After unboxing and unwrapping a box of 2020 Donruss (Panini) Nascar trading cards, I decided to keep going. Now we dive into two “Blaster Boxes”—small boxes of 7 packs each. Join us as we go through each eight-card pack to find the good, the bad, and the downright weird.
PACK 34—Trucks, Big Bucks, and my Cropping Sucks
Apologies for missing the lower right of Ryan Blaney’s “Illusions” card. Otherwise this is a pretty solid non-champions pack with another orange border variant for Kasey Kahne. Oh, and Bubba Wallace looks very happy to be crossing his arms like that.
FIRST THING’S FIRST: The Truck Series doesn’t get a TON of love in this year’s pack, but thankfully we get the old stalwart of Matt Crafton. Its pretty amazing when you consider just how long Crafton & Menards have been together in the 88 Truck—oops, almost called it a “car” there!
SECOND LOOK: I’m guessing they keep putting Danica Patrick in these sets (under the specious heading of “Top Tier” because they know she still has plenty of fans. Still, I can’t imagine someone going out to their local card shop and buying up all the Danica cards—mostly because local card shops no longer exist.
TO THE BACK: They’re a nice design, but I don’t really get the use of the term “Illusions” for top drivers. Maybe swap Blaney and Danica?
FINAL SCORE: 4 SAFER barriers out of 10