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Recap: WWT Raceway

Cup: Enjoy Illinois 300

• Kyle Larson snaps 51-race winless streak
• 18 cautions (record is 22). 
• Brake issues -> Are we OK with them?
• Massive hit for Zane Smith

BREAK

O’Reilly: Nu Way 225

• Jesse Love pulls through
• Massive pit road wreck
• Sawalich/Day rivalry continues

Trucks: Off

Discussion Topics

• Layne Riggs returning to trucks with FRM next season
• NASCAR 26 is out on consoles
• Hocevar apologizes to podcasts for not giving them anything to talk about this week
• Corey Day signs multi-year contract

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Preview: Bristol

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):
  • Craftsman Truck Series: UNOH 250 Presented by Ohio Logistics, Thursday, 8 p.m., FS1
  • O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Food City 300, Friday, 7:30 p.m., CW
  • Cup Series: Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., USA

• Cup Picks
  • Eric: Ty Gibbs
  • James: Christopher Bell

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Recap: Darlington

Cup: Cook Out Southern 500

• Chris Southern Bell gets a much-needed win. 
• Chase drivers struggle:
  • Hamlin has a run in with Michael McDowell
  • Byron blows up
  • Suarez and Buscher were out to lunch
• Larson lets one slip away?
• I guess we should talk about the Michigan drivers.

BREAK

O’Reilly: Fleetio 200

• Sheldon Creed makes a statement
• Justin Allgaier falters

Trucks: Off

Discussion Topics

• NASCAR Swear Jar promotion
• Alpha-Prime going to Ford next year in the O’Reilly Series
• Josh Berry will drive the 42 for LEGACY MOTOR CLUB next season

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Preview: Gateway

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):
  • Craftsman Truck Series: OFF
  • O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Nu Way 225, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., CW
  • Cup Series: Enjoy Illinois 300, Sunday, 3 p.m. ET, USA

• Cup Picks
  • James: Ryan Blaney
  • Eric: Ty Gibbs

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Recap: Daytona

Cup: Coke Zero Sugar 400

• Ryan Preece gets the walkoff win to advance to the Chase
• Reilly Herbst replaced by Harrison Burton due to effects from NHMS crash
• Hocevar troubles
• SVG misses the Chase
• Stenhouse wrecks Blaney
• NASCAR holds another caution

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O’Reilly: Winn-Dixie 250

• Ryan Sieg finally gets his first O’Reilly Series victory
• Rajah Caruth and Taylor Gray make the Chase
• Brent Crews misses the Chase
• JRM manages to blow another one

Trucks: Off

Discussion Topics

• 2027 schedules are official
  • MIS goes back to Father’s Day weekend
• 2027 Driver news
  • Chandler Smith and Carson Brown sign with RCR for 2027 in O’Reilly
  • Daniel Dye will be full time with Jordan Anderson Racing
  • Bianchi reports John Hunter Nemecheck will not return to LEGACY next season, and that Josh Berry is the leading candidate for that seat
• Days of Thunder 2 is official
  • Tom Cruise and Anne Hathaway
• Carson Hocevar email
• Jimmie Johnson reveals 2027 Daytona 500 scheme
• Truck Series to have new title sponsor next season
  • FedEx Freight

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Preview: Darlington

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):
  • Craftsman Truck Series: OFF
  • O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Fleetio 200, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., CW
  • Cup Series: Cook Out Southern 500, Sunday, 5 p.m. ET, USA

• Cup Picks
  • Eric: Denny Hamlin
  • James: Ryan Blaney

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Recap: New Hampshire

Cup: Dollar Tree 301

• Ryan Blaney holds off a hard-driving Bubba Wallace to capture third win of the year.
• Started race on the wet. Always an interesting wrinkle.
  • Is wet racing acceptable?
  • Should teams get to choose when to go back to dry tires?
• Trouble for Byron, Logano and Reddick
• Josh Berry has another fantastic day
• Hocevar implosion
• Chase Bubble: Down to 3
  • 14) #23-Bubba Wallace, 630, +75 (needs 2 points at Daytona to clinch)
  • 15) #2-Austin Cindric, 599, +44 (needs 33 points)
  • 16) #97-Shane Van Gisbergen, 586, +31 (needs 46 points)
  • Outside the top 16:
  • 17) #60-Ryan Preece, 555, -31
  • 18) #6-Brad Keselowski, 520, -66
  • Ross Chastain gets eliminated with engine trouble

