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Race Picks Sonoma: 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 AI (3 wins) sez: If I had to pick one driver today, I’d take Shane van Gisbergen.

Truck Series (2 wins) off

O’Reilly Series (3 wins) Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 Saturday 5:30pm ET on CW: SVG—this could be a “JRM vs. the field” type weekend, kinda like how Cup has been "23XI+Hamlin" vs. the field.

Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sunday 3:30pm ET on TNT FAVORITE (1 win): DENNY HAMLIN—domination continues in wine country. NEXT FAVORITE (2 wins): TYLER REDDICK—its 23XI’s world, we’re all living in it. DARK HORSE (1 win): CHRIS BUESCHER—he did pick up some pointers from Dinger when he was at JTD-G, after all.

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Spade Racing Opens a 2026 Donruss Hobby Box of Cards—Pack 4 of 16

It’s back to a hobby back for the first official 2026 cards. Join me as I go through all 16 packs of 8 cards each!

Pack 4: Toni x2, an Early Season Hotshot, and Phaseolus Lu(naus)

First Look: Twice the Toni Breidinger means twice the fun for creepy guys who leave awkwardly personal messages on her social media posts!

To the Back: Most years there’s someone who jumps out to a big points lead, be it Tyler Reddick, C.Bell, or even that one year with Jeremy Mayfield (really!).

Say What: Queen’s nickname came form his infant resemblance to toughman fighter Eric “Butterbean” Esch, which makes me wonder if any people are named for their resemblance as babies to Todd Bodine.

Final Rating: 4 mid-race side-by-side commercials out of 10