First Monday of August and we don't even have a NASCAR race to complain about today.What are we supposed to do now?Feels weird, doesn't it? The NASCAR Cup Series season is the longest in all of sports, with — by far — the fewest down time.
The fellas get two(ish) off weeks a season, give or take, and that's about it from February through October.So when the series is off, it's a bit of a shock to the system.It just doesn't happen.
Hand up, I actually forgot it was an off week yesterday afternoon and started reflexively looking for the race at around 3 p.m.I couldn't take anymore of the trans talk from the WNBA, and I needed something to put on while I yanked weeds from the back deck.NASCAR SENDS LOUD MESSAGE TO AMERICA-HATING LOSERS, BLACK DRIVER'S CONTROVERSIAL PAINT SCHEME & DRUNK JIMMIE!Crickets.Nothing.
Dead air.You never know what you have have till it's gone.The crew of the No.1 Wilde Protein Crackers Chevrolet climbs the fence to celebrate Carson Kvapil's victory in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Pennzoil 250 Presented by Take 5 Oil Change at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2026, in Indianapolis, Ind.
(Getty Images)Anyway, this award-winning (allegedly) column doesn't take weeks off, so we're here, ready to turn the page toward the rest of the season.Daytona is just a few weeks away, you know.How should we fill the space? How about this social media post from NASCAR that absolutely blew up the internet over the weekend? Fans were quick to call them out, and I don't blame them.What else? I've got Jeff Gordon giving us a rare insight into his relationship with the late, great Dale Earnhardt, Samantha Busch reminiscing on some early days with Kyle, and McCall Gaulding spending the off week in Costa Rica.Sound good? Good!Four tires, enough fuel to get us to Iowa, and maybe a few more off weeks for the fellas throughout the year, because two(ish) ain't enough ...
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