Race Picks Dover: Spade Racing vs. AI (well, not this week)

NOTE: no picks for the All-Star Race


Truck Series (1 win) EcoSave 200 Friday 5pm ET on FS1: BEN RHODES—first place in the First State.


O’Reilly Series (1 win) BetRivers 200 Saturday 4pm ET on CW: JESSE LOVE—redemption from last week.



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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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