Let The Engines Roar: by Anthony Baker

Yesterday at the Brickyard 400, driver Bubba Wallace was able to end a 100 race winless drought dating back to fall Kansas 2022 and solidify a spot in the NASCAR playoffs. It was a feel good story for all and a long time coming for Wallace who was sitting on the bubble coming into the race. This win makes Bubba the 13th different winner this season and it came at the right time as with now 4 races left until the playoffs, he can breathe easier knowing that he’s locked in. However for 23XI teammate Tyler Reddick, while he is 138 points above the cut line…..there still is an opportunity for him to miss the playoffs. There’s 4 races left (Iowa, The Glen, Richmond, and Daytona) that can all very well give us a new winner that can give us a possible 17 winners before the playoffs start. Reddick is also 71 points behind regular season point leader Chase Elliot, which is also important because the regular season champion gets an automatic playoff spot and despite a 29th place fin...

In one of the biggest wild card races of the year, the Chicago Street course produced an exciting event. This was the first time in the 3 year history of the Chicago street weekend that their was no rain to delay any of the events. A earlier start time helped to escape the rain this time around for the event and we finally got to see the full 75 laps. This was the 2nd race of the in season tournament and that also delivered an interesting battle. Also it’s not a NASCAR race without controversy so let’s get into it. The Winners With this being the only street race on the NASCAR schedule and Shane Van Gisbergen having street racing in his background, this race was pretty much his to lose as he pretty much has set the tone as the man to beat ever since the inaugural event back in 2023. The New Zealander would win the race not only sweeping the race weekend as he won the xfinity race on Saturday, but also winning his 2nd race of the year (first was Mexico City) launching him up to a 5th pl...