How popular are the non-American drivers in racing circles in their own countries?
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Like we know Pato has a decent Mexican/Mexican-American following and I assume Scotty Mac is still popular from his V8 Supercar days. But what about guys like Dixon or Power who've been racing in America for years now? Do they have a big following in NZ/Aus? Does Ericsson have a big following in Sweden for his Indy 500 win? Helio or Sato?

I'd love to hear from non-American fans what the driver fandom is like in their countries, just curious. I live in Missouri where most racing fans are guys that complain about NASCAR or college kids with a Lando Norris t shirt

2026 Fan Rewards Tickets
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This is my first year of really taking the fan rewards points seriously. Typically, when do they start advertising next year’s race tickets in the rewards catalog? I know the schedule hasn’t been released yet, just curious to have a timeline in mind. Also, anybody who has redeemed tickets, where do they go? Email, Ticketmaster, etc? Thanks.

‌Race Thread: AMS General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway, starting at 12:30pm EDT on FS1 (AMS3)
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AMSGeneral Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway

Green Flag: approximately 12:50pm EDT on April 26th

Television: FS1 @ 12:30pm EDT

Radio: MRN @ 12:30pm EDT

Race Length: 76 laps (202.16 mi / 325.34 km)

Track Information: Talladega Superspeedway is a 2.66 mile (4.28 kilometer) tri-oval located in Lincoln, AL USA.

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No cup series on DraftKings?
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Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but every now and then I go to check odds on DraftKings and the cup series option has disappeared. I noticed this time it was around qualifying, is there a correlation there?

CBell hauler in Northeast PA?
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My buddy passed this CBell hauler this morning in Northeast PA. He said it was only being towed by an F-350(or something bigger like a 450 or 550, he’s not a car guy) and it apparently said “Ty Gibbs Racing” on it. Anyone have any ideas why it’s up here/what it’s hauling?

Considering that a new car arrives in 2027, do you think that Indycar would bother making anymore updates to the current car?
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Some drivers are voicing their complaints of the car due to the hybrid system but with a new car coming soon, it makes me wonder if Indycar would ever even bother considering making updates to the car or the drivers will just have to tough it out until 2027

Justin Haley Crew Chief
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At the Talladega Garages

Jumbotrons at Jack Links 500
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Where exactly are the Jumbotrons at the Jack Links 500 for cup series tomorrow? Also, where will they set up the stage when they unveil the drivers? Thanks

Cleetus McFarland’s personality
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I’m not so sure how appropriate this question is, but given his personality, which is leaps & bounds beyond most of today’s drivers (no offense to them), is it wrong to say that this is the most personality out of anyone since Dale Earnhardt? And yes I’m aware he’s a YouTuber.

NASCAR fans' "firsts"
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What was the first NASCAR race you saw, either on TV or in person?

Mine was when I was 9, and i saw the 1970 Firecraker 400 on ABC's Wide World Of Sports. Im the only NASCAR race fan in my family, so i never saw a NASCAR race in person. It was probably unusual back then that, not that I became a NASCAR fan,at 9, but I was a GIRL NASCAR fan!

‌Race Thread: NXS Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway, starting at 4:00pm EDT on CW (NXS11)
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NXSAg-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway

Green Flag: approximately 4:20pm EDT on April 26th

Television: CW @ 4:00pm EDT

Radio: MRN @ 4:00pm EDT

Race Length: 113 laps (300.58 mi / 483.74 km)

Race Stages: 25-25-63

Track Information: Talladega Superspeedway is a 2.66 mile (4.28 kilometer) tri-oval located in Lincoln, AL USA.

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Brennan Poole has two top 5s with a motor so bad he can't even stay in the draft at Talladega
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I'm just saying, that's wheeling and dealing when you're down 50+ horsepower and getting top 5s in NASCAR Xfinity series.

Poole deserves a promotion to a top tier ride, because he's the best driver in the Xfinity series for sure. I mean two top 5s this year already, got an engine so bad he can't even keep the draft at Talladega.

If this sport is about talent, reward talent. If it's just about bad pay drivers, I guess let Brennan Poole keep getting top 5s with no motors for a back market team...

Just a thought
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I’ve slowly started to notice how many laps of stage 2 gets wasted after stage 1, especially in trucks and Xfinity. I don’t know how it took me this long to realize this, but it’s kinda frustrating that this happens. I wish they wouldn’t count stage caution laps or something.

Indy Car on Fox is just horrible
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I gave it a chance this far into the season and it's terrible. They are covering it like they do NECKCAR. Nothing about it feels right. We get almost 0 pre race, weekend of race coverage. The coverage of practice is ridiculous. Will whatever his name is is a terrible announcer, just terrible. He almost sounds like he's making fun of Indy Car racing. He's an English snob. And don't get me started on the commercials. I have never seen so many commercials during an Indy Car race (sans the 500) before. I'm dreading their 500 coverage. Good thing I'm 25 miles form the track.

Rant over.