Kyle Busch 1985-2026


My sincere condolences to Kyle Busch’s family, friends, and fans.  The news today is an absolute shocker—I literally yelled out “WHAT???” at my phone when I read it.  Rowdy’s stats speak for themselves, but let’s not lose sight of who was lost today—a father, a husband, a son, a brother, a friend.  I’m sure everyone will be racing this upcoming weekend with a heavy heart.



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Race Picks Charlotte: 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.


Grok (1 win) sez: My pick: Tyler Reddick has the best shot if his car is anywhere near as fast as it has been most of 2026.


Truck Series (1 win) NC Education Lottery 200 Friday 8pm ET on FS1: KYLE BUSCH—Groundhog Day in May.  UPDATE—KADEN HONEYCUTT due to Kyle Busch being out.


O’Reilly Series (1 win) Carbroil 300 Saturday 5pm ET on CW: ROSS CHASTAIN—too bad the Trackhouse guys are only doing well when they don’t race Trackhouse cars.


Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 6pm on Prime  FAVORITE (1 win): RYAN BLANEY—rebounding from last week’s crash-fest at Dover.  NEXT FAVORITE (2 wins): CHRISTOPHER BELL—Toyota keeps up their fever pace.  DARK HORSE (1 win): an AUSTIN—Cindric or Dillon, take your pick.



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Spade Racing Opens 2 Blaster Boxes of 2025 Panini Prizm Cards—Pack 12 of 12

Rather than a “hobby box”, I decided to go with the more economical choice of two “Blaster Boxes” for the 2025 Panini Prizm cards (although they were bought in January 2026.  With six packs of five cards each in each box, that’s twelve packs to open!


Pack 12: Two cars, future stars, and reputation mars


First Look: I’m a sucker for the classic “profile shot of a car” card.


To the Back: In theory Jesse is setting himself up to take over the 8 car once Kyle Busch retires of leaves.  Well, unless Ty Gibbs wants the ride.


Say What: “Maybe I shouldn’t have complained as much over the years”.


Final Rating: 4 post-race interviews out of 10




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