2026 Silly Season

[wi_racefan]

Well, it appears Parker Retzlaff has landed a promising ride

Viking Motorsports

www.vikingmotorsports.racing

I really like him, partly because he's from WI, but given the equipment he's driven he's done really well.

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

https://www.jayski.com/2025/12/03/chris-gabehart-leaves-joe-gibbs-racing/

 

[wi_racefan]

https://www.jayski.com/2025/12/03/chris-gabehart-leaves-joe-gibbs-racing/

Wow that's big!

 

[StandOnIt]

Pretty sure Revman will be along soon to tell us what a terrible crew chief Chris Gabehart was.

Reports are he's heading to Spire.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Reports are he's heading to Spire.

Gabehart or Revman?

 

[hmmm298]

Gabehart or Revman?

Denny. After he loses and is fired of course.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Denny. After he loses and is fired of course.

Why would he be fired, regardless of the outcome?

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[JJ_14]

That #14 is very interesting. There were rumors about Smoke coming back. I'm thinking he might go full-time in the Trucks?

That'd be a crazy turn of events.

 

[Hawaii808]

That #14 is very interesting. There were rumors about Smoke coming back. I'm thinking he might go full-time in the Trucks?

That'd be a crazy turn of events.

My guess is it's some world class trolling. Tony signed with Elite Motorsports Top Fuel team to run the '26 NHRA Season...so scheduling could be a deal breaker. But maybe, just maybe he'll run a few.

 

[wi_racefan]

That #14 is very interesting. There were rumors about Smoke coming back. I'm thinking he might go full-time in the Trucks?

That'd be a crazy turn of events.

Its not smoke in a full time truck. I think its a stretch to see him run a race in the all star truck.

 

[kkfan91]

I just don't follow the logic of why 54 year old Tony Stewart would want to run a truck full time, or at all.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

I just don't follow the logic of why 54 year old Tony Stewart would want to run a truck full time, or at all.

Yea I don’t get it either. He’s a full time NHRA driver now. He’s not going to run a truck, what would be his motivation to attempt that?

 

[StandOnIt]

Haley has been a Meh in everything he has been in over the years. Dye, in 2023 came in 10th in the Trucks driving a McAnally truck? 2024 driving for Kaulig, Dye finished 20th in Xfinity? I have more hope for the rookie Queen doing rookie things that I have for the other two. Apparently nobody is falling all over themselves to drive the 4th Truck and IF they run Stewart in the "mystery" truck it's because they rounded up some Dodge backing to do it and who knows how many races that would be for?

The five-truck Kaulig/Ram program has three drivers announced: former Cup driver Justin Haley, defending ARCA champion Brenden Queen and Daniel Dye, who has competed in trucks and Xfinity over the last couple of years. The organization has not yet announced a driver for its fourth truck and then also has the free-agent truck.

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nascar/can-nascar-team-win-rotating-drivers-ram-intends-find-out

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I just don't follow the logic of why 54 year old Tony Stewart would want to run a truck full time, or at all.

What does logic have to do with Internet rumors?

 

[StandOnIt]

What little I have seen of him, he drives a bit like Austin Hill.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

What little I have seen of him, he drives a bit like Austin Hill.

And you mean that in the nicest way?

 

[StandOnIt]

And you mean that in the nicest way?

So far I have given him a bit of a break because he was trying to make a spot for himself. Now he has one, but he knows how to wreck people. We'll see.