Spade Racing

Spade Racing Opens 2 Blaster Boxes of 2025 Panini Prizm Cards—Pack 11 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 11: Alliteration, reputation, and concentration

First Look: Tootsies Talisman. Tootsies Talisman. Tootsies Talisman. Tootsies Talisman. Tootsies Talisman. Tootsies Talisman. Tootsies Talisman. Tootsies Talisman. Tootsies Talisman!

To the Back: I like to think that Joey’s so competitive that he’s competing with Chase Briscoe this year to see who looks better with a shaved head.

Say What: “OK, remember, it’s AutoVentive, not AutoWentive. Wait, is it?”

Final Rating: 5 overtime laps out of 10

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Foundational Bricks—The 1994 Brickyard 400: 19th, Rich Bickle

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 19th: Rich Bickle #9 Orkin Melling Racing Ford

Finished: 29th

Bickle in retirement, wearing
his 1994 fire suit

Career Highlights: Four-time Slinger Nationals winner, Five-time Snowball Derby winner, fourth-place finish at Martinsville in 1998, no relation to Travis.

Total Brickyard 400 Starts: 5

Best Brickyard 400 Finish: 29th (1994)

"Making the race 19th out of
80+ cars" --Rich Bickle 45

1994 Fun Fact: 1994 was a difficult year for Rich on-track, as he was mostly uncompetitive in a mostly unsponsored Melling Racing car. On the plus side, he didn’t have to pretend to like SPAM.

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The Hero Card Project 2026: Part 2

Link to my preview (contains all team addresses)

Link to Part 1

Hero card responses just keep 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 12 through April 26.