Category: paint scheme grades

2022 Paint Scheme Leaderboard Part 3-Toyota

By David G. Firestone

The 2021 Paint Scheme Leaderboard rolls on, this week, it’s the Toyota teams time to shine!

1-Joe Gibbs Racing #11 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year:7 of 8

Number of Schemes:9

GPA:3.85

2-Joe Gibbs Racing #18 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year:1 of 8

Number of Schemes:14

GPA:3.71

3-Team Hezenberg #27 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year:N/A

Number of Schemes:4

GPA:3.50

4-Joe Gibbs Racing #20 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year:6 of 8

Number of Schemes:6

GPA:3.33

5-Joe Gibbs Racing #19 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year:2 of 8

Number of Schemes:8

GPA:2.71

6-23XI Racing #45 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year:N/A

Number of Schemes:14

GPA:2.70

7-23XI Racing #23 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year:3 of 8

Number of Schemes:14

GPA:2.64

8-Team Hezenberg #26 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year:N/A

Number of Schemes:1

GPA:0.00

Next week, The Grand Finale!

2022 Paint Scheme Leaderboard Part 2-Ford

By David G. Firestone

This week, the 2021 Paint Scheme Leaderboard shifts focus to the blue oval. Ford’s rankings are up for this week.

1-Wood Brothers #21 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year:23 of 23

Number of Schemes:8

GPA:4.00

2-Rick Ware Racing #51 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year:2 of 23

Number of Schemes:1

GPA:3.70

3-Team Penske #12 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year:8 of 23

Number of Schemes:21

GPA:3.65

4-Rick Ware Racing #51 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year:4 of 23

Number of Schemes:6

GPA:3.33

5-Stewart-Haas Racing #41 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year:21 of 23

Number of Schemes:14

GPA:3.02

6-Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing #6 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year:20 of 23

Number of Schemes:16

GPA:3.15

7-Stewart-Haas Racing #14 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year:1 of 23

Number of Schemes:9

GPA:3.15

8-Rick Ware Racing #15 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year:16 of 23

Number of Schemes:27

GPA:3.09

9-Team Penske #2 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year:11 of 23

Number of Schemes:16

GPA:3.04

10-Wood Brothers #21 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year:5 of 23

Number of Schemes:8

GPA:2.96

11-Stewart-Haas Racing #4 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year:12 of 23

Number of Schemes:18

GPA:2.90

12-Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing #17 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year:22 of 23

Number of Schemes:11

GPA:2.78

13-Front Row Motorsports #34 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year:6 of 23

Number of Schemes:11

GPA:2.76

14-Stewart-Haas Racing #10 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year:19 of 23

Number of Schemes:20

GPA:2.62

15-Live Fast Motorsports #78 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year:13 of 23

Number of Schemes:28

GPA:2.56

16-Front Row Motorsports #38 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year:15 of 23

Number of Schemes:17

GPA:2.25

17-MBM Motorsports #66 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year:14 of 23

Number of Schemes:1

GPA:2.00

Next week, Toyota.

2022 Paint Scheme Leaderboard Part 1-Chevy

By David G. Firestone

Thanksgiving has passed, holiday music and decorations are abound, and the 2022 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-NY Racing #44 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:N/A

Number of Schemes:5

GPA:4.00

2-Hendrick Motorsports #9 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:3 of 21

Number of Schemes:8

GPA:3.75

3-Hendrick Motorsports #24 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:2 of 21

Number of Schemes:9

GPA:3.51

4-Hendrick Motorsports #5 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:8 of 21

Number of Schemes:3

GPA:3.33

5-Richard Childress Racing #33 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:N/A

Number of Schemes:1

GPA:3.3

6-Richard Childress Racing #3 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:6 of 21

Number of Schemes:14

GPA:3.24

7-Kaulig Racing #16 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:4 of 21

Number of Schemes:18

GPA:3.01

8-Richard Childress Racing #8 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:19 of 21

