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Recap: Martinsville

Cup: Xfinity 500

• Hendrick has a day
• Byron dominates and outduels Blaney for the win
• Larson advances on points
• Hamlin, Briscoe and Herbst have mysterious engine failures
• Carson Hocevar might have a fun meeting with Hendrick after all the spins

Xfinity: IAA and Ritchie Bros. 250

• Taylor Gray wins a wild one
• We will see Sam Mayer in 2026 after that performance

Trucks: Slim Jim 200

• Heim-time one more time.
• Honeycutt advances on a tiebreaker

Points

News

• One of us is on a suicide mission
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/10/26/one-of-us-is-on-a-suicide-mission-says-hamlin-of-lawsuit/ 
• It appears that Rajah Caruth has a full-time Xfinity deal in place
• William Sawalich misses Xfinity race after Talladega crash. 
• Harrison Burton will drive for Sam Hunt Racing in 2026 Nascar O’Reilly Auto Parts Series
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/10/25/harrison-burton-joining-sam-hunt-racing-for-2026-oreilly-auto-parts-season-dean-thompson-returning/
• Xfinity going commercial free in final stage on the CW in Xfinity Series Championship race at Phoenix.

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Preview: Phoenix

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: NASCAR Cup Series Championship, Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT, NBC
• NASCAR Xfinity Series:Xfinity Series Championship, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Craftsman Truck Series Championship, Friday, 7:30 p.m., FS1

• Championship Picks
• Trucks
  • Eric: Corey Heim
  • James: Kaden Honeycutt
• Xfinity
  • James: Connor Zillisch
  • Eric: Justin Allgaier
• Cup
  • Eric: Denny Hamlin
  • James: Chase Briscoe

• Cup Picks – Race

• James: Ryan Blaney
• Eric: Denny Hamlin

Fantasy League

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Recap: Talladega

Cup: YellaWood 400

• Chase Briscoe locks in to Championship 4

Xfinity: United Rentals 250

• Fricking Austin Hill wins another one
  • 21 team is racing for a championship, even if Austin Hill is not

Trucks: Love’s RV Stop 225

• Gio Ruggiero gets his first Truck Series victory
• Norm Benning catches fire

Points

News

• NHRA beat NASCAR in the ratings last week
• Ty Dillon has a new spotter
  • Joe White was fired AFTER he arrived at Talladega
  • Freddie Kraft said he was getting a new spotter at the end of the season anyway
• Brandon “Butterbean” Queen announced as first driver for Kaulig’s RAM team
  • Kaulig will also cut ties with RCR in 2026
• Justin Haley out in the 7 car
• Rajah Caruth joins JRM part time in 2026
  • Will race the 88 car
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/10/21/rajah-caruth-running-partial-2026-schedule-with-jr-motorsports/
• NASCAR releases the Coronado Base track map for 2026
  • https://x.com/jeff_gluck/status/1980651065747075413/photo/1

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Preview: Martinsville

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: Xfinity 500, Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT, NBC
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: IAA and Ritchie Bros. 250, Saturday, 7:30 p.m., CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Slim Jim 200, Friday, 6 p.m., FS1

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Ryan Blaney
• James: Kyle Larson

Fantasy League

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• James @jameskuch on Threads and X
• Eric @tsuperspeedway on X, @EYoungDBM on Facebook and Instagram
• Facebook: Facebook.com/TheSuperSpeedway

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Recap: Las Vegas

Cup: South Point 400

• Denny Hamlin gets career win 60 and gets one more shot at the Championship.
  • Is this it?  
• William Byron has the script flipped in a moment
• RYB enters must win territory

Xfinity: Focused Health 302

• Aric Almirola will race for a championship

News

• Horsepower is creeping back up to 750 in select races in 2026
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/10/08/teams-to-run-750hp-engines-at-road-courses-and-tracks-shorter-than-1-5-miles-in-2026/ 
• It sure sounds like the points system is about to really change, according to Steve O.
  • Eric wants to talk about “star power”
• Harrison Burton leaving AM Motorsports at the end of the season
  • JRM?
• Tickets are on sale for Chicagoland in 2026

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Preview: DEGA

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: YellaWood 400, Sunday, 2 p.m. EDT, NBC
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: United Rentals 250, Saturday, 4 p.m. EDT, CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Love’s RV Stop 225, Friday, 4 p.m. EDT, FS1

• Cup Picks

• James: William Byron
• Eric: Ryan Blaney

Fantasy League

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Recap: Charlotte Roval

Cup: Bank of America Roval 400

• SVG does it again
  • Larson, Bell gave him a run
  • Competition is closing the gap
• Chastain shoots self in the foot twice on pit road
  • Another Chastain Hail Melon
  • Will Denny Hamlin regret letting Logano in?
• Kyle Busch wrecks in turn 1 on lap 1
• Eliminated from the Playoffs:
  • Ross Chastain
  • Bubba Wallace
  • Tyler Reddick
  • Austin Cindric

Xfinity: Blue Cross NC 250

• Connor Zilisch finds a way again
• Eliminated from the Playoffs:
  • Taylor Gray
  • Nick Sanchez
  • Austin HIll 
  • Harrison Burton

Trucks: 

• Corey Heim wrecks in turn one on lap one, still wins
  • Winningest season in Truck Series history with 10 victories
  • Would have clinched the title under the old championship format

Points: 

News

• Carson Hocevar fined $50K after Kansas race
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/10/01/kansas-penalties-announced/
• NASCAR files for summary judgement in antitrust lawsuit
  • Teams write letters asking for both sides to settle lawsuit
    • Roger Penske says the current car has saved teams money
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/10/03/nascar-files-for-summary-judgement-in-antitrust-lawsuit/
• NASCAR may want a settlement? 

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Preview: Las Vegas

Weekend Schedule

• NASCAR Cup Series: South Point 400, Sunday, 5:30 p.m. EDT, USA
• NASCAR Xfinity Series: Focused Health 302, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT, CW
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: OFF

• Cup Picks

• Eric: Joey Logono
• James: Kyle Larson

Fantasy League

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• Where can we be found on social media?
• James @jameskuch on Threads and X
• Eric @tsuperspeedway on X, @EYoungDBM on Facebook and Instagram
• Facebook: Facebook.com/TheSuperSpeedway

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