Race Picks Atlanta/Lime Rock: 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 (4 wins) sez: If I had to make one pick, I'd go with Ryan Blaney. 


Truck Series (2 wins) LiUNA 150 Saturday 1pm ET on FS1: KADEN HONEYCUTT—Lime Rock, next to Lemon Rock?


O’Reilly Series (4 wins) Focused Health 250 Saturday 7pm ET on CW: SHELDON CREED—as opposed to what, unfocused health?


Cup Series Quaker State 400 7pm ET on TNT  FAVORITE (1 win): CHASE ELLIOTT—and why isn’t this a Saturday night race, either?  NEXT FAVORITE (2 wins): AUSTIN CINDRIC—hey, my #2 pick is #2.  DARK HORSE (1 win): SPIRE PICK’EM—Carson Hocevar, Daniel Suarez, or Michael McDowell.



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Spade Racing Opens a 2026 Donruss Hobby Box of Cards—Pack 7 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 7: What Happened…


First Look: What Happened to World Wide Technology?  They were sponsoring the RPM 43 for about 2/3s of the season, now they sponsor a random track outside St. Louis and nothing else?


To the Back: What Happened to talking about WHY the 25 was available in 1988, huh?  HUH!?!


Say What: “What Happened to my name?  Is it just me or does ‘John Paul Southern’ sound like the name of a Nascar driver in a bad cartoon?”


Final Rating: 3 obscure regional series drivers out of 10


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Foundational Bricks—The 1994 Brickyard 400: 27th, Darrell Waltrip

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 27th: Darrell Waltrip #17 Western Auto Darrell Waltrip Inc. Chevy


Darrell Waltrip on pit road at
the Brickyard
Finished: 6th


Career Highlights: Three-time Cup Series champion, 84 Cup Series wins, 1989 Daytona 500 winner, popularized the word “Boogity”.


Total Brickyard 400 Starts: 7


Best Brickyard 400 Finish: 6th (1994)




Autographed by Lou LaRosa, DW's
lead engine builder in 1994


1994 Fun Fact: Darrell was involved in a last lap crash at the 1994 fall Charlotte race with Bobby Hillin Jr and, awkwardly, his brother Michael Waltrip.  This was late enough in the season for it to be called “pulling a Bodine”.



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The Hero Card Project: Part 5

Link to my preview (contains all team addresses)


Link to Part 4

Hero card responses just keep pouring in!  If you’re new to hero card collecting, check out my guide at herocardguide.com for step-by-step instructions on how to request hero cards, how to receive them, and how to store them.  I sent SASEs (Self Addressed Stamped Envelopes) to every Cup, O’Reilly and Truck team, as well as a few major ARCA operations as well.  Who’ll be the first to respond?  Who’ll send in the most cards?  Whose cards will be brand new?  And will any teams send in autographed cards?  Join me over the next few months as I find out!

The following cards arrived from June 19th through July 3rd.


Four cards (two signed!) from ARCA team Nitro Motorsports

Three cards (Two signed!) from Truck Series team Halmar Friesen Racing

Three cards from LiveFast Motorsports



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Race Picks Chicagoland: 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.


Microsoft Copilot AI (4 wins) sez: Most likely contenders (based on 2026 results so far).  These drivers have already won multiple races or shown strong performance this season:  Tyler Reddick — Multiple wins in 2026, including Daytona 500 and several early-season victories. 


Truck Series (2 wins) off


O’Reilly Series (4 wins) Cuervo 300 Saturday 5:30pm ET on CW: CARSON KVAPIL—kvroom, kvroom.


Cup Series Eero 400 6pm ET on TNT  FAVORITE (1 win): DENNY HAMLIN—and why isn’t this a Saturday night race?  NEXT FAVORITE (2 wins): RYAN BLANEY—quietly getting ready for a dominant Chase run.  DARK HORSE (1 win): BUBBA WALLACE—with some crying in victory lane, I’m sure.




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