Category: paint scheme grades

Paint Scheme Grades-January 18, 2025

By David G. Firestone

Noah Gragson #4 MillerTech Ford Mustang-Not much change here, no better, no worse. C

Noah Gragson #4 Zep Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Brad Keselowski #6 Fastenal Body Guard Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Chase Elliott #9 Amazon Prime Chevy Camaro-A good look, with a good color scheme will always earn an A.

Ryan Preece #60 Fastenal Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Carson Hocevar #77 MINER Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same C grade.

Daniel Suarez #99 Freeway Insurance Chevy Camaro-Much better shade of blue, much less white, much better look. A

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Paint Scheme Grades-January 4, 2025

By David G. Firestone

Ross Chastain #1 Busch Light Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Ross Chastain #1 Kubota Chevy Camaro-Get rid of the stripes, and this would be a solid A. With the stripes, this is a B.

Austin Cindric #2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Austin Cindric #2 Menards/Maytag Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Austin Cindric #2 Autotrader Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Austin Dillon #3 Dow Mobility Science Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same B+ grade.

Austin Dillon #3 Titan Risk Solutions Chevy Camaro-A smooth look, a great color scheme, this gets an A.

Kyle Larson #5 Hendrickcars.com Chevy Camaro–

Kyle Larson #5 Valvoline Chevy Camaro-Not really much change here. B

Brad Keselowski #6 BuildSubmarines.com Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Brad Keselowski #6 Castrol Ford Mustang-White is a better base color for a Castrol car than black, and the design works well. A

Brad Keselowski #6 Kroger Ford Mustang-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

Brad Keselowski #6 Consumer Cellular Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A- grade.

Brad Keselowski #6 Esperion Therapeutics Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Kyle Busch #8 Lucas Oil Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Kyle Busch #8 Rebel Bourbon Chevy Camaro-The barrel motif works well here, and the color scheme and design works well. A

Chase Elliott #9 UniFirst Chevy Camaro-Great look, the green and yellow work well, this gets an A.

Chase Elliott #9 NAPA Chevy Camaro-It’s amazing how much better gold works than white. A

Chase Elliott #9 LLumar Window Film Chevy Camaro-Not bad, but a downgrade from last year.

Ryan Blaney #12 Advance Auto Parts Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

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

Ryan Blaney #12 Wabash Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A- grade.

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

Ryan Blaney #12 Dent Wizard Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same B grade.

Chris Buescher #17 Fastenal Ford Mustang-Not a bad change from last year. A

Chris Buescher #17 BuildSubmarines.com Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Chris Buescher #17 Travel Centers of America Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same B+ grade.

Chris Buescher #17 Kroger Ford Mustang-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

Chris Buescher #17 Esperion Therapeutics Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Christopher Bell #20 Rheem Toyota Camry-Same scheme as last year, same A- grade.

Christopher Bell #20 DeWalt Toyota Camry-It’s amazing how cleaning up the sides can make a car look great! A

Joey Logano #22 Hunt Brothers Ford Mustang-Adding more stripes does not look good, but it isn’t as bad as it could be. D

Joey Logano #22 Auto Trader Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Joey Logano #22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Mustang-Not a bad improvement for 2025, this new red looks good. A

William Byron #24 RAPTOR Chevy Camaro-Too many designs and a bad shade of green give this scheme an F.

William Byron #24 Axalta Chevy Camaro-This is a good, classic, Axalta look! A

William Byron #24 HP Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same A- grade.

William Byron #24 Valvoline Chevy Camaro-Blue works much better for this scheme than the red #5. A

Todd Gilliland #34 Love’s Truck Stops Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A- grade.

Todd Gilliland #34 Grillo’s Pickles Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Riley Herbst #35 Monster Energy Toyota Camry-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

Alex Bowman #48 Ally Financial Chevy Camaro-No real improvement here. F

Ryan Preece #60 BuildSubmarines.com Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Ryan Preece #60 Castrol Ford Mustang-Same scheme as #6, same A grade.

Ryan Preece #60 Kroger Ford Mustang-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

Ryan Preece #60 Consumer Cellular Ford Mustang-Same scheme as #6, same A- grade.

