The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-Febuary 3, 2024

By David G. Firestone

Brad Keselowski #6 Consumer Cellular Ford Mustang-I think that the car is slightly over designed, namely the stripes on the front wheel wells.

Brad Keselowski #6 King’s Hawaiian Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Brad Keselowski #6 Solomon Plumbing Ford Mustang-The designs are cluttered, and the shade of green doesn’t work. C

Chase Elliott #9 Hooters Chevy Camaro-This is not a bad look, I still think last year’s scheme is better, but this is worth an A.

Noah Gragson #10 Rush Truck Centers Ford Mustang-I like the gray gradient, it works well, and isn’t over designed. A

Chris Buescher #17 Fifth-Third Bank Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same F grade.

Joey Logano #22 Hunt Brothers Ford Mustang-Good color scheme but really over designed. This gets a C.

Daniel Hemric #31 Cirkul Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Michael McDowell #34 Benebone Ford Mustang-Cleaning up the sides makes a great scheme even better! A

Kaz Grala #36 Ruedbusch Development and Construction Ford Mustang-Same scheme as #38, same A- grade.

Todd Gilliland #38 Frontline Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same F grade.

Todd Gilliland #38 Georgia Peanut Commission Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Ryan Preece #41 HaasTooling.com Ford Mustang-I think that the car is a bit over designed, but it’s not bad, so this gets an A-

Ty Gibbs #54 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry-Same scheme as last year, same F grade.

Zane Smith #71 Focused Health Chevy Camaro-Both design and color scheme fail. F

Daniel Suarez #99 Worldwide Express Chevy Camaro-I still hate this shade of blue, but this new look is light years better! B+

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Tracker-January 24, 2024

By David G. Firestone

TRACKHOUSE RACING #1

Ross Chastain #1 Moose Fraternity Chevy CamaroNew scheme for 2024, red roof added. A

Ross Chastain #1 Busch Light Chevy CamaroNew scheme for 2024, sides cleaned up. A

TEAM PENSKE #2

Austin Cindric #2 Discount Tire Ford MustangNo Change. A

RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING #3

Austin Dillon #3 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevy CamaroNew scheme for 2024, some design changes. B

STEWART HAAS RACING #4

Josh Berry #4 Sunny Delight Ford MustangNew scheme for 2024, some design changes. F

Josh Berry #4 Harrison’s Ford Mustang-New sponsor for 2024, teal, green and white with cutting edge designs. F

HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #5

Kyle Larson #5 Hendrickcars.com Chevy CamaroNo change. A

Kyle Larson #5 Valvoline Chevy CamaroNew scheme for 2024, red, white, and blue with series of stripes. B

ROUSH-FENWAY RACING #6

Brad Keselowski #6 Fastenal Body Guard Ford Mustang-New sponsor for 2024, green and black with stripes. A

Brad Keselowski #6 Castrol Ford MustangNo change. A

Brad Keselowski #6 BuildSubmarines.com Ford MustangNo change. A

Brad Keselowski #6 Consumer Cellular Ford Mustang-New sponsor for 2024, orange with white and blue designs. A-

Brad Keselowski #6 King’s Hawaiian Ford MustangNo change. A

Brad Keselowski #6 Solomon Plumbing Ford MustangNew scheme for 2024, colors reversed, designs added. C

RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING #8

Kyle Busch #8 Rebel Bourbon Chevy Camaro-New sponsor for 2024, RCR template with black, red, and wood motif. A

Kyle Busch #8 Global Industrial Chevy Camaro-New sponsor for 2024, patriotic motif across car. A

HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #9

Chase Elliott #9 NAPA Chevy CamaroNew scheme for 2024, more blue added. A

Chase Elliott #9 Kelly Blue Book Chevy CamaroNo change. A

Chase Elliott #9 LLumar Window Film Chevy CamaroNew scheme for 2024, red with black stripes. A

Chase Elliott #9 UniFirst Chevy CamaroNo change. A

Chase Elliott #9 NAPA Chevy Camaro-New scheme for 2024, white with blue stripes. A

Chase Elliott #9 Hooters Chevy CamaroNew scheme for 2024, more orange designs added. A

STEWART HAAS RACING #10

Noah Gragson #10 Rush Truck Centers Ford MustangNew scheme for 2024, gray with gradient designs. A

TEAM PENSKE #12

Ryan Blaney #12 Menard’s/Great Stuff Ford MustangNo change. A

STEWART HAAS RACING #14

Chase Briscoe #14 Mahindra Tractors Ford MustangNew scheme for 2024, some changes, mud splotches added. B-

