re: 2026 NASCAR Season Thread

I forgot about him as he’s always quietly there on the track every week Okay so 50% of JGR is still abysmal.

I could be wrong, but Brad isn’t the kind of guy to make such a big decision without having something already concrete in place. I think we’ll find out for certain shortly.

Today in Nascourt

Kelly Crandall
@KellyCrandall

The court is in recess for an hour. There has not been anything earthshattering or necessarily new as they argue over discovery production.

However, one nugget is that Joe Gibbs Racing claims Chris Gabehart still had access to its information up until June of this year.

A reminder of what is being requested by Chris Gabehart is: internal communications from TRD about his departure, hire at Spire, and the lawsuit; the alliance agreements between Gibbs and TRD; and TRD communications with any third parties about the lawsuit, Gabehart’s departure, hire at Spire, and the lawsuit.

TRD has countered there are confidential and issues about privileged information at play. They also spent quite a bit of time saying they are a non-party of this lawsuit and it’s all Gibbs issues with Gabehart at play. Also says they are not telling Gibbs to enforce its contracts or non compete, and didn’t tell Gibbs to file the lawsuit.

And says they have no stake in the outcome of this case.

Joe Gibbs Racing wants multiple documents ordered to be produced:

- setups to compare Spire performance in 2025 and 2026
- competition meeting materials to see what Gabehart attended and what he’s sharing, hearing, or receiving
- additional technical documents
- and then do more depositions based on what is found in documents

And also present today was Hendrick Motorsports to make its argument that they do not want their “crown jewel” information that they share with Spire released.

There are two more motions to hear this afternoon. I will be here as long as I can before my Vegas flight

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That last para is the bigger deal. Toyota wanting to get HMS info via 3rd party.

And frick Gibbs and Toyota. They both have sued and made a mockery out of racing. That team wasn’t competing with JGR. This is all for spite. Gibbs even had daughter drive his place by to have her dogs piss on his car. Its a fricking soap opera.

NASCAR has announced that the updated aero package used at Daytona will return for Talladega, albeit with a change. a 3.5-inch spoiler instead of 4 inches.

The package for Talladega will be the same as Daytona except the spoiler will be shortened from 4 inches to 3.5 inches. Stages same as spring at 98-45-45.

I am hard on Nascar the series. But they’re doing a good enough job destroying the sport alone and we don’t need Gibbs/Toyota adding to it.

I have quite a few non MSM Nascar accounts tagged and all of them think Nascar gave Toyota a backroom deal before season. Some speculate Nascar gave them the front spoiler advantage then turned a blind eye all season long until other teams discovered it and word got out. Then they finally modified it a month after it was known in garage.

Some also think got a favorable spacer to allow a smidge more fuel in engine. All races use a mandated spacer size. Plate tracks just use a smaller one but all other tracks use one as well.

That might explain some of the Toyotas falling off. Reddick is a damn good wheelman and he does not fall off that far without some funny business.

Anyways, this legal stuff is posted damn near every day. I haven’t posted any of it because its tiresome and vendetta driven by Gibbs. Wanted people to know the latest and that its a soap opera made possible by Gibbs. frick that team

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But they’re doing a good enough job destroying the sport alone and we don’t need Gibbs/Toyota adding to it.

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frick you’re miserable. Just pretend the whole schedule is on prime and don’t watch. Lol

I’m just tired of the frick Toyota/nascar rigged shite. It gets old dude.

I’d say things are far from great. But they’re not the doomsday you paint.

Lol. I just don’t think things are as bad as you do, clearly. You sound like you want the 80s and 90s back.

I think there are things they do well. And things they need to fix. But if something was 95% shite I wouldn’t watch. I quit watching the nfl years ago. And largely don’t watch pro stick and ball sports either.

Lol. So not bitching to the Same level you do makes me hypocritical? Ok grandpa.

The sport has its flaws. As I’ve said before. I’m just not buying into the conspiracy level you are.

But go off.