Race Picks Watkins Glen: 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 (1 win) sez: Based on current 2026 form and betting markets:

Tyler Reddick 🔥 Probably the hottest driver right now—multiple wins early in the season and often listed as the overall favorite.

Truck Series (1 win) BullyHill Vineyards 176 Friday 4:30pm ET on FS1: AJ ALLMENDINGER—turning into quite a wait for Dodge, huh? (Still!)

O’Reilly Series (1 win) Mission 200 at the Glen Saturday 4pm ET on CW: COREY DAY—Oh Happy Day (sorry).

Cup Series Go Bowling at the Glen 3pm on Fox  FAVORITE (1 win): CHASE ELLIOTT—on a heater when it’s still kinda cold outside.  NEXT FAVORITE (1 win): SVG—Trackhouse has to get their wins SOMEhow.  DARK HORSE (1 win): AJ ALLMENDINGER—the specialist rides again.

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Spade Racing Opens 2 Blaster Boxes of 2025 Panini Prizm Cards—Pack 10 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 10: Gloom, doom, and vroom

First Look: Kind of an odd choice of picture here for Chandler.  Looks like he’s trying to figure out if he left the oven on.

To the Back: Um, when your “highlights” include a 13th place finish, that’s not a good sign.

Say What: “Hey there, Kyle Larson’s car here.  Oh, um, I mean, vrooooom.”

Final Rating: 3 sponsor mentions out of 10

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Foundational Bricks—The 1994 Brickyard 400: 18th, Geoff Brabham

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 18th: Geoff Brabham #07 K-Mart Kranefuss-Haas Racing Ford

Finished: 38th (DNF—Crash)

Brabham (in the 07) next to
Ernie Irvan at the Brickyard

Career Highlights: 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, 1997 Bathurst 1000 winner, member of the famous Brabham racing family, the less said about Gary the better.

Total Brickyard 400 Starts: 1

Best Brickyard 400 Finish: 38th (1994)

1994 Fun Fact: This race was Geoff’s lone Nascar effort, although not his lone Indy effort in 1994.  He failed to qualify in the 1994 Indy 500, aka The Little Al and Whiny Nigel Show.

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