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Thinkin’ Out Loud at Watkins Glen: Will Anyone Stand Up to SVG’s Road Course Regime?

August 11, 2025August 10, 2025 by Caleb Barnes
#88: Shane Van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing, WeatherTech Chevrolet

The New Zealander has now won the past four Cup Series road course races following his triumph at Watkins Glen on Sunday.

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Thinkin’ Out Loud at Iowa: No Passing Isn’t Entertaining, But Angry Drivers Sure Are

August 4, 2025 by Dalton Hopkins

Sunday featured an odd mixture of what’s great and what’s wrong with modern-day Cup racing.

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Thinkin’ Out Loud at Indianapolis: Bubba Wallace Win Means More Than You Think

July 27, 2025 by Dalton Hopkins
Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Chumba Casino Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 Presented by PPG at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 27, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

Wallace’s win makes you appreciate the Brickyard just a little bit more, doesn’t it?

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Thinkin’ Out Loud at Dover: Will Ty Dillon’s Bracket-Busting Kill the In-Season Tournament?

July 21, 2025 by Dalton Hopkins

Likely nobody expected the first in-season tournament would come down to two drivers that have never won a Cup race – NASCAR included.

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Thinkin’ Out Loud at Sonoma: Stop Complaining, You’re Witnessing NASCAR History

July 14, 2025July 13, 2025 by Dalton Hopkins

This is a historic performance never seen before in 77 years of NASCAR racing. So, please, just for now, be quiet and enjoy it.

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Thinkin’ Out Loud at Chicago: Is SVG Wasting a Playoff Spot Now?

July 6, 2025 by Anthony Damcott
Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, and crew celebrate after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 165 at Chicago Street Course on July 06, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

The driver of the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet now has two wins after his Windy City triumph.

Categories Anthony Damcott, Cup Series, Featured Content, Thinkin' Out Loud

Thinkin’ Out Loud at Atlanta: What Superspeedway Racing Used to Look Like

June 30, 2025 by Dalton Hopkins

No fuel-saving, half throttle 60-lap ride arounds. No two-by-two trains where nobody can pass for 50 laps. That’s what superspeedway racing used to look like.

Categories Cup Series, Dalton Hopkins, Featured Content, Thinkin' Out Loud

Thinkin’ Out Loud at Pocono: Dirty Air Has Officially Ruined Fuel Mileage Racing

June 22, 2025 by Anthony Damcott
2025 Cup Pocono pack racing III - Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford, Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, and Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (Credit: David Rosenblum/NKP)

There’s no way Chase Briscoe should’ve been able to save lots of fuel and comfortably maintain the lead, but dirty air allowed it.

Categories Anthony Damcott, Cup Series, Featured Content, Thinkin' Out Loud

Thinkin’ Out Loud in Mexico: The World is Now NASCAR’s Oyster

June 16, 2025 by Dalton Hopkins
2025 Cup Mexico City pack racing - Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, and Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford (Credit: Lesley Ann Miller via NKP)

NASCAR finally brought a Cup Series points race international again. But if you think this is where it ends, you haven’t been paying attention.

Categories Cup Series, Dalton Hopkins, Featured Content, Thinkin' Out Loud

Thinkin’ Out Loud at Michigan: A NASCAR Fuel Mileage Race? In This Day & Age?

June 9, 2025June 8, 2025 by Dalton Hopkins

Stage racing has mostly neutralized any need of fuel mileage and conservation. Yet Sunday’s race seemed to be reminiscent of the days of old.

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