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By David G. Firestone Brad Keselowski #2 Detroit Genuine Parts Ford Fusion-Same scheme as last year, same C- grade. Austin Dillon #3 New Era Cap Chevy SS-Were it not for the large New Era logo on the side, I would grade this an A. It has every ingredient, but that big logo next to the […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-April 29, 2017By David G. Firestone In NASCAR, there are usually two kinds of teams: big and small. The big teams include Stewart-Haas Racing, Hendrick Motorsports, Team Penske, Chip Ganassi Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing, and Furniture Row Racing. Big teams are multi-car teams that are championship caliber, and have little if any trouble with sponsorship issues. Small […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-The Vest Project Part 15-Front Row Motorsports Part 1Jacky Ickx races in South Africa in his #5 1972 Ferrari 312B2 More pointless white stripes up the sides, but at least they committed to it. The colors are good, Ferrari has a good shade of red, and if the white were filled in with that shade of red, it would earn an A for […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Throwback Thursday-Jacky Ickx-1972By David G. Firestone CHIP GANASSI RACING TEAM #1 Jamie McMurray #1 GearWrench Chevy SS-New sponsor for 2017, black, with yellow, and red stripes across bottom. A Jamie McMurray #1 Cessna Chevy SS–No change. B+ Jamie McMurray #1 Cessna/McDonald’s Chevy SS–New scheme for 2017, blue front, red rear, stripes between. A Jamie McMurray #1 McDonald’s […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Tracker-April 26, 2017By David G. Firestone I like to make decisions based on facts and information rather than emotion. It’s why I won’t react to a story until many facts are in. In this instance, I’ve known about this for some time, but I wanted some more information. Well some information has come to light, and I […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-My Thoughts on The Eli Manning Game-Used SituationAnother set of race-used memorabilia from TJ Zizzo
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Introduction to Sports Memorabilia-TJ Zizzo Race-Used LotBy David G. Firestone Jamie McMurray #1 Sherwin Williams/3M Pro Chevy SS-While it has the same basic design as last year’s Sherwin Williams Emerald, but I don’t like the addition of the diamond plate. It takes a C design to a C- Brad Keselowski #2 Miller Genuine Draft Ford Fusion-Our first Bristol throwback is one […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-April 22, 2017By David G. Firestone I’m fascinated by trophy design. Trophies can be anything from The Wally, to a tea service, to a cut glass bowl. Racing trophies are anything from functional items to stand alone trophies, to over sized napkin rings. When it comes to the smaller events, or smaller sanctioning bodies, trophy design can […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Trophy Design Is Interesting, Especially In The SCCANiki Lauda, is racing hard at Monaco in his 1972 #4 STP March-Ford 721X If you are going to add a racing stripe up the side, you should commit to it. Rather, the team started a white stripe on the top, and kept it on the front wing. The red logo on identical red scheme […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Throwback Thursday-Niki Lauda-1972By David G. Firestone CHIP GANASSI RACING TEAM #1 Jamie McMurray #1 GearWrench Chevy SS-New sponsor for 2017, black, with yellow, and red stripes across bottom. A Jamie McMurray #1 Cessna Chevy SS–No change. B+ Jamie McMurray #1 Cessna/McDonald’s Chevy SS–New scheme for 2017, blue front, red rear, stripes between. A Jamie McMurray #1 McDonald’s […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Tracker-April 19, 2017