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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.

By David G. Firestone

Well, it’s that time again! We have the annual Paint Schemie Awards for the 2020 season. As per the usual, every year, I pick the best and worst paint schemes and award them the Paint Schemie. This was done using the Driver Suit Blog executive committee for paint scheme analysis and consists of me and Driver Suit Blog assistant, my cat Zoe, and uses the following standards:

*Color Scheme:How the colors look, and how they work with each other.

*Overall Design:How good the design itself looks, is there too much, or not enough.

*Primary Sponsor Logos: How the primary sponsor logos look on the car

*Originality: How original is the scheme.

All of the above can work for or against a scheme, and all will be taken into consideration.

Let’s get the bad Paint Scheme Awards out of the way…

First, the Paint Schemie Award for Worst Regular Season Single Paint Scheme.

The nominees are:

Quin Houff #00 Ashurst American Honey Chevy Camaro

Ty Dillon #13 GEICO Hump Day Chevy Camaro

Chris Buescher #17 SunnyD Ford Mustang

Kyle Busch #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry

Michael McDowell #34 CarParts.com Patriotic Ford Mustang

Ryan Preece #37 Tide Pods Chevy Camaro

Joey Gase #53 Sparks Ford Mustang

Timmy Hill #66 RoofClaim.com Toyota Camry

Daniel Suarez #96 Toyota Toyota Camry

The 2020 Paint Schemie Award for Worst Regular Season Single Paint Scheme goes to:

Kyle Busch #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry Mustang

The next Paint Schemie Award is for Exhibition or Throwback Paint Schemes. This category is a little different, as the Schemie will go to the best and worst throwback. For this category, all exhibition race and throwback paint schemes qualify automatically.

The 2020 Paint Schemie Award for Worst Exhibition or Throwback Paint Scheme goes to…

JJ Yeley #27 Jacob Companies Throwback Chevy Camaro

The next award of 2020 is the Paint Schemie for Worst Paint Scheme Set of 2020. This is based on the total GPA of the individual grades for paint schemes. The nominees are:

Richard Childress Racing #8 Chevy Camaro

Germain Racing #13 Chevy Camaro

Front Row Racing #34 Ford Mustang

Stewart-Hass Racing #41 Ford Mustang

Motorsports Business Management #66 Toyota Camry

Leavine Family Racing #95 Toyota Camry

The 2020 Paint Schemie Award for for Worst Paint Scheme Set goes to…

Stewart-Hass Racing #41 Ford Mustang

Now after talking about the bad, we discuss the good. Here are the winners in the best category…

First, the Paint Schemie Award for Best Regular Season Single Paint Scheme.

The nominees for the 2020 Paint Schemie Award for for Best Regular Season Single Paint Scheme are:

Brad Keselowski #2 Miller Lite Patriotic Ford Mustang

Austin Dillon #3 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevy Camaro

Kevin Harvick #4 Busch Light Ford Mustang

Denny Hamlin #11 National Civil Rights Museum Toyota Camry

Kyle Busch #18 M&M’s Toyota Camry

Martin Truex Jr. #19 Auto Owner’s Insurance Toyota Camry

Matt DiBenedetto #21 Motorcraft Ford Mustang

Darrell Wallace Jr. #43 Air Force Chevy Camaro

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Kroger Chevy Camaro

The 2020 Paint Schemie Award for for Best Regular Season Single Paint Scheme goes to…

Austin Dillon #3 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevy Camaro

The next category is Paint Schemie Award is for Best Exhibition or Throwback Paint Schemes, and it should come as no surprise that the competition was strong this year.

The 2020 Paint Schemie Award for Best Exhibition or Throwback Paint Scheme goes to…

Ross Chastain #77 Dirty Mo Media Throwback Chevy Camaro

The final award of 2020 is the Paint Schemie for Best Paint Scheme Set of 2020. Like the Worst Set, this is based on the total GPA of the individual grades for paint schemes. The nominees are:

Joe Gibbs Racing #11 Toyota Camry

Kaulig Racing #16 Chevy Camaro

Motorsports Business Management #49 Toyota Camry

Rick Ware Racing #52 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rick Ware Racing #54 Ford Mustang

Beard Motorsports #62 Chevy Camaro

The 2020 Paint Schemie Award for for Best Paint Scheme Set goes to…

Beard Motorsports #62 Chevy Camaro

That’s it for the Schemies, next week, the Paint Scheme Leaderboard begins with Chevy!

By David G. Firestone

For the most part, the 2020 racing season is behind us, and, as tradition, I start The Driver Suit Blog silly season with who wore what suit. The driver is named, with the suit they wore in 2020. If no conclusive photographic evidence of what suit the driver wore is found, there is a ? placed. Without further ado, let’s get started.

