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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-June 4, 2022

By David G. Firestone

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

Austin Dillon #3 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevy Camaro-I like this look, it isn’t over done, this looks great! A

Kevin Harvick #4 Mobil 1 Patriotic Ford Mustang-Pick a theme! White works, patriotic works, the rear design works, but this is just a jumbled mess! This gets a C.

Brad Keselowski #6 Kohler Generators Patriotic Ford Mustang-This is beyond over designed, and none of it works. The top clashes with the bottom, and the RFK Racing template doesn’t work. This is awful! F

Corey LaJoie #7 The USO Chevy Camaro-The front is awful, the rear works, so this gets a C.

Tyler Reddick #8 Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Patriotic Chevy Camaro-I can’t say that adding the blue at the bottom helps or hurts the scheme, so this gets the same A from last year.

Chase Elliott #9 NAPA Patriotic Chevy Camaro-This color scheme works so much better than the NAPA colors, it takes the scheme from a B to an A.

Aric Almirola #10 Smithfield Patriotic Ford Mustang-New design, still awful. D

Ryan Blaney #12 Dent Wizard Ford Mustang-This looks much better without the Penske template. It does need to be cleaned up a bit, so this gets a B.

Ryan Blaney #12 Body Armor Edge Ford Mustang-The side designs are over done, and the color scheme is blah. This gets a C-

Chase Briscoe #14 Mahindra Tractors Patriotic Ford Mustang-This is a good look, that isn’t overdone, so this gets an A.

Ryan Preece #15 Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford Mustang-If the car was either plain green or a patriotic motif, this would work better. This gets a C.

Noah Gragson #16 Charlotte Knights Chevy Camaro-NPick a theme! Pinstripe works, baseball works, the rear design works, but this is just a jumbled mess! This gets a C.

Kyle Busch #18 M&M’s Patriotic Toyota Camry-Nothing really changes in terms of the grade. A

Martin Truex Jr. #19 Bass Pro Shops Patriotic Toyota Camry-Nothing really changes in terms of the grade. A

Michael McDowell #34 Fr8 Auctions Patriotic Ford Mustang-The camo is darker, but this is still awful. F

Todd Gilliland #38 Boot Barn Patriotic Ford Mustang-The camo takes a D- scheme down to an F scheme.

Cole Custer #41 Chicken Cock Whiskey Ford Mustang-Not a bad look. It has a great color scheme, and a good look. A

Erik Jones #43 FocusFactor Patriotic Chevy Camaro-It’s not pixel camo, it’s just pixels, which makes this scheme just that much worse. F

Erik Jones #43 Bommarito Automotive Group Chevy Camaro-I like the color scheme, but the design scheme is horrible. It’s over designed. The two cancel each other out, and this gets a C.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Kroger/Reese’s Chevy Camaro-This is one of the rare few instances where the 2021 Kroger template works better. This is horrible, and irredeemable! F.

Alex Bowman #48 Ally Financial Patriotic Chevy Camaro-A good color scheme with a good design scheme will always earn an A.

BJ McLeod #78 B’laster Ford Mustang-The only good thing I can say here is that I like the shade of red used. D-

Rating The 2022 Throwback Paint Schemes

By David G. Firestone

There will be no Driver Suit Blog Radio this week. This is for good reason. With the 2022 Darlington Throwback race behind us, I’m going to rate the throwbacks as I do each year, so let’s get started!