Spade Racing Opens a Blaster Box of 2024 Panini PRIZM Cards—6 of 6


I’m changing things up a bit for 2024, as instead of “hobby boxes”, I will be exploring the world of “blaster boxes” for NASCAR trading cards.



Pack 6 of 6: Throwback, Nice Payback, and Jaw/slacked


First Look: Ty Gibbs, groovy?  His grandpa was young in the 70’s and there wasn’t much groovy about HIM, unless you include the trips formation he perfected.


To the Back: Always awesome to see drivers doing something charitable with their time and money!


Say What: “Wait, they really shorted you a card on the previous pack?  Nice going, Panini.”


Final Rating: 5 cool down laps out of 10


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Spade Racing’s Stars in Unusual Cars: Clint Bowyer



Clint Bowyer spends a year-long layover at HScott Motorsports (2016)

Join me throughout this year as I take a look at when some of the sport’s biggest stars drove some unusual cars! (Presented in no particular order).


Why? Leaving a collapsing Michael Waltrip Racing, Clint Bowyer was able to sign on as the new driver of the Stewart-Haas Racing #14 for 2017, taking over for a retiring Tony Stewart.  Problem was that Bowyer’s MWR ride was shutting down after the 2015 season.  Needing a stop-gap solution, Bowyer took his car number (15) and sponsors to HScott Motorsports for 2016.


How successful were they? It was a year of struggle for everyone involved, as Bowyer plummeted from 16th in points to 27th in ill-handling cars.  Things got ugly after the season as Bowyer sued the team for money owed to him, although it was quickly settled out of court.


What was the aftermath? The HScott team shut down shortly afterwards, ending its long history dating back to James Finch’s entry to the Cup Series in 1990.  Upon arriving at SHR, Bowyer would post two more Cup race wins, but would retire young to move into broadcasting full-time.


Ranking on the Strange-O-Meter? 10 manipulated races out of 10—even taking into account the decline of MWR, this was a star driver going to race for one of the sport’s WORST TEAMS for an entire season. 



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Nascar, Race Teams File Motions Over Temperature of Court Room


This is a parody

In yet another skirmish in the ongoing legal battle between teams 23XI Racing & Front Row Motorsports and Nascar, dueling motions were filed on Friday arguing about the temperature of the court room for the anticipated opening arguments.

“We would like to file a motion demanding that the temperature of the courtroom be between 72 and 75°”, said the lawyers for 23XI & FRM. “ this ambient temperature is required in order for us to pursue our lawsuit against the sanctioning body.”

However, shortly afterwards Nascar filed a rebuttal against the request. 

“We categorically and unequivocally cannot agree to the teams’ request”, said Nascar’s legal representatives in the filing. “ there is no way that this case could proceed unless the ambient temperature of the courtroom is between 66 and 70°.  Asking for the room to be more than 70° temperature is laughable and shows the teams’ disregard for the sport of stock car racing.”

In a press release, 23XI refuted Nascar’s request, stating that it proves just how out of touch the sport’s leadership has become. 

“All we’re asking for is a reasonably comfortable room in which to state our case”, the statement read. “With the current state of the economy, not to mention environmental concerns we feel that it would be irresponsible to have a room because as low as 66°, especially consider considering that we anticipate being there over the summer.”

Nascar has yet to respond to the response to the response.



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