The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Tracker-January 12, 2022

TEAM PENSKE #2

Austin Cindric #2 Menards/Richmond Ford Mustang–No change. A

Austin Cindric #2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang–No Change. A

STEWART HAAS RACING #4

Kevin Harvick #4 Gear Wrench Ford Mustang–New sponsor for 2022, black with orange and white designs. A

Kevin Harvick #4 Busch Light Ford Mustang–No Change. A

ROUSH-FENWAY RACING #6

Brad Keselowski #6 Fastenal Ford Mustang-New sponsor for 2022, black fade to blue with honeycomb. A

HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #9

Chase Elliott #9 NAPA Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2022, designs changed around. B

TEAM PENSKE #12

Ryan Blaney #12 Menarads/Libman Ford Mustang–No change. B

STEWART HAAS RACING #14

Chase Briscoe #14 Mahindra Ag North America Ford Mustang-New sponsor for 2022, red with black designs on sides. C

ROUSH-FENWAY RACING #17

Chris Buescher #17 Fastenal Ford Mustang–New scheme for 2022, blue fade to black with honeycomb. A

JOE GIBBS RACING #18

Kyle Busch #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry–No change. F

JOE GIBBS RACING #19

Martin Truex Jr. #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry–No change. C-

JOE GIBBS RACING #20

Christopher Bell #20 DeWalt Toyota Camry–New scheme for 2022, sides cleaned up. A

WOOD BROTHERS RACING #21

Harrison Burton #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang–No Change. A

TEAM PENSKE #22

Joey Logano #22 AAA Insurance Ford Mustang–New scheme for 2022, sides cleaned up. A

Joey Logano #22 AAA Southern California Ford Mustang–New scheme for 2022, sides cleaned up. A

23XI RACING #23

Bubba Wallace #23 Leidos Toyota Camry-New sponsor for 2022, blue with a series of multi-colored designs on sides. C

HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #24

William Byron #24 Axalta Chevy Camaro–No change. D

STEWART HAAS RACING #41

Cole Custer #41 HaasTooling.com Ford Mustang–New scheme for 2022, some black and red added to rear. A-

RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS #43

Erik Jones #43 FOCUSfactor Chevy Camaro-New sponsor for 2022, dark blue and green with designs on sides. D-

23XI RACING #45

Kurt Busch #45 Monster Energy Toyota Camry–No change. A

JTG DAUGHERTY RACING #47

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 SweetLeaf Chevy Camaro-New sponsor for 2022, blue with leaf and dot motif. C

HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #48

Alex Bowman #48 Ally Financial Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2022, white and blue switched, sides cleaned up. A

TRACKHOUSE RACING #99

Daniel Suarez #99 Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2022, much more stripes and designs added. F

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

By David G. Firestone

Austin Cindric #2 Menards/Richmond Ford Mustang–Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Austin Cindric #2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Kevin Harvick #4 Gear Wrench Ford Mustang-It’s a smooth design, it isn’t over done, and it has a great color scheme. A

Brad Keselowski #6 Fastenal Ford Mustang-The fade looks great, the honeycomb works well, and the car looks amazing. A

Ryan Blaney #12 Menarads/Libman Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same B grade.

Chase Briscoe #14 Mahindra Ag North America Ford Mustang-It’s got a good color scheme, but boy oh boy, is the design scheme way over done. There is too much going on here for it to be good. The two cancel each other out, and this gets a C.

Chris Buescher #17 Fastenal Ford Mustang-*The fade looks great, the honeycomb works well, and the car looks amazing. A

Kyle Busch #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry-Same scheme as last year, same F grade.

Martin Truex Jr. #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry-Same scheme as last year, same C- grade.

Christopher Bell #20 DeWalt Toyota Camry-Cleaning up the sides gives this car a much better look. A

Harrison Burton #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Joey Logano #22 AAA Insurance Ford Mustang-Cleaning up the sides gives this car a much better look. A

Joey Logano #22 AAA Southern California Ford Mustang-Cleaning up the sides gives this car a much better look. A

William Byron #24 Axalta Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same D grade.

