13-Chip Ganassi Racing #1 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 35 of 47

Number of Schemes: 2

GPA: 3.50

14-Stewart-Haas Racing #4 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 18 of 47

Number of Schemes: 15

GPA: 3.44

15-B.J. McLeod Motorsports #78 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 3.42

16-Rick Ware Racing #53 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 29 of 47

Number of Schemes: 22

GPA: 3.33

17-Richard Petty Motorsports #43 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 16 of 47

Number of Schemes: 10

GPA: 3.30

18-Joe Gibbs Racing #18 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 11 of 47

Number of Schemes:

GPA: 3.22

19-Front Row Racing #38 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 45 of 47

Number of Schemes: 12

GPA: 3.15

20-Tommy Baldwin Racing #7 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:N/A

Number of Schemes: 16

GPA: 3.12

21-Stewart-Haas Racing #14 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 13 of 47

Number of Schemes: 14

GPA: 3.12

22-Stewart-Haas Racing #10 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 25 of 47

Number of Schemes: 12

GPA: 3.11

23-Richard Childress Racing #3 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 30 of 47

Number of Schemes: 14

GPA: 3.04

24-Team Penske #2 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 9 of 47

Number of Schemes: 13

GPA: 3.02

25-Spire Motorsports #77 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 7 of 47

Number of Schemes: 15

GPA: 3.00

26-Chip Ganassi Racing #42 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 28 of 47

Number of Schemes: 5

GPA: 3.00

27-Front Row Racing #36 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 34 of 47

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 3.00

28-Gaunt Brothers Racing #96 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 8 of 47

Number of Schemes: 12

GPA: 2.97

29-Rick Ware Racing #51 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 39 of 47

Number of Schemes: 25

GPA: 2.90

30-Premium Motorsports #27 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 17 of 47

Number of Schemes: 13

GPA: 2.90

31-StarCom Racing #00 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 27 of 47

Number of Schemes: 14

GPA: 2.83

32-Joe Gibbs Racing #20 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 21 of 47

Number of Schemes: 9

GPA: 2.82

33-Go FAS Racing #32 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 12 of 47

Number of Schemes: 23

GPA: 2.79

34-Joe Gibbs Racing #19 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 22 of 47

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 2.77

35-Hendrick Motorsports #48 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 32 of 47

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 2.75

36-Roush-Fenway Racing #6 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 38 of 47

Number of Schemes: 20

GPA: 2.66

37-Leavine Family Racing #95 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 33 of 47

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 2.62

38-JTG Daugherty Racing #37 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 41 of 47

Number of Schemes: 16

GPA: 2.58

39-Hendrick Motorsports #9 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 23 of 47

Number of Schemes: 11

GPA: 2.53

40-Motorsports Business Management #66 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 5 of 47

Number of Schemes: 6

GPA: 2.22

41-Richard Childress Racing #8 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 20 of 47

Number of Schemes: 20

GPA: 2.08

42-Germain Racing #13 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 42 of 47

Number of Schemes: 7

43-Team Penske #22 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 44 of 47

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 1.81

44-Roush-Fenway Racing #17 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 47 of 47

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 1.75

45-Front Row Racing #34 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 26 of 47

Number of Schemes: 10

GPA: 1.40

46-Stewart-Hass Racing #41 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 6 of 18

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 1.33

Next Year, Wheel Reviews returns!

By David G. Firestone

The 2020 Paint Scheme Leaderboard rolls on, this week, it’s the Toyota teams time to shine!

1-Motorsports Business Management #49 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 4

GPA: 3.90

2-Joe Gibbs Racing #11 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 8 of 9

Number of Schemes: 9

GPA: 3.50

3-Joe Gibbs Racing #18 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 4 of 9

Number of Schemes:

GPA: 3.22

4-Gaunt Brothers Racing #96 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 3 of 9

Number of Schemes: 12

GPA: 2.97

5-Joe Gibbs Racing #20 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 6 of 9

Number of Schemes: 9

GPA: 2.82

6-Joe Gibbs Racing #19 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 7 of 9

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 2.77

7-Leavine Family Racing #95 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 9 of 9

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 2.62

8-Motorsports Business Management #66 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 2 of 9

Number of Schemes: 6

GPA: 2.22

Next week, the Grand Finale!

By David G. Firestone

This week, the 2020 Paint Scheme Leaderboard shifts focus to the blue oval. Ford’s rankings are up for this week.