Ryan Preece #60 Esperion Therapeutics Ford Mustang-Same scheme as #6, same A grade.

Ryan Preece #60 Mohawk Northeast Ford Mustang-Cleaning up the sides did a lot of good. This goes from a B+ to an A.

Shane van Gisbergen #88 WeatherTech Chevy Camaro-A great look that was improved with a good design change. A

2024 Paint Scheme Leaderboard Part 4-The Grand Finale

By David G. Firestone

1-#50 Team AmeriVet Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 2

GPA: 4.00

2-#50 23XI Racing Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 4th of 45

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 4.00

3-#8 Richard Childress Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 11th of 45

Number of Schemes: 13

GPA: 3.95

4-#78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 37th of 45

Number of Schemes: 3

GPA: 3.76

5-#44 NY Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 9

GPA: 3.74

6-#36 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 8th of 45

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 3.70

7-#9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 1st of 45

Number of Schemes: 12

GPA: 3.67

8-#12 Team Penske Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 10th of 45

Number of Schemes: 21

GPA: 3.67

9-#15 Rick Ware Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 24th of 45

Number of Schemes: 15

GPA: 3.65

10-#60 RFK Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: N/A of 45

Number of Schemes: 3.65

GPA: 2

11-#5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 6th of 45

Number of Schemes: 5

GPA: 3.60

12-#31 Kaulig Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 31st of 45

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 3.55

13-#2 Team Penske Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 12th of 45

Number of Schemes: 15

GPA: 3.55

14-#13 Kaulig Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 25th of 45

Number of Schemes: 5

GPA: 3.52

15-#22 Team Penske Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 7th of 45

Number of Schemes: 14

GPA: 3.50

16-#24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 20th of 45

Number of Schemes: 12

GPA: 3.42

17-#14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 26th of 45

Number of Schemes: 14

GPA: 3.41

18-#6 RFK Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 23rd of 45

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 3.36

19-#11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 13th of 45

Number of Schemes: 17

GPA: 3.34

20-#3 Richard Childress Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 22nd of 45

Number of Schemes: 15

GPA: 3.20

21-#21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 17th of 45

Number of Schemes: 9

GPA: 3.14

22-#51 Rick Ware Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 5th of 45

Number of Schemes: 17

GPA: 3.14

23-#41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 15th of 45

Number of Schemes: 12

GPA: 3.11

24-#17 RFK Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 16th of 45

Number of Schemes: 9

GPA: 3.03

25-#84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 33rd of 45

Number of Schemes: 6

GPA: 2.95

26-#23 23XI Racing Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 34th of 45

Number of Schemes: 21

GPA: 2.95

27-#10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 9th of 45

Number of Schemes: 2.87

GPA: 13

28-#66 MBM Motorsports Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 10

GPA: 2.83

29-#45 23XI Racing Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 35th of 45

Number of Schemes: 16

GPA: 2.81

30-#47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 30th of 45

Number of Schemes: 34

GPA: 2.76

31-#38 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 21st of 45

Number of Schemes: 21

GPA: 2.72

32-#43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 29th of 45

Number of Schemes: 12

GPA: 2.67

33-#7 Spire Motorsports Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 26th of 45

Number of Schemes: 14

GPA: 2.62

34-#34 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 19th of 45

Number of Schemes: 12

GPA: 2.61

35-#42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 32nd of 45

Number of Schemes: 15

GPA: 2.60

36-#4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 27th of 45

Number of Schemes: 15

GPA: 2.45

37-#16 Kaulig Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 16th of 45

Number of Schemes: 24

GPA: 2.50

38-#1 Trackhouse Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 39th of 45

Number of Schemes: 17

GPA: 2.22

39-#99 Trackhouse Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 42nd of 45

Number of Schemes: 17

GPA: 2.22

40-#71 Spire Motorsports Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 2.21

41-#20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 38th of 45

Number of Schemes: 13

GPA: 2.21

42-#19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 28th of 45

Number of Schemes: 9

GPA: 2.19

43-#62 Beard Motorsports Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 41st of 45

Number of Schemes: 2

GPA: 2.00

44-#33 Richard Childress Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 3rd of 45

Number of Schemes: 4

GPA 1.93

45-#77 Spire Motorsports Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 43rd of 45

Number of Schemes: 11

GPA: 1.88

46-#48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 45th of 45

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 1.42

47-#54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 14th of 45

Number of Schemes: 17

GPA: 1.33

Next Week, Wheel Reviews begins!

