Look, I’m undecided how it might look, however … have we ever considered possibly giving Kansas some greater obligations through the NASCAR Cup Series season? As in, the championship race? I do know we’ll begin rotating these dangerous boys transferring ahead. I’m pondering Kansas ought to be on the checklist.
No offense to Miami. Yes, offense to Phoenix. Kansas would possibly clear them each.
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Tough to argue with THAT Tyler Reddick win, proper? I do know I give Tiny Tyler a tough time, and it is nothing private, I promise. I simply do not know that Tyler Reddick profitable a BILLION races is nice for rankings.
But, Sunday’s win was spectacular. Any time you move Kyle Larson on the ultimate flip, you are doing one thing proper.
That’s 5 wins within the first 9 races for Reddick. Five. He’s gained over half of ’em, for individuals who do not do nice with math. And how about this for a stat which will or could not sit properly with the old-timers … Reddick is the primary driver to win 5 of the primary 9 vehicle races in a season since somebody named Dale Earnhardt did it again in 1987.
Goodness gracious.
Michael Jordan, NBA Hall of Famer and co-owner of 23XI Racing celebrates with a crew member of the #45 Xfinity Toyota, after driver, Tyler Reddick wins the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on March 22, 2026 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Anyway, congrats to Tiny Tyler. Nothing detrimental from me at the moment. But, we have got greater issues to take care of …
Like, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch nearing a boiling level. That’s proper. I believe they may kill one another quickly. When I inform you that Kyle Busch is MISERABLE, this is what I imply. Head on a swivel. You’ll see.
What else? I’ve additionally obtained extra #content material out of the race wives, together with Tara Allmendinger competing for “America’s Most Beautiful,” and one of many nastier wrecks you will see down within the O’Reilly (Busch) Series.
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And if that is not sufficient, I’ve obtained Jeremy Mayfield (keep in mind him?!) taking a blowtorch to the Cup Series after Bristol.
Four tires, a pair drops of Sunoco racing gasoline, and possibly a full-time bodyguard for Denny Hamlin … Monday Morning Pit-Stop — the ‘Denny Stuffs Kyle In A Locker And Spits In His Face Before Slamming The Door’ version — is LIVE!
Kyle Busch vs. Denny Hamlin is not a battle on the monitor, however …
With all due respect to Tiny Tyler and yesterday’s wild end, we’ll begin with Denny vs. Kyle as a result of I do know drama once I see it. I can scent it. And this, of us, is DRAMA.
This is what it is all about … in 2026, at the very least. Kyle Busch getting PISSED at Denny Hamlin, the podcaster. Not Denny the Racer. Denny the Podcaster. Amazing.
So, clearly Denny crossed a line on his present final week. Kyle is (was?) clearly a subscriber, and let his ex-teammate HAVE it earlier than Kansas:
“People don’t know what the hell they’re talking about, and in this instance, I don’t feel like Denny Hamlin even knows what the hell he’s talking about. So he can bash me all he wants — and I can certainly make his life hell.
“If Denny needs to modify vehicles, I’ll change vehicles with him any day of the week, any time. I might love for him to indicate me that he can carry it higher than I can.”
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota, talks with Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota, during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series 62nd Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Feb. 9, 2020. (Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
Goodness gracious. There are a lot of folks in the NASCAR Cup Series garage I think I could take. Kyle Busch is so far down on that list, I’m not even sure he’s on it. He’s massive. He’s, clearly, miserable. That’s a bad combination. A dangerous one.
Now, as for Denny, here’s what he said:
Tough to argue with Denny Hamlin here
That’s obviously not the full clip, but you get the picture. Here’s what Kyle’s former JGR pal also said during his podcast:
“Kyle Busch, I can’t maintain the man’s helmet talent-wise. But this is not new. He’s struggled for 5 years now. We must be trustworthy about our expectations. If you’re anticipating Kyle Busch to go simply again to victory lane frequently, you might be kidding yourselves, and also you’re going to be very upset.
