2026 Panini Track Kings Hobby Release
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2026 Panini Track Kings Hobby Release

October 12, 2026

Making its debut in 2026, Track Kings combines NASCAR history with an art-inspired design, bringing together legendary drivers, today’s biggest stars, rising prospects, autographs, race-used memorabilia, short prints, and some seriously tough inserts. Let's take a look at this release and the cards you'll want to keep an eye out for: 

Legacy Portrait Signatures

One of the biggest autograph chases is Legacy Portrait Signatures, a 10-card set dedicated to some of the greatest names in NASCAR Cup Series history.

The checklist includes some HUGE names, including Richard Petty, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Darrell Waltrip, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Harry Gant, and Jeff Burton.

If you’re hunting NASCAR legends, this is one of the first autograph sets to watch.

Heir Apparent

Track Kings doesn’t only look backward at racing history. Heir Apparent puts the focus on young drivers looking to become NASCAR’s next stars.

The 15-card autograph checklist includes names such as Corey Heim, Toni Breidinger, Jesse Love, Carson Kvapil, Kaden Honeycutt, Sam Mayer, William Sawalich, Brexton Busch, Keelan Harvick, and Brenden “Butterbean” Queen.

For collectors who love prospecting and getting in early on young talent, Heir Apparent could be one of the most exciting chases in the product.

Art Nouveau & Artistic Endeavors

Track Kings also offers multiple opportunities to find race-used/worn memorabilia.

Keep an eye out for Art Nouveau and Artistic Endeavors, two memorabilia-focused sets that fit perfectly with the artistic theme of Track Kings.

The checklist stretches across multiple NASCAR series, giving collectors the chance to find memorabilia from established Cup Series names and rising talent.

Blank Slate

One of the inserts we’ll definitely be watching for is Blank Slate.

These ultra-rare cards strip away much of the usual background noise and put the driver front and center. The 15-card checklist has some serious star power, including Richard Petty, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Danica Patrick, Joey Logano, William Byron, Bubba Wallace, Shane Van Gisbergen, Christopher Bell, and Ty Gibbs.

Pulling a Blank Slate is definitely one of those moments where you stop the break and take another look.

Blackout, Aurora & Le Cinque Più Belle

Blank Slate isn’t the only ultra-rare insert to hunt. Collectors can also look for Blackout, Aurora, and Le Cinque Più Belle, giving Track Kings multiple case-hit-style chases beyond the autographs and memorabilia.

Blackout includes names such as Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman, and Tyler Reddick, while Le Cinque Più Belle features a loaded lineup that includes Jeff Gordon, Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Kevin Harvick, and Denny Hamlin.

These are exactly the types of cards we’ll be looking for when boxes start getting ripped.

Base II, Base III & the Cars

The base cards have their own chase, too. Track Kings uses a tiered structure with Base, Base II, and Base III, along with car-focused Base Cars, Base Cars II, and Base Cars III.

The II and III tiers are shorter-printed portions of the checklist, and each Hobby box delivers one Base II/III or Base Cars II/III card on average.

That means even what looks like a “base” pull deserves a closer look before you move on to the next card.

Parallels

The colorful parallel chase adds even more possibilities to the product, with versions including Red, Blue, Jade, Pink, Burgundy, Amber, Canvas, Gold, Obsidian, Artist Proof, and Masterpiece appearing across portions of the checklist.

Some get extremely limited, including Gold /10, Obsidian /5, and 1/1 versions, depending on the card and set.

Inside The Box

Each Hobby box contains just 1 pack with 10 cards, but Panini packs plenty of potential into those ten cards.

On average, collectors can expect:

  • 3 Autographs or Memorabilia Cards

  • 3 Inserts or Parallels

  • 1 Base II/III or Base Cars II/III

Track Kings combines legends, current stars, young drivers, autographs, race-used memorabilia, short-printed base tiers, colorful parallels, and ultra-rare inserts into a premium 10-card Hobby format. With three autographs or memorabilia cards per box on average, there’s also plenty of action packed into a single pack.

Whether you’re chasing a Richard Petty or Jeff Gordon autograph, a young driver in Heir Apparent, race-used memorabilia, a low-numbered parallel, or an ultra-rare Blank Slate or Blackout, there are a lot of ways to hit something awesome.

Order yours here.