On this week's episode of F-R Racing's Garage Talk we discuss the release of the NASCAR schedule including interesting choices like the Dover All Star Race, Watkins Glen in May, and Phoenix fall in mid-October. We also look at the return of Chicagoland Speedway and the surprise announcement of the Craftsman Truck Series heading to St Petersburg for a weekend race with IndyCar!

Next, we get into our busy week of racing on the iRacing platform including a challenging and very competitive IndyCar race at Milwaukee, D.J.'s lucky break leading to a podium finish during Bottom Split, and a good finish at an extremely challenging race at Gateway during Wednesday Night Dash.

Finally, we put on our freelance unlicensed lawyer hats and talk about the latest updates in the 23 XI/FRM vs NASCAR anti-trust lawsuit. What's the latest, why is NASCAR going after Michael Jordan and was the schedule release timing a distraction from the latest filing?

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bottom Split Racing Series⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ airs every other Monday at 10pm ET!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wednesday Night Dash⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ airs most Wednesdays at 10 pm ET. Xfinity Series portion of the schedule starts in August!

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We also want to shout out our friends at Nixon Watches. In this episode, D.J. shows off his new Time Teller, a good looking and affordable dress watch available now!

Connor Zilisch's fall in victory lane was unfortunately the most talked about part of Watkins Glen weekend at NASCAR. In this week's Garage Talk we look at the fall and ideally how long will it take to recover and drive again with that broken collarbone?

But first, we talk about the return of Wednesday Night Dash and the shocking situation where on a hot and slick track that eats tires like Las Vegas that we ran 70 laps caution free. We take a look at the upcoming season and next week's big challenge taking the cars to Gateway.

Next, we move on and discuss the IndyCar race at Portland including Will Power winning for Penske (and his job on the line), Alex Palou clinching the championship with two races to go and the TV ratings.

Finally, we move on and discuss NASCAR weekend at Watkins Glen including Austin Hill's continued questionable driving, SVG dominating the cup race, and yes, Connor Zilisch breaking his collarbone.

⏱️⏱️VIDEO CHAPTERS⏱️⏱️:

• 00:00:00 - iRacing Wednesday Night Dash: Caution-Free Race Recap and Tire Strategies
• 00:05:24 - Upcoming iRacing Events: Milwaukee, Gateway, Texas, and Indianapolis Preview
• 00:10:34 - Indy Racing World Series: History and League Growth
• 00:15:33 - IndyCar Portland Recap: Alex Palou's Championship and Will Power's Victory
• 00:20:41 - NASCAR Watkins Glen: Track Limits, Connor Zilisch Fall, and Track Safety Concerns
• 00:25:45 - NASCAR Playoffs: SVG Wins, Points System, and Richmond Predictions
• 00:30:40 - Next Gen Car Issues, Dodge Truck Return with issues?

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⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bottom Split Racing Series⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ airs every other Monday at 10pm ET!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wednesday Night Dash⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ airs most Wednesdays at 10 pm ET. Xfinity Series portion of the schedule starts in August!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Indy Racing World Series⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Races air LIVE on Tuesdays at 10 pm ET on Stadium Scene TV! Register today and we'll pro-rate you into the series!

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After a week off, we're back with an all new Garage Talk! Erik fills us in on life with a 2nd child and how that adjustment has gone.

Next, we jump into the big news of the week with FOX buying into Penske Entertainment (and ultimately IndyCar). Is it a good move for the series? What needs to happen to take advantage of this move?

Next we jump in and discuss the racing at Iowa from ARCA all the way to the Cup Series. We also feature time discussing Alex Bowman constantly being on the hot seat in the press and will Hendrick actually let him go? If they do, what are the alternatives and what are the risks with those? Is it better to just stick with him?

Finally, we discuss the upcoming iRacing league schedules from the season premiere of Wednesday Night Dash at Las Vegas to last week's Indy Racing World Series race at Phoenix.

⏱️⏱️VIDEO CHAPTERS⏱️⏱️:

• 00:00:00 - IndyCar partially sells to Fox Sports: What It Means for the Series
• 00:01:20 - Iowa Speedway and ARCA Racing: Attendance, Sponsorship, and Struggles
• 00:05:18 - Rising Costs in Motorsports: Pay Drivers and Team Survival Challenges
• 00:10:20 - NASCAR Silly Season: Alex Bowman, Connor Zilisch, and Hendrick Rumors
• 00:15:29 - Hendrick Motorsports History: Notable Wins and Driver Changes
• 00:20:37 - Watkins Glen Preview, SVG vs Buescher, and Formula 1 Summer Break
• 00:25:38 - Racing Numbers, iRacing Recap, and Upcoming NASCAR & IndyCar Events

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⁠⁠⁠⁠Bottom Split Racing Series⁠⁠⁠⁠ airs every other Monday at 10pm ET!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wednesday Night Dash⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ airs most Wednesdays at 10 pm ET. Xfinity Series portion of the schedule starts in August!

