Not much racing - but a lot of drama - in Talladega. We talk about the controversy, plus: a Small Team Drama legend returns, the latest NASCAR News, and our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks for Texas!

The Rundown:

- Talladega looks like an intermediate track race
- Logano-Cindric thing...that wasn't a thing
- Ryan Preece and Logano get DQ'ed
- Talladega ratings are surprisingly low
- NASCAR standings
- NASCAR News:
- Small Team Drama Pt. 1: Legacy/RWR update
- Small Team Drama Pt. 2: Welcome back, Ron Devine
- Is one of the Steves headed to the PGA?
- Sponsor News
- Texas! Our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks

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Impossible to make the All-Star rules more ridiculous? Not for NASCAR - we try to figure out what exactly they are trying to accomplish in Wilkesboro. Plus - Rockingham controversy, Hall of Fame candidates, and our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks for Tallagega!

The Rundown:

- Rockingham controversy - enforce the rules, but tell us how it creates an advantage that merits a DQ
- Katherine Legge situation shows that NASCAR needs to be better helping drivers develop. And review the selling-seats situation. 
- Will the Championship moving back to Homestead change anything?
- 2026 NASCAR Hall of Fame Nominees
- All-Star Race Rule Madness - including an official BS caution
- Small Team Drama moves to Spire
- Sponsor News
- Talladega! Our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks

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Fans noticed a LOT of empty seats at Bristol. But some people close to NASCAR say it is no big deal. Who is right? We debate tickets versus TV money. Plus - new NASCAR-produced shows, and Brian Vickers has a REALLY weird life. 

The Rundown:

- Kyle Larson dominates Bristol
- The stands look super empty. Unless you are Kenny Wallace
- We discuss ticket sales vs. TV money, and whether it makes a difference
- Bristol Ratings - which almost match the attendance
- NASCAR News:
- Do Xfinity drivers need Kyle to embarass them? Or do they just need more practice and testing time each weekend?
- Brian Vickers blows up your 2025 NASCAR Bingo card with a wild story
- Driver news
- Paint Schemes for Rockingham

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Everyone is suing everyone: Updates on the 23XI-NASCAR, Legacy-RWR, and...Dale Junior vs Lamar Jackson? Yeah - that is a thing. Plus - the latest NASCAR News, and our Paint Scheme Preivew and Picks for Bristol!

The Rundown:

- Darlington: Byron dominates, but Hamlin has a good pit stop and wins 
- Richard Petty roasts Fox - and is right
- Bristol Ratings, Cup Series Standings
- NASCAR News
- Shigeaki Hattori changed the Truck Series
- NASCAR - 23XI/FRM Lawsuit update
- Legacy/RWR Lawsuit update
- Dale Junior/Lamar Jackson Lawsuit update
- Shake n Bake YouTube Channel?
- Katherine Legge coming back - because there are no rules
- Penske does something stupid
- Sponsor news
- Bristol - our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks

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Denny wins Martinsville, Erik Jones gets DQ'ed, while Legacy and RWR start throwin' bows in court with the return of Small Team Drama. Plus - NASCAR contradicts itself on the monopoly situation, and our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks for the Darlington Throwback race.

The Rundown:

- Martinsville looks like an intermediate track race
- EJ gets DQ'ed
- Martinsville ratings, Cup standings
- NASCAR News
- Small Team Drama! Legacy sues RWR
- Every Steve gets promoted
- NASCAR wants to have a commissioner and be a league, but also won't admit that they have a monopoly
- NASCAR fans are about to figure out how tarriffs work with diecasts
- Prime Video taking another shot at a NASCAR documentary
- All Star Schedule released
- Sponsor news
- Darlington Throwback Race! Our Paing Scheme Preview and Picks

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Another intermediate track race, another win for Kyle Larson. We recap Homestead, talk about some Big Team Drama during the NASCAR News, and then make picks for Martinsville!

The Rundown:

- Homestead: Comers and Goers make it slightly more interesting than your typical intermediate track race
- Cup Series Standings
- NASCAR News:
- Big Team Drama! Hendrick and Hooters Finalize their Breakup with some $$$
-  Austin Hill gets a five-race deal
- Wood Brothers Darlington Throwback has an interesting story attached to it
- Sponsor News
- Martinsville! Our Picks...the Paint Scheme Preview will come later

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The Woods Brothers get a big victory, and NASCAR goes back and forth on using your teammate's pit box. We debate whether pit cooperation should be open the same way drafting deals are, plus; we discuss the latest NASCAR News, along with our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks for Homestead.

The Rundown:

- Las Vegas: Josh Berry likely takes the Wood Brothers to the playoffs, and has a chance to do even more
- Christopher Bell makes a clever put move: NASCAR sets some boundaries, but Wazz suggests that maybe there shouldn't be any
- Vegas ratings: still hard to tell whether the numbers are up or not
- Cup Series Standings
- NASCAR News:
- Charlotte Tire test
- Kevin Harvick is in a Hall of Fame - just not the NASCAR one yet
- Justin Allgaier scoring big merch sales
- Sponsor News
- Homestead! Our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks

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Christopher Bell has won three in a row, and NASCAR wants you to know about it. Plus - Balance of Performance rules could be on the way, Mexico is suddenly in question, and our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks for Las Vegas!

The Rundown:

- Christopher Bell wins again
- Track Limits - COTA is cool, but Joey goes 1 inch below the line and gets flagged?
- Katherine Legge generates controversy. Even though it is on NASCAR, not her
- Ratings, NASCAR Standings
- NASCAR News
- Mexico race in question for stupid reasons
- Dodge is interested in potential Balance of Performance rules before coming back to Cup
- Already a change to the famous-people waiver
- Amazon Prime broadcast crew announced
- Driver and sponsor news
- Las Vegas! Our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks

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What is the point of a road course if you can just blow corners? Like Connor Zilisch, we're wondering exactly where the track limits were at COTA. Plus - NASCAR makes their most desperate move yet in the Anti-Trust lawsuit, and our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks for Phoenix!

The Rundown:

- COTA has good racing, but zero track limits
- What is the point of a road course if you can drive straight through corners?
- Austin ratings
- NASCAR News
- NASCAR files a desperate countersuit against 23XI and Front Row Motorsports
- Chase Briscoe Daytona 500 penalty reversed
- NASCAR Playoff Committee
- First female Cup driver in 7 years has legit creds
- Driver and Sponsor News
- Phoenix! Paint Scheme Preview and Picks

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Atlanta features more big wrecks, but at least there was batter action. We talk about the race, the latest NASCAR News - including more new manufacturer rumors that you shouldn't hold your breath for - and our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks for COTA!

The Rundown:

- Atlanta - Christopher Bell wins, everyone is mad at Carson Hocevar
- Laps led still deserves the bonus point over fastest lap
- Atlanta Ratings
- Cup standings - neither driver with a win is leading
- NASCAR News
- Clash rumors, which probably are true
- New manufacturer rumors, which probably are not true
- Corey Heim asked to be 23XI development driver, as long as he doesn't wear his sunglasses at night races
- Sponsor news
- Circuit of the Americas! Our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks

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