Category: paint scheme grades

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-October 15, 2022

By David G. Firestone

Corey LaJoie #7 RAZE Energy Chevy Camaro-A bad paint scheme combined with an awful design scheme will always earn an F

Ryan Blaney #12 Discount Tire Ford Mustang-Same scheme as #2, same A grade.

Martin Truex Jr. #19 Bass Pro Shops/SherryStrong.org Toyota Camry-Teal looks slightly better here than orange. C

Justin Haley #31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Pink Chevy Camaro-Pinkwashing is an automatic F.

Ty Dillon #42 QuickChek Chevy Camaro-I don’t like the shades of green and yellow, but the car is well designed so this gets a B+

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Harris Teeter/Scott Chevy Camaro-I don’t like the front, but otherwise, the scheme works. A-

Mike Rockenfeller #77 Greenville Swamp Rabbits/Bon Secours Chevy Camaro-Pinkwashing is an automatic F.

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-October 8, 2022

By David G. Firestone

Kevin Harvick #4 Busch Light #buschwingman Ford Mustang-Camo, orange,black, and white is not a good look. The fact that the car is over designed with white earns this scheme an F.

JJ Yeley #15 Summit Racing Equipment Ford Mustang-Nothing really wrong with this scheme. A

Daniel Hemric #16 Celsius Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as #16, same A grade.

Bubba Wallace #45 Leidos Toyota Camry-Same scheme as #23, same C grade.

Conor Daly #50 BitNile Chevy Camaro-I like the dark blue, the light blue works well, but the green looks out of place. Add in that the car is a bit over designed, and you have a B scheme.

Cody Ware #51 Nurtec ODT Pink Chevy Camaro-Pinkwashing is an automatic F.

BJ McLeod #78 Motorsports Games Frankie Zombie Ford Mustang-Too many colors, and too many designs will always get an F.

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-October 1, 2022

By David G. Firestone

Ross Chastain #1 Renu Chevy Camaro-The white version of this scheme is worse than the black version! F

Kevin Harvick #4 Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford Mustang-Red is a better look than green with this scheme, and it goes from a B+ to an A.

Corey LaJoie #7 Shelton Energy Solutions Chevy Camaro-No real change one way or the other from the #77. B+

Ryan Blaney #12 Menard’s/Tarkett Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Chase Briscoe #14 Rush’s Truck Stops Pink Ford Mustang-Pinkwashing is an automatic F.

Landon Cassill #77 WearMe Chevy Camaro-The green should be a few shades darker, otherwise this get an A.

Daniel Suárez #99 Minute Maid Auguas Frescas Chevy Camaro-I’m not sure of this is pinkwashing, but I do know it’s an ugly, over designed mess of a scheme. F

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-September 24, 2022

By David G. Firestone

Aric Almirola #10 Ford BlueOval City Ford Mustang-It’s a smooth look, with a great color scheme, and that will always earn an A.

Todd Gilliland #38 Long John Silver’s Ford Mustang-I like the color scheme, but the design scheme is over done. Both cancel each other out, and this gets a C.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Thomas English Muffins and Bagels Chevy Camaro-The car being whole orange, and getting rid of the bagel would work better. B

Landon Cassill #77 Zeigler Auto/LoJack Chevy Camaro-It’s still not great, but it’s better. B-

BJ McLeod #78 Malco Ford Mustang-A horribly over designed mess, with a good color scheme will always earn a D.

BJ McLeod #78 Down N Dirty Ford Mustang-Camo, and an awful design scheme will always earn an F.

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-September 17, 2022

By David G. Firestone

Austin Cindric #2 Snap On Ford Mustang-I like the look, it isn’t over done, and the logo fade is a good look. A

Corey LaJoie #7 Circle B Diecast/Neosho School District Wildcat Nation Chevy Camaro-A good color scheme, with an awful color scheme will always earn a C.

