Spade Racing

Spade Racing Opens a 2026 Donruss Hobby Box of Cards—Pack 7 of 16

It’s back to a hobby back for the first official 2026 cards. Join me as I go through all 16 packs of 8 cards each!

Pack 7: What Happened…

First Look: What Happened to World Wide Technology? They were sponsoring the RPM 43 for about 2/3s of the season, now they sponsor a random track outside St. Louis and nothing else?

To the Back: What Happened to talking about WHY the 25 was available in 1988, huh? HUH!?!

Say What: “What Happened to my name? Is it just me or does ‘John Paul Southern’ sound like the name of a Nascar driver in a bad cartoon?”

Final Rating: 3 obscure regional series drivers out of 10

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Foundational Bricks—The 1994 Brickyard 400: 27th, Darrell Waltrip

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 27th: Darrell Waltrip #17 Western Auto Darrell Waltrip Inc. Chevy

Darrell Waltrip on pit road at
the Brickyard

Finished: 6th

Career Highlights: Three-time Cup Series champion, 84 Cup Series wins, 1989 Daytona 500 winner, popularized the word “Boogity”.

Total Brickyard 400 Starts: 7

Best Brickyard 400 Finish: 6th (1994)

Autographed by Lou LaRosa, DW's
lead engine builder in 1994

1994 Fun Fact: Darrell was involved in a last lap crash at the 1994 fall Charlotte race with Bobby Hillin Jr and, awkwardly, his brother Michael Waltrip. This was late enough in the season for it to be called “pulling a Bodine”.

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The Hero Card Project: Part 5

Link to my preview (contains all team addresses)

Link to Part 4

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 June 19th through July 3rd.