Foundational Bricks—The 1994 Brickyard 400: 14th, Dale Jarrett

Join me as I take a look back every Monday at the starting lineup for one of the biggest races in NASCAR history, the inaugural Brickyard 400. 


Starting 14th: Dale Jarrett #18 Interstate Batteries Joe Gibbs Racing Chevy


Finished: 40th (DNF—Crash)


Jarrett in retirement
Career Highlights: 1999 Cup Series champion, 32 Cup Series wins, three-time Daytona 500 winner, innovator of pressing one’s lips to aging bricks on a racing surface.


Total Brickyard 400 Starts: 13


Best Brickyard 400 Finish: Winner (1996, 99)



Autographed by crew chief Jimmy Makar


1994 Fun Fact: Despite posting a win in the fall Charlotte race, 1994 would be Dale Jarrett’s final year running for Joe Gibbs Racing.  It seemed like an odd move at the time, but it sure as heck paid off for him.



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Race Picks Rockingham: 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.


AI (1 win) Meta sez: its an off-week, so no AI picks this week.


Truck Series (1 win) Black’s Tire 200 Friday 4:30pm ET on FS1: GIO RUGGIERO—with as many fans wanted Rockingham back on the schedule this race should be a sellout, right?


O’Reilly Series (1 win) NC Education Lottery 250 Saturday 2:30pm ET on CW: JUSTIN ALLGAIER—back to back to back on three classic tracks.


Cup Series OFF


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Spade Racing Opens 2 Blaster Boxes of 2025 Panini Prizm Cards—Pack 5 of 12

Rather than a “hobby box”, I decided to go with the more economical choice of two “Blaster Boxes” for the 2025 Panini Prizm cards (although they were bought in January 2026.  With six packs of five cards each in each box, that’s twelve packs to open!


Pack 5: He still has a ride, chocolate-related pride, and pain-relief ride


First Look: “Why does Riley have a ride instead of Corey?”  Well, it’s pretty simple—Riley brings sponsorship money and Corey doesn’t.  So that’s settled then.



To the Back: Remember those commercials for Hershey’s Pot O’ Gold chocolate samplers?  I got one and felt special!


Say What: “Ironically this Tylenol hat is so tight its giving me a headache.”


Final Rating: 5 pit stops out of 10



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