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Spade Racing Opens a Box of 2022 Donruss Nascar Cards, Pack 17 of 24

Join us (well, me) as we/I go through a box of 2022 Donruss Nascar Cards. New teams, new drivers, new subsets, and of course some corny commentary by me.

Pack 17—A Spinner, a Winner, and a Grinner

FIRST LOOK: Though its not a “limited edition” card, I feel pretty fortunate to have one of the only known images of Riley Herbst NOT spinning out.

TO THE BACK: I rag on Austin Dillon quite a bit, but by all accounts he’s a jam-up guy and a real professional. And hey—his initials/logo is pretty clever.

SAY WHAT: “Just go about your business like I’m not wearing this goofy that that belongs on a 33-year-old from your home town who wants to pull you into a pyramid scheme.”

RATING: 4 road course turns out of 10

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SPAD3 RACING UNVEILS EXPANSION PLANS

Less than a full year into their first NASCAR Cup season, Special Protective Advance Defense Department Detachment (SPAD3) Racing already has big plans for the future, which were revealed in a press conference earlier today.

“We are proud to announce that SPAD3 Racing will be taking great steps forward to dominate the world—of racing—in 2023”, said team owner Dave Graham, fresh off a series of meetings in the Middle East. “There’s nothing that will stop Operation Saint Patriot—nor is there anybody who CAN stop it. Isn’t that right, (crew chief) Mike Henshaw?”

“Oh yes, very much so—nothing can stop Operation Saint Patriot”, a nervous-looking Henshaw said. “And for anybody who thinks they can stop the progress here at SPAD3 Racing, I urge you to PLEASE consider RESCUE-ing yourself by any MEans possible.”

Graham was cagey about the specifics of the expansion plan, but team principal Kent Simms was made available to answer questions about the details.

“We’re looking at a number of ideas”, Simms said, “but we’re not limiting our options. We have a few leads on purchasing a second Charter for next season, but we might also consider putting those resources into the annihilation of our enemies—uh, figurative of course.”

Shortly after the press conference, Henshaw handed a reporter a scrap of paper, then was taken away by a half-dozen men in suits.

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3 in Their Third: A Monthly Spade Racing Series—October/November Report

Two years ago there were six rookie drivers. Last year four of them returned for their sophomore seasons. This year the three best are back once again for their third seasons in Cup—and just like over the past two years, we’ll be ranking them here at Spade Racing.

Just like in years past we’ll be utilizing the PRETTY grade—Performance Relative to Equating Team’s Typical Year—as a way to properly rank someone from a top-flight team like Joe Gibbs Racing against someone from a top-flight slumping team like Stewart-Haas Racing against someone from a mid-level operation like RCR.

Here’s where our three guys stack up heading into Martinsville:

1.) Christopher Bell (Joe Gibbs Racing). 2022 Best Race Finish: 1st (New Hampshire & Charlotte ROVAL). PRETTY Grade: A. C.Bell is back on top on the back of advancing to the Round of 8 with a win at the ROVAL. Although he appears to have been (literally) knocked-out of contention for the Championship Round, it could be worse, like, oh, say intentionally hooking someone on the front stretch, fighting them, lying on tv, and then apologizing to everyone BUT the guy you hooked.

2.) Tyler Reddick (Richard Childress Racing). 2022 Best Race Finish: 1st (Road America, Indy & Texas). PRETTY Grade: A. Reddick has continued his breakout season where, despite being eliminated from the Playoffs, he’s still been in contention for wins. Here’s hoping he continues his hot streak over at 23XI, while Kyle Busch becomes the new driver to regularly outperform Austin Dillon.

3.) Cole Custer (Stewart-Haas Racing). 2022 Best Race Finish: 8th (Bristol). PRETTY Grade: D. If you exclude injured drivers, then Cole Custer is the worst performer this year amongst major teams (JGR, 23XI, Penske, SHR, Hendrick, Trackhouse) and is even behind mid-level teams like both RFK Racing drivers and Justin Haley. No wonder Smoke wants to put Ryan Preece in the 41 car next year.

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