Paint Scheme Grades-September 5, 2026

By David G. Firestone

Austin Dillon #3 Boot Barn Chevy Camaro-Major downgrade from last year. B-

Noah Gragson #4 Southeastern Equipment and Supply/Tennant Company Robotics Ford Mustang-I like this, good design, and good color scheme. A

AJ Allmendinger #16 Gerald’s Tires/BTS Rewards Chevy Camaro-I really like the shade of orange, it works well with the black. I think the sides can be cleaned up. All things considered, this gets a C.

Chris Buescher #17 Kroger/Gold Peak Tea Ford Mustang-The darker shade of green is an improvement on an already great scheme. A

Bubba Wallace #23 Columbia Sportswear Toyota Camry-Great design scheme with an awful design scheme will always earn a C.

William Byron #24 Valvoline Restore & Protect Chevy Camaro-The new added designs take an A- scheme down to a C.

Riley Herbst #35 GoGo Squeez Toyota Camry-Both the color scheme and design scheme are mediocre. C

Cole Custer #41 Sysco/Parker’s Kitchen Ford Mustang-White and blue with chicken tenders, need I say more?

Tyler Reddick #45 Jordan Brand Toyota Camry-Get rid of the designed on the white, this gets an A. With the designs, this gets an A-.

Cody Ware #51 ApexFX Chevy Camaro-Getting rid of the dots would elevate this from an A- to an A.

Corey Heim #67 Celsius Toyota Camry-Same scheme as #16, same A grade.

Carson Hocevar #77 Spectrum Chevy Camaro-Too over designed, and I hate the gray here. F