The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-June 3, 2023

By David G. Firestone

Ross Chastain #1 Advent Health Patriotic Chevy Camaro-Reversing the red and white would work better, but this isn’t bad, so this gets a B.

Austin Dillon #3 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Patriotic Chevy Camaro-I don’t like the blue camo on the rear, and there could be more red. B+

Kevin Harvick #4 Mobil 1 Patriotic Ford Mustang-Removing the black takes a C scheme up to an A scheme, given how much better this looks! A

Kyle Larson #5 Hendrickcars.com Patriotic Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Brad Keselowski #6 Castrol Patriotic Ford Mustang-I can say that I like the color scheme, but the design scheme is not only awful, but doesn’t work with the color scheme. D-

Chase Elliott #9 NAPA Patriotic Chevy Camaro-A much cleaner, and better look. No complaints here! A

Aric Almirola #10 Smithfield Patriotic Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same D grade.

Denny Hamlin #11 Yahoo! Toyota Camry-Same scheme as last year, same B+ grade.

Ryan Blaney #12 Cherry Lime Body Armor Patriotic Ford Mustang-This is, without a doubt, the worst camo color scheme I have ever seen! It’s giving me motion sickness without even moving! F

Chase Briscoe #14 Mahindra Tractors Patriotic Ford Mustang-This is a downgrade from the bold yet simple design of last year. It’s not bad, but a real downgrade. B+

J.J. Yeley #15 Patriot Mobile Patriotic Ford Mustang-It’s bold, it isn’t over designed, it has a great color scheme. A

AJ Allmendinger #16 Action Industries Patriotic Chevy Camaro-A bit too over designed, with too many elements. This isn’t too bad, so it gets a B.

Chris Buescher #17 Fastenal Patriotic Ford Mustang-I like the color change, this gives it more of a snake-like look, which is awesome! A

Martin Truex Jr. #19 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Patriotic Toyota Camry-Much better than the #3, and much better than last year, so this gets an A.

Christopher Bell #20 Interstate Batteries Patriotic Toyota Camry-Camo used like this does NOT look good, and this is just horrid! This gets an F!

Bubba Wallace #23 Dr Pepper Strawberries & Cream Toyota Camry-A simple, yet bold look, and it has a great color scheme. This earns an A.

William Byron #24 Liberty University Patriotic Chevy Camaro-While I dislike the camo, I do like the cleaned up car. I’ll give this a B.

Justin Haley #31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Patriotic Chevy Camaro-Toning down the stars on the front would earn this an A, but with the stars as they are, this gets a B.

Zane Smith #38 Boot Barn Ford Mustang-I don’t like camo on cars period, and this is not a good look at all. F

Ryan Preece #41 HaasTooling.com Patriotic Ford Mustang-It’ really comes across as a generic patriotic scheme, so I’ll give it a C.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Coca-Cola Chevy Camaro-While I like this scheme, I don’t really get it. What kind of Coke comes in gold cans? It’s good, but odd. A

Alex Bowman #48 Ally Financial Patriotic Chevy Camaro-This legitimately hurts my eyes to look at! This is one of the worst American flag motif I have ever seen. F

Todd Gilliland #51 Ruedenbusch Ford Mustang-It’s bold, it isn’t over designed, it has a great color scheme. A

Jimmie Johnson #84 Club Wyndham Chevy Camaro-The black roof looks really out of place, and the sides are a mess. F

Shane van Gisbergen #91 Enhance Health Chevy Camaro-The good color scheme and the meh design scheme give this a C grade.