O’Reilly: Off

Trucks: Team EJP 175

• Layne Riggs gets it done again

Discussion Topics

• Trucks officially will race at Bowman Gray Stadium on Friday, Aug. 20, 2027.
• Jeff Gordon wins IROC in DC
• Let’s talk about the IndyCar race in DC
  • 3.82M Viewers
  • Most watched non-Indy 500 race since the 2008 merger
• Regan Smith joins Kaulig Racing, Ram Free Agent Program for Bristol, Charlotte
• Austin Hill signs extension with RCR to continue driving the 33 in the Cup Series
• NASCAR will return to Naval Base Coronado in 2027

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Preview: Dayona

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):
  • Craftsman Truck Series: OFF
  • O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Winn-Dixie 250, Friday, 6:30 p.m., CW
  • Cup Series: Coke Zero Sugar 400, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., NBC and Peacock

• Cup Picks
  • James: William Byron
  • Eric: Denny Hamlin

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Recap: Richmond

Cup: Cookout 400

• Even Year Logano wins
• Hocevar double-shifts to catastrophic engine failure
• Cindric solidifies his Chase standing

O’Reilly: Off

Trucks: Black’s Tire 250 presented by BTS Rewards

• Kaden Honeycutt destroys the field

Discussion Topics

• Kyle Larson wins fourth Knoxville Nationals
• More schedule news:
  • North Wilkesboro back to the All Star Race
    • Will be a triple-header with O’Reilly and Trucks
  • NASCAR will NOT race at Rockingham in 2027
    • Track is currently owned by the IHRA, which canceled its late model series for this season and apparently owes people money
• Silly Season News
  • Connor Zilisch will drive the #48 Ally Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports in 2028
  • Josh Berry still unsure of 2027 plans
  • Noah Gragson returning to Front Row Motorsports
• NASCAR “announces” rookie of the year eligibility changes
  • Can have no more than 12 starts prior to the year they declare eligibility
  • Turns out this was changed last year
  • Denny Hamlin said he was unaware of it Re: Corey Heim
  • Heim will not be eligible for rookie of the year next season
  • Does rookie of the year even mean anything anyway?

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Preview: Loudon

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):
  • Craftsman Truck Series: Team EJP 175, Saturday, 1:30 p.m., FS1
  • O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: OFF
  • Cup Series: Dollar Tree 301, Sunday, 3 p.m., USA

• Cup Picks
  • Eric: Christopher Bell
  • James: Kyle Larson

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Recap: Iowa

Cup: Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol

• Ty Gibbs finally has as many Cup wins as Corey Heim

O’Reilly: HyVee Perks 250

• Carson Kvapil goes two for two

Trucks: Off

Discussion Topics

• 2027 Schedule updates/rumors
  • The Clash returns to Daytona in 2027
  • Bristol Night Race returns to August
  • Iowa moves to July 4 — track repave underway
• William Sawalich signs one-year extension with JGR
• New stage break procedures underway
• Dean Thompson to third Haas Factory Team in O’Reilly in 2027

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Preview: Richmond

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):
  • Craftsman Truck Series: Black’s Tire 250 presented by BTS Rewards, Friday, 7:30 p.m., FS1
  • O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: OFF
  • Cup Series: Cookout 400, Saturday, 7 p.m., USA

• Cup Picks
  • James: Austin Dillon
  • Eric: Joey Logano

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Recap: Indianapolis

Cup: Brickyard 400

• Corey Heim wins second race in 15th start
• Larson wrecks again
• Gilliland wins a million
• Heim/Hocevar feud intensifies
• Hamlin blows his chance
• Is the Brickyard 400 a crown jewel event?
  • Should we still race at Indianapolis?

