Continuing a tradition of limited esteem, Spade Racing bought, unboxed, and unpacked a sealed box of 2020 Donruss (Panini) Nascar trading cards. Join us as we go through each eight-card pack to find the good, the bad, and the downright weird.
PACK 10—The last, the fast, and an aging blast
A few “what could have been” in this pack—what if Michael McDowell had hooked up with a better team? What if Reed Sorenson hadn’t been let go from his Nationwide ride? What if Carl Edwards didn’t disappear into the wilds of Missouri? What if Ryan Preece had paid more than $5 for his haircut?
FIRST THING’S FIRST: Pretty impressive—the last card of a numbered series in Jimmie Johnson’s final year as a full-time Cup driver. No idea why it looks like Jimmie has a mouthful of chaw.
SECOND LOOK: Well apparently Kyle Larson went through a rapid aging machine as he looks 50-something in this portrait. “Back in MY day we had sponsors we couldn’t trust to be legit—and we were GRATEFUL!!!”.
TO THE BACK: Brittney Zamora says she wants a job in a race car. Hopefully that means a long and fruitful racing career and not doing daily instructions at a racing experience for yahoos like me.
FINAL SCORE: 5 firesuit patches out of 10