By David G. Firestone
Jamie McMurray #1 Cessna/McDonald’s Chevy SS-Love the fade, the look is really smooth, the colors work well, A+
Paul Menard #27 Menard’s/Peak Chevy SS– Same scheme as last year, same F grade.
Landon Cassill #40 Cars For Sale Chevy SS– Same Scheme as last year, same C- grade
Kyle Larson #42 White Target Chevy SS-Same scheme as last year, same B- grade.
Brian Scott #62 Shore Lodge Chevy SS-Good color scheme, much too over designed, it looks terrible, B-
Josh Wise #98 Phoenix Construction Ford Fusion-Simple, smooth design, with a great color scheme, A+
I get tired of just doing paint schemes, and I wanted to do something different, but I had no idea what to do. Then I came across this, and it gave me an idea. I’m gonna grade these helmets in order. The grading will be different from car schemes, since racing helmets have different design standards to me than cars.
Jeff Gordon-The red looks really good, the carbon fiber design looks really good, I don’t like the white, so I’ll give it a B+
Dale Earnhardt Jr.-The matte black with silver designs looks really good, but the Nationwide logo looks so out of place. It looks awkward, and it takes an A scheme to a B-
Trevor Bayne-The blue design would look good by itself, as would the red and white design, but the two schemes together look forced and awful. D-
Aric Almirola-Great design, great color scheme, A+
Brad Keselowski-The black carbon fiber design with logos on it looks really good. A+
Kyle Busch-The racing helmet design would work without the M&M’s logos all over the place, and vice versa, but the color scheme is good, so I’ll give it a C+
Matt Kenseth-Great design, great color scheme, A+
Kyle Larson-Great design, great color scheme, and I do like the subtle red Target logo. A+
Kevin Harvick-The red and gold Anheuser Busch design looks good, and the logos on the white banner across the front works very well too. A+
Kasey Kahne-Like the color scheme, and the design is decent, A
Jimmie Johnson-I like the overall design, the color scheme is good, though I do think that the silver should be darker. Still it’s an A design.
Josh Wise-I liked the whole Dogecoin thing when it started at Talladega last year, but it’s getting to the point where it’s just overdone. The color scheme is good, the adjectives on the back are interesting, but it’s just too silly to earn anything above a C-
Greg Biffle-Black with silver designs has been done, but the bugs that look like they are crawling over the helmet make it work, and it works quite well. I’ll give it an A
Austin Dillon-Good color scheme, I like the bird design on the side, a bit over done, but still an A scheme.
Danica Patrick-One of the only helmets where the color scheme does not match the sponsor. Danica has worn this design for quite a while, and it looks great! A+
Denny Hamlin-The helmet matches the car, and earns a matching A+ grade.
Tony Stewart-One of the most underrated designs in gasoline history, the Mobil Pegasus takes the lead in this design. I like the numbers and all white design as well, A+
Jamie McMurray-I gave Kyle Larson credit for the subtle Target logos, but this design is overdone. The subtle Golden Arches take an A design to a C- design, which not even a great color scheme can help.
Clint Bowyer-Overall design is good, has a good color scheme, and the Zombie Elvis is a quirky touch that I like. A+
Joey Logano-Good color scheme, and I love the vintage hot rod on the side, and will give it an A+
Paul Menard-Digital camo doesn’t look good on the side of a race car, and doesn’t look good on the side of a helmet either. I’ll give it a D+ for a good color scheme, and a cool spider.
Ryan Newman-My big complaint about Ryan Newman’s Cat scheme is too much white. Black and yellow is a great color scheme, but too much white takes it from an A to a B-.
Brian Vickers-Metallic gold is under used on race cars, and I’m shocked that it is, this helmet looks really good. It’s a A grade.
Martin Truex Jr.-Digital camo doesn’t look good on the side of a race car, and doesn’t look good on the side of a helmet either. I’ll give it a D+ for a good color scheme.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.-The subtle nut logos work well, the color scheme is good, can’t say anything bad, A+
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