Recap: Talladega

Cup: YellaWood 400

• Chase Briscoe locks in to Championship 4

Xfinity: United Rentals 250

• Fricking Austin Hill wins another one

• 21 team is racing for a championship, even if Austin Hill is not

Trucks: Love’s RV Stop 225

• Gio Ruggiero gets his first Truck Series victory

• Norm Benning catches fire

Points

News

• NHRA beat NASCAR in the ratings last week

• Ty Dillon has a new spotter

• Joe White was fired AFTER he arrived at Talladega

• Freddie Kraft said he was getting a new spotter at the end of the season anyway

• Brandon “Butterbean” Queen announced as first driver for Kaulig’s RAM team

• Kaulig will also cut ties with RCR in 2026

• Justin Haley out in the 7 car

• Rajah Caruth joins JRM part time in 2026

• Will race the 88 car

• https://www.jayski.com/2025/10/21/rajah-caruth-running-partial-2026-schedule-with-jr-motorsports/

• NASCAR releases the Coronado Base track map for 2026

• https://x.com/jeff_gluck/status/1980651065747075413/photo/1

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Checkered Flags or Black Flags

Preview: Martinsville

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Xfinity 500, Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT, NBC

• NASCAR Xfinity Series: IAA and Ritchie Bros. 250, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., CW

• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Slim Jim 200, Friday, 6 p.m., FS1

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Ryan Blaney

• James: Kyle Larson

Fantasy League

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