2024 Paint Scheme Leaderboard Part 3-Toyota

By David G. Firestone

1-#50 23XI Racing Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 4.00

2-#11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 1st of 7

Number of Schemes: 17

GPA: 3.34

3-#84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: N/A of 7

Number of Schemes: 6

GPA: 2.95

4-#23 23XI Racing Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 4th of 7

Number of Schemes: 21

GPA: 2.95

5-#45 23XI Racing Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 5th of 7

Number of Schemes: 16

GPA: 2.81

6-#43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 12

GPA: 2.67

7-#42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 15

GPA: 2.60

8-#20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 5th of 7

Number of Schemes: 13

GPA: 2.21

9-#19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 3rd of 7

Number of Schemes: 9

GPA: 2.19

10-#54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 2nd of 7

Number of Schemes: 17

GPA: 1.33

Next Week, The Final 2024 Paint Scheme Leaderboard.

2024 Paint Scheme Leaderboard Part 2-Ford

By David G. Firestone

1-#36 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 4th of 16

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 3.70

2–#12 Team Penske Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 6th of 16

Number of Schemes: 21

GPA: 3.67

3-#60 RFK Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 2

GPA: 3.65

4-#15 Rick Ware Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 14th of 16

Number of Schemes: 15

GPA: 3.65

5-#2 Team Penske Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 7th of 16

Number of Schemes: 15

GPA: 3.55

6–#22 Team Penske Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 3rd of 16

Number of Schemes: 14

GPA: 3.50

7-#14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 15th of 16

Number of Schemes: 14

GPA: 3.41

8-#6 RFK Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 13th of 16

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 3.36

9-#21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 10th of 16

Number of Schemes: 9

GPA: 3.14

10-#51 Rick Ware Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 2nd of 16

Number of Schemes: 16

GPA: 3.14

11-#41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 8th of 16

Number of Schemes: 12

GPA: 3.11

12-#17 RFK Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 9th of 16

Number of Schemes: 9

GPA: 3.03

13-#10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 5th of 16

Number of Schemes: 2.87

GPA: 13

14-#66 MBM Motorsports Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 10

GPA: 2.83

15-#38 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 12th of 16

Number of Schemes: 21

GPA: 2.72

16-#34 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 11th of 16

Number of Schemes: 12

GPA: 2.61

16-#4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 16th of 16

Number of Schemes: 15

GPA: 2.16

Next Week, The Toyota leaderboard.

2024 Paint Scheme Leaderboard Part 1-Chevy

By David G. Firestone

1-#50 Team AmeriVet Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 2

GPA: 4.00

2-#8 Richard Childress Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 5th of 22

Number of Schemes: 13

GPA: 3.95

3-#78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 16th of 22

Number of Schemes: 3

GPA: 3.76

4-#44 NY Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 9

GPA: 3.74

5-#9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 1st of 22

Number of Schemes: 12

GPA: 3.67

6-#5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 4th of 22

Number of Schemes: 5

GPA: 3.60

7-#31 Kaulig Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 12th of 22

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 3.55

8-#13 Kaulig Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 9th of 22

Number of Schemes: 5

GPA: 3.52

9-#24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 7th of 22

Number of Schemes: 12

GPA: 3.42

10-#3 Richard Childress Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 8th of 22

Number of Schemes: 15

GPA: 3.22

11-#47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 11th of 22

Number of Schemes: 34

GPA: 2.76

12-#7 Spire Motorsports Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 15th of 22

