The Official 2025-26 NASCAR Offseason Discussion Thread

[Tommy Bedlam]

We always make it a challenge for each other... I made too many mistakes during the season that I basically had to burn up my available uses for Larson, Byron and Hamlin by the time Phoenix came around.

Also, I saw that there were many times that we had nearly the same lineup. Like all but one driver. lol

HAHA, we mirrored each other a LOT this season. I caught onto it too.
I didn't have Denny or Larson for the finale. I was too nervous to check our league until the second stage lol. Hoping we do it again next year for sure.

Loser

Man, so much of it is dumb luck. Other than trying to ration your "big names," you're pretty much just clicking names and hoping none of them get wrecked by Hocevar lol

 

[Stellar]

A lot of it really is luck. The only thing really certain is SVG doing well at a road course. lol

The other part is simply looking up speeds and past finishes at that weekends track as well as keeping in mind how many uses of a driver you have left and making a decision from there of who to put in the lineup. Edit: Even then, that's with having hope that car issues don't happen or they don't get wrecked or pit stop strategy doesn't hurt them or whatever.

 

[Tommy Bedlam]

Gotta share this one with y'all. I won another league I was in. The guy who ran it went from streamin on TikTok (where I found him) to working in the Sim department for Chevy Racing. He just announced the prize.....2 Tickets/2 Full Access Garage/2 Pit passes to any race next year other than the 500 and the championship race.

 

[O-Blaze]

Gotta share this one with y'all. I won another league I was in. The guy who ran it went from streamin on TikTok (where I found him) to working in the Sim department for Chevy Racing. He just announced the prize.....2 Tickets/2 Full Access Garage/2 Pit passes to any race next year other than the 500 and the championship race.

What one you thinking?

 

[Tommy Bedlam]

Love to do the 600. My dad has never been to Charlotte. But the guy said crown jewel events can be tricky. If that doesn’t work I’ll probably do Atlanta.

 

[O-Blaze]

I was thinking Atlanta, you said you wanted to go to see it in person with the change

 

[Stellar]

Well, more bad news for Connor...

The word going around is this: "Connor Zilisch scratched from Bahrain Rookie Test entry after losing Xfinity Series title. He needed the title to earn the necessary ACCUS license points to test."

 

[O-Blaze]

 

[Wolverine]

Makes a lot of sense since he drove the 88 car in the Xfinity Series. Glad he stuck with the number.

 

[O-Blaze]

97 being SVG's number and a family number also makes the change great.

 

[Stellar]

Yeah, I like the change.

Now it makes me wonder what's the future of the 99, former number of Carl Edwards.

I see that Hendrick is fielding the 17 ride full time in the O'Reilly Series next year with Corey Day. Previously was a part time ride. So that will be interesting.

Kaulig racing with the return of RAM in the trucks with Justin Haley and Brendan Queen will be very interesting.

 

[Tommy Bedlam]

RE the 99, I'll be curious to see if RFK tries to grab it. Not entirely sure where it would fit with them, but Carl and Jeff Burton both drove it for Rousch, so there's some history.

 

[Wolverine]

I think RFK Racing should grab #99 and retain Ryan Preece in the ride.