Paint Scheme Grades-October 12, 2024

By David G. Firestone

Ross Chastain #1 Busch Light Camo Chevy Camaro-Camo doesn’t look good on a race car, and adding white really doesn’t work here. F

Noah Gragson #10 Beef A Roo Ford Mustang-A good look, the car isn’t over designed, and the color scheme works. A

Denny Hamlin #11 FedEx One Rate Toyota Camry-Not over designed, the design works well, and the color scheme is good. A

AJ Allmendinger #13 Strive Chevy Camaro-I like the color scheme, but the design scheme is too over designed. It’s not bad, so it gets a B

Cody Ware #15 Arby’s Ford Mustang-While the white stripe is unnecessary, the car as a whole works well. A-

Ryan Preece #41 Wonder Bread Ford Mustang-I like a good throwback and this is a good throwback. A

John Hunter Nemechek #42 GearWrench Toyota-Plain black would work much better here, but this isn’t bad. A-

Erik Jones #43 Dollar Tree Toyota Camry-Pinkwashing is an automatic F.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Kroger Health/Palmolive Chevy Camaro-This shade of green just doesn’t work here. It’s not over designed, so this gets a C

Corey LaJoie #51 Mighty Fire Breaker Ford Mustang-Same scheme as #15, same A grade.

Daniel Suárez #99 Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevy Camaro-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.