Glasswolf said:

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ncsupack1 said:

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Happy for Creed, he has been so close many of times.

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Excited to see him get the win. But that was a pure power move by Hill to get the lead late. Atlanta has such good racing.

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The racing has been good, hopefully today delivers.

Some exciting racing....the inside lane is so fast but they cant stay together because they have to lift or they get such a huge run they cant stay hooked up. If the outside stays together they can pull ahead. Only problem is, the outside lane won't stay in line and they keep breaking it up as they keep over taking each other. Makes for exciting racing!

ge_traveler said:

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Some exciting racing....the inside lane is so fast but they cant stay together because they have to lift or they get such a huge run they cant stay hooked up. If the outside stays together they can pull ahead. Only problem is, the outside lane won't stay in line and they keep breaking it up as they keep over taking each other. Makes for exciting racing!

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This is racing. You have to lift. You can't just run wide open for 500 miles

Yep, this has been good stuff

How the hell did TR win that race without a right front fender?

Hocevar just doesn't do anything for me. Way too reckless out there.

Of course my guy took himself and a bunch of others out of this one, and Larson did the same much earlier than that.

Race overall was pretty good. Got messy a little bit at the end. Going to be a big swing in tracks, now a road course.

COTA
ET

Fri
5-CW App-OReilly p&q

Sat
10-Prime-Cup p&q
2:30-CW-Prerace
3-CW-OReilly 20-20-25

Sun-FOX
2:30-RaceDay
3:30-Cup 20-25-50

— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) February 23, 2026

#PackPro(s) Jarius Morehead, Rod Cox & their Carson Hocevar Spectrum Camaro finishes 4th at Autotrader 400 in Atlanta. @TheReal_jm17 & the elite pit crew head to road course next week for the DuraMax Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas 4th in NASCAR Standings https://t.co/wfRbWYngko

— Phillip Ayscue (@PAYSCUE) February 23, 2026

.@FoxSports says it will show ads only in a double-box format during a green-flag run for all of its NASCAR Cup races this season, the first time it has committed to that for its entire slate. pic.twitter.com/6gDLAtKMKb

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) February 23, 2026

Wolfer79 said:

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.@FoxSports says it will show ads only in a double-box format during a green-flag run for all of its NASCAR Cup races this season, the first time it has committed to that for its entire slate. pic.twitter.com/6gDLAtKMKb

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) February 23, 2026

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Unfortunately, the networks now use these "features" to show more commercials than ever while claiming to continuing to "show live coverage" of the race itself... same with the "Playing Through" feature on the golf telecasts.

I'm not actually sure if it's really better or not. *Well, yes, it is... but the longer breaks severely marginalize its "advertised" upside in my opinion (no pun intended).

Yep, when they are "showing live coverage" while on a commercial break, the screen is small. I do like being able to continue seeing the race but hate it when there is a wreck during that period....you can see it but have to wait until they come back from the commercial to get the "story" of the wreck. But, I guess it is still better than not seeing it and learning about it entirely after the break is over. First world problems I guess

I do like what Toyota did....they had Mike Joy announce that Toyota had sponsored one of the commercial breaks and instead of going to a commercial, Toyota allowed them to continue showing the race, just using the announcement from Mike as their vocal advertisement.

So this lawsuit may have more to do with Hendrick ( technical alliance with Spire ) and getting info on Toyota set ups. Hadn't thought about that.

.@NASCAR prez Steve O'Donnell on trying to grow the series: "When I started at NASCAR, we were chasing IndyCar, and the goal was, 'If we can just kind of surpass IndyCar...' and we did that, and I've told our employees, 'I think we all got a little lazy.'" https://t.co/7TOQgsGJYb

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) February 23, 2026

Just be yourself. The growing part will happen, NASCAR basically lost a generation of fans. Heck, now when we go, you see a lot of young families and kids at these races. That's a good thing. You are even seeing this at the local tracks as well.

