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 28—Paint, Quaint, and Appropriate it Ain’t
And here we get the super-duper-mega-Blaster-exclusive exclusive—reflective orange Optic. In addition we get a pretty good range of talent, even if it leans a bit too much towards the past for my tastes.
FIRST THING’S FIRST: Its a pretty awesome design (looks even better in person), but really—has anyone ever associated glitz, sparkle, and “bling” with Mark Martin? Bonus points for Mark wearing a Matt Martin hat here, which matches with the orange border.
SECOND LOOK: Maybe its because its an older picture, but the paint-effect on this Race Kings card really looks nice. Wouldn’t be out of place on someone’s wall, where they refer to its as a “rare piece of art” despite being #8901/15,000.
TO THE BACK: Only in Nascar will you see the elusive Mexican-Michigan connection.
FINAL SCORE: 7 fuel cans out of 10