Aric Almirola #10 Farmland Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same B grade.

Chase Briscoe #14 Magical Vacation Planner Ford Mustang-I like the color scheme, but that can’t save this over designed dump a scheme. D-

JJ Yeley #15 Jacob Companies/Parts Plus Ford Mustang-Good color scheme, not over designed, this gets an A.

Harrison Burton #21 Menards/Masterforce Tools Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Ty Gibbs #23 Monster Energy Toyota Camry-Same scheme as #45, same A grade.

Ty Gibbs #23 McDonald’s Toyota Camry-Same scheme as #45, same D grade.

Michael McDowell #34 WISE-EV Ford Mustang-Toning this down doesn’t help that much. F

Ty Dillon #42 Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor Chevy Camaro-PASTELS HAVE NO PLACE IN NASCAR! Sometimes you have to pick a design scheme that can enhance the color scheme, but this isn’t it. F

Bubba Wallace #45 Root Insurance Toyota Camry-I like the look, really well done, not over designed, and this is a good look. A

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-September 10, 2022

By David G. Firestone

Kevin Harvick #4 Busch Light Throwback Ford Mustang-I like the old Busch Light 1990’s cans, and this is a good look. A

Chase Elliott #9 NAPA Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Chevy Camaro-I like this look, you can’t go wrong with puppies, and the car has a great color scheme. A

Denny Hamlin #11 Acumatica Toyota Camry-The light blue isn’t really needed, and there is a bit too much design. It’s not bad, so this gets a B+

Chase Briscoe #14 HighPoint.com Lady in Black Ford Mustang-The black is a MASSIVE improvement over the blue. This looks great. A

Noah Gragson #16 Ed Morse Automotive Group Chevy Camaro-It’s a horrifically ugly over designed mess, and that will always earn an F.

Harrison Burton #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tried and True Since ‘72 Ford Mustang-It’s a smooth look, with a great color scheme, and that will always earn an A.

Todd Gilliland #38 Southeastern Equipment and Supply Ford Mustang-Getting rid of the purple and light green would make this work. A meh design with a meh paint scheme gets a C.

Ty Dillon #42 EG3 Technologies Chevy Camaro-I don’t like the shade of light blue, and the stripes aren’t needed. It’s OK, but not good. C

Bubba Wallace #45 Root Insurance Toyota Camry-Toning down the stripes would earn this an A, but with the stripes, this gets a B.

B.J. McLeod #78 Boss Truck Stops Ford Mustang-The yellow stripes are a bit over done, other than that, this is good. A-

Daniel Suárez #99 Jockey Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as #1, same A grade.

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-September 3, 2022

By David G. Firestone

Austin Cindric #2 Menards/Maytag Ford Mustang-Same scheme as #12, same A grade.

Kevin Harvick #4 Mobil 1 Route 66 Ford Mustang-I like the look, the car isn’t over designed, and this looks great. A

Daniel Hemric #16 Cirkul Chevy Camaro-Not over designed, and has a great color scheme, what else is there to say? A

Justin Haley #31 Celsius Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as #78, same A grade.

Ty Dillon #42 Thorntons Chevy Camaro-The green isn’t needed, and the car is somewhat over designed. I’ll give this a C.

Erik Jones #43 Morgan Law Firm Chevy Camaro-his has too many different design elements, and none of them work with each other. This is a bona fide mess, and it gets an F.

Mike Rockenfeller #77 Nations Guard Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as #7, same D grade.

B.J. McLeod #78 NASCAR Rivals Ford Mustang-I love a good fade, and this works well. A

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-August 27, 2022

By David G. Firestone

Corey LaJoie #7 RAZE Energy Chevy Camaro-This is a slightly better Raze Energy scheme. It’s still awful, just not as much. D-

Tyler Reddick #8 KCMG Chevy Camaro-Mediocre design scheme, check. Mediocre color scheme, check, Mediocre C grade, check.

