NASCARD Radio Podcasts
Episode 67: Val and Logan review the Texas Motor Speedway Xfinity (John Hunter Nemechek) and CUP (Kyle Larson) winners, highest finishing rookies (Sam Mayer and Chase Briscoe) and their rookie trading cards. They dive in to the 1977-79 Sportscaster Racing Card portion of the set. It’s filled with lots of IndyCar, F1 and NASCAR cards. Logan reviews a few eBay auctions that he stopped that you might have missed. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 66: Val, Jason and Logan review the Charlotte ROVAL Xfinity (AJ Allmendinger) and CUP (Kyle Larson) winners, highest finishing rookies (Sam Mayer and Chase Briscoe) and their rookie trading cards. They also discuss the F1 race held at Istanbul Park and Valtteri Bottas’ rookie trading cards as well as the current F1 season standings so far. They dive in to the small 12 card 1991 Superior Metals Racing Card set and how they were sold. Logan found a few 1972 STP auctions that everyone should be aware of. Make sure to check out episode 149 of the Sports Card Nation Podcast as the NasCardRadio team stopped by to talk NASCAR trading cards with John. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 65: Logan and Val review the Talladega Superspeedway Truck (Tate Fogleman), Xfinity (Brandon Brown) and CUP (Bubba Wallace) winners, highest finishing rookies (Chase Purdy, Josh Berry and Anthony Alfredo) and their rookie trading cards. We quickly go over IndyCar and the next F1 race and current standings. Logan recaps the Nashville Music City Sports Collectibles & Autograph Show. Logan discusses his trading card pickups and a few tips on getting in person autographs. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 64: The guys review the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Truck (Christian Eckes), Xfinity (Josh Berry) and CUP (Denny Hamlin) winners, highest finishing rookies (Chase Purdy and Chase Briscoe) and their rookie cards. We quickly go over IndyCar and the next F1 race and current standings. We received the release dates for 2021 Panini Prizm and National Treasures. We also discuss the 1991 Maxx McDonald’s set, how they were distributed and for how long. We identify the 8 variations and how to spot them. Logan spotted a fake 1988 Maxx #99 Dale Earnhardt Sr Promo card on eBay and we discuss how to identity a fake http://www.racingcardinfo.com/3-ways-detect-fake-counterfeit-1988-maxx-dale-earnhardt-99b/ Finally Logan spotted a few closed eBay auctions of interest. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 63: The guys review the Bristol Motor Speedway Truck (Chandler Smith), Xfinity (AJ Allmendinger) and CUP (Kyle Larson) winners, highest finishing rookies (Sam Mayer and Chase Briscoe) and their rookie cards. We quickly go over IndyCar and the next F1 race and current standings. We got a question we hadn’t thought of about the 1991 Maxx JC Penny set and the certified Bill Elliott card. Is this the first pack\set certified autographed trading card? Next Val got a question from a listener about a 1988 Maxx Buy Back card they saw and if there really are 1988 Buy Backs out there. Which lead us to discuss the 1998 Maxx 10th Anniversary release from Upper Deck. Yes, Upper Deck. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 62: The guys review the Richmond Raceway Xfinity (Noah Gragson) and CUP (Martin Truex Jr) winners, highest finishing rookies (Ty Gibbs and Chase Briscoe) and their rookie cards. We quickly go over IndyCar and F1 race winners and current standings. The guys review the just ended 2019 Prime Dale Earnhardt Dual signed with his 16-month daughter Isla Earnhardt which sold for $2125. Finally, the guy discuss the 1991 Maxx set and the different printings with ways to tell the difference. The big shortage of wax boxes early in the year but plenty of factory and deluxe sets could be found. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 61: The guys review the Camping World Truck (Sheldon Creed), Xfinity (Noah Gragson) and CUP (Denny Hamlin) winners, highest finishing rookies (Chandler Smith, Jade Buford and Chase Briscoe) and their rookie cards. We quickly go over IndyCar and F1 race winners and current standings. The guys look at some recent eBay auction and the current Dale Earnhardt Dual signed with his 16-month daughter Isla Earnhardt. It’s currently at 1K. Finally, the guy discuss the 1991 Dodge IROC set and how this 12-card set was once valued at $700. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 60: The guys review the Xfinity (Justin Haley) and CUP (Ryan Blaney) winners, highest finishing rookies (Sam Mayer and Chase Briscoe) and their rookie cards. We quickly go over IndyCar and F1 race winners and current standings. The guys take a shot at picking their Truck and CUP playoff bracket. Next different Racing Card Themes you might now have thought about collecting. Finally, the guy discuss COMC and how changing one setting can save you .25 per purchase and other COMC tips to help you save and possibly make money using the site. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 59: The guys review the Camping World Truck (Sheldon Creed), Xfinity (AJ Allmendinger) and CUP (Ryan Blaney) winners, highest finishing rookies (Hailie Deegan, Josh Berry and Chase Briscoe) and their rookie cards. To honor last week’s guest, we review last week’s IndyCar race winner (Josef Newgarden). Then the guys talk top rookies in the different series’ but limited to cards from 2016-2021 which they are calling ‘The Panini Years’. Finally, Logan discuss his results from opening his numerous 2021 Chronicles and his quest to complete some of the 20 card subsets. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 58: First the guys are joined by Kin to talk Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Xfinity (Austin Cindric) and CUP (AJ Allmendinger)) winners, highest finishing rookies (Ty Gibbs & Chase Briscoe) and their rookie cards. To honor our guest, we talk IndyCar with Will Power winning on Saturday. Next Kin and Val discuss 1980’s IndyCar Trading Card sets with Avalon Hill USAC Auto Racing board Game cards and A&S PPG boxed trading card sets. Finally the guys also review the 2021 Chronicles racing set brands and pick their favorites from the list. Special thanks to Kin for joining todays show and you can find him at Bean’s Ballcard Blog. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 57: The guys talk about picking a Dale Earnhardt Sr rookie card and why NASCAR rookie cards are tough to define. First the guys talk Watkins Glen International Camping World Truck (Austin Hill), Xfinity (Ty Gibbs) and CUP (Kyle Larson) winners, highest finishing rookies (Carson Hocevar, Ty Gibbs & Chase Briscoe) and their rookie cards. Also, how Ty Gibbs has only a few 2021 cards and are they being overlooked right now? NasCard News- Harry Gant was at the Hickory show in North Carolina and the Wendell Scott family will finally get a Trophy for the 1964 Jacksonville 200 race that Wendell Scott won. Finally, NASCAR Trading Card Repacks, some of our results and where to find them. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 56: Val and Logan are back from The National in Chicago and go into detail with what they saw, their pickups and what they heard at the show. It was really amazing to make so many new friends and visit with old friends in Chicago. Also, a recap of this week’s upcoming NASCAR schedule as all three series’ pickup after the two-week break. NasCardRadio, where trading cards and racing meet! #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 55: With NASCAR in the first of a two-week break Val and Jason talk collecting NASCAR trading cards. Plus, a quick National Preview and the announcement that TY Dillon will be at the COMC table Friday and Saturday. NasCardRadio, where trading cards and racing meet! #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 54: With 2021 Chronicles being released we dive into the Spectra Naming Variations. The checklist states that there are 17 but Val thinks there’s more than 17! First the guys talk Camping World Truck Series and New Hampshire Speedway Xfinity (Christopher Bell) and CUP Winner (Aric Almirola), highest finishing rookies (Josh Berry & Chase Briscoe) and their cards. NasCard News- Drivers are making plans for next year like Brad Keselowski, Austin Cindric and Harrison Burton. Are there opportunities for you to take advantage of the news? Val and Logan talk Brad Keselowski on card autographs and when he went to sticker only autos. NasCardRadio, where trading cards and racing meet! #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 