Number of Schemes: 14

GPA: 2.62

13-#16 Kaulig Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 6th of 22

Number of Schemes: 24

GPA: 2.50

14-#1 Trackhouse Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 17th of 22

Number of Schemes: 17

GPA: 2.22

15-#99 Trackhouse Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 19th of 22

Number of Schemes: 17

GPA: 2.22

16-#71 Spire Motorsports Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 2.21

17-#62 Beard Motorsports Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 18th of 22

Number of Schemes: 2

GPA: 2.00

18-#33 Richard Childress Racing Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 2nd of 22

Number of Schemes: 4

GPA 1.93

19-#77 Spire Motorsports Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 22th of 22

Number of Schemes: 11

GPA: 1.88

22-#48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 22nd of 22

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 1.42

Next Week: The Ford Leaderboard.

Ladies and Gentlemen…THE 2024 Paint Scheme Awards!

By David G. Firestone

Well, it’s that time again! We have the annual Paint Scheme Awards for the 2024 season. As per the usual, every year, I pick the best and worst paint schemes and award them the Paint Scheme. 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 Scheme Award for Worst Regular Season Single Paint Scheme.

The nominees are:

The 2024 Paint Scheme Award for Worst Regular Season Single Paint Scheme goes to:

Ross Chastain #1 Worldwide Express Chevy Camaro

Josh Berry #4 Panini/Caitlin Clark Ford Mustang

Corey LaJoie #7 Gainbridge Chevy Camaro

Denny Hamlin #11 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry

Chris Buescher #17 Fifth-Third Bank Ford Mustang

Tyler Reddick #45 Draft Kings Network Toyota Camry

Tyler Reddick #45 Jordan Brand Toyota Camry

Alex Bowman #48 Ally Financial Chevy Camaro

Justin Haley #51 Pinnacle Home Improvement Ford Mustang

The 2023 Paint Scheme Award for Worst Exhibition or Throwback Paint Scheme goes to…

Denny Hamlin #11 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry

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

The 2024 Paint Scheme Award for Worst Exhibition or Throwback Paint Scheme goes to…

Bubba Wallace #23 Alltroo Toyota Camry

The next award of 2024 is the Paint Scheme for Worst Paint Scheme Set of 2024. This is based on the total GPA of the individual grades for paint schemes. The nominees are:

#4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang

#19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry

#20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry

#33 Richard Childress Racing Chevy Camaro

#34 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang

#38 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang

#48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy Camaro

#54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry

#77 Spire Motorsports Chevy Camaro

The 2024 Paint Scheme Award for for Worst Paint Scheme Set goes to…

#54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry

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

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

The nominees for the 2024 Paint Scheme Award for for Best Regular Season Single Paint Scheme are:

Austin Dillon #3 Dow/Rivers Are Life/Ducks Unlimited Chevy Camaro

Kyle Larson #5 Hendrickcars.com Chevy Camaro

Brad Keselowski #6 Castrol Ford Mustang

Denny Hamlin #11 Mavis Brakes Plus Toyota Camry

Ryan Blaney #12 Menard’s/Duracel Ford Mustang

Martin Truex Jr. #19 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota Camry

Harrison Burton #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang

Bubba Wallace #23 U.S. Air Force Toyota Camry

William Byron #24 Axalta Chevy Camaro

The 2024 Paint Scheme Award for for Best Regular Season Single Paint Scheme goes to…

Martin Truex Jr. #19 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota Camry

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

The 2024 winner for best throwback is:

Kyle Larson #5 Hendrickcars.com Throwback Chevy Camaro

The final award of 2024 is the Paint Scheme 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:

#8 Richard Childress Racing Chevy Camaro

#11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry

#12 Team Penske Ford Mustang

#15 Rick Ware Racing Ford Mustang

#36 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang

#50 Team AmeriVet Chevy Camaro

#50 23XI Racing Toyota Camry

#78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevy Camaro

#84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Camry

The 2024 Paint Scheme Award for for Best Paint Scheme Set goes to…

#50 Team AmeriVet Chevy Camaro

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

The Final Paint Scheme Grades Of 2024-November 16, 2024

By David G. Firestone

Austin Dillon #3 Dow Patriotic Chevy Camaro-Adding camo to this scheme isn’t helping this scheme. Camo NEVER looks good on a race car. F

