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Just a man with NASCAR Takes, Prediction Models, and the results of every Next-Gen Race on 3 Separate Spreadsheets.....

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No party Friday, two trophies by Saturday: Sammy Smith swept Talladega, winning the O'Reilly race by .084 over Kvapil after leading only the final lap.

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@Morty13 Not finishing plays was our killer tonight. So many chances to make big 3rd down plays and we couldn't do it

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@DannyBTalks How I'm feeling about my BYU Cougars rn.....

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Sammy Smith announced his 2027 full-time Truck move, then won at Talladega the same day. First Truck win, .091 over Ankrum, and Honeycutt now leads Riggs by 43.

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Like father, like son: Chase Elliott removed his name from the Most Popular Driver ballot, like Bill did for Dale Earnhardt in 2001. This time it is for Kyle Busch.

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NASCAR asked Talladega teams to pack a backup spoiler. That tells you everything about Sunday's YellaWood 500. https://t.co/hgxtO0I18e
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Zilisch put a number on Phoenix: a 10G hit every time through the dogleg, per a mouthpiece sensor. NASCAR is looking at smoothing the transition, not removing it.

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JGR vs Spire got a lot bigger: Spire says JGR seeks nearly $150 million, up from $8 million, with a $47.4 million expert valuation in between. The gap is the story.

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TRICON is running it back for 2027: points leader Kaden Honeycutt stays in the No. 11, and Gio Ruggiero stays in the No. 17. No silly season drama, just momentum.

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McDowell on the Zane Smith fine: rubbing doors at 40 mph is different than smashing someone at 130 mph. The hauler warning is why this was fined and Charlotte wasn't.

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Zane Smith fined $50,000 for ramming Carson Hocevar on the cool-down lap at Phoenix.

NASCAR cited the prior hauler warning to both drivers. Safety violation, no points penalty.

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Jesse Love wins the Timberland PRO 200 at Phoenix!

Led 156 of 200 laps and held off Sam Mayer by 0.128s, taking the O'Reilly Series points lead at 36 over Justin Allgaier.

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Kaden Honeycutt wins the Zero Carbon Bioethanol 150 at Phoenix!

Led the final 53 laps, beating Christian Eckes by 1.556s for his 4th win of 2026. Chase lead now 39 over Layne Riggs.

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Tyler Reddick wins the Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix!

The win blows the championship chase wide open with three races to go.

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Race day at Phoenix. Two of our three models pick Kyle Larson to win, with Pure Stats going for Ryan Blaney.

Larson leads Hamlin by 49 and Bell by 51 with four races to go.

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Two paths to the playoff run through Notre Dame.

A win gives BYU instant credibility, says Davis, and opens two roads: win the Big 12 or get in at large.

Full story: https://t.co/tQ1PWKjFK7

#CollegeFootball #BYU #NotreDame
#NDvsBYU

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Check out @Morgan_Squires for the exclusive first interview after the kick

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HE JUST NAILED A FIELD GOAL WORTH $3 MILLION 😱🔥

THE BYU CROWD MOBBED HIM AFTER HITTING FOR 3 MILLY 💰

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CFP set to expand to 24 teams in 2027.

Rece Davis: "I haven't made any secret about this that I don't think it's good for the sport as a whole."

Full story: https://t.co/htcFboVKsS

#CollegeFootball #CollegeFootballPlayoff #CollegeGameday

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Why are all of my posts showing sensitive content warnings when other people see it? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense...

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Thanks @sportsiren and @PeteThamel for taking the time to talk to me and the other BYU Sports Media Students today!