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The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Tracker-January 28, 2026

By David G. Firestone

TRACKHOUSE RACING #1

Ross Chastain #1 Busch Light Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2026, white mountains added. A

Ross Chastain #1 Choice Privileges Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2026, gray removed. C

TEAM PENSKE #2

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

FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS #4

Noah Gragson #4 MillerTech Ford Mustang–No change. C

Noah Gragson #4 Rush Truck Centers Ford Mustang–No change. A

Noah Gragson #4 TrueTimber Chevy Camaro–No change. F

HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #5

Kyle Larson #5 Hendrickcars.com Chevy Camaro–No change. A

Kyle Larson #5 Valvoline Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2026, red reduced, sides cleaned up. A

ROUSH-FENWAY RACING #6

Brad Keselowski #6 Body Guard Ford Mustang–No change. A

Brad Keselowski #6 BuildSubmarines.com Ford Mustang–New scheme for 2026, matte black with gray stripe. A

Brad Keselowski #6 Castrol Ford Mustang–New scheme for 2026, same as last year, but with Greg Biffle number tribute. A

SPIRE MOTORSPORTS #7

Daniel Suarez #7 Freeway Insurance Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2026, blue with white and green designs. B

Daniel Suarez #7 Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Chevy Camaro-New sponsor for 2026, white with orange and black. A

RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING #8

Kyle Busch #8 Lucas Oil Chevy Camaro–No change. A

Kyle Busch #8 Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevy Camaro–No change. A-

HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #9

Chase Elliott #9 UniFirst Chevy Camaro–No change. A

Chase Elliott #9 NAPA Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2026, blue hood, roof, and deck lid white sides with blue and yellow stripe. A

Chase Elliott #9 Kelly Blue Book Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2026, hood, roof, and deck lid changed to blue with designs, and stripes removed. A

Chase Elliott #9 Amazon Prime Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2026, blue with black designs. B+

JOE GIBBS RACING #11

Denny Hamlin #11 Bob’s Discount Furniture Toyota Camry–No change. C

Denny Hamlin #11 National Debt Relief Toyota Camry–No change. C

TEAM PENSKE #12

Ryan Blaney #12 Menard’s/Delta Ford Mustang–No change. A

Ryan Blaney #12 Wurth Ford Mustang–New scheme for 2026, white fade to black, fade to red. A

KAULIG RACING #16

AJ Allmendinger #16 Celsius Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2026, design cleaned up. A

ROUSH-FENWAY RACING #17

Chris Buescher #17 Body Guard Ford Mustang–No change. A

Chris Buescher #17 BuildSubmarines.com Ford Mustang–New scheme for 2026, matte black with gray stripe. A

JOE GIBBS RACING #19

Chase Briscoe #19 Columbia Bank Toyota Camry-New sponsor for 2026, blue with white designs, and black stripe. B+

Chase Briscoe #19 Free Bird Southern Spring Water Toyota Camry-New sponsor for 2026, white with red and black stripe and patriotic motif. B

Chase Briscoe #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry–No change. C

Chase Briscoe #19 Zep Toyota Camry–New scheme for 2025, blue and yellow with curves. A

JOE GIBBS RACING #20

Christopher Bell #20 DeWalt Toyota Camry–No change. A

Christopher Bell #20 Rheem Toyota Camry–No change. A-

Christopher Bell #20 Mobil 1 Toyota Camry–New scheme for 2026, white and blue with stars. A

WOOD BROTHERS RACING #21

Josh Berry #21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Mustang–No change. A

Josh Berry #21 eero Ford Mustang–New scheme for 2026, blue with white circles. A-

Josh Berry #21 Würth Ford Mustang–New scheme for 2026, black vertical fade. A

TEAM PENSKE #22

Joey Logano #22 Hunt Brothers Ford Mustang–New scheme for 2026, red and green with diagonal stripes. D

Joey Logano #22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Mustang–No change. A

23XI RACING #23

Bubba Wallace #23 Xfinity Toyota Camry–New scheme for 2026, blue with white designs. A

Bubba Wallace #23 Robinhood Toyota Camry–No change. A

HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #24

William Byron #24 HP Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2026, white with blue. A

