You may not see a lot of NHRA cardboard in packs these days, but there are plenty of fans out there who love the spectacle that is high-speed and high-intensity -- without any left turns.

One of its drivers -- a two-time season champ who has the fifth-best career-win total in NHRA Funny Car history -- is Cruz Pedregon, a driver and team owner who has also had two brothers involved in racing and all have had their share of card and diecast appearances in the past.

Buzz recently caught up with Pedregon for a quick Q&A about stuff for collectors, his take on all of that stuff as a driver and owner, what it's like to be behind the wheel at more than 300 miles per hour and what he collects (Spoiler: it's something NFL.) among few other things.

Keep reading for the Q&A and how you can get your hands on a set of four autographed cards straight from the champ himself that you see here.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2005 Press Pass NHRA trading cards
Where to buy: It will take some hunting ... or luck

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 51
Base set completion: 
50 of 50 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2012 Press Pass Legends racing (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby when available)

BOX 1

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 5
Base set completion: 
3 of 50 (6 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Carl Edwards, Dale Inman, Dick Berggren

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The days of "something for nothing" are as gone as 45-cent wax packs in today's card world, but group breaks via outlets such as BlowoutTV can offer up some surprises.

Particularly when high-end products go lower-end in price -- or at least as low as they can go -- and that's where group breaks help out a lot.

One such example? The 2016 Panini National Treasures release, which is selling at less than half of its original price -- but with plenty of the big cards still in there as they were when it was packed out last year.

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Buzz is a collector who has to be selective -- can't collect everything but would want to -- so that's why a day like Black Friday can be important.

It's a way to try stuff I normally wouldn't or something I've always eyed but never done simply because the price is right.

Blowout's Black Friday Doorbusters have been revealed and there are some serious bargains to be found along with the previous waves of Black November discounts on other brands beyond these. Keep reading for my picks on the deals that would get my attention first.

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