1-Rick Ware Racing #54 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 15 of 18

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 4.00

2-Rick Ware Racing #52 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 12 of 18

Number of Schemes: 6

GPA: 3.88

3-Team Penske #12 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 1 of 18

Number of Schemes: 19

GPA: 3.56

4-Wood Brothers Racing #21 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 3 of 18

Number of Schemes: 17

GPA: 3.51

5-Stewart-Haas Racing #4 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 7 of 18

Number of Schemes: 15

GPA: 3.44

6-Rick Ware Racing #53 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 10 of 18

Number of Schemes: 22

GPA: 3.33

7-Front Row Racing #38 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 17 of 18

Number of Schemes: 12

GPA: 3.15

8-Stewart-Haas Racing #14 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 5 of 18

Number of Schemes: 14

GPA: 3.12

9-Stewart-Haas Racing #10 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 8 of 18

Number of Schemes: 12

GPA: 3.11

10–Team Penske #2 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 2 of 18

Number of Schemes: 13

GPA: 3.02

11-Front Row Racing #36 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 11 of 18

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 3.00

12-Rick Ware Racing #51 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 14 of 18

Number of Schemes: 25

GPA: 2.90

13-Go FAS Racing #32 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 4 of 18

Number of Schemes: 23

GPA: 2.79

14-Roush-Fenway Racing #6 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 13 of 18

Number of Schemes: 20

GPA: 2.66

15-Team Penske #22 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 16 of 18

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 1.81

16-Roush-Fenway Racing #17 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 18 of 18

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 1.75

17-Front Row Racing #34 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 9 of 18

Number of Schemes: 10

GPA: 1.40

18-Stewart-Hass Racing #41 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 6 of 18

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 1.33

Next week, the Toyota Leaderboard

2020 Paint Scheme Leaderboard Part 1-Chevy

By David G. Firestone

Thanksgiving has passed, holiday music and decorations are abound, and the 2020 Paint Scheme Leaderboard is here! Here’s how the process works. I will rank all of the Cup Series teams by their paint scheme GPA. I will rank them by manufacturer, then all of them in one final list. There is no committee this year, as Zoe chose to skip the proceedings. Here is the Chevy list:

1-Beard Motorsports #62 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 24 of 24

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 4.00

2-Kaulig Racing #16 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 4.00

3-Rick Ware Racing #52 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 17 of 24

Number of Schemes: 6

GPA: 3.88

4-Premium Motorsports #15 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 5 of 24

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 3.87

5-Hendrick Motorsports #24 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 3 of 24

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 3.66

6-Hendrick Motorsports #88 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 10 of 24

Number of Schemes: 16

GPA: 3.56

7-JTG Daugherty Racing #47 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 1 of 24

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 3.50

8-Chip Ganassi Racing #1 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 16 of 24

Number of Schemes: 2

GPA: 3.50

9-B.J. McLeod Motorsports #78 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 3.42

10-Rick Ware Racing #53 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 13 of 24

Number of Schemes: 22

GPA: 3.33

11-Richard Petty Motorsports #43 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 6 of 24

Number of Schemes: 10

GPA: 3.30

12-Tommy Baldwin Racing #7 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:N/A

Number of Schemes: 16

GPA: 3.12

13-Richard Childress Racing #3 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 14 of 24

Number of Schemes: 14

GPA: 3.04

14-Spire Motorsports #77 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:4 of 24

Number of Schemes: 15

GPA: 3.00

15-Chip Ganassi Racing #42 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 12 of 24

Number of Schemes: 5

GPA: 3.00

16-Rick Ware Racing #51 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 19 of 24

Number of Schemes: 25

GPA: 2.90

17-Premium Motorsports #27 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 7 of 24

Number of Schemes: 13

GPA: 2.90

18-StarCom Racing #00 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 11 of 24

Number of Schemes: 14

GPA: 2.83

19-Hendrick Motorsports #48 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 15 of 24

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 2.75

20-JTG Daugherty Racing #37 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 21 of 24

Number of Schemes: 16

GPA: 2.58

21-Hendrick Motorsports #9 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 9 of 24

Number of Schemes: 11

GPA: 2.53

22-Richard Childress Racing #8 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:8 of 24

Number of Schemes: 20

GPA: 2.08

23-Germain Racing #13 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:22 of 24

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 1.85

Next week, the Ford Leaderboard.