NASCAR CUP SERIES

Quin Houff #00-Tri Star

Kurt Busch #1-Alpinestars

Brad Keselowski #2-Puma

Austin Dillon #3-Sparco

Kaz Grala #3-?

Kevin Harvick #4-Alpinestars

Ryan Newman #6-Sparco

Ross Chastain #6/15/77-Sparco

J.J. Yeley #7/27/52/53/54/77-K1

Garrett Smithley #7/51/53/77/78-G Force

Joey Gase #7/51/53-HRX

Josh Bilicki #7/53/77-Tristar

Tyler Reddick #8-Sparco

Chase Elliott #9-Alpinestars

Aric Almirola #10-Alpinestars

Denny Hamlin #11-Jordan Branded/Simpson Made

Ryan Blaney #12-Puma

Ty Dillon #13-Sparco

Clint Bowyer #14-Sparco

Brennan Poole #15-Sparco

Justin Haley #16-Sparco

Chris Buescher #17-Sparco

Kyle Busch #18-Adidas

Martin Truex, Jr. #19-Impact!

Erik Jones #20-Simpson

Matt DiBenedetto #21-Puma

Joey Logano #22-Puma

William Byron #24-Alpinestars

Gray Gaulding #27-?

Reed Sorenson #27/74/77-Simpson

Corey LaJoie #32-Simpson

Michael McDowell #34-Sparco

David Ragan #36-Simpson

Ryan Preece #37-Sparco

John Hunter Nemechek #38-Sparco

Cole Custer #41-Simpson

Matt Kenseth #42-Sparco

Kyle Larson #42-Sparco

Darrell Wallace Jr. #43-Sparco

Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. #47-Sparco

Jimmie Johnson #48-Alpinestars

Justin Allgaier #48-?

Chad Finchum #49-Simpson

James Davison #51/53/77-HRX

Austin Theriault #52-?

B.J. McLeod #52/78-Simpson

David Starr #53-Simpson

Brendan Gaughan #62-Sparco

Timmy Hill #66-Simpson

Stanton Barrett #77-?

Justin Haley #77-Sparco

Alex Bowman #88-Alpinestars

Christopher Bell #95-Alpinestars

Daniel Suarez #96-Alpinestars

NTT INDYCAR RACING SERIES

Josef Newgarden #1-Puma

Helio Castroneves #3-Sparco

Charlie Kimball #4-Sparco

Patrico O’Ward #5-Sparco

Oliver Askew #7-Sparco

Marcus Ericsson #8-Sparco

Scott Dixon #9-Sparco

Felix Rosenqvist #10-Sparco

Will Power #12-Puma

Sebastien Bourdais #14-Sparco

Tony Kanaan #14-Sparco

Dalton Kellett #14/41-Sparco

Graham Rahal #15-Sparco

Santino Ferrucci #18-Impact

Ed Carpenter #20-Sparco

Connor Daly #20-Sparco

Rinus Veekay #21-Sparco

Simon Pagenaud #22-Puma

Sage Karem #24-Impact

Zach Veach #26-OMP

Alexander Rossi #27-OMP

Ryan Hunter-Reay #28-OMP

James Hinchcliffe #26/29-Sparco

Takuma Sato #30-Sparco

Felipe Nasr #31-OMP

Spencer Pigot #45-Sparco

James Davison #51-HRX

Alex Palou #55-Sparco

Max Chilton #59-Sparco

Jack Harvey #60-Sparco

Fernando Alonso #66-Sparco

JR Hildebrand #67-Sparco

Ben Hanley- #81-Adidas

Colon Herta #88-Sparco

Marco Andretti #98-OMP

FORMULA 1

Daniel Ricciardo #3-Alpinestars

Lando Norris #4-Sparco

Sebastian Vettel #5-Puma

Nicholas Latifi #6-Alpinestars

Kimi Räikkönen #7-Sparco

Romain Grosjean #8-Alpinestars

Pierre Gasly #10-Alpinestars

Sergio Perez #11-Alpinestars

Charles Leclerc #16-Puma

Lance Stroll #18-Alpinestars

Kevin Magnussen #20-Alpinestars

Alexander Albon #23-Puma

Daniil Kvyat #26-Alpinestars

Esteban Ocon #31-Alpinestars

Max Verstappen #33-Puma

Lewis Hamilton #44-Puma

Carlos Sainz #55-Sparco

George Russell #63-Alpinestars

Valtteri Bottas #77-Puma

Antonio Giovinazzi #99-Sparco

NHRA MELLO YELLO TOP FUEL

Arthur Allen-Taylor

Justin Ashley-Impact!

Antron Brown-Impact!

Lee Callaway-Impact!

Pat Dakin-?

