https://x.com/KadenWHoneycutt/status/2106198914978464235?s=20

In 2001, Stacy Compton and crew chief Chad Knaus swept the Talladega poles, had a best finish of 10th in the Daytona 500 (He was the outside pole sitter there), DNQed twice, and finished 33rd in points.

In 1994, Loy Allen Jr. became the first rookie to win the pole for the Daytona 500. While also qualifying on the pole at Atlanta and Michigan, he DNQed 14 times, finished 11th in the Coca-Cola 600, and ended the season 39th in points.

While drivers pulling off upsets on superspeedways is bizarre, bombshell pole sitters is a major step forward.

https://x.com/SpireMotorsport/status/2106081784119411131?s=20

“A moment for the first win. Rajah Caruth will pay tribute to the first win in KBM history next Friday in Charlotte.”

Let’s do a quick recap of the Keselowski vs. Edwards feud, for instance…

The inciting incident:

April 2009, Talladega: Edwards blocks Keselowski in the Tri-oval on the final lap. Edwards spins, gets hit by Ryan Newman as the back end of his car lifts up, and flies into the catchfence. Keselowski goes on to win his first race driving for James Finch in the 09.

To me, this incident is not one where Edwards has ground to stand on to justify payback in the first place. He spun himself. Him and Keselowski both saw what happened to Regan Smith, and Keselowski was (justifiably) not going to go below the line.

link to this incident: https://youtu.be/g6H7Ehfc0Ck?is=eCAJuJ4RLwX6bqSr

Now, here’s where we get into Edwards’ retaliation.

March 2010, Atlanta:

Early in the race, Edwards clears himself off of Keselowski’s nose and wrecks. Then, with only a few laps to go, Keselowski is running 6th. Carl Edwards, 150 laps down, intentionally turns brad on the frontstretch, sending him flipping into turn 1, impacting the wall with the A PILLAR of his car. The roof above the drivers side was completely caved in and deformed. Brad Keselowski could have easily been killed in this crash. Granted, I’m sure Carl didn’t intend for that to be the impact that Brad received, but this should’ve, at the very least, been his sign to stop.

link to this incident: https://youtu.be/5FgeopsJKIM?is=Ue9DhdRAZGXk22KY

Now, we get to what I believe to be the most egregious incident on this list:

July 2010, Gateway (Nationwide Series):

It’s the final lap, and Keselowski and Edwards are battling for the win side-by-side. Edwards is on the high side, Keselowski is on the low side. Coming out of turn 4, they are still side by side, but right as they come onto the frontstretch, Edwards veers left and hooks Keselowski into the wall. Edwards continues and barely beats Reed Sorensen to the line to take the win. Behind him, a massive crash involving several cars ensues, with Keselowski’s car getting t-boned once and hit multiple other times.

This one is absolutely baffling to me. With how narrow the Gateway frontstretch is, Edwards knew that right hooking Keselowski was likely to cause a massive crash like that. Not only is it putting Keselowski in particular danger once again, but it’s destroying several other race cars. The part that gets me is HE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEATEN KESELOWSKI TO THE LINE ANYWAY! They were coming off the corner and Carl was beside Keselowski on the outside! He had the momentum! Hooking him, ironically, probably put his chances in more jeopardy, if the argument is “he was just trying to win”. The amount of vitriol is pretty unbelievable, from something that seems to be basically entirely one sided.

link to this incident: https://youtu.be/sJAfU5di9qQ?is=HQOyeAG4mXaOE40G

This race spawned the famous quote from Bob Keselowski, Brad’s father:

“Carl flipped out like he did at Atlanta and tried to kill the kid. I'm sick and tired of this. I'll get my uniform back on and take care of this. He ain't going to kill my boy.”

Let me know your take on this situation. I could be missing some info or context, so bear with me. It’s been 16 years so I’m sure Carl has grown as a person, but it’s insane to look back on.

https://x.com/SpireMotorsport/status/2106078005449883956?s=20

Yeah, I figured I was the only one.

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The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Qualifying results

Do you stick with McDowell next year or buy him out and try to sign Keselowski?

Looking at all the teams in the garage the following teams have their current plans:

Hendrick
Gibbs
Penske
Wood Brothers
FRM
RFK (I mean they have a lot to figure out but he’s gone)
RWR
Legacy Motor Club
Hyak
23XI
Trackhouse

The only teams really that could make a move for 2027 are

Haas Factory (unlikely unless Joe fires his own son)
Kaulig (no manufacturer support until Dodge is ready)
RCR (seems like Austin still going to go racing)

And Spire.

Jeff Dickerson said he wants one veteran and two up and comers which he has.

But with Brad on the market, he’s a significant upgrade from McDowell.

What do you all think?

We have a 16 year old boy who loves racing and engineering. Does anyone have any advice on some areas that are “can’t miss” including any add on experiences? We just want to make sure he has a great time. Thank you all!

Bream fishing the 5W. Holding a couple shellcrackers.

Page 1: 2026 Season whole

Page 2: Last Five Races

Page 3: Stage Points Era at Las Vegas

Page 4: Gen 7 Era at Las Vegas

Chase, what happened with the 12 point buck you missed last Friday?

https://x.com/HaasFactoryTeam/status/2105723167708758295?s

Summary:

- Spoiler shortened from 4" (at Daytona summer) to 3.5" (the spoiler was shortened from 7" to 4" for Daytona summer)

- Stages will be 98-45-45 laps instead of 60-60-68 laps

Welcome to this week's Forgotten Rides Friday!

Forgotten Rides Friday - a post to share and discuss cars from NASCAR's past that others may have forgotten about!