53: The 2021 Chronicles racing checklist has been unveiled ahead of the Friday July 16th release. Jason, Val and Logan dig into the checklist and go over what they find with new drivers who will be making their first appearance on a Panini trading card as well as some surprises in the checklist. First the guys talk Camping World Truck Series race at Knoxville Raceway (Austin Hill), Atlanta Motor Speedway Xfinity (Kyle Busch) and CUP Winners (Kurt Busch), highest finishing rookies (Chandler Smith, Sam Mayer & Chase Briscoe) and their cards. NasCard News- Panini NASCAR trading Card Redemptions. NasCardRadio, where trading cards and racing meet! #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 52: Jason, Val and Logan talk how to prepare and what to expect if you are going to the National Sports Collectors Convention in Chicago for the first time. First the guys talk Road America Xfinity (Kyle Busch) and CUP Winners (Chase Elliott), highest finishing rookies (Ty Gibbs & Chase Briscoe) and their cards. NasCard News- NASCAR Trading Card Repacks and where you can find them. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 51: Jason is back along with Val and Logan as they talk 1990 Maxx with the different (Wax & Sets) printings and how to tell them apart. Also discussed is the different offerings with the 1990 Maxx Glossy and Maxx Holly Farms sets. First the guys talk Pocono Raceway Camping World Truck (John Hunter Nemechek), Xfinity (Austin Cindric) and CUP Winners (Alex Bowman and Kyle Busch), highest finishing rookies and their cards. NasCard News – Trackhouse Racing Team will acquire Chip Ganassi Racing and what that means for the cards of the current drivers for those two teams. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 50: With special guest host Logan the guys talk 1982 KiDCO Trading Cards packaged with Tough Wheels diecast metal cars. First the guys talk Nashville Superspeedway Camping World Truck (Ryan Preece), Xfinity (Kyle Busch) and CUP Winner (Kyle Larson), highest finishing rookies and their cards. NasCard News – Some recent 1989 Maxx PSA sales and looking back to 1991 where the 1989 Maxx saw a huge price increase in just a few months. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 49: With special guest host Logan we talk Texas Motor Speedway Camping World Truck (John Hunter Nemechek), Xfinity (Kyle Busch) and All-Star Winner (Kyle Larson), highest finishing rookies and their cards. NasCard News – The Golden Ticket was found in 2018 Panini Prime. The Dale Earnhardt Jr & Danica Patrick card where she missed signing and Dale Jr made a note of it on the card. Also 2021 Chronicles presell prices have dropped and the date has slipped. Also, some interesting details on the sell sheet. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 48: With special guest host Logan we talk everything 1989 Maxx from someone who collected in 1989! The 1989 Maxx Previews, Wax boxes, Factory Sets and even the 1989 Maxx Crisco set are all discussed. You will learn about the key cards in the 1989 Maxx set and which is the best method for finding Mint or better 1989 Maxx cards. Is this really considered Dale Earnhardt Sr’s rookie card year? First, we talk about the Xfinity (AJ Allmendinger) and Cup (Kyle Larson) series winners, highest finishing rookies and their cards. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 47: With special guest host Logan we talk Charlotte Camping World Truck (John Hunter Nemechek), Xfinity (Ty Gibbs) and Cup (Kyle Larson) series winners, highest finishing rookies and their cards. In NasCard News we talk about what the 1983 UNO PSA 10 Richard Petty closed at, plus The National News, StarStock, 2021 Chronicles Pre-Sale Prices and more. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 46: With special guest host Logan we talk COTA Camping World Truck (Todd Gilliland), Xfinity (Kyle Busch) and Cup (Chase Elliott) series winners, highest finishing rookies and their cards. A look back at the Dallas Card show that was held last weekend. At the 1 hour 5 minutes mark of the podcast we eavesdrop on the NASCAR HOF Zoom call with Winston Kelly, Dale Earnhardt Jr and Red Famer. The newest inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame next January. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 45: With special guest host Logan we talk Dover Xfinity and Cup (Alex Bowman) series winners, highest finishing rookies and their cards. A look at Austin Cindric and Josh Berry trading cards cards and careers. In NasCard News a 1983 UNO PSA 10 Richard Petty has popped on eBay. A detailed look at the 1983 UNO PSA population (POP) report. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 44: With special guest host Logan we talk Darlington NASCAR Camping World Truck, Xfinity and Cup (Martin Truex Jr) series winners and their cards. In NasCard News a 1972 Bobby Allison sold for $675 and some good buys on older wax and vintage NASCAR trading card sets to be on the lookout for. A detailed look at 1972 STP set and when the set could have been released and where. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 43: We talk Kansas NASCAR Camping World Truck and Cup (Kyle Busch) series winners and their cards. The NASCAR Hall of Fame put on a Zoom call featuring Richard Petty and Dale Inman. Val has had a membership to the NASCAR Hall of Fame since it opened in 2010 and was invited to the special Zoom call. Special thanks to the NASCAR Hall of Fame for the Zoom call and allowing everyone to hear the conversation from two legends of the sport. It’s awesome that Episode number 43 of NasCard Radio features a Zoom call with Richard Petty. If you come to Charlotte, NC make sure to checkout the NASCAR Hall of Fame. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 42: We talk Talladega Xfinity (Jeb Burton) and Cup (Brad Keselowski) series winners and their cards. Val has confirmed the list of 2021 Panini NASCAR products and estimated release dates. Finally, a detailed look at the 1988 Maxx set, the big rookie cards, and the Dale Earnhardt #99 Promo versions explained. Finally, some 1988 Maxx eBay auctions and closing prices in NasCard News. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 41: Val recaps the Richmond Camping World Truck and Cup series winners and their cards. Val has confirmed the list of 2021 Panini NASCAR products and estimated release dates. Finally, a few eBay auctions and products / collecting tips while waiting on the next release. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 40: The guys are back from the break and recap the Martinsville Xfinity and Cup series winners. Next up is the 1987 and 1988 World of Outlaws sets that include a teenage Jeff Gordon! Also mentioned is the variation on the complete 1988 World of Outlaws set and how to spot them. You can see the articles talked about on the show here: http://www.racingcardinfo.com/rcpg-volume-01-number-08/ .Finally we compare 1972 STP and 1987 World of Outlaws PSA population reports. There was a 2016 Panini Prizm Hobby box sighting at $800. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 39: Val recaps the Bristol dirt Camping World Truck and Cup series winners plus explaining the each of the 1988 Maxx Variations card by card. You can see the articles talked about on the show here: http://www.racingcardinfo.com/latest-articles/ Finally some recent eBay auctions around the 1988 Maxx cards and wax boxes. 1988 Maxx cards make great Through The Mail (TTM) cards as there are plenty of drivers from the iconic set still with us that sign through the mail. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 38: The guys recap the Atlanta Camping World Truck, Xfinity and Cup series winners plus explaining the 1988 Maxx set as told by Maxx through the Maxx Faxx articles available from October 1991 – October 1992. You can see the articles talked about on the show here: http://www.racingcardinfo.com/latest-articles/ #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 37: The guys recap the Xfinity and Cup series winners plus the highest finishing rookie at Phoenix and their rookie trading cards. Next up is the recent 2021 Donruss Racing Hobby box prices that are being realized. Finally, some thoughts on the recent prices the last 2 months around the 1989 Maxx regular and Crisco Dale Earnhardt. Where to look for PSA 9 and 10 specimens and the Fear of Missing Out (FOMO). Is it real? Sorry the show was late this week. Stay tuned for next week where will talk 1988 Maxx and the different variations. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 36: Val recaps the Xfinity and Cup series winners at Las Vegas and their rookie trading cards. Next up is the record NASCAR Trading Card sales that happened the last week with the sale of the 1972 STP Ricard Petty PSA 9 for $149,999 on eBay. Finally the problem with redemptions, expired redemptions and the expired redemption for a signed 1988 Maxx Dale Earnhardt card numbered to 100 that was sold on eBay. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 35: The guys recap the winners at Homestead Xfinity and Cup series winners and their rookie trading cards. Next the guys discuss the discovery that Some 20021 Donruss drivers are not in the Optic series and vice versa. Drivers in Donruss and not in Optic are #’s 28 Drew Dollar, 34 Natalie Decker, 35 Raphael Lessard, 36 Taylor Gray and 37 Tommy Joe Martins. Drivers in Optic and not in Donruss are #’s 1 Harry Gant, 2 Jamie McMurray, 3 Jeff Burton, 4 Kasey Kahne, 5 Kyle Petty, 6 Bill Elliott,7 Carl Edwards, 54 Austin Cindric, 57 Chase Briscoe, 63 Dale Jarrett, 65 Darrell Waltrip, 66 Greg Biffle, 67 Ernie Irvan, 68 Mark Martin, 69 Matt Kenseth, 70 Michael Waltrip, 71 Morgan Shepherd, 72 Rusty Wallace, 73 Terry Labonte, 74 Bobby Allison, 75 Bobby Labonte, 82 Sam Mayer, 86 Travis Braden, 89 Paul Menard, 91 Brad Smith, 92 Bret Holmes, 94 Michael Self, 96 Ty Gibbs. The guys talk Sportkings and recent 1972 STP eBay sales. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 34: Val recaps the Daytona Road Course Camping World Truck, Xfinity and Cup series winners and their rookie trading cards. Also, the highest finishing rookie in the Camping World Truck, Xfinity and Cup series and their rookie trading cards. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 33: After opening up 2021 Donruss the guys review the product and their hits. Next it’s the Truck, xfinity and Cup Daytona 500 winners along with the highest finishing rookies and their trading cards. Val finally talks 1986 SportStar Photo-Graphics how they were made, sold and variations of the cards. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 32: The guys review the results of the Best Panini racing product 2020 survey. Then the guys breakdown the 2021 Panini Donruss Racing product and review how to identify the parallels, differences in Hobby, Fat Packs and Blasters. Review the insert checklist like Watercolors, Blank Slate, Downtown and Sketch Works. What to look for to find an authentic 5th anniversary buy back. Review closed racing card auction prices and what’s Val buying right now. #thehobby #tradingcards #whodoyoucollect
Episode 31: The guys are back recapping the NASCAR Championships at the different levels and who is moving where in 2021. Val did a poll to see which is the better, Mid Level 2020 Panini NASCAR trading card product, Chronicles or Prizm. We talk about some eBay closed prices for graded and ungraded 1972 STP and 1983 UNO cards. With the influx of new buyers to trading cards we replay our informational segments on the 1983 UNO and 1985 SportStar Photo-Graphics sets. #WhoDoYouCollec
Episode 30: The boys talk Top 4 Drivers going for the Cup and Xfinity Championship and their cards. Trying to distinguish the different Prizm racing parallels and the 1972 STP Richard Petty on eBay. Val talks used sheet metal, Team Racing Crew Shirts and racing suits from theracingwarehouse.com #WhoDoYouCollect
Episode 29: With the Texas Motor Speedway race finally in the books we talk Gander RV & Outdoors Truck, Xfinity and Cup series winners and their rookie cards. Next with all of the new listeners were re-running the segment on the first set of NASCAR trading cards, the 1972 STP set and how they were distributed. #WhoDoYouCollect
Episode 28: Jason and Val discuss the first drivers to lock in for the Championship 4 at each level (Brett Moffitt, Chase Briscoe and Joey Logano) and review their first trading cards. Next it on to 2020 Prizm and the use of RC logo’s and how it’s different than Baseball and ideas to fix it. The guys have a good discussion on the different ways to collect, pricing and some new ideas to help expand NASCAR trading cards to the masses. #WhoDoYouCollect
Episode 27: Val and Jason are back talking the round of 8 and the new Michael Jordon NASCAR team. They discuss 2020 Prizm racing and collecting using eBay saved searches.