Kim Davidson-Simpson

Cameron Ferre-Stand 21

Doug Foley-Sparco

Brittany Force-Simpson

Joey Haas-DJ

Lex Joon-Simpson

Doug Kalitta-Stand 21

Chris Karamesines-Simpson

Kebin Kinsley-Taylor

Shawn Langdon-Simpson

Cory McClenathan-Impact!

James Maroney-Taylor

Terry McMillen-Stand 21

Clay Millican-Alliance

Joe Morrison-DJ

Luigi Novelli-?

Scott Palmer-RJ

Todd Paton-?

Austin Prock-Simpson

Leah Pruett-Impact!

Shawn Reed-Stand 21

Tony Schumacher-Impact!

Billy Torrence-Impact!

Steve Torrence-Impact!

Terry Totten-Taylor

Brandon Welch-Impact!

Kyle Wurtzel-?

T.J. Zizzo-Simpson

NHRA MELLO YELLO FUNNY CAR

Blake Alexander-Stand 21

Jack Beckman-Impact!

Bob Bode-?

Jim Campbell-DJ

Ron Capps-Impact

Dale Creasy-?

Alexis DeJoria-Simpson

Gary Densham-DJ

Steven Densham-DJ

Jeff Diehl-Simpson

John Force-Simpson

Chad Green-?

Matt Hagan-Impact!

Terry Haddock-?

Robert Hight-Simpson

Tommy Johnson Jr.-Impact

Paul Lee-Simpson

Jonnie Lindberg-Stand 21

Mike McIntire-Taylor

Alex Miladinovich-Taylor

Chris Morel-?

Cruz Pedregon-Simpson

Dave Richards-Simpson

Justin Schriefer-?

Bob Tasca III-Stand 21

JR Todd-Simpson

Dan Wilkerson-?

Tim Wilkerson-Simpson

Jack Wyatt-?

NHRA MELLO YELLO PRO STOCK

Greg Anderson-Simpson

Bob Benza-?

Bo Butner-Simpson

Jeg Coughlin Jr.-Sparco

Troy Coughlin Jr-Sparco

Cristian Cuadra-Simpson

Fernando Cuadra-Impact!

Fernando Cuadra Jr-Impact!

Kenny Delco-Sparco

Erica Enders-Sparco

John Gaydosh -?

Joey Grose-DJ

Steve Graham-Sparco

Matt Hartford-Impact!

Tom Huggins-?

Kyle Koretsky-Impact!

Deric Kramer-Sparco

Alex Laughlin-Sparco

Jason Line-Impact!

Bruno Massel-Simpson

Chris McGaha-Impact!

Mason McGaha-Impact!

Alan Prusiensky-Simpson

Robert River-?

Marty Robertson-Simpson

Val Smeland-Sparco

Aaron Stanfield-?

Richie Stevens-?

Baron Stroupe-?

Suit totals:

Sparco-54-26.6%
Simpson-32-15.7%
Undetermined-27-13.3%
Impact-23-11.3%
Alpinestars-19-9.3%
Puma-13-6.4%
Stand 21-7-3.4%
DJ-6-2.9%
Taylor-6-2.9%
OMP-5-2.4%
HRX-3-1.4%
Adidas-2-0.9%
Tri Star-2-0.9%
Alliance-1-0.4%
G Force-1-0.4%
Jordan Branded/Simpson Made-1-0.4%
K1-1-0.4%
RJ-1-0.4%
Suit total:203

Next week, The 2020 Paint Schemie Awards!

By David G. Firestone

In racing, like any other sporting event, when the fans and athletes leave, there is a lot of waste left. However, unlike most other sports, the debris left has some collector value. There are a number of things, car part, sheet metal, and even rubber that collectors want.

While every other part is custom made, and proprietary, lug nuts are pretty standard, and discarded after the race by teams. Collectors love these. These examples came after a Pocono race weekend from 2013. These all show varying amounts of wear.

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That was a short one, so now we move on to…

TAILGATING TIME!

Fall and winter are upon us, so for a great seasonal recipe, I present:

Frosted Pumpkin Bars

8 Servings

Ingredients:

Bars:

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups sugar

1 cup salad oil

4 beaten eggs

1 cup cooked pumpkin

Frosting:

1 8 ounce package of cream cheese

1/2 cup butter

1 teaspoon milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1 pound box powdered sugar

Instructions:

1-Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

2-Combine flour, spices, and salt.

3-In separate bowl, mix sugar, oil, eggs and pumpkin.

4-Pour into well greased 9×3″ baking pan.

5-Bake for 20 minutes.

6-In separate bowl, combine frosting ingredients, and mix until smooth.

7-Cut into bars, and top with frosting.

Next week, we see who wore what brand of firesuit in 2020.