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If you watched the Bottom Split Racing Series on @Stadiumscene on Monday night you noticed D.J. was logged in, but did not grid or race. He ran into technical troubles with the Meta Quest 3S and trying to race in VR.

In this week's Garage Talk he kicks off the show talking about the major software bug that some users are struggling with in the Meta Quest 3 and 3S and why until that gets fixed, it's generally not a viable solution for most people. That and the fact you need a Computer Science degree to configure it.In part two of the show, Erik and D.J. recap the IndyCar race at Toronto including Team Penske having a bad day (again), Santino Ferucci missing the race after a crash during warm up, and Dale Coyne's driver Rinus VeeKay and also Kyffin Simpson on the podium! We move on and recap Denny Hamlin's win at Dover and the ongoing charter lawsuit between NASCAR and 23XI and Front Row Motorsports. Finally, we close out with a preview of this weekend's race at the Brickyard. No matter what happens in the mid-season challenge, Ty Dillon is the big winner regardless. We discuss.

⏱️⏱️VIDEO CHAPTERS⏱️⏱️:

• 00:00:00 - Introduction to FR Racing Garage Talk
• 00:04:59 - Troubleshooting VR and Monitor Issues
• 00:09:46 - Racing Strategies and Track Conditions
• 00:14:40 - IndyCar Racing Highlights and Challenges
• 00:19:18 - NASCAR Charter Lawsuit and Team Dynamics
• 00:23:59 - NASCAR Brickyard Weekend and Driver Insights
• 00:28:50 - Upcoming Races and Final Thoughts

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⁠⁠⁠Bottom Split Racing Series⁠⁠⁠ airs every other Monday at 10pm ET!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wednesday Night Dash⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ airs most Wednesdays at 10 pm ET. Xfinity Series portion of the schedule starts in August!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Indy Racing World Series⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Races air LIVE on Tuesdays at 10 pm ET on Stadium Scene TV! Register today and we'll pro-rate you into the series!

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Why is D.J. covering his face in the preview? Something involving a parody of a ear worm pop song, hot dogs, and COTA. Watch on and find out why!

We had a time crunch this week, so a shorter on script show for once! On this episode of Garage Talk we look into SVG's continued road course dominance in NASCAR, is Connor Zilisch a future superstar for the sport, some iRacing discussion, and the poor attendance at the IndyCar Iowa race.

We start off the discussion with Sonoma and how SVG dominated the Cup Race on a road course yet again, but 18 year old Connor Zilisch held him off with some amazing driving late in the Xfinity race. Are we seeing a superstar in the making? Ty Dillon making the news with his (perfectly legal) bump of Alex Bowman on the last turn to keep his million dollar dream alive and more!

Next, we shift over to iRacing and talk about our Michigan week (Tuesday IndyCar and Wednesday Night Dash Trucks). Bad restarts and bad finishes led to a mixed bag of results this week. D.J. also hypes a project he's working on to help users break into VR iRacing using the lower cost Meta Quest 3S instead of dropping $500 for the full Meta Quest 3.

Finally, we close out the show talking about IndyCar's continued struggles to attract an audience before and after the Indy 500 and how lack of promotion by Iowa Speedway and the series led to really poor attendance, despite the racing being pretty solid.

⏱️⏱️VIDEO CHAPTERS⏱️⏱️:

• 00:00:00 - Introduction to Garage Talk and Racing Highlights
• 00:04:33 - NASCAR Points System and Playoff Controversies
• 00:08:40 - Driver Personalities and On-Track Rivalries
• 00:12:28 - VR Racing Experience and Equipment Setup
• 00:16:54 - Michigan Race Recap and Driver Performances
• 00:21:05 - iRacing Rain Racing Rules
• 00:25:24 - Marketing Issues in NASCAR and IndyCar

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⁠⁠Bottom Split Racing Series⁠⁠ airs every other Monday at 10pm ET!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wednesday Night Dash⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ airs most Wednesdays at 10 pm ET. Xfinity Series portion of the schedule starts in August!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Indy Racing World Series⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Races air LIVE on Tuesdays at 10 pm ET on Stadium Scene TV! Register today and we'll pro-rate you into the series!