William Byron #24 RAPTOR Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2026, Axalta-style flames with white background. A

William Byron #24 All-Pro Auto Reconditioning Chevy Camaro–No change. C

William Byron #24 Cincinnati Chevy Camaro–No change. A

William Byron #24 Liberty University Chevy Camaro–No change. A

William Byron #24 Valvoline Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2026, white with new designs. A-

William Byron #24 Phorm Energy Chevy Camaro-New sponsor for 2026, patriotic motif across car, diagonal stripe on hood. A-

FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS #34

Todd Gilliland #34 Love’s Truck Stops Ford Mustang–No change. A-

Todd Gilliland #34 Dairi-O/Jerry Hunt Supercenter Ford Mustang-New sponsor for 2026, white with yellow and red curves. A-

FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS #38

Zane Smith #38 Speedy Cash Ford Mustang–No change. C

Zane Smith #38 TitleMax Ford Mustang–No change. B

Zane Smith #38 Aaron’s Ford Mustang–No change. A

JR MOTORSPORTS #40

Justin Allgaier #40 Traveller Whiskey Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2026, cream with black, red and yellow stripes. C

HAAS FACTORY TEAM #41

Cole Custer #41 HaasTooling.com Ford Mustang–New scheme for 2026, some slight design changes. F

LEGACY MOTOR CLUB #42

John Hunter Nemechek #42 Rexel Toyota Camry-New sponsor for 2026, blue white white, hood, and deck lid with blue sides and teal, white, and green stripe. B

John Hunter Nemechek #42 Dollar Tree Toyota Camry–No change. A

LEGACY MOTOR CLUB #43

Erik Jones #43 Dollar Tree Toyota Camry–No change. A

Erik Jones #43 Advent Health Toyota Camry–No change. B+

23XI RACING #45

Tyler Reddick #45 Jordan Brand Toyota Camry–New scheme for 2026, black with red swirls. A

HYAK MOTORSPORTS #47

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Chef Boyardee Ford Mustang-New sponsor for 2026, red with sublimated designs. A

HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #48

Alex Bowman #48 Ally Financial Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2026, blue, pink, and purple, with designs. C

TEAM AMERIVET #50

Burt Myers #50 Team Amerivet/Tibbets Lumber Chevy Camaro-New sponsor for 2026, blue with red, and white designs. C

JOE GIBBS RACING #54

Ty Gibbs #54 Zep Toyota Camry-New scheme for 2026, same as #19. A

ROUSH-FENWAY RACING #60

Ryan Preece #60 Trimble Ford Mustang–No change. C

Ryan Preece #60 Body Guard Ford Mustang–No change. A

Ryan Preece #60 BuildSubmarines.com Ford Mustang–New scheme for 2026, matte black with gray stripe. A

Ryan Preece #60 Kroger/Viva Towels Ford Mustang-New sponsor for 2026, blue, yellow, and white with some designs. B-

Ryan Preece #60 Kroger/Coca-Cola Ford Mustang–New scheme for 2026, colors reversed from last year. A

23XI RACING #67

Corey Heim #67 Robinhood Toyota Camry–No change. A

SPIRE MOTORSPORTS #71

Michael McDowell #71 Workforce Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2026, some slight design changes. C

SPIRE MOTORSPORTS #77

Carson Hocevar #77 Zeigler Auto Group Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2026, design cleaned up. A

LEGACY MOTOR CLUB #84

Jimmie Johnson #84 Carvana Toyota Camry–New scheme for 2026, blue, yellow, and purple with designs. C

TRACKHOUSE RACING #88

Connor Zilisch #88 Red Bull Chevy Camaro-New scheme for 2026, some stripes added on front. A

Connor Zilisch#88 Roto-Rooter Chevy Camaro-New sponsor for 2026, red, white, and blue with a series of zig-zag designs. C-

TRACKHOUSE RACING #97

Shane van Gisbergen #97 Red Bull Chevy Camaro–New scheme for 2026,some stripes added on front. A

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-Janary 24, 2026

By David G. Firestone

Ross Chastain #1 Choice Privileges Chevy Camaro-It’s not great, but holy hell is it an upgrade. C

Noah Gragson #4 Rush Truck Centers Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Brad Keselowski #6 Castrol Ford Mustang-I love this look, and I love this tribute. A

Denny Hamlin #11 Bob’s Discount Furniture Toyota Camry-Same scheme as last year, same C grade.

