Spade Racing Opens a Box of 2023 Panini Chronicles Cards, Pack 12 of 12

PACK 12: Standing on a Disc, Playing with some Risk, and a Walk that’s Really Brisk

FIRST LOOK: I have no clue why they thought that “drivers standing on a hovering chunk of asphalt” was a good look.

TO THE BACK: Well, there WAS room to spread out.  These days New Jersey is so overdeveloped you’re libel to run into a fence going for a pass.

SAY WHAT?: “Gotta keep walking or Bobby Allison will want to argue about that one missing win again.”

RATING: 7 post-race interviews out of 10.

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NASCAR ROTY RANKINGS 1990: Ranking the Rookie of the Year Classes Through the Years

Join me as we take a look at every NASCAR Cup Rookie of the Year class from 1972 (the start of the modern era) through 2021, going from the worst to the first in terms of overall careers of each year’s rookie class.

1990

Rob Moroso's rookie car

Winner: (posthumously): Rob Moroso (Moroso).  Runners Up: Jack Pennington, Jerry O'Neil.  Aborted Attempts: Jeff Purvis

How their careers turned out: While Rob Moroso showed his talent in the Busch Series, it’s hard to say anything good about his time in Cup, which ended abruptly in a fatal drunk-driving accident.  Meanwhile, competition for the ROTY award was so thin that Moroso still clinched it despite missing the end of the season.

“Fun” “Fact” about the winner: By way of sponsor Crown Petroleum, Rob was dubbed “The Crown Prince of Racing”, easily the lamest nickname until “The Rainbow Warrior”.

Ranking: #50 out of 50

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Throwback Weekend: Sparky Plugg

In honor of Nascar’s annual throwback weekend, please enjoy this signed print of the concept artwork for the WWF’s Thurman “Sparky” Plugg, the first (and to date only) Nascar driving WWF Superstar!

I purchased this at WrestleCon in Philadelphia (during WrestleMania weekend) directly from Tom Fleming, the artist who designed and drew it way back when.  He didn’t have a copy to purchase right there, so he mailed this to me a few days later.  I’m guessing this is the first time anyone has spent put this much time into Sparky Plugg since the early-90’s (and even then it might be more now).

It just goes to show you that if you wait long enough, you can get proof of your obsessions crossing over!

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