Episode 26: Why is Panini one of the best Trading Card companies when it comes to NASCAR? They bring the fans closer to the drivers. This week they put on another Zoom fan QA with Gray Gaulding (aka Maverick) who is running at the Charlotte ROVAL this weekend. Gray answers the fans questions around the possibility of racing in the rain at the ROVAL, his mentor(s) coming up, childhood Halloween costumes, racing in the Daytona 500 and MORE. It’s a long podcast but I guarantee you will learn a few things! If you want to be invited to a Panini Q&A make sure to follow @PaniniAmerica and @graygaulding on Twitter and Instagram. #WhoDoYouCollect
Episode 25: Kin from Beans Ballcard Blog stops by and joins Val and Jason on an array of racing topics. They guys talk current races at Indy, the Indy Memorabilia show and Indy Trading Card sets. In Person & Through The Mail Autographs requests for racing legends. Current Card Market Trends for Trading cards and supplies. You can find Kin on Twitter at @beansbcardblog
Episode 24: Val and Jason are back and break down the 2020 Panini Chronicles Racing sell sheet releasing in early August. This is a new release for Val but Jason has seen Chronicles done with other sports. Should Panini do a First off the line (FOTL) for racing? The guys tackle that and other ways to boost NASCAR sales. The guys talk wax, what their buying and selling on COMC and Val mentions Wendell Scott and recaps hist 1st win in Jacksonville. #WhoDoYouCollect #TradingCards #TheHobby You can Val on Twitter @ NascardRadio and as rotating co-host on the Hobby Hotline. Hobby Hotline. is live every Saturday starting at 11 AM EST / 8 AM PST on YouTube / Facebook and Periscope. Hobby Hotline now has a Monday show at 8 PM EST / 5 PM PST.
Episode 23: Why is Panini one of the best Trading Card companies when it comes to NASCAR? They put on not one but two fan QA’s this week. I was lucky enough to attend both and a big thanks to Panini America. The first is with Cole Custer (Ice Cole) who is running for Stewart Haas Racing and vying for rookie of the year. The second Q&A is with Gray Gaulding (The Kid) who is running the Panini America sponsored Cup car. It’s a long podcast but I guarantee you will learn a few things! If you want to be invited to a Panini Q&A make sure to follow @PaniniAmerica on Twitter. #WhoDoYouCollect #TradingCards #TheHobby
Episode 22: Val talks NASCAR Charlotte, Bristol Xfinity, Gander Outdoor truck and Cup Series winners Brad Keselowsk, Chase Elliott, Grant Enfinger and Noah Gragson and their rookie cards. In the second segment Val reviews the NASCAR HOF 2021 Nominees and his picks on who will be selected this year before Tuesday’s voting day (6/9/20). Val did make a mistake in that Neil Bonnett’s rookie card is in the 1983 UNO set, card #2. You can find Val on Twitter @ NascardRadio and as rotating co-host on the Hobby Hotline. Hobby Hotline. is live every Saturday starting at 11 AM EST / 8 AM PST and also on Monday 5 PM PST / 8 PM EST on YouTube / Facebook and Periscope.
Episode 21: Val talks Darlington Xfinity and Cup Series winners Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe and their rookie cards. The second segment is the audio recording from a Pre-Darlington Sponsorship Q&A by Panini America & Gray Gaulding where invited fans were encouraged to ask questions. It was scheduled before the Darlington race to announce Panini’s renewed partnership with Gray Gaulding. It’s a great Q&A where Gray talks his early years of racing and card collecting. Thanks for checking out the podcast and please leave a review and subscribe. You can find me on Twitter @ NascardRadio and as rotating co-host on the Hobby Hotline. Hobby Hotline. is live every Saturday starting at 11 AM EST / 8 AM PST on YouTube / Facebook and Periscope.
Episode 20: Val and Jason celebrate the 1 Year Anniversary of the podcast by sitting down with the father of trading card podcasts, Colin from Sports Card Radio. The boys thought it would be good to make their first interview guest the person partially responsible for the show. It’s a long interview and cover’s numerous topics such as The Upper Deck vs Leaf lawsuit, advantages to using COMC and enhancement ideas, Redemption’s and Panini’s new Redemption Policy, the current state of the hobby business economy and the Driver that might take NASCAR to the next level.
Episode 19: Val and Jason review the planned NASCAR releases from Panini, review COMC’s shipping option and how Val was doing it all wrong this whole time. The boys talk about the 2020 DONRUSS Retail Wrapper Redemptionfor, contest cards. They start the show reviewing the winners so far for the 2020 Gander RV & Outdoors Truck, Xfinity and Cup Series.
