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The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Tracker-January 7, 2026

By David G. Firestone

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

HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #5

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

ROUSH-FENWAY RACING #6

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

SPIRE MOTORSPORTS #7

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

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+

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

ROUSH-FENWAY RACING #17

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

JOE GIBBS RACING #19

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

JOE GIBBS RACING #20

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

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

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

FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS #38

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

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

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

HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS #48

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

ROUSH-FENWAY RACING #60

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

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

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-January 3, 2026

By David G. Firestone

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

Noah Gragson #4 MillerTech Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same C grade.

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

Brad Keselowski #6 Body Guard Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Daniel Suarez #7 Freeway Insurance Chevy Camaro-Not bad, but a major downgrade from last year. B

Kyle Busch #8 Lucas Oil Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Kyle Busch #8 Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.-

Chase Elliott #9 UniFirst Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Chase Elliott #9 NAPA Chevy Camaro-Not over done, solid look, gets an A.

Chase Elliott #9 Kelly Blue Book Chevy Camaro-This is a great look, and it gets an A.

Chase Elliott #9 Amazon Prime Chevy Camaro-Not bad, but a downgrade from last year. B+

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

Ryan Blaney #12 Wurth Ford Mustang-Yes, Yes, A thousand times YES! I loves me a good fade and this is a good fade! A

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

Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Chase Briscoe #19 Columbia Bank Toyota Camry-I think the sides are over done just a tad, but it does have a solid color scheme, and the overall design scheme is good. B+

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

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

Josh Berry #21 eero Ford Mustang-The blue with circles is a great look, but a downgrade fro last year. A-

Joey Logano #22 Hunt Brothers Ford Mustang-Changing the pattern doesn’t help at all. D

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

William Byron #24 HP Chevy Camaro-A solid look, with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

William Byron #24 RAPTOR Chevy Camaro-Yes, YES! I love the flames, and the white works well. This gets an A.

William Byron #24 All-Pro Auto Reconditioning Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same C grade.

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

William Byron #24 Liberty University Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Zane Smith #38 Speedy Cash Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same C grade.

Zane Smith #38 TitleMax Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same B grade.

John Hunter Nemechek #42 Rexel Toyota Camry-If the stripe on the bottom was removed, this would work a lot better. With the stripe, it goes from an A to a B.

Alex Bowman #48 Ally Financial Chevy Camaro-Not good, but a massive upgrade from last year. C

Ryan Preece #60 Trimble Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same C grade.

Ryan Preece #60 Body Guard Ford Mustang-Same scheme as last year, same A grade.

Jimmie Johnson #84 Carvana Toyota Camry-Not bad, but a downgrade from last year. C

Connor Zilisch #88 Red Bull Chevy Camaro-New stripes not worth noting, grade remains an A.

Shane van Gisbergen #97 Red Bull Chevy Camaro-New stripes not worth noting, grade remains an A.

The Driver Suit Blog-The Final Paint Scheme Grades of 2025

By David G. Firestone

Ty Dillon #10 Alpine Partners Chevy Camaro-I’m not sure why, but I really don’t like this shade of blue with this scheme. It’s not bad, but it could be a lot better. B+

AJ Allmendinger #16 Celsius Sports Vibe Chevy Camaro-I like the look, the color scheme works well, and I like the stripes, A

Erik Jones #43 Dollar Tree/Ziploc Toyota Camry-A smooth look with a great color scheme will always earn an A.

JJ Yeley #44 Fanatics Sportsbook Chevy Camaro-Not bad, but a slight downgrade from the other scheme. A-

Michael McDowell #71 Tide Chevy Camaro-Tide has many great NASCAR schemes throughout history, and this isn’t one of them. It’s an ugly, over designed mess, that just looks awful. F

Daniel Suarez #99 Trackhouse Chevy Camaro-It’s an ugly, over designed mess, and this gets an F.

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 20, 2025

By David G. Firestone

Noah Gragson #4 Farm Rich Chevy Camaro-The red looks out of place, and I think it might look better with the colors reversed. Not terrible, not great, just meh. C

Brad Keselowski #6 BuildSubmarines.com/Boston Red Sox Ford Mustang-Taking a great scheme and making it better will always earn an A.

Ty Dillon #10 Sea Best Seafood/BJ’s Wholesale Club Chevy Camaro-The blue looks good, the stripe looks great, and the seafood boil looks delicious! A

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

Todd Gilliland #34 Grillo’s Pickles Ford Mustang-As much as I’ve enjoyed the Grillo’s schemes this year, this is far too over designed. F

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #47 Hyak Motorsports Camaro-It’s far too over designed, even for an unsponsored car. With unsponsored cars, less is more. F

Shane van Gisbergen #88 Jockey Infinite Cool Underwear Chevy Camaro-Same scheme as #1 and #99, same A grade.

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