Number of Schemes:10

GPA:3.00

9-Hendrick Motorsports #48 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:10 of 21

Number of Schemes:7

GPA:2.86

10-Beard Motorsports #62 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:1 of 21

Number of Schemes:2

GPA:2.85

11-JTG Daugherty Racing #47 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:20 of 21

Number of Schemes:25

GPA:2.66

12-Richard Petty Motorsports #42 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:N/A

Number of Schemes:12

GPA:2.61

13-Kaulig Racing #31 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:N/A

Number of Schemes:3

GPA:2.57

14-Spire Motorsports #77 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:14 of 21

Number of Schemes:14

GPA:2.30

15-Trackhouse Racing #1 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:N/A

Number of Schemes:1

GPA:2.21

16-Spire Motorsports #7 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:18 of 21

Number of Schemes:19

GPA:2.08

17-The Money Racing Team #50 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:N/A

Number of Schemes:2

GPA:2.00

18-Richard Petty Motorsports #43 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:7 of 21

Number of Schemes:7

GPA:1.90

19-Trackhouse Racing #99 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:21 of 21

Number of Schemes:13

GPA:1.53

20-Trackhouse Racing #91 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year:N/A

Number of Schemes:1

GPA:0.0

Next week, Ford.

Ladies and Gentlemen…THE 2022 PAINT SCHEMIES!

By David G. Firestone

Well, it’s that time again! We have the annual Paint Schemie Awards for the 2022 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:

Ross Chastain #1 Advent Health Chevy Camaro

Kyle Busch #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry

Harrison Burton #21 Menards/Dutch Boy Ford Mustang

Daniil Kyvat #26 Hezeberg Systems Toyota Camry

Todd Gilliland #38 Frontline Ford Mustang

Kurt Busch #45 Jordan Brand Toyota Camry

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Kroger/Nature Valley Chevy Camaro

BJ McLeod #78 Motorsport Games Ford Mustang

Kimi Räikkönen’s #91 Recogni/iLOQ Chevy Camaro

The 2022 Paint Schemie Award for Worst Regular Season Single Paint Scheme goes to:

Kimi Räikkönen’s #91 Recogni/iLOQ Chevy Camaro

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 2022 Paint Schemie Award for Worst Exhibition or Throwback Paint Scheme goes to…

Kevin Harvick #4 Rheem “Chasing a Cure” Throwback Ford Mustang

The next award of 2022 is the Paint Schemie for Worst Paint Scheme Set of 2022. This is based on the total GPA of the individual grades for paint schemes. The nominees are:

23XI Racing #23 Toyota Camry

Team Hezenberg #26 Toyota Camry

Front Row Motorsports #38 Ford Mustang

Richard Petty Motorsports #43 Chevy Camaro

23XI Racing #45 Toyota Camry

Live Fast Motorsports #78 Ford Mustang

Trackhouse Racing #91 Chevy Camaro

Trackhouse Racing #99 Chevy Camaro

The 2022 Paint Schemie Award for for Worst Paint Scheme Set goes to…

Trackhouse Racing #91 Chevy Camaro

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 2022 Paint Schemie Award for for Best Regular Season Single Paint Scheme are:

Kevin Harvick #4 Gear Wrench Ford Mustang

Brad Keselowski #6 Castrol Ford Mustang

Aric Almirola #10 Ford BlueOval City Ford Mustang

Denny Hamlin #11 FedEx Freight Toyota Camry

Daniel Hemric #16 South Point Hotel Casino & Spa Chevy Camaro

Kyle Busch #18 M&M’s Toyota Camry

Bubba Wallace #23 Wheaties Toyota Camry

Greg Biffle #44 Grambling State University Chevy Camaro

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Food 4 Less/Slim Jim Chevy Camaro

The 2022 Paint Schemie Award for for Best Regular Season Single Paint Scheme goes to…

Bubba Wallace #23 Wheaties Toyota Camry

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 2022 winner for best throwback is:

