Spade Racing Opens Three 2026 Select “Blaster” Boxes—Pack 8 of 18


I’m moving away from Hobby Boxes to three “Blaster” Boxes this time for the 2026 Panini Select cards.  Join me as I go through all 18 packs!


Pack 8: Actor, retractor, and sackted-or


First Look: Is being a Truck Series backmarker a claim to fame?  Yes.  No.  Maybe.  I don’t know—could you repeat the question…


To the Back: Nice job making it sound like returning to DGM Racing isn’t a life sentence to finishing 21st in points.


Say What: “Eh, I’m not running to good, but at least I have a contract for 2027.”


Final Rating: 4 racing grooves out of 10



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Foundational Bricks—The 1994 Brickyard 400: Cup Series Non-Qualifiers Part 2

Now that I’ve gone through the entire starting lineup, let’s take a look at each driver who failed to make the field. 


(listed in order of second round qualifying speed)


Jerry O’Neil #65 Aroneck Racing Chevy—Jerry made 16 Cup races from 1989-1994.


Ken Bouchard #67 Cunningham Racing Ford—Ken was the 1988 Nascar Cup Series Rookie of the Year in his lone full season.


Billy Standridge #47 Johnson Standridge Racing Ford—best finish came in the 1995 spring Darlington race, coming home 14th.


A restart from the stands
Tim Steele #12 Bobby Allison Racing Ford—last race attempt for Tim in the Allison car before being replaced by Derrike Cope.


Jerry Hill #56 Hill Motorsports Chevy—Jerry is arguably better known today as the father of Timmy and Tyler Hill.


Andy Belmont #59 Andy Belmont Racing Ford—Andy failed to qualify for all five of his 1994 race attempts.


H.B. Bailey #36 Bailey Racing Pontiac—first car to attempt a qualifying lap at the 1994 Brickyard 400.


The track layout
Norm Benning #84 Norm Benning Racing Oldsmobile—lone Olds Cup car to attempt the 1994 Brickyard 400.


Doug French #79 Ted Walters Chevy—one of two Cup race attempts in 1994 for the New Jersey driver.


The 1994 Brickyard 400 pace car
James Hylton #48 Hylton Motorsports Pontiac—James attempted top-level Nascar races from 1964-2007.


Stan Fox #09 Roulo Brothers Chevy (CRASH)—finished seventh in the 1987 Indy 500.


Loy Allen Jr. #19 Tri-Star Motorsports Ford (CRASH)—first-ever rookie pole winner for the Daytona 500 in 1994.



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Nascar Cup Championship Race Telecast BINGO

As is tradition here (and as a tribute to The Pits) here’s a BINGO card for today’s race!

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Nascar O'Reilly Championship Race Telecast BINGO

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Nascar Trucks Championship Race Telecast BINGO

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Race (and Championship) Picks Homestead: Spade Racing vs. AI

Join me as I test my wits against various AI programs in picking the 2026 Cup races.  Once they’ve made their picks, I’ll make my normal Favorite, Next Favorite, and Dark Horse picks (in addition to my regular O’Reilly & Truck Series picks).  At the end of the year we’ll see who knows more—me, or a soulless machine gobbling up water and electricity.


ChatGPT (7 wins) sez: I'm going with Christopher Bell in the No. 20 Toyota!


Truck Series (3 wins) Truck Series Championship 200 Friday 7:30pm ET on FS1: KADEN HONEYCUTT—easiest way to clinch is by winning the race.


O’Reilly Series (4 wins) O’Reilly Series Championship 300 Saturday 5pm ET on CW: CARSON KVAPIL—BUT, Justin Allgaier wins the championship.


Cup Series Cup Series Championship 400 3pm ET on NBC  FAVORITE (2 wins): DENNY HAMLIN—but it’s too little, too late.  NEXT FAVORITE (3 wins): KYLE LARSON—your 2026 champion.  DARK HORSE (2 wins): SVG—ah, why the heck not?



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Spade Racing Opens Three 2026 Select “Blaster” Boxes—Pack 7 of 18


I’m moving away from Hobby Boxes to three “Blaster” Boxes this time for the 2026 Panini Select cards.  Join me as I go through all 18 packs!


