February is a long damn ways away, lol.

11 lost 6-7 spots on pit lane

Damn. Did he just blow it? I mean, you only have to drive two laps…

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Damn. Did he just blow it? I mean, you only have to drive two laps…

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He might get the 5, four tires for the 11 and 2 for the 5. It's about to get wild.

Yeah man. That's f'n crazy.

Damn I feel bad for Hamlin

Crazy finish. Congrats to the 5, good finish for my 21. And dang, feel for the 11.

Crew chief lost the championship for him. Dang.

I'm a Kyle Larson fan; however, Hamlin was the class of the field. 2 tires was the call…

Heck yeah, so happy Hamlin didn't win.

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Crew chief lost the championship for him. Dang.

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Upon further thought, the three non-championship cars that stayed out definitely had an impact as well as all those non-championship cars that only took two tires... if it's just like Larson, Blaney, and Hamlin then Hamlin makes those passes and wins - but even when he made a strong move on the restart there was nowhere to go due to the sheer amount of traffic stacked up in front of him. Tough one for sure.

He didn't need the 4 tires, he needed the track position.

Still not a fan of the Phoenix track as the championship site though.

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Crew chief lost the championship for him. Dang.

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Upon further thought, the three non-championship cars that stayed out definitely had an impact as well as all those non-championship cars that only took two tires... if it's just like Larson, Blaney, and Hamlin then Hamlin makes those passes and wins - but even when he made a strong move on the restart there was nowhere to go due to the sheer amount of traffic stacked up in front of him. Tough one for sure.

He didn't need the 4 tires, he needed the track position.

Still not a fan of the Phoenix track as the championship site though.

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Good news is that the race is back in Miami next year with a new format. Looking forward to seeing it.

Cup Series points for 2025: pic.twitter.com/IWRAo5i8xq

— Kelly Crandall (@KellyCrandall) November 3, 2025

Fled to ESPN: (Ryan McGee) been covering #NASCAR a long time. Never have we seen such a unified, emotional reaction to a non-title winner, even from the champion who benefitted from it all.

https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/46836657/kyle-larson-nascar-title-comes-denny-hamlin-heartbreaking-expense?referrer=scribe

I know this particular thread is almost 3 years old but I wanted to say Thank You to all thank have contributed over the years. I changed the thread title to reflect it's offseason time.

It's been fun to follow here.

What a year for this young man.

He adds five more awards to the trophy case! @CoreyHeim_'s dominant 2025 continues into the #NASCARAwards! pic.twitter.com/ahecVwpojb

— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) November 4, 2025

Excited to see this kids growth as he moves up to Cup next year.

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Excited to see this kids growth as he moves up to Cup next year.

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The million dollar question is where is he going? This young man has a ton of potential and I agree, can't wait to see what he can do in Cup.

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Excited to see this kids growth as he moves up to Cup next year.

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The million dollar question is where is he going? This young man has a ton of potential and I agree, can't wait to see what he can do in Cup.

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Yeah it's a good point, I'm just kinda rolling the dice that he's gonna find a seat or part time seat this silly season. Him and his best friend Connor are fantastic young talents.

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Excited to see this kids growth as he moves up to Cup next year.

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The million dollar question is where is he going? This young man has a ton of potential and I agree, can't wait to see what he can do in Cup.

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Yeah it's a good point, I'm just kinda rolling the dice that he's gonna find a seat or part time seat this silly season. Him and his best friend Connor are fantastic young talents.

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I can see that. I've heard that next year will be crazy, every major team has at least one contract year driver up. Probably why this year's silly season was slow.

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Excited to see this kids growth as he moves up to Cup next year.

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The million dollar question is where is he going? This young man has a ton of potential and I agree, can't wait to see what he can do in Cup.

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Yeah it's a good point, I'm just kinda rolling the dice that he's gonna find a seat or part time seat this silly season. Him and his best friend Connor are fantastic young talents.

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I can see that. I've heard that next year will be crazy, every major team has at least one contract year driver up. Probably why this year's silly season was slow.

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I follow NASCAR as a casual fan and our family has a big season racing fantasy league but I'm not too up to date on the contract situations. The two seats that immediately come to mind that seems to be up in the air after next season is the 48 and the 2. By your comment it sounds like there will be several more.

Glad you follow the sport. It's a lot of fun, and to answer your question yes, silly season next year has the potential to be wild.

Connor Zilisch will drive the No. 88 at Trackhouse next year with Shane van Gisbergen using the No. 97, which he drove in Supercars.

— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) November 7, 2025

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The million dollar question is where is he going? This young man has a ton of potential and I agree, can't wait to see what he can do in Cup.

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Yeah it's a good point, I'm just kinda rolling the dice that he's gonna find a seat or part time seat this silly season. Him and his best friend Connor are fantastic young talents.

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I can see that. I've heard that next year will be crazy, every major team has at least one contract year driver up. Probably why this year's silly season was slow.

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I follow NASCAR as a casual fan and our family has a big season racing fantasy league but I'm not too up to date on the contract situations. The two seats that immediately come to mind that seems to be up in the air after next season is the 48 and the 2. By your comment it sounds like there will be several more.

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Think you can add Kyle Busch and the #8. KB's last year on his contract.

Look out for Spire to try and get Busch. There is a reason why they signed Daniel for one year.

Annual #VeteransDay repost. The cinematic life of Red Byron. Nearly killed in a B-24 over the North Pacific, he overcame a leg full of shrapnel - a leg he bolted to the clutch- to become NASCAR's first champion.

https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/page/veteransnascar121108/nascar-red-byron-war-time-service-nascar-prowess-stuff-legend

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17PchHrCDf/

Dale Jr. starting a boarding school for orphans and homeless children.

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Dale Jr. starting a boarding school for orphans and homeless children.

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Glad to see that you are still on the boards. Hadn't seen you post much.

NASCAR announces start times, networks for 2026 national series races

https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2025/11/12/nascar-announces-start-times-networks-for-2026-national-series-races/

One of my favorite late mod races.

Kyle Busch returning to Snowball Derby https://t.co/jILF4PulCv

— Jayski (@jayski) November 13, 2025

Car for next year.

Here's the car Chevrolet will race in the Cup Series beginning next year, the Camaro ZL1. pic.twitter.com/Td0IR9u7a5

— Jordan Bianchi (@Jordan_Bianchi) November 14, 2025

"Not including its launch on PC earlier this week, roughly 200,000 copies of 'NASCAR 25' have been sold through PlayStation and Xbox users. It's ahead of schedule in terms of sales. ... 'We are over the moon, thrilled,' [@iRacingMyers] added." - @Jayski

https://www.jayski.com/2025/11/14/iracing-ecstatic-with-success-of-nascar-25-after-opening-month/

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Car for next year.

Here's the car Chevrolet will race in the Cup Series beginning next year, the Camaro ZL1. pic.twitter.com/Td0IR9u7a5

— Jordan Bianchi (@Jordan_Bianchi) November 14, 2025

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The number 24 is going to look great on that vehicle... especially from behind where all the other drivers will get to see it from on a regular, ongoing basis.

Some rule changes for next year.

NEWS: NASCAR issues technical updates ahead of the 2026 season.

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 14, 2025

Also the difference in the noses. Chevy