The 2018 Donruss Racing variations aren’t particularly hard to pull. They’re also pretty easy to spot — if you know what you’re looking for.
The set has 25 total base cards that have alternate versions. These take on a couple of different themes. For starters, all use different photos. For 20 of them (all except the black-bordered Retro 1985 variations), the names on variation cards are also centered.
Some of these names are switched up a bit, with variations bringing in things like nicknames.
2018 Donruss Racing variations cover both the main checklist (20 variations) as well as the Retro 1985 subset (five cards).
In addition to the regular cards, variations have parallels as well: Gold Foil (/499), Red Foil (/299), Green Foil (/199), Gold Press Proof (/99), Press Proof (/49), Artist Proof (/25), and Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow Printing Plates (each 1/1).
Here’s a quick 2018 Donruss Racing variations checklist followed by a handy visual reference with all the variations and base cards side by side.
2018 Donruss Racing Variations Checklist
32 Brad Keselowski
33 Austin Dillon
34 Kevin Harvick
35 Kasey Kahne
37 Chase Elliott
39 Ryan Blaney
40 Clint Bowyer
41 Kyle Busch
43 Matt Kenseth
44 Joey Logano
46 Ryan Newman
47 Kyle Larson
48 AJ Allmendinger
49 Martin Truex Jr.
51 Jimmie Johnson
52 Danica Patrick
53 Dale Earnhardt Jr
54 Aric Almirola
56 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
57 Erik Jones
101 Dale Earnhardt Jr. – Retro 1985
102 Tony Stewart – Retro 1985
124 Kevin Harvick – Retro 1985
141 Jimmie Johnson – Retro 1985
142 Danica Patrick – Retro 1985
2018 Donruss Racing Variations Gallery
32 Brad Keselowski
Variation – “BK”, orange cap
Base – sunglasses, white cap
33 Austin Dillon
Variation – name centered, wearing cap
Base – no cap
34 Kevin Harvick
Variation – “Happy, white suit
Base – black suit
35 Kasey Kahne
Variation – “Kasey”
Base – full name
37 Chase Elliott
Variation – “Chase”
Base – wearing sunglasses
39 Ryan Blaney
Variation – name centered, no sunglasses
Base – name to side, wearing sunglasses
40 Clint Bowyer
Variation – name centered
Base – name to side
41 Kyle Busch
Variation – green suit, name centered
Base – blue suit, name to side
43 Matt Kenseth
Variation – name centered, Circle K suit
Base – name to side, DeWalt suit
44 Joey Logano
Variation – “Sliced Bread”, yellow border
Base – full name, red border
46 Ryan Newman
Variation – “Rocket Man”
Base – no cap, white sleeves
47 Kyle Larson
Variation – blue uniform, name centered
Base – red suit, name to side
48 AJ Allmendinger
Variation – name centered
Base – name to side
49 Martin Truex Jr.
Variation – name centered
Base – name to side, Base Pro Shops suit
51 Jimmie Johnson
Variation – “JJ”
Base – arms crossed
52 Danica Patrick
Variation – name centered, red border
Base – name to side, blue border
53 Dale Earnhardt Jr
Variation – “Dale Jr”, green suit
Base – blue suit, arms crossed
54 Aric Almirola
Variation – named centered, red border
Base – name to side, blue border
56 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Variation – name centered, wearing sunglasses
Base – name to side, no sunglasses
57 Erik Jones
Variation – “ROY”
Base – full name
101 Dale Earnhardt Jr
Variation – “Dale Jr.” (Dale Earnhardt Jr.)
Base – David Ragan
102 Tony Stewart
Variation – “Smoke”
Base – no cap
124 Kevin Harvick
Variation – “Happy”, sunglasses on hat
Base – black jacket, wearing sunglasses
141 Jimmie Johnson
Variation – “JJ”, black suit
Base – blue suit
142 Danica Patrick
Variation – first name only, white suit
Base – full name, blue suit
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