Another nicotine pouch brand is getting into racing, as Turning Point Brands' @FREPouch will sponsor ARCA driver @TaylorReimer this season at Talladega, Berlin Raceway, Elko Speedway and Phoenix.

➡️ She also will shoot commercials and make appearances for the brand. pic.twitter.com/yUlhzTBBjt

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) February 24, 2026

.@RFKracing has won out in landing a new deal with buzzy olive-oil brand Graza (@GetGraza), one that grows its presence in the grocery space but is separate from its @Kroger deal.

➡️ It will be the primary sponsor of RFK's No. 6 Ford driven by Brad Keselowski this weekend @COTA. pic.twitter.com/wrOYSwJ3Th

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) February 24, 2026

.@CrackerBarrel has expanded its deal with Speedway Motorsports to activate at all of SM's 15 @NASCAR Cup Series race weekends in 2026, up from about half that last year when it first got back into NASCAR auto racing.

➡️ It started last weekend @EchoParkSpdwy near Atlanta. pic.twitter.com/pRQ7awfElz

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) February 24, 2026

.@FoxTV averaged 4.487 million viewers for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Echo Park, off 2% from 4.586 million last year.

Part of the race had to compete against the @Olympics Closing Ceremony.

.@FoxTV averaged 4.487 million viewers for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Echo Park, off 2% from 4.586 million last year.

➡️ Part of the race had to compete against the @Olympics Closing Ceremony. pic.twitter.com/WlCzF82V9P

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) February 24, 2026

I'll be honest here, I had all forgotten about this track and it ever coming back.

A lawsuit has been filed challenging an effort to bring a vote in November that proposes a racing ban at the Nashville Fairgrounds propertyhttps://t.co/kdcxA7F0Ip

— Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverRA) February 24, 2026

Interesting take from the King

“He reminds me of Dale Earnhardt.”

Fan Question submitted by X User, @DMurway.

Full recap of the race in Atlanta and more answers to fan questions on the Petty Family Racing YouTube channel. pic.twitter.com/juMFYuq0Jc

— Richard Petty (@therichardpetty) February 24, 2026

Interesting

4.5 million viewers for 2nd @NASCAR Cup race of 2026, and with some Olympic competition

Reminder: Best F1 race all-time in the U.S. is 3.1M on ABC for 2024 Miami GP
NASCAR beat Michigan-Duke, which Saturday got ESPN's best reg. season college hoops audience in 7 years (4.3M)

4.5 million viewers for 2nd @NASCAR Cup race of 2026, and with some Olympic competition

🔲Reminder: Best F1 race all-time in the U.S. is 3.1M on ABC for 2024 Miami GP
🔲NASCAR beat Michigan-Duke, which Saturday got ESPN's best reg. season college hoops audience in 7 years (4.3M) https://t.co/AAhxEtU22O

— Austin Karp (@AustinKarp) February 25, 2026

Glasswolf said:

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Interesting take from the King

“He reminds me of Dale Earnhardt.”

Fan Question submitted by X User, @DMurway.

Full recap of the race in Atlanta and more answers to fan questions on the Petty Family Racing YouTube channel. pic.twitter.com/juMFYuq0Jc

— Richard Petty (@therichardpetty) February 24, 2026

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Right now - the #77 reminds me of the #1 from Ross Chastain's rookie season except that Hocevar isn't as good as Ross was then yet...

The King may be starting to have a little dementia kicking in - and he certainly shouldn't be using Earnhardt's name in any type of theoretical comparison to Hocevar (or anyone else for that matter).

TheStorm said:

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Glasswolf said:

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Interesting take from the King

“He reminds me of Dale Earnhardt.”

Fan Question submitted by X User, @DMurway.

Full recap of the race in Atlanta and more answers to fan questions on the Petty Family Racing YouTube channel. pic.twitter.com/juMFYuq0Jc

— Richard Petty (@therichardpetty) February 24, 2026

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Right now - the #77 reminds me of the #1 from Ross Chastain's rookie season except that Hocevar isn't as good as Ross was then yet...