Aric Almirola #10 Go Bowling Ford Mustang-This is a downgrade from last season. With this, less is more, so this new design, takes the scheme from an A to a B+

Bubba Wallace #23 SiriusXM Toyota Camry-Same scheme as #45, same B grade.

Todd Gilliland #38 MDS Ford Mustang-The reversing of the center colors takes the scheme from a B+ down to a B because it looks awful.

Todd Gilliland #38 Homestead Scheme Entrepreneurs’ Organization of South Florida Ford Mustang-A good design scheme with a bad design scheme will always earn a C.

Ty Gibbs #45 Toyota SmartPath Toyota Camry-It’s a smooth look, it isn’t over designed, so this gets an A.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Sugarlands Distilling Company/BallPark Chevy Camaro-This is two different schemes, that just don’t work with each other. The clash is too great, and this gets an A.

Kyle Tilley #78 Brush Creek Valley Farms Family Foundation Ford Mustang-I like the look, and the color scheme, it’s well designed, this gets an A.

Kimi Räikkönen’s #91 Recogni/iLOQ Chevy Camaro-We are 2 for 2 in ex-F1 drivers making their Cup debuts in horribly awful paint schemes. It’s gaudy, and over designed. This gets an F.

Daniel Suárez #99 Princess Cruises Chevy Camaro-A good look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-August 20, 2022

By David G. Firestone

Austin Dillon #3 Huk Performance Fishing Chevy Camaro-I don’t understand what they are trying to do here. This doesn’t make sense. Is it water? Is it clouds? I don’t know. It’s ugly and confusing, so it gets an F.

Brad Keselowski #6 Roush Parts Ford Mustang-It’s a solid scheme, the color is great, this gets an A.

Harrison Burton #21 Menards/Dutch Boy Ford Mustang-PASTELS HAVE NO PLACE IN NASCAR! Furthermore the diamonds look awful. F

Michael McDowell #34 Chicago Pneumatic Compressors Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Cole Custer #41 Jacob Construction Ford Mustang-Amazingly, having the whole car as a Jacob Construction design doesn’t work, it’s the same B- as the dual design.

Ty Gibbs #45 Air Jordan 11 “Concord” Toyota Camry-Not over designed, great look, this gets an A.

Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. #47 Kleenex Chevy Camaro-Another example of needless over design. The great look last year has been replaced with this disaster. F

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-August 13, 2022

By David G. Firestone

Austin Dillon #3 Dow Mobility Science Chevy Camaro-This new look, is a tad cluttered, but it’s still good, so it gets an A-

Kevin Harvick #4 Busch Light Apple Ford Mustang-It’s still a good look, but the blue takes it from an A to an A-.

Ryan Blaney #12 Menards/Cardell Cabinetry Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Noah Gragson #16 Chevrolet Accessories Chevy Camaro-The color scheme is mediocre, the design scheme is mediocre, this is mediocre, so it gets a C.

Harrison Burton #21 Motorcraft/Ford Senior Master Technicians Ford Mustang-I like the look here. The use of the wrench with the number placement works, and the white numbers look better than the gold numbers. A

Loris Hezemans #27 Sherfick Companies Ford Mustang-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

Austin Hill #33 Bennett Transportation & Logistics Chevy Camaro-The one shade of blue is fine, but two is a bit too much. The design is should be toned down too. It’s not terrible, so this gets a B+

Michael McDowell #34 Martin Transportation Systems Ford Mustang-I like the look, and it has a great color scheme. A

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 SweetLeaf Chevy Camaro-Nothing really changed here, this is still a great scheme. A

Josh Bilicki #77 Zeigler Auto Group/Michigan State Spartans Chevy Camaro-A great color scheme with an awful color scheme equals out to be a C

Daniel Suarez #99 Worldwide Express Chevy Camaro-They took one of the worst schemes in 2022, added more blue, and somehow made it worse! F