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
#15 Rick Ware Racing Ford Mustang
#36 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang
#50 Team AmeriVet Chevy Camaro
#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!
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