Random Wax: 2022 Donruss NASCAR Hobby Box (Post #2)

2022 Donruss NASCAR:  The 2023 NASCAR season starts at Daytona today so we'll do some NASCAR.  This is my second post of my 2022 hobby box.  There are so many cards that I wanted to show off more.  Rusty Wallace is my favorite all-time driver.  I'm not a fan of this retro '81 Donruss design but I do like this card of Wallace's.  Wallace won 55 races and one championship.

Plenty of star power in this sets as well as young talent from the lower tiers of NASCAR.  Larson and Harvick are NASCAR champions while Hailie Deegan is a driver in the trucker series.

This design from Donruss was horrible.  Just saying.  Still Jeffrey Earnhardt saves with that look on his card.

Retired greats.  I don't care for the black and white photos but they aren't entirely bad.  Gives the card a certain feel.

A red parallel #/299 of my favorite current driver.  He moves to Richard Childress Racing this year.

Twenty-six of the 192 cards in the box are optic.  Chase Elliott is another favorite driver of mine.

These Championship Drive cards are really colorful and I like the look.

That Truex is #/199.  The Round of 16 inserts highlight the drivers who make the playoffs.  Another Rusty showing.

All three of these inserts have good looks to them with Action Packed one of my favorites.

We need to see the brakes glowing in these photos set at night.

Jimmie Johnson, numbered to 299 and retired for a few years, will run some races this year.  The other driver I like, Bubba Wallace, had a good 2022 season but a tough end to the regular season as he wrecked Kyle Larson and was suspended for one race for his actions.  He has to keep his emotions under wrap.  That blue parallel works great with Chase.  We'll end it with The King, Richard Petty.  Looking forward to the NASCAR season and today's race!

BREAKDOWN:
192 – Total Cards
44 – Retired Greats
26 – Optic
19 – Race Kings
12 – Rated Rookie
8 – Cars
8 – Silver Parallel
5 – Under the Lights
5 – Red Parallel #/299
4 - Elite
4 – Round of 16
4 – Action Packed
4 – Blue Parallel #/199
2 - Contenders
2 – Victory Laps
2 – Green Parallel #/99
2 – Championship Drive
1 – Base Optic Auto
1 – Race Day Relic
1 – Retro 1981 Relic
1 – Purple Parallel #/49
1 – Holographic Parallel #/199
1 – Signature Series Auto Red Parallel #25

Random Wax: 2022 Donruss NASCAR

2022 Donruss NASCAR:  The NASCAR playoffs are in full force and this guy is in the middle of it.  Today they are in Talladega today and Denny is sixth in the standings.  This Contenders card is a good looking card.

Kyle Larson has to be one of the favorites to win it all.  He's the reigning champ is currently fourth in points.  Speaking of playoffs my favorite truck driver Zane Smith is currently third in the standings with only three races to go.  And yeah still don't like this design.

All three of these guys know something about winning.  Fun seeing Jeff Gordon on wax again.  This retro '81 design is not one I really care for and they didn't do much of anything to try and jazz it up.

My man Kyle Busch has been eliminated from the playoffs and now looks forward to his new team next year.  He'll move from the Joe Gibbs team to Richard Childress Racing in 2023.  Jr. isn't driving anymore but luckily, we can hear him both in the booth as well as on his work with Dirty Mo Media.  Great watch.

Young drivers getting their time to shine on cardboard. 

Not really a classic looking "Donruss Kings" design but I'm still good with this one.

I like the Under the Lights cards.  This was a fun pack with a pretty good pull.  Panini does a good job with variety in this brand which keeps it interesting.  I really like the Action Packed cards.  No, they aren't raised like the classic Action Packed we're used to.  But a good look.

BREAKDOWN:

30 – Total Cards

9 – Retro 1981

6 – Retired Greats

4 – Race Kings

3 – Carolina Blue Parallel

2 – Optic

2 – Rated Rookie

1 - Contenders

1 – Victory Laps

1 – Action Packed

1 – Under the Lights

2022 Donruss NASCAR Hobby Box with 2 Autos

2022 Donruss NASCAR:  The NASCAR boys and girls are at Talladega this weekend so let's turn left with my hobby box I received this week.  We'll kick it off with this Action Packed Kyle Larson who is the reigning NASCAR champ.

No secret I'm not a fan of this year's Donruss design but with NASCAR that isn't an issue.  I say it all the time but the variety makes this release a winner each time.

This Retro '81 design is another design I don't care for but no reason to get stuck on that.  I do like the large car numbers on the front of these.  So there is a positive.  Plenty of other cards to get to.  Zane Smith is my favorite truck series driver and that card is a silver parallel.

Forty-four of the 192 cards are retired greats which is awesome.  Rusty is my all-time favorite driver.  Jeff Gordon returned to cardboard last year which is a win for collectors and fans.  I can't say I remember him with that hair though but I'm digging it.

This Hailie Deegan Under the Lights holographic parallel is #/199.  Deegan hasn't seen any success this year but she's gotten caught up in some messes that weren't her doing.

You'll find Rated Rookies here like in the other sports.  Couldn't not show of Carson Hocevar and that hat.

Plenty of inserts to go around.  I like all of these. Victory Laps is my favorite but Elite Series and Contenders are good looking cards too.

Car shots are always good as this is how we see these guys 90% of the time.

Always a Race Kings fan and I do like the design this year though it really doesn't have that classic "Kings" vibe.

The Action Packed are cool looking cards. Another win as far as I'm concerned.  Sweet 16 inserts which allude to the 16 playoff drivers is another good looking insert.  Inserts overall are good this year.  

Not one but two autos in this box to beat the odds!  Already threw that Hocevar up on eBay which will work out well.  I don't think I've ever had a hobby box over deliver.

A couple of relics.  I'm a Danica fan so I'm pretty happy with my pull.

You get plenty of Optics so shiny card lovers will be happy.

Championship Drive inserts are good looking cards.  It's nice when you like all the inserts.  I wouldn't mind some cards that are specific to each track.  Might be hard to do that and still get a good car shot in it but I'm sure someone smart could figure it out.

Some of the parallels.  Silver, blue (#/199), red (#/299), and purple (#/49).  I really enjoyed this box.  They do this brand right.  Good inserts, lots of variety and plenty of numbered cards.  Seems like I say that every year. 

BREAKDOWN:

192 – Total Cards

44 – Retired Greats

26 – Optic

19 – Race Kings

12 – Rated Rookie

8 – Cars

8 – Silver Parallel

5 – Under the Lights

5 – Red Parallel #/299

4 - Elite

4 – Round of 16

4 – Action Packed

4 – Blue Parallel #/199

2 - Contenders

2 – Victory Laps

2 – Green Parallel #/99

2 – Championship Drive

1 – Base Optic Auto

1 – Race Day Relic

1 – Retro 1981 Relic

1 – Purple Parallel #/49

1 – Holographic Parallel #/199

1 – Signature Series Auto Red Parallel #25