By David G. Firestone

Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Mark Smith got his start in Formula Super Vee. He raced for Dave White Motorsports, finishing 6th in the championship in 1988, winning at the Meadowlands, and second at Road America. In 1989, racing for Ralt of America, he won at Indianpolis Raceway Park, Milwaukee, Des Moines, and Mid Ohio. He transitioned to Indy Lights in 1990, and eventually won three races, two in 1991, one at Cleveland, and one at Laguna Seca. In 1992, he won a race at Vancouver.

Smith transitioned into CART in 1993, racing for Arciero. He raced for Arciero until the end of the 1993 season, when he left for Walker Racing. In 1994, Smith and Walker Racing had a rather unremarkable season, and Smith left racing. During the 1993 season, Smith wore the Nomex Balaclava, which he also autographed. This Simpson balaclava shows decent use. Supposedly, this was used at New Hampshire in 1993, but there is no evidence that Smith ran there in 1993.

The left side features a vintage Simpson Warranty label. There is no SFI certification present.

The hem of the balaclava has been cut. The end has not been sewn.

The front of the balaclava has some light staining near the nose and mouth area.

Mark Smith has signed the right side of the balaclava in black Sharpie.

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The back of the balaclava doesn’t show any wear.

Ok, that was a short one, so I’ll do another…

TAILGATING TIME!

Who doesn’t like ribs? Who likes bones? Well, both problems are solved with…

Boneless Baby Back Pork Roasts

Ingredients

2 racks baby back ribs, membrane removed

Dry Rub of Choice

Sauces of Choice

Instructions:

1-Preheat oven to 300°F

2-Lay the ribs on a long sheet of aluminum foil.

3-Cover the ribs evenly on both sides with dry rub.

4-Wrap the foil around the ribs.

5-Bake the ribs for 3 to 3½ hours.

6-Unwrap the ribs, then wiggle the bones out.

7-Serve with various sauces.

Next week, we look at some of the waste that race cars generate.

By David G. Firestone

When the name Aston Martin comes up, people typically have one of two association. The first is a luxury car company, the second is James Bond. Aston Martin has a history that dates back to 1913, and has many iconic cars. Aston Martin is a British Cultural Icon, and even has a Royal Warrant. They supply The Prince of Wales with motor cars.

What most people don’t really realize about Aston Martin is that they have a rich history in auto racing. They have raced at LeMans at various points since 1931, in various different vehicles. They were also heavily involved in Formula 1 as a manufacturer from 1959 to 1960. It was a sponsor from 2016 to 2020, until returning as a manufacturer in 2021 They have won multiple class championships at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2007, 2008 in GT1, a 2014 in LMGTE Am and 2017 in LMGTE Pro.

Obviously, a racing team like this needs a lot of moving parts, and moving personnel. These can include mechanics, pit crew members, and engineers. As such, teams issue suits to these members, including this mechanic suit by Lico, a subdivision of Sparco. The suit shows a little bit of use.

The collar has a Velcro modification, with a LICO logo embroidered into it. There are two tags, a Lico tag with washing instructions, and an L tag sewn into the cowl.The front torso has no adornment at all. The belt is red with a white outline, and a LICO logo embroidered into it.The legs have standard cuffs, and are unadorned.The shoulders have red epaulets outlined in white The sleeves are unadorned. The entire back of the suit, including the neck, and back torso are unadorned. Next week, another racing balaclava.

By David G. Firestone

When the name Aston Martin comes up, people typically have one of two association. The first is a luxury car company, the second is James Bond. Aston Martin has a history that dates back to 1913, and has many iconic cars. Aston Martin is a British Cultural Icon, and even has a Royal Warrant. They supply The Prince of Wales with motor cars.

What most people don’t really realize about Aston Martin is that they have a rich history in auto racing. They have raced at LeMans at various points since 1931, in various different vehicles. They were also heavily involved in Formula 1 as a manufacturer from 1959 to 1960. It was a sponsor from 2016 to 2020, until returning as a manufacturer in 2021 They have won multiple class championships at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2007, 2008 in GT1, a 2014 in LMGTE Am and 2017 in LMGTE Pro.

In 2014, there were a number of drivers who raced for Aston Martin in the LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am categories in the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship. They won the LMGTE Am driver championship with David Heinemeier Hansson and Kristian Poulsen each with 198 points. One driver from their stable wore these Alpinestars race gloves. The gloves show light use,and it’s impossible to figureout who wore them, as there is on indication whatsoever. The right glove has some minor designs on the red outside, and some more intricate designs on the inside. There is also material loss on the inside The wrist of the glove has the FIA certification. Inside the wrist is the Alpinestars warranty label, and a small patch that says WIN. The left glove is identical to the right glove, including the damage on the inside of the fingers. Next Week, an Aston Martin mechanic suit.