Chase Briscoe #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry-Same scheme as last year, same C grade.

Chase Briscoe #19 Zep Toyota Camry-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

Christopher Bell #20 Rheem Toyota Camry-Same scheme as last year, same A- grade.

Bubba Wallace #23 Xfinity Toyota Camry-It’s a good look, not over designed, and I like this a lot. A

Tyler Reddick #45 Jordan Brand Toyota Camry-the disaster that was last year’s scheme. A

Ty Gibbs #54 Zep Toyota Camry-Same scheme as #19, same A grade.

Ryan Preece #60 Kroger/Viva Towels Ford Mustang-Good color scheme, mediocre design scheme, it equals a B-.

Michael McDowell #71 Workforce Chevy Camaro-Not better, not worse, still a C.

Connor Zilisch#88 Roto-Rooter Chevy Camaro-Good color scheme, mediocre design scheme, it equals a C-.

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-October 25, 2025

By David G. Firestone

Austin Dillon #3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Waterfowl Chevy Camaro-Too much going on here to get a high grade, but not bad enough to fail. C

Kyle Busch #8 BetMGM Chevy Camaro-This is a major downgrade from the previous schemes. By itself, it might get a B, but this gets a C.

Denny Hamlin #11 King’s Hawaiian Toyota Camry-The yellow is really pointless, and distracts from what had been a good scheme. This went from at least a high B to a C.

Chris Buescher #17 Kroger/Core Power Ford Mustang-A smooth look and a great color scheme will always earn an a.

Christopher Bell #20 Coofandy Menswear Toyota Camry-Too many contrasting colors, and too many designs to get anything higher than an F.

Cole Custer #41 Texas A&M University Ford Mustang-The gray isn’t great, but white would be worse. Still, it’s a good scheme, so it gets an A-.

Cody Ware #51 Rexzilla Ford Mustang-Even if this wasn’t a Kick streamer, the over use of designs and colors would earn this scheme an F.

Anthony Alfredo #62 Lil’ Dude Wipes Chevy Camaro-This is not a good look. The “Bubble Bum” motif does not look good. Black and pink can work, but the design scheme is horrid. F

Michael McDowell #71 Gainbridge/WIMNA Chevy Camaro-First off, teal and orange without black is an odd look in an of itself. The design does it no favors, and this gets an F.

Carson Hocevar #77 Modo Casino Chevy Camaro-It’s not great, but this looks a whole hell of a lot better than previous Modo Casino schemes. All things considered, this gets a B.

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-October 18, 2025

By David G. Firestone

Ross Chastain #1 Busch Light Camo Chevy Camaro-Not only is this a downgrade from last year, it’s one of the worst camo scheme I think I’ve ever seen. F

Corey LaJoie #7 Gainbridge Assists Chevy Camaro-Nothing really wrong here, looks good! A

Denny Hamlin #11 National Debt Relief Toyota Camry-The car looks a little more cluttered, and it’s a downgrade. C-

Chris Buescher #17 Kroger/Thomas’ High Protein Bagels Ford Mustang-Orange can be a finicky color when used on race cars, but this shade of orange works well with black. This car looks good. A

Bubba Wallace #23 Columbia Sportswear Toyota Camry-Good color scheme, bad design scheme, all even out to get a C.

Zane Smith #38 Benebone Ford Mustang-The old scheme worked well, the new scheme, with red elements added, is a major downgrade. It goes from an A to a B.

Cole Custer #41 Sysco/RaceTrac Ford Mustang-Good color scheme, good design scheme, and you can’t go wrong with pizza! A

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Jack Links Non-Vegan Chevy Camaro-Love the red meat design, and between pizza and red meat, I’m hungry. A

Michael McDowell #71 Carolina Handling Chevy Camaro-Good color scheme, bad design scheme, all even out to get a C.

