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Darrell Gwynn’s 1987 disasterous attempt to recreate Swamp Rat 30 The Budweiser red looks good, I’m not a huge fan of the white front design they used here, but they fixed in by 1992. The old QUAKER STATE logo looks decent, but I hate the shade of green they used. It almost looks like the […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Throwback Thursday-Darrell Gwynn-1987By David G. Firestone I’m going to be a little lazy this week. I normally would work on the Tracker and grades over the weekend, but this last weekend was a little bit different. On Saturday, I had a cookout to celebrate my 35th birthday. I had friends and family come over, and we had […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-My Thoughts on The Troy Coughlin SituationMiguel Paludo raced in the Camping World Truck Series with Duroline as a sponsor in 2012. This vest was from a pit crew member.
Read More The Driver Sut Blog-Introduction to Sports Memorabilia-2012 Duroline Pit Crew VestBy David G. Firestone. Kevin Harvick #4 Busch Outdoor Chevy SS-The slight changes did nothing to help the overall scheme. C Trevor Bayne #6 Ford Eco-Boost Ford Fusion-The stars have been removed, and the car has a cleaner look as a result. It’s a great improvement. A- JJ Yeley #7 Zombie Auto Chevy SS-A great […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-August 26, 2017By David G. Firestone Going off topic again this week. I’m not the biggest fan of tennis. I don’t understand a lot of the rules, and I don’t understand the scoring system, even though I took a class on it in high school. That said, tennis has a huge fan base. Naturally, the tennis memorabilia […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-All Eyes on Flushing…and the US OpenGary Ormsby races his streamlined 1986 Castrol dragster Castrol has a very good shade of green and a very good shade of red in their logo, and both are on display with this dragster. I like the idea of the green stripe up the side interrupted by a white background with CASTROL GTX in green […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Throwback Thursday-Gary Ormsby-1986By 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-August 23, 2017By David G. Firestone I was going to discuss some things for the website last week, but real life got in the way. I would normally not discuss something that heavy, but I was so disgusted with what I was seeing, that I had to say something. I try to keep things light, and I […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Some Site Updates For 2018A pit crew vest from James Buescher in 2011.
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Introduction to Sports Memorabilia-2011 Exide Pit Crew VestBy David G. Firestone. Austin Dillon #3 Dow Automotive Magma Chevy SS-The look is good, it’s bold and subtle, and it earns an A. Trevor Bayne #6 Roush Performance/Hines Park Ford Fusion-Same scheme as Roush Performance, Same A grade. Danica Patrick #10 Colorado State University One Cure Chevy SS-Colorado State doesn’t have a good color […]
Read More The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-August 19, 2017