The Driver Suit Blog-Paint Scheme Grades-August 29,2026

By David G. Firestone

Ross Chastain #1 Wendy’s Watermelon Lemonade Chevy Camaro-New sponsor for 2026, yellow with watermelon motif. F

It’s a horrifically over designed mess. F

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

Austin Dillon #3 Bass Pro Shops Deer Season/Winchester Chevy Camaro-Love the look, not over done, this gets an A.

Austin Dillon #3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Deer Season XP Chevy Camaro-Getting rid of the white would get this a solid A, but with the white, this gets an A-.

Daniel Suarez #7 Coke Zero Sugar Chevy Camaro-Getting rid of the black would get this a solid A, but with the white, this gets an A-.

Todd Gilliland #34 Grillo’s Pickles Ford Mustang-Not bad, but a downgrade from last year. A-

Zane Smith #38 Aaron’s Dream Machine Ford Mustang-This is a great look, and brings back some Mac Tonight memories! A

John Hunter Nemechek #40 Dollar Tree Toyota Camry-Getting rid of the white is a slight upgrade, but it is still over designed. C+

Erik Jones #43 Dollar Tree Throwback Toyota Camry-I love a good 1990’s throwback, and this is a great throwback. A

Joey Gase #44 National Fire Prevention Week Chevy Camaro-Too many colors and too over designed, so it gets an F.

Cody Ware #51 Super.com Chevy Camaro-Love the look, not over designed, this gets an A.

Ryan Preece #60 Oikos Ford MustangNew scheme for 2026, white and black.-Not bad, but a bit of a downgrade from last year. A-

Michael McDowell #71 Fly Alliance Chevy Camaro-Too. Many. Stripes. F