Spade Racing Opens a Box of 2024 Donruss Cards, Pack 14 of 24


PACK 14: Chris’s car, a rising star, and the company car


FIRST LOOK: As I’ve said in years past, I’m always a fan of the horizontal “car pic” cards.  A good reminder that it’s not just about the drivers—it’s about the car (and crew, and support staff, and tracks, and fans, etc.).


TO THE BACK: William Byron really has stepped up his game slowly but surely every single year, hasn’t he?  Not too bad for a guy who still doesn’t have a nickname.


SAY WHAT?: “I got a company car from Panini, and I don’t even need to log my mileage.”


RATING: 5 pit stalls out of 10



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NASCAR ROTY RANKINGS 2016: Ranking the Rookie of the Year Classes Through the Years



Join me as we take a look at every NASCAR Cup Rookie of the Year class from 1972 (the start of the modern era) through 2021, going from the worst to the first in terms of overall careers of each year’s rookie class.

2016

Chase Elliott's rookie car

Winner: Chase Elliott (Hendrick).  Runners Up: Chris Buescher (Front Row), Ryan Blaney (Wood Bros.), Brian Scott (RPM).  Aborted Attempt(s): Jeffrey Earnhardt

How their careers turned out: Two recent champions highlight this group, and a resurgent Chris Buescher means that a trio from this quartet might move this class further up the rankings in the next few years.  Beyond those three, well, Brian Scott had that one YouTube video.

“Fun” “Fact” about the winner: Chase is just one of the members of this group with famous older racing relatives.  Beyond that, well, Brian Scott made Aric Almirola pretty mad.

Ranking: #7 out of 50


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Spade Racing BINGO—Cup Series Finale


As is tradition around here, here’s a BINGO card for today’s Truck Series championship race.  Mark off each square as you catch them—go for five in a row, then go for a “Cover All”!

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Spade Racing BINGO—Xfinity Series Finale



As is tradition around here, here’s a BINGO card for tonight’s Truck Series championship race.  Mark off each square as you catch them—go for five in a row, then go for a “Cover All”!


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Spade Racing BINGO—Truck Series Finale



As is tradition around here, here’s a BINGO card for tonight’s Truck Series championship race.  Mark off each square as you catch them—go for five in a row, then go for a “Cover All”!

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Phoenix: Uncle Max vs. 13th Place plus champions


And it all comes down to this!  Well, it always comes down to this in NASCAR, because that’s how their points system is set up.  But still, it all comes down to this!  Here’s my picks for the races and the championships themselves—come back next week for my final totals for the year, plus the result of my battle with Thirteenth Place!

Friday Night TRUCK SERIES (6 wins) CHAMPIONSHIP 150: MATT CRAFTON—salvaging an otherwise crummy season.  CHAMPION: COREY HEIM

Saturday Night XFINITY SERIES (5 wins) CHAMPIONSHIP 200: AUSTIN HILL—maybe RCR can bring back the old 31 car in 2026—woo Cingular throwback scheme!  CHAMPION: AUSTIN HILL

Sunday CUP SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP 500k: 13th Place (2 win) Picks ALEX BOWMAN.  FAVORITE (2 wins): JOEY LOGANO—Twenty 2-time becomes a 3 for all. NEXT FAVORITE: CHRISTOPHER BELL—a little too late for C.Bell.  DARK HORSE: BRAD KESELOWSKI—getting a head-start on 2025.  CHAMPION: JOEY LOGANO



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Spade Racing presents The Hero Card Project 2024 Part 9


 

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On March 15th, I mailed out to every major, mid-major, and minor Nascar team in the three touring series for Hero Cards, the free glossy card-stock giveaways provided by race teams.  Last week I posted my first responses, but I got so many this past week I wanted to post what else I’ve received!  See what came in below, and click here to learn more about collecting Hero Cards:   

Three cards (of three lady drivers) from ARCA mainstay
Venturini Motorsports

An impressive haul from Joe Gibbs Racing


3 cars from Jordan Anderson Racing



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Spade Racing Opens a Box of 2024 Donruss Cards, Pack 13 of 24


PACK 13: Production Line, aging like wine, and a slimming line


FIRST LOOK: The Production Line—not to be confused with the hockey crew, or an actual line of workers who produce something.  And thanks to that lower quarter panel logo, I have that one Smirnoff Ice commercial that aired on PTI stuck in my head.


TO THE BACK: Ah, Mikey—going from a joke on the track to a joke in the booth.


SAY WHAT?: “These lines around the Napa logo give me a slimming look!”


RATING: 6 roof flaps out of 10



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NASCAR ROTY RANKINGS 2015: Ranking the Rookie of the Year Classes Through the Years




Join me as we take a look at every NASCAR Cup Rookie of the Year class from 1972 (the start of the modern era) through 2021, going from the worst to the first in terms of overall careers of each year’s rookie class.

2015

Brett Moffitt

Winner: Brett Moffitt (Front Row/MWR).  Runners Up: Matt DiBenedetto (BK), Jeb Burton (BK), Alex Kennedy.  Aborted Attempts: Tanner Berryhill

How their careers turned out: Brett Moffitt has gone on to a decent career in Nascar, albeit mostly in the Truck Series.  Matt DiBenedetto came close to breaking through with a Cup win, but fell short and now seems to just whine all the time.  Jeb Burton has spent most of his career in mid-pack equipment, while Alex Kennedy seems to have vanished from Nascar after 2016.

“Fun” “Fact” about the winner: Brett Moffitt is single-handedly trying to bring the mustache back to Nascar.  “Sometimes hopeless causes are the only ones worth fighting for.”

Ranking: #44 out of 50

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Spade Racing’s Lucky Championship Week Plus: 13 Days of Content



Today is the first day of thirteen straight days of content on this here website!  Here’s the schedule:


Today: This (of course)


Tomorrow: Rookies (as always)


11/5: Cards (as always)


11/6: special bonus Hero Cards entry


11/7: Race and Championship Picks (most likely later than usual)


11/8: Truck championship race Bingo


11/9: Xfinity championship race Bingo


11/10: Cup championship race Bingo


11/11: Rookies (again, as always)


11/12: Cards (again, as always)


11/13: extra bonus Hero Cards entry (more info to come)


11/14: end-of-season Picks recap—Uncle Max vs. 13th Place


11/15: off-season preview


So keep it here and check out all the content coming out from Spade Racing!



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