Erik Jones #43 FOCUSfactor Chevy Camaro-The color scheme is bad, and the design scheme is bad, so this isn’t a good scheme. The only good thing I can say is that the light blue stripes look good. D-

Kurt Busch #45 Monster Energy Toyota Camry-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Alex Bowman #48 Ally Financial Chevy Camaro-Changing the color and cleaning up the sides gives this car a much better look. A

Daniel Suarez #99 Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge Chevy Camaro-Adding these new elements, stripes, and designs takes a decent scheme to an awful scheme. F

The Driver Suit Blog-Driver Suit Blog Radio Episode 1

On the debut episode of Driver Suit Blog Radio, our intrepid host discusses Formula 1 television ratings, and reviews The Art of Racing in the Rain.

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The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Tracker-January 5, 2022

By David G. Firestone

TEAM PENSKE #2

Austin Cindric #2 Menards/Richmond Ford Mustang–No change. A

Austin Cindric #2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang–No Change. A

STEWART HAAS RACING #4

Kevin Harvick #4 Gear Wrench Ford Mustang–New sponsor for 2022, black with orange and white designs. A

ROUSH-FENWAY RACING #6

Brad Keselowski #6 Fastenal Ford Mustang-New sponsor for 2022, black fade to blue with honeycomb. A

TEAM PENSKE #12

Ryan Blaney #12 Menarads/Libman Ford Mustang–No change. B

STEWART HAAS RACING #14

Chase Briscoe #14 Mahindra Ag North America Ford Mustang-New sponsor for 2022, red with black designs on sides. C

ROUSH-FENWAY RACING #17

Chris Buescher #17 Fastenal Ford Mustang–New scheme for 2022, blue fade to black with honeycomb. A

JOE GIBBS RACING #18

Kyle Busch #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry–No change. F

JOE GIBBS RACING #19

Martin Truex Jr. #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry–No change. C-

JOE GIBBS RACING #20

Christopher Bell #20 DeWalt Toyota Camry–New scheme for 2022, sides cleaned up. A

WOOD BROTHERS RACING #21

Harrison Burton #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang–No Change. A

TEAM PENSKE #22

Joey Logano #22 AAA Insurance Ford Mustang–New scheme for 2022, sides cleaned up. A

Joey Logano #22 AAA Southern California Ford Mustang–New scheme for 2022, sides cleaned up. A

HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #24

William Byron #24 Axalta Chevy Camaro–No change. D

RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS #43

Erik Jones #43 FOCUSfactor Chevy Camaro-New sponsor for 2022, dark blue and green with designs on sides. D-

23XI RACING #45

Kurt Busch #45 Monster Energy Toyota Camry–No change. A

HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #48

Alex Bowman #48 Ally Financial Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2022, white and blue switched, sides cleaned up. A

TRACKHOUSE RACING #99

Daniel Suarez #99 Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2022, much more stripes and designs added. F

The Driver Suit Blog-2021 Paint Scheme Leaderboard Part 4-The Grand Finale

By David G. Firestone

Well, all the votes have been counted, and the final Paint Scheme Leaderboard is complete. Without further ado, the final post of 2020:

1-Stewart-Haas Racing# 14 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 21 of 46

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 4.00

2-Rick Ware Racing #28 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 4.00

3-B.J. McLeod Motorsports #55 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 4.00

4-Beard Motorsports #62 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 1 of 46

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 4.00

5-Hendrick Motorsports #24 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 7 of 46

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 3.79

6-Joe Gibbs Racing #18 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 18 of 46

Number of Schemes:

GPA: 3.65

7-Hendrick Motorsports #9 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 39 of 46

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 3.61

8-Kaulig Racing #16 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 2 of 46

Number of Schemes: 5

GPA: 3.60

9-Joe Gibbs Racing #19 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 34 of 46

Number of Schemes: 11

GPA: 3.55

10-Rick Ware Racing #51 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 29 of 46

Number of Schemes: 4

GPA: 3.50

11-23XI Racing #23 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 19

GPA: 3.49

12-Wood Brothers #21 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 10 of 46

Number of Schemes: 17

GPA: 3.41

13-Front Row Motorsports #34 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 45 of 46