Carson Hocevar #77 Modo Casino Chevy Camaro-No change, neon design is awful, and this gets an F.

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-October 11, 2025

By David G. Firestone

Kyle Larson #5 HendrickCars.com/Zac Brown Band Chevy Camaro-Two globes are a bit much, only one would be better. A-

Justin Haley #7 Fly Alliance Chevy Camaro-Good color scheme plus mediocre design scheme will earn a C.

Ty Dillon #10 Sugarlands Shine/Field and Stream Chevy Camaro-Camo is never good, but this is even worse than anything I’ve seen. Side note, am I the only one wondering why Field and Stream hasn’t been on the side of a stock car, given how many hunting and fishing companies sponsor NASCAR? F

Chris Buescher #17 Kroger/International Delight Ford Mustang-The stripes do NOT work, the car looks cluttered. Sadly, this could have been a solid A scheme, but this gets a C.

William Byron #24 Relay Payments Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same B+ grade.

Riley Herbst #35 Hungry Jack Toyota Camry-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Cole Custer #41 HaasTooling.com Ford Mustang-Replacing black with blue doesn’t work, as it really contrasts with the rest of the scheme. It just doesn’t work. F

John Hunter Nemechek #42 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Chevy Camaro-Pinkwashing is an automatic F.

J.J. Yeley #44 Epoxy Depot Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Tyler Reddick #45 Jordan Brand Toyota Camry-Too much going on here, and the reverse flames look really weird. F

Alex Bowman #48 Ally/World Mental Health Awareness Day Chevy Camaro-Nothing really wrong here, in fact an upgrade from most Ally schemes. A

Cody Ware #51 Arby’s Steak Nuggets Ford Mustang-Good look, not really over done, and the steak nuggets look tasty. A

Ryan Preece #60 Sysco/Crumbl Ford Mustang-A smooth look with a good color scheme will always earn an A.

Josh Bilicki #66 Truan Equipment Ford Mustang-A smooth look with a good color scheme will always earn an A.

Carson Hocevar #77 Classic Collision Chevy Camaro-I’m beginning to hate neon on black, and the design is nothing to write home about, so this gets a C.

Shane van Gisbergen #88 Jockey New Zealand Camaro-I like the look, even if I don’t get what they are going for. That said, it’s a tad over designed, in my opinion, so it gets a B.

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-October 4, 2025

By David G. Firestone

Austin Dillon #3 Titan Risk Solutions Chevy Camaro-Not bad, but a downgrade from the white with red stripe masterpiece.

Justin Haley #7 Gainbridge Chevy Camaro-I like the see-through look, and the black works well. A

Ty Dillon #10 Sea Best Seafood Chevy Camaro-Pinkwashing is an automatic F.

Christopher Bell #20 DeWalt Toyota Camry-Not sure what they are trying, but it looks really good. A

William Byron #24 Valvoline Blood Cancer United Chevy Camaro-The confetti is not a good look, way too cluttered, and the entire scheme suffers as a result. C

John Hunter Nemechek #42 Family Dollar Toyota Camry-Pinkwashing is an automatic F.

Erik Jones #43 Tri State Vacuum & Rental LLC Toyota Camry-Pinkwashing is an automatic F.

Tyler Reddick #45 Jordan Brand Toyota Camry-Too. Many. Designs. F

Ryan Preece #60 Kroger/Totino’s Ultimate Ford Mustang-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

Carson Hocevar #77 Modo Casino Chevy Camaro-Taking a bad scheme and making it worse will always earn an F.

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-September 27, 2025

By David G. Firestone

Kyle Busch #8 Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevy Camaro-Changing from blue to black isn’t changing much.

Josh Berry #21 Menard’s/Dutch Boy Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same F grade.

William Byron #24 Cincinnati Chevy Camaro-Looks good, good color and design schemes, this gets an A.

Todd Gilliland #34 Dean’s Dip Ford Mustang-It’s a tad too over designed, and the black really isn’t needed here. It’s not bad, not great, so it gets a C.

Ryan Preece #60 Kroger/Minute Rice Ford Mustang-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

Daniel Suarez #99 Freeway Insurance Hispanic Heritage Chevy Camaro-While not terrible, the car has a much more cluttered look than the normal Freeway Insurance scheme, taking it from an A to a B+.

