Spade Racing Opens Two Blaster Boxes of 2025 Select Cards—Pack 8 of 12


Rather than a “hobby box”, I decided to go with the more economical choice of two “Blaster Boxes” for the 2025 Select cards.  With six packs of five cards each in each box, that’s twelve packs to open!


Pack 8: Strapped in, Waiting on a Win, and Banned Ag’in?


First Look: Kind of an odd look having Chris wear his HANS device straps here.  Well, either that or he’s attached to a giant slingshot.


To the Back: “Driving race cars is the peaceful, quiet, easy part”, said the guy with no Cup wins despite racing for one of the top-three teams.


Say What: “If I get banned again, I’ll make sure its a track I really don’t want to run.”

Final Rating: 5 contingency decals out of 10 



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Foundational Bricks—The 1994 Brickyard 400: 3rd, Jeff Gordon




Join me as I take a look back every Monday at the starting lineup for one of the biggest races in NASCAR history, the inaugural Brickyard 400.


Starting 3rd: Jeff Gordon #24 DuPont Hendrick Motorsports Chevy


Finished: Winner


Gordon in Victory Lane

Career Highlights: Four-time Cup Series champion, 93 Cup Series wins, most Brickyard 400 starts AND wins, had an entire club devoted to hating him.


Total Brickyard 400 Starts: 23


Best Brickyard 400 Finish: 4x Winner (1994, 98, 2004, 14)


Signed by Rick Hendrick

1994 Fun Fact: 1994 saw Jeff win the inaugural Brickyard 400, for which he was given a trophy with a brick on it.  That’s it—no cup, no statue, no oversized logo—just a big brick.


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AUTO-Biographies: Cope


Author(s): Brock Beard


Copyright Date: 2023


The Good: Derrike Cope is a bit of a meme amongst NASCAR die-hards, but this book takes a detailed look at one of the most-varied careers in the sport.  Derrike seemed to participate fully in this book’s writing, so we get lots of insight into how he got started, his shocking 1990 Daytona 500 win, and his later career as a journeyman.


The Not-so-good: There seemed to be a bit too much focus on the latter non-NASCAR portion of Derrike’s career, which made the end of the book drag.  Also, his time with StarCom Racing includes a mention of NASCAR “suggesting” that they sell their charter, something that probably could’ve been either investigated further or left-out entirely.


What I’d Change: Honestly, it would just be nitpicking here.  Maybe one or two things could’ve been presented differently, but that’s it.


Read It?: Yes, although it could be a hard-sell to anyone who doesn’t know who Derrike Cope is.



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