In The Draft Show - NASCAR Talk

NASCAR is calling it Champion's Week, but it is really more like Champion's...Friday night. That you can see Sunday afternoon. Plus - two organizations introduce a third team for next year, an update on the NASCAR lawsuit, and more!

The Rundown:

- NASCAR Awards Ceremony - hopefully you don't want to watch it live
- 23XI adds a third team for 2025 - presumably without a Charter, but with Riley Herbst
- RFK adds a third team for 2025 - leasing a Charter, and with Ryan Preece
- JTG Daugherty becomes Hyak Motorsports - does a new name mean new results?
- New layout for Circuit of the Americas
- Driver and Team news
- A NASCAR driver in the SI swimsuit issue?

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Sixteen drivers have a chance to win the NASCAR Playoffs, yet people are confused and frustrated when one of those 16 drivers does. We discuss the weird NASCAR Championship race and the solution we already presented to fix the Playoffs. 

The Rundown:

- Phoenix - Blaney makes a run, but Logano is too strong at the end
- Joey Lognao wins his third Cup Series Championship
- Blame the system, not the driver
- Championship 4 results from Phoenix
- Penske finds ways to win titles
- Truck, Xfinity Champs
- NASCAR News:
- We remember the greatness of Bobby Allison
- Carson Hocevar wins Rookie of the Year - Spire does a good job
- FedEx leaving NASCAR - not a good sign
- NASCAR lawsuit update

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After the complete debacle of a Martinsville cut race, we talk about how to fix the NASCAR Playoff system, analyze the Championship 4 heading into Phoenix, and make picks for the NASCAR Title Race!

The Rundown:

- Martinsville - Ryan Blaney scores an impressive win that is completely overshadowed
- NASCAR kicks one driver manipulating the race out of he playoffs, to put one driver manipulating the race into the playoffs
- What happened in those final laps? 
- The NASCAR Playoff system has to be fixed - we have ideas how to do it
- The Championship 4
- NASCAR News
- Phoenix! Our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks - for the race and the Championship

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Joey Logano and Tyler Reddick won their way in, will Martinsville give us one more Playoff winner before the NASCAR Championship? We talk about the latest NASCAR News, review the playoff field, and make our picks for Martinsville and the Championship 4.

The Rundown:

- Homestead: Tyler Reddick wins one of the most entertaining races of the year
- But that doesn't mean Homestead should be the Championship race again
- Carson Hocevar has a great race, and an even better pit stop
- Homestead Ratings
- The NASCAR Playoff Field - two former champs are in a must-win situation, with only one race left
- NASCAR News
- Conner Jones has issues, and the wrong vowel at the end of his first name
- NASCAR doesn't realize that by giving up some of the money and franchising, they could eliminate drivers buying rides. Or at least eliminate bad drivers from buying rides
- Driver and Crew Chief news
- Irwindale is closing for real  - sad times in SoCal
- Martinsville! Our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks (for the race and the Championship 4)

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In one week, Joey Logano goes from being eliminated from the playoffs, to making the Championship Race. We talk about Joey's amazing turn of events, then discuss the latest in the NASCAR Lawsuit, and Frankie Muniz running full-time in the Truck Series, along with out Paint Scheme Preview and Picks for Homestead!

The Rundown:

- Las Vegas: Joey's fuel strategy takes him to the Championship race, one week after being eliminated from the playoffs
- Was Ryan Blaney blocking for his teammate? Spoiler alert - no.
- Vegas Ratings
- The NASCAR Playoff Picture: Vegas splits the field in half
- NASCAR News
- The Lawsuit - NASCAR claims that their ultimatum was simply a result of 23XI and FRM's inability  to negotiate effectively. Because that makes sense.
- Frankie Muniz coming to the truck series - but is his ride good enough? And is NASCAR missing an opportunity?
- Teresa Earnhardt selling more of the legacy
- Driver and Sponsor News
- Homestead! Our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks

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The third round of the NASCAR Playoffs kicks off in Vegas, but the antitrust lawsuit is getting just as much attention, as NASCAR tries to exclude 23XI and FRM from being Charter teams next season. We discuss the battle lines that have been drawn, along with the latest NASCAR News, and our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks for Vegas.

