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 4—Waltrip Guys, Shaded Eyes, and Exercise
Both Waltrip brothers get a card in this pack, which, fittingly, also includes Danica Patrick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. This is as good a time as any to point out that while candid shots typically look more-natural than posted ones, Donruss/Panini doesn’t always seem to pick the best ones—Justin Haley here looks like he’s irritated about sore feet.
FIRST THING’S FIRST: A black-and-white picture of Darrell Waltrip gets the “Dominators” treatment, reminding modern fans that for a 12-15 year period, DW was arguably the sport’s biggest star. Granted that was followed by about 10 years of running at the back, but nobody’s perfect.
SECOND LOOK: Chase Briscoe proves that there’s two types of people who look cool with big sunglasses—cops and race car drivers. Everyone else just looks like they had their pupils dilated.
TO THE BACK: “Pretty Intense” gets a mention here. For the uninitiated, its Danica Patrick’s fitness book. While reviews are mixed, its done better than the fitness book of other drivers such as…oh, wait, there haven’t been any.
FINAL SCORE: 4 boogities out of 10