Race Picks Martinsville: Spade Racing vs. AI

Join me as I test my wits against various AI programs in picking the 2026 Cup races.  Once they’ve made their picks, I’ll make my normal Favorite, Next Favorite, and Dark Horse picks (in addition to my regular O’Reilly & Truck Series picks).  At the end of the year we’ll see who knows more—me, or a soulless machine gobbling up water and electricity.


Microsoft Co-Pilot (7 wins) sez: If I had to make one pick, I'd take Ryan Blaney to win the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville.


Truck Series (3 wins) Black’s Tire 200 Friday 6pm ET on FS1: KADEN HONEYCUTT—aren’t all tires black?


O’Reilly Series (4 wins) National Debt Relief 250 Saturday 4pm ET on CW: JESSE LOVE—he’d just LOVE to lock up the championship (sorry).


Cup Series Xfinity 500 2pm ET on NBC  FAVORITE (2 wins): KYLE LARSON—locking in the championship a week early.  NEXT FAVORITE (3 wins): DENNY HAMLIN—too little, too late.  DARK HORSE (2 wins): ROSS CHASTAIN—no “hail melon” though.



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Spade Racing Opens Three 2026 Select “Blaster” Boxes—Pack 6 of 18


I’m moving away from Hobby Boxes to three “Blaster” Boxes this time for the 2026 Panini Select cards.  Join me as I go through all 18 packs!


Pack 6: Function, assumption, and gumption


First Look: I choose to believe that tight fire suits have some reason beyond highlighting lady racers’ curves.


To the Back: We’re…really all going to just assume Z-man is destined for greatness despite his rookie year, huh?


Say What: “YOU try convincing the government that this sponsorship makes sense.”


Final Rating: 6 restarts out of 10



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Foundational Bricks—The 1994 Brickyard 400: 43rd, Mike Chase

Join me as I take a look back every Monday at the starting lineup for one of the biggest races in NASCAR history, the inaugural Brickyard 400. 


Starting 43rd (West Series provisional): Mike Chase #58 Tyson Foods JTC Racing Chevy


Finished: 42nd (DNF—Crash)


The back of a Mike Chase trading card
from Trading Card Database
Career Highlights: 1994 Winston West Series champion, 1987 Southwest Series champion, lone West Series driver to make this race, TECHNICALLY “won” this race as far as the West Series is concerned.


Total Brickyard 400 Starts: 1


Best Brickyard 400 Finish: 42nd (1994)




1994 Fun Fact: Since TECHNICALLY this was a combination race with the Winston West Series, Mike Chase (the only West Series driver to qualify) TECHNICALLY won this race as far as the West Series statistics go.  Technically winning—its the best kind of winning!




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The Hero Card Project Part 9

 Link to my preview (contains all team addresses)


Link to Part 8 

Hero card responses just keep pouring in!  If you’re new to hero card collecting, check out my guide at herocardguide.com for step-by-step instructions on how to request hero cards, how to receive them, and how to store them.  I sent SASEs (Self Addressed Stamped Envelopes) to every Cup, O’Reilly and Truck team, as well as a few major ARCA operations as well.  Who’ll be the first to respond?  Who’ll send in the most cards?  Whose cards will be brand new?  And will any teams send in autographed cards?  Join me over the next few months as I find out!

The following card arrived October 24th

An autographed card from owner/driver Spencer Boyd




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Race Picks Talladega: Spade Racing vs. AI

Join me as I test my wits against various AI programs in picking the 2026 Cup races.  Once they’ve made their picks, I’ll make my normal Favorite, Next Favorite, and Dark Horse picks (in addition to my regular O’Reilly & Truck Series picks).  At the end of the year we’ll see who knows more—me, or a soulless machine gobbling up water and electricity.


ChatGPT (7 wins) sez: My pick to win the YellaWood 500 at Talladega this Sunday, October 25, is Ryan Blaney!


Truck Series (3 wins) Love’s RV Stop Friday 4pm ET on FS1: COREY HEIM—Heim Time in the Truck Series.


O’Reilly Series (4 wins) The Progress Group 250 Saturday 3:30pm ET on CW: AUSTIN HILL—going away gift, well, until he returns to the O’Reilly Series in 2029.


Cup Series YellaWood 2pm ET on NBC  FAVORITE (2 wins): TYLER REDDICK—bookending the season.  NEXT FAVORITE (3 wins): CHRIS BUESCHER—being pushed by Brad Keselowski.  DARK HORSE (2 wins): AUSTIN DILLON—RCR needs SOMETHING positive in Cup this year.


