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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

Checkered flags and black flags

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

Fantasy League

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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?

Checkered flags and black flags

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

Fantasy League

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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

Checkered flags and black flags

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

Fantasy League

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