Spade Racing

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 October 28th--I'm thinking FRE "double responded" because I either sent them two requests by mistake, or had one left over from 2025:

Two autographed cards from Freedom Racing Enterprises

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Race Picks Martinsville: 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.

Microsoft Co-Pilot (7 wins) sez: If I had to make one pick, I'd take Ryan Blaney to win the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville.

Truck Series (3 wins) Black’s Tire 200 Friday 6pm ET on FS1: KADEN HONEYCUTT—aren’t all tires black?

O’Reilly Series (4 wins) National Debt Relief 250 Saturday 4pm ET on CW: JESSE LOVE—he’d just LOVE to lock up the championship (sorry).

Cup Series Xfinity 500 2pm ET on NBC FAVORITE (2 wins): KYLE LARSON—locking in the championship a week early. NEXT FAVORITE (3 wins): DENNY HAMLIN—too little, too late. DARK HORSE (2 wins): ROSS CHASTAIN—no “hail melon” though.