The following is a production of the Gluckcast.

This is episode six.

We're coming off the first three real races of the season.

And, you know, there hasn't been like a ton of crazy, juicy storylines, but we've actually

seen some real racing. That's been a lot of fun.

You know, it could have been worse, by the way, if people, if there hadn't been significant

setbacks for probably the fastest car in each race. Phoenix, Ryan Blaney had to overcome two of his

pit crew's mistakes to drive back up through the field. Vegas, Denny Hamlin had to overcome a pit road speeding penalty to win.

Darlington, Tyler Redick had to overcome his electrical issue.

Arguably, the fastest car wins all three of those races, but they could have led far more

of the race than they did.

So I think for the good race poll to be 85, 62, 77, the last three weeks. It's reflective of the fan base being in a

pretty good mood overall. They are liking the point system. They like the softer tires. They like

the 750 package so far. But that might only go so far before people get cranky because it's time for some short tracks

and people have lots of expectations for the short tracks.

You know, you have Martinsville coming up and the Easter off week.

Well, Rockingham will be in business, but Easter off week for a cup, then Bristol.

And, you know, if you get to the two short tracks and they're deemed as, oh, the

fastest car just dominated and all that stuff, then the patients potentially could run out,

especially in, you know, the last couple weeks, the biggest storyline's been whether

Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez are mad at each other. So you need something to happen on the track.

And I think we'll get it the next couple weeks for sure.

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