Number of Schemes: 9

GPA: 3.33

14-Richard Childress Racing #3 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 23 of 46

Number of Schemes: 18

GPA: 3.31

15-Richard Petty Motorsports #43 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 17 of 46

Number of Schemes: 13

GPA: 3.31

16-Hendrick Motorsports #5 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 39 of 46

Number of Schemes: 9

GPA: 3.29

17-Rick Ware Racing #52 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 5 of 46

Number of Schemes: 24

GPA: 3.28

18-Team Penske #12 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 9 of 46

Number of Schemes: 18

GPA: 3.13

19-MBM Motorsports #13 Ford Mustang/Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 6

GPA: 3.00

20-Front Row Motorsports #36 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 27 of 46

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 3.00

21-Team Penske #2 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 24 of 46

Number of Schemes: 16

GPA: 2.98

22-Stewart-Haas Racing# 4 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 14 of 46

Number of Schemes: 19

GPA: 2.92

23-Live Fast Motorsports #78 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 15 of 46

Number of Schemes: 22

GPA: 2.90

24-MBM Motorsports #66 Ford Mustang/Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 40 of 46

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 2.88

25-Front Row Motorsports #38 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 19 of 46

Number of Schemes: 13

GPA: 2.85

26-Joe Gibbs Racing #20 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 32 of 46

Number of Schemes: 11

GPA: 2.82

27-Hendrick Motorsports #48 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 35 of 46

Number of Schemes: 5

GPA: 2.80

28-Rick Ware Racing #15 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 6 of 46

Number of Schemes: 26

GPA: 2.73

29-Rick Ware Racing #53 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 16 of 46

Number of Schemes: 25

GPA: 2.71

30-Team Penske #33 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 3

GPA: 2.70

31-JTG Daugherty Racing #37 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 38 of 46

Number of Schemes: 27

GPA: 2.69

32-Spire Motorsports #77 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 25 of 46

Number of Schemes: 21

GPA: 2.68

33-StarCom Racing #00 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 31 of 46

Number of Schemes: 19

GPA: 2.68

34-Chip Ganassi Racing #42 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 26 of 46

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 2.67

35-Stewart-Haas Racing #10 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 22 of 46

Number of Schemes: 13

GPA: 2.62

36-Roush Fenway Racing #6 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 36 of 46

Number of Schemes: 22

GPA: 2.56

37-Joe Gibbs Racing #11 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 11 of 46

Number of Schemes: 11

GPA: 2.51

38-Stewart-Haas Racing #41 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 46 of 46

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 2.50

39-Roush Fenway Racing #17 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 44 of 46

Number of Schemes: 13

GPA: 2.49

40-Chip Ganassi Racing #1 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 13 of 46

Number of Schemes: 6

GPA: 2.28

41-Spire Motorsports #7 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 20 of 46

Number of Schemes: 15

GPA: 2.18

42-Richard Childress Racing #8 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 41 of 46

Number of Schemes: 24

GPA: 2.14

43-Team Penske #22 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 43 of 46

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 2.04

44-JTG Daugherty Racing #47 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 12 of 46

Number of Schemes: 25

GPA: 1.77

45-Gaunt Brothers Racing #96 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 28 of 46

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 1.53

46-Trackhouse Racing #99 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 10

GPA: 1.26

Next Year, Driver Suit Blog Radio takes over, AND Wheel Reviews returns!

The Driver Suit Blog-2021 Paint Scheme Leaderboard Part 3-Toyota

By David G. Firestone

The 2021 Paint Scheme Leaderboard rolls on, this week, it’s the Toyota teams time to shine!

1-Joe Gibbs Racing #18 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 3 of 8

Number of Schemes: 15

GPA: 3.65

2-Joe Gibbs Racing #19 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year:6 of 8

Number of Schemes: 11

GPA: 3.55

3-23XI Racing #23 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 19

GPA: 3.49

4-MBM Motorsports #13 Ford Mustang/Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 6

GPA: 3.00

5-MBM Motorsports #66 Ford Mustang/Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 8 of 8

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 2.88

6-Joe Gibbs Racing #20 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 5 of 8

Number of Schemes: 11

GPA: 2.82

7-Joe Gibbs Racing #11 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 2 of 8

Number of Schemes: 11

GPA: 2.51

8-Gaunt Brothers Racing #96 Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: 4 of 8

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 1.53

Next week, the Grand Finale!

