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.


ChatGPT AI (5 wins) sez: If I had to put one name on it right now, before Friday practice and qualifying, I’m going with Kyle Larson to win Saturday night’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol.


Truck Series (2 wins) UNOH 250 Thursday 8pm ET on FS1: LAYNE RIGGS—will he be stuck in Trucks forever?


O’Reilly Series (4 wins) Food City 300 Friday 7:30pm ET on CW: JUSTIN ALLGAIER—Justin time (…sorry).


Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race 7:30pm ET on USA  FAVORITE (1 win): DENNY HAMLIN—I feel like Denny & Kyle just flip spaces between AI & Favorite picks lately.  NEXT FAVORITE (3 wins): TY GIBBS—heck of a paint scheme too.  DARK HORSE (2 wins): JOSH BERRY—on a bit of a heater lately.




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Spade Racing Opens 3 2026 Select Blaster Boxes—Preview



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!






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Foundational Bricks—The 1994 Brickyard 400: 37th, Ted Musgrave

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 37th: Ted Musgrave #16 Family Channel Roush Racing Ford


Finished: 13th


Career Highlights: 2005 Truck Series champion, 1988 Snowball Derby winner, 1995 Cup Series championship seventh place points finish, spent 4+ seasons in the Roush Racing B-team and didn’t complain.

Musgrave's 1994 car

Total Brickyard 400 Starts: 8


Best Brickyard 400 Finish: 13th (1994)



"The amount of Race Fans" --Ted Musgrave


1994 Fun Fact: Ted’s best 1994 finish came at Phoenix, coming home fifth.  Again, this is pretty impressive when you consider that he was essentially a test driver for Mark Martin.



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