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Figgy Earnhardt: Fact vs. Fiction

This is a parody

Over the past Easter weekend, Nascar fans became aware of a mysterious (at least to them) third son of Dale Earnhardt Sr., named Figmund Newton “Figgy” Earnhardt. Since then, Spade Racing has completed an exhaustive investigation to separate the incontrovertible facts from the obvious fiction.

Fact: Figgy Earnhardt had a solid if not spectacular career in Nascar in the 90s, primarily running GM equipment in the Busch and Cup Series for a number of different teams.

Fiction: Figgy is NOT the person who convinced Kyle Petty to tour as an opening act for Hank Williams Jr.

Fact: Figgy Earnhardt’s career highlights go far beyond his upset win the spring Martinsville Cup race in 1999—he also finished second in Busch Series points in 1992 and 1994.

Fiction: Figgy never suggested to his stepmother that they call her licensing and merchandising business by the bland, auto-generated sounding name “Sports Image”.

Fact: Figgy Earnhardt’s lack of notoriety with modern fans likely stems from his infamous “no interviews” stance taken throughout the bulk of his active career, stemming from the infamous “Eli Gold Incident” in 1991.

Fiction: Figgy is not the person who gave Dr. Dick Berggren his first flat cap.

Fact: Figgy Earnhardt last raced in the then-Busch Series in 2003, leaving racing altogether after failing to qualify for the 2004 Daytona 500.

Fiction: Figgy is not, nor has he ever, been in business building late model cars with Lyle Petty, Kyle Petty’s fraternal twin brother.

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Race Picks Bristol: 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.

AI (1 win) Google Gemini sez: “If you're looking for favorites or context heading into the weekend, here is how things stand:

Top Contenders to Watch

Kyle Larson: He is the defending winner of this race (2025) and has been incredibly dominant at Bristol recently, leading over 400 laps in last year's spring edition.”

Truck Series (1 win) TANG 250 Friday 7:30pm ET on FS1: LAYNE RIGGS—short for “Tennessee Army National Guard” by the way.

O’Reilly Series (1 win) Suburban Propane 300 Saturday 7:30pm ET on CW: BRANDON JONES—do they sell suburban propane and suburban propane accessories?

Cup Series Food City 500 Sunday 3pm on FS1 FAVORITE (1 win): CHASE ELLIOTT—hey, it’s still back to back even with an off-week in-between. NEXT FAVORITE: TYLER REDDICK—I’m thinking it takes a while for the field to catch up to 23XI. DARK HORSE: TY GIBBS—it HAS to happen eventually, right?