Foundational Bricks—The 1994 Brickyard 400: 26th, Danny Sullivan

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 26th: Danny Sullivan #99 Corporate Car of Indianapolis Virtue Racing Chevy


Finished: 33rd


Career Highlights: 1985 Indianapolis 500, 1988 CART Series champion, 17 time IndyCar race winner, that random Miami Vice cameo.

Sullivan's car on the Brickyard's
pit road

Total Brickyard 400 Starts: 1


Best Brickyard 400 Finish: 33rd (1994)





1994 Fun Fact: Danny DNQ’d for two earlier races in 1994—this Brickyard 400 would be his only Nascar start.  And somehow this led to him running the Red Bull driver search.



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Dodge Rumored for 2027 Cup Return, 2030 Cup Departure

This is a parody

Rumors are swirling around the Nascar garage that Stellantis is planning to enter Nascar Cup competition in 2027 with the Dodge brand.  Concurrently, rumors are also swirling that Dodge is expected to leave Cup again in 2030.

“Stellantis is happy with the return on investment they’ve been getting in the Truck Series this year with Ram”, a high-ranking member of the Nascar media corps said yesterday.  “Word is they’re lining up at least two multi-car teams to run with in 2027.  After that, Dodge is reportedly expecting to leave the sport again by the start of the next decade.”

The Dodge brand has run in Nascar on numerous occasions, most-recently from 2001 through 2013.

“I wouldn’t be surprised to see Dodge running Cup next year with Kaulig (Racing) and at least one other team”, another member of the Nascar media said under the condition of anonymity.  “I have it on good authority that the management team for Stellantis’ American brands have budgeted for a big roll out in 2027, then a hurried roll-back in 2030.”

Among those teams considered for a move to Dodge include the aforementioned Kaulig Racing, RFK Racing, and Legacy Motor Club.

“Listen, there’s nobody who likes to run a Dodge deal more than me”, said Legacy MC team ambassador Richard Petty.  “And there’s nobody who knows more about Dodge pulling their funding deal suddenly more than me.”

It remains to be seen what Mopar fans will whine about over the next four years now that their beloved brand will be running again.



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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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