O’Reilly: Pennzoil 250

• Carson Kvapil dirties the bricks with winning burnout
• JRM gets first 1-2-3-4 finish in NASCAR history

Trucks: TSport 200

• It’s the Layne Riggs Truck Series

Discussion Topics

• NASCAR 26 updates
  • Burnouts
  • Dynamic Track Surface
  • Coronado will be included
• Days of Thunder 2 to start filming next year
• The Clash is expected to return to Daytona before the Super Bowl
• Trucks will return to St. Pete next season as an IndyCar companion
• Alex Bowman will retire at the end of the 2027 season
  • Rumor is Hendrick trying to get Zilisch for that seat 
  • Jimmie Johnson is running the 48 at Daytona, so Bowman will run a number of his choosing (rumor is 55?)
• Chandler Smith won’t return to Front Row next season.
  • Rumor is he’ll be in an RCR O’Reilly Series car.
• NASCAR looking at ways to reduce caution laps
  • https://www.jayski.com/2026/07/28/nascar-looking-at-ways-to-reduce-caution-laps/

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Preview: Iowa

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):
  • Craftsman Truck Series: OFF
  • O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: HyVee Perks 250, Saturday, 5 p.m., CW
  • Cup Series: Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol, Sunday, 3:30 p.m., USA

• Cup Picks
  • Eric: Joey Logano
  • James: Chase Briscoe

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Recap: North Wilkesboro

Cup: Window World 450

• Joey Logano Dominates
• What we thought of the racing on TV and in person
• Untimely caution shakes up contenders 
• Should this be on the schedule for good?

O’Reilly: Off

Trucks – FaithFest 250

• Chandler Smith shows short-track strength

Discussion Topics

• 2027 Practice time to double for Cup Series
  • 50 minutes – One Group
• Bowman Gray to hold Kyle Busch Invitational
  • https://www.jayski.com/2026/07/16/bowman-gray-stadium-to-host-kyle-busch-invitational-on-friday-august-21/
• NASCAR announces superspeedway changes for Daytona
  • https://www.jayski.com/2026/07/15/nascar-announces-superspeedway-package-changes-for-daytona/
• Taylor Gray signs a contract extension to continue driving the No. 54 Toyota GR Supra in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2027 (Per JGR on X)

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Preview: Indianapolis

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):
  • Craftsman Truck Series: TSport 200, Friday, 8:00 p.m., FS1 (Lucas Oil)
  • O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Pennzoil 250, Saturday, 4:00 p.m., CW
  • Cup Series: Brickyard 400, Sunday, 2:00 p.m., TNT

• Cup Picks
  • James: Erik Jones
  • Eric: Ryan Blaney

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Recap: Echopark Speedway

Cup: Quaker State 400

• Blaney wins an overtime thriller
  • Definitely did not like the block from Bubba but got the help when he needed it
• Carson had a shot at it before the late caution involving Larson, Herbst and Briscoe
• Great racing throughout the night again
  • Aggression was up in Stage 3 
• Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick are locked into the Chase

O’Reilly: Focused Health 250

• Allgaier wins a race of cautions
  • Clinches the 1 seed in the Chase

Trucks – Lime Rock: Liuna 150

• Grant Enfinger breaks through
• Honeycutt spins Ruggerio

Discussion Topics

• SVG vs. Austin Hill
  • SVG seems to want it to be over, Hill not so much
• Zane Smith vs. Carson Hocevar
  • Zane does not hold back in his dislike of Carson
  • Carson acts like he didn’t even know there was a feud. 
  • Carson offers first 77 fans Sunday to trade any driver’s shirt for a free Hocevar shirt

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Preview: North Wilkesboro

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):
  • Craftsman Truck Series: FaithFest 250, Saturday, 12:30 p.m., FS1
  • O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Off
  • Cup Series: Window World 450, Sunday, 7:00 p.m., TNT

• Cup Picks
  • Eric: Christopher Bell
  • James: William Byron

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Recap: Chicagoland

Cup: eero 400

• Chase Briscoe gets the win
• Reddick, Larson have disastrous days
• Zane Smith wrecks himself trying to wreck Hocevar
• SVG gets his revenge on Austin HIll
• Connor Zilisch’s horrible rookie season continues

O’Reilly: Cuervo 300

• Brandon Jones beats Chase Elliott to win
• Connor Zilisch dominates first stage, then runs out of gas

Trucks:

• OFF

Discussion Topics

• Brad Keselowski says Ford needs to collaborate more like Toyota
  • Denny says he pays for that collaboration ($8 million a year?)

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Preview: Echopark Speedway/Lime Rock

• Weekend Schedule (times are ET):
  • Craftsman Truck Series: Liuna 150 (Lime Rock), Saturday, 1 p.m., FS1
  • O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Focused Health 250, Saturday, 7 p.m., CW
  • Cup Series: Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart, Sunday, 7:00 p.m., TNT

• Cup Picks
  • James: Carson Hocevar
  • Eric: Daniel Suarez

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