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Buckle up! It’s a wild week in motorsports, and we’re breaking it all down on this episode of Garage Talk!

First up: McLaren go 1-2, but all eyes are on Oscar Piastri, who’s not thrilled about his penalty. Just when it looked like that would dominate the headlines, Nico Hulkenberg storms onto the podium for the first time ever in his long career, a feel-good moment dominating the news cycle… until a few days later when Red Bull drops a bombshell and sacks Christian Horner!

Then it’s time for Florida Man vs Arizona Man: Round 2! Who did it better? A shoplifter who used a UPS truck as a getaway vehicle or a guy who stole a water sprayer truck and took police on a joyride? Tell us in the comments which one gets your vote!

Next, we head to the streets of Chicago to recap the NASCAR action. SVG continues to dominate, while Scott Dixon makes history with a win in his 21st consecutive season, all thanks to a rare mistake from Alex Palou.

Finally, we wrap things up with a look at our upcoming iRacing events... whether you’re a driver or just want to catch the action, we’d love to have you join us on @StadiumScene TV!

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⁠Bottom Split Racing Series⁠ airs every other Monday at 10pm ET!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wednesday Night Dash⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ airs most Wednesdays at 10 pm ET. Xfinity Series portion of the schedule starts in August!

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Indy Racing World Series⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Races air LIVE on Tuesdays at 10 pm ET on Stadium Scene TV! Register today and we'll pro-rate you into the series!

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We are finally back from our summer break! Erik is (mostly) moved in to his new place in Florida and we catch up on what we missed the last few weeks. We also introduce a new segment, Florida Man vs Arizona Man.

First, we check in with Erik and see how his move to Florida is going and discuss when we'll see his return back to league racing. As a result of Erik being in Florida and D.J. in Arizona, we introduce our new segment "Florida Man vs Arizona Man". In this week's story Erik talks about a man posing as a flight attendant and getting free flights and D.J. talks about a serial fan interference offender at Diamondbacks games. Which is the crazier story? Let us know in the comments!

We move on and catch up on all the racing that we missed over the last few weeks from Mexico City, the long hauler trip to and from, Pocono, and the exciting finish of Atlanta. IndyCar returns this week and we touch on F1 in Austria and will Max Verstappen head to Mercedes next year?

⏱️⏱️VIDEO CHAPTERS⏱️⏱️:

• 00:00:00 - Cold Open
• 00:06:04 - Florida Man vs Arizona Man: Goofy Stories
• 00:11:59 - NASCAR Race Recap and Driver Highlights
• 00:18:02 - F1 Drivers in NASCAR: Success and Challenges
• 00:24:22 - IndyCar and NASCAR Schedule Updates
• 00:30:06 - F1 Rumors and Driver Standings Discussion
• 00:36:11 - Upcoming Races and Events: What to Expect

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This week's episode is kind of short because if you can't tell from the box behind him, Erik is moving from Michigan to Florida! He goes over what brought that up. We're also taking next week off since D.J. will be out of town and Erik is moving so its our "Summer Break".

The bulk of the show today is dedicated to looking over the 2026 Formula 1 schedule and the big item of note is Monaco is moved to mid-June and F1 will be taking on last part of the Indianapolis 500 directly in television ratings. With Indy 500 TV ratings on the rise again and still considered a mega event in the United States is this move smart? Is it just arrogance thinking they can take on the US's largest motorsports event in TV ratings?

On the second half of the show, we recap NASCAR at Michigan, the excessive use of the John Fogerty guitar riff every time they come back from commercial, and the storylines coming up as NASCAR heads to Mexico for the first time in many years, IndyCar heads to Gateway, F1 heads to Canada, and we have the Le Mans 24 hour race all in one weekend! Oh and because of traveling and moving Erik and D.J. won't have time to watch any of those!

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⏱️⏱️VIDEO CHAPTERS⏱️⏱️:

• 00:00:00 - Big Announcement: Erik's Moving!
• 00:05:05 - Formula 1 2026 Schedule and Canadian Grand Prix
• 00:09:55 - RIP Motorsports Christmas: Monaco, Indy500, and Coca-Cola 600
• 00:14:43 - NASCAR Race Recap: Michigan and Strategy Insights
• 00:19:37 - NBA Draft Lottery and Reggie Miller
• 00:24:19 - Max Verstappen's Championship Hopes and Red Bull Strategy
• 00:29:08 - Managing Personalities in Sports: Lessons from Elite Leaders

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