KAULIG RACING #16

AJ Allmendinger #16 Celsius Chevy CamaroNew scheme for 2024, some design changes. B

ROUSH-FENWAY RACING #17

Chris Buescher #17 Fastenal Ford MustangNew scheme for 2024, new Fastenal template with blue. A

Chris Buescher #17 Castrol Ford MustangNo change. A

Chris Buescher #17 BuildSubmarines.com Ford MustangNo change. A

Chris Buescher #17 Fifth-Third Bank Ford MustangNo change. F

JOE GIBBS RACING #20

Christopher Bell #20 DeWalt Toyota CamryNew scheme for 2024, some slight changes. A-

Christopher Bell #20 Rheem Toyota CamryNew scheme for 2024, colors alternated. A-

WOOD BROTHERS RACING #21

Harrison Burton #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford MustangNo change. A

TEAM PENSKE #22

Joey Logano #22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford MustangNo Change. A

Joey Logano #22 Hunt Brothers Ford MustangNew scheme for 2024, green with green and red stripes. C

HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #24

William Byron #24 Liberty University Chevy CamaroNo change. A

William Byron #24 Axalta Chevy CamaroNew scheme for 2024, white with flames and black box on rear. A

William Byron #24 RAPTOR Chevy CamaroNew scheme for 2024, orange fade to green with black designs. C

William Byron #24 Valvoline Chevy CamaroNew scheme for 2024, teal with red and blue designs. D

KAULIG RACING #31

Daniel Hemric #31 Cirkul Chevy CamaroNo change. A

FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS #34

Michael McDowell #34 Margaritaville at Sea Ford Mustang-New sponsor for 2024, dark blue roof, light blue with designs on sides. A

Michael McDowell #34 Benebone Ford MustangNew scheme for 2024, designs removed. A

FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS #36

Kaz Grala #36 Ruedbusch Development and Construction Ford Mustang-New scheme for 2024, same as #38. A-

FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS #38

Todd Gilliland #38 Gener8tor Skills Accelerator Ford MustangNew scheme for 2024, black designs added. A-

Todd Gilliland #38 Ruedbusch Development and Construction Ford MustangNew scheme for 2024, more blue and cutting edge designs added. A-

Todd Gilliland #38 Frontline Ford MustangNo change.

Todd Gilliland #38 Georgia Peanut Commission Ford MustangNo change. A

STEWART HAAS RACING #41

Ryan Preece #41 United Rentals Ford MustangNew scheme for 2024, colors reversed, orange added. B+

Ryan Preece #41 HaasTooling.com Ford MustangNew scheme for 2024, more silver and design changes. A-

LEGACY MOTOR CLUB #43

Erik Jones #43 Advent Health Toyota CamryNew scheme for 2024, white with multi-colored stripes. A

HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #48

Alex Bowman #48 Ally Financial Chevy CamaroNew scheme for 2024, blue, pink, and purple, with designs. F

JOE GIBBS RACING #54

Ty Gibbs #54 Interstate Batteries Toyota CamryNo change. F

ROUSH-FENWAY RACING #60

David Ragan #60 BuildSubmarines.com Ford MustangNew scheme for 2024, some slight changes. A-

SPIRE MOTORSPORTS #71

Zane Smith #71 WeatherTech Chevy Camaro-New sponsor for 2024, white with red and white stripes. A

Zane Smith #71 Focused Health Chevy Camaro-New sponsor for 2024, similar to 2023 Advent Health. F

SPIRE MOTORSPORTS #77

Carson Hocevar #77 Zeigler Auto Group Chevy CamaroNew scheme for 2024, some designs added. C

TRACKHOUSE RACING #99

Daniel Suarez #99 Worldwide Express Chevy CamaroNew scheme for 2024, sides cleaned up. B+

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-May 6, 2023

By David G. Firestone

Austin Cindric #2 Menards/Great Stuff Ford Mustang-Same scheme as Richmond, same A grade.

Kevin Harvick #4 Hunt Brothers/Realtree Ford Mustang-The black works well with the camo, the green, not so much. The good and bad cancel each other out, and this gets a C.

Corey LaJoie #7 Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same A- grade.

Brennan Poole #15 Millennium Jet Card Ford Mustang-A good color scheme with a bad design color scheme gets a C

Christopher Bell #20 Mac Tools Toyota Camry-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

Christopher Bell #20 DeWalt Throwback Toyota Camry-I like the look, the car is well designed, and this gets an A.