The Driver Suit Blog-2021 Paint Scheme Leaderboard Part 2-Ford

By David G. Firestone

This week, the 2021 Paint Scheme Leaderboard shifts focus to the blue oval. Ford’s rankings are up for this week.

1-Stewart-Haas Racing# 14 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: of 14 of 18

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 4.00

2-Rick Ware Racing #28 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 4.00

3-B.J. McLeod Motorsports #55 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA:

4-Rick Ware Racing #51 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 12 of 18

Number of Schemes: 4

GPA: 3.50

5-Wood Brothers #21 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 4 of 18

Number of Schemes: 17

GPA: 3.41

6-Front Row Motorsports #34 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 17 of 18

Number of Schemes: 9

GPA: 3.33

7-Rick Ware Racing #52 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 2 of 18

Number of Schemes: 24

GPA: 3.28

8-Team Penske #12 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 3 of 18

Number of Schemes: 18

GPA: 3.13

9-MBM Motorsports #13 Ford Mustang/Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 6

GPA: 3.00

10-Front Row Motorsports #36 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 11 of 18

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 3.00

11-Team Penske #2 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 10 of 18

Number of Schemes: 16

GPA: 2.98

12-Stewart-Haas Racing# 4 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 5 of 18

Number of Schemes: 19

GPA: 2.92

13-Live Fast Motorsports #78 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 22

GPA: 2.90

14-MBM Motorsports #66 Ford Mustang/Toyota Camry

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 2.88

15-Front Row Motorsports #38 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 7 of 18

Number of Schemes: 13

GPA: 2.85

16-Rick Ware Racing #15 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 26

GPA: 2.73

17-Rick Ware Racing #53 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 6 of 18

Number of Schemes: 25

GPA: 2.71

18-Team Penske #33 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 3

GPA: 2.70

19-Stewart-Haas Racing# 10 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 9 of 18

Number of Schemes: 13

GPA: 2.62

20-Roush Fenway Racing #6 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 14 of 18

Number of Schemes: 22

GPA: 2.56

21-Stewart-Haas Racing #41 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 9 of 18

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 2.50

22-Roush Fenway Racing #17 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 16 of 18

Number of Schemes: 13

GPA: 2.49

23-Team Penske #22 Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 15 of 18

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 2.04

Next week, the Toyota Leaderboard

The Driver Suit Blog-2021 Paint Scheme Leaderboard Part 1-Chevy

By David G. Firestone

Thanksgiving has passed, holiday music and decorations are abound, and the 2021 Paint Scheme Leaderboard is here! Here’s how the process works. I will rank all of the Cup Series teams by their paint scheme GPA. I will rank them by manufacturer, then all of them in one final list. There is no committee this year, as Zoe chose to skip the proceedings. Here is the Chevy list:

1-Beard Motorsports #62 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 1 of 23

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 4.00

2-Hendrick Motorsports #24 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 5 of 23

Number of Schemes: 8

GPA: 3.79

3-Hendrick Motorsports #9 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 21 of 23

Number of Schemes: 7

GPA: 3.61

4-Kaulig Racing #16 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: of 23

Number of Schemes: 5

GPA: 3.60

5-Rick Ware Racing #51 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: of 23

Number of Schemes: 4

GPA: 3.50

6-Richard Childress Racing #3 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 13 of 23

Number of Schemes: 18

GPA: 3.31

7-Richard Petty Motorsports #43 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 11 of 23

Number of Schemes: 13

GPA: 3.31

8-Hendrick Motorsports #5 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 9

GPA: 3.29

9-Rick Ware Racing #52 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 3 of 23

Number of Schemes: 24

GPA: 3.28

10-Hendrick Motorsports #48 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 3 of 23

Number of Schemes: 5

GPA: 2.80

11-Rick Ware Racing #15 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 26

GPA: 2.73

12-Rick Ware Racing #53 Chevy Camaro/Ford Mustang

Rank Last Year: 10 of 23

Number of Schemes: 25

GPA: 2.71

13-JTG Daugherty Racing #37 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 20 of 23

