2026 Panini Donruss NASCAR Racing Checklist

2026 Panini Donruss NASCAR covers current NASCAR drivers and retired stars with four base subsets: driver Base cards, Rated Rookies, Retro and Rides. Released April 29, 2026, it carries a long parallel ladder, including Numbers parallels whose print runs change from card to card. Eight inserts, several autograph lines and four memorabilia sets round out the checklist.

What's in the checklist

• Base: Base, Rated Rookies, Retro and Rides, with Laser, Optic, Optic Holo and Red & Blue, then Red /299, Carolina Blue /249, Blue /199, Lime Green /199, Purple /99, Artist Proof /25, Mojo /25 and Gold /10, down to Checkered Flag, Black Artist Proof and Printing Plate 1/1s
• Inserts: Spellbound (40), Race Kings, Unleashed, Season Highlights, Team Logos, Slingshot, Get to Know and Downtown (Gold /10)
• Autographs: Base Optic Signatures, Base Optic Rated Rookies Signatures, Signature Series, Dialed in Autographs, Turn of the Century Signatures, Next Day Autographs and NASCAR 75th Anniversary Signatures
• Memorabilia: Pedal to the Metal Materials, Suited Up Swatches, Souvenir Swatches and Burning Rubber Materials, from Red /99 to Platinum 1/1

Key drivers

Base Optic Signatures include Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski and Daniel Suarez, along with retired drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Rusty Wallace, Dale Jarrett, Kyle Petty and Carl Edwards. Rated Rookies include John Paul Southern and Sally Mott. Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain, Alex Bowman, Carson Kvapil and Jimmie Johnson appear across the Retro and Rides subsets.

Grading considerations

Optic autographs, low-numbered Numbers parallels and Checkered Flag 1/1s are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. Optic and Laser surfaces show scratches and print lines, and swatch cards may need thicker holders. See our grading scale.