Buzz 12 in 12: Busting a 2017 Panini Absolute Racing hobby box (Hour 9)

Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour all day long ... this is Hour 9.

The box: 2017 Panini Absolute Racing (hobby)
The cost: BlowoutCards.com

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

Packs per box: 4
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 20
Base set completion: 
9 of 100 (9 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Donnie Allison, Danica Patrick, Kyle Busch, A.J. Allmendinger, Bobby Labonte, Ryan Newman, Geoff Bodine, Derrike Cope, Cameron Hayley

Inserts: 7 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Spectrum Silver parallel (1) – Dale Jarrett (/299)
Spectrum Blue parallel (1) – Chad Knaus (/199)
Spectrum Red parallel (1) – Kaz Grala (/99)
RPM (1) – Denny Hamlin
Spectrum Blue RPM (1) – A.J. Allmendinger (/199)
Icons (1) – Michael Waltrip
Action Packed Spectrum Gold (1) – Jimmie Johnson (/99)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 4
Tools of the Trade Spectrum Blue (1) – Trevor Bayne (/49)
Tools of the Trade Duals (1) – Kyle Busch
Absolute Memorabilia Signatures Spectrum Red (1) – Jamie McMurray (/25)
Tools of the Trade Duals Signatures (1) – Kasey Kahne

What's Buzz-worthy: With a new NASCAR season here, this collector opted to rip into a hobby box of this one, which delivered pretty well at retail in past breaks here. This particular box delivered relatively well without any super-high-end flash -- a Kasey Kahne dual-mem autograph is probably the highlight here. The card is likely limited to just 99 copies (based on the company checklist) but is not numbered. The past blaster boxes ripped here delivered bigger single cards, but the volume you get here can definitely lead to some strong breaks. If you can find hobby cheap, then it's worth a look but those blasters can deliver just as well. The presentation in this one is cool -- four mini boxes inside that don't match, giving it a colorful NASCAR feel -- and the potential found inside them is, too. If you land a top-tier box, it's probably a satisfying rip -- in this case I just wanted more packs in the box. Otherwise, it was a decent break for the reduced price.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A-
Fun Grade: B+

What's next? Be back in an hour ...

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