It's the Easter Break, so it's time for a bit of a different episode than usual. Up top, Neil and Tyler dissect last week's Martinsville race like normal -- with flowers for winner Chase Elliott, but also Denny Hamlin, our guy Ty Gibbs, Austin Cindric and more. Then, instead of talking about That Oval or That Driver, we zoom out and Neil breaks down his NASCAR.com piece about the biggest takeaways from the first 7 races of 2026. First, we talk about how the Chase system and new horsepower regulations (among other themes) have tangibly affected the season already; then we talk about drivers that we know are good (or struggling) on the path to their current championship odds.

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