“Clearly, RCR is not good right now, but you’re a Hall of Fame, Mount Rushmore driver. Carry it better than your teammate then, OK? If you’re the greatest, carry it better than your teammate who has won (six) races. Find a way. I think that’s what he should be able to do, but it’s not happening.”
And, after all, Hamlin needed to reply himself after Kyle threatened to beat the piss out of him (I’m paraphrasing!):
I’ll be trustworthy with you … I’m with Denny right here. A) he is 100% proper in what he stated final week. I’ve stated it for years now. Kyle Busch stinks. He has stunk. He will most likely maintain stinking on this automotive, and with this staff.
And it pains me to say it, as a result of I like Kyle Busch. He was as soon as on tempo to interrupt all types of data. Now his common end is within the 20s.
But B) what else is Denny Hamlin speculated to say right here? It’s a podcast. A really, very, very fashionable NASCAR podcast, at Dale Jr.’s firm, that includes some of the polarizing drivers within the sport. He was requested about Kyle Busch’s struggles at RCR. He answered with honesty.
Kyle is not mad as a result of Denny stated any of that. He’s mad as a result of he stated all of it out loud.
Anyway, let me know what you suppose! Zach.Dean@OutKick.com.
Let’s get again to racing and begin this week off with a bang!
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Again, Kansas ought to most likely (positively) be within the combine for the championship race down the highway right here. Those remaining two laps have been one thing.
This woke Next Gen automotive has killed the quick tracks and the massive ones, however the medium ones are thriving. It’s one of many very good issues Kyle Busch and I’ll say about it!
PS: Don’t neglect who gave Tyler Reddick the possibility to win in additional time. Cody Ware, child!
Amazing. Cody Ware is so dangerous, and he picks simply the worst occasions to show it. Denny is so defeated. Amazing #content material.
OK, couple quickies on the way in which out. Speaking of fantastic NASCAR #content material, we do not see ’em wreck fairly like this anymore:
You do not see vehicles flips like that in at the moment’s world, and you actually do not see them flip like that at a spot like Kansas. Wild. Carson walked away simply tremendous, which is why we are able to bury it means down right here on the backside as a substitute of it being a … greater … story.
Next? You know what was a giant story final week? Bristol being half-empty within the stands, and half-empty in dwelling rooms throughout the nation. It did not look nice on TV. At all.
Jeremy Mayfield took it .. a step additional … by way of a scathing Facebook post concerning the race:
Jeremy Mayfield celebrates after profitable the GFS Marketplace 400 Nextel Cup Series race on Aug. 21, 2005, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
“When the biggest story is how many people are staying home to watch a golf tournament in Georgia, the sport is in a coma. Ty Gibbs gets his first win in front of 100,000 empty seats. It looked like a COVID era race out there.
“If the ‘World’s Fastest Half Mile’ can’t out draw a Sunday at Augusta, then NASCAR has formally misplaced the south. Is it the automotive? Is it the drivers? Or has the “Colosseum” simply develop into a graveyard? Tell me I’m improper.”
I surely ain’t telling you that, Jeremy! I wrote about it twice last week. In no world should Bristol be empty. It’s OK for New Hampshire to look rough in July. I get that. But Bristol in April? Unacceptable.
LOOK at these grandstands:
The pit crew of Austin Cindric services his No. 2 Team Penske Menards/Tarkett Ford during the NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn., on April 12, 2026. (Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire)
Yikes. Not great.
Two more on the way out. I promise I’ll be quick, because this has been a weirdly long class. First? The ARCA Series made history this week that I’m sure all NASCAR fans will love to hear about!
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Dystany Spurlock became the first black female to compete in a race, and she promptly got wrecked in a pretty … jarring … way:
Yikes. Not great! I don’t know what’s more shocking — the wreck, or the fact that Spurlock was a lap down in 10th. Tenth!
OK, that’s it for today. Again, a long class, but an important one. Not enough race WAGs, though. That’s on me. I’ll wear that one on the chin.
Here’s Tara Allmendinger throwing her hat in the ring for ‘America’s Most Beautiful’ this July.
See you at ‘Dega.