Josh Berry #4 Texas A&M University Ford Mustang-Camo NEVER looks good on a race car. F

Justin Haley #7 Parity Week by Gainbridge Chevy Camaro-This shade of purple works, and I like the blue stripes. A

Noah Gragson #10 Nitro Circus Ford Mustang-The only thing I like about this scheme is the color scheme. It’s a horrible over designed mess. D-

Martin Truex Jr. #19 Bass Pro Shops Throwback Toyota Camry-Not the most accurate throwback, but holy hell is it better than the current schemes!

Bubba Wallace #23 Columbia Sportswear Company/Star Wars Darth Vader Toyota Camry-Not only is it a better scheme than last year, it’s also much easier to understand. A

William Byron #24 Axalta Chevy Camaro-Removing the black makes an awesome scheme even better! A

JJ Yeley #44 Mammoth Nation Chevy Camaro-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Fry’s/Silk Chevy Camaro-I like the look, and the cereal motif is good. A

Jeb Burton #50 Luxedo Projectors Chevy Camaro-I love the look, and the shattered glass motif is a good look. A

Jimmie Johnson #84 Carvana Chevy Camaro-I love a desert sunset! If you’ve never seen a desert sunset, you’re missing out. This is a great representation of a desert sunset. A

Paint Scheme Grades-November 9, 2024

By David G. Firestone

Austin Cindric #2 Menard’s/Cardell Cabinetry Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Justin Haley #7 Optic Gaming/Gainbridge Sport Chevy Camaro-Simple and bold with a great color scheme, this is just perfect! A

Bubba Wallace #23 Xfinity Toyota Camry-I’m not typically a fan of mosaic schemes, but this is good, and gets an A.

Daniel Hemric #31 High Point Paint Services Chevy Camaro-I’d like the paint motif and the paint sample motif better. This is decent, so it gets a B.

Todd Gilliland #38 Ruedbusch Development and Construction Ford Mustang-Cleaning up the sides does a lot to help this scheme. A

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Colgate/Philadelphia Whipped Chevy Camaro-My one gripe with this scheme is that the red doesn’t continue up across the A pillar. A-

Josh Bilicki #66 2ONE Pouches Ford Mustang-A smooth look with a good color scheme will always earn an A.

Daniel Suárez #99 Jockey Outdoors by Luke Bryan Chevy Camaro-Not bad, but I’d like it a lot more if the flannel was the traditional red. Blue flannel just isn’t as attractive.

Paint Scheme Grades-November 2, 2024

By David G. Firestone

Ross Chastain #1 Kubota Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as #99, same C grade.

Josh Berry #4 Panini Prizm Ford Mustang-Too many colors and too many designs, this is just a mess.

Noah Gragson #10 Beef A Roo Ford Mustang-I like the look, good colors and good design. A

AJ Allmendinger #16 Worldwide Express Chevy Camaro-This seriously looks like it was from a photo that faded in the sun. This isn’t good. F

Martin Truex Jr. #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry-They took a mediocre scheme, and made it into an F scheme by adding orange stripes.

Bubba Wallace #23 McDonald’s/Ronald McDonald House Charities Toyota Camry-A good look, and I don’t think it’s over done. A

John Hunter Nemechek #42 Family Dollar Toyota Camry-Pinkwashing is an automatic F.

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

J.J. Yeley #44 Epoxy Depot Chevy Camaro-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

J.J. Yeley #44 Chevrolet Chevy Camaro-That Chevrolet logo is far too big, and it takes an A scheme down to an A-.

Tyler Reddick #45 Beast Killer Sunrise Toyota Camry-Not much of a change, so it stays at a B.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Kroger/VitaminWater Chevy Camaro-Pinkwashing is an automatic F.

Chad Finchum #66 GreenLightPP.com Ford Mustang-It’s bold, unique, and has a great color scheme. A