It looked bad for a while, but NASCAR finally got back on track at Bowman Gray Stadium and had "The Clash" and then it looked like Wednesday Night Dash at North Wilkesboro. We discuss. Also congratulations to Ryan Preece on his win and awesome post race victory speech.

Next, we unveil Andy Amendola's new book in the Red Racer Book series, "The ABCs of NASCAR Racing". Officially licensed by NASCAR and available for preorder at https://www.redracerbooks.com and Amazon. Get your copy today and add to the fine collection of the Red Racer Books series.

We move on to IndyCar and yeah, we're going to address the Freedom 250, but given everyone and their mother has given a political opinion on it this week and the fact we're idiots who you shouldn't get political commentary from, we look at it from an event standpoint. While something like this could be a cool event, we're not hopeful that this is going to work out and we explain the many reasons why.

Finally, we discuss some upcoming iRacing events including the return of Bottom Split Racing Series on Monday and the iRacing Indy Racing World Series on February 24th.

⏱️⏱️EPISODE CHAPTERS⏱️⏱️:

• 00:00:00 - NASCAR Clash at Bowman Gray: Race Recap and Caution Laps Discussion
• 00:06:27 - Ryan Preece's Victory, NASCAR Swearing Controversy, and Camping at Races
• 00:12:01 - Red Racer Books: New NASCAR Kids Book and Author Insights
• 00:17:45 - IndyCar Freedom 250 in Washington DC: Logistics, Security, and Event Concerns
• 00:23:50 - Street Racing History: Baltimore, Cleveland, and Unique Track Events
• 00:30:10 - Formula 1 Season Preview: Max Verstappen, Ferrari, and Mercedes Predictions
• 00:36:18 - iRacing Updates: Talladega, Mexico City, and Upcoming Virtual Racing Events
• 00:42:12 - Garage Talk Merch, Monza Oval iRacing, and Season Wrap-Up Announcements

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