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 17—Truex, No One on Decks, and a Weird Flex
No future stars here—all legends and veterans (yes, we’ve reached the point where Chase Elliott can be considered a “Veteran”). Nice used of black-and-white on the Bobby Allison card, by the way.
FIRST THING’S FIRST: Here we see Martin Truex Jr. with the rarely seen “I think that guy in the stands owes me twenty bucks” pose.
SECOND LOOK: No, its not blurriness—its the fact that no camera can handle the awesome yellowness of Michael McDowell’s firesuit.
TO THE BACK: Why the heck are you damning with faint praise, Panini? Maybe pose it more as “Justin Allgaier posted numerous top-fives in 2019”, instead of “He’s not the best, but he’s the best of the rest”.
FINAL SCORE: 4 press releases out of 10