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-September 13, 2025

By David G. Firestone

Brad Keselowski #6 Castrol Edge/Travel Centers of America Ford Mustang-While I don’t like two different halves, this works well. B

Denny Hamlin #11 King’s Hawaiian Pretzel Bites Toyota Camry-The blue doesn’t work, and the car is too cluttered. F

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

Chase Briscoe #19 Bass Pro Shops Patriotic Toyota Camry-A good look, not overdone, this gets an A.

Bubba Wallace #23 Robinhood Toyota Camry-Same scheme as #67, same A grade.

Erik Jones #43 Dollar Tree Toyota Camry-Green on white is so much worse than white on green. F

Alex Bowman #48 Ally Open Road Sweeps Chevy Camaro-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

Ryan Preece #60 Kroger/SToK Ford Mustang-Nothing really wrong here. A

Chad Finchum #66 Barger Precast Ford Mustang-Good look, not over done, unique, and it works. This gets an A.

Corey Heim #67 Robinhood Toyota Camry-Taking a great scheme and making it better will always earn an A.

Shane van Gisbergen #88 Wendy’s Breakfast Baconator Chevy Camaro-Too many colors, and too over designed. F

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-August 30, 2025

By David G. Firestone

Ross Chastain #1 Busch Light Throwback Chevy Camaro-While I think it’s odd a black mustang is on a Chevy, this is still an awesome retro look! A

Brad Keselowski #6 BuildSubmarines.com Ford Mustang-The look is still solid, and I can’t find fault with veterans’ names on sides. A

Kyle Busch #8 Morgan & Morgan Chevy Camaro-While I would prefer the fades, this is still an amazing look! A

AJ Allmendinger #16 Black’s Tire Chevy Camaro-Black looks much better than blue, and this scheme is better as a result. A

Chris Buescher #17 Kroger/Tree Top Ford Mustang-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Pudgy Penguins Chevy Camaro-I don’t like the color or design scheme. I also rarely ever comment on this, but the black on the door numbers really derails the scheme. F

The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-August 23, 2025

By David G. Firestone

Ross Chastain #1 Safety Culture Chevy Camaro-Removing the yellow does nothing to help this scheme. F

Denny Hamlin #11 King’s Hawaiian Toyota Camry-A tad over designed but still great. A-

Bubba Wallace #23 Columbia Sportswear Toyota Camry-CAMO NEVER LOOKS GOOD ON RACE CARS! F

Todd Gilliland #34 Grillo’s Pickles Ford Mustang-Good look, not overdone, this gets an A.

Riley Herbst #35 Chumba Casino Toyota Camry-The gold star is really awful, and the flag motif is bad. This is awful, this gets an F.

John Hunter Nemechek #42 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Chevy Camaro-Not bad, but a downgrade from the previous scheme. B-

Erik Jones #43 Dollar Tree/STP Toyota Camry-The color scheme is great, but the design scheme is a bit too modern for STP. STP has a lot of great schemes on the #43, but this is just blah. C

Joey Gase #44 National Fire Prevention Week Chevy Camaro-Too over designed, good color scheme, I’ll give this a D.

Tyler Reddick #45 McDonald’s Toyota Camry-A great look that is bold, unique, and not over designed always gets an A.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Jack Links Duos Camaro-Too over designed to get anything other than an F.

Cody Ware #51 Arby’s Jamocha Shake Ford Mustang-The fade works, the color works well, and the stripes are good. A

Ryan Preece #60 Kroger/Entenmann’s Little Bites/Capri Sun Ford Mustang-The confetti motif is too over designed, and the car has a very cluttered look to it. F

Casey Mears #66 SI Yachts Ford Mustang-A smooth simple and bold look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

Michael McDowell #71 Fly Alliance Chevy Camaro-I like the color scheme, but the design scheme is a bit over done. B

Carson Hocevar #77 Modo Casino Chevy Camaro-Good color scheme, but there are way too many designs here. Less is much more. C

Daniel Suarez #99 Coca-Cola Chevy Camaro-white here! This isn’t good. C