Spade Racing

Spade Racing Opens 2 Blaster Boxes of 2025 Panini Prizm Cards—Pack 8 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 8: Underbird, nobody’s heard, and a quick word

First Look: Plenty of words have been used to describe Alan Kulwicki: Underdog. Independent. Resourceful. Standoffish. Winner. Hard-headed. Entrepreneur. Genius. Champion. But until today, never has ANYONE called him “Groovy”.

To the Back: I don’t know if its a sign of aging or developing something resembling a social life, but I honestly had no idea who Luke Fenhaus was until I read this card.

Say What: “Want a word? Ok, here’s one—‘gator’”.

Final Rating: 6 sets of tires out of 10

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Foundational Bricks—The 1994 Brickyard 400: 16th, Dave Marcis

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 16th: Dave Marcis #71 Termite Construction Marcis Racing Chevy

Finished: 41st (DNF—Crash)

Marcis' 1994 car

Career Highlights: Five-time Cup Series race winner, 1975 Cup Series championship runner-up, “The Last of the Independents”, made wingtip shoes standard racing equipment.

Total Brickyard 400 Starts: 4

Best Brickyard 400 Finish: 35th (1996)

1994 Fun Fact: 1994’s spring Bristol race would see Dave’s last-ever top-ten race finish, albeit FOURTEEN LAPS DOWN to the winner. Again, parity=exciting.

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The Hero Card Project 2026: Part 1

Link to my preview (contains all team addresses)

Hero card responses are 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 from April 2 through April 11.