The King may be starting to have a little dementia kicking in - and he certainly shouldn't be using Earnhardt's name in any type of theoretical comparison to Hocevar (or anyone else for that matter).

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The 77 is no Dale. All the 77 is doing is making his first win harder and harder.

.@Craftsman's title sponsorship of @NASCAR_Trucks expires after this year and a renewal hasn't been reached yet, so the sanctioning body will likely soon enter the sponsor market for a potential replacement in case no deal is reached, per people familiar.

.@Craftsman’s title sponsorship of @NASCAR_Trucks expires after this year and a renewal hasn’t been reached yet, so the sanctioning body will likely soon enter the sponsor market for a potential replacement in case no deal is reached, per people familiar. https://t.co/LsYOn2Ca79

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) February 25, 2026

At this point just make it a points race. Honestly not sure how I feel about this one.

NASCAR All-Star format:
-350 laps; 75-75-200
-No "open" race; all cars start
-Invert top-26 after first segment
-Driver's combined finish first two segments sets order for final segment of 26 drivers: 2025-26 race winners, past champs, best combined segment finishers, fan vote pic.twitter.com/KUbvhTSzUp

— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) February 25, 2026

ncsupack1 said:

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I'll be honest here, I had all forgotten about this track and it ever coming back.

A lawsuit has been filed challenging an effort to bring a vote in November that proposes a racing ban at the Nashville Fairgrounds propertyhttps://t.co/kdcxA7F0Ip

— Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverRA) February 24, 2026

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Some lady liberal around there trying to change the whole idea of Nashville. Doesn't want it to be "country" anymore. I guess that means racing too.

Cars Tour at Southern National Saturday night. 28 Late Models Stocks and 22 Pro Late Models

This is interesting. Very much worth the read.

Chris Gabehart has formally opposed Joe Gibbs Racing’s request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, filing a sworn declaration disputing the allegations of trade secret misappropriation.https://t.co/GHgJJFLtmW

— Jayski (@jayski) February 25, 2026

ncsupack1 said:

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At this point just make it a points race. Honestly not sure how I feel about this one.

NASCAR All-Star format:
-350 laps; 75-75-200
-No "open" race; all cars start
-Invert top-26 after first segment
-Driver's combined finish first two segments sets order for final segment of 26 drivers: 2025-26 race winners, past champs, best combined segment finishers, fan vote pic.twitter.com/KUbvhTSzUp

— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) February 25, 2026

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OK. So, I'm now sitting here trying to soak this all in...

1. Getting rid of "The Open" (the race for the losers to try to get in the "real" race). Two words. Thank God. *can't imagine how many years I got put to sleep early watching that crap, waiting for the "real" race to finally come on.

2. Top 26, then flip. blah, blah, blah... who cares?

3. Then after all that - it still reverts to all of the previously qualified "winners" getting in automatically, and then the rest of the 26 spots get filled based on the first two stages... fine, but it sure does make those first two stages seem like they are for nothing in the big picture.

4. Best part (other than getting rid of The Open). We get 200 laps with no gimmicks to finish.

All depends on what time that actual racing starts though before I can render any final opinion.

ncsupack1 said:

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This is interesting. Very much worth the read.

Chris Gabehart has formally opposed Joe Gibbs Racing’s request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, filing a sworn declaration disputing the allegations of trade secret misappropriation.https://t.co/GHgJJFLtmW

— Jayski (@jayski) February 25, 2026

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I bet for his next trick - that Gabehart ignores protocol and goes straight for the "Triple Dog Dare"...

Race is 1 pm. Like you, I do like the laps with no " extra " stuff thrown in.

Wow. It's almost like NASCAR wants people to start watching again...

TheStorm said:

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Wow. It's almost like NASCAR wants people to start watching again...

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lol…My thought is that since Dover lost it's points paying race this year, NASCAR and SMI wanted a close experience to a actually points race with high car count to sell tickets and make current ticket holders happy.