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Spade Racing Opens Three 2026 Select “Blaster” Boxes—Pack 5 of 18


I’m moving away from Hobby Boxes to three “Blaster” Boxes this time for the 2026 Panini Select cards.  Join me as I go through all 18 packs!


Pack 5: Coke, a joke, and yoke-d


First Look: Do you think Nascar drivers go to a class to learn how to wave and hold their sponsor’s beverage at the same time?


To the Back: All that build up for a runner-up finish?  Come on, Panini.


Say What: “Try me—I’m stronger than 99% of this crowd.”


Final Rating: 5 old school lugs out of 10



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Foundational Bricks—The 1994 Brickyard 400: 42nd, Harry Gant

Join me as I take a look back every Monday at the starting lineup for one of the biggest races in NASCAR history, the inaugural Brickyard 400. 


Starting 42nd (provisional): Harry Gant #33 Skoal Bandit Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevy


Finished: 37th


Career Highlights: 18 Cup Series wins, two-time Southern 500 winner, oldest Cup Series race winner, legitimate friend of Burt Reynolds.


Total Brickyard 400 Starts: 1

Gant's 1994 car

Best Brickyard 400 Finish: 37th (1994)




1994 Fun Fact: The 1994 spring Martinsville race would see a stunning DNQ as Harry failed to qualify for the race.  How stunning was it?  ESPN made Harry’s name about twice the size of everyone else’s on the screen.



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Nascar to CBS? What to Expect

With the recent Skydance media mega-merger putting TNT Sports and CBS Sports under the same corporate umbrella, Nascar has reached out to CBS about airing (or at least simulcasting) some of TNT’s five Cup races going forward.  Here’s what to look out for in a possible return of Nascar to The Tiffany Network:

—30 seconds of highlights of past Nascar on CBS coverage by an AI Ken Squier, followed by the same exact coverage you’d see on TNT.

—Boomer fans stopping their whining for about a minute, followed by them returning to blaming everything wrong in the sport on Bubba Wallace.

—Plenty of locally-placed ads for window replacement, that one independently owned furniture store that’s somehow still in business, and car (well, truck) dealerships.

—Promos for Professional Bull Riding with awkward transitions like “…and you thought the action here at Sonoma was rough!”

—Continuing to treat the in-season tournament like something anyone other than the winning driver cares about.



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Spade Racing Opens Three 2026 Select “Blaster” Boxes—Pack 4 of 18


I’m moving away from Hobby Boxes to three “Blaster” Boxes this time for the 2026 Panini Select cards.  Join me as I go through all 18 packs!


Pack 4: Leery, teary, and cheery


First Look: No clue why they chose a picture of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. eyeing the crowd like he just saw someone steal a beer out of his cooler.


To the Back: Looking forward to yet another season with no top-tens outside of drafting tracks is enough to make anyone cry.


Say What: “Every day I wake up thankful that I didn’t get stuck running for a backmarker IndyCar team.


Final Rating: 3 sets of tires out of 10



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Race Picks Phoenix: Spade Racing vs. AI

Join me as I test my wits against various AI programs in picking the 2026 Cup races.  Once they’ve made their picks, I’ll make my normal Favorite, Next Favorite, and Dark Horse picks (in addition to my regular O’Reilly & Truck Series picks).  At the end of the year we’ll see who knows more—me, or a soulless machine gobbling up water and electricity.


Claude AI Sonnet 5.5 (7 wins) sez: My pick is Ryan Blaney. He won the 2025 finale at Phoenix, he was the favorite there in March, and his strength on long green-flag runs suits a track where tires wear out.


Truck Series (3 wins) Zero Carbon 150 Friday 7:30pm ET on FS2 & Fox Business: LAYNE RIGGS—ironic that a Bare Knuckle boxing organization sponsors racers who always wear gloves.


O’Reilly Series (4 wins) Timberland Pro 200 Saturday 7:30pm ET on CW: JUSTIN ALLGAIER—time for him to make a championship push.


Cup Series Freeway Insurance 3pm ET on USA  FAVORITE (2 wins): CHASE BRISCOE—I’m sticking with the lost Briscoe brother.  NEXT FAVORITE (3 wins): KYLE LARSON—salting away another championship.  DARK HORSE (2 wins): SVG—a nice little diversion from Trackhouse’s otherwise putrid season.



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