Race Picks Talladega: 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 (7 wins) sez: My pick to win the YellaWood 500 at Talladega this Sunday, October 25, is Ryan Blaney!

Truck Series (3 wins) Love’s RV Stop Friday 4pm ET on FS1: COREY HEIM—Heim Time in the Truck Series.

O’Reilly Series (4 wins) The Progress Group 250 Saturday 3:30pm ET on CW: AUSTIN HILL—going away gift, well, until he returns to the O’Reilly Series in 2029.

Cup Series YellaWood 2pm ET on NBC  FAVORITE (2 wins): TYLER REDDICK—bookending the season.  NEXT FAVORITE (3 wins): CHRIS BUESCHER—being pushed by Brad Keselowski.  DARK HORSE (2 wins): AUSTIN DILLON—RCR needs SOMETHING positive in Cup this year.

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Spade Racing Opens Three 2026 Select “Blaster” Boxes—Pack 5 of 18

I’m moving away from Hobby Boxes to three “Blaster” Boxes this time for the 2026 Panini Select cards.  Join me as I go through all 18 packs!

Pack 5: Coke, a joke, and yoke-d

First Look: Do you think Nascar drivers go to a class to learn how to wave and hold their sponsor’s beverage at the same time?

To the Back: All that build up for a runner-up finish?  Come on, Panini.

Say What: “Try me—I’m stronger than 99% of this crowd.”

Final Rating: 5 old school lugs out of 10

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Foundational Bricks—The 1994 Brickyard 400: 42nd, Harry Gant

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 42nd (provisional): Harry Gant #33 Skoal Bandit Leo Jackson Motorsports Chevy

Finished: 37th

Career Highlights: 18 Cup Series wins, two-time Southern 500 winner, oldest Cup Series race winner, legitimate friend of Burt Reynolds.

Total Brickyard 400 Starts: 1

Gant's 1994 car

Best Brickyard 400 Finish: 37th (1994)

1994 Fun Fact: The 1994 spring Martinsville race would see a stunning DNQ as Harry failed to qualify for the race.  How stunning was it?  ESPN made Harry’s name about twice the size of everyone else’s on the screen.

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