The Rundown:

- The ROVAL - Larson wins what looked like an Intermediate Track race, outside of a few controversial corners
- Alex Bowman disqualified - how does Hendrick make such a big mistake?
- Drivers eliminated from the Round of 12 - why are the Playoff drivers racing so poorly as a group?
- The Round of 8 - our analysis
- NASCAR News:
- 23XI/FRM Lawsuit - NASCAR says it isn't a valid case, because...reasons
- JGR data espionage - will NASCAR do anything? Another case where there is no real rule
- Hailie Deegan moving to open wheel - why it may be the right call
- Sponsor News
- Las Vegas! Our Paint Scheme Preview, and Picks for the race, and the Playoff round - who will make it to the Championship in Phoenix?

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Talladega had the Big One to end all Big Ones - but could the ROVAL be even more unpredictable for the NASCAR Championship contenders? We discuss this weekend's cut race, plus - more juicy details on the NASCAR Lawsuit, and our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks for Charlotte!

The Rundown:

- Talladega - a super-close finish, and a super-big wreck
- Ratings - were actually pretty good
- Playoff Picture - who HAS to win this weekend to move on
- NASCAR News
- Lawsuit - Denny Hamlin is talking, NASCAR isn't. NASCAR thinks it is 32XI racing...
- 23XI and Front Row file an injunction to race in 2025 with Charters, NASCAR says they shouldn't be able to
- Team Changes, Sponsor News
- The ROVAL(tm) - Our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks - for the race and who will make the Round of 8 in the Playoffs.

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23XI and Front Row Motorsports start what could be the biggest story in NASCAR history by filing their anti-trust lawsuit. We discuss why, and what might happen, along with some very interesting information in the case. Plus - NASCAR News, and our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks for Talladega!

The Rundown:

- Kansas: Ross Chastain wins, Kyle Busch's luck gets even worse
- Decent racing
- Kansas ratings
- Playoff Picture
- NASCAR Lawsuit - we break down the entire case filing (yep - we read the whole thing) - talk about some surprises in the case, then discuss why 23XI and FRM are suing, and how it might all play out
- Aero Changes for Talladega
- Teams aren't big on YouTube
- Driver and Sponsor News
- Talladega! Our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks

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After the NASCAR Playoff drivers are less-than-spectacular in the first three races, the Round of 12 begins - who has the upper hand? We discuss the playoff field, a pair of big-name sponsors pulling money from the sport, and make picks for Kansas!

The Rundown:

- Bristol Night Race - what happened with the tires?
- We debate Kyle Larson's comments on short track racing with the Next Gen car
- Drivers eliminated from the playoffs - why was the entire field bad in this round?
- Bristol Ratings
- The Round of 12 - and the drivers already on the bubble
- NASCAR News:
- Fedex backing off on sponsorship at JGR
- Geico will no longer be a 'premiere sponsor', whatever that actually means
- The Rick Ware Racing - Spire driver swap, and whether it makes a difference
- Indy Car Charter system - racing NFTs are spreading
- Driver and Sponsor news
- Kansas! Our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks for the race and the Playoff round

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Watkins Glen ended up being a Wild Card race in the NASCAR Playoffs - as a result, multiple favorites are in danger of elimination. Who will make the cut? We talk NASCAR news, along with our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks for Bristol!

The Rundown:

- Watkins Glen: Chris Beuscher has great in a race where the Playoff drivers...didn't
- The Ryan Blaney thing wasn't really controversial at all
- The NASCAR Playoff Picture
- NASCAR News:
- Bubba Wallace signs with 23XI
- Trackhouse loses a major player behind the scenes
- Sponsor News
- Bristol! Our Paint Scheme Preview and Picks for the first cut race of the Playoffs

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