Daniel Suarez #99 Coca Cola Throwback Chevy Camaro

The final award of 2022 is the Paint Schemie for Best Paint Scheme Set. Like the Worst Set, this is based on the total GPA of the individual grades for paint schemes. The nominees are:

Hendrick Motorsports #5 Chevy Camaro

Hendrick Motorsports #9 Chevy Camaro

Joe Gibbs Racing #11 Toyota Camry

Team Penske #12 Ford Mustang

Joe Gibbs Racing #18 Toyota Camry

Team Penske #22 Ford Mustang

Team Hezenberg #27 Toyota Camry

NY Racing #44 Chevy Camaro

MBM Motorsports #55 Ford Mustang

The 2022 Paint Schemie Award for for Best Paint Scheme Set goes to…

Team Penske #22 Ford Mustang

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

 

The Final Paint Scheme Grades of 2022

By David G. Firestone

Ross Chastain #1 Worldwide Express/Advent Health Chevy Camaro-The blue is bad, and it looks out of place. The car is over designed, and looks terrible. This gets an F.

JJ Yeley #15 World Supercross Championship Ford Mustang-It’s a smooth look, with a great color scheme, and that will always earn an A.

JJ Yeley #15 Rad Cats Ford Mustang-I like the vintage look here, and it has a great color scheme. A

Chris Buescher #17 Fastenal Ford Mustang-I like the look, the hexagons are good, and the car has a bold look. A

Todd Gilliland #38 Boot Barn Ford Mustang-The flag motif works, the desert motif could work, they just look off together. This gets a C.

Ty Dillon #42 U.S. Space Force Chevy Camaro-I like the look, the space motif is a great look, and it’s unique, and bold with a great color scheme. A

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Kroger/Nature Valley Chevy Camaro-It’s very rare that a paint scheme changes, and I can’t decide if it’s better or worse. This gets the same F the previous scheme did.

Landon Cassill #77 Mutoh/General Formulations Chevy Camaro-Another example of a good color scheme canceled out by a bad design scheme. C

Daniel Suarez #99 Freeway Insurance/CommScope Chevy Camaro-I hope that this isn’t a new template, and changing from black to white improves nothing at all.

Paint Scheme Grades-November 5, 2022

By David G. Firestone

Austin Dillon #3 Dow DAP Chevy Camaro-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

Kevin Harvick #4 BOOsch Ford Mustang-The Halloween look is a good look, and this scheme gets an A.

Corey LaJoie #7 Ark.io Chevy Camaro-An example of changes not really helping a scheme. This is still an over designed mess. F

Denny Hamlin #11 FedEx Freight Direct Toyota Camry-Same scheme as FedEx, same A grade.

AJ Allmendinger #16 Pardon My Cheesesteak Chevy Camaro-This has a good color scheme, and a good design scheme, and this gets an A.

Chris Buescher #17 Fifth-Third Bank Ford Mustang-I liked this scheme back then,and I like this scheme now. This looks great, and it gets an A.

Kyle Busch #18 M&M’s Halloween Toyota Camry-Still a very solid scheme, and this gets an A.

Kyle Busch #18 M&M’s Fan Mosaic Toyota Camry-Same scheme as M&M’s, same A grade.

Todd Gilliland #38 Moji Shushi Ford Mustang-Too many bad colors, and the car is over designed. This gets an F.

BJ McLeod #78 Motorsport Games Ford Mustang-It’s over designed, but the color scheme works. C

Paint Scheme Grades-October 29, 2022

By David G. Firestone

Ross Chastain #1 Kubota/Onx Homes Chevy Camaro-I think the designs are over done, but the color scheme works, so this gets a B.

Austin Dillon #3 Huk Performance Fishing Chevy Camaro-I like the neon motif, and the color scheme works well too. This gets an A.

J.J. Yeley #15 ConectUS Wireless/Kyocera Ford Mustang-I can’t really argue the look. It’s bold, but not over designed, and it gets an A.

