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New Trading Card Set “Speedway Stars” Debuts

Post author:speedway1
Post published:May 18, 2022
Post category:Blog

A new, officially-licensed line of trading cards to be released in May will honor auto racing greats past and present, and celebrate a legendary magazine that thrilled readers for decades.

“Speedway Stars” Series 1 contains images of some of the greatest drivers in auto racing history, including three-time Indianapolis 500 winners Johnny Rutherford, Dario Franchitti and Wilbur Shaw.

Indianapolis 500 winners Jim Clark, Troy Ruttman, Rodger Ward, Johnnie Parsons, and Bill Cummings can also be found in the first series, along with popular drivers such as World Champion Jochen Rindt, Mel Kenyon, Bobby Marshman, James Hinchcliffe, Eddie Sachs and Tim Richmond to name just a few.

Each box comes with the 30 base cards in Series 1, and one of ten cards from a special Champions insert “chase card” series.

The set is a labor of love for creator Michael Thomsen, a longtime producer of auto racing radio and television programming, and a co-Vice President of the National Indianapolis 500 Collector’s Club.

“I have always loved auto racing history, and this set is a tribute to some of my favorite drivers of the past, who mean so much to myself and fans around the world” Thomsen said. “I am very honored that so many legendary drivers and their families allowed me to honor them with my debut set”.

Most of the images used to create the set come from the archives of Racing Pictorial magazine, a popular publication produced from 1959-1986. Many of the negatives and slides in the Racing Pictorial collection have never been seen by the public, something that the man behind the set is aiming to change.

“Like so many fans I grew up reading Racing Pictorial magazine” Thomsen said. “When I had the opportunity to acquire what remains of the magazine’s photographic archive, I couldn’t pass up the chance to preserve these important historic images. Speedway Stars Series 1 is just one of the ways I want to share these priceless photos of the past with fans from around the world.” Speedway Stars Series 1 will be available for purchase at the World’s Largest Auto Racing Memorabilia Show in Plainfield, Indiana May 27 and 28 and online at www.speedwaysignatures.com.

Series 1 Checklist