Pack 7: Funk, junk, and bunk


First Look: I’m glad Parker has Funkaway sponsorship—Parker has too much funk for a Nascar driver as it is.


To the Back: Again, sorry about my horrible photography skills.


Say What: “I sure proved that guy who runs Spade Racing wrong when he predicted I wouldn’t make it through my first season.”


Final Rating: 2 cautions during commercials out of 10



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Foundational Bricks—The 1994 Brickyard 400: Cup Series Non-Qualifiers Part 1

Now that I’ve gone through the entire starting lineup, let’s take a look at each driver who failed to make the field. 


(listed in order of second round qualifying speed)


Joe Ruttman #39 Roulo Brothers Racing Chevy—missed the race by less than two-hundredths of a second.


Dick Trickle #32 Active Motorsports Chevy—one of six 1994 DNQ’s.


Randy Lajoie #20 Moroso Racing Ford—finished 20th in both of his other 1994 starts for the Moroso team.


Jim Sauter #59 Dick Simon Racing Ford—Simon entered six cars (qualifying five) in the 1994 Indy 500.


The official program for
the 1994 Brickyard 400
Steve Grissom #29 Diamond Ridge Motorsports Chevy—posted three top tens in 1994.


Davy Jones #88 US Racing Ford—Davy won the 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans and finished runner up in the 1996 Indy 500.


Bob Brevak #34 Brevak Racing Ford—five DNQ’s in 1994 for the 1990 ARCA champion.


Gary Bettenhausen #60 Barkdoll Racing Chevy—first Nascar attempt for Gary in twenty years.

Brad Teague's car being taken out for qualifying


Brad Teague #52 Jimmy Means Racing Ford—best finish in 1994 was a 22nd at his home track of Bristol.


Mike Wallace #90 Donlavey Racing Ford—a tough 1994 ended on a high note with a fifth place finish at the season finale at Atlanta.



Robert Pressley's car being wheeled out for qualifying


Robert Pressley #54 Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevy—one of three DNQ’s in a part-time 1994 schedule to prep Robert to take over for Harry Gant in 1995.


Bob Schacht #57 Balough Racing Ford—Schacht posted a career-best 16th place finish at Richmond in 1982.



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The Hero Card Project Part 9.5

 Link to my preview (contains all team addresses)


Link to Part 8 

Hero card responses just keep pouring in!  If you’re new to hero card collecting, check out my guide at herocardguide.com for step-by-step instructions on how to request hero cards, how to receive them, and how to store them.  I sent SASEs (Self Addressed Stamped Envelopes) to every Cup, O’Reilly and Truck team, as well as a few major ARCA operations as well.  Who’ll be the first to respond?  Who’ll send in the most cards?  Whose cards will be brand new?  And will any teams send in autographed cards?  Join me over the next few months as I find out!

The following cards arrived October 28th--I'm thinking FRE "double responded" because I either sent them two requests by mistake, or had one left over from 2025:

Two autographed cards from Freedom Racing Enterprises




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Race Picks Martinsville: Spade Racing vs. AI

Join me as I test my wits against various AI programs in picking the 2026 Cup races.  Once they’ve made their picks, I’ll make my normal Favorite, Next Favorite, and Dark Horse picks (in addition to my regular O’Reilly & Truck Series picks).  At the end of the year we’ll see who knows more—me, or a soulless machine gobbling up water and electricity.


Microsoft Co-Pilot (7 wins) sez: If I had to make one pick, I'd take Ryan Blaney to win the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville.


Truck Series (3 wins) Black’s Tire 200 Friday 6pm ET on FS1: KADEN HONEYCUTT—aren’t all tires black?


O’Reilly Series (4 wins) National Debt Relief 250 Saturday 4pm ET on CW: JESSE LOVE—he’d just LOVE to lock up the championship (sorry).


Cup Series Xfinity 500 2pm ET on NBC  FAVORITE (2 wins): KYLE LARSON—locking in the championship a week early.  NEXT FAVORITE (3 wins): DENNY HAMLIN—too little, too late.  DARK HORSE (2 wins): ROSS CHASTAIN—no “hail melon” though.



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