Ty Gibbs #23 Money Lion Toyota Camry-Adding teal really doesn’t help anything, so it gets the same D the previous one did.

Cole Custer #41 Dixie Vodka Ford Mustang-The scheme is horribly messy, and has an awful color scheme. F

Bubba Wallace #45 McDonald’s Toyota Camry-Same scheme as #23, same B grade.

John Hunter Nemechek #45 Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota Camry-I like the look here, and I think that the car has a great look, and a great color scheme. A

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Food 4 Less/Slim Jim Chevy Camaro-The addition of more white takes away from the scheme as a whole. This takes an A scheme down to a B+

Paint Scheme Grades-October 22, 2022

By David G. Firestone

Ross Chastain #1 Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as #99, same F grade.

Corey LaJoie #7 OpTic Gaming Chevy Camaro-I like the color scheme, but the design scheme is very over done. They cancel each other out, and this gets a C

Chase Briscoe #14 Code 3 Associates Ford Mustang-I think the design is a tad over done, but it’s a great scheme. A-

Joey Hand #15 Ford BlueOval City Ford Mustang-Same scheme as #10, same A grade.

Loris Hezemans #27 Hezeberg Engineering Systems Ford Mustang-The design is over done, and I think a darker shade of orange would work better. B

Ty Dillon #42 Lucky29 Liquors Chevy Camaro-I like the color scheme, and I like the design scheme. A

Bubba Wallace #45 Root Insurance Toyota Camry-Toning down the stripes would earn this an A, but with the stripes, this gets a B.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Kona Brewing Co Big Wave Chevy Camaro-I love the look, the Hawaiian ocean motif works well, this is a great scheme. A

Alex Bowman #48 Ally/Koker’s Garage Chevy Camaro-The look and color scheme is great! This is awesome! A

B.J. McLeod #78 Pala Casino Resort and Spa Ford Mustang-I didn’t think that this scheme could get any better, but they found a way. A

Daniel Suarez #99 Kid Rock’s Honky Tonk Chevy Camaro-While I like the design, I thin the blue and yellow is too bright, and darkening them would improve the scheme. C

Paint Scheme Grades-October 15, 2022

By David G. Firestone

Corey LaJoie #7 RAZE Energy Chevy Camaro-A bad paint scheme combined with an awful design scheme will always earn an F

Ryan Blaney #12 Discount Tire Ford Mustang-Same scheme as #2, same A grade.

Martin Truex Jr. #19 Bass Pro Shops/SherryStrong.org Toyota Camry-Teal looks slightly better here than orange. C

Justin Haley #31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Pink Chevy Camaro-Pinkwashing is an automatic F.

Ty Dillon #42 QuickChek Chevy Camaro-I don’t like the shades of green and yellow, but the car is well designed so this gets a B+

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Harris Teeter/Scott Chevy Camaro-I don’t like the front, but otherwise, the scheme works. A-

Mike Rockenfeller #77 Greenville Swamp Rabbits/Bon Secours Chevy Camaro-Pinkwashing is an automatic F.

Paint Scheme Grades-October 8, 2022

By David G. Firestone

Kevin Harvick #4 Busch Light #buschwingman Ford Mustang-Camo, orange,black, and white is not a good look. The fact that the car is over designed with white earns this scheme an F.

JJ Yeley #15 Summit Racing Equipment Ford Mustang-Nothing really wrong with this scheme. A

Daniel Hemric #16 Celsius Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as #16, same A grade.

Bubba Wallace #45 Leidos Toyota Camry-Same scheme as #23, same C grade.

Conor Daly #50 BitNile Chevy Camaro-I like the dark blue, the light blue works well, but the green looks out of place. Add in that the car is a bit over designed, and you have a B scheme.

Cody Ware #51 Nurtec ODT Pink Chevy Camaro-Pinkwashing is an automatic F.

BJ McLeod #78 Motorsports Games Frankie Zombie Ford Mustang-Too many colors, and too many designs will always get an F.