Justin Haley #31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same B+ grade.

Justin Haley #31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection/World Autism Month Chevy Camaro-The way the puzzle pieces are forced looks really odd, and it takes the scheme down to a C.

Michael McDowell #34 A&W Root Beer Float Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Todd Gilliland #36 Gener8tor Skills Accelerator Ford Mustang-Simple, bold, and perfect, this gets an A.

Ryan Preece #41 Mohawk Northeast Ford Mustang-I like the color scheme here, but the car is a tad too over designed. This gets a B+

Erik Jones #43 STP Chevy Camaro-At the time of writing, this is my favorite throwback so far! This is a great look, and earns an A.

Tyler Reddick #45 Ronald McDonald House Toyota Camry-Get rid of the black rear, and this scheme will get a solid A, this gets an A-.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Kroger/Icy Hot Chevy Camaro-The shades of blue work well, and the design is great, so this gets an A.

Daniel Suarez #99 Pitbull/Freeway Insurance Chevy Camaro-The new look isn’t great, and I think that the car is over designed, so this gets a D.

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-April 22, 2023

By David G. Firestone

Ross Chastain #1 Worldwide Express/Unishippers Chevy Camaro-This is actually worse than World Wide Express, the added colors do NOTHING to help, and everything to hinder. F

Austin Cindric #2 Menard’s/Libman Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same B grade.

Kevin Harvick #4 Hunt Brothers/Realtree Ford Mustang-No white, no orange, perfect ratio of black to camo, this is a good scheme that gets an A.

Kyle Busch #8 Mark III Employee Benefits Chevy Camaro-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

JJ Yeley will drive the #15 Isaacson Concrete & Excavating Ford Mustang-Get rid of the white, and this would be a solid A scheme, but with the white, it’s an A-

Chris Buescher #17 Esperion Therapeutics Ford Mustang-Blue replacing beige is a major step up, and if this wasn’t already an A graded scheme, would make it an A scheme.

Christopher Bell #20 DeWalt Power Stack Toyota Camry-First off, I swore that this was a scheme last year, but I was wrong. With that said, the black lightning works, the yellow works, but this just doesn’t. It looks like two different people designed the same scheme. As such, this gets a C.

Christopher Bell #20 SHINGRIX Toyota Camry-Same scheme as #11, same A grade.

Joey Logano #22 Verizon Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Michael McDowell #34 Long John Silver’s Ford Mustang-Same scheme as #38 same C grade.

Todd Gilliland #38 Frontline Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same F grade.

Anthony Alfredo #78 Andy’s Frozen Custard Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as #3 same A grade.

Daniel Suarez #99 Worldwide Express Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as #1 same F grade.

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-May 6, 2023

By David G. Firestone

Austin Cindric #2 Menards/Great Stuff Ford Mustang-Same scheme as Richmond, same A grade.

Kevin Harvick #4 Hunt Brothers/Realtree Ford Mustang-The black works well with the camo, the green, not so much. The good and bad cancel each other out, and this gets a C.

Corey LaJoie #7 Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same A- grade.

Brennan Poole #15 Millennium Jet Card Ford Mustang-A good color scheme with a bad design color scheme gets a C

Christopher Bell #20 Mac Tools Toyota Camry-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

Christopher Bell #20 DeWalt Throwback Toyota Camry-I like the look, the car is well designed, and this gets an A.

Justin Haley #31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same B+ grade.

Justin Haley #31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection/World Autism Month Chevy Camaro-The way the puzzle pieces are forced looks really odd, and it takes the scheme down to a C.

Michael McDowell #34 A&W Root Beer Float Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Todd Gilliland #36 Gener8tor Skills Accelerator Ford Mustang-Simple, bold, and perfect, this gets an A.

Ryan Preece #41 Mohawk Northeast Ford Mustang-I like the color scheme here, but the car is a tad too over designed. This gets a B+

Erik Jones #43 STP Chevy Camaro-At the time of writing, this is my favorite throwback so far! This is a great look, and earns an A.

Tyler Reddick #45 Ronald McDonald House Toyota Camry-Get rid of the black rear, and this scheme will get a solid A, this gets an A-.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Kroger/Icy Hot Chevy CamaroDaniel Suarez #99 Pitbull/Freeway Insurance Chevy Camaro-The new look isn’t great, and I think that the car is over designed, so this gets a D.