This Week on Trading Paints: October 17, 2025

News and updates from the world of Trading Paints from the past week.

This Week on Trading Paints: October 17, 2025

Welcome to This Week on Trading Paints, the pulse on what’s happening in the Trading Paints world while you’re building your career in NASCAR 25.

🏁 NASCAR 25 Proving Grounds Challenge wraps up

Our latest Proving Grounds Challenge to celebrate the launch of NASCAR 25 from iRacing Studios is in the books! Last week, we prompted the community to show off those skills by creating a NASCAR-25 inspired paint, and plenty of you took the opportunity.

Congratulations to the artists of the five most-favorited paints on winning a NASCAR 25 game code!

2025 Toyota Camry Nextgen NASCAR 25 by Brantley Roden - Trading Paints
Harpoon Design is proud to present the NASCAR25 Toyota Camry Nextgen with numbers and a custom vinyl spec map. Copy the link below for a video preview. #ProvingGrounds https://drive.google.com/file/d/1soyM0H7K5SWy72dWeJ5tGfCevBhpsFVu/view?usp=sharing
NASCAR 25 Ford Mustang Next Gen by Noah Blackwell - Trading Paints
My Take on this Challenge #ProvingGrounds
2025 Nascar25 Next Gen Toyota Camry Fictional by Pedro S Melo - Trading Paints
My #ProvingGrounds attempt. Please leave your like!
Dale Jr. NASCAR 25 Fantasy Scheme by Miles Bagley - Trading Paints
#ProvingGrounds
NASCAR 25 Toyota Supra CUSTOM No. by Tom H. - Trading Paints
For the #ProvingGrounds Challenge to celebrate the launch of NASCAR 25 by iRacing Studios. Favorite this!!

We’ll be handing out some codes to the Trading Paints Store to some artists of our favorites, too.


🧑‍🎨 ICYMI: BLACKBEARDltd in the spotlight

Meet BLACKBEARDltd, a creative professional whose work spans many, many disciplines of racing, the focus of this month’s Artist Spotlight.


🏎️ Staff Picks

Here are a few paints we’re really digging this week.

SMSR Pizza Deliveries by Jordan Pianezzola - Trading Paints
Skid Mark Sim Racing Entry for the 3 hour at Imola
Zippo Lighters Saleen Mustang 2001 Grand-Am Cup by Tyler Tucker - Trading Paints
Here is the black Zippo sponsored Saleen Mustang from the 2001 Grand-am Cup season. Driven by John Kohler and Gary Smith.
Ruby Star 992 Cup by Enrique V. - Trading Paints
Metallic Ruby Star 992 Cup Car with candy red, metallic bronze and dynamic matte carbon fiber livery.
Viola Purple Metallic 992 Cup by Enrique V. - Trading Paints
Viola Purple Metallic livery with white gloss and polished metallic dark purple accents. Carbon fiber is dynamic and reacts naturally to light.
James Gin Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo by Matthew A Tomelleri - Trading Paints
hammond you idiot
499RACING - Ford Mustang GT4 5.0 (Blackout) by Nick Eby - Trading Paints
499RACING 5.0 Livery - Designed by Nick Eby
NASCAR 25 Xfinity Camaro by James Budd - Trading Paints
NASCAR 25 themed paint scheme for the 2025 Xfinity Series Chevy Camaro. If you like the scheme don’t forget to leave a favorite, thank you! #ProvingGrounds
NASCAR 25 #ProvingGrounds by Brandon Kelley4 - Trading Paints
#ProvingGrounds

🔢 From the Number Showroom

We’re really enjoying what you’ve been sharing in the new Number Showroom, part of the new Number Builder update. Here are a few recent numbers that caught our eye.

54-1 by Dillen Sexton | Number Builder
Create and share your own stylized car number graphics from your web browser with Number Builder by Trading Paints.
Super Glorious Number by Anthony Dinatale | Number Builder
Create and share your own stylized car number graphics from your web browser with Number Builder by Trading Paints.
19 joined by Henry AP Oloyede | Number Builder
Create and share your own stylized car number graphics from your web browser with Number Builder by Trading Paints.
Speedy Clean Number by Craig Paydon | Number Builder
Create and share your own stylized car number graphics from your web browser with Number Builder by Trading Paints.
Upbolters 75 by Chace Huzsek | Number Builder
Create and share your own stylized car number graphics from your web browser with Number Builder by Trading Paints.
david ragan AAA by Gabrian Goley | Number Builder
Create and share your own stylized car number graphics from your web browser with Number Builder by Trading Paints.

Keep posting your numbers to the Number Showroom, and we’ll continue to share what we like!


🏆 Paint of the Week

Cody Young11’s Redneck Overalls Suit is this week’s Paint of the Week, chosen by Patrick, our Community Manager, on Instagram. It’s a classic.


What did you think of This Week on Trading Paints? Let us know on Instagram and Bluesky — and don’t forget to tag us when you share your paints! 🏁