Uncle Max vs. Thirteenth Place: Year in Review


And with that, another season is in the books.  Picks were made, drivers didn’t do as well as I’d liked (especially in Cup) but after 36 races I wound up winning on the final day.  Just goes to show you that 13 really ISN’T my unlucky number, I guess.

As for outside the racing world, I’m gearing up for six-plus weeks of nearly-nonstop work for the holiday shopping rush.  I should count myself lucky—our store is one of the few to be fully-staffed, but that’s also because we hired a bunch of new workers the past two weeks.  Nothing like training when the store is slammed, huh?

As for what the future brings, I’m not sure if I’ll be back for next year.  If I do return, it’ll have to be with a new format, since obviously my Cup picks just haven’t been all that great lately.  Either way, I’ll be sure to check in for my annual NFL playoff preview.

Thanks for reading, and remember—when in doubt, pick Penske or Gibbs!


TRUCK SERIES (6 wins)


XFINITY SERIES (5 wins)


CUP SERIES 13th Place (2 wins) vs. Uncle Max (3 wins)



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MEGA POST: Spade Racing presents The Hero Card Project 2024 Part 10


 

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A bit of a different Hero Card Project entry this time: last week I took a trip to the race shops of NASCAR for another, larger project.  I was able to fill in some missing hero cards in the process.  My pics below show what I picked up at various race shops that I didn't already have. Click here to learn more about collecting Hero Cards:   


Five cards from RCR's shop in Welcome/Lexington

Two cards from the 9/24 Hendrick shop in Concord

Four cards from the soon-to-close Stewart-Haas Racing

Five cards from RFK Racing in Concord

Two cards from Team Penske's Mooresville shop

A very cool and unique "welcome" card from
23XI's new shop in Huntersville

A slew of cards from Front Row's shop in Mooresville

A hero card and trading card from Spire Motorsports in Mooresville

Four cards from LiveFast in Mooresville

The lone missing card I needed from Legacy MC in Statesville

Two more RCR cards

An Our Motorsports card from their new shop in Welcome

Two missing cards from Kaulig Racing on the RCR campus

Five cards from SS-Greenlight in Mooresville

Three hero cards from Statesville's AM Racing

Five smaller cards from Xfinity team SHR Racing in Mooresville

Five cards from JAR's Statesville shop

A total HAUL of cards from Alpha Prime in Mooresville!

Two additional cards from TRICON in Mooresville

Two cards from Truck & ARCA stalwarts REV Racing
near Charlotte Motor Speedway

Two additional Truck Series cards from JAR

CR7 provided a card from their small Mooresville shop

Two more cards from FRM

A Truck Series card from Spire

A Thad Moffit card (and a Petty Garage one too)
from the Richard Petty Museum

Two more cards from REV Racing

Three ARCA cards from AM Racing



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Spade Racing Opens a Box of 2024 Donruss Cards, Pack 14 of 24


PACK 14: Chris’s car, a rising star, and the company car


FIRST LOOK: As I’ve said in years past, I’m always a fan of the horizontal “car pic” cards.  A good reminder that it’s not just about the drivers—it’s about the car (and crew, and support staff, and tracks, and fans, etc.).


TO THE BACK: William Byron really has stepped up his game slowly but surely every single year, hasn’t he?  Not too bad for a guy who still doesn’t have a nickname.


SAY WHAT?: “I got a company car from Panini, and I don’t even need to log my mileage.”


RATING: 5 pit stalls out of 10



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