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 29—Flashback, Crashback, and Aflac
Quite the collection of talent here, with four Cup champions, one “ooh so close” and arguably Nascar’s most popular driver of the modern era. And then there’s also Paul Menard and Jeremy “don’t print what I say” Clements. Classy use of Dale Jr. doing a Dale Sr. “three” salute in victory lane, by the way.
FIRST THING’S FIRST: While this is a nice enough Race Kings card, I wish they’d been able to use an old Home Depot-era picture to really match with the orange border.
SECOND LOOK: Hey, remember when Kyle Busch ran a throwback Snickers scheme? And remember who that throwback scheme honored? Of course not—it was Bobby Hillin Jr., the Ricky Stenhouse Jr. of his time.
TO THE BACK: Carl Edwards is certainly Top Tier, but his card remembers when he lost the Cup championship on a tiebreaker. It was his finest season, but you’d think they’d just say he came in a close second and let it be.
FINAL SCORE: 8 HANS devices out of 10