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 22—Youth Watch, Crotch, and a Tire Swatch
Pay dirt! A piece of Chase Elliott’s tire! We get some young’uns in this pack as well as a bizarre picture of Reed Sorenson apparently searching for his keys in his pocket…a little too deeply.
FIRST THING’S FIRST: Paul Menard(tm)—most modern drivers have trademarked their names and likenesses after the Dale Jr. debacle in the early-00’s (and, apparently, something with Geoff(rey) Bodine a few years prior).
SECOND LOOK: Here Kevin Harvick(R) not only gets the registered trademark “circle R” but also the Optic treatment, making it look like he’s shifting dimensions.
TO THE BACK: Nice to see the “Relics” cards getting designs on the back now—a nice addition to an already awesome program.
FINAL SCORE: 8 burnouts out of 10