Episode 18: Val and Jason review the Las Vegas Gander RV & Outdoors Truck, Xfinity and Cup Series winners along with the top finishing rookie, rookie cards. They were Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick, Chase Briscoe, Harrison Burton, Kyle Busch and Zane Smith. What dream set would you like to see made by Panini and we take a deep dive in to the 2020 Donruss racing hobby box. Thanks for checking out the podcast and please leave a review and subscribe. You can find me on Twitter @ NascardRadio
Episode 17: Val reviews the Daytona Gander RV & Outdoors Truck, Xfinity and Cup Series winners along with the top finishing rookie, rookie cards. Denny Hamlin, John Hunter Nemechek, Noah Gragson, Harrison Burton, Grant Enfinger and Derek Kraus rookie cards. We take a listener question on NASCAR Trading Card autographs and are there to many. How to save some money if you see a Buy It Now from COMC on eBay. Thanks for checking us out and please leave a review and subscribe.
Episode 16: Val reviews the new NASCAR Hall of Fame selection process which has changed for the first time since its inception, 10 years ago. We review some of the pricing for 2020 Donruss, after it’s first week on the market. We review the first 4 drivers starting the Daytona 500 and their cards, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano and William Byron. We take some listener questions on NASCAR Trading Card Wax prices. Thanks for checking us out and please leave a review and subscribe.
Episode 15: Jason is back and joins Val as they talk about the upcoming 2020 NASCAR season. The guys talk about the newly released 2020 DONRUSS trading card set from Panini America. Val talks about his experience at the NASCAR Media week tour in Charlotte, the NASCAR hall of fame induction dinner and ceremony. The drivers he was chasing for autographs and some of the autograph projects he’s working on. Don’t forget to review and subscribe to the podcast.
Episode 14: I am joined by guest host TJ who is also a racer at his local track and who also collects NASCAR trading cards. We review the Homestead results for Gander Truck (Matt Crafton), Xfinity (Tyler Reddick) and Monster Cup (Kyle Busch) champions and their NASCAR trading cards. We talk drivers moving up to Cup like Cole Custer, Christopher Bell and Tyler Reddick. Also drivers changing teams like Matt Dibitetto. Jimmie Johnson has announced he will no longer drive full time after the 2020 NASCAR season. Some ideas for Panini to celebrate Jimmie Johnson’s career and what was done by Food Lion when Richard Petty ran his last year in 1992.
Episode 13: We go over the Final 4 drivers rookie cards and career stats for the Gander Outdoor Truck series drivers in Stewart Friesen, Ross Chastain, Brett Moffitt and Matt Crafton. We then cover the Final 4 drivers rookie cards and career stats for the Xfinity series drivers in Justin Allgaier, Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick and Cole Custer. We review Kevin Harvick’s career statistics and cards. In the ‘Then and Now’ segment I review the 2000 Upper Deck Maxximum Young Lions Insert set. Finally we review the 2019 Stocks For Tots autograph lineup set for December 10, 2019 at the NASCAR Technical Institute. Contact the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame for tickets and more information at (704) 663-5331.
Episode 12: We’re talking Christopher Bell and Martin Truex Jr. cards after they have secured their place in the Championship race in Miami. Then on to 2017 Panini Instant Racing cards and or Past Future wish list, Crew Chief, over the wall crew and team owner cards like the early 1990 Maxx cards.
Episode 11: We’re catching up on where we left off with Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Winners and their rookie trading cards. Rookie trading cards for Kevin Harvick,Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliottand Erik Jones just to name a few. We talk about COMC’s new return policy, the state of NASCAR tracks, my new segment Past & Present as well as Stock for Tots and NASCAR Champion’s Week in Nashville.
Episode 001: We talk NASCAR rookie Trading Cards for 2019 Daytona 500 Winner Denny Hamlin, Atlanta winner Brad Keselowski and Las Vegas winner Joey Logano. We cover 2019 Donruss racing from Panini and preparing trading cards for autographs.