Paint Scheme Grades-October 17, 2026

By David G. Firestone

Austin Dillon #3 Dow/Arm & Hammer Chevy Camaro-I think the sunburst around the Arm & Hammer logo takes away from the scheme. It’s still good, so it gets an A-.

Daniel Suarez #7 Freeway Insurance Chevy Camaro-Good color scheme plus awful design scheme will always earn a C.

Ryan Blaney #12 Menard’s/Richmond Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

William Byron #24 Axalta Throwback Chevy Camaro-Great throwback, great look, this gets an A.

Cole Custer #41 Sysco/Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers Ford Mustang-Red and black works well with this template, and I like cold beer and cheeseburgers, so this gets an A.

BJ McLeod #44 PCNY Chevy Camaro-Good color scheme plus awful design scheme will always earn a C.

Ryan Preece #60 Fry’s/Cottonelle Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Gray Gaulding #66 Flywheel Ford Mustang-A solid line would work better than the stripes, and would take this A- scheme to a solid A.

Corey Heim #67 Mobil 1/O’Reilly Auto Parts Patriotic Toyota Camry-Getting rid of the patriotic elements takes this scheme to a C from a D.

Michael McDowell #71 Tecovas Chevy Camaro-Too many colors and too over designed to get anything better than an F.

Unknown's avatar

Author: dgf2099

I'm just a normal guy who collects race-worn driver suits, helmets, sheet metal, and other race-worn items. I will use this blog to help collectors, and race fans alike understand the various aspects of driver suits and helmets, and commentate on paint schemes.

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.