Number of Schemes: 27

GPA: 2.69

14-Spire Motorsports #77 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 14 of 23

Number of Schemes: 21

GPA: 2.68

15-StarCom Racing #00 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 18 of 23

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 2.68

16-Chip Ganassi Racing #42 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 15 of 23

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 2.67

17-Chip Ganassi Racing #1 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 8 of 23

Number of Schemes: 6

GPA: 2.28

18-Spire Motorsports #7 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 12 of 23

Number of Schemes: 1

GPA: 2.18

19-Richard Childress Racing #8 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 22 of 23

Number of Schemes: 24

GPA: 2.14

20-JTG Daugherty Racing #47 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: 7 of 23

Number of Schemes: 25

GPA: 1.77

21-Trackhouse Racing #99 Chevy Camaro

Rank Last Year: N/A

Number of Schemes: 10

GPA: 1.26

Next week, the Ford Leaderboard.

The Driver Suit Blog-Ladies and Gentlemen…THE 2021 PAINT SCHEMIES!

By David G. Firestone

Well, it’s that time again! We have the annual Paint Schemie Awards for the 2021 season. As per the usual, every year, I pick the best and worst paint schemes and award them the Paint Schemie. 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 Schemie Award for Worst Regular Season Single Paint Scheme.

The nominees are:

Austin Dillon #3 Dow Military Degree Equivalency Chevy Camaro

Kevin Harvick #4 Busch Light #Hunt4Busch Ford Mustang

Corey LaJoie #7 Built Bar Chevy Camaro

Kyle Busch #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry

Christopher Bell #20 DEWALT Salute First Responders Toyota Camry

Ryan Preece #37 Natural Light Vodka Chevy Camaro

Anthony Alfredo #38 Bence Motor Sales Ford Mustang

BJ McLeod #78 Traxion.gg/Motorsport Games Ford Mustang

Ty Dillon #96 Bass Pro Shops/Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota Camry

The 2021 Paint Schemie Award for Worst Regular Season Single Paint Scheme goes to:

Ryan Preece #37 Natural Light Vodka Chevy Camaro

The next Paint Schemie Award is for Exhibition or Throwback Paint Schemes. This category is a little different, as the Schemie will go to the best and worst throwback. For this category, all exhibition race and throwback paint schemes qualify automatically.

The 2021 Paint Schemie Award for Worst Exhibition or Throwback Paint Scheme goes to…

Austin Cindric #33 Pirtek Ford Mustang

The next award of 2021 is the Paint Schemie for Worst Paint Scheme Set of 2021. This is based on the total GPA of the individual grades for paint schemes. The nominees are:

Richard Childress Racing #8 Chevy Camaro

Joe Gibbs Racing #11 Toyota Camry

Roush Fenway Racing #17 Ford Mustang

Joe Gibbs Racing #20 Toyota Camry

Team Penske #22 Ford Mustang

Stewart-Haas Racing #41 Ford Mustang

JTG Daugherty Racing #47 Chevy Camaro

Gaunt Brothers Racing #96 Toyota Camry

Trackhouse Racing #99 Chevy Camaro

The 2021 Paint Schemie Award for for Worst Paint Scheme Set goes to…

Trackhouse Racing #99 Chevy Camaro

Now after talking about the bad, we discuss the good. Here are the winners in the best category…

First, the Paint Schemie Award for Best Regular Season Single Paint Scheme.

The nominees for the 2021 Paint Schemie Award for for Best Regular Season Single Paint Scheme are:

Quin Houff #00 Mount-N-Lock Chevy Camaro

Kurt Busch #1 Monster Energy Chevy Camaro

Kevin Harvick #4 Mobil 1 Ford Mustang

Chase Briscoe #14 Ford Performance Racing School Ford Mustang

Kyle Busch #18 M&M’s Toyota Camry

Christopher Bell #20 Stanley Toyota Camry

Matt DiBenedetto #21 Motorcraft Ford Mustang

Parker Kligerman #96 Fast Checkout Toyota Camry

Daniel Suarez #99 Good Sam/Autism Awareness Chevy Camaro

The 2021 Paint Schemie Award for for Best Regular Season Single Paint Scheme goes to…

Kyle Busch #18 M&M’s Toyota Camry

The next category is Paint Schemie Award is for Best Exhibition or Throwback Paint Schemes, and it should come as no surprise that the competition was strong this year.

The 2021 winner for best throwback is:

Joey Gase #28 Register Me Ford Mustang

The final award of 2021 is the Paint Schemie 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:

Hendrick Motorsports #9 Chevy Camaro

Stewart-Haas Racing# 14 Ford Mustang

Joe Gibbs Racing #18 Toyota Camry

Joe Gibbs Racing #19 Toyota Camry

23XI Racing #23 Toyota Camry

Hendrick Motorsports #24 Chevy Camaro

Rick Ware Racing #28 Ford Mustang

B.J. McLeod Motorsports #55 Ford Mustang

Beard Motorsports #62 Chevy Camaro

The 2021 Paint Schemie Award for for Best Paint Scheme Set goes to…

Stewart-Haas Racing# 14 Ford Mustang

That’s it for the Schemies, next week, the Paint Scheme Leaderboard begins with Chevy!

The Driver Suit Blog-A Robert Pressley Driver Suit, And The End Of An Era

By David G. Firestone

This is kind of an odd moment for me. I’m sad and excited at the same time. When I wrote a column for Uni-Watch back in 2013, I never thought I would end up creating The Driver Suit Blog. I never thought I would be able to keep this project going for eight years. I never thought I would be able to interview Funny Car drivers Jack Beckman, Cruz Pedregon, Alexis DeJoria, and Del Worsham. I also never thought that this would be the last traditional Friday Feature column I would ever do. For the last few years, I’ve been thinking of ending The Driver Suit Blog, and I always find a way to save it. Starting next year, Friday Features will be replaced with Driver Suit Blog Radio, a podcast. Everything is ready to go, and I will start on the first Friday of January. With that, on to the column.

It can be said that a lot of drivers who had success in the Xfinity and Truck Series, didn’t have that same success in the Cup Series. One such example is Robert Pressley. While he only had 5 top 5’s and 11 top 10’s in the Cup Series in 205 races between 1995 and 2002, his Xfinity and Truck careers are different. In the Xfinity Series, he has 10 wins, 38 top 5’s, 76 top 10’s, and 6 poles in 244 starts. In the Truck Series, he has 2 wins, 11 top 5’s and 27 top 10’s in 69 starts.

From 2002 to 2005, Robert Pressley raced in the Truck Series. During that time, while raced for Bobby Hamilton in 2002, and James Harris from 2003-2005. During that time, he was constantly sponsored by Harris Trucking. As mentioned before, he has 2 wins, 11 top 5’s and 27 top 10’s in 69 starts. He raced in this Simpson firesuit at some point during that time. The suit doesn’t really show any use.The black collar is unadorned, and doesn’t have any closures.The cowl has a standard Simpson warranty label.The right chest features a NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES logo and a DUCK HEAD FOOTWEAR logos embroidered.The left chest features HARRIS TRUCKING, MOOG CHASSIS PARTS, and STARLINE logos embroidered, and a SIMPSON patch sewn into it.The red front torso is unadorned.The red belt has ROBERT PRESSLEY embroidered in white.The red legs are boot cut, and have black vertical stripes.The black shoulder epaulets have GOODYEAR embroidered in white. The right sleeve has a HARRIS TRUCKING logo on the upper sleeve, and an SFI 3-2/A 5 certification patch, and a SIMPSON logo sewn into the end of the sleeve.. The left sleeve has a SIMPSON logo and a HARRIS TRUCKING logo embroidered, and nothing at the end. The back of the suit doesn’t have any wear.The back of the neck is unadorned.There is an additional set of fabric on the belt area of the back of the suit.I still can’t believe that this is my final traditional Friday Feature. I’m sad, but excited for the future as well. I will